IP Library Granted Patent US 11,407,738
Granted Patent B2
US 11,407,738 · App. 16/867,475 · Granted Aug 9, 2022

Aryl, heteroaryl, and heterocyclic compounds for treatment of immune and inflammatory disorders

Inventors: Jason Allan Wiles (Madison, CT); Avinash S. Phadke (Branford, CT); Milind Deshpande (Madison, CT); Atul Agarwal (Hamden, CT); Dawei Chen (Guilford, CT); Venkat Rao Gadhachanda (Hamden, CT); Akihiro Hashimoto (Branford, CT); Godwin Pais (Hamden, CT); Qiuping Wang (Bethany, CT); Xiangzhu Wang (Branford, CT); William Greenlee (Teaneck, NJ)
Assignee: Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
C07D403/04A61P1/16A61P29/00A61P37/00C07D401/14C07D403/10C07D403/12C07D403/14C07D405/14C07D407/14C07D409/14C07D413/14C07D417/14C07D471/04C07D487/04C07D487/22C07D493/04C07D513/04C07D519/00C07F9/65583
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Patent No.
US 11,407,738
App. No.
16/867,475
Granted
Aug 9, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Compounds, methods of use, and processes for making inhibitors of complement Factor D are provided comprising Formula I, I″ and I′″ or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or composition thereof. The inhibitors described herein target Factor D and inhibit or regulate the complement cascade. The inhibitors of Factor D described herein reduces the excessive activation of complement.

Claims (59)

1. A compound of Formula I:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein

B is B3;

A is selected from

B3 is selected from the group consisting of:

(I) a monocyclic or bicyclic carbocyclic; a monocyclic or bicyclic carbocyclic-oxy group; a monocyclic, bicyclic, or tricyclic heterocyclic group having 1, 2, 3, or 4 heteroatoms independently selected from N, O, and S and from 4 to 7 ring atoms per ring; C 2 -C 6 alkenyl; C 2 -C 6 alkynyl; —(C 0 -C 4 alkyl)(aryl); —(C 0 -C 4 alkyl)(heteroaryl); or —(C 0 -C 4 alkyl)(biphenyl); each of which B3 is substituted with one or more of the following: S(O)═NHR 21 , SF 5 , and JC(R 9 )═NR 21 ;

(II) a monocyclic, bicyclic, or tricyclic heterocyclic group that has at least one boron or silicon atom in the ring or a monocyclic, bicyclic, or tricyclic heteroaryl group that has at least one boron in the ring;

(III) a 6-membered aryl group fused to a 5-membered saturated cyclic group that optionally contains 1 or 2 heteroatoms independently selected from the group consisting of N and S wherein one of the CH 2 groups of the 5-membered cyclic group is substituted by oxo, excluding dihydrobenzofuran; and

(IV) (alkenyl)-(cycloalkyl) or (alkynyl)-(cycloalkyl);

wherein B3 can be further substituted one or more times with the substituents independently selected from the group consisting of R 35 , R 36 and R 48 ;

C is

L is

L3 is —C(O)—;

Q 1 is C(R 1 R 1′ );

Q 2 is C(R 2 R 2 ) or C(R 2 R 2 )—C(R 2 R 2′ );

Q 3 is C(R 3 R 3 );

X 1 is N and X 2 is CH or CZ;

Z is F, Cl, NH 2 , CH 3 , CH 2 D, CHD 2 , or CD 3 ;

X 11 is CR 11 ;

X 12 is CR 12 ;

X 13 is CR 13 ;

X 14 is CR 14 ;

R 1 , R 1′ , R 2 , R 2′ , R 3 , and R 3′ are independently chosen at each occurrence from hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, nitro, cyano, amino, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 alkynyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 2 -C 6 alkynyl, C 2 -C 6 alkanoyl, C 1 -C 6 thioalkyl, hydroxyC 1 -C 6 alkyl, aminoC 1 -C 6 alkyl, —C 0 -C 4 alkylNR 9 R 10 , —C(O)OR 9 , —OC(O)R 9 , —NR 9 C(O)R 10 , —C(O)NR 9 R 10 , —OC(O)NR 9 R 10 , —NR 9 C(O)OR 10 , C 1 -C 2 haloalkyl, and C 1 -C 2 haloalkoxy;

or R 1 and R 2 are linked to form a 3- to 6-membered carbocyclic or aryl ring;

or R 2 and R 3 are linked to form a 3- to 6-membered carbocyclic ring;

or R 1 and R 1′ , or R 2 and R 2′ , or R 3 and R 3′ are linked to form a 3- to 6-membered carbocyclic spiro ring;

or R 1 and R 1′ , R 2 and R 2′ , or R 3 and R 3′ are linked to form a 3- to 6-membered heterocyclic spiro ring;

each of which ring is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxyl, cyano, —COOH, C 1 -C 4 alkyl, C 2 -C 4 alkenyl, C 2 -C 4 alkynyl, C 1 -C 4 alkoxy, C 2 -C 4 alkanoyl, hydroxyC 1 -C 4 alkyl, (mono- and di-C 1 -C 4 alkylamino)C 0 -C 4 alkyl, —C 0 -C 4 alkyl(C 3 -C 7 cycloalkyl), —O—C 0 -C 4 alkyl(C 3 -C 7 cycloalkyl), C 1 -C 2 haloalkyl, and C 1 -C 2 haloalkoxy;

or R 1 and R 1′ or R 2 and R 2′ are linked to form a carbonyl group;

or R 1 and R 2 or R 2 and R 3 can be taken together to form a carbon-carbon double bond;

R 5 and R 6 are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, -JCHO, -JC(O)NH 2 , -JC 2 -C 6 alkanoyl, -JC(O)NH(CH 3 ), -J-COOH, -JP(O)(OR 9 ) 2 , -JOC(O)R 9 , -JC(O)OR 9 , -JC(O)N(CH 2 CH 2 R 9 )(R 10 ), -JNR 9 C(O)R 10 , -JSO 2 NH 2 , -JS(O)NH 2 , -JC(CH 2 ) 2 F, -JCH(CF 3 )NH 2 , -JC(O)C 0 -C 2 alkyl(C 3 -C 7 cycloalkyl), -JNR 9 (C 2 -C 6 alkanoyl), -JNR 9 C(O)NR 9 R 10 , -JSO 2 (C 1 -C 6 alkyl), -JSO 2 (C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl), -JSO 2 NR 7 R 7 , -JSO═NH(C 1 -C 6 alkyl), -J-nitro, -J-halogen, -J-hydroxyl, -J-phenyl, a 5- to 6-membered heteroaryl, -J-cyano, -J-cyanoimino, -J-amino, -J-imino, —C 1 -C 6 alkyl, —C 0 -C 4 alkyl(C 3 -C 7 heterocycloalkyl), —C 0 -C 4 alkyl(C 3 -C 7 cycloalkyl),

each of which R 4 , R 5 and R 6 other than hydrogen, nitro, halogen, cyano, cyanoimino, or —CHO, is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more of amino, imino, halogen, hydroxyl, cyano, cyanoimino, C 1 -C 2 alkyl, C 1 -C 2 alkoxy, —C 0 -C 2 alkyl(mono- and di-C 1 -C 4 alkylamino), C 1 -C 2 haloalkyl, and C 1 -C 2 haloalkoxy;

R 8 and R 8′ are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, —C 0 -C 4 alkyl(C 3 -C 7 cycloalkyl), C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, and (C 1 -C 4 alkylamino)C 0 -C 2 alkyl; or R 8 and R 8′ are taken together to form an oxo group; or R 8 and R 8′ can be taken together with the carbon that they are bonded to form a 3-membered carbocyclic ring;

R 9 and R 10 are independently chosen at each occurrence from hydrogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, (C 3 -C 7 cycloalkyl)C 0 -C 4 alkyl, —C 0 -C 4 alkyl(C 3 -C 7 cycloalkyl), and —O—C 0 -C 4 alkyl(C 3 -C 7 cycloalkyl);

R 11 and R 14 are independently chosen at each occurrence from hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, nitro, cyano, —O(PO)(OR 9 ) 2 , —(PO)(OR 9 ) 2 , C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 alkynyl, C 2 -C 6 alkenyl(aryl), C 2 -C 6 alkenyl(cycloalkyl), C 2 -C 6 alkenyl(heterocycle), C 2 -C 6 alkenyl(heteroaryl), C 2 -C 6 alkynyl, C 2 -C 6 alkynyl(aryl), C 2 -C 6 alkynyl(cycloalkyl), C 2 -C 6 alkynyl(heterocycle), C 2 -C 6 alkynyl(heteroaryl), C 2 -C 6 alkanoyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 1 -C 6 thioalkyl, —C 0 -C 4 alkyl(mono- and di-C 1 -C 6 alkylamino), —C 0 -C 4 alkyl(C 3 -C 7 cycloalkyl), —C 0 -C 4 alkoxy(C 3 -C 7 cycloalkyl), C 1 -C 2 haloalkyl, and C 1 -C 2 haloalkoxy;

one of R 12 and R 13 is chosen from R 31 and the other of R 12 and R 13 is chosen from R 32 or both R 12 and R 13 are each independently R 32 ;

R 17 is hydrogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, or —C 0 -C 4 alkyl(C 3 -C 7 cycloalkyl);

R 18 and R 18′ are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, hydroxymethyl, and methyl; and m is 0, 1, 2, or 3;

R 21 and R 22 are independently chosen at each occurrence from hydrogen, hydroxyl, cyano, amino, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, (C 3 -C 7 cycloalkyl)C 0 -C 4 alkyl, (phenyl)C 0 -C 4 alkyl, —C 1 -C 4 alkylOC(O)OC 1 -C 6 alkyl, —C 1 -C 4 alkylOC(O)C 1 -C 6 alkyl, —C 1 -C 4 alkylC(O)OC 1 -C 6 alkyl, (4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl)C 0 -C 4 alkyl having 1, 2, or 3 heteroatoms independently chosen from N, O, and S, and (5- or 6-membered unsaturated or aromatic heterocycle)C 0 -C 4 alkyl having 1, 2, or 3 heteroatoms independently chosen from N, O, and S;

R 23 is independently chosen at each occurrence from C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, (aryl)C 0 -C 4 alkyl, (C 3 -C 7 cycloalkyl)C 0 -C 4 alkyl, (phenyl)C 0 -C 4 alkyl, (4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl)C 0 -C 4 alkyl having 1, 2, or 3 heteroatoms independently chosen from N, O, and S, and (5- or 6-membered unsaturated or aromatic heterocycle)C 0 -C 4 alkyl having 1, 2, or 3 heteroatoms independently chosen from N, O, and S;

R 31 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, nitro, cyano, amino, —COOH, C 1 -C 2 haloalkyl, C 1 -C 2 haloalkoxy, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, —C 0 -C 4 alkyl(C 3 -C 7 cycloalkyl), C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 alkanoyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 2 -C 6 alkenyloxy, —C(O)OR 9 , C 1 -C 6 thioalkyl, —C 0 -C 4 alkylNR 9 R 10 , —C(O)NR 9 R 10 , —SO 2 R 9 , —SO 2 NR 9 R 10 , —OC(O)R 9 , and —C(NR 9 )NR 9 R 10 , each of which R 31 other than hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, nitro, cyano, C 1 -C 2 haloalkyl, and C 1 -C 2 haloalkoxy is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxyl, nitro, cyano, amino, —COOH, —CONH 2 , C 1 -C 2 haloalkyl, and C 1 -C 2 haloalkoxy, and each of which R 31 is also optionally substituted with one substituent chosen from phenyl and 4- to 7-membered heterocycle containing 1, 2, or 3 heteroatoms independently chosen from N, O, and S; which phenyl or 4- to 7-membered heterocycle is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxyl, nitro, cyano, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 alkanoyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, (mono- and di-C 1 -C 6 alkylamino)C 0 -C 4 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 alkylester, —(C 0 -C 4 alkyl)(C 3 -C 7 cycloalkyl), C 1 -C 2 haloalkyl, and C 1 -C 2 haloalkoxy;

R 32 is selected from the group consisting of aryl; 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl having 1, 2, or 3 heteroatoms independently chosen from N, O, and S; or a 4- to 7-membered heterocycle having 1, 2, or 3 heteroatoms independently chosen from N, O, and S; wherein the heterocycle is bonded through a carbon atom in the heterocycle ring to a carbon atom of ring A in the R 12 or R 13 position; and wherein the aryl, heteroaryl, and heterocycle can be optionally substituted with one or more groups independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxyl, amino, cyano, —CHO, —COOH, —CONH 2 , C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 alkynyl, —C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 2 -C 6 alkanoyl, C 1 -C 6 alkylester, (mono- and di-C 1 -C 6 alkylamino)C 0 -C 2 alkyl, C 1 -C 2 haloalkyl, hydoxyC 1 -C 6 alkyl, ester, carbamate, urea, sulfonamide, —C 1 -C 6 alkyl(heterocyclo), C 1 -C 6 alkyl(heteroaryl), —C 1 -C 6 alkyl(C 3 -C 7 cycloalkyl), O—C 1 -C 6 alkyl(C 3 -C 7 cycloalkyl), B(OH) 2 , phosphate, phosphonate, and C 1 -C 2 haloalkoxy;

R 35 is selected from the group consisting of naphthyl, naphthyloxy, indanyl, (4- to 7-membered heterocycloalkyl)C 0 -C 4 alkyl containing 1 or 2 heteroatoms chosen from N, O, and S, and bicyclic heterocycle containing 1, 2, or 3 heteroatoms independently chosen from N, O, and S, and containing 4- to 7- ring atoms in each ring; wherein R 35 is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxyl, nitro, cyano, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 alkanoyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, (mono- and di-C 1 -C 6 alkylamino)C 0 -C 4 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 alkylester, —C 0 -C 4 alkyl(C 3 -C 7 cycloalkyl), —SO 2 R 9 , C 1 -C 2 haloalkyl, and C 1 -C 2 haloalkoxy;

R 36 is selected from the group consisting of tetrazolyl, (phenyl)C 0 -C 2 alkyl, (phenyl)C 1 -C 2 alkoxy, phenoxy, and 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl containing 1, 2, or 3 heteroatoms independently chosen from N, O, B, and S, wherein R 36 is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents independently chosen from halogen, hydroxyl, nitro, cyano, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 alkanoyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, (mono- and di-C 1 -C 6 alkylamino)C 0 -C 4 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 alkylester, —C 0 -C 4 alkyl(C 3 -C 7 cycloalkyl), —SO 2 R 9 , —OSi(CH 3 ) 2 C(CH 3 ) 3 , —Si(CH 3 ) 2 C(CH 3 ) 3 , C 1 -C 2 haloalkyl, and C 1 -C 2 haloalkoxy;

R 48 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, nitro, cyano, amino, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 alkynyl, C 1 -C 6 thioalkyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, -JC 3 -C 7 cycloalkyl, —B(OH) 2 , -JC(O)NR 9 R 23 , -JOSO 2 OR 21 , —C(O)(CH 2 ) 1-4 S(O)R 21 , —O(CH 2 ) 1-4 S(O)NR 21 R 22 , -JOP(O)(OR 21 )(OR 22 ), -JP(O)(OR 21 )(OR 22 ), -JOP(O)(OR 21 )R 22 , -JP(O)(OR 21 )R 22 , -JOP(O)R 21 R 22 , -JP(O)R 21 R 22 , -JSP(O)(OR 21 )(OR 22 ), -JSP(O)(OR 21 )(R 22 ), -JSP(O)(R 21 )(R 22 ), -JNR 9 P(O)(NHR 21 )(NHR 22 ), -JNR 9 P(O)(OR 21 )(NHR 22 ), -JNR 9 P(O)(OR 21 )(OR 22 ), -JC(S)R 21 , -JNR 21 SO 2 R 22 , -JNR 9 S(O)NR 10 R 22 , -JNR 9 SO 2 NR 10 R 22 , -JSO 2 NR 9 COR 22 , -JSO 2 NR 9 CONR 21 R 22 , -JNR 21 SO 2 R 22 , -JC(O)NR 21 SO 2 R 22 , -JC(NH 2 )═NR 22 , -JCH(NH 2 )NR 9 S(O) 2 R 22 , -JOC(O)NR 21 R 22 , -JNR 21 C(O)OR 22 , -JNR 21 OC(O)R 22 , —(CH 2 ) 1-4 C(O)NR 21 R 22 , -JNR 9 C(O)R 21 , -JC(O)R 21 , -JNR 9 C(O)NR 10 R 22 , —CCR 21 , —(CH 2 ) 1-4 OC(O)R 21 , -JC(O)OR 23 ; SC 1 -C 6 alkyl(O)═NH; wherein R 48 may be unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, hydroxyl, nitro, cyano, amino, oxo, —B(OH) 2 , —Si(CH 3 ) 3 , —COOH, —CONH 2 , —P(O)(OH) 2 , C 1 -C 6 alkyl, —C 0 -C 4 alkyl(C 3 -C 7 cycloalkyl), C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, —C 0 -C 4 alkyl(mono- and di-C 1 -C 4 alkylNR 9 R 10 ), C 1 -C 6 alkylester, C 1 -C 4 alkylamino, C 1 -C 4 hydroxylalkyl, C 1 -C 2 haloalkyl, C 1 -C 2 haloalkoxy, —OC(O)R 9 , —NR 9 C(O)R 10 , —C(O)NR 9 R 10 , —OC(O)NR 9 R 10 , —NR 9 C(O)OR 10 , C 1 -C 2 haloalkyl, and C 1 -C 2 haloalkoxy; and

J is independently chosen at each occurrence from a covalent bond, C 1 -C 4 alkylene, —OC 1 -C 4 alkylene, C 2 -C 4 alkenylene, and C 2 -C 4 alkynylene.

2. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is of Formula:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

3. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

4. A method for the treatment of a disorder mediated by complement factor D, comprising administering an effective amount of a compound of claim 1 to a host in need thereof, wherein the disorder is selected from the group consisting of fatty liver, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), liver inflammation, cirrhosis, liver failure, dermatomyositis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, cytokine or inflammatory reactions in response to biotherapeutics, an inflammatory reaction to CAR T-cell therapy, paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), C3 glomerulonephritis, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), retinal degeneration, an ophthalmic disease, a respiratory disease, and a cardiovascular disease.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the host is a human.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the disorder is NASH.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the disorder is fatty liver.

8. The method of claim 5 , wherein the disorder is cirrhosis.

9. The method of claim 5 , wherein the disorder is liver failure.

10. The method of claim 5 , wherein the disorder is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

11. The method of claim 5 , wherein the disorder is cytokine or inflammatory reactions in response to a pharmaceutical or biotherapeutic, or an inflammatory reaction to CAR T-cell therapy.

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

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2020
From: DESHPANDE, MILIND; PHADKE, AVINASH S.; WILES, JASON ALLAN; PAIS, GODWIN; HASHIMOTO, AKIHIRO; GADHACHANDA, VENKAT RAO; WANG, QIUPING; CHEN, DAWEI; WANG, XIANGZHU; AGARWAL, ATUL; GREENLEE, WILLIAM
To: ACHILLION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Reel/Frame 052637/0854 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2020
From: WILES, JASON ALLAN; PHADKE, AVINASH S.; DESHPANDE, MILIND; AGARWAL, ATUL; CHEN, DAWEI; GADHACHANDA, VENKAT RAO; HASHIMOTO, AKIHIRO; PAIS, GODWIN; WANG, QIUPING; WANG, XIANGZHU
To: ACHILLION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Reel/Frame 052641/0827 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 11, 2020
From: GREENLEE, WILLIAM
To: MEDCHEM DISCOVERY CONSULTING, LLC
Reel/Frame 052623/0538 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 11, 2020
From: MEDCHEM DISCOVERY CONSULTING, LLC
To: ACHILLION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Reel/Frame 052623/0553 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 15905524 · Feb 26, 2018
Continuation PCTUS2016048788 · Aug 25, 2016
Provisional Application 62210116 · Aug 26, 2015
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