IP Library Granted Patent US 11,753,397
Granted Patent B2
US 11,753,397 · App. 17/031,550 · Granted Sep 12, 2023

Cereblon binders for the degradation of ikaros

Inventors: James A. Henderson (Weston, MA); Gesine Kerstin Veits (Somerville, MA); Minsheng He (Watertown, MA); Christopher G. Nasveschuk (Stoneham, MA); Andrew J. Phillips (Arlington, MA); Andrew Charles Good (Watertown, MA)
Assignee: C4 Therapeutics, Inc.
C07D401/14
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Patent No.
US 11,753,397
App. No.
17/031,550
Granted
Sep 12, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention provides cereblon binders of Formulas: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, for the degradation of Ikaros or Aiolos by the ubiquitin proteasome pathway along with their use in therapeutic applications to treat medical disorders including, but not limited to cancer.

Claims (58)

1. A compound selected from the following Formulas:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof;

wherein:

R 1 is selected from:

a. haloalkyl and alkyl; either of which is optionally substituted with 1, 2, or 3 substituents independently selected from aryl, cycloalkyl, heteroaryl, —SO 2 R 5 , —NR 2 —C(O)—R 3 , —C(O)OR 4 , and —C(O)—R 3 ; wherein when the haloalkyl or alkyl group has two or more carbons it can additionally be optionally substituted with 1, 2, 3, or 4 substituents independently selected from —OC(O)—R 3 , —NR 4 R 4 , and —OR 4 , wherein these additional substituents are not on the carbon alpha to the pyrazole;

b. cycloalkyl and aryl; either of which is optionally substituted with 1, 2, 3, or 4 substituents independently selected from alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, halogen, cyano, heteroaryl, aryl, cycloalkyl, heterocycle, —NR 2 R 2 , —OR 2 , —NR 2 —C(O)—R 3 , —O—C(O)—R 3 , and —C(O)—R 3 ;

c. heteroaryl optionally substituted with 1, 2, 3, or 4 substituents independently selected from alkyl, alkenyl, halogen, cyano, heteroaryl, aryl, cycloalkyl, —NR 4 R 4 , —OR 4 , —NR 2 —C(O)—R 3 , —O—C(O)—R 3 , and —C(O)—R 3 ; wherein the heteroaryl group is only substituted such that no N—O or N—N bonds are formed;

d. heterocycle substituted with 1, 2, 3, or 4 substituents independently selected from alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, halogen, cyano, heteroaryl, aryl, cycloalkyl, heterocycle, —NR 2 R 2 , —OR 2 , —NR 2 —C(O)—R 3 , —O—C(O)—R 3 , —C(O)—R 3 , —SO 2 R 5 , —C(O)—R 5 , and R 5 ; wherein the heterocycle group is only substituted such that no N—O or N—N bonds are formed;

e. (CR 4 R 2 )—(CR 2 R 2 ) o -heterocycle optionally substituted with 1, 2, 3, or 4 substituents independently selected from alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, halogen, cyano, heteroaryl, aryl, cycloalkyl, heterocycle, —NR 2 R 2 , —OR 2 , —NR 2 —C(O)—R 3 , —O—C(O)—R 3 , —C(O)—R 3 , —SO 2 R 5 , —C(O)—R 5 , and R 5 ; wherein the heterocycle group is only substituted such that no N—O or N—N bonds are formed; and

f. bicyclic heterocycle or multicyclic heterocycle optionally substituted with 1, 2, 3, or 4 substituents independently selected from alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, halogen, cyano, heteroaryl, aryl, cycloalkyl, heterocycle, —NR 2 R 2 , —OR 2 , —NR 2 —C(O)—R 3 , —O—C(O)—R 3 , —C(O)—R 3 , —SO 2 R 5 , —C(O)—R 5 , and R 5 ; wherein the bicyclic heterocycle group is only substituted such that no N—O or N—N bonds are formed;

R 2 at each instance is independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heterocycle, heteroaryl, and cycloalkyl;

R 3 is selected from hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocycle, heteroaryl, —NR 2 R 2 , and —OR 4 ;

R 4 at each instance is independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, haloalkyl, aryl, heterocycle, heteroaryl, and alkynyl;

R 5 is selected from hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroaryl, heterocycle, aryl, —O-cycloalkyl, —O-aryl, —O-heteroaryl, —O-heterocycle, —O-alkyl, —NR 2 — cycloalkyl, —NR 2 -aryl, —NR 2 -heteroaryl, —NR 2 -heterocycle, —NR 2 -alkyl, —CH 2 -cycloalkyl, —CH 2 -aryl, —CH 2 -heteroaryl, —CH 2 -heterocycle, —OR 2 , and —NR 2 R 2 ; each of which except for hydrogen is optionally substituted with 1, 2, 3, or 4 substituents independently selected from alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycle, aryl, heteroaryl, cyano, halogen, —OR 2 , and —NR 2 R 2 ;

m and o are independently selected from 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5;

x is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4;

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

y is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6;

R 11 is selected from

a. haloalkyl and alkyl; each of which is optionally substituted with 1, 2, 3, or 4 substituents independently selected from —NR 2 —C(O)—R 3 , —O—C(O)—R 3 , and —C(O)—R 3 ; wherein when the haloalkyl or alkyl group has two or more carbons it can additionally be optionally substituted with 1, 2, 3, or 4 substituents independently selected from —OC(O)—R 3 , —NR 4 R 4 , and —OR 4 , wherein these additional substituents are not on the carbon alpha to the pyrazole;

b. cycloalkyl, heteroaryl, and aryl; each of which is optionally substituted with 1, 2, 3, or 4 substituents independently selected from alkyl, alkenyl, F, Cl, Br, I, cyano, heteroaryl, aryl, cycloalkyl, —NR 4 R 4 , —OR 4 , —NR 2 —C(O)—R 3 , —O—C(O)—R 3 , and —C(O)—R 3 ;

c. (CR 2 R 2 ) n -heterocycle substituted with 1, 2, 3, or 4 substituents independently selected from alky, alkenyl, halogen, cyano, heteroaryl, aryl, cycloalkyl, —NR 4 R 4 , —OR 4 , —NR 2 —C(O)—R 3 , —O—C(O)—R 3 , —C(O)—R 3 , and —SO 2 R 5 ; wherein the heterocycle group is only substituted such that no N—O or N—N bonds are formed; and

d. bicyclic heterocycle optionally substituted with 1, 2, 3, or 4 substituents independently selected from alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, halogen, cyano, heteroaryl, aryl, cycloalkyl, heterocycle, —NR 2 R 2 , —OR 2 , —NR 2 —C(O)—R 3 , —O—C(O)—R 3 , —C(O)—R 3 , —SO 2 R 5 , —C(O)—R 5 , and R 5 ; wherein the bicyclic heterocycle group is only substituted such that no N—O or N—N bonds are formed;

R 12 is selected from alkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, heteroaryl, aryl, cycloalkyl, heterocycle, —C(O)—R 3 , —SO 2 R 5 , and —C(O)—R 5 ;

R 13 at each instance is independently selected from alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, halogen, cyano, heteroaryl, aryl, cycloalkyl, heterocycle, —NR 2 R 2 , —OR 2 , —NR 2 —C(O)—R 3 , —O—C(O)—R 3 , —C(O)—R 3 , —SO 2 R 5 , —C(O)—R 5 , and R 5 ; or two R 13 s may together with the carbon(s) to which they are attached be replaced with a spiro or fused, heterocycle or carbocycle ring, or two R 13 s may together with the carbon to which they are attached be replaced with an aryl ring;

R 20 is heterocycle substituted with 1, 2, 3, or 4 substituents independently selected from alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, halogen, cyano, heteroaryl, aryl, cycloalkyl, heterocycle, —NR 2 R 2 , —OR 2 , —NR 2 —C(O)—R 24 , —O—C(O)—R 24 , —C(O)—R 24 , —SO 2 R 24 , and R 24 ; wherein the heterocycle group is only substituted such that no N—O or N—N bonds are formed;

R 21 and R 22 are independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, —(C 2 -C 6 alkenylene)-cycloalkyl, —(C 2 -C 6 alkynylene)-cycloalkyl, halogen, and cyano;

R 23a and R 23b are independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, and —(C 1 -C 6 alkylene)-NR 2 R 2 ;

or R 21 and R 23a are joined together with the carbons to which they are attached to form a 5- to 6-membered carbocyclic ring;

or R 22 and R 23a are joined together with the carbons to which they are attached to form a 5- to 6-membered carbocyclic ring;

R 24 is selected at each occurrence from alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroaryl, heterocycle, aryl, —O-cycloalkyl, —O-aryl, —O-heteroaryl, —O-heterocycle, —O-alkyl, —NR 2 -cycloalkyl, —NR 2 -aryl, —NR 2 -heteroaryl, —NR 2 -heterocycle, —NR 2 -alkyl, —CH 2 -cycloalkyl, —CH 2 -aryl, —CH 2 -heteroaryl, —CH 2 -heterocycle, —OR 2 , and —NR 2 R 2 ; wherein each R 24 is optionally substituted with 1, 2, 3, or 4 groups independently selected from R 25 ; and

R 25 is selected at each occurrence from: alkyl; alkenyl; alkynyl; haloalkyl; cycloalkyl; heterocycle; aryl optionally substituted with 1, 2, or 4 groups independently selected from alkyl, alkoxy, or halogen; heteroaryl optionally substituted with 1, 2, or 3 groups independently selected from alkyl, alkoxy, or halogen; —CH 2 -cycloalkyl; —CH 2 -aryl optionally substituted with 1, 2, or 3 groups independently selected from alkyl, alkoxy, or halogen; —CH 2 -heteroaryl optionally substituted with 1, 2, or 3 groups independently selected from alkyl, alkoxy, or halogen; —CH 2 -heterocycle; —CH 2 —NH—C(O)CH 3 ; —C(O)-cycloalkyl; —C(O)-aryl optionally substituted with 1, 2, or 3 groups independently selected from alkyl, alkoxy, or halogen; —C(O)-heteroaryl optionally substituted with 1, 2, or 3 groups independently selected from alkyl, alkoxy, or halogen; —C(O)-heterocycle; —C(O)-alkyl; —(C 2 -C 6 alkenylene)-aryl; —(C 2 -C 6 alkynylene)-aryl; —(C 2 -C 6 alkenylene)-cycloalkyl; —(C 2 -C 6 alkynylene)-cycloalkyl; —C(O)—(C 1 -C 6 alkylene)-O-alkyl; —C(O)—(C 1 -C 6 alkylene)-aryl; cyano; halogen; —OR 2 ; and —NR 2 R 2 ; or

two R 25 groups may join together with the atoms to which they are attached to form a 3- to 7-membered carbocyclic ring.

2. The compound of claim 1 , wherein m is 0.

3. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 1 is heterocycle substituted with 1, 2, 3, or 4 substituents independently selected from alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, halogen, cyano, heteroaryl, aryl, cycloalkyl, heterocycle, —NR 2 R 2 , —OR 2 , —NR 2 —C(O)—R 3 , —O—C(O)—R 3 , —C(O)—R 3 , —SO 2 R 5 , —C(O)—R 5 , and R 5 ; and wherein the heterocycle group is only substituted such that no N—O or N—N bonds are formed.

4. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is of formula:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

5. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is of formula:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

6. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is of formula:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

7. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is selected from:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

8. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 5 is alkyl optionally substituted with 1, 2, 3, or 4 substituents independently selected from alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycle, aryl, heteroaryl, cyano, halogen, —OR 2 , and —NR 2 R 2 .

9. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 5 is cycloalkyl optionally substituted with 1, 2, 3, or 4 substituents independently selected from alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycle, aryl, heteroaryl, cyano, halogen, —OR 2 , and —NR 2 R 2 .

10. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 5 is —CH 2 -cycloalkyl optionally substituted with 1, 2, 3, or 4 substituents independently selected from alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycle, aryl, heteroaryl, cyano, halogen, —OR 2 , and —NR 2 R 2 .

11. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 5 is heterocycle optionally substituted with 1, 2, 3, or 4 substituents independently selected from alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycle, aryl, heteroaryl, cyano, halogen, —OR 2 , and —NR 2 R 2 .

12. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 5 is —CH 2 -heterocycle optionally substituted with 1, 2, 3, or 4 substituents independently selected from alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycle, aryl, heteroaryl, cyano, halogen, —OR 2 , and —NR 2 R 2 .

13. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 5 is —OR 2 .

14. The compound of claim 1 , wherein x is 0, 1, or 2.

15. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 13 is alkyl.

16. A compound selected from:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

17. A compound of claim 1 selected from:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

18. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of claim 1 with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent.

19. A compound of claim 1 of formula:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 18, 2021
From: VEITS, GESINE KERSTIN; HE, MINSHENG; HENDERSON, JAMES A.; NASVESCHUK, CHRISTOPHER G.; PHILLIPS, ANDREW J; GOOD, ANDREW CHARLES
To: C4 THERAPEUTICS, INC.
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Continuity (3)
Continuation PCTUS2019024094 · Mar 26, 2019
Provisional Application 62648238 · Mar 26, 2018
Related Publication 20210009559A1 · Jan 14, 2021
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