IP Library Granted Patent US 8,232,267
Granted Patent B2
US 8,232,267 · App. 12/311,640 · Granted Jul 31, 2012

Porphyrin catalysts and methods of use thereof

Assignee: The Trustees of Princeton University
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Patent No.
US 8,232,267
App. No.
12/311,640
Granted
Jul 31, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

This invention provides a novel class of substituted macrocyclic porphyrin compounds. The compounds are useful as peroxynitrite decomposition catalysts. Pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of making and using the compounds, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, or prodrug thereof are also described.

Claims (100)

1. A compound having the Formula I:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable base or acid addition salt, hydrate, ester, solvate, or stereoisomer, or mixtures thereof, wherein

at least one of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 is independently selected from the group consisting of CH 2 C(O)NR 5 R 6 and (CH 2 CH 2 O) t CH 3 , wherein t is 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10, and the remaining R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 are hydrogen;

R 5 and R 6 are selected from the group consisting of

H,

CH 2 CH 2 OCH 3 ,

CH 2 CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 OCH 3 ,

CH 2 CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 OCH 3 ,

CH 2 COO − ,

(CH 2 ) n —X,

(CH 2 ) n —Y,

(CH 2 ) n R 9 —X,

(CH 2 ) n R 9 —Y,

CH 2 CO 2 CH 2 CH 3 ,

(OCH 2 CH 2 ) m —X,

(OCH 2 CH 2 ) m —Y,

Y 2 —X,

Y 2 C(Z 1 ) 3 ,

further wherein: Z 1 is CH 2 OCH 2 (CH 2 ) n X or CH 2 OCH 2 (CH 2 ) n Y;

(CH 2 ) n C(O)Y 2 C(Z 2 ) 3 ,

wherein: Z 2 is CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 C(O)Y 2 C(Z 4 ) 3 and Z 4 is CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 X;

(CH 2 ) n C(O)—Y 2 —C(Z 5 ) 3 ,

wherein: Z 5 is CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 C(O)Y 2 C(Z 6 ) 3 and Z 6 is CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 C(O)O(CH 2 CH 2 O) m CH 2 CH 2 O − ;

(CH 2 ) n OCH 2 C(CH 2 OH) 3 ,

(CH 2 ) n OCH 2 CH(CH 2 OH) 2 ,

(CH 2 ) n OCH 2 C(CH 2 OH) 2 (CH 3 ),

(CH 2 ) n OCH 2 C[CH 2 OCH 2 C(CH 2 OH) 3 ] 3 ,

(CH 2 ) n OCH 2 C[CH 2 OCH 2 C(CH 2 O[CH 2 CH 2 O] m CH 2 CH 2 OX) 3 ] 3 ,

CH 2 CONH—Y,

CH 2 CO—Y,

CH 2 CO(CH 2 ) p —Y;

alkyl,

cycloalkyl, and

aralkyl;

wherein n is an integer selected from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10; m is an integer from 1 to 200, and p is 1 or 2;

X is COOH, COOR′, CONH 2 , CONHR′, CONR′ 2 , CO(CH 2 ) p R′, OPO 3 H 2 , PO 3 H 2 , SO 3 H, NH 2 , NR′ 2 , or NR′ 3 + , a steroid, an amino acid, an oligosaccharide, a peptide, or a polycarboxylic acid, further wherein R′ is alkyl, CH 2 CH 2 OCH 3 , CH 2 CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 OCH 3 , (CH 2 ) n —X, (CH 2 ) n —Y, (CH 2 ) n Ar—X, (CH 2 ) n Ar—Y,

CH 2 CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 OCH 3 , CH 2 CO 2 CH 2 CH 3 , (OCH 2 CH 2 ) m —X, (OCH 2 CH 2 ) m —Y, Y 2 —X, Y 2 C(Z 1 ) 3 , further wherein: Z 1 is CH 2 OCH 2 (CH 2 ) n X or CH 2 OCH 2 (CH 2 ) n Y; (CH 2 ) n C(O)Y 2 C(Z 2 ) 3 , wherein: Z 2 is CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 C(O)Y 2 C(Z 4 ) 3 and Z 4 is CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 X; (CH 2 ) n C(O)—Y 2 —C(Z 5 ) 3 , wherein: Z 5 is CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 C(O)Y 2 C(Z 6 ) 3 and Z 6 is CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 C(O)O(CH 2 CH 2 O) m CH 2 CH 2 O − ; (CH 2 ) n OCH 2 C(CH 2 OH) 3 , (CH 2 ) n OCH 2 CH(CH 2 OH) 2 , (CH 2 ) n OCH 2 C(CH 2 OH) 2 (CH 3 ),

(CH 2 ) n OCH 2 C[CH 2 OCH 2 C(CH 2 OH) 3 ] 3 ,

(CH 2 ) n OCH 2 C[CH 2 OCH 2 C(CH 2 O[CH 2 CH 2 O] m CH 2 CH 2 OX) 3 ] 3 , CH 2 CONH—Y, CH 2 CO—Y, and CH 2 CO(CH 2 ) p —Y;

Y is OH or (OCH 2 CH 2 ) m —W 1 or (CH 2 CH 2 ) m —W 2 ; where W 1 is OH, or (OCH 2 CH 2 ) m OH and W 2 is OR″, further wherein R″ is an alkyl group;

Y 2 is selected from the group consisting of (CH 2 ) n O, (CH 2 ) n NH, and (CH 2 ) n S, CH 2 CONH, CH 2 COO, or CH 2 CO(CH 2 ) p ;

R 9 is substituted phenyl, unsubstituted phenyl, substituted napthyl, or unsubstituted naphthyl;

L 1 and L 2 are, independently, absent, halide, oxo, OH 2 , hydroxo, CN, OPO 3 H or alcohol; and M is absent, Mn or Fe;

provided that R 5 and R 6 are not both alkyl.

2. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 are each CH 2 C(O)NR 5 R 6 .

3. The compound of claim 1 , wherein one of R 5 or R 6 is H.

4. The compound of claim 1 , wherein one of R 5 or R 6 is selected from aralkyl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, and CH 2 CH 2 OCH 3 .

5. The compound of claim 4 , wherein aralkyl is (CR 7 R 8 ) s —R 9 , wherein R 7 and R 8 are, independently, selected from H, alkyl, OH, and halogen, and s is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10.

6. The compound of claim 5 , wherein aralkyl is

7. The compound of claim 4 , wherein one of R 5 or R 6 is selected from alkyl, cycloalkyl, or substituted cycloalkyl.

8. The compound of claim 7 , wherein cycloalkyl or substituted cycloalkyl is a bicyclic ring system.

9. The compound of claim 8 , wherein the bicyclic ring system is bicycle[2.2.1]heptane.

10. The compound of claim 8 , wherein the bicyclic ring system is 1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptane.

11. The compound of claim 4 , wherein one of R 5 or R 6 is CH 2 CH 2 OCH 3 .

12. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 are (CH 2 CH 2 O) t CH 3 .

13. The compound of claim 1 , wherein t=1.

14. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is an ααββ atropisomer.

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

wherein L 1 and L 2 are, independently, absent, halide, oxo, OH 2 , hydroxo, CN, OPO 3 H or alcohol; and M is absent, Mn or Fe.

16. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound of claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

17. A method of lowering peroxynitrite levels in a cell or tissue, the method comprising contacting said cell or tissue with a compound of Formula I in an amount sufficient to lower peroxynitrite levels in said cell or tissue:

or a pharmaceutically acceptable base or acid addition salt, hydrate, ester, solvate, or stereoisomer, or mixtures thereof, wherein

at least one of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 is independently selected from the group consisting of CH 2 C(O)NR 5 R 6 and (CH 2 CH 2 O) t CH 3 , wherein t is 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10, and the remaining R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 are hydrogen;

R 5 and R 6 are selected from the group consisting of

H,

CH 2 CH 2 OCH 3 ,

CH 2 CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 OCH 3 ,

CH 2 CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 OCH 3 ,

CH 2 COO − ,

(CH 2 ) n —X,

(CH 2 ) n —Y,

(CH 2 ) n R 9 —X,

(CH 2 ) n R 9 —Y,

CH 2 CO 2 CH 2 CH 3 ,

(OCH 2 CH 2 ) m —X,

(OCH 2 CH 2 ) m —Y,

Y 2 —X,

Y 2 C(Z 1 ) 3 ,

further wherein: Z 1 is CH 2 OCH 2 (CH 2 ) n X or CH 2 OCH 2 (CH 2 ) n Y; (CH 2 ) n C(O)Y 2 C(Z 2 ) 3 ,

wherein: Z 2 is CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 C(O)Y 2 C(Z 4 ) 3 and Z 4 is CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 X; (CH 2 ) n C(O)—Y 2 —C(Z 5 ) 3 ,

wherein: Z 5 is CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 C(O)Y 2 C(Z 6 ) 3 and Z 6 is CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 C(O)O(CH 2 CH 2 O) m CH 2 CH 2 O − ;

(CH 2 ) n OCH 2 C(CH 2 OH) 3 ,

(CH 2 ) n OCH 2 CH(CH 2 OH) 2 ,

(CH 2 ) n OCH 2 C(CH 2 OH) 2 (CH 3 ),

(CH 2 ) n OCH 2 C[CH 2 OCH 2 C(CH 2 OH) 3 ] 3 ,

(CH 2 ) n OCH 2 C[CH 2 OCH 2 C(CH 2 O[CH 2 CH 2 O] m CH 2 CH 2 OX) 3 ] 3 ,

CH 2 CONH—Y,

CH 2 CO—Y,

CH 2 CO(CH 2 ) p —Y;

alkyl,

cycloalkyl, and

aralkyl;

wherein n is an integer selected from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10; m is an integer from 1 to 200, and p is 1 or 2;

X is COOH, COOR′, CONH 2 , CONHR′, CONR′ 2 , CO(CH 2 ) p R′, OPO 3 H 2 , PO 3 H 2 , SO 3 H, NH 2 , NR′ 2 , or NR′ 3 + , a steroid, an amino acid, an oligosaccharide, a peptide, or a polycarboxylic acid, further wherein R′ is alkyl, CH 2 CH 2 OCH 3 , CH 2 CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 OCH 3 , (CH 2 ) n —X, (CH 2 ) n —Y, (CH 2 ) n Ar—X, (CH 2 ) n Ar—Y,

CH 2 CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 OCH 3 , CH 2 CO 2 CH 2 CH 3 , (OCH 2 CH 2 ) m —X, (OCH 2 CH 2 ) m —Y, Y 2 —X, Y 2 C(Z 1 ) 3 , further wherein: Z 1 is CH 2 OCH 2 (CH 2 ) n X or CH 2 OCH 2 (CH 2 ) n Y; (CH 2 ) n C(O)Y 2 C(Z 2 ) 3 , wherein: Z 2 is CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 C(O)Y 2 C(Z 4 ) 3 and Z 4 is CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 X; (CH 2 ) n C(O)—Y 2 —C(Z 5 ) 3 , wherein: Z 5 is CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 C(O)Y 2 C(Z 6 ) 3 and Z 6 is CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 C(O)O(CH 2 CH 2 O) m CH 2 CH 2 O − ; (CH 2 ) n OCH 2 C(CH 2 OH) 3 , (CH 2 ) n OCH 2 CH(CH 2 OH) 2 , (CH 2 ) n OCH 2 C(CH 2 OH) 2 (CH 3 ), (CH 2 ) n OCH 2 C[CH 2 OCH 2 C(CH 2 OH) 3 ] 3 , (CH 2 ) n OCH 2 C[CH 2 OCH 2 C(CH 2 O[CH 2 CH 2 O] m CH 2 CH 2 OX) 3 ] 3 , CH 2 CONH—Y, CH 2 CO—Y, and CH 2 CO(CH 2 ) p —Y;

Y is OH or (OCH 2 CH 2 ) m —W 1 or (CH 2 CH 2 ) m —W 2 ; where W 1 is OH, or (OCH 2 CH 2 ) m OH and W 2 is OR″, further wherein R″ is an alkyl group;

Y 2 is selected from the group consisting of (CH 2 ) n O, (CH 2 ) n NH, and (CH 2 ) n S, CH 2 CONH, CH 2 COO, or CH 2 CO(CH 2 ) p ;

R 9 is substituted phenyl, unsubstituted phenyl, substituted napthyl, or unsubstituted naphthyl;

L 1 and L 2 are, independently, absent, halide, oxo, OH 2 , hydroxo, CN, OPO 3 H or alcohol; and M is absent, Mn or Fe;

provided that R 5 and R 6 are not both alkyl.

Assignments (2)
CONFIRMATORY LICENSE Recorded Jun 21, 2016
From: PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
To: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH), U.S. DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (DHHS), U.S. GOVERNMENT
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 12, 2010
From: GROVES, JOHN T.
To: THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
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Continuity (2)
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