IP Library › Granted Patent US 9,266,857
Granted Patent B2
US 9,266,857 · App. 14/428,927 · Granted Feb 23, 2016

Bicyclic AZA compounds as muscarinic M1 receptor agonists

Inventors: Giles Albert Brown (Hertfordshire, GB); Julie Elaine Cansfield (Hertfordshire, GB); Miles Stuart Congreve (Hertfordshire, GB); Mark Pickworth (Hertfordshire, GB); Benjamin Gerald Tehan (Hertfordshire, GB)
Assignee: Heptares Therapeutics Limited
C07D401/04
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,266,857
App. No.
14/428,927
Granted
Feb 23, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

This invention relates to compounds (Formula (1)) that are agonists of the muscarinic M1 receptor and which are useful in the treatment of muscarinic M1 receptor mediated diseases. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds and the therapeutic uses of the compounds. Compounds provided are of formula where R 1 -R 5 , X 1 , X 2 and p are as defined herein.

Claims (91)

1. A compound of the formula (1):

or a salt thereof, wherein:

p is 0, 1 or 2;

X 1 and X 2 are saturated hydrocarbon groups which together contain a total of five to nine carbon atoms and which link together such that the moiety:

forms a bicyclic ring system;

R 1 is a C 1-10 non-aromatic hydrocarbon group which is optionally substituted with one to six fluorine atoms and wherein one or two, but not all, carbon atoms of the hydrocarbon group may optionally be replaced by a heteroatom selected from O, N and S and oxidised forms thereof;

R 2 is hydrogen or a C 1-10 non-aromatic hydrocarbon group;

or R 1 and R 2 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a non-aromatic heterocyclic ring of four to nine ring members, wherein the heterocyclic ring may optionally contain a second heteroatom selected from O, N and S and oxidised forms thereof; and wherein the heterocyclic ring may optionally be substituted with one to six substitutents selected from C 1-2 alkyl; fluorine; and cyano;

R 3 is selected from hydrogen; halogen; cyano; hydroxy; C 1-3 alkoxy; and a C 1-5 non-aromatic hydrocarbon group which is optionally substituted with one to six fluorine atoms and wherein one or two, but not all, carbon atoms of the hydrocarbon group may optionally be replaced by a heteroatom selected from O, N and S;

R 4 is a C 1-6 non-aromatic hydrocarbon group which is optionally substituted with one to six fluorine atoms and wherein one or two, but not all, carbon atoms of the hydrocarbon group may optionally be replaced by a heteroatom selected from O, N and S and oxidised forms thereof; and

R 5 is fluorine.

2. The compound according to claim 1 wherein R 1 is selected from:

C 1-6 alkyl optionally substituted with 1 to 6 fluorine atoms;

methoxy-C 1-4 alkyl optionally substituted with 1 to 6 fluorine atoms;

C 1-6 alkoxy;

C 2-6 alkenyl;

C 2-6 alkynyl;

C 3-6 cycloalkyl optionally substituted with one or two methyl groups;

C 4-5 cycloalkyl-CH 2 — wherein the C 4-5 cycloalkyl moiety is optionally substituted with one C 1-2 alkyl group and wherein one carbon atom of the C 4-5 cycloalkyl moiety may optionally be replaced by an oxygen atom;

cyclopropyl-C 1-3 alkyl;

cyclopentenyl; and

methyl-bicyclo[2.2.2]octanyl.

3. The compound according to claim 1 wherein R 1 is selected from 2-methylpropyl; 2,2-dimethylpropyl; tert-butyl; 2-methyl-but-2-yl; 2,3-dimethylbut-2-yl; cyclopropylmethyl; cyclobutylmethyl; cyclopentyl; cyclopentylmethyl; 1-methylcyclobutyl; 1-methylcyclopentyl; 1-methylcyclohexyl; 1-methylcyclopentylmethyl; cyclopropyl-prop-2-yl; 1-methylcyclobutylmethyl and 1-ethyl-cyclobutylmethyl groups.

4. The compound according to claim 1 wherein R 2 is selected from hydrogen, methyl, ethyl and isopropyl.

5. The compound according to claim 1 wherein R 3 is selected from hydrogen, fluorine and methoxy.

6. The compound according to claim 1 wherein R 4 is selected from methyl, ethyl, ethynyl and 1-propynyl.

7. The compound according to claim 1 wherein p is 0.

8. The compound according to claim 1 wherein the bicyclic ring system formed by the moiety:

is selected from:

(a) an azabicyclo-octane or azabicyclo-nonane ring system;

(b) a 2-aza-spiro[3.4]octane or a 6-aza-spiro[3.4]octane ring system; and

(c) a cyclopentanopyrrolidine ring system.

9. The compound according to claim 8 wherein the bicyclic ring system formed by the moiety:

is selected from ring systems BA, BB, BC, CA, CB and DA below:

10. The compound according to claim 1 having the formula (3):

wherein R 1 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 and p are as defined in any one of claims 1 to 7 ; s is 0 or 1 and t is 0 or 1.

11. The compound according to claim 10 wherein s=0 and t=1.

12. The compound according to claim 1 which is selected from

ethyl 3-{4-[(1-methylcyclobutyl)carbamoyl]piperidin-1-yl}-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octane-8-carboxylate,

ethyl 3-{4-[(1-methylcyclobutyl)carbamoyl]piperidin-1-yl}-9-azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane-9-carboxylate,

ethyl 3-{4-[(1-methylcyclobutyl)carbamoyl]piperidin-1-yl}-6-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octane-6-carboxylate,

ethyl 5-{4-[(1-methylcyclobutyl)carbamoyl]piperidin-1-yl}hexahydrocyclopenta[c]pyrrole-2(1H)-carboxylate,

ethyl 2-{4-fluoro-4-[(1-methylcyclobutyl)carbamoyl]piperidin-1-yl}-6-azaspiro[3.4]octane-6-carboxylate,

ethyl 6-{4-[(1-methylcyclobutyl)carbamoyl]piperidin-1-yl}-2-azaspiro[3.4]octane-2-carboxylate,

prop-2-yn-1-yl 6-{4-[(1-methylcyclobutyl)carbamoyl]piperidin-1-yl}-2-azaspiro[3.4]octane-2-carboxylate,

ethyl 2-{4-[(1-methylcyclobutyl)carbamoyl]piperidin-1-yl}-6-azaspiro[3.4]octane-6-carboxylate,

ethyl (2r,4s)-2-{4-[(1-methylcyclobutyl)carbamoyl]piperidin-1-yl}-6-azaspiro[3.4]octane-6-carboxylate,

ethyl (2s,4r)-2-{4-[(1-methylcyclobutyl)carbamoyl]piperidin-1-yl}-6-azaspiro[3.4]octane-6-carboxylate,

ethyl 2-(4-{[1-(1,1,1-trideuteromethyl)cyclobutyl]carbamoyl}piperidin-1-yl)-6-azaspiro[3.4]octane-6-carboxylate,

ethyl (2r,4s)-2-(4-{[1-(1,1,1-trideuteromethyl)cyclobutyl]carbamoyl}piperidin-1-yl)-6-azaspiro[3.4]octane-6-carboxylate,

ethyl (2s,4r)-2-(4-{[1-(1,1,1-trideuteromethyl)cyclobutyl]carbamoyl}piperidin-1-yl)-6-azaspiro[3.4]octane-6-carboxylate,

ethyl 2-(4-{[1-(1,1,1-trideuteromethyl)-2,2,3,3,4,4-hexadeuterocyclobutyl]carbamoyl}piperidin-1-yl)-6-azaspiro[3.4]octane-6-carboxylate,

ethyl (2r,4s)-2-(4-{[1-(1,1,1-trideuteromethyl)-2,2,3,3,4,4-hexadeuterocyclobutyl]carbamoyl}piperidin-1-yl)-6-azaspiro[3.4]octane-6-carboxylate,

ethyl (2s,4r)-2-(4-{[1-(1,1,1-trideuteromethyl)-2,2,3,3,4,4-hexadeuterocyclobutyl]carbamoyl}piperidin-1-yl)-6-azaspiro[3.4]octane-6-carboxylate,

ethyl 2-(4-{[1-(fluoromethyl)cyclobutyl]carbamoyl}piperidin-1-yl)-6-azaspiro[3.4]octane-6-carboxylate,

ethyl (2r,4s)-2-(4-{[1-(fluoromethyl)cyclobutyl]carbamoyl}piperidin-1-yl)-6-azaspiro[3.4]octane-6-carboxylate,

ethyl (2s,4r)-2-(4-{[1-(fluoromethyl)cyclobutyl]carbamoyl}piperidin-1-yl)-6-azaspiro[3.4]octane-6-carboxylate,

(2,2,2-trideutero)ethyl 2-{4-[1-methylcyclobutyl)carbamoyl]piperidin-1-yl}-6-azaspiro[3.4]octane-6-carboxylate,

(2,2,2-trideutero)ethyl (2r,4s)-2-{4-[(1-methylcyclobutyl)carbamoyl]piperidin-1-yl}-6-azaspiro[3.4]octane-6-carboxylate,

(2,2,2-trideutero)ethyl (2s,4r)-2-{4-[(1-methylcyclobutyl)carbamoyl]piperidin-1-yl}-6-azaspiro[3.4]octane-6-carboxylate,

(2,2,2-trideutero)ethyl 2-(4-{[1-(1,1,1-trideuteromethyl)cyclobutyl]carbamoyl}piperidin-1-yl)-6-azaspiro[3.4]octane-6-carboxylate,

(2,2,2-trideutero)ethyl (2r,4s)-2-(4-{[1-(1,1,1-trideuteromethyl)cyclobutyl]carbamoyl}piperidin-1-yl)-6-azaspiro[3.4]octane-6-carboxylate,

(2,2,2-trideutero)ethyl (2s,4r)-2-(4-{[1-(1,1,1-trideuteromethyl)cyclobutyl]carbamoyl}piperidin-1-yl)-6-azaspiro[3.4]octane-6-carboxylate,

(2,2,2-trideutero)ethyl 2-(4-{[1-(1,1,1-trideuteromethyl)-2,2,3,3,4,4-hexadeuterocyclobutyl]carbamoyl}piperidin-1-yl)-6-azaspiro[3.4]octane-6-carboxylate,

(2,2,2-trideutero)ethyl (2r,4s)-2-(4-{[1-(1,1,1-trideuteromethyl)-2,2,3,3,4,4-hexadeuterocyclobutyl]carbamoyl}piperidin-1-yl)-6-azaspiro[3.4]octane-6-carboxylate,

(2,2,2-trideutero)ethyl (2s,4r)-2-(4-{[1-(1,1,1-trideuteromethyl)-2,2,3,3,4,4-hexadeuterocyclobutyl]carbamoyl}piperidin-1-yl)-6-azaspiro[3.4]octane-6-carboxylate,

(2,2,2-trideutero)ethyl 2-(4-{[1-(fluoromethyl)cyclobutyl]carbamoyl}piperidin-1-yl)-6-azaspiro[3.4]octane-6-carboxylate,

(2,2,2-trideutero)ethyl (2r,4s)-2-(4-{[1-(fluoromethyl)cyclobutyl]carbamoyl}piperidin-1-yl)-6-azaspiro[3.4]octane-6-carboxylate,

(2,2,2-trideutero)ethyl (2s,4r)-2-(4-{[1-(fluoromethyl)cyclobutyl]carbamoyl}piperidin-1-yl)-6-azaspiro[3.4]octane-6-carboxylate,

(1,1,2,2,2-pentadeutero)ethyl 2-{4-[(1-methylcyclobutyl)carbamoyl]piperidin-1-yl}-6-azaspiro[3.4]octane-6-carboxylate,

(1,1,2,2,2-pentadeutero)ethyl (2r,4s)-2-{4-[(1-methylcyclobutyl)carbamoyl]piperidin-1-yl}-6-azaspiro[3.4]octane-6-carboxylate,

(1,1,2,2,2-pentadeutero)ethyl (2s,4r)-2-{4-[(1-methylcyclobutyl)carbamoyl]piperidin-1-yl}-6-azaspiro[3.4]octane-6-carboxylate,

(1,1,2,2,2-pentadeutero)ethyl 2-(4-{[1-(1,1,1-trideuteromethyl)cyclobutyl]carbamoyl}piperidin-1-yl)-6-azaspiro[3.4]octane-6-carboxylate,

(1,1,2,2,2-pentadeutero)ethyl (2r,4s)-2-(4-{[1-(1,1,1-trideuteromethyl)cyclobutyl]carbamoyl}piperidin-1-yl)-6-azaspiro[3.4]octane-6-carboxylate,

(1,1,2,2,2-pentadeutero)ethyl (2s,4r)-2-(4-{[1-(1,1,1-trideuteromethyl)cyclobutyl]carbamoyl}piperidin-1-yl)-6-azaspiro[3.4]octane-6-carboxylate,

(1,1,2,2,2-pentadeutero)ethyl 2-(4-{[1-(1,1,1-trideuteromethyl)-2,2,3,3,4,4-hexadeuterocyclobutyl]carbamoyl}piperidin-1-yl)-6-azaspiro[3.4]octane-6-carboxylate,

(1,1,2,2,2-pentadeutero)ethyl (2r,4s)-2-(4-{[1-(1,1,1-trideuteromethyl)-2,2,3,3,4,4-hexadeuterocyclobutyl]carbamoyl}piperidin-1-yl)-6-azaspiro[3.4]octane-6-carboxylate,

(1,1,2,2,2-pentadeutero)ethyl (2s,4r)-2-(4-{[1-(1,1,1-trideuteromethyl)-2,2,3,3,4,4-hexadeuterocyclobutyl]carbamoyl}piperidin-1-yl)-6-azaspiro[3.4]octane-6-carboxylate.

13. The compound according to claim 12 which is selected from

ethyl (2r,4s)-2-{4-[(1-methylcyclobutyl)carbamoyl]piperidin-1-yl}-6-azaspiro[3.4]octane-6-carboxylate,

ethyl (2r,4s)-2-(4-{[1-(1,1,1-trideuteromethyl)cyclobutyl]carbamoyl}piperidin-1-yl)-6-azaspiro[3.4]octane-6-carboxylate,

ethyl (2r,4s)-2-(4-{[1-(1,1,1-trideuteromethyl)-2,2,3,3,4,4-hexadeuterocyclobutyl]carbamoyl}piperidin-1-yl)-6-azaspiro[3.4]octane-6-carboxylate,

ethyl (2r,4s)-2-(4-{[1-(fluoromethyl)cyclobutyl]carbamoyl}piperidin-1-yl)-6-azaspiro[3.4]octane-6-carboxylate,

(2,2,2-trideutero)ethyl (2r,4s)-2-{4-[(1-methylcyclobutyl)carbamoyl]piperidin-1-yl}-6-azaspiro[3.4]octane-6-carboxylate,

(2,2,2-trideutero)ethyl (2r,4s)-2-(4-{[1-(1,1,1-trideuteromethyl)cyclobutyl]carbamoyl}piperidin-1-yl)-6-azaspiro[3.4]octane-6-carboxylate,

(2,2,2-trideutero)ethyl (2r,4s)-2-(4-{[1-(1,1,1-trideuteromethyl)-2,2,3,3,4,4-hexadeuterocyclobutyl]carbamoyl}piperidin-1-yl)-6-azaspiro[3.4]octane-6-carboxylate,

(2,2,2-trideutero)ethyl (2r,4s)-2-(4-{[1-(fluoromethyl)cyclobutyl]carbamoyl}piperidin-1-yl)-6-azaspiro[3.4]octane-6-carboxylate,

(1,1,2,2,2-pentadeutero)ethyl (2r,4s)-2-{4-[(1-methylcyclobutyl)carbamoyl]piperidin-1-yl}-6-azaspiro[3.4]octane-6-carboxylate,

(1,1,2,2,2-pentadeutero)ethyl (2r,4s)-2-(4-{[1-(1,1,1-trideuteromethyl)cyclobutyl]carbamoyl}piperidin-1-yl)-6-azaspiro[3.4]octane-6-carboxylate,

(1,1,2,2,2-pentadeutero)ethyl (2r,4s)-2-(4-{[1-(1,1,1-trideuteromethyl)-2,2,3,3,4,4-hexadeuterocyclobutyl]carbamoyl}piperidin-1-yl)-6-azaspiro[3.4]octane-6-carboxylate.

14. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound as defined in claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 9, 2024
From: HEPTARES THERAPEUTICS LIMITED
To: NXERA PHARMA UK LIMITED
Reel/Frame 068524/0400 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Mar 21, 2019
From: HEPTARES THERAPEUTICS LIMITED
To: HEPTARES THERAPEUTICS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 048661/0096 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 18, 2015
From: BROWN, GILES ALBERT; CANSFIELD, JULIE ELAINE; CONGREVE, MILES STUART; PICKWORTH, MARK; TEHAN, BENJAMIN GERALD
To: HEPTARES THERAPEUTICS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 035660/0131 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 61823606 · May 15, 2013
Provisional Application 61702330 · Sep 18, 2012
Related Publication 20150232443A1 · Aug 20, 2015