Carboxylic acid peri-substituted bicyclics for occlusive artery disease
Peri-substituted, fused bicyclic ring carboxylic acids useful for the treatment or prophylaxis of a prostaglandin-mediated disease or condition are disclosed. The compounds are of the general formula A representative example is:
1. A compound of formula
wherein the bonds between the ring members of the ring system may be single or double bonds, said ring system substituted with from zero to four substituents chosen independently from halogen, —OH, loweralkyl, —O-loweralkyl, fluoroloweralkyl, —O-lowerfluoroalkyl, methylenedioxy, ethylenedioxy, alkoxy-loweralkyl, hydroxyloweralkyl, oxo, —CN, nitro, —S—loweralkyl, amino, loweralkylamino, diloweralkylamino, diloweralkylaminoalkyl, carboxy, carboalkoxy, acyl, carboxamido, loweralkylsulfoxide, acylamino, phenyl, benzyl, spirothiazolidinyl, phenoxy and benzyloxy; with the proviso that 3-unsubstituted-2-oxoindoles are excluded;
W is chosen from C 2 to C 8 linear alkyl in which one or two —CH 2 — may be replaced independently by either of —CH═CH— and —CF 2 —;
Y is chosen from C 1 to C 8 alkyl in which one or two —CH 2 — may be replaced independently by either of —CO(═O)—, —CH═CH—, and —CF 2 —;
M is chosen from phenyl, and phenyl substituted with from one to three substituents chosen from halogen, trifluoromethyl, methyl, methoxy, trifluoromethoxy, methanesulfonyl, methylenedioxy, and ethylenedioxy.
2. A compound according to claim 1 wherein
W is —CH═CH—; and
Y is —CH 2 —.
3. A compound according to claim 1 wherein the ring system is chosen from an indole, a 3-substituted-2-oxoindole, an indoline, and an isatin.
4. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a compound according to claim 1 .
5. A pharmaceutical formulation according to claim 4 comprising an additional therapeutic agent chosen from a platelet aggregation inhibitor, an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, an antihyperlipidemic agent and a cyclooxygenase inhibitor.
6. A pharmaceutical formulation according to claim 5 wherein said platelet aggregation inhibitor is chosen from tirofiban, dipyridamole, clopidogrel and ticlopidine.
7. A pharmaceutical formulation according to claim 5 wherein said HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor is chosen from lovastatin, simvastatin, pravastatin, rosuvastatin, mevastatin, atorvastatin, cerivastatin, pitavastatin and fluvastatin.
8. A pharmaceutical formulation according to claim 5 wherein said cyclooxygenase inhibitor is chosen from rofecoxib, meloxicam, celecoxib, etoricoxib, lumiracoxib, valdecoxib, parecoxib, cimicoxib, diclofenac, sulindac, etodolac, ketoralac, ketoprofen, and piroxicam.
9. A compound according to claim 1 of formula
said ring system substituted with from zero to four substituents chosen independently from halogen, —OH, loweralkyl, —O-loweralkyl, fluoroloweralkyl, —O-lowerfluoroalkyl, methylenedioxy, ethylenedioxy, alkoxy-loweralkyl, hydroxyloweralkyl, oxide, —CN, nitro, —S—loweralkyl, amino, loweralkylamino, diloweralkylamino, diloweralkylaminoalkyl, carboxy, carboalkoxy, acyl, carboxamido, loweralkylsulfoxide, acylamino, phenyl, benzyl, spirothiazolidinyl, phenoxy and benzyloxy, said ring system chosen from:
indole,
reduced indole,
2-oxoindole,
reduced 2-oxoindole,
10. A compound according to claim 9 wherein said ring system is indole of formula:
wherein
R 3 and R 4 are substituents in either or both rings, chosen independently from hydrogen, halogen, —OH, loweralkyl, —O-loweralkyl, fluoroloweralkyl, —O-lowerfluoroalkyl, methylenedioxy, ethylenedioxy, alkoxy-loweralkyl, hydroxyloweralkyl, —CN, nitro, —S—loweralkyl, amino, loweralkylamino, diloweralkylamino, diloweralkylaminoalkyl, carboxy, carboalkoxy, acyl, carboxamido, loweralkylsulfoxide, acylamino, phenyl, benzyl, spirothiazolidinyl, phenoxy and benzyloxy.
11. A compound according to claim 9 wherein said ring system is 2-oxoindole of formula:
wherein
R 3 and R 4 are substituents in either or both rings, chosen independently from hydrogen, halogen, —OH, loweralkyl, —O-loweralkyl, fluoroloweralkyl, —O-lowerfluoroalkyl, methylenedioxy, ethylenedioxy, alkoxy-loweralkyl, hydroxyloweralkyl, oxo, —CN, nitro, —S-loweralkyl, amino, loweralkylamino, diloweralkylamino, diloweralkylaminoalkyl, carboxy, carboalkoxy, acyl, carboxamido, loweralkylsulfoxide, acylamino, phenyl, benzyl, spirothiazolidinyl, phenoxy and benzyloxy.
12. A compound according to claim 9 wherein said ring system is a reduced 2-oxoindole of formula:
wherein
R 3 and R 4 are substituents in either or both rings, chosen independently from hydrogen, halogen, —OH, loweralkyl, —O-loweralkyl, fluoroloweralkyl, —O-lowerfluoroalkyl, methylenedioxy, ethylenedioxy, alkoxy-loweralkyl, hydroxyloweralkyl, oxo, —CN, nitro, —S-loweralkyl, amino, loweralkylamino, diloweralkylamino, diloweralkylaminoalkyl, carboxy, carboalkoxy, acyl, carboxamido, loweralkylsulfoxide, acylamino, phenyl, benzyl, spirothiazolidinyl, phenoxy and benzyloxy.
13. A compound according to claim 9 wherein
W is —CH═CH—; and
Y is —CH 2 —.