IP Library Granted Patent US 10,646,575
Granted Patent B2
US 10,646,575 · App. 16/186,339 · Granted May 12, 2020

Heterocyclic degronimers for target protein degradation

Inventors: Andrew J. Phillips (Arlington, VA); Chris G. Nasveschuk (Syoneham, MA); James A. Henderson (Weston, MA); Yanke Liang (Brookline, MA); Mark E. Fitzgerald (Watertown, MA); Minsheng He (Watertown, MA); Ryan E. Michael (Newton, MA)
Assignee: C4 Therapeutics, Inc.
A61K47/545A61K31/4035A61K31/438A61K31/439A61K31/454A61K31/547A61K31/55A61K47/554C07D403/04
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Patent No.
US 10,646,575
App. No.
16/186,339
Granted
May 12, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

This invention provides heterocyclic compounds that bind to E3 Ubiquitin Ligase (typically through cereblon) (“Degrons”), which can be used as is or linked to a Targeting Ligand for a selected Target Protein for therapeutic purposes and methods of use and compositions thereof as well as methods for their preparation.

Claims (65)

1. A compound of Formula:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof;

wherein

is selected from:

A is CR 8 R 9 , C═O, C═S, C═CH 2 , SO 2 , S(O), P(O)Oalkyl, P(O)NHalkyl, P(O)N(alkyl) 2 , P(O)alkyl, P(O)OH, or P(O)NH 2 ;

A′ is CR 1 R 2 , C═O, C═S, C═CH 2 , SO 2 , S(O), P(O)Oalkyl, P(O)NHalkyl, P(O)N(alkyl) 2 , P(O)alkyl, P(O)OH, or P(O)NH 2 ;

A″ is CR 3 R 4 , C═O, C═S, C═CH 2 , SO 2 , S(O), P(O)Oalkyl, P(O)NHalkyl, P(O)N(alkyl) 2 , P(O)alkyl, P(O)OH, or P(O)NH 2 ;

X is independently selected from NH, NR 11 , CH 2 , CHR 12 , C(R 12 ) 2 , O, and S;

Z is O, S, CH 2 , CH(C 1 -C 4 alkyl), or C(C 1 -C 4 alkyl) 2 ;

n is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5;

is a single or double bond;

R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 8 , R 9 , and R 13 are independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl, hydroxyl, alkoxy, amine, —NHalkyl, and —Nalkyl 2 ;

or R 1 and R 2 form a 3-, 4-, 5-, or 6-membered spirocarbocycle, or a 4-, 5-, or 6-membered spiroheterocycle comprising 1 or 2 heteroatoms selected from N and O;

or R 3 and R 4 form a 3-, 4-, 5-, or 6-membered spirocarbocycle, or a 4-, 5-, or 6-membered spiroheterocycle comprising 1 or 2 heteroatoms selected from N and O;

or R 8 and R 9 form a 3-, 4-, 5-, or 6-membered spirocarbocycle, or a 4-, 5-, or 6-membered spiroheterocycle comprising 1 or 2 heteroatoms selected from N and O;

or R 13 and R 5 form a 3, 4, 5, or 6 carbon fused ring wherein R 5 is on the carbon alpha to

R 13 or a 1, 2, 3, or 4 carbon bridged ring wherein R 5 is not on the carbon alpha to R 13 ;

R 5 is selected at each instance from: alkyl, alkene, alkyne, halogen, hydroxyl, alkoxy, azide, amino, —NHalkyl, —N(alkyl) 2 , —NHSO 2 alkyl, —N(alkyl)SO 2 alkyl, —NHSO 2 aryl, —N(alkyl)SO 2 aryl, —NHSO 2 alkenyl, —N(alkyl)SO 2 alkenyl, —NHSO 2 alkynyl, —N(alkyl)SO 2 alkynyl, and haloalkyl;

or two R 5 substituents together with the carbon atom(s) to which they are bound can form a 3, 4, 5 or 6 membered ring;

Q 1 , Q 2 , Q 3 , and Q 4 are independently selected from CH, CR 12 , and N; and wherein no more than two of Q 1 , Q 2 , Q 3 , and Q 4 are N;

R 11 is independently selected from alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, C(O)H, —C(O)OH, —C(O)alkyl, and —C(O)Oalkyl; and

R 12 is independently selected from alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, halogen, hydroxyl, alkoxy, azide, amino, —C(O)H, —C(O)OH, —C(O)alkyl, —C(O)Oalkyl, —NHalkyl, —N(alkyl) 2 , —NHSO 2 alkyl, —N(alkyl)SO 2 alkyl, —NHSO 2 aryl, —N(alkyl)SO 2 aryl, —NHSO 2 alkenyl, —N(alkyl)SO 2 alkenyl, —NHSO 2 alkynyl, —N(alkyl)SO 2 alkynyl, cyano, nitro, nitroso, —SH, —Salkyl, and haloalkyl.

2. The compound of claim 1 , wherein A is C═O, C═S, or C═CH 2 .

3. The compound of claim 1 , wherein A′ is C═O, C═S, or C═CH 2 .

4. The compound of claim 1 , wherein A″ is C═O, ═C═S, or C═CH 2 .

5. The compound of claim 1 , wherein A is C═O.

6. The compound of claim 1 , wherein A″ is C═O.

7. The compound of claim 1 , wherein X is NH, S, or O.

8. The compound of claim 1 , wherein X is NH.

9. The compound of claim 1 , wherein Q 1 , Q 2 , Q 3 , and Q 4 are CH.

10. The compound of claim 1 , wherein Q 1 is CR 12 and one of Q 2 , Q 3 , and Q 4 is N.

11. The compound of claim 10 , wherein R 12 is amino.

12. The compound of claim 1 wherein

is selected from

13. The compound of claim 1 selected from:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

14. The compound of claim 13 selected from:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

15. The compound of claim 14 selected from

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

16. The compound of claim 1 selected from:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

17. The compound of claim 16 selected from

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

18. The compound of claim 17 selected from:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

19. The compound of claim 18 , wherein R 12 is amino and any one of Q 1 , Q 2 , Q 3 , and Q 4 is N.

20. The compound of claim 1 selected from:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

21. The compound of claim 20 selected from:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

22. The compound of claim 21 selected from:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

23. The compound of claim 22 selected from:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; wherein R 12 is amino.

24. The compound of claim 1 selected from:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

25. The compound of claim 24 selected from

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

26. The compound of claim 25 , selected from

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

27. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

28. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Assignments (8)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 8, 2023
From: PERCEPTIVE CREDIT HOLDING III, LP
To: C4 THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 065500/0944 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE THE SECOND INVENTORS NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 048225 FRAME: 0986. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded May 18, 2021
From: PHILLIPS, ANDREW J.; NASVESCHUK, CHRISTOPHER G.; HENDERSON, JAMES A.; LIANG, YANKE
To: C4 THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 056270/0695 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 9, 2020
From: C4 THERAPEUTICS, INC.
To: PERCEPTIVE CREDIT HOLDINGS III, LP
Reel/Frame 052874/0768 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE CORRECT ASSIGNEE ADDRESS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 048198 FRAME: 0036. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Sep 5, 2019
From: FITZGERALD, MARK E.; HE, MINSHENG; MICHAEL, RYAN E.
To: C4 THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 050289/0960 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE CORRECT ASSIGNEE ADDRESS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 048225 FRAME: 0986. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Sep 5, 2019
From: PHILLIPS, ANDREW J.; NASVESCHUK, CHRIS G.; HENDERSON, JAMES A.; LIANG, YANKE
To: C4 THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 050289/0831 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 4, 2019
From: PHILLIPS, ANDREW J.; NASVESCHUK, CHRIS G.; HENDERSON, JAMES A.; LIANG, YANKE
To: C4 THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 048225/0986 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 4, 2019
From: FITZGERALD, MARK E.; HE, MINSHENG; MICHAEL, RYAN E.
To: C4 THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 048226/0009 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 31, 2019
From: FITZGERALD, MARK E.; HE, MINSHENG; MICHAEL, RYAN E.
To: C4 THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 048198/0036 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation PCTUS2017032051 · May 10, 2017
Provisional Application 62334395 · May 10, 2016
Related Publication 20190076541A1 · Mar 14, 2019
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