IP Library Granted Patent US 10,864,211
Granted Patent B2
US 10,864,211 · App. 16/462,344 · Granted Dec 15, 2020

Hydroxy isoxazole compounds useful as GPR120 agonists

Inventors: John S. Debenham (Scotch Plains, NJ); Jason M. Cox (Whitehouse Station, NJ); Ping Lan (Plainsboro, NJ); Zhongxiang Sun (Princeton, NJ); Zhe Feng (Hillsborough, NJ); Chunrui Sun (Westfield, NJ); W. Michael Seganish (Castro Valley, CA); Zhong Lai (East Brunswick, NJ); Cheng Zhu (Edison, NJ); Thomas Bara (Scotch Plains, NJ); Murali Rajagopalan (Edison, NJ); Qun Dang (Westfield, NJ); Hyunjin M. Kim (Livingston, NJ); Bin Hu (Shanghai, CN); Jinglai Hao (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
A61K31/497A61K9/0053A61K9/4858A61K31/42A61K31/444A61K31/4439A61P3/10A61P43/00C07D231/20C07D261/12C07D413/04C07D413/14C07D417/14
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Patent No.
US 10,864,211
App. No.
16/462,344
Granted
Dec 15, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a compound represented by formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are disclosed as useful for treating or preventing diabetes, hyperlipidemia, obesity, NASH, inflammation related disorders, and related diseases and conditions. The compounds are useful as agonists of the G-protein coupled receptor GPR120. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment are also included.

Claims (143)

1. A compound according to the formula I:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:

A is selected from:

(1) aryl and

(2) heteroaryl,

wherein each aryl and heteroaryl is unsubstituted or substituted with 1, 2, 3 or 4 substituents selected from R a ;

B is selected from:

(1) aryl,

(2) —O-aryl,

(3) —(CH 2 ) p —O-aryl,

(4) —O—(CH 2 ) p -aryl,

(5) heteroaryl,

(6) —O-heteroaryl,

(7) —(CH 2 ) p —O-heteroaryl,

(8) —O—(CH 2 ) p -heteroaryl,

(9) —C 3-10 cycloalkyl,

(10) —(CH 2 ) p —O—C 3-10 cycloalkyl,

(11) —O—(CH 2 ) p —C 3-10 cycloalkyl,

(12) —C 2-10 cycloheteroalkyl,

(13) —(CH 2 ) p —O—C 2-10 cycloheteroalkyl, and

(14) —O—(CH 2 ) p —C 3-10 cycloheteroalkyl,

wherein each —CH 2 , cycloalkyl, cycloheteroalkyl, aryl, and heteroaryl is unsubstituted or substituted with 1, 2 or 3 or 4 substituents selected from R b ;

R 1 is selected from:

(1) hydrogen, and

(2) halogen;

R 2 is selected from:

(1) halogen,

(2) —C 1-6 alkyl,

(3) —C 2-6 alkenyl,

(4) —C 2-6 alkynyl, and

(5) —CN,

wherein each alkyl, alkenyl and alkynyl is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-3 substituents selected from: halogen, OH, —NH 2 , —NH(C 1-6 alkyl), —N(C 1-6 alkyl) 2 and —OC 1-6 alkyl;

each R a is independently selected from:

(1) halogen, and

(2) —C 1-6 alkyl,

wherein each alkyl is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-3 substituents selected from: —C 1-6 alkyl and halogen;

each R b is independently selected from:

(1) halogen,

(2) —CN,

(3) —OH,

(4) —C 1-6 alkyl,

(5) —C 2-6 alkenyl,

(6) —C 2-6 alkynyl,

(7) —O—C 1-6 alkyl,

(8) —O—C 2-6 alkenyl,

(9) —O—C 2-6 alkynyl,

(10) —C 3-10 cycloalkyl,

(11) —C 3-10 cycloalkenyl,

(12) aryl,

(13) heteroaryl,

(14) —OC 3-10 cycloalkyl,

(15) —OC 3-6 cycloheteroalkyl,

(16) —O-aryl,

(17) —O-heteroaryl,

(18) —NH 2 ,

(19) —NHC 1-6 alkyl,

(20) —N(C 1-6 alkyl) 2 ,

(21) —SC 1-6 alkyl,

(22) —SOC 1-6 alkyl, and

(23) —SO 2 C 1-6 alkyl,

wherein each alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, cycloheteroalkyl, aryl and heteroaryl is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-3 substituents selected from: —C 1-6 alkyl, —OC 1-6 alkyl, —CF 3 , —OCF 3 , and halogen;

n is 1 or 2;

m is 0, 1, or 2;

p is 1, 2, or 3; and

q is 0 or 1.

2. The compound of claim 1 wherein A is aryl, wherein aryl is unsubstituted or substituted with 1, 2, 3 or 4 substituents selected from R a ; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

3. The compound of claim 1 wherein A is heteroaryl, wherein heteroaryl is unsubstituted or substituted with 1, 2, 3 or 4 substituents selected from R a ; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

4. The compound of claim 1 wherein B is selected from:

(1) aryl,

(2) —O-aryl,

(3) —(CH 2 ) p —O-aryl,

(4) —O—(CH 2 ) p -aryl,

(5) heteroaryl,

(6) —O-heteroaryl,

(7) —O—(CH 2 ) p -heteroaryl,

(8) —C 3-10 cycloalkyl, and

(9) —O—(CH 2 ) p —C 3-10 cycloalkyl,

wherein B is unsubstituted or substituted with 1, 2 or 3 or 4 substituents selected from R b ;

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

5. The compound of claim 1 wherein B is selected from:

(1) aryl,

(2) —O-aryl,

(3) —O—(CH 2 ) p -aryl, and

(4) heteroaryl,

wherein B is unsubstituted or substituted with 1, 2 or 3 substituents selected from R b ; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

6. The compound of claim 1 wherein R 1 is halogen; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

7. The compound of claim 1 wherein R 1 is hydrogen; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

8. The compound of claim 1 wherein R 2 is selected from:

(1) halogen, and

(2) —C 1-6 alkyl,

wherein each alkyl is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-3 substituents selected from: halogen, OH, —NH 2 , —NH(C 1-6 alkyl), —N(C 1-6 alkyl) 2 and —OC 1-6 alkyl; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

9. The compound of claim 1 wherein R 2 is halogen; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

10. The compound of claim 1 wherein

A is selected from:

(1) aryl, and

(2) heteroaryl,

wherein each aryl and heteroaryl is unsubstituted or substituted with 1, 2, 3 or 4 substituents selected from R a ;

B is selected from:

(1) aryl,

(2) —O-aryl,

(3) —(CH 2 ) p —O-aryl,

(4) —O—(CH 2 ) p -aryl,

(5) heteroaryl,

(6) —O-heteroaryl,

(7) —O—(CH 2 ) p -heteroaryl,

(8) —C 3-10 cycloalkyl, and

(9) —O—(CH 2 ) p —C 3-10 cycloalkyl,

wherein B is unsubstituted or substituted with 1, 2 or 3 or 4 substituents selected from R b ;

R 1 is selected from:

(1) hydrogen, and

(2) halogen;

R 2 is selected from:

(1) halogen, and

(2) —C 1-6 alkyl,

wherein each alkyl is unsubstituted or substituted with 1-3 substituents selected from:

halogen, OH, —NH 2 , —NH(C 1-6 alkyl), —N(C 1-6 alkyl) 2 and —OC 1-6 alkyl;

n is 1 or 2;

m is 0, 1, or 2;

p is 1, 2, or 3; and

q is 0 or 1;

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

11. The compound of claim 1 wherein

A is selected from:

(1) aryl, and

(2) heteroaryl,

wherein each aryl and heteroaryl is unsubstituted or substituted with 1, 2, 3 or 4 substituents selected from R a ;

B is selected from:

(1) aryl,

(2) —O-aryl,

(3) —O—(CH 2 ) p -aryl, and

(4) heteroaryl,

wherein B is unsubstituted or substituted with 1, 2 or 3 substituents selected from R b ;

R 1 is hydrogen;

R 2 is halogen;

n is 1;

m is 0, or 1;

p is 1, 2, or 3; and

q is 0 or 1;

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

12. A compound of claim 1 selected from:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

13. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of claim 1 in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

14. A method for the treatment of a condition selected from the group consisting of diabetes, hyperlipidemia, obesity, and inflammation related disorders comprising administering to an individual a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound of claim 1 .

Assignments (4)
MERGER Recorded Aug 8, 2022
From: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
To: MERCK SHARP & DOHME LLC
Reel/Frame 061102/0145 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 20, 2019
From: HU, BIN; HAO, JINGLAI
To: WUXI APPTEC (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 049231/0890 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 20, 2019
From: WUXI APPTEC (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
To: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP
Reel/Frame 049231/0979 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 20, 2019
From: DEBENHAM, JOHN S.; COX, JASON M.; LAN, PING; SUN, ZHONGXIANG; FENG, ZHE; SUN, CHUNRUI; SEGANISH, W MICHAEL; LAI, ZHONG; ZHU, CHENG; BARA, THOMAS; RAJAGOPALAN, MURALI; DANG, QUN; KIM, HYUNJIN M.
To: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP
Reel/Frame 049234/0301 →