GSK-3 inhibitors
The disclosure generally relates to compounds of formula I, including their salts, as well as compositions and methods of using the compounds to treat disorders associated with GSK-3.
1. A compound of formula I
where:
R 1 is hydrogen, alkyl, (cycloalkyl)alkyl, alkoxyalkyl, (Ar 2 )alkyl, ((Ar 2 )cycloalkyl)alkyl, cycloalkyl, (alkyl)cycloalkyl, Ar 2 , or Ar 3 ;
or R 1 is (adamantyl)alkyl, (oxetanyl)alkyl, (tetrahydropyranyl)alkyl, (benzodioxolanyl)alkyl, oxetanyl, (alkyl)piperidinyl, (pentaalkyl)piperidinyl, alkoxytetrahydrofuranyl, tetrahydropyranyl, dialkyltetrahydropyranyl, (dihalophenyl)pyrazolyl, acetamidopyridinyl, (dialkylamino)alkoxypyridinyl, pyridazinyl, (imidizolyl)phenyl, tetrahydroisoquinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, quinolinyl, or naphthyl;
R 2 is N(R 3 )(R 4 ), dioxolanyl, (alkyl)dioxolanyl, or tetrahydropyranyl;
R 3 is hydrogen, alkyl, (cycloalkyl)alkyl, cycloalkyl, or is Ar 2 is phenyl substituted with 0-3 substituents selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy;
R 4 is hydrogen or alkyl;
or N(R 3 )(R 4 ) taken together is azetdinyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, piperazinyl, or morpholinyl, and is substituted with 0-4 substituents selected from alkyl and halo;
Ar 1 is 3-pyridinyl, 3-pyridazinyl, 4-pyridazinyl, 5-pyrimidinyl, or 2-pyrazinyl, and is substituted with 0-3 substituents selected from the group consisting of cyano, halo, alkyl, haloalkyl, (R 2 )alkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, R 2 , and Ar 2 ;
Ar 2 is phenyl or pyridinyl and is substituted with 0-3 substituents selected from the group consisting of cyano, halo, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl, and phenyl that is in turn substituted with 0-3 substituents selected from the group consisting of halo, alkyl, haloalkyl, and alkoxy; and
Ar 3 is pyrazolyl, isothiazolyl, imidazolyl, thiadiazolyl, or triazolyl, and is substituted with 0-3 substituents selected from the group consisting of cyano, halo, alkyl, cycloalkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, and haloalkoxy;
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
2. A compound of claim 1 where R 1 is Ar 2 .
3. A compound of claim 1 where Ar 1 is 3-pyridinyl or 5-pyrimidinyl and is substituted with 0-3 substituents selected from the group consisting of cyano, halo, alkyl, haloalkyl, (R 2 )alkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, R 2 , and Ar 2 .
4. A compound of claim 1 where Ar 1 is 3-pyridinyl substituted with 0-3 substituents selected from the group consisting of cyano, halo, alkyl, haloalkyl, (R 2 )alkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, R 2 , and Ar 2 .
5. A compound of claim 1 where Ar 1 is 5-pyrimidinyl substituted with 0-3 substituents selected from the group consisting of cyano, halo, alkyl, haloalkyl, (R 2 )alkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, R 2 , and Ar 2 .
6. A compound of claim 1 where Ar 2 is phenyl substituted with 0-3 substituents selected from the group consisting of cyano, halo, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, haloalkoxy, alkylsulfinyl, and alkylsulfonyl.
7. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
8. A method for the treatment of a disease, disorder, or condition selected from the group consisting of psychiatric disorders and metabolic disorders which comprises administering to a patient a therapeutically affective amount of a compound of claim 1 .
9. A method for the treatment of a condition selected from the group consisting of Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal dementia, progressive supranuclear palsy, argyophilic grain disease, corticobasal degeneration, Pick's disease, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, stroke, Huntington's disease, peripheral neuropathy, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord trauma, and vascular dementia, which comprises administering to a patient a therapeutically affective amount of a compound of claim 1 .
10. The method of claim 9 directed to the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.