IP Library Granted Patent US 8,278,317
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US 8,278,317 · App. 11/988,393 · Granted Oct 2, 2012

Potassium channel inhibitors

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Patent No.
US 8,278,317
App. No.
11/988,393
Granted
Oct 2, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to compounds having the structure (I) useful as potassium channel inhibitors to treat cardiac arrhythmias, and the like.

Claims (97)

1. A compound selected from the group consisting of:

N,N-diisopropyl-3-phenyl-4-[(4-phenylbutanoyl)amino]-2-pyridin-3-ylbutanamide,

N,N-diisopropyl-3-phenyl-4-[({[(1S)-1-phenylethyl]amino}carbonyl)amino]-2-pyridin-3-ylbutanamide,

N,N-diisopropyl-3-phenyl-4-[(3-phenylpropanoyl)amino]-2-pyridin-3-ylbutanamide,

4-{([3-(2-fluorophenyl)propanoyl]amino}-N,N-diisopropyl-3-phenyl-2-pyridin-3-ylbutanamide,

N,N-diisopropyl-3-phenyl-4-[(3-phenylbutanoyl)amino]-2-pyridin-3-ylbutanamide,

N,N-diisopropyl-4-({[(3-methylbenzyl)amino]carbonyl}amino)-3-phenyl-2-pyridin-3-ylbutanamide,

4-({[(4-bromobenzyl)amino]carbonyl}amino)-N,N-diisopropyl-3-phenyl-2-pyridin-3-ylbutanamide,

4-({[(4-fluorobenzyl)amino]carbonyl}amino)-N,N-diisopropyl-3-phenyl-2-pyridin-3-ylbutanamide,

N,N-diisopropyl-3-phenyl-4-[({[(1R,2S)-2-phenylcyclopropyl]amino}carbonyl)amino]-2-pyridin-3-ylbutanamide,

N,N-diisopropyl-4-[({[1-(1-naphthyl)ethyl]amino}carbonyl)amino]-3-phenyl-2-pyridin-3-ylbutanamide,

4-({[(3-fluorobenzyl)amino]carbonyl}amino)-N,N-diisopropyl-3-phenyl-2-pyridin-3-ylbutanamide,

4-[(benzylsulfonyl)amino]-N,N-diisopropyl-3-phenyl-2-pyridin-3-ylbutanamide,

N,N-diisopropyl-4-({[(4-methylbenzyl)amino]carbonyl}amino)-3-phenyl-2-pyridin-3-ylbutanamide,

4-({[(2-fluorobenzyl)amino]carbonyl}amino)-N,N-diisopropyl-3-phenyl-2-pyridin-3-ylbutanamide,

N,N-diisopropyl-3-phenyl-4-{[(2-phenyl-1,3-thiazol-4-yl)acetyl]amino}-2-pyridin-3-ylbutanamide,

4-{[3-(2-chlorophenyl)propanoyl]amino}-N,N-diisopropyl-3-phenyl-2-pyridin-3-ylbutanamide,

N,N-diisopropyl-4-({[(4-methoxybenzyl)amino]carbonyl}amino)-3-phenyl-2-pyridin-3-ylbutanamide,

N,N-diisopropyl-3-phenyl-4-({[(E)-2-phenylvinyl]sulfonyl}amino)-2-pyridin-3-ylbutanamide,

N,N-diisopropyl-3-phenyl-2-pyridin-3-yl-4-({[2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]sulfonyl}amino)butanamide,

N,N-diisopropyl-3-phenyl-2-pyridin-3-yl-4-[(3-pyridin-2-ylpropanoyl)amino]butanamide,

N,N-diisopropyl-3-phenyl-4-({[(2-phenylethyl)amino]carbonyl}amino)-2-pyridin-3-ylbutanamide,

4-({[(2-chlorobenzyl)amino]carbonyl}amino)-N,N-diisopropyl-3-phenyl-2-pyridin-3-ylbutanamide,

4-{[(cyclohexylamino)carbonyl]amino}-N,N-diisopropyl-3-phenyl-2-pyridin-3-ylbutanamide,

4-({[(3-fluorophenyl)amino]carbonyl}amino)-N,N-diisopropyl-3-phenyl-2-pyridin-3-ylbutanamide,

N,N-diisopropyl-4-{[(1-naphthylamino)carbonyl]amino}-3-phenyl-2-pyridin-3-ylbutanamide,

N,N-diisopropyl-3-phenyl-4-[({[(1R)-1-phenylethyl]amino}carbonyl)amino]-2-pyridin-3-ylbutanamide,

4-({[(diphenylmethyl)amino]carbonyl}amino)-N,N-diisopropyl-3-phenyl-2-pyridin-3-ylbutanamide,

N,N-diisopropyl-3-phenyl-4-[({[(1S)-1-phenylethyl]amino}carbonyl)amino]-2-pyridin-3-ylbutanamide,

4-{[(sec-butylamino)carbonyl]amino}-N,N-diisopropyl-3-phenyl-2-pyridin-3-ylbutanamide,

4-({[(diphenylmethyl)amino]carbonyl}amino)-N,N-diisopropyl-3-phenyl-2-pyridin-3-ylbutanamide,

4-[(2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-ylacetyl)amino]-N,N-diisopropyl-3-phenyl-2-pyridin-3-ylbutanamide,

4-(acetylamino)-N,N-diisopropyl-3-phenyl-2-pyridin-3-ylbutanamide,

N,N-diisopropyl-3-phenyl-2-pyridin-3-yl-4-({[2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]acetyl}amino)butanamide,

4-{[(2-chloro-6-fluorophenyl)acetyl]amino}-N,N-diisopropyl-3-phenyl-2-pyridin-3-ylbutanamide,

N-[4-(diisopropylamino)-4-oxo-2-phenyl-3-pyridin-3-ylbutyl]pentanamide,

N,N-diisopropyl-4-{[3-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)propanoyl]amino}-3-phenyl-2-pyridin-3-ylbutanamide,

methyl 5-{[2-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)ethyl]amino}-5-oxo-3-phenyl-4-pyridin-3-ylpentanoate,

N 5 -(2-fluorobenzyl)-N 1 ,N 1 -diisopropyl-3-phenyl-2-pyridin-3-ylpentanediamide,

N 1 ,N 1 -diisopropyl-3-phenyl-N 5 -(3-phenylpropyl)-2-pyridin-3-ylpentanediamide,

N 1 ,N 1 -diisopropyl-3-phenyl-N 5 -(1-phenylethyl)-2-pyridin-3-ylpentanediamide,

N 5 -[2-(tert-butylthio)ethyl]-N 1 ,N 1 -diisopropyl-3-phenyl-2-pyridin-3-ylpentanediamide,

N 1 ,N 1 -diisopropyl-3-phenyl-N 5 -(2-phenylethyl)-2-pyridin-3-ylpentanediamide,

N 5 -(2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-yl)-N 1 ,N 1 -diisopropyl-3-phenyl-2-pyridin-3-ylpentanediamide,

N 1 ,N 1 -diisopropyl-3-phenyl-N 5 -[(4-phenylmorpholin-2-yl)methyl]-2-pyridin-3-ylpentanediamide,

N 1 ,N 1 -diisopropyl-3-phenyl-N 5 -pyridin-2-yl-2-pyridin-3-ylpentanediamide,

N 1 ,N 1 -diisopropyl-N 5 -(1-isopropyl-2-methylpropyl)-3-phenyl-2-pyridin-3-ylpentanediamide,

N 5 -(1H-benzimidazol-2-ylmethyl)-N 1 ,N 1 -diisopropyl-3-phenyl-2-pyridin-3-ylpentanediamide,

N 5 -(3-isopropoxypropyl)-N 1 ,N 1 -diisopropyl-3-phenyl-2-pyridin-3-ylpentanediamide,

N 1 ,N 1 -diisopropyl-3-phenyl-2-pyridin-3-yl-N-5-(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)pentanediamide,

methyl 5-{[5-(diisopropylamino)-5-oxo-3-phenyl-4-pyridin-3-ylpentanoyl]amino}pentanoate,

1-tert-butyl 5-methyl 3-phenyl-2-pyridin-3-ylpentanedioate,

methyl 4-(3-cyanophenyl)-5-(diisopropylamino)-5-oxo-3-pyridin-3-ylpentanoate,

methyl 4-(3-bromophenyl)-5-(diisopropylamino)-5-oxo-3-pyridin-3-ylpentanoate,

N 1 ,N 1 -diisopropyl-N 5 ,N 5 -dimethyl-3-phenyl-2-pyridin-3-ylpentanediamide,

N 1 ,N 1 -diisopropyl-N 5 -methyl-3-phenyl-2-pyridin-3-ylpentanediamide,

methyl 5-(diisopropylamino)-5-oxo-4-pyridin-3-yl-3-pyridin-4-ylpentanoate,

5-methoxy-5-oxo-3-phenyl-2-pyridin-3-ylpentanoic acid,

methyl 5-(diisopropylamino)-5-oxo-4-pyridin-3-yl-3-pyridin-4-ylpentanoate,

methyl 5-(diisopropylamino)-5-oxo-3-phenyl-4-pyridin-2-ylpentanoate,

methyl 5-(diisopropylamino)-5-oxo-4-pyridin-2-yl-3-pyridin-4-ylpentanoate,

methyl 5-(diisopropylamino)-5-oxo-3,4-dipyridin-4-ylpentanoate,

methyl 5-(diisopropylamino)-5-oxo-4-phenyl-3-pyridin-4-ylpentanoate,

methyl 5-(diisopropylamino)-5-oxo-3-phenyl-4-pyridin-4-ylpentanoate,

3-(3-cyanophenyl)-4-({[(2-fluorobenzyl)amino]carbonyl}amino)-N,N-diisopropyl-2-pyridin-3-ylbutanamide,

N-[4-(diisopropylamino)-4-oxo-2-phenyl-3-pyridin-3-ylbutyl]-2-fluoro-N-(methylsulfonyl)phenylalaninamide,

N-[4-(diisopropylamino)-4-oxo-2-phenyl-3-pyridin-3-ylbutyl]-2-fluorophenylalaninamide,

N-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-N-[4-(diisopropylamino)-4-oxo-2-phenyl-3-pyridin-3-ylbutyl]-2-fluorophenylalaninamide,

N,N-diisopropyl-4-(5-methyl-1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)-3-phenyl-2-pyridin-3-ylbutanamide,

N,N-diisopropyl-4-(2-methyl-2H-tetrazol-5-yl)-3-phenyl-2-pyridin-3-ylbutanamide,

N,N-diisopropyl-4-(1-methyl-1H-tetrazol-5-yl)-3-phenyl-2-pyridin-3-ylbutanamide,

5-hydrazino-N,N-diisopropyl-5-oxo-3-phenyl-2-pyridin-3-ylpentanamide,

N,N-diisopropyl-4-(3-methyl-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl)-3-phenyl-2-pyridin-3-ylbutanamide,

N,N-diisopropyl-4-(5-methyl-1,3-oxazol-2-yl)-3-phenyl-2-pyridin-3-ylbutanamide,

4-cyano-N,N-diisopropyl-3-phenyl-2-pyridin-3-ylbutanamide,

N,N-diisopropyl-4-[(methylsulfonyl)amino]-3-phenyl-2-pyridin-3-ylbutanamide,

N,N-diisopropyl-4-(5-methyl-1,3-oxazol-2-yl)-3-phenyl-2-pyridin-3-ylbutanamide,

5-hydroxy-N,N-diisopropyl-3-phenyl-2-pyridin-3-ylpentanamide,

tert-butyl 4-(diisopropylamino)-4-oxo-2-phenyl-3-pyridin-3-ylbutylcarbamate,

methyl 3-(3-cyanophenyl)-5-(diisopropylamino)-5-oxo-4-pyridin-3-ylpentanoate,

methyl 3-(3-bromophenyl)-5-(diisopropylamino)-5-oxo-4-pyridin-3-ylpentanoate,

5-(diisopropylamino)-5-oxo-3-phenyl-4-pyridin-3-ylpentanoic acid,

N 1 ,N 1 -diisopropyl-3-phenyl-2-pyridin-3-ylpentanediamide,

methyl 5-(diisopropylamino)-5-oxo-4-phenyl-3-pyridin-3-ylpentanoate,

methyl 5-(diisopropylamino)-5-oxo-4-pyridin-2-yl-3-pyridin-3-ylpentanoate,

methyl 5-(diisopropylamino)-5-oxo-4-pyridin-2-yl-3-pyridin-3-ylpentanoate,

methyl 5-(diisopropylamino)-5-oxo-4-phenyl-3-pyridin-3-ylpentanoate,

methyl 5-(diisopropylamino)-5-oxo-3-phenyl-4-pyridin-3-ylpentanoate,

methyl 5-(diisopropylamino)-5-oxo-3,4-dipyridin-3-ylpentanoate,

methyl 5-(diisopropylamino)-3-(6-methoxypyridin-3-yl)-5-oxo-4-phenylpentanoate,

methyl 5-(diisopropylamino)-5-oxo-3-pyridin-2-yl-4-pyridin-4-ylpentanoate,

methyl 5-(diisopropylamino)-5-oxo-3-pyridin-2-yl-4-pyridin-3-ylpentanoate,

methyl 5-(diisopropylamino)-5-oxo-3,4-dipyridin-2-ylpentanoate, and

methyl 5-(diisopropylamino)-5-oxo-4-phenyl-3-pyridin-2-ylpentanoate, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

2. A pharmaceutical formulation comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and the compound of claim 1 .

3. A pharmaceutical composition made by combining the compound of claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

4. A method of treating cardiac arrythmia comprising administering a compound of claim 1 with a compound selected from one of the classes of compounds consisting of antiarrhythmic agents having Kv1.5 blocking activities, ACE inhibitors, angiotensin II antagonists, cardiac glycosides, L-type calcium channel blockers, T-type calcium channel blockers, selective and nonselective beta blockers, endothelin antagonists, thrombin inhibitors, aspirin, nonselective NSAIDs, warfarin, factor Xa inhibitors, low molecular weight heparin, unfractionated heparin, clopidogrel, ticlopidine, IIb/IIIa receptor antagonists, 5HT receptor antagonists, integrin receptor antagonists, thromboxane receptor antagonists, TAFI inhibitors and P2T receptor antagonists.

Assignments (6)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 29, 2012
From: SCHERING CORPORATION
To: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
Reel/Frame 028866/0511 →
MERGER Recorded Aug 27, 2012
From: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
To: SCHERING CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 028850/0515 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 29, 2010
From: TROTTER, B. WESLEY; NANDA, KAUSIK K.; WOLKENBERG, SCOTT E.; NOLT, M. BRAD; WISNOSKI, DAVID
To: MERCK & CO., INC.
Reel/Frame 023872/0849 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 29, 2010
From: MERCK & CO., INC.
To: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
Reel/Frame 023873/0286 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 26, 2010
From: MERCK & CO., INC.
To: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
Reel/Frame 023906/0803 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 31, 2009
From: TROTTER, B. WESLEY; NANDA, KAUSIK K.; WOLKENBERG, SCOTT E.; NOLT, M. BRAD
To: MERCK & CO., INC.
Reel/Frame 023723/0210 →