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Granted Patent B2
US 9,199,962 · App. 14/131,309 · Granted Dec 1, 2015

Substituted azaheterocycles for the treatment of cancer

Inventors: Timo Heinrich (Gross-Umstadt, DE); Nadia Brugger (Cambridge, MA); Kristopher Josephson (Wayland, MA)
Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
C07D401/04A61K31/4155A61K31/444A61K31/506A61K31/52A61K31/5377C07D401/12C07D401/14C07D405/14C07D413/14C07D417/14C07D471/04C07D473/34
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Patent No.
US 9,199,962
App. No.
14/131,309
Granted
Dec 1, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention provides novel substituted azaheterocyclic compounds according to Formula (I), their manufacture and use for the treatment of hyperproliferative diseases, such as cancer.

Claims (111)

1. A compound of Formula (V)

or its stereoisomers or tautomers, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts of each of the foregoing, wherein

R 1 ′, R 1 ″ are each independently H, A, Hal, Cyc, or CO(Cyc),

R 2 is H, or Q 1 -(C(LA)H) n -Q 2 ,

R 3 is H, A, or -LA-Cyc

A is unbranched or branched linear or cyclic alkyl having 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 C atoms, in which one CH 2 group may be replaced by an O or S atom and/or by an —NH—, —CO—, —NHCOO—, —NHCONH—, —CONH—, —NHCO—, —CH═CH—, —N═CH— or —CH═N— group, and in which 1-5 H atoms may be replaced by Hal, and in which one CH group may be replaced by N, and in which one CH 3 group may be replaced by CN,

Hal is F, CI, Br or I ,

Cyc is a monocyclic, non-aromatic or aromatic, homo- or heterocycle having 0, 1 or 2, N, O and/or S atoms and 4, 5 or 6 skeleton atoms, which is independently of one another, mono- or disubstituted by Hal, LA, OH, carbonyl oxygen, SH, O(LA), NH 2 , NH(LA), N(LA) 2 , NO 2 , CN, OCN, SCN, COOH, COO(LA), CONH 2 , CONH(LA), CON(LA) 2 , NHCO(LA), NHCONH(LA), NHCONH 2 , NHSO 2 (LA), CHO, CO(LA), SO 2 NH 2 , SO 2 (LA) and/or SO 2 Hal,

Q 1 is —NH—, —O—, —COO—, —CONH—, or a bond,

Q 2 is NH 2 , NH(LA), N(LA) 2 , CONH 2 , CONH(LA), CON(LA) 2 , COOH, COO(LA), Cyc, or CO(Cyc),

n is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4,

Ar is a mono- or bicyclic aromatic homo- or heterocycle having 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 N, O and/or S atoms and 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 skeleton atoms, which is independently of one another, mono-, di- or trisubstituted by Hal, A, OH, SH, OA, NH 2 , NHA, NA 2 , NO 2 , CN, OCN, SCN, COOH, CONH 2 , CONHA, CONA 2 , NHCOA, NHCONHA, NHCONH 2 , NHSO 2 A, CHO, COA, SO 2 NH 2 , SO 2 A, SO 2 Hal and/or (X) m , -Cyc,

and in which a ring N-atom may be substituted by an O-atom to form an N-oxide group,

and in which in the case of a bicyclic ring system one ring may be aromatic, and the other ring non-aromatic,

X is CH 2 , NH, or O,

m is 0 or 1,and

LA is H, or unbranched or branched linear alkyl having 1, 2 or 3 or 4 C atoms, wherein 1, 2 or 3 H atoms may be replaced by Hal.

2. A compound according to claim 1 , wherein:

Ar is phenyl, pyridyl, 2,1,3-benzothiadiazolyl, 1,3-benzodioxolyl, pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridyl, pyrimidyl, morpholinyl, 2,3-dihydro-benzofuranyl, or pyrazolyl, all of which may be unsubstituted, or mono- or disubstituted by Hal, LA, OH, SH, O(LA), NH 2 , NH(LA), N(LA) 2 , NO 2 , CN, OCN, SCN, COOH, CONH 2 , CONH(LA), CON(LA) 2 , NHCO(LA), NHCONH(LA), NHCONH 2 , NHSO 2 (LA), CHO, CO(LA), SO 2 NH 2 , S 02 (LA), SO 2 Hal, or (X) m -Cyc, or its stereoisomers or tautomers, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts of each of the foregoing.

3. A compound according to claim 1 , wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of:

6-(2,4-Difluoro-benzylamino)-2-(5-trifluoromethyl-pyridin-3-yl)-pyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid carbamoylmethyl-amide,

[2-(2-Amino-5-chloro-pyridin-3-yl)-pyrimidin-4-yl]-(4-fluoro-2-trifluoromethyl-benzyl)-amine,

[2-(2-Amino-5-trifluoromethyl-pyridin-3-yl)-pyrimidin-4-yl]-(2-trifluoromethyl-benzyl)-amine,

1-[6-(2,4-Difluoro-benzylamino)-2-(5-trifluoromethyl-pyridin-3-yl)-pyrimidine-4-carbonyl]-piperidine-3-carboxylic acid amide,

[2-(5-Chloro-pyridin-3-yl)-pyrimidin-4-yl]-(4-fluoro-2-trifluoromethyl-benzyl)-amine,

(4-Chloro-2-fluoro-benzyl)-[2-(5-chloro-pyridin-3-yl)-pyrimidin-4-yl]-amine,

6-(2,4-Difluoro-benzylamino)-2-(5-trifluoromethyl-pyridin-3-yl)-pyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid (2-carbamoyl-ethyl)-amide,

(4-Fluoro-2-trifluoromethyl-benzyl)-[2-(5-trifluoromethyl-pyridin-3-yl)-pyrimidin-4-yl]-amine,

[2-(5-Chloro-pyridin-3-yl)-pyrimidin-4-yl]-(2,4-difluoro-benzyl)-amine,

6-(2,4-Difluoro-benzylamino)-2-(5-trifluoromethyl-pyridin-3-yl)-pyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid (2-acetylamino-ethyl)-amide,

6-(2,4-Difluoro-benzylamino)-2-(5-trifluoromethyl-pyridin-3-yl)-pyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid (3-morpholin-4-yl-3-oxo-propyl)-amide,

6-(2,4-Difluoro-benzylamino)-2-(5-trifluoromethyl-pyridin-3-yl)-pyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid (3-morpholin-4-yl-propyl)-amide,

6-(2,4-Difluoro-benzylamino)-2-(5-trifluoromethyl-pyridin-3-yl)-pyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid (2-pyridin-3-yl-ethyl)-amide,

6-(2,4-Difluoro-benzylamino)-2-(5-trifluoromethyl-pyridin-3-yl)-pyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid (3-dimethylamino-propyl)-amide,

[2-(5-Chloro-pyridin-3-yl)-pyrimidin-4-yl]-(4-chloro-2-trifluoromethyl-benzyl)-amine,

6-(2,4-Difluoro-benzylamino)-2-(5-trifluoromethyl-pyridin-3-yl)-pyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid (1-methyl-pyrrolidin-3-ylmethyl)-amide,

6-(2,4-Difluoro-benzylamino)-2-(5-trifluoromethyl-pyridin-3-yl)-pyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid (4-dimethylamino-butyl)-amide,

6-(2,4-Difluoro-benzylamino)-2-(5-trifluoromethyl-pyridin-3-yl)-pyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid (2-dimethylamino-ethyl)-amide,

(4-Chloro-2-fluoro-benzyl)-[2-(5-trifluoromethyl-pyridin-3-yl)-pyrimidin-4-yl]-amine,

1-[6-(2,4-Difluoro-benzylamino)-2-(5-trifluoromethyl-pyridin-3-yl)-pyrimidine-4-carbonyl]-piperidine-4 -carboxylic acid amide,

6-(2,4-Difluoro-benzylamino)-2-(5-trifluoromethyl-pyridin-3-yl)-pyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid dimethylamide,

6-(2,4-Difluoro-benzylamino)-2-(5-trifluoromethyl-pyridin-3-yl)-pyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid (1-carbamoyl-ethyl)-amide,

[6-(2,4-Difluoro-benzylamino)-2-(5-trifluoromethyl-pyridin-3-yl)-pyrimidin-4-yl]-morpholin-4-yl-methanone,

(2,4-Difluoro-benzyl)-[4-(5-trifluoromethyl-pyridin-3-yl)-pyrimidin-2-yl]-amine,

(4-Fluoro-2-trifluoromethyl-benzyl)-[4-(5-trifluoromethyl-pyridin-3-yl)-pyrimidin-2-yl]-amine,

(2,4-Difluoro-benzyl)-(5′-trifluoromethyl-[2,3′]bipyridinyl-6-yl)-amine,

(2,4-Difluoro-benzyl)-[2-(5-methoxy-pyridin-3-yl)-pyrimidin-4-yl]-amine,

(3,5-Difluoro-pyridin-2-ylmethyl)-[2-(5-trifluoromethyl-pyridin-3-yl)-pyrimidin-4-yl]-amine, and

(4-Fluoro-2-trifluoromethyl-benzyl)-[2-(5-methoxy-pyridin-3-yl)-pyrimidin-4-yl]-amine,

or its stereoisomers or tautomers, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts of each of the foregoing.

4. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of claim 1 , or its stereoisomers or tautomers, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts of each of the foregoing, as active ingredient, together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

5. A kit consisting of separate packs of

a) an effective amount of a compound of claim 1 , or its stereoisomers or tautomers, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts of each of the foregoing, and

b) an effective amount of a further medicament active ingredient.

6. Process for the manufacture of compounds of Formula (V) according to claim 1 ,

wherein a substituted pyrimidine according to Formula (X)

Wherein R 2 is H, or Q 1 -(C(LA)H) n -Q 2 , and W is N,

is reacted with an aryl amine according to Formula (IX)

Wherein

R 3 is H, A, or -LA-Cyc

Ar is a mono- or bicyclic aromatic homo- or heterocycle having 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 N, O and/or S atoms and 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 skeleton atoms, which is independently of one another, mono-, di- or trisubstituted by Hal, A, OH, SH, OA, NH 2 , NHA, NA 2 , NO 2 , CN, OCN, SCN, COOH, CONH 2 , CONHA, CONA 2 , NHCOA, NHCONHA, NHCONH 2 , NHSO 2 A, CHO, COA, SO 2 NH 2 , SO 2 A, SO 2 Hal and/or (X) m-Cyc,

and in which a ring N-atom may be substituted by an O-atom to form an N-oxide group,

and in which in the case of a bicyclic ring system one ring may be aromatic, and the other ring non-aromatic,

to yield an intermediate according to Formula (VIII)

which is then reacted with a boronic acid or ester substituted pyridine according to Formula (VII)

Wherein R 1 ′, R 1 ″ are each independently H, A, Hal, Cyc, or CO(Cyc),

to yield a product according to Formula (V),

wherein R is H, LA, or an alkyl chain, linking the boronic acid oxygen atoms, and all other substituents have the meaning as defined for Formula (V) according to claim 1 .

7. The compound of claim 1 , wherein

Ar is phenyl or pyridyl, which is, independently, mono- or disubstituted in ortho and/or para position by Hal, LA, OH, O(LA), NH 2 , NH(LA), N(LA) 2 , NHSO 2 (LA), CO(LA), SO 2 NH 2 , SO 2 (LA), or SO 2 Hal,

R 1 ′ is H, Hal, LA, O(LA), or CO(Cyc),

R 1 ″ is H, or NH 2 ,

R 2 is H, and

R 3 is H.

8. The compound of claim 1 , wherein

R 1 ′ is H, Hal, LA, O(LA), or CO(Cyc),

R 1 ″ is H, or NH 2 , and

R 2 is Q 1 -(CH 2 ) n -Q 2 .

9. The compound of claim 1 , wherein

R 1 ′ is H, Hal, LA, O(LA), or CO(Cyc),

R 1 ″ is H, or NH 2 ,

R 2 is Q 1 -(CH 2 ) n -Q 2 , and

R 3 is H.

10. The compound of claim 1 , wherein

Ar is phenyl or pyridyl, which is, independently, mono- or disubstituted in ortho and/or para position by Hal, LA, OH, O(LA), NH 2 , NH(LA), N(LA) 2 , NHSO 2 (LA), CO(LA), SO 2 NH 2 , S 02 (LA), or SO 2 Hal,

R 1 ′ is H, Hal, LA, O(LA), or CO(Cyc),

R 1 ″ is H, or NH 2 ,

R 2 is Q 1 -(CH 2 ) n -Q 2 , and

R 3 is H.

11. The compound of claim 1 , wherein

Ar is phenyl which is disubstituted in ortho and para position by F,

R 1 ′ is CF 3 ,

R 1 ″ is H,

R 2 is Q 1 -(CH 2 ) n -Q 2 , and

R 3 is H.

12. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 3 is H.

13. The compound of claim 1 , wherein

R 1 ′ is H, Hal, LA, O(LA), or CO(Cyc), and

R 1 ″ is H, or NH 2 .

14. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 2 is H.

15. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 2 is Q 1 -(C(LA)H) n -Q 2 .

16. The compound of claim 1 , wherein Ar is phenyl which is, independently, mono- or disubstituted by Hal, LA, OH, SH, O(LA), NH 2 , NH(LA), N(LA) 2 , NO 2 , CN, OCN, SCN, COOH, CONH 2 , CONH(LA), CON(LA) 2 , NHCO(LA), NHCONH(LA), NHCONH 2 , NHSO 2 (LA), CHO, CO(LA), SO 2 NH 2 ,SO 2 (LA), SO 2 Hal, Cyc, or O-Cyc.

17. The compound of claim 1 , wherein Ar is phenyl or pyridyl, which is, independently, mono- or disubstituted in ortho and/or para position by Hal, LA, OH, O(LA), NH 2 , NH(LA), N(LA) 2 , NHSO 2 (LA), CO(LA), SO 2 NH 2 , SO 2 (LA), or SO 2 Hal.

18. The compound of claim 1 , wherein Ar is phenyl which is, independently, mono- or disubstituted in ortho and/or para position by F, Cl, methyl, or CF 3 .

19. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 2 is H, and R 3 is H.

20. The compound of claim 1 , wherein

R 1 ′ is H, Hal, LA, O(LA), or CO(Cyc),

R 1 ″ is H, or NH 2 ,

R 2 is H, and

R 3 is H.

21. The compound of claim 1 , wherein R 2 is Q 1 -(CH 2 ) n -Q 2 .

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 15, 2015
From: JOSEPHSON, KRISTOPHER; BRUGGER, NADIA
To: MERCK PATENT GMBH
Reel/Frame 036799/0168 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 15, 2015
From: HEINRICH, TIMO
To: MERCK PATENT GMBH
Reel/Frame 036799/0847 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61505376 · Jul 7, 2011
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