Phenyl-[4-(3-phenyl-1h-pyrazol-4-yl)-pyrimidin-2-yl)-amine derivatives

1. A compound of formula I

wherein

m is from 1 to 3;

R 1 is amino-sulfonyl; N,N-di-lower alkylamino; lower alkyl-piperazinyl; lower alkyl substituted by lower alkyl-piperazinyl; a radical R 4 -lower alkyl-X—, wherein R 4 is N,N-di-lower alkylamino, morpholinyl or lower alkyl-piperidyl, and X is —S—or —O—; or a radical R 5 —C(═O)—, wherein R 5 is lower alkyl, hydroxyl, lower alkoxy or lower alkyl-piperazinyl; wherein the R 1 substituents are selected independently of one another if m>1;

R 2 is hydrogen;

R 3 is a radical of the formula Ia

wherein n is 1 or 2; and

Z is chloro, lower alkyl, hydroxy, lower alkoxy, or phenyl-lower alkoxy; wherein the Z substituents are selected independently of one another if n>1;

and

R 3 ′ is hydrogen;

or a salt of the said compounds.

2. A compound of formula I according to claim 1 , wherein

m is from 1 or 2;

R 1 is amino-sulfonyl; N,N-di-lower alkylamino; lower alkyl-piperazinyl; lower alkyl substituted by lower alkyl-piperazinyl; or a radical R 5 —C(═O)—, wherein R 5 is lower alkyl, hydroxyl, lower alkoxy or lower alkyl-piperazinyl; wherein the R 1 substituents are selected independently of one another if m is 2;

R 2 is hydrogen;

R 3 is a radical of the formula Ia, wherein n is 1 or 2 and Z is chloro, lower alkyl, hydroxy, or lower alkoxy; wherein the Z substituents are selected independently of one another if n is 2; and R 3 ′ is hydrogen;

or a salt thereof.

3. A compound of formula I according to claim 1 , selected from the group consisting of

{4-[3-(2,3-dimethyl-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]-pyrimidin-2-yl}-[4-(4-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-phenyl]-amine;

{4-[3-(2-chloro-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]-pyrimidin-2-yl}-[4-(4-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-phenyl]-amine;

4-[4-(3-p-tolyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-pyrimidin-2-ylamino]-benzoic acid;

(4-Methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-{4-[4-(3-p-tolyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-pyrimidin-2-ylamino]-phenyl}-methanone;

[4-(4-methyl-piperazin-1-ylmethyl)-phenyl]-[4-(3-p-tolyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-pyrimidin-2-yl]-amine;

(3-{4-[3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]-pyrimidin-2-ylamino}-phenyl)-(4-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-methanone;

[4-(4-ethyl-piperazin-1-ylmethyl)-phenyl]-[4-(3-p-tolyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-pyrimidin-2-yl]-amine;

[3-(4-methyl-piperazin-1-ylmethyl)-phenyl]-[4-(3-p-tolyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-pyrimidin-2-yl]-amine;

{4-[3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]-pyrimidin-2-yl}-[3-(4-methyl-piperazin-1-ylmethyl)-phenyl]-amine;

[4-(4-ethyl-piperazin-1-yl)-phenyl]-[4-(3-p-tolyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-pyrimidin-2-yl]-amine;

3-{4-[3-(3,5-dimethoxy-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]-pyrimidin-2-ylamino}-benzenesulfonamide;

{4-[3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]-pyrimidin-2-yl}-[4-(4-ethyl-piperazin-1-ylmethyl)-phenyl]-amine;

{4-[3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]-pyrimidin-2-yl}-[4-(4-ethyl-piperazin-1-yl)-phenyl]-amine;

{4-[3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]-pyrimidin-2-yl}-(4-piperazin-1-yl-phenyl)-amine;

[3-(1-methyl-piperidin-4-ylmethoxy)-phenyl]-[4-(3-p-tolyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-pyrimidin-2-yl]-amine;

4-[4-(3-p-tolyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-pyrimidin-2-ylamino]-benzenesulfonamide

and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

4. A compound of formula I according to claim 1 , selected from the group consisting of

{4-[3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]-pyrimidin-2-yl}-[4-(4-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-phenyl]-amine;

{4-[3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]-pyrimidin-2-yl}-[4-(2-di methyl-amino-ethoxy)-phenyl]-amine;

{4-[3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]-pyrimidin-2-yl}-[4-(2-diethylamino-ethoxy)-phenyl]-amine;

{4-[3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]-pyrimidin-2-yl}-[4-(2-morpholin-4-yl-ethoxy)-phenyl]-amine;

{4-[3-(3-chloro-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]-pyrimidin-2-yl}-[4-(2-dimethylamino-ethoxy)-phenyl]-amine;

{4-[3-(3-chloro-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]-pyrimidin-2-yl}-[4-(2-morpholin-4-yl-ethoxy)-phenyl]-amine;

{4-[3-(3-chloro-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]-pyrimidin-2-yl}-[4-(2-diethylamino-ethoxy)-phenyl]-amine;

{4-[3-(3-chloro-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]-pyrimidin-2-yl}-[4-(4-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-phenyl]-amine;

{4-[3-(4-methoxy-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]-pyrimidin-2-yl}-[4-(4-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-phenyl]-amine;

{4-[3-(4-methoxy-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]-pyrimidin-2-yl}-[4-(2-morpholin-4-yl-ethoxy)-phenyl]-amine;

{4-[3-(4-ethyl-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]-pyrimidin-2-yl}-[4-(4-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-phenyl]-amine;

[4-(2-diethylamino-ethoxy)-phenyl]-{4-[3-(4-ethyl-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]-pyrimidin-2-yl}-amine;

[4-(2-diethylamino-ethoxy)-phenyl]-{4-[3-(4-methoxy-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]-pyrimidin-2-yl}-amine;

[4-(2-diethylamino-ethoxy)-phenyl]-{4-[3-(3-methoxy-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]-pyrimidin-2-yl}-amine;

{4-[3-(3-methoxy-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]-pyrimidin-2-yl}-[4-(2-morpholin-4-yl-ethoxy)-phenyl]-amine;

{4-[3-(3-methoxy-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]-pyrimidin-2-yl}-[4-(4-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-phenyl]-amine;

[4-(2-dimethylamino-ethoxy)-phenyl]-{4-[3-(4-ethyl-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]-pyrimidin-2-yl}-amine;

[4-(4-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-phenyl]-[4-(3-m-tolyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-pyrimidin-2-yl]-amine;

[4-(2-diethylamino-ethoxy)-phenyl]-[4-(3-m-tolyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-pyrimidin-2-yl]-amine;

[4-(2-dimethylamino-ethoxy)-phenyl]-[4-(3-m-tolyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-pyrimidin-2-yl]-amine;

{4-[3-(3,4-dichloro-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]-pyrimidin-2-yl}-[4-(2-dimethylamino-ethoxy)-phenyl]-amine;

{4-[3-(3,4-dichloro-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]-pyrimidin-2-yl}-[4-(4-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-phenyl]-amine;

{4-[3-(4-benzyloxy-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]-pyrimidin-2-yl}-[4-(2-dimethylamino-ethoxy)-phenyl]-amine;

4-(4-{2-[4-(4-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-phenylamino]pyrimidin-4-yl}-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)-phenol;

[4-(4-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-phenyl]-[4-(3-p-tolyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-pyrimidin-2-yl]-amine;

[4-(2-dimethylamino-ethoxy)-phenyl]-[4-(3-p-tolyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-pyrimidin-2-yl]-amine;

{4-[3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]-pyrimidin-2-yl}-[3-(1-methyl-piperidin-4-ylmethoxy)-phenyl]-amine;

{4-[3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]-pyrimidin-2-yl}-[4-(1-methyl-piperidin-4-ylmethoxy)-phenyl]-amine;

{4-[3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]-pyrimidin-2-yl}-[3-(4-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-phenyl]-amine;

4-{4-[3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]-pyrimidin-2-ylamino}-benzoic acid;

(4-{4-[3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]-pyrimidin-2-ylamino}-phenyl)-(4-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-methanone;

{4-[3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]-pyrimidin-2-yl}-[4-(4-methyl-piperazin-1-ylmethyl)-phenyl]-amine,

{4-[3-(2,4-dichloro-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]-pyrimidin-2-yl}-[4-(4-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-phenyl]-amine;

N-{4-[3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]-pyrimidin-2-yl}-N′,N′-dimethyl-benzene-1,3-diamine;

{4-[3-(4-ethoxy-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]-pyrimidin-2-yl}-[4-(4-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-phenyl]-amine;

3-{4-[3-(4-chloro-3-hydroxy-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]-pyrimidin-2-ylamino}-benzenesulfonamide;

3-{4-[3-(4-chloro-3-methoxy-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]-pyrimidin-2-ylamino}-benzenesulfonamide;

3-{4-[3-(4-chloro-3-methoxy-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]-pyrimidin-2-ylamino}-benzoic acid ethyl ester;

3-{4-[3-(4-chloro-3-hydroxy-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]-pyrimidin-2-ylamino}-benzoic acid ethyl ester;

1-(3-{4-[3-(4-chloro-3-methoxy-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]-pyrimidin-2-ylamino}-phenyl)-ethanone;

benzothiazol-6-yl-{4-[3-(4-chloro-3-methoxy-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]-pyrimidin-2-yl}-amine;

{4-[3-(4-chloro-3-methoxy-phenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]-pyrimidin-2-yl}-(1-oxo-benzothiazol-6-yl)-amine;

3-[4-(3-benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-yl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-pyrimidin-2-ylamino]-benzoic acid tert-butyl ester;

3-[4-(3-benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-yl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-pyrimidin-2-ylamino]-benzenesulfonamide;

and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

5. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof according to claim 1 , together with at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

6. A process for the preparation of a compound of formula I according to claim 1 or of a salt of such a compound, characterized in that

a) a compound of formula II

 wherein Y is a leaving group such as halogen, —S(═O)—CH 3 or —S(O 2 )—CH 3 and R 2 , R 3 and R 3 ′ have the meanings as defined for a compound of formula I according to claim 1 , is reacted with a compound of formula III

 wherein m and R 1 have the meanings as defined for a compound of formula I according to claim 1 ;

b) in order to prepare a compound of formula I, wherein R 1 is a radical R 5 —C(═O)— in which R 6 is mono- or di-substituted amino or a heterocyclic radical that is bound to the carbonyl moiety via a nitrogen ring atom, a compound of formula IV

 wherein R 2 , R 3 and R 3 ′ have the meanings as defined for a compound of formula I according to claim 1 , or a reactive carboxylic acid derivative thereof, is reacted with a mono- or di-substituted amine or a heterocyclic radical containing at least one nitrogen ring atom to which a hydrogen is bound, respectively; or

c) in order to prepare a compound of formula I, wherein R 2 is unsubstituted or substituted lower alkyl or a heterocyclic radical, a compound of formula I, wherein R 2 is hydrogen, is reacted with a compound of the formula R 2 —OH, wherein R 2 is unsubstituted or substituted lower alkyl or a heterocyclic radical wherein the substituted lower alkyl or the heterocyclic radical is attached to the hydroxy group of R 2 —OH via a carbon atom of the lower alkyl moiety or via a carbon ring atom of the heterocyclic radical, respectively;

 whereby functional groups which are present in the starting compounds of processes a) to c) and are not intended to take part in the reaction, are present in protected form if necessary, and protecting groups that are present are cleaved, whereby the said starting compounds may also exist in the form of salts provided that a salt-forming group is present and a reaction in salt form is possible;

 and, if so desired, a compound of formula I thus obtained is converted into another compound of formula I, a free compound of formula I is converted into a salt, an obtained salt of a compound of formula I is converted into the free compound or another salt, and/or a mixture of isomeric compounds of formula I is separated into the individual isomers.