Heterobicyclic sphingosine 1-phosphate analogs
Compounds that have agonist activity at one or more of the S1P receptors are provided. The compounds are sphingosine analogs that, after phosphorylation, can behave as agonists at S1P receptors.
1. A method for treatment of a pathological condition or symptom in a mammal, wherein the activity of sphingosine 1-phosphate receptors is implicated and agonism of such activity is desired, comprising administering to said mammal an effective amount of a compound of formula (I):
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:
A 1 is —C(X 1 )═;
A 2 is —C(X 2 )═;
A 3 is —C(X 3 )(X 3′ )—;
A 4 is C(X 4 )(X 4′ )—;
A 5 is C(X 5 )(X 5′ )—;
A 6 is —C(X 6 )═;
X 1 is hydrogen, halo, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, halocycloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, cycloalkoxy, halocycloalkoxy, acyl, aminoacyl, —NR f R g , —N(R f )SO 2 R g , —SO 2 R f , —SO 2 NR f R g , —CO 2 R f , trialkylamino, aryl, or heteroaryl;
X 2 is hydrogen, halo, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, halocycloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, cycloalkoxy, halocycloalkoxy, acyl, aminoacyl, —NR f R g , —N(R f )SO 2 R g , —SO 2 R f , —SO 2 NR f R g , —CO 2 R f , trialkylamino, aryl, or heteroaryl;
X 3 is hydrogen, halo, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, halocycloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, cycloalkoxy, halocycloalkoxy, acyl, aminoacyl, —NR f R g , —N(R f )SO 2 R g , —SO 2 R f , —SO 2 NR f R g , —CO 2 R f , trialkylamino, aryl, or heteroaryl;
X 3′ is hydrogen, halo, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, halocycloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, cycloalkoxy, halocycloalkoxy, acyl, aminoacyl, —NR f R g , —N(R f )SO 2 R g , —SO 2 R f , —SO 2 NR f R g , —CO 2 R f , trialkylamino, aryl, or heteroaryl;
X 4 is hydrogen, halo, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, halocycloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, cycloalkoxy, halocycloalkoxy, acyl, aminoacyl, —NR f R g , —N(R f )SO 2 R g , —SO 2 R f , —SO 2 NR f R g , —CO 2 R f , trialkylamino, aryl, or heteroaryl;
X 4′ is hydrogen, halo, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, halocycloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, cycloalkoxy, halocycloalkoxy, acyl, aminoacyl, —NR f R g , —N(R f )SO 2 R g , —SO 2 R f , —SO 2 NR f R g , —CO 2 R f , trialkylamino, aryl, or heteroaryl;
X 5 is hydrogen, halo, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, halocycloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, cycloalkoxy, halocycloalkoxy, acyl, aminoacyl, —NR f R g , —N(R f )SO 2 R g , —SO 2 R f , —SO 2 NR f R g , —CO 2 R f , trialkylamino, aryl, or heteroaryl;
X 5′ is hydrogen, halo, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, halocycloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, cycloalkoxy, halocycloalkoxy, acyl, aminoacyl, —NR f R g , —N(R f )SO 2 R g , —SO 2 R f , —SO 2 NR f R g , —CO 2 R f , trialkylamino, aryl, or heteroaryl;
X 6 is hydrogen, halo, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, halocycloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, cycloalkoxy, halocycloalkoxy, acyl, aminoacyl, —NR f R g , —N(R f )SO 2 R g , —SO 2 R f , —SO 2 NR f R g , —CO 2 R f , trialkylamino, aryl, or heteroaryl;
Y is —OR f , —(CR f R g )OR f , —(CR f R g ) 2 OR f , —O—P(O)(OR f )OR g , —OC(O)R c , —C(O)OR c , —(CR f R g )—P(O)(OR f )OR g , —(C(OH)R f )—P(O)(OR f )OR g , —S—P(O)(OR f )OR g , tetrazole, —SO 2 NHR f , —SO 3 , —CONHR f , —Si(OH) 2 , or —B(OH) 2 ;
W is —CR f R g —, —NR—, —O—, —S—, —SO—, or —SO 2 —;
Cy is cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, or heteroaryl; wherein Cy is optionally substituted by 1-6 substituents selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halo, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, —NR f R g , alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, cycloalkylalkyl, cycloalkenylalkyl, heterocyclylalkyl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, cycloalkylalkoxy, cycloalkenylalkoxy, heterocyclylalkoxy, aryloxy, arylalkoxy, heteroaryloxy, heteroarylalkoxy, acyl, cycloalkylacyl, cycloalkenylacyl, heterocyclylacyl, arylacyl, heteroarylacyl, thioalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkenyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, and heteroaryl;
L 1 is —CH 2 —, —CHF—, or —CF 2 —;
Z 4 is hydrogen, halo, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl, haloalkenyl, alkynyl, or —OR f ;
or Z 4 is —CH 2 — bound to the carbon atom to which Y is bound;
or L 1 , Z 4 , Y, and the atoms to which they are bound form a 4-7 membered cycloalkyl group or a 4-7 membered heterocyclyl group having 1 or 2 heteroatoms selected from O and N;
R a is hydrogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, or heterocyclyl; wherein each of alkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl and heterocycle are optionally substituted with 1 to 5 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halo, oxo, —CN, —CHO, —CF 3 , —OH, —NO 2 , alkyl, —OCF 3 , alkoxy, cycloalkoxy, cycloalkenoxy, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, acylamino, aminoacyl, alkylsulfonyl, alkylaminosulfonyl, and dialkylaminosulfonyl;
R b is hydrogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, or heterocyclyl; wherein each of alkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl and heterocycle are optionally substituted with 1 to 5 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halo, oxo, —CN, —CHO, —CF 3 , —OH, —NO 2 , alkyl, —OCF 3 , alkoxy, cycloalkoxy, cycloalkenoxy, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, acylamino, aminoacyl, alkylsulfonyl, alkylaminosulfonyl, and dialkylaminosulfonyl;
or R b and Z 4 are taken to together to form —C(O)O— or ═C(R f )O—;
R c is alkyl, aryl, trifluoromethyl, methylsulfonyl, trifluoromethylsulfonyl, p-tolylsulfonyl, or a group selected such that —OCOR c is a good leaving group;
each R f , independently, is hydrogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, or heterocyclyl; wherein each of alkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl and heterocycle are optionally substituted with 1 to 5 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halo, oxo, —CN, —CHO, —CF 3 , —OH, —NO 2 , alkyl, —OCF 3 , alkoxy, cycloalkoxy, cycloalkenoxy, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, acylamino, aminoacyl, alkylsulfonyl, alkylaminosulfonyl, and dialkylaminosulfonyl; and
each R g , independently, is hydrogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, or heterocyclyl; wherein each of alkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl and heterocycle are optionally substituted with 1 to 5 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halo, oxo, —CN, —CHO, —CF 3 , —OH, —NO 2 , alkyl, —OCF 3 , alkoxy, cycloalkoxy, cycloalkenoxy, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, acylamino, aminoacyl, alkylsulfonyl, alkylaminosulfonyl, and dialkylaminosulfonyl.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein W is —O—.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein R a and R b , independently, are each H or alkyl.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein Y is —OR f .
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein Y is —OH or —O—P(O)(OR f )OR g .
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein X 6 is H, halo, alkyl, cycloalkyl, or haloalkyl.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein A 3 is C(X 3 )H—, A 4 is C(X 4 )H—, and A 5 is —C(X 5 )H—.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein Cy has the formula:
wherein
Z 1 is a bond, —[C(R d R e )] x —, —CR d ═CR e —, —O—, —NR f —;
Z 2 is a bond, —[C(R d R e )] y —, —CR d ═CR e —, —O—, —NR f —;
Z 3 is a bond, —[C(R d R e )] z —, —CR d ═CR e —, —O—, —NR f —;
each of x, y, and z, independently, is 1 to 3;
each R d , independently, is H, halo, hydroxy, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, cycloalkyl, —C(O)NR f R g , —NR f R g , —NR f C(O)R g , or —SO 2 NR f R g ;
each R e , independently, is H, halo, hydroxy, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, or cycloalkyl, —C(O)NR f R g , —NR f R g , —NR f C(O)R g , or —SO 2 NR f R g ;
R 1a and R 1b , independently, are hydrogen, halo, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, —NR f R g , alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, cycloalkylalkyl, cycloalkenylalkyl, heterocyclylalkyl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, alkoxy, cycloalkylalkoxy, cycloalkenylalkoxy, heterocyclylalkoxy, arylalkoxy, heteroarylalkoxy, acyl, cycloalkylacyl, cycloalkenylacyl, heterocyclylacyl, arylacyl, heteroarylacyl, thioalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkenyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, or heteroaryl;
or R 1a and R 1b , when taken together, are C 2 -C 5 alkylene optionally terminated by or interrupted by 1 or 2 oxygen atoms, or C 2 -C 5 alkenylene optionally terminated by or interrupted by 1 or 2 oxygen atoms;
R 2a and R 2b , independently, are hydrogen, halo, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, —NR f R g , alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, cycloalkylalkyl, cycloalkenylalkyl, heterocyclylalkyl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, alkoxy, cycloalkylalkoxy, cycloalkenylalkoxy, heterocyclylalkoxy, arylalkoxy, heteroarylalkoxy, acyl, cycloalkylacyl, cycloalkenylacyl, heterocyclylacyl, arylacyl, heteroarylacyl, thioalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkenyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, or heteroaryl;
or R 1a and R 2a , when taken together, are C 1 -C 5 alkylene optionally terminated by or interrupted by 1 or 2 oxygen atoms, or C 2 -C 5 alkenylene optionally terminated by or interrupted by 1 or 2 oxygen atoms;
wherein R 1a , R 1b , R 2a , and R 2b are each, independently, substituted with 0-5 substituents selected from halo, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, —NR f R g , or —CO 2 R f .
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein R 1a and R 2a are both hydrogen.
10. The method of claim 8 , wherein Z 1 is —CH 2 CH 2 —, Z 2 —CH 2 —, and Z 3 is a bond.
11. The method of claim 8 , wherein R 1b is fluoro, chloro, bromo, iodo, methyl, difluoromethyl, triflurormethyl, ethyl, 1,1-difluoroethyl, propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, i-butyl, t-butyl, n-pentyl, isopentyl, 1,1-dimethylpropyl, neopentyl, cyclopentyl, n-hexyl, cyclohexyl, methoxy, trifluoromethoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy, i-propoxy, n-butoxy, i-butoxy, t-butoxy, n-pentyloxy, i-pentyloxy, 1,1-dimethylpropoxy, neopentyloxy, cyclopentyloxy, n-hexyloxy, or cyclohexyloxy.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the compound is represented by formula (II):
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:
X 1 is hydrogen, halo, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, halocycloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, cycloalkoxy, halocycloalkoxy, acyl, aminoacyl, —NR f R g , —N(R f )SO 2 R g , —SO 2 R f , —SO 2 NR f R g , —CO 2 R f , trialkylamino, aryl, or heteroaryl;
X 2 is hydrogen, halo, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, halocycloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, cycloalkoxy, halocycloalkoxy, acyl, aminoacyl, —NR f R g , —N(R f )SO 2 R g , —SO 2 R f , —SO 2 NR f R g , —CO 2 R f , trialkylamino, aryl, or heteroaryl;
X 3 is hydrogen, halo, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, halocycloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, cycloalkoxy, halocycloalkoxy, acyl, aminoacyl, —NR f R g , —N(R f )SO 2 R g , —SO 2 R f , —SO 2 NR f R g , —CO 2 R f , trialkylamino, aryl, or heteroaryl;
X 3′ is hydrogen, halo, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, halocycloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, cycloalkoxy, halocycloalkoxy, acyl, aminoacyl, —NR f R g , —N(R f )SO 2 R g , —SO 2 R f , —SO 2 NR f R g , —CO 2 R f , trialkylamino, aryl, or heteroaryl;
X 4 is hydrogen, halo, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, halocycloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, cycloalkoxy, halocycloalkoxy, acyl, aminoacyl, —NR f R g , —N(R f )SO 2 R g , —SO 2 R f , —SO 2 NR f R g , —CO 2 R f , trialkylamino, aryl, or heteroaryl;
X 4′ is hydrogen, halo, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, halocycloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, cycloalkoxy, halocycloalkoxy, acyl, aminoacyl, —NR f R g , —N(R f )SO 2 R g , —SO 2 R f , —SO 2 NR f R g , —CO 2 R f , trialkylamino, aryl, or heteroaryl;
X 5 is hydrogen, halo, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, halocycloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, cycloalkoxy, halocycloalkoxy, acyl, aminoacyl, —NR f R g , —N(R f )SO 2 R g , —SO 2 R f , —SO 2 NR f R g , —CO 2 R f , trialkylamino, aryl, or heteroaryl;
X 5′ is hydrogen, halo, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, halocycloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, cycloalkoxy, halocycloalkoxy, acyl, aminoacyl, —NR f R g , —N(R f )SO 2 R g , —SO 2 R f , —SO 2 NR f R g , —CO 2 R f , trialkylamino, aryl, or heteroaryl;
X 6 is hydrogen, halo, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, halocycloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, cycloalkoxy, halocycloalkoxy, acyl, aminoacyl, —NR f R g , —N(R f )SO 2 R g , —SO 2 R f , —SO 2 NR f R g , —CO 2 R f , trialkylamino, aryl, or heteroaryl;
Y is —OR f , —(CR f R g )OR f , —(CR f R g ) 2 OR f , —O—P(O)(OR f )OR g , —OC(O)R c , —C(O)OR c , —(CR f R g )—P(O)(OR f )OR g , —(C(OH)R f )—P(O)(OR f )OR g , —S—P(O)(OR f )OR g , tetrazole, —SO 2 NHR f , —SO 3 , —CONHR f , —Si(OH) 2 , or —B(OH) 2 ;
Z 4 is hydrogen, halo, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl, haloalkenyl, alkynyl, or —OR f ;
or Z 4 is —CH 2 — bound to the carbon atom to which Y is bound;
or Z 4 , Y, and the atoms to which they are bound form a 4-7 membered cycloalkyl group or a 4-7 membered heterocyclyl group having 1 or 2 heteroatoms selected from O and N;
R c is alkyl, aryl, trifluoromethyl, methylsulfonyl, trifluoromethylsulfonyl, p-tolylsulfonyl, or a group selected such that —OCOR c is a good leaving group;
each R f , independently, is hydrogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, or heterocyclyl; wherein each of alkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl and heterocycle are optionally substituted with 1 to 5 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halo, oxo, —CN, —CHO, —CF 3 , —OH, —NO 2 , alkyl, —OCF 3 , alkoxy, cycloalkoxy, cycloalkenoxy, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, acylamino, aminoacyl, alkylsulfonyl, alkylaminosulfonyl, and dialkylaminosulfonyl;
each R g , independently, is hydrogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, or heterocyclyl; wherein each of alkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl and heterocycle are optionally substituted with 1 to 5 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halo, oxo, —CN, —CHO, —CF 3 , —OH, —NO 2 , alkyl, —OCF 3 , alkoxy, cycloalkoxy, cycloalkenoxy, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, acylamino, aminoacyl, alkylsulfonyl, alkylaminosulfonyl, and dialkylaminosulfonyl;
R 1a and R 1b , independently, are hydrogen, halo, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, —NR f R g , alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, cycloalkylalkyl, cycloalkenylalkyl, heterocyclylalkyl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, alkoxy, cycloalkylalkoxy, cycloalkenylalkoxy, heterocyclylalkoxy, arylalkoxy, heteroarylalkoxy, acyl, cycloalkylacyl, cycloalkenylacyl, heterocyclylacyl, arylacyl, heteroarylacyl, thioalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkenyl, heterocyclyl, aryl, or heteroaryl;
or R 1a and R 1b , when taken together, are C 2 -C 5 alkylene optionally terminated by or interrupted by 1 or 2 oxygen atoms, or C 2 -C 5 alkenylene optionally terminated by or interrupted by 1 or 2 oxygen atoms;
Z 1 is a bond, —[C(R d R e )] x —, or —CR d ═CR e —;
Z 2 is a bond, —[C(R d R e )] x —, or —CR d ═CR e —;
each of x and y, independently is 1 to 3;
each R d , independently, is H, halo, hydroxyl, alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, or cycloalkyl; and
each R e , independently, is H, halo, hydroxyl, alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, or cycloalkyl.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein Y is —OR f .
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein Y is —OH or —O—P(O)(OR f )OR g .
15. The method of claim 12 , wherein X 6 is H, halo, alkyl, cycloalkyl, or haloalkyl.
16. The method of claim 12 , wherein Z 1 is —CH 2 CH 2 —, and Z 2 is —CH 2 CH 2 —.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein R 1a is hydrogen, halo, hydroxy, alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, cycloalkylalkoxy, arylalkoxy, or aryl.
18. The method of claim 12 , wherein Y is —OH or —O—P(O)(OR f )OR g ; Z 4 is H or —OH; X 1 , X 2 , X 3 , X 4 , and X 5 are each H; X 3′ , X 4′ , and X 5′ are each H; and X 6 is H, halo, alkyl, cycloalkyl, or haloalkyl.
19. The method of claim 12 , having the formula:
20. The method of claim 1 , wherein the pathological condition is neuropathic pain.
21. The method of claim 1 , wherein the pathological condition is an autoimmune disease.
22. The method of claim 21 , wherein the autoimmune disease is uveitis, type I diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel diseases, lupus, asthma, psoriasis, or multiple sclerosis.
23. The method of claim 21 , wherein the autoimmune disease is multiple sclerosis.
24. The method of claim 1 , wherein the treatment of the pathological condition is altering lymphocyte trafficking.
25. The method of claim 24 , wherein altering lymphocyte trafficking provides prolonged allograft survival.
26. The method of claim 25 , wherein the allograft is for transplantation.