IP Library Granted Patent US 10,562,850
Granted Patent B2
US 10,562,850 · App. 15/764,071 · Granted Feb 18, 2020

Human plasma kallikrein inhibitors

Inventors: Pravin L. Kotian (Hoover, AL); Yarlagadda S. Babu (Birmingham, AL); V. Satish Kumar (Birmingham, AL); Weihe Zhang (Vestavia, AL); Lakshminarayana Vogeti (Lawrence, KS)
Assignee: BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
C07D207/16A61P17/00C07D207/24C07D401/12C07D401/14C07D409/14
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Patent No.
US 10,562,850
App. No.
15/764,071
Granted
Feb 18, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are compounds of formula I, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The compounds are inhibitors of plasma kallikrein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one compound of the invention, and methods involving use of the compounds and compositions of the invention in the treatment and prevention of diseases and conditions characterized by unwanted plasma kallikrein activity.

Claims (46)

1. A compound represented by Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:

wherein, independently for each occurrence:

R 1 represents —OH, —OR c , —NH 2 , —NHR c , —NR c R d , alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, heteroaryl, heteroaralkyl, halo, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, (cycloalkyl)alkyl, —C(O)R c , —C(O)OH, —C(O)OR c , —OC(O)R c , —C(O)NH 2 , —C(O)NHR c , —C(O)NR c R d , —NHC(O)R c , or —NR c C(O)R d ; or two geminal occurrences of R 1 taken together with the carbon to which they are attached represent —C(O)—; or two vicinal or geminal occurrences of R 1 taken together form an optionally substituted fused or spirocyclic carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring;

W is —C(O)NH- or —C(O)N(R c )—;

R 2 represents optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl;

Z is absent or represents one or more substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halo, haloalkyl, -NO 2 , —CN, —C(O)R c , —C(O)OH, —C(O)OR c , —OC(O)R c , —C(O)NH 2 , —C(O)NHR c , —C(O)NR c R d , —NHC(O)R c , -N(R c )C(O)R d , -OS(O) p (R c ), —NHS(O) p (R c ), and —NR c S(O) p (R c );

X represents —C(NH 2 )—, —C(NH(R c ))—, —C(NR c R d )—, —C(NHS(O) p R c )—, —C(NHC(O)R c )—, —C(NHC(O)NH 2 )—, —C(NHC(O)NHR c )—, —C(NHC(O)NR c R d )—, —C(OH)—, —C(O(alkyl))-, —C(N 3 )—, —C(CN)—, —C(NO 2 )—, —C(S(O) n R a )—, —C[—C(═O)R c ]—, —C[—C(═O)NR c R d ]-, —C[—C(═O)SR c ]—, —C[—S(O)R c ]-, —C[—S(O) 2 R c ]—, —C[S(O)(OR c )]—, —C[—S(O) 2 (OR c )]—, —C[—SO 2 NR c R d ]—, —C(halogen)-, —C(alkyl), —C((cycloalkyl)alkyl), —C(alkenyl)-, —C(alkynyl)-, or —C(aralkyl)-;

R 3 represents optionally substituted aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, or heterocycloalkyl;

R 3a is absent or represents one or more substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halo, hydroxy, alkyl, —CF 3 , —OCF 3 , alkoxy, aryl, heteroaryl, aryloxy, amino, aminoalkyl, —C(O)NH 2 , cyano, —NHC(O)alkyl, —SO 2 alkyl, —SO 2 NH 2 , cycloalkyl, —(CH 2 ) r OR a , —NO 2 , —(CH 2 ) r NR a R b , —(CH 2 ) r C(O)R a , —NR a C(O)R b , —C(O)NR c R d , —NR a C(O)NR c R d , —C(═NR a )NR c R d , —NHC(═NR a )NR c R d , —NR a R b , —SO 2 NR c R d , —NR a SO 2 NR c R d , —NR a SO 2 alkyl, —NR a SO 2 R a , —S(O) p R a , —(CF 2 ) r CF 3 , —NHCH 2 R a , —OCH 2 R a , —SCH 2 R a , —NH(CH 2 ) 2 (CH 2 ) r R a , —O(CH 2 ) 2 (CH 2 ) r R a , or —S(CH 2 ) 2 (CH 2 ) r R a ;

Y represents a bond; or —Y—R 4 represents optionally substituted -alkylene-R 4 , —CH 2 C(O)—R 4 , —CH 2 NH—R 4 , —CH 2 N(alkyl)-R 4 , —CR a R b —R 4 , —NH—R 4 , —NHCH 2 —R 4 , —NHC(O)—R 4 , —N(alkyl)-R 4 , —N(alkyl)CH 2 -R 4 , —N((CH 2 ) 2 OH)—R 4 , —N((cycloalkyl)alkyl)R 4 , -heterocyclyl-R 4 , —OR 4 , —OCH 2 —R 4 , —OC(O)—R 4 , —OC(O)NR a R b , —SCH 2 R 4 , or —SR 4 ;

R 4 represents hydrogen, hydroxy, optionally substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, (heterocycloalkyl)alkyl, (cycloalkyl)alkyl, —CH 2 OH, —CH(alkyl)OH, —CH(NH 2 )CH(alkyl) 2 , aryl, aralkyl, heteroaryl, heteroaralkyl, —CH 2 S(alkyl), amino, or cyano; or —(CR a R b ) r (CR a R b ) p — fused to the 4-position of the ring bearing Z to form a 5- to 7-membered heterocyclic ring with optional substituents; or,

when R 3 is phenyl, R 4 can represent —NR a — fused to the position ortho to X on that phenyl;

each R a and R b is independently H, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aralkyl, (cycloalkyl)alkyl, —C(═O)R c , —C(═O)OR c , —C(═O)NR c R d , —C(═O)SR c , —S(O)R c , —S(O) 2 R c , —S(O)(OR c ), or —SO 2 NR c R d ;

R c and R d represent, independently for each occurrence, optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, heteroaryl, heteroaralkyl, cycloalkyl, (cycloalkyl)alkyl, heterocycloalkyl, (heterocycloalkyl)alkyl, —C(O)alkyl, or —S(O) p (alkyl); or R c and R d can be taken together to form an optionally substituted heterocyclic ring;

can represent

r is 0, 1, 2, or 3;

n is an integer from 0 to 6; and

p is 0, 1, or 2.

2. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 1 represents —OH, —OR c , —NH 2 , —NHR c , —NR c R d , alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, halo, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, —OC(O)R c , —NHC(O)R c , or —NR c C(O)R d ; or two geminal occurrences of R 1 taken together with the carbon to which they are attached represent —C(O)—; or two vicinal or geminal occurrences of R 1 taken together form an optionally substituted fused or spirocyclic carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring.

3. The compound of claim 2 , wherein R 1 represents —OH, —OR c , —NH 2 , alkyl, aryl, halo, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, or —OC(O)R; and n is 1 or 2.

4. The compound of claim 3 , wherein n is 1; and

R 1 represents —OH, -O((C 1 -C 6 )alkyl), —OC(O)((C 1 -C 6 )alkyl), —NH 2 , or (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl.

5. The compound of claim 3 , wherein n is 2; and

the two occurrences of R 1 are geminal.

6. The compound of claim 5 , wherein:

(a) one occurrence of R 1 represents —OH or —OR c ; and the other occurrence of R 1 represents aryl or heteroaryl;

(b) one occurrence of R 1 represents —OH or —OR c ; and the other occurrence of R 1 represents haloalkyl;

(c) both occurrences of R 1 are halo; or

(d) the two geminal occurrences of R 1 taken together with the carbon to which they are attached represent —C(O)—.

7. The compound of claim 3 , wherein n is 2; the two occurrences of R 1 are vicinal; and the two vicinal occurrences of R 1 taken together form an optionally substituted fused carbocyclic ring.

8. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 2 represents aryl or heteroaryl, substituted by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of —OH, halo, —NH 2 , —NH((C 1 -C 6 )alkyl), —N((C 1 -C 6 )alkyl) 2 , —CN, —NO 2 , (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )haloalkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy, —C(O)OH, —C(O)O(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, —C(O)NH 2 , —C(O)NH(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, and —C(O)N((C 1 -C 6 )alkyl) 2 .

9. The compound of claim 1 , wherein V represents optionally substituted aryl.

10. The compound of claim 1 , wherein Z is absent, or wherein Z represents one or more substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halo, haloalkyl, —NO 2 , and —CN.

11. The compound of claim 10 , wherein Z represents one instance of halo.

12. The compound of claim 1 , wherein X represents —C(NH 2 )—, —C(NH(R c ))—, —C(NR c R d )—,—C(NHS(O) p R c )—, —C(NHC(O)R c )—, —C(NHC(O)NH 2 )—, —C(NHC(O)NHR c )—, or —C(NHC(O)NR c R d )—.

13. The compound of claim 12 , wherein X represents —C(NH 2 )—; —C(NH(cycloalkyl)alkyl)-; —C(NH(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl)-; —C(NHS(O) p (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl)-, wherein p is 1 or 2; optionally substituted —C(NHC(O)NH(aryl))-; optionally substituted C(NHC(O)NH(heteroaryl))-; or —C(NHC(O)((C 1 -C 6 )alkyl))-.

14. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 3 represents optionally substituted aryl or optionally substituted heteroaryl.

15. The compound of claim 14 , wherein R 3 represents phenyl, optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of —CN, halo, —NO 2 , (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, and (C 1 -C 6 )haloalkyl; or wherein R 3 represents pyridyl.

16. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 3a is absent or represents halo, alkyl, —CF 3 , —OCF 3 , aryl, heteroaryl, —C(O)NH 2 , cyano, —NHC(O)alkyl, —SO 2 alkyl, —SO 2 NH 2 , —NO 2 , —NR a C(O)R b , —C(O)NR c R d , —NR a C(O)NR c R d , —C(═NR a )NR c R d , —NHC(═NR a )NR c R d , —SO 2 NR c R d , —NR a SO 2 NR c R d , —NR a SO 2 alkyl, —NR a SO 2 R a , —S(O) p R a , or —(CF 2 ) r CF 3 .

17. The compound of claim 1 , wherein Y represents a bond.

18. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 4 represents H, (cycloalkyl)alkyl, or (cyclopropyl)(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl.

19. The compound of claim 1 , selected from the following table:

20. A pharmaceutical composition, comprising a compound of claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

21. A pharmaceutical composition, comprising a compound of claim 19 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

22. The compound of claim 8 wherein R2 represents (halo)aryl or (halo)heteroaryl.

23. The compound of claim 11 wherein Z represents one instance of fluoro.

Assignments (6)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 23, 2026
From: BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
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RELEASE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Apr 18, 2023
From: ATHYRIUM OPPORTUNITIES III CO-INVEST 1 LP
To: BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 17, 2020
From: BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
To: ATHYRIUM OPPORTUNITIES III CO-INVEST 1 LP
Reel/Frame 054800/0634 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 16, 2020
From: MIDCAP FINANCIAL TRUST, AS AGENT
To: BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.; MDCP, LLC
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 9, 2018
From: BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.; MDCP, LLC
To: MIDCAP FINANCIAL TRUST, AS AGENT
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 7, 2018
From: KOTIAN, PRAVIN L.; BABU, YARLAGADDA S.; KUMAR, V. SATISH; ZHANG, WEIHE; VOGETI, LAKSHMINARAYANA
To: BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
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