IP Library Granted Patent US 11,584,748
Granted Patent B2
US 11,584,748 · App. 17/072,896 · Granted Feb 21, 2023

Spirocyclic compounds

Inventors: Christopher G. Nasveschuk (Stoneham, MA); Fabian Dey (Basel, CH); Annick Goergler (Basel, CH); Bernd Kuhn (Reinach BL, CH); Roger Norcross (Basel, CH); Stephan Roever (Basel, CH); Philipp Schmid (Basel, CH)
Assignee: C4 Therapeutics, Inc.
C07D471/10C07D519/00
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Patent No.
US 11,584,748
App. No.
17/072,896
Granted
Feb 21, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides compounds which bind to the ubiquitously expressed E3 ligase protein cereblon (CRBN) and their use for the treatment of abnormal cellular proliferation. The present invention also provides compounds that may be used as synthetic intermediates in the synthesis of bifunctional compounds used for targeted protein degradation.

Claims (35)

1. A compound of formula:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof;

wherein:

R 1 is absent or ═O;

X A1 is heteroarylene;

Y A is absent or selected from the group consisting of: —C(═O)—; —C(═O)—C(H,C 1-6 -alkyl)-; and —C(═O)—CH 2 —;

X 1 is selected from bond, NR 34 , CH 2 , CHR 34 , C(R 34 ) 2 , O, and S;

X 22 is selected from halo, —NH 2 , —NHR 34 , —N(R 34 ) 2 , hydroxyl, thiol, —B(OH) 2 , —Sn(R 36 ) 3 , —Si(R 36 ) 3 , —OS(O) 2 alkyl, —OS(O) 2 haloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, ethynyl, ethenyl, —C(O)H, —NR 34 C(O)alkene, —NR 34 C(O)alkyne, cyano, —SC(O)alkyl, OC(O)alkyl, heterocycle, —C(O)OH, hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, aliphatic, heteroaliphatic, and carbocyclic;

R 34 and R 34′ are independently selected at each occurrence from hydrogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 alkynyl, C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl, C 3 -C 6 heterocycle, aryl, heteroaryl, —(CO)R 36 , —(CS)R 36 , —(C═NH)R 36 , —(SO)R 36 , and —(SO 2 )R 36 ;

R 36 is independently selected at each occurrence from hydrogen, C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, C 2 -C 6 alkynyl, C 3 -C 6 cycloalkyl, C 3 -C 6 heterocycle, aryl, heteroaryl, hydroxyl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, thio, C 1 -C 6 thioalkyl, —NH 2 , —NH(C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 3 -C 7 cycloalkyl, C 3 -C 7 heterocycle, aryl, or heteroaryl), and —N(independently C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 3 -C 7 cycloalkyl, C 3 -C 7 heterocycle, aryl, or heteroaryl) 2 ;

R 20 , R 21 , R 22 , R 23 and R 24 are independently selected from bond, alkyl, —C(O)—, —C(O)O—, —OC(O)—, —C(O)alkyl, —C(O)Oalkyl, —C(S)—, —SO 2 —, —S(O)—, —C(S)—, —C(O)NH—, —NHC(O)—, —N(alkyl)C(O)—, —C(O)N(alkyl)-, —O—, —S—, —NH—, —N(alkyl)-, —CH(—O—R 26 )—, —CH(—NR 34 R 34′ )—, —C(—O—R 26 )alkyl-, —C(—NR 34 R 34′ )alkyl-, —C(R 40 R 40 )—, -alkyl(R 27 )-alkyl(R 28 )—, —C(R 27 R 28 )—, —P(O)(OR 26 )O—, —P(O)(OR 26 )—, —NR 34 C(O)NR 34′ —, alkene, haloalkyl, alkoxy, alkyneheteroarylalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heterocycle, aliphatic, heteroaliphatic, heteroaryl, lactic acid, glycolic acid, carbocycle, -(ethylene glycol) 1-6 -, -(lactic-co-glycolic acid) 1-6 -, -(propylene glycol) 1-6 -, —O—(CH 2 ) 1-12 —O—, —NH—(CH 2 ) 1-12 —NH—, —NH—(CH 2 ) 1-12 —O—, —O—(CH 2 ) 1-12 —NH—, —S—(CH 2 ) 1-12 —O—, —O—(CH 2 ) 1-12 —S—, —S—(CH 2 ) 1-12 —S—, —S—(CH 2 ) 1-12 —NH—, and —NH—(CH 2 ) 1-12 —S—;

each of which R 20 , R 21 , R 22 , R 23 , and R 24 is optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from R 101 ;

wherein at least one of R 20 , R 21 , R 22 , R 23 , and R 24 is not a bond;

R 101 is independently selected at each occurrence from hydrogen, alkyl, alkene, alkyne, haloalkyl, alkoxy, hydroxyl, aryl, heteroaryl, heterocycle, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryloxy, heteroaryloxy, CN, —COOalkyl, COOH, NO 2 , F, Cl, Br, I, CF 3 , NH 2 , NHalkyl, N(alkyl) 2 , aliphatic, and heteroaliphatic;

R 26 is selected from hydrogen, alkyl, silane, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, alkene, alkyne, aryl, heteroaryl, heterocyclic, aliphatic and heteroaliphatic;

R 27 and R 28 are independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl, amine, or together with the carbon atom to which they are attached, form C(O), C(S), C═CH 2 , a C 3 -C 6 spirocarbocycle, or a 4-, 5-, or 6-membered spiroheterocycle comprising 1 or 2 heteroatoms selected from N and O, or form a 1 or 2 carbon bridged ring; and

R 40 is selected at each instance from: hydrogen, alkyl, alkene, alkyne, halogen, hydroxyl, alkoxy, azide, amino, cyano, —NH(aliphatic), —N(aliphatic) 2 , —NHSO 2 (aliphatic), —N(aliphatic)SO 2 alkyl, —NHSO 2 (aryl, heteroaryl or heterocyclic), —N(alkyl)SO 2 (aryl, heteroaryl or heterocyclic) —NHSO 2 alkenyl, —N(alkyl)SO 2 alkenyl, —NHSO 2 alkynyl, —N(alkyl)SO 2 alkynyl, haloalkyl, aliphatic, heteroaliphatic, aryl, heteroaryl, heteroalkyl, heterocyclic, and carbocyclic.

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

wherein

R 4 is selected from the group consisting of —C(═O)—O—C 1-6 -alkyl; C 1-6 alkyl; —NH 2 ; and —NH—C(═O)—C 1-6 -alkyl;

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

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

wherein

R 4 is selected from the group consisting of —C(═O)—O—C 1-6 -alkyl; C 1-6 alkyl; —NH 2 ; and —NH—C(═O)—C 1-6 -alkyl;

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

4. The compound of claim 2 , wherein R 4 is —C(═O)—OCH 3 , —NHC(═O)CH 3 , or —C(═O)—OC(CH 3 ) 3 .

5. The compound of claim 2 , wherein R 4 is —NH 2 , or —C(═O)—O—C 1-6 -alkyl.

6. The compound of claim 2 , wherein R 4 is C 1-6 -alkyl or —NH—C(═O)—C 1-6 -alkyl.

7. The compound of claim 3 , wherein R 4 is —NH 2 , or —C(═O)—O—C 1-6 -alkyl.

8. The compound of claim 3 , wherein R 4 is C 1-6 -alkyl or —NH—C(═O)—C 1-6 -alkyl.

9. The compound of claim 1 selected from:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

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

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

11. A pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of a compound of claim 1 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 6, 2021
From: NASVESCHUK, CHRISTOPHER G.
To: C4 THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 055832/0163 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 18, 2021
From: DEY, FABIAN; GOERGLER, ANNICK; KUHN, BERND; NORCROSS, ROGER; SCHMID, PHILIPP
To: F. HOFFMAN-LA ROCHE AG
Reel/Frame 055642/0498 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 18, 2021
From: F. HOFFMAN-LA ROCHE AG
To: HOFFMAN-LA ROCHE INC.
Reel/Frame 055642/0519 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 18, 2021
From: ROEVER, STEPHAN
To: F. HOFFMAN-LA ROCHE AG
Reel/Frame 055642/0524 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 18, 2021
From: F. HOFFMAN-LA ROCHE AG
To: C4 THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 055642/0536 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 18, 2021
From: HOFFMAN-LA ROCHE INC.
To: C4 THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 055642/0564 →
Priority Claims (2)
EP 18167561 · Apr 16, 2018 · regional
EP 18168269 · Apr 19, 2018 · regional
Continuity (2)
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