U.S. patent application number 14/298668 was filed with the patent office on 2015-07-16 for methods of using prodrugs of methyl hydrogen fumarate and pharmaceutical compositions thereof.
The applicant listed for this patent is XenoPort, Inc.. Invention is credited to Xuedong Dai, Archana Gangakhedkar, Peter A. Virsik, Noa Zerangue.
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United States Patent
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20150197486 |
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Gangakhedkar; Archana ; et
al. |
July 16, 2015 |
METHODS OF USING PRODRUGS OF METHYL HYDROGEN FUMARATE AND
PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS THEREOF
Abstract
Prodrugs of methyl hydrogen fumarate, pharmaceutical
compositions comprising prodrugs of methyl hydrogen fumarate, and
methods of using prodrugs of methyl hydrogen fumarate and
pharmaceutical compositions thereof for treating diseases such as
psoriasis, asthma, multiple sclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease,
and arthritis are disclosed.
Inventors: |
Gangakhedkar; Archana; (San
Jose, CA) ; Dai; Xuedong; (San Jose, CA) ;
Zerangue; Noa; (Belmont, CA) ; Virsik; Peter A.;
(Portola Valley, CA) |
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XenoPort, Inc. |
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Current U.S.
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514/237.5 ;
514/547; 544/171; 560/196 |
Current CPC
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A61P 9/10 20180101; C07C
69/60 20130101; C07C 271/64 20130101; A61P 19/02 20180101; A61P
17/00 20180101; C07C 235/06 20130101; A61P 11/06 20180101; C07C
2601/14 20170501; C07C 235/10 20130101; C07D 207/16 20130101; A61P
9/00 20180101; A61P 25/16 20180101; A61P 17/06 20180101; A61P 25/28
20180101; C07C 275/50 20130101; C07C 235/12 20130101; C07C 259/06
20130101; C07C 69/75 20130101; A61P 29/00 20180101; A61P 25/00
20180101; A61P 11/00 20180101; C07C 69/78 20130101; C07D 263/20
20130101; A61P 1/00 20180101; C07D 295/18 20130101; C07D 285/12
20130101; C07C 69/96 20130101; A61P 19/00 20180101; A61P 1/04
20180101; C07D 295/185 20130101; C07C 235/08 20130101 |
International
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C07C 235/06 20060101
C07C235/06; C07D 295/185 20060101 C07D295/185 |
Claims
1-25. (canceled)
26. A compound of Formula (III): ##STR00067## or a pharmaceutically
acceptable salt thereof, wherein: R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are
independently chosen from hydrogen, C.sub.1-6 alkyl, and
substituted C.sub.1-6 alkyl; and R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are
independently chosen from hydrogen, C.sub.1-6 alkyl, substituted
C.sub.1-6 alkyl, C.sub.1-6 heteroalkyl, substituted C.sub.1-6
heteroalkyl, C.sub.4-12 cycloalkylalkyl, substituted C.sub.4-12
cycloalkylalkyl, C.sub.7-12 arylalkyl, and substituted C.sub.7-12
arylalkyl; or R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 together with the nitrogen to
which they are bonded form a ring chosen from a C.sub.5-10
heteroaryl, substituted C.sub.5-10 heteroaryl, C.sub.5-10
heterocycloalkyl, and substituted C.sub.5-10 heterocycloalkyl; and
wherein each substituent group is independently chosen from
halogen, --OH, --CN, --CF.sub.3, .dbd.O, --NO.sub.2, benzyl,
--C(O)NR.sup.11.sub.2, --R.sup.11, --OR.sup.11, --C(O)R.sup.11,
--COOR.sup.11, and --NR.sup.11.sub.2 wherein each R.sup.11 is
independently chosen from hydrogen and C.sub.1-4 alkyl.
27. The compound of claim 26, wherein each of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2
is hydrogen.
28. The compound of claim 26, wherein one of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is
hydrogen and the other of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is chosen from
methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, and
sec-butyl.
29. The compound of claim 26, wherein R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are
independently chosen from hydrogen and C.sub.1-6 alkyl.
30. The compound of claim 26, wherein R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 together
with the nitrogen to which they are bonded form a C.sub.5-10
heterocycloalkyl ring.
31. The compound of claim 26, wherein one of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is
hydrogen and the other of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is chosen from
hydrogen and C.sub.1-6 alkyl; and R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 together with
the nitrogen to which they are bonded form a ring chosen from
morpholine, piperazine, and N-substituted piperazine.
32. The compound of claim 26, wherein one of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is
hydrogen; and the other of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is chosen from
hydrogen and C.sub.1-6 alkyl; R.sup.3 is hydrogen; R.sup.4 is
chosen from hydrogen, C.sub.1-6 alkyl, and benzyl; and R.sup.5 is
methyl.
33. The compound of claim 26, wherein the compound is chosen from:
(2E)-3-[(2-morpholin-4-yl-2-oxoethyl)oxycarbonyl]prop-2-enoic acid;
(2E)-3-{[(N,N-diethylcarbamoyl)methyl]oxycarbonyl}prop-2-enoic
acid; (2E)-3-({[N-benzylcarbamoyl]methyl}oxycarbonyl) prop-2-enoic
acid; (2E)-3-[(2-morpholin-4-yl-2-oxoethyl)oxycarbonyl]prop-2-enoic
acid; (2E)-3-{[(N-butylcarbamoyl)methyl]oxycarbonyl}prop-2-enoic
acid;
(2E)-3-{[N-methoxy-N-methylcarbamoyl)methyl]oxycarbonyl}prop-2-enoic
acid; bis-(2-methoxyethylamino)carbamoyl]methyl prop-2-enoic acid;
N,N-dimethylcarbamoyl)methyl pro-2-enoic acid;
(2E)-3-({[N-(3-carboxypropyl)carbamoyl]methyl}oxycarbonyl)
prop-2-enoic acid; methyl (N-(1,3,4-thiadiazol-2yl) carbamoyl)
methyl prop-2-enoic acid;
(2E)-3-[(2-{(2S)-2-[tert-butyl)oxycarbonyl]pyrrolidinyl}-2-oxoethyl-
)oxycarbonyl]prop-2-enoic acid;
1-[2-((2E)-3-carboxyprop-2-enoyloxy)acetyl](2S)
pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid;
(2E)-3-[([N-[(ethoxycarbonyl)methyl]-N-methylcarbamoyl}methyl)oxyca-
rbonyl]prop-2-enoic acid;
(2E)-3-{[(N-{[(tert-butyl)oxycarbonyl]methyl}-N-methylcarbamoyl)methyl]ox-
ycarbonyl}prop-2-enoic acid;
(2E)-3-[(1-methyl-2-morpholin-4-yl-2-oxoethyl)oxycarbonyl]prop-2-enoic
acid; (2E)-3-({[N,N-bis(2-methoxyethyl)carbamoyl]ethyl}oxycarbonyl)
prop-2-enoic acid;
(2E)-3-{[(N,N-dimethylcarbamoyl)ethyl]oxycarbonyl}prop-2-enoic
acid;
(2E)-3[({N,N-bis[(2-methylethoxy)ethyl]carbamoyl}methyl)oxycarbonyl]prop--
2-enoic acid;
(2E)-3-({[N,N-bis(2-ethoxyethyl)carbamoyl]methyl}oxycarbonyl)
prop-2-enoic acid;
(2E)-3-{[2-(4-acetylpiperazinyl-2-oxoethyl]oxycarbonyl}prop-2-enoic
acid; (2E)-3-({2-oxo-2-[4-benzylpiperazinyl]ethyl}oxycarbonyl)
prop-2-enoic acid;
(2E)-3-{[(N-{[(tert-butyl)oxycarbonyl]methyl}carbamoyl)methyl]oxyca-
rbonyl)prop-2-enoic acid;
(2E)-3-{[(N-methyl-N-{[(methylethyl)oxycarbonyl]methyl}carbamoyl)methyl]o-
xycarbonyl}prop-2-enoic acid;
(2E)-3-[({N-[(ethoxycarbonyl)methyl]-N-benzylcarbamoyl]methyl)oxycarbonyl-
]prop-2-enoic acid;
(2E)-3-[({N-[(ethoxycarbonyl)methyl]-N-benzylcarbamoyl]ethyl)oxycarbonyl]-
prop-2-enoic acid;
(2E)-3-[({N-[(ethoxycarbonyl)methyl]-N-methylcarbamoyl}ethyl)oxycarbonyl]-
prop-2-enoic acid; and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of any of
the foregoing.
34. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of claim 26
and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle.
35. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 34, which is an oral
formulation.
36. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 34, wherein the
compound is present in an amount that is effective for the
treatment of a disease chosen from psoriasis, multiple sclerosis,
an inflammatory bowel disease, asthma, chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease, and arthritis.
37. A method of treating a disease in a patient comprising
administering to a patient in need of such treatment a
therapeutically effective amount of the pharmaceutical composition
of claim 34, wherein the disease is chosen from psoriasis, multiple
sclerosis, an inflammatory bowel disease, asthma, chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease, and arthritis.
Description
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C.
.sctn.119(e) of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/090,163
filed Aug. 19, 2008, which is incorporated by reference in its
entirety.
FIELD
[0002] Disclosed herein are prodrugs of methyl hydrogen fumarate,
pharmaceutical compositions comprising prodrugs of methyl hydrogen
fumarate, and methods of using prodrugs of methyl hydrogen fumarate
and pharmaceutical compositions thereof for treating diseases such
as psoriasis, asthma, multiple sclerosis, inflammatory bowel
disease, and arthritis.
BACKGROUND
[0003] Fumaric acid esters (FAEs) are approved in Germany for the
treatment of psoriasis, are being evaluated in the United States
for the treatment of psoriasis and multiple sclerosis, and have
been proposed for use in treating a wide range of immunological,
autoimmune, and inflammatory diseases and conditions.
[0004] FAEs and other fumaric acid derivatives have been proposed
for use in treating a wide-variety of diseases and conditions
involving immunological, autoimmune, and/or inflammatory processes
including psoriasis (Joshi and Strebel, WO 1999/49858; U.S. Pat.
No. 6,277,882; Mrowietz and Asadullah, Trends Mol Med 2005, 111(1),
43-48; and Yazdi and Mrowietz, Clinics Dermatology 2008, 26,
522-526); asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (Joshi
et al., WO 2005/023241 and US 2007/0027076); cardiac insufficiency
including left ventricular insufficiency, myocardial infarction and
angina pectoris (Joshi et al., WO 2005/023241; Joshi et al., US
2007/0027076); mitochondrial and neurodegenerative diseases such as
Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease,
retinopathia pigmentosa and mitochondrial encephalomyopathy (Joshi
and Strebel, WO 2002/055063, US 2006/0205659, U.S. Pat. No.
6,509,376, U.S. Pat. No. 6,858,750, and U.S. Pat. No. 7,157,423);
transplantation (Joshi and Strebel, WO 2002/055063, US
2006/0205659, U.S. Pat. No. 6,359,003, U.S. Pat. No. 6,509,376, and
U.S. Pat. No. 7,157,423; and Lehmann et al., Arch Dermatol Res
2002, 294, 399-404); autoimmune diseases (Joshi and Strebel, WO
2002/055063, U.S. Pat. No. 6,509,376, U.S. Pat. No. 7,157,423, and
US 2006/0205659) including multiple sclerosis (MS) (Joshi and
Strebel, WO 1998/52549 and U.S. Pat. No. 6,436,992; Went and
Lieberburg, US 2008/0089896; Schimrigk et al., Eur J Neurology
2006, 13, 604-610; and Schilling et al., Clin Experimental
Immunology 2006, 145, 101-107); ischemia and reperfusion injury
(Joshi et al., US 2007/0027076); AGE-induced genome damage
(Heidland, WO 2005/027899); inflammatory bowel diseases such as
Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis; arthritis; and others
(Nilsson et al., WO 2006/037342 and Nilsson and Muller, WO
2007/042034).
[0005] The mechanism of action of fumaric acid esters is believed
to be mediated by pathways associated with the immunological
response. For example, FAEs invoke a shift from a Th1 to Th2 immune
response, favorably altering the cytokine profile; inhibit
cytokine-induced expression of adhesion molecules such as VCAM-1,
ICAM-1 and E-selectin, thereby reducing immune cell extravasation;
and deplete lymphocytes through apoptotic mechanisms (Lehmann et
al., J Investigative Dermatology 2007, 127, 835-845; Gesser et al.,
J Investigative Dermatology 2007, 127, 2129-2137; Vandermeeren et
al., Biochm Biophys Res Commun 1997, 234, 19-23; and Treumer et
al., J Invest Dermatol 2003, 121, 1383-1388).
[0006] Recent studies suggest that FAEs are inhibitors of
NF-.kappa.B activation, a transcription factor that regulates the
inducible expression of proinflammatory mediators (D'Acquisto et
al., Molecular Interventions 2002, 2(1), 22-35). Accordingly, FAEs
have been proposed for use in treating NF-.kappa.B mediated
diseases (Joshi et al., WO 2002/055066; and Joshi and Strebel, WO
2002/055063, US 2006/0205659, U.S. Pat. No. 7,157,423 and U.S. Pat.
No. 6,509,376) Inhibitors of NF-.kappa.B activation have also been
shown to be useful in angiostatic therapy (Tabruyn and Griffioen,
Angiogenesis 2008, 11, 101-106), inflammatory bowel disease (Atreya
et al., J Intern Med 2008, 263(6), 591-6); and in animal models of
diseases involving inflammation including neutrophilic alveolitis,
asthma, hepatitis, inflammatory bowel disease, neurodegeneration,
ischemia/reperfusion, septic shock, glomerulonephritis, and
rheumatoid arthritis (D'Acquisto et al., Molecular Interventions
2002, 2(1), 22-35).
[0007] Studies also suggest that NF-.kappa.B inhibition by FAEs may
be mediated by interaction with tumor necrosis factor (TNF)
signaling. Dimethyl fumarate inhibits TNF-induced tissue factor
mRNA and protein expression and TNF-induced DNA binding of
NF-.kappa.B proteins, and inhibits the TNF-induced nuclear entry of
activated NF-.kappa.B proteins thereby inhibiting inflammatory gene
activation (Loewe et al., J Immunology 2002, 168, 4781-4787). TNF
signaling pathways are implicated in the pathogenesis of
immune-mediated inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis,
Crohn's disease, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, juvenile
idiopathic arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis (Tracey et al.,
Pharmacology & Therapetuics 2008, 117, 244-279).
[0008] Fumaderm.RTM., an enteric coated tablet containing a salt
mixture of monoethyl fumarate and dimethylfumarate (DMF) (2) which
is rapidly hydrolyzed to monomethyl fumarate (MHF) (1), regarded as
the main bioactive metabolite, was approved in Germany in 1994 for
the treatment of psoriasis.
##STR00001##
Fumaderm.RTM. is dosed TID with 1-2 grams/day administered for the
treatment of psoriasis. Fumaderm.RTM. exhibits a high degree of
interpatient variability with respect to drug absorption and food
strongly reduces bioavailability. Absorption is thought to occur in
the small intestine with peak levels achieved 5-6 hours after oral
administration. Significant side effects occur in 70-90% of
patients (Brewer and Rogers, Clin Expt'l Dermatology 2007, 32,
246-49; and Hoefnagel et al., Br J Dermatology 2003, 149, 363-369).
Side effects of current FAE therapy include gastrointestinal upset
including nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea; transient flushing of the
skin. Also, DMF exhibits poor aqueous solubility.
[0009] Fumaric acid derivatives (Joshi and Strebel, WO 2002/055063,
US 2006/0205659, and U.S. Pat. No. 7,157,423 (amide compounds and
protein-fumarate conjugates); Joshi et al., WO 2002/055066 and
Joshi and Strebel, U.S. Pat. No. 6,355,676 (mono and dialkyl
esters); Joshi and Strebel, WO 2003/087174 (carbocyclic and
oxacarbocylic compounds); Joshi et al., WO 2006/122652
(thiosuccinates); Joshi et al., US 2008/0233185 (dialkyl and diaryl
esters) and salts (Nilsson et al., US 2008/0004344) have been
developed in an effort to overcome the deficiencies of current FAE
therapy. Controlled release pharmaceutical compositions comprising
fumaric acid esters are disclosed by Nilsson and Muller, WO
2007/042034. Glycolamide ester prodrugs are described by Nielsen
and Bundgaard, J Pharm Sci 1988, 77(4), 285-298.
SUMMARY
[0010] MHF prodrugs having high gastrointestinal permeability
and/or absorption, improved solubility, ordered hydrolysis (i.e.,
preferential cleavage of promoieties), and minimal cleavage in the
gut lumen or enterocyte cytoplasm are desirable. Such MHF prodrugs
that provide higher oral bioavailability and plasma levels of MHF,
DMF, and/or other metabolites may enhance the efficacy/responder
rate compared to present fumaric acid esters; facilitate the use of
lower doses, reduced dosing frequency, and standardized dosing
regimens; reduce food effects; reduce gastrointestinal side
effects/toxicity; and reduce interpatient treatment
variability.
[0011] In a first aspect, compounds of Formula (I) are
provided:
##STR00002##
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:
[0012] R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently chosen from hydrogen,
C.sub.1-6 alkyl, and substituted C.sub.1-6 alkyl;
[0013] R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are independently chosen from hydrogen,
C.sub.1-6 alkyl, substituted C.sub.1-6 alkyl, C.sub.1-6
heteroalkyl, substituted C.sub.1-6 heteroalkyl, C.sub.4-12
cycloalkylalkyl, substituted C.sub.4-12 cycloalkylalkyl, C.sub.7-12
arylalkyl, and substituted C.sub.7-12 arylalkyl; or R.sup.3 and
R.sup.4 together with the nitrogen to which they are bonded form a
ring chosen from a C.sub.5-10 heteroaryl, substituted C.sub.5-10
heteroaryl, C.sub.5-10 heterocycloalkyl, and substituted C.sub.5-10
heterocycloalkyl; and
[0014] R.sup.5 is chosen from methyl, ethyl, and C.sub.3-6
alkyl;
[0015] wherein each substituent group is independently chosen from
halogen, --OH, --CN, --CF.sub.3, .dbd.O, --NO.sub.2, benzyl,
--C(O)NR.sup.11.sub.2, --R.sup.11, --OR.sup.11, --C(O)R.sup.11,
--COOR.sup.11, and --NR.sup.11.sub.2 wherein each R.sup.11 is
independently chosen from hydrogen and C.sub.1-4 alkyl;
[0016] with the proviso that when R.sup.5 is ethyl; then R.sup.3
and R.sup.4 are independently chosen from hydrogen, C.sub.1-6
alkyl, and substituted C.sub.1-6 alkyl.
[0017] In a second aspect, compounds of Formula (II) are
provided:
##STR00003##
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:
[0018] R.sup.6 is chosen from C.sub.1-6 alkyl, substituted
C.sub.1-6 alkyl, C.sub.1-6 heteroalkyl, substituted C.sub.1-6
heteroalkyl, C.sub.3-8 cycloalkyl, substituted C.sub.3-8
cycloalkyl, C.sub.6-8 aryl, substituted C.sub.6-8 aryl, and
--OR.sup.10 wherein R.sup.10 is chosen from C.sub.1-6 alkyl,
substituted C.sub.1-6 alkyl, C.sub.3-10 cycloalkyl, substituted
C.sub.3-10 cycloalkyl, C.sub.6-10 aryl, and substituted C.sub.6-10
aryl;
[0019] R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 are independently chosen from hydrogen,
C.sub.1-6 alkyl, and substituted C.sub.1-6 alkyl; and
[0020] R.sup.9 is chosen from C.sub.1-6 alkyl and substituted
C.sub.1-6 alkyl;
[0021] wherein each substituent group is independently chosen from
halogen, --OH, --CN, --CF.sub.3, .dbd.O, --NO.sub.2, benzyl,
--C(O)NR.sup.11.sub.2, --R.sup.11, --OR.sup.11, --C(O)R.sup.11,
--COOR.sup.11, and --NR.sup.11.sub.2 wherein each R.sup.11 is
independently chosen from hydrogen and C.sub.1-4 alkyl.
[0022] In a third aspect, compounds of Formula (III) are
provided:
##STR00004##
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:
[0023] R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently chosen from hydrogen,
C.sub.1-6 alkyl, and substituted C.sub.1-6 alkyl; and
[0024] R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are independently chosen from hydrogen,
C.sub.1-6 alkyl, substituted C.sub.1-6 alkyl, C.sub.1-6
heteroalkyl, substituted C.sub.1-6 heteroalkyl, C.sub.4-12
cycloalkylalkyl, substituted C.sub.4-12 cycloalkylalkyl, C.sub.7-12
arylalkyl, and substituted C.sub.7-12 arylalkyl; or R.sup.3 and
R.sup.4 together with the nitrogen to which they are bonded form a
ring chosen from a C.sub.5-10 heteroaryl, substituted C.sub.5-10
heteroaryl, C.sub.5-10 heterocycloalkyl, and substituted C.sub.5-10
heterocycloalkyl;
[0025] wherein each substituent group is independently chosen from
halogen, --OH, --CN, --CF.sub.3, .dbd.O, --NO.sub.2, benzyl,
--C(O)NR.sup.11.sub.2, --R.sup.11, --OR.sup.11, --C(O)R.sup.11,
--COOR.sup.11, and --NR.sup.11.sub.2 wherein each R.sup.11 is
independently chosen from hydrogen and C.sub.1-4 alkyl.
[0026] In a fourth aspect, compounds of Formula (IV) are
provided:
##STR00005##
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:
[0027] R.sup.6 is chosen from C.sub.1-6 alkyl, substituted
C.sub.1-6 alkyl, C.sub.1-6 heteroalkyl, substituted C.sub.1-6
heteroalkyl, C.sub.3-8 cycloalkyl, substituted C.sub.3-8
cycloalkyl, C.sub.6-8 aryl, substituted C.sub.6-8 aryl, and
--OR.sup.10, wherein R.sup.10 is chosen from C.sub.1-6 alkyl,
substituted C.sub.1-6 alkyl, C.sub.3-10 cycloalkyl, substituted
C.sub.3-10 cycloalkyl, C.sub.6-10 aryl, and substituted C.sub.6-10
aryl; and
[0028] R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 are independently chosen from hydrogen,
C.sub.1-6 alkyl, and substituted C.sub.1-6 alkyl;
[0029] wherein each substituent group is independently chosen from
halogen, --OH, --CN, --CF.sub.3, .dbd.O, --NO.sub.2, benzyl,
--C(O)NR.sup.11.sub.2, --R.sup.11, --OR.sup.11, --C(O)R.sup.11,
--COOR.sup.11, and --NR.sup.11.sub.2 wherein each R.sup.11 is
independently chosen from hydrogen and C.sub.1-4 alkyl;
[0030] with the provisos that; [0031] when one of R.sup.7 and
R.sup.8 is chosen from ethyl and methyl, and the other of R.sup.7
and R.sup.8 is hydrogen; then R.sup.6 is not
--C(CH.sub.3).dbd.CH.sub.2; and [0032] when each of R.sup.7 and
R.sup.8 is hydrogen; then R.sup.6 is not chosen from
--CH.dbd.CH.sub.2 and 4-carboxyphenyl.
[0033] In a fifth aspect, pharmaceutical compositions are provided
comprising a compound of Formulae (I)-(IV) and at least one
pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle.
[0034] In a sixth aspect, methods of treating a disease in a
patient are provided comprising administering to a patient in need
of such treatment a pharmaceutical composition comprising a
therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formulae
(I)-(IV). In certain embodiments, the disease is chosen from
psoriasis, multiple sclerosis, an inflammatory bowel disease,
asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and arthritis.
[0035] In a seventh aspect, methods of inhibiting NF-.kappa.B
activation in a patient are provided comprising administering to a
patient a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically
effective amount of a compound of Formulae (I)-(IV).
[0036] In an eighth aspect, methods of inhibiting TNF function in a
patient are provided comprising administering to a patient a
pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective
amount of a compound of Formulae (I)-(IV).
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
Definitions
[0037] A dash ("-") that is not between two letters or symbols is
used to indicate a point of attachment for a moiety or substituent.
For example, --CONH.sub.2 is bonded through the carbon atom.
[0038] "Alkyl" refers to a saturated or unsaturated, branched, or
straight-chain, monovalent hydrocarbon radical derived by the
removal of one hydrogen atom from a single carbon atom of a parent
alkane, alkene, or alkyne. Examples of alkyl groups include, but
are not limited to, methyl; ethyls such as ethanyl, ethenyl, and
ethynyl; propyls such as propan-1-yl, propan-2-yl, prop-1-en-1-yl,
prop-1-en-2-yl, prop-2-en-1-yl (allyl), prop-1-yn-1-yl,
prop-2-yn-1-yl, etc.; butyls such as butan-1-yl, butan-2-yl,
2-methyl-propan-1-yl, 2-methyl-propan-2-yl, but-1-en-1-yl,
but-1-en-2-yl, 2-methyl-prop-1-en-1-yl, but-2-en-1-yl,
but-2-en-2-yl, buta-1,3-dien-1-yl, buta-1,3-dien-2-yl,
but-1-yn-1-yl, but-1-yn-3-yl, but-3-yn-1-yl, etc.; and the
like.
[0039] The term "alkyl" is specifically intended to include groups
having any degree or level of saturation, i.e., groups having
exclusively single carbon-carbon bonds, groups having one or more
double carbon-carbon bonds, groups having one or more triple
carbon-carbon bonds, and groups having combinations of single,
double, and triple carbon-carbon bonds. Where a specific level of
saturation is intended, the terms alkanyl, alkenyl, and alkynyl are
used. In certain embodiments, an alkyl group can have from 1 to 20
carbon atoms (C.sub.1-20) in certain embodiments, from 1 to 10
carbon atoms (C.sub.1-10), in certain embodiments from 1 to 8
carbon atoms (C.sub.1-8), in certain embodiments, from 1 to 6
carbon atoms (C.sub.1-6), in certain embodiments from 1 to 4 carbon
atoms (C.sub.1-4), and in certain embodiments, from 1 to 3 carbon
atoms (C.sub.1-3).
[0040] "Aryl" refers to a monovalent aromatic hydrocarbon radical
derived by the removal of one hydrogen atom from a single carbon
atom of a parent aromatic ring system. Aryl benzene; bicyclic ring
systems wherein at least one ring is carbocyclic and aromatic, for
example, naphthalene, indane, and tetralin; and tricyclic ring
systems wherein at least one ring is carbocyclic and aromatic, for
example, fluorene. Aryl encompasses multiple ring systems having at
least one carbocyclic aromatic ring fused to at least one
carbocyclic aromatic ring, cycloalkyl ring, or heterocycloalkyl
ring. For example, aryl includes a phenyl ring fused to a 5- to
7-membered heterocycloalkyl ring containing one or more heteroatoms
chosen from N, O, and S. For such fused, bicyclic ring systems
wherein only one of the rings is a carbocyclic aromatic ring, the
radical carbon atom may be at the carbocyclic aromatic ring or at
the heterocycloalkyl ring. Examples of aryl groups include, but are
not limited to, groups derived from aceanthrylene, acenaphthylene,
acephenanthrylene, anthracene, azulene, benzene, chrysene,
coronene, fluoranthene, fluorene, hexacene, hexaphene, hexalene,
as-indacene, s-indacene, indane, indene, naphthalene, octacene,
octaphene, octalene, ovalene, penta-2,4-diene, pentacene,
pentalene, pentaphene, perylene, phenalene, phenanthrene, picene,
pleiadene, pyrene, pyranthrene, rubicene, triphenylene,
trinaphthalene, and the like. In certain embodiments, an aryl group
can have from 6 to 20 carbon atoms (C.sub.6-20), from 6 to 12
carbon atoms (C.sub.6-12), from 6 to 10 carbon atoms (C.sub.6-10),
and in certain embodiments from 6 to 8 carbon atoms (C.sub.6-8).
Aryl, however, does not encompass or overlap in any way with
heteroaryl, separately defined herein.
[0041] "Arylalkyl" refers to an acyclic alkyl radical in which one
of the hydrogen atoms bonded to a carbon atom, typically a terminal
or sp.sup.3 carbon atom, is replaced with an aryl group. Examples
of arylalkyl groups include, but are not limited to, benzyl,
2-phenylethan-1-yl, 2-phenylethen-1-yl, naphthylmethyl,
2-naphthylethan-1-yl, 2-naphthylethen-1-yl, naphthobenzyl,
2-naphthophenylethan-1-yl and the like. Where specific alkyl
moieties are intended, the nomenclature arylalkanyl, arylalkenyl,
or arylalkynyl is used. In certain embodiments, an arylalkyl group
is C.sub.7-30 arylalkyl, e.g., the alkanyl, alkenyl or alkynyl
moiety of the arylalkyl group is C.sub.1-10 and the aryl moiety is
C.sub.6-20, in certain embodiments, an arylalkyl group is
C.sub.6-18 arylalkyl, e.g., the alkanyl, alkenyl or alkynyl moiety
of the arylalkyl group is C.sub.1-8 and the aryl moiety is
C.sub.6-10. In certain embodiments, an arylalkyl group is
C.sub.7-12 arylalkyl.
[0042] "Compounds" of Formulae (I)-(IV) disclosed herein include
any specific compounds within these formulae. Compounds may be
identified either by their chemical structure and/or chemical name.
Compounds are named using Chemistry 4-D Draw Pro, version 7.01c
(ChemInnovation Software, Inc., San Diego, Calif.). When the
chemical structure and chemical name conflict, the chemical
structure is determinative of the identity of the compound. The
compounds described herein may comprise one or more chiral centers
and/or double bonds and therefore may exist as stereoisomers such
as double-bond isomers (i.e., geometric isomers), enantiomers, or
diastereomers. Accordingly, any chemical structures within the
scope of the specification depicted, in whole or in part, with a
relative configuration encompass all possible enantiomers and
stereoisomers of the illustrated compounds including the
stereoisomerically pure form (e.g., geometrically pure,
enantiomerically pure, or diastereomerically pure) and enantiomeric
and stereoisomeric mixtures. Enantiomeric and stereoisomeric
mixtures may be resolved into their component enantiomers or
stereoisomers using separation techniques or chiral synthesis
techniques well known to the skilled artisan. Compounds of Formulae
(I)-(IV) include, but are not limited to, optical isomers of
compounds of Formulae (I)-(IV), racemates thereof, and other
mixtures thereof. In such embodiments, a single enantiomer or
diastereomer, i.e., optically active form can be obtained by
asymmetric synthesis or by resolution of the racemates. Resolution
of the racemates may be accomplished, for example, by conventional
methods such as crystallization in the presence of a resolving
agent, or chromatography using, for example, chiral stationary
phases. Not withstanding the foregoing, in compounds of Formulae
(I)-(IV) the configuration of the illustrated double bond is only
in the E configuration (i.e. trans configuration).
[0043] Compounds of Formulae (I)-(IV) may also exist in several
tautomeric forms including the enol form, the keto form, and
mixtures thereof. Accordingly, the chemical structures depicted
herein encompass all possible tautomeric forms of the illustrated
compounds. Compounds of Formulae (I)-(IV) also include isotopically
labeled compounds where one or more atoms have an atomic mass
different from the atomic mass conventionally found in nature.
Examples of isotopes that may be incorporated into the compounds
disclosed herein include, but are not limited to, 2H, .sup.3H,
.sup.11C, .sup.13C, .sup.14C, .sup.15N, .sup.18O, .sup.17O, etc.
Compounds may exist in unsolvated forms as well as solvated forms,
including hydrated forms and as N-oxides. In general, compounds as
referred to herein may be free acid, hydrated, solvated, or
N-oxides. Certain compounds may exist in multiple crystalline,
co-crystalline, or amorphous forms. Compounds of Formulae (I)-(IV)
include pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, or
pharmaceutically acceptable solvates of the free acid form of any
of the foregoing, as well as crystalline forms of any of the
foregoing.
[0044] Compounds of Formulae (I)-(IV) also include solvates. A
solvate refers to a molecular complex of a compound with one or
more solvent molecules in a stoichiometric or non-stoichiometric
amount. Such solvent molecules are those commonly used in the
pharmaceutical art, which are known to be innocuous to a patient,
e.g., water, ethanol, and the like. A molecular complex of a
compound or moiety of a compound and a solvent can be stabilized by
non-covalent intra-molecular forces such as, for example,
electrostatic forces, van der Waals forces, or hydrogen bonds. The
term "hydrate" refers to a solvate in which the one or more solvent
molecules is water.
[0045] Further, when partial structures of the compounds are
illustrated, an asterisk (*) indicates the point of attachment of
the partial structure to the rest of the molecule.
[0046] "Cycloalkyl" refers to a saturated or partially unsaturated
cyclic alkyl radical. Where a specific level of saturation is
intended, the nomenclature cycloalkanyl or cycloalkenyl is used.
Examples of cycloalkyl groups include, but are not limited to,
groups derived from cyclopropane, cyclobutane, cyclopentane,
cyclohexane, and the like. In certain embodiments, a cycloalkyl
group is C.sub.3-15 cycloalkyl, C.sub.3-12 cycloalkyl, and in
certain embodiments, C.sub.3-8 cycloalkyl.
[0047] "Cycloalkylalkyl" refers to an acyclic alkyl radical in
which one of the hydrogen atoms bonded to a carbon atom, typically
a terminal or sp.sup.3 carbon atom, is replaced with a cycloalkyl
group. Where specific alkyl moieties are intended, the nomenclature
cycloalkylalkanyl, cycloalkylalkenyl, or cycloalkylalkynyl is used.
In certain embodiments, a cycloalkylalkyl group is C.sub.4-30
cycloalkylalkyl, e.g., the alkanyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl moiety of
the cycloalkylalkyl group is C.sub.1-10 and the cycloalkyl moiety
is C.sub.3-20, and in certain embodiments, a cycloalkylalkyl group
is C.sub.3-20 cycloalkylalkyl, e.g., the alkanyl, alkenyl, or
alkynyl moiety of the cycloalkylalkyl group is C.sub.1-8 and the
cycloalkyl moiety is C.sub.3-12. In certain embodiments, a
cycloalkylalkyl group is C.sub.4-12 cycloalkylalkyl.
[0048] "Disease" refers to a disease, disorder, condition, or
symptom of any of the foregoing.
[0049] "Drug" as defined under 21 U.S.C. .sctn.321(g)(1) means "(A)
articles recognized in the official United States Pharmacopoeia,
official Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States, or
official National Formulary, or any supplement to any of them; and
(B) articles intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation,
treatment, or prevention of disease in man or other animals; and
(C) articles (other than food) intended to affect the structure or
any function of the body of man or other animals . . . "
[0050] "Halogen" refers to a fluoro, chloro, bromo, or iodo group.
In certain embodiments, halogen refers to a chloro group.
[0051] "Heteroalkyl" by itself or as part of another substituent
refer to an alkyl group in which one or more of the carbon atoms
(and certain associated hydrogen atoms) are independently replaced
with the same or different heteroatomic groups. Examples of
heteroatomic groups include, but are not limited to, --O--, --S--,
--O--O--, --S--S--, --O--S--, --NR.sup.13, .dbd.N--N.dbd.,
--N.dbd.N--, --N.dbd.N--NR.sup.13--, --PR.sup.13--, --P(O).sub.2--,
--POR.sup.13--, --O--P(O).sub.2--, --SO--, --SO.sub.2--,
--Sn(R.sup.13).sub.2--, and the like, where each R.sup.13 is
independently chosen from hydrogen, C.sub.1-6 alkyl, substituted
C.sub.1-6 alkyl, C.sub.6-12 aryl, substituted C.sub.6-12 aryl,
C.sub.7-18 arylalkyl, substituted C.sub.7-18 arylalkyl, C.sub.3-7
cycloalkyl, substituted C.sub.3-7 cycloalkyl, C.sub.3-7
heterocycloalkyl, substituted C.sub.3-7 heterocycloalkyl, C.sub.1-6
heteroalkyl, substituted C.sub.1-6 heteroalkyl, C.sub.6-12
heteroaryl, substituted C.sub.6-12 heteroaryl, C.sub.7-18
heteroarylalkyl, or substituted C.sub.7-18 heteroarylalkyl.
Reference to, for example, a C.sub.1-6 heteroalkyl, means a
C.sub.1-6 alkyl group in which at least one of the carbon atoms
(and certain associated hydrogen atoms) is replaced with a
heteroatom. For example C.sub.1-6 heteroalkyl includes groups
having five carbon atoms and one heteroatom, groups having four
carbon atoms and two heteroatoms, etc. In certain embodiments, each
R.sup.13 is independently chosen from hydrogen and C.sub.1-3 alkyl.
In certain embodiments, a heteroatomic group is chosen from --O--,
--S--, NH, N(CH.sub.3)--, and --SO.sub.2--; and in certain
embodiments, the heteroatomic group is --O--.
[0052] "Heteroaryl" refers to a monovalent heteroaromatic radical
derived by the removal of one hydrogen atom from a single atom of a
parent heteroaromatic ring system. Heteroaryl encompasses multiple
ring systems having at least one heteroaromatic ring fused to at
least one other ring, which can be aromatic or non-aromatic. For
example, heteroaryl encompasses bicyclic rings in which one ring is
heteroaromatic and the second ring is a heterocycloalkyl ring. For
such fused, bicyclic heteroaryl ring systems wherein only one of
the rings contains one or more heteroatoms, the radical carbon may
be at the aromatic ring or at the heterocycloalkyl ring. In certain
embodiments, when the total number of N, S, and O atoms in the
heteroaryl group exceeds one, the heteroatoms are not adjacent to
one another. In certain embodiments, the total number of
heteroatoms in the heteroaryl group is not more than two.
[0053] Examples of heteroaryl groups include, but are not limited
to, groups derived from acridine, arsindole, carbazole,
.beta.-carboline, chromane, chromene, cinnoline, furan, imidazole,
indazole, indole, indoline, indolizine, isobenzofuran, isochromene,
isoindole, isoindoline, isoquinoline, isothiazole, isoxazole,
naphthyridine, oxadiazole, oxazole, perimidine, phenanthridine,
phenanthroline, phenazine, phthalazine, pteridine, purine, pyran,
pyrazine, pyrazole, pyridazine, pyridine, pyrimidine, pyrrole,
pyrrolizine, quinazoline, quinoline, quinolizine, quinoxaline,
tetrazole, thiadiazole, thiazole, thiophene, triazole, xanthene,
thiazolidine, oxazolidine, and the like. In certain embodiments, a
heteroaryl group is from 4- to 20-membered heteroaryl (C.sub.4-20),
and in certain embodiments from 4- to 12-membered heteroaryl
(C.sub.4-10). In certain embodiments, heteroaryl groups are those
derived from thiophene, pyrrole, benzothiophene, benzofuran,
indole, pyridine, quinoline, imidazole, oxazole, or pyrazine. For
example, in certain embodiments, C.sub.5 heteroaryl can be furyl,
thienyl, pyrrolyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, isothiazolyl,
isoxazolyl.
[0054] "Heterocycloalkyl" refers to a saturated or unsaturated
cyclic alkyl radical in which one or more carbon atoms (and certain
associated hydrogen atoms) are independently replaced with the same
or different heteroatom; or to a parent aromatic ring system in
which one or more carbon atoms (and certain associated hydrogen
atoms) are independently replaced with the same or different
heteroatom such that the ring system no longer contains at least
one aromatic ring. Examples of heteroatoms to replace the carbon
atom(s) include, but are not limited to, N, P, O, S, Si, etc.
Examples of heterocycloalkyl groups include, but are not limited
to, groups derived from epoxides, azirines, thiiranes,
imidazolidine, morpholine, piperazine, piperidine, pyrazolidine,
pyrrolidine, quinuclidine, and the like. In certain embodiments, a
heterocycloalkyl group is C.sub.5-10 heterocycloalkyl, C.sub.5-8
heterocycloalkyl, and in certain embodiments, C.sub.5-6
heterocycloalkyl.
[0055] "Leaving group" has the meaning conventionally associated
with it in synthetic organic chemistry, i.e., an atom or a group
capable of being displaced by a nucleophile and includes halogen
such as chloro, bromo, fluoro, and iodo, acyloxy (alkoxycarbonyl)
such as acetoxy and benzoyloxy, aryloxycarbonyl, mesyloxy,
tosyloxy, trifluoromethanesulfonyloxy, aryloxy such as
2,4-dinitrophenoxy, methoxy, N,O-dimethylhydroxylamino,
p-nitrophenolate, imidazolyl, and the like.
[0056] "Parent aromatic ring system" refers to an unsaturated
cyclic or polycyclic ring system having a conjugated .pi. (pi)
electron system. Included within the definition of "parent aromatic
ring system" are fused ring systems in which one or more of the
rings are aromatic and one or more of the rings are saturated or
unsaturated, such as, for example, fluorene, indane, indene,
phenalene, etc. Examples of parent aromatic ring systems include,
but are not limited to, aceanthrylene, acenaphthylene,
acephenanthrylene, anthracene, azulene, benzene, chrysene,
coronene, fluoranthene, fluorene, hexacene, hexaphene, hexalene,
as-indacene, s-indacene, indane, indene, naphthalene, octacene,
octaphene, octalene, ovalene, penta-2,4-diene, pentacene,
pentalene, pentaphene, perylene, phenalene, phenanthrene, picene,
pleiadene, pyrene, pyranthrene, rubicene, triphenylene,
trinaphthalene, and the like.
[0057] "Parent heteroaromatic ring system" refers to an aromatic
ring system in which one or more carbon atoms (and any associated
hydrogen atoms) are independently replaced with the same or
different heteroatom in such a way as to maintain the continuous
.pi.-electron system characteristic of aromatic systems and a
number of out-of-plane .pi.-electrons corresponding to the Huckel
rule (4n+2). Examples of heteroatoms to replace the carbon atoms
include, but are not limited to, N, P, O, S, and Si, etc.
Specifically included within the definition of "parent
heteroaromatic ring systems" are fused ring systems in which one or
more of the rings are aromatic and one or more of the rings are
saturated or unsaturated, such as, for example, arsindole,
benzodioxan, benzofuran, chromane, chromene, indole, indoline,
xanthene, etc. Examples of parent heteroaromatic ring systems
include, but are not limited to, arsindole, carbazole,
.beta.-carboline, chromane, chromene, cinnoline, furan, imidazole,
indazole, indole, indoline, indolizine, isobenzofuran, isochromene,
isoindole, isoindoline, isoquinoline, isothiazole, isoxazole,
naphthyridine, oxadiazole, oxazole, perimidine, phenanthridine,
phenanthroline, phenazine, phthalazine, pteridine, purine, pyran,
pyrazine, pyrazole, pyridazine, pyridine, pyrimidine, pyrrole,
pyrrolizine, quinazoline, quinoline, quinolizine, quinoxaline,
tetrazole, thiadiazole, thiazole, thiophene, triazole, xanthene,
thiazolidine, oxazolidine, and the like.
[0058] "Patient" refers to a mammal, for example, a human.
[0059] "Pharmaceutically acceptable" refers to approved or
approvable by a regulatory agency of the Federal or a state
government or listed in the U.S. Pharmacopoeia or other generally
recognized pharmacopoeia for use in animals, and more particularly
in humans.
[0060] "Pharmaceutically acceptable salt" refers to a salt of a
compound, which possesses the desired pharmacological activity of
the parent compound. Such salts include acid addition salts, formed
with inorganic acids such as hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid,
sulfuric acid, nitric acid, phosphoric acid, and the like; or
formed with organic acids such as acetic acid, propionic acid,
hexanoic acid, cyclopentanepropionic acid, glycolic acid, pyruvic
acid, lactic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid, malic acid, maleic
acid, fumaric acid, tartaric acid, citric acid, benzoic acid,
3-(4-hydroxybenzoyl) benzoic acid, cinnamic acid, mandelic acid,
methanesulfonic acid, ethanesulfonic acid, 1,2-ethane-disulfonic
acid, 2-hydroxyethanesulfonic acid, benzenesulfonic acid,
4-chlorobenzenesulfonic acid, 2-naphthalenesulfonic acid,
4-toluenesulfonic acid, camphorsulfonic acid,
4-methylbicyclo[2.2.2]-oct-2-ene-1-carboxylic acid, glucoheptonic
acid, 3-phenylpropionic acid, trimethylacetic acid, tertiary
butylacetic acid, lauryl sulfuric acid, gluconic acid, glutamic
acid, hydroxynaphthoic acid, salicylic acid, stearic acid, muconic
acid, and the like; and salts formed when an acidic proton present
in the parent compound is replaced by a metal ion, e.g., an alkali
metal ion, an alkaline earth ion, or an aluminum ion; or
coordinates with an organic base such as ethanolamine,
diethanolamine, triethanolamine, N-methylglucamine, and the like.
In certain embodiments, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt is the
hydrochloride salt. In certain embodiments, a pharmaceutically
acceptable salt is the sodium salt.
[0061] "Pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle" refers to a
pharmaceutically acceptable diluent, a pharmaceutically acceptable
adjuvant, a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, a
pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, or a combination of any of the
foregoing with which a compound provided by the present disclosure
may be administered to a patient and which does not destroy the
pharmacological activity thereof and which is non-toxic when
administered in doses sufficient to provide a therapeutically
effective amount of the compound.
[0062] "Pharmaceutical composition" refers to a compound of
Formulae (I)-(IV) and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable
vehicle, with which the compound of Formulae (I)-(IV) is
administered to a patient.
[0063] "Substituted" refers to a group in which one or more
hydrogen atoms are independently replaced with the same or
substituent group(s). In certain embodiments, each substituent
group is independently chosen from halogen, --OH, --CN, --CF.sub.3,
.dbd.O, --NO.sub.2, benzyl, --C(O)NH.sub.2, --R.sup.11,
--OR.sup.11, --C(O)R.sup.11, --COOR.sup.11, and --NR.sup.11.sub.2
wherein each R.sup.11 is independently chosen from hydrogen and
C.sub.1-4 alkyl. In certain embodiments, each substituent group is
independently chosen from halogen, --OH, --CN, --CF.sub.3,
--NO.sub.2, benzyl, --R.sup.11, --OR.sup.11, and --NR.sup.11.sub.2
wherein each R.sup.11 is independently chosen from hydrogen and
C.sub.1-4 alkyl. In certain embodiments, each substituent group is
independently chosen from halogen, --OH, --CN, --CF.sub.3, .dbd.O,
--NO.sub.2, benzyl, --C(O)NR.sup.11.sub.2, --R.sup.11, --OR.sup.11,
--C(O)R.sup.11, --COOR.sup.11, and --NR.sup.11.sub.2 wherein each
R.sup.11 is independently chosen from hydrogen and C.sub.1-4 alkyl.
In certain embodiments, each substituent group is independently
chosen from --OH, C.sub.1-4 alkyl, and --NH.sub.2.
[0064] "Treating" or "treatment" of any disease refers to
reversing, alleviating, arresting, or ameliorating a disease or at
least one of the clinical symptoms of a disease, reducing the risk
of acquiring a disease or at least one of the clinical symptoms of
a disease, inhibiting the progress of a disease or at least one of
the clinical symptoms of the disease or reducing the risk of
developing a disease or at least one of the clinical symptoms of a
disease. "Treating" or "treatment" also refers to inhibiting the
disease, either physically, (e.g., stabilization of a discernible
symptom), physiologically, (e.g., stabilization of a physical
parameter), or both, and to inhibiting at least one physical
parameter that may or may not be discernible to the patient. In
certain embodiments, "treating" or "treatment" refers to delaying
the onset of the disease or at least one or more symptoms thereof
in a patient which may be exposed to or predisposed to a disease
even though that patient does not yet experience or display
symptoms of the disease.
[0065] "Therapeutically effective amount" refers to the amount of a
compound that, when administered to a subject for treating a
disease, or at least one of the clinical symptoms of a disease, is
sufficient to affect such treatment of the disease or symptom
thereof. The "therapeutically effective amount" may vary depending,
for example, on the compound, the disease and/or symptoms of the
disease, severity of the disease and/or symptoms of the disease or
disorder, the age, weight, and/or health of the patient to be
treated, and the judgment of the prescribing physician. An
appropriate amount in any given instance may be ascertained by
those skilled in the art or capable of determination by routine
experimentation.
[0066] "Therapeutically effective dose" refers to a dose that
provides effective treatment of a disease or disorder in a patient.
A therapeutically effective dose may vary from compound to
compound, and from patient to patient, and may depend upon factors
such as the condition of the patient and the route of delivery. A
therapeutically effective dose may be determined in accordance with
routine pharmacological procedures known to those skilled in the
art.
[0067] Reference is now made in detail to certain embodiments of
compounds, compositions, and methods. The disclosed embodiments are
not intended to be limiting of the claims. To the contrary, the
claims are intended to cover all alternatives, modifications, and
equivalents.
Compounds
[0068] Certain embodiments provide a compound of Formula (I):
##STR00006##
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:
[0069] R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently chosen from hydrogen,
C.sub.1-6 alkyl, and substituted C.sub.1-6 alkyl;
[0070] R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are independently chosen from hydrogen,
C.sub.1-6 alkyl, substituted C.sub.1-6 alkyl, C.sub.1-6
heteroalkyl, substituted C.sub.1-6 heteroalkyl, C.sub.4-12
cycloalkyl alkyl, substituted C.sub.4-12 cycloalkylalkyl,
C.sub.7-12 arylalkyl, and substituted C.sub.7-12 arylalkyl; or
R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 together with the nitrogen to which they are
bonded form a ring chosen from a C.sub.5-10 heteroaryl, substituted
C.sub.5-10 heteroaryl, C.sub.5-10 heterocycloalkyl, and substituted
C.sub.5-10 heterocycloalkyl; and
[0071] R.sup.5 is chosen from methyl, ethyl, and C.sub.3-6
alkyl;
[0072] wherein each substituent group is independently chosen from
halogen, --OH, --CN, --CF.sub.3, .dbd.O, --NO.sub.2, benzyl,
--C(O)NR.sup.11.sub.2, --R.sup.11, --OR.sup.11, --C(O)R.sup.11,
--COOR.sup.11, and --NR.sup.11.sub.2 wherein each R.sup.11 is
independently chosen from hydrogen and C.sub.1-4 alkyl;
[0073] with the proviso that when R.sup.5 is ethyl, then R.sup.3
and R.sup.4 are chosen from hydrogen, C.sub.1-6 alkyl, and
substituted C.sub.1-6 alkyl.
[0074] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (I), each
substituent group is independently chosen from halogen, --OH, --CN,
--CF.sub.3, --R.sup.11, --OR.sup.11, and --NR.sup.11.sub.2 wherein
each R.sup.11 is independently chosen from hydrogen and C.sub.1-4
alkyl. In certain embodiments, each substituent group is
independently chosen from --OH, and --COOH.
[0075] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (I), each
substituent group is independently chosen from .dbd.O, C.sub.1-4
alkyl, and --COOR.sup.11 wherein R.sup.11 is chosen from hydrogen
and C.sub.1-4 alkyl.
[0076] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (I), each of
R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is hydrogen.
[0077] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (I), one of
R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is hydrogen and the other of R.sup.1 and
R.sup.2 is C.sub.1-4 alkyl.
[0078] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (I), one of
R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is hydrogen and the other of R.sup.1 and
R.sup.2 is chosen from methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl,
isobutyl, sec-butyl, and tert-butyl.
[0079] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (I), one of
R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is hydrogen and the other of R.sup.1 and
R.sup.2 is methyl.
[0080] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (I), R.sup.3
and R.sup.4 are independently chosen from hydrogen and C.sub.1-6
alkyl.
[0081] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (I), R.sup.3
and R.sup.4 are independently chosen from hydrogen and C.sub.1-4
alkyl.
[0082] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (I), R.sup.3
and R.sup.4 are independently chosen from hydrogen, methyl, and
ethyl.
[0083] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (I), each of
R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 is hydrogen; in certain embodiments, each of
R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 is methyl; and in certain embodiments, each of
R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 is ethyl.
[0084] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (I), R.sup.3
is hydrogen; and R.sup.4 is chosen from C.sub.1-4 alkyl,
substituted C.sub.1-4 alkyl wherein the substituent group is chosen
from .dbd.O, --R.sup.11, --COOR.sup.11, and --NR.sup.11.sub.2,
wherein each R.sup.11 is independently chosen form hydrogen and
C.sub.1-4 alkyl.
[0085] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (I), R.sup.3
is hydrogen; and R.sup.4 is chosen from C.sub.1-4 alkyl, benzyl,
2-methoxyethyl, carboxymethyl, carboxypropyl, 1,2,4-thiadoxolyl,
methoxy, 2-methoxycarbonyl, 2-oxo(1,3-oxazolidinyl),
2-(methylethoxy)ethyl, 2-ethoxyethyl,
(tert-butyloxycarbonyl)methyl, (ethoxycarbonyl)methyl,
carboxymethyl, (methylethyl)oxycarbonylmethyl, and
ethoxycarbonylmethyl.
[0086] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (I), R.sup.3
and R.sup.4 together with the nitrogen to which they are bonded
form a ring chosen from a C.sub.5-6 heterocycloalkyl, substituted
C.sub.5-6 heterocycloalkyl, C.sub.5-6 heteroaryl, and substituted
C.sub.56 heteroaryl ring. In certain embodiments of a compound of
Formula (I), R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 together with the nitrogen to
which they are bonded form a ring chosen from a C.sub.5
heterocycloalkyl, substituted C.sub.5 heterocycloalkyl, C.sub.5
heteroaryl, and substituted C.sub.5 heteroaryl ring. In certain
embodiments of a compound of Formula (I), R.sup.3 and R.sup.4
together with the nitrogen to which they are bonded form a ring
chosen from a C.sub.6 heterocycloalkyl, substituted C.sub.6
heterocycloalkyl, C.sub.6 heteroaryl, and substituted C.sub.6
heteroaryl ring. In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula
(I), R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 together with the nitrogen to which they
are bonded form a ring chosen from piperazine, 1,3-oxazolidinyl,
pyrolidine, and morpholine ring
[0087] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (I), R.sup.3
and R.sup.4 together with the nitrogen to which they are bonded
form a C.sub.5-10 heterocycloalkyl ring.
[0088] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (I), R.sup.5
is methyl.
[0089] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (I), R.sup.5
is ethyl.
[0090] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (I), R.sup.5
is C.sub.3-6 alkyl.
[0091] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (I), R.sup.5
is chosen from methyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, sec-butyl,
isobutyl, and tert-butyl.
[0092] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (I), R.sup.5
is chosen from methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl,
sec-butyl, isobutyl, and tert-butyl.
[0093] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (I), one of
R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is hydrogen and the other of R.sup.1 and
R.sup.2 is C.sub.1-6 alkyl; R.sup.3 is hydrogen; R.sup.4 is chosen
from hydrogen, C.sub.1-6 alkyl, and benzyl.
[0094] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (I), one of
R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is hydrogen and the other of R.sup.1 and
R.sup.2 is C.sub.1-6 alkyl; R.sup.3 is hydrogen; R.sup.4 is chosen
from hydrogen, C.sub.1-6 alkyl, and benzyl; and R.sup.5 is
methyl.
[0095] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (I), one of
R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is hydrogen and the other of R.sup.1 and
R.sup.2 is chosen from hydrogen and C.sub.1-6 alkyl; and each of
R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 is C.sub.1-6 alkyl.
[0096] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (I), one of
R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is hydrogen and the other of R.sup.1 and
R.sup.2 is chosen from hydrogen and C.sub.1-6 alkyl; each of
R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 is C.sub.1-6 alkyl; and R.sup.5 is methyl. In
certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (I), each of R.sup.1
and R.sup.2 is hydrogen; each of R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 is C.sub.1-6
alkyl; and R.sup.5 is methyl.
[0097] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (I), one of
R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is hydrogen and the other of R.sup.1 and
R.sup.2 is chosen from hydrogen and C.sub.1-4 alkyl; R.sup.3 is
hydrogen; R.sup.4 is chosen from C.sub.1-4 alkyl, substituted
C.sub.1-4 alkyl wherein the substituent group is chosen from
.dbd.O, --OR.sup.11, --COOR.sup.11, and --NR.sup.11.sub.2, wherein
each R.sup.11 is independently chosen form hydrogen and C.sub.1-4
alkyl; and R.sup.5 is methyl. In certain embodiments of a compound
of Formula (I), one of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is hydrogen and the
other of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is methyl; R.sup.3 is hydrogen;
R.sup.4 is chosen from C.sub.1-4 alkyl, substituted C.sub.1-4 alkyl
wherein the substituent group is chosen from .dbd.O, --OR.sup.11,
--COOR.sup.11, and --NR.sup.11.sub.2, wherein each R.sup.11 is
independently chosen form hydrogen and C.sub.1-4 alkyl; and R.sup.5
is methyl. In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (I),
each of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is hydrogen; R.sup.3 is hydrogen;
R.sup.4 is chosen from C.sub.1-4 alkyl, substituted C.sub.1-4 alkyl
wherein the substituent group is chosen from .dbd.O, --OR.sup.11,
--COOR.sup.11, and --NR.sup.11.sub.2, wherein each R.sup.11 is
independently chosen form hydrogen and C.sub.1-4 alkyl; and R.sup.5
is methyl.
[0098] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (I), R.sup.3
and R.sup.4 together with the nitrogen to which they are bonded
form a C.sub.5-10 heterocycloalkyl ring.
[0099] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (I), one of
R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is hydrogen and the other of R.sup.1 and
R.sup.2 is chosen from hydrogen and C.sub.1-6 alkyl; R.sup.3 and
R.sup.4 together with the nitrogen to which they are bonded form a
ring chosen from a C.sub.5-6 heterocycloalkyl, substituted
C.sub.5-6 heterocycloalkyl, C.sub.5-6 heteroaryl, and substituted
C.sub.5-6 heteroaryl ring; and R.sup.5 is methyl. In certain
embodiments of a compound of Formula (I), one of R.sup.1 and
R.sup.2 is hydrogen and the other of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is methyl;
R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 together with the nitrogen to which they are
bonded form a ring chosen from a C.sub.5-6 heterocycloalkyl,
substituted C.sub.5-6 heterocycloalkyl, C.sub.5-6 heteroaryl, and
substituted C.sub.5-6 heteroaryl ring; and R.sup.5 is methyl. In
certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (I), each of R.sup.1
and R.sup.2 is hydrogen; R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 together with the
nitrogen to which they are bonded form a ring chosen from a
C.sub.5-6 heterocycloalkyl, substituted C.sub.5-6 heterocycloalkyl,
C.sub.5-6 heteroaryl, and substituted C.sub.5-6 heteroaryl ring;
and R.sup.5 is methyl.
[0100] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (I), one of
R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is hydrogen and the other of R.sup.1 and
R.sup.2 is chosen from hydrogen and C.sub.1-6 alkyl; and R.sup.3
and R.sup.4 together with the nitrogen to which they are bonded
form a ring chosen from morpholine, piperazine, and N-substituted
piperazine.
[0101] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (I), one of
R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is hydrogen and the other of R.sup.1 and
R.sup.2 is chosen from hydrogen and C.sub.1-6 alkyl; R.sup.3 and
R.sup.4 together with the nitrogen to which they are bonded form a
ring chosen from morpholine, piperazine, and N-substituted
piperazine; and R.sup.5 is methyl.
[0102] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (I), R.sup.5
is not methyl.
[0103] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (I), R.sup.1
is hydrogen, and in certain embodiments, R.sup.2 is hydrogen.
[0104] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (I), the
compound is chosen from: [0105] (N,N-diethylcarbamoyl)methyl methyl
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate; [0106] methyl [N-benzylcarbamoyl]methyl
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate; [0107] methyl 2-morpholin-4-yl-2-oxoethyl
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate; [0108] (N-butylcarbamoyl)methyl methyl
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate; [0109]
[N-(2-methoxyethyl)carbamoyl]methyl methyl
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate; [0110]
2-{2-[(2E)-3-(methoxycarbonyl)prop-2-enoyloxy]acetylamino}acetic
acid; [0111]
4-{2-[(2E)-3-(methoxycarbonyl)prop-2-enoyloxy]acetylamino}butanoic
acid; [0112]
methyl(N-(1,3,4-thiadiazol-2yl)carbamoyl)methyl(2E)but-2ene-1,4-dioate;
[0113] (N,N-dimethylcarbamoyl)methyl methyl
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate; [0114]
(N-methoxy-N-methylcarbamoyl)methyl methyl
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate; bis-(2-methoxyethylamino)carbamoyl]methyl
methyl (2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate; [0115]
[N-(methoxycarbonyl)carbamoyl]methyl methyl
(2E)but-2ene-1,4-dioate; [0116]
4-{2-[(2E)-3-(methoxycarbonyl)prop-2-enoyloxy]acetylamino}butanoic
acid, sodium salt; [0117] methyl 2-oxo-2-piperazinylethyl
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate; [0118] methyl
2-oxo-2-(2-oxo(1,3-oxazolidin-3yl)ethyl (2E)but-2ene-1,4-dioate;
[0119] {N-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]carbamoyl}methyl methyl
(2E)but-2ene-1,4 dioate; [0120] methyl
2-(4-methylpiperazinyl)-2-oxoethyl (2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate; [0121]
methyl {N-[(propylamino)carbonyl]carbamoyl}methyl
(2E)but-2ene-1,4-dioate; [0122] 2-(4-acetylpiperazinyl)-2-oxoethyl
methyl (2E)but-2ene-1,4-dioate; [0123]
{N,N-bis[2-(methylethoxy)ethyl]carbamoyl}methyl methyl
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate; [0124] methyl
2-(4-benzylpiperazinyl)-2-oxoethyl (2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate; [0125]
[N,N-bis(2-ethoxyethyl)carbamoyl]methyl methyl
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate; [0126]
2-{(2S)-2-[(tert-butyl)oxycarbonyl]pyrrolidinyl}-2-oxoethyl methyl
(2E)but-2ene-1,4-dioate; [0127]
1-{2-{(2E)-3-(methoxycarbonyl)prop-2-enoyloxy]acetyl}(2S)pyrrolidine-2-ca-
rboxylic acid; [0128]
(N-{[tert-butyl)oxycarbonyl]methyl}-N-methylcarbamoyl)methyl methyl
(2E)but-2ene-1,4-dioate; [0129]
{N-(ethoxycarbonyl)methyl]-N-methylcarbamoyl}methyl methyl
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate; [0130] methyl
1-methyl-2-morpholin-4-yl-2-oxoethyl (2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate;
[0131] [N,N-bis(2-methoxyethyl)carbamoyl]ethyl methyl
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate; [0132] (N,N-dimethylcarbamoyl)ethyl
methyl (2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate; [0133] 2-{2-[(2E)-3-(methoxy
carbonyl)prop-2-enoyloxyl]-N-methylacetylamino}acetic acid; [0134]
(N-{[(tert-butyl)oxycarbonyl]methyl}carbamoyl)methyl methyl
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate; [0135] methyl
(N-methyl-N-{[(methylethyl)oxycarbonyl]methyl}carbamoyl)methyl
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate; [0136]
{N-[(ethoxycarbonyl)methyl]-N-benzylcarbamoyl}methyl methyl
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate; [0137]
{N-[(ethoxycarbonyl)methyl]-N-benzylcarbamoyl}ethyl methyl
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate; [0138]
{N-[(ethoxycarbonyl)methyl]-N-methylcarbamoyl}ethyl methyl
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate; [0139]
(1S)-1-methyl-2-morpholin-4-yl-2-oxoethyl methyl
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate; [0140]
(1S)-1-[N,N-bis(2-methoxyethyl)carbamoyl]ethyl methyl
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate; [0141] (1R)-1-(N,N-diethylcarbamoyl)ethyl
methyl (2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate; and
[0142] a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of any of the
foregoing.
[0143] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (I), the
compound is chosen from: [0144] (N,N-diethylcarbamoyl)methyl methyl
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate; [0145] methyl [N-benzylcarbamoyl]methyl
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate; [0146] methyl 2-morpholin-4-yl-2-oxoethyl
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate; [0147] (N-butylcarbamoyl)methyl methyl
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate; [0148]
[N-(2-methoxyethyl)carbamoyl]methyl methyl
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate; [0149]
2-{2-[(2E)-3-(methoxycarbonyl)prop-2-enoyloxy]acetylamino}acetic
acid; [0150]
{2-[(2E)-3-(methoxycarbonyl)prop-2-enoyloxy]acetylamino}butanoic
acid; [0151]
methyl(N-(1,3,4-thiadiazol-2yl)carbamoyl)methyl(2E)but-2ene-1,4-dioate;
[0152] (N,N-dimethylcarbamoyl)methyl methyl
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate; [0153]
(N-methoxy-N-methylcarbamoyl)methyl methyl
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate; [0154]
bis-(2-methoxyethylamino)carbamoyl]methyl methyl
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate; [0155]
[N-(methoxycarbonyl)carbamoyl]methyl methyl
(2E)but-2ene-1,4-dioate; [0156] methyl 2-oxo-2-piperazinylethyl
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate; [0157] methyl
2-oxo-2-(2-oxo(1,3-oxazolidin-3yl)ethyl (2E)but-2ene-1,4-dioate;
[0158] {N-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]carbamoyl}methyl methyl
(2E)but-2ene-1,4 dioate; [0159]
(N-[(methoxycarbonyl)ethyl]carbamoyl)methyl methyl
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate; [0160]
2-{2-[(2E)-3-(methoxycarbonyl)prop-2-enoyloxy]acetylamino}propanoic
acid; and
[0161] a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of any of the
foregoing.
[0162] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (I), R.sup.3
and R.sup.4 are independently chosen from hydrogen, C.sub.1-6
alkyl, substituted C.sub.1-6 alkyl, C.sub.6-10 aryl, substituted
C.sub.6-10 aryl, C.sub.4-12 cycloalkylalkyl, substituted C.sub.4-12
cycloalkylalkyl, C.sub.7-12 arylalkyl, substituted C.sub.7-12
arylalkyl, C.sub.1-6 heteroalkyl, substituted C.sub.1-6
heteroalkyl, C.sub.6-10 heteroaryl, substituted C.sub.6-10
heteroaryl, C.sub.4-12 heterocycloalkylalkyl, substituted
C.sub.4-12 heterocycloalkylalkyl, C.sub.7-12 heteroarylalkyl,
substituted C.sub.7-12 heteroarylalkyl; or R.sup.3 and R.sup.4
together with the nitrogen to which they are bonded form a ring
chosen from a C.sub.5-10 heteroaryl, substituted C.sub.5-10
heteroaryl, C.sub.5-10 heterocycloalkyl, and substituted C.sub.5-10
heterocycloalkyl.
[0163] Certain embodiments provide a compound of Formula (II):
##STR00007##
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:
[0164] R.sup.6 is chosen from C.sub.1-6 alkyl, substituted
C.sub.1-6 alkyl, C.sub.1-6 heteroalkyl, substituted C.sub.1-6
heteroalkyl, C.sub.3-8 cycloalkyl, substituted C.sub.3-8
cycloalkyl, C.sub.6-8 aryl, substituted C.sub.6-8 aryl, and
--OR.sup.10 wherein R.sup.10 is chosen from C.sub.1-6 alkyl,
substituted C.sub.1-6 alkyl, C.sub.3-10 cycloalkyl, substituted
C.sub.3-10 cycloalkyl, C.sub.6-10 aryl, and substituted C.sub.6-10
aryl;
[0165] R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 are independently chosen from hydrogen,
C.sub.1-6 alkyl, and substituted C.sub.1-6 alkyl; and
[0166] R.sup.9 is chosen from C.sub.1-6 alkyl and substituted
C.sub.1-6 alkyl;
[0167] wherein each substituent group is independently chosen from
halogen, --OH, --CN, --CF.sub.3, .dbd.O, --NO.sub.2, benzyl,
--C(O)NR.sup.11.sub.2, --R.sup.11, --OR.sup.11, --C(O)R.sup.11,
--COOR.sup.11, and --NR.sup.11.sub.2 wherein each R.sup.11 is
independently chosen from hydrogen and C.sub.1-4 alkyl.
[0168] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (II), each
substituent group is independently chosen from halogen, --OH, --CN,
--CF.sub.3, --R.sup.11, --OR.sup.11, and --NR.sup.11.sub.2 wherein
each R.sup.11 is independently chosen from hydrogen and C.sub.1-4
alkyl.
[0169] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (I), each
substituent group is independently chosen from .dbd.O, C.sub.1-4
alkyl, and --COOR.sup.11 wherein R.sup.11 is chosen from hydrogen
and C.sub.1-4 alkyl.
[0170] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (II), one of
R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 is hydrogen and the other of R.sup.7 and
R.sup.8 is C.sub.1-6 alkyl. In certain embodiments of a compound of
Formula (II), one of R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 is hydrogen and the other
of R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 is C.sub.1-4 alkyl.
[0171] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (II), one of
R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 is hydrogen and the other of R.sup.7 and
R.sup.8 is chosen from methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, and isopropyl. In
certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (II), each of R.sup.7
and R.sup.8 is hydrogen.
[0172] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (II),
R.sup.9 is chosen from substituted C.sub.1-6 alkyl and --OR.sup.11
wherein R.sup.11 is independently C.sub.1-4 alkyl.
[0173] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (II),
R.sup.9 is C.sub.1-6 alkyl, in certain embodiments, R.sup.9 is
C.sub.1-3 alkyl; and in certain embodiments, R.sup.9 is chosen from
methyl and ethyl.
[0174] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (II),
R.sup.9 is methyl.
[0175] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (II),
R.sup.9 is chosen from ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl,
sec-butyl, isobutyl, and tert-butyl.
[0176] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (II),
R.sup.9 is chosen from methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl,
isobutyl, and tert-butyl.
[0177] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (II),
R.sup.6 is C.sub.1-6 alkyl; one of R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 is hydrogen
and the other of R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 is C.sub.1-6 alkyl; and
R.sup.9 is chosen from C.sub.1-6 alkyl and substituted C.sub.1-6
alkyl.
[0178] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (II),
R.sup.6 is --OR.sup.10.
[0179] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (II),
R.sup.10 is chosen from C.sub.1-4 alkyl, cyclohexyl, and
phenyl.
[0180] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (II),
R.sup.6 is chosen from methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, and isopropyl; one
of R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 is hydrogen and the other of R.sup.7 and
R.sup.8 is chosen from methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, and isopropyl.
[0181] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (II),
R.sup.6 is substituted C.sub.1-2, alkyl, wherein each of the one or
more substituent groups are chosen from --COOH,
--NHC(O)CH.sub.2NH.sub.2, and --NH.sub.2.
[0182] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (II),
R.sup.6 is chosen from ethoxy, methylethoxy, isopropyl, phenyl,
cyclohexyl, cyclohexylloxy, --CH(NH.sub.2)CH.sub.2COOH,
--CH.sub.2CH(NH.sub.2)COOH,
--CH(NHC(O)CH.sub.2NH.sub.2)--CH.sub.2COOH, and
--CH.sub.2CH(NHC(O)CH.sub.2NH.sub.2)--COOH.
[0183] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (II),
R.sup.9 is chosen from methyl and ethyl; one of R.sup.7 and R.sup.8
is hydrogen and the other of R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 is chosen from
hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, and isopropyl; and R.sup.6 is
chosen from C.sub.1-3 alkyl, substituted C.sub.1-2, alkyl wherein
each of the one or more substituent groups are chosen --COOH,
--NHC(O)CH.sub.2NH.sub.2, and --NH.sub.2, --OR.sup.10 wherein
R.sup.10 is chosen from C.sub.1-3 alkyl and cyclohexyl, phenyl, and
cyclohexyl.
[0184] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (II), the
compound is chosen from: [0185] ethoxycarbonyloxyethyl methyl
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate; [0186] methyl
(methylethoxycarbonyloxy)ethyl (2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate; [0187]
(cyclohexyloxycarbonyloxy)ethyl methyl (2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate;
and
[0188] a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of any of the
foregoing.
[0189] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (II), the
compound is chosen from: [0190] methyl (2-methylpropanoyloxy)ethyl
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate; [0191] methyl phenylcarbonyloxyethyl
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate; [0192] cyclohexylcarbonyloxybutyl methyl
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate; [0193]
[(2E)-3-(methoxycarbonyl)prop-2-enoyloxy]ethyl methyl
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate; [0194] methyl
2-methyl-1-phenylcarbonyloxypropyl (2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate;
and
[0195] a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of any of the
foregoing.
[0196] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (II), the
compound is chosen from: [0197] ethoxycarbonyloxyethyl methyl
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate; [0198] methyl
(methylethoxycarbonyloxy)ethyl (2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate; [0199]
methyl (2-methylpropanoyloxy)ethyl (2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate; [0200]
methyl phenylcarbonyloxyethyl (2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate; [0201]
cyclohexylcarbonyloxybutyl methyl (2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate; [0202]
[(2E)-3-(methoxycarbonyl)prop-2-enoyloxy]ethyl methyl
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate; [0203] (cyclohexyloxycarbonyloxy)ethyl
methyl (2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate; [0204] methyl
2-methyl-1-phenylcarbonyloxypropyl (2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate; [0205]
3-({[(2E)-3-(methoxycarbonyl)prop-2-enoyloxy]methyl}oxycarbonyl)(3S)-3-am-
inopropanoic acid, 2,2,2-trifluoroacetic acid; [0206]
3-({[(2E)-3-(methoxycarbonyl)prop-2-enoyloxy]methyl}oxycarbonyl)(2S)-2-am-
inopropanoic acid, 2,2,2-trifluoroacetic acid; [0207]
3-({[(2E)-3-(methoxycarbonyl)prop-2-enoyloxy]methyl}oxycarbonyl)(3S)-3-(2-
-aminoacetylamino)propanoic acid, 2,2,2-trifluoroacetic acid;
[0208]
3-({[(2E)-3-(methoxycarbonyl)prop-2-enoyloxy]methyl}oxycarbonyl)(2S)-2-am-
inopropanoic acid, 2,2,2-trifluoroacetic acid; [0209]
3-{[(2E)-3-(methoxycarbonyl)prop-2enoyloxy]ethoxycarbonyloxy}(2S)-2-amino-
propanoic acid, chloride; and
[0210] a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of any of the
foregoing.
[0211] Compounds provided by the present disclosure include
compounds of Formula (III) and Formula (IV). Compounds of Formula
(III) and Formula (IV) may be produced by in vivo metabolism of
compounds of Formula (I) and Formula (II), respectively; or may be
administered to a patient.
[0212] Accordingly, certain embodiments provide a compound of
Formula (III):
##STR00008##
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:
[0213] R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently chosen from hydrogen,
C.sub.1-6 alkyl, and substituted C.sub.1-6 alkyl; and
[0214] R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are independently chosen from hydrogen,
C.sub.1-6 alkyl, substituted C.sub.1-6 alkyl, C.sub.1-6
heteroalkyl, substituted C.sub.1-6 heteroalkyl, C.sub.4-12
cycloalkylalkyl, substituted C.sub.4-12 cycloalkylalkyl, C.sub.7-12
arylalkyl, and substituted C.sub.7-12 arylalkyl; or R.sup.3 and
R.sup.4 together with the nitrogen to which they are bonded form a
ring chosen from a C.sub.5-10 heteroaryl, substituted C.sub.5-10
heteroaryl, C.sub.5-10 heterocycloalkyl, and substituted C.sub.5-10
heterocycloalkyl;
[0215] wherein each substituent group is independently chosen from
halogen, --OH, --CN, --CF.sub.3, .dbd.O, --NO.sub.2, benzyl,
--C(O)NR.sup.11.sub.2, --R.sup.11, --OR.sup.11, --C(O)R.sup.11,
--COOR.sup.11, and --NR.sup.11.sub.2 wherein each R.sup.11 is
independently chosen from hydrogen and C.sub.1-4 alkyl.
[0216] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (III), each
substituent group is independently chosen from halogen, --OH, --CN,
--CF.sub.3, --R.sup.11, --OR.sup.11, and --NR.sup.11.sub.2 wherein
each R.sup.11 is independently chosen from hydrogen and C.sub.1-4
alkyl.
[0217] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (III), each
substituent group is independently chosen from .dbd.O, C.sub.1-4
alkyl, and --COOR.sup.11 wherein R.sup.11 is chosen from hydrogen
and C.sub.1-4 alkyl.
[0218] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (III), each
of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is hydrogen.
[0219] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (III), one
of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is hydrogen and the other of R.sup.1 and
R.sup.2 is C.sub.1-4 alkyl.
[0220] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (III), one
of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is hydrogen and the other of R.sup.1 and
R.sup.2 is chosen from methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl,
isobutyl, sec-butyl, and tert-butyl.
[0221] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (III), one
of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is hydrogen and the other of R.sup.1 and
R.sup.2 is methyl.
[0222] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (III),
R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are independently chosen from hydrogen and
C.sub.1-6 alkyl.
[0223] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (III),
R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are independently chosen from hydrogen and
C.sub.1-4 alkyl.
[0224] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (III),
R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are independently chosen from hydrogen, methyl,
and ethyl.
[0225] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (III), each
of R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 is hydrogen; in certain embodiments, each of
R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 is methyl; and in certain embodiments, each of
R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 is ethyl.
[0226] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (III),
R.sup.3 is hydrogen; and R.sup.4 is chosen from C.sub.1-4 alkyl,
substituted C.sub.1-4 alkyl wherein the substituent group is chosen
from .dbd.O, --OR.sup.11, --COOR.sup.11, and --NR.sup.11.sub.2,
wherein each R.sup.11 is independently chosen form hydrogen and
C.sub.1-4 alkyl.
[0227] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (III),
R.sup.3 is hydrogen; and R.sup.4 is chosen from C.sub.1-4 alkyl,
benzyl, 2-methoxyethyl, carboxymethyl, carboxypropyl,
1,2,4-thiadoxolyl, methoxy, 2-methoxycarbonyl,
2-oxo(1,3-oxazolidinyl), 2-(methylethoxy)ethyl, 2-ethoxyethyl,
(tert-butyloxycarbonyl)methyl, (ethoxycarbonyl)methyl,
carboxymethyl, (methylethyl)oxycarbonylmethyl, and
ethoxycarbonylmethyl.
[0228] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (III),
R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 together with the nitrogen to which they are
bonded form a ring chosen from a C.sub.5-6 heterocycloalkyl,
substituted C.sub.5-6 heterocycloalkyl, C.sub.5-6 heteroaryl, and
substituted C.sub.5-6 heteroaryl ring. In certain embodiments of a
compound of Formula (III), R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 together with the
nitrogen to which they are bonded form a ring chosen from a C.sub.5
heterocycloalkyl, substituted C.sub.5 heterocycloalkyl, C.sub.5
heteroaryl, and substituted C.sub.5 heteroaryl ring. In certain
embodiments of a compound of Formula (III), R.sup.3 and R.sup.4
together with the nitrogen to which they are bonded form a ring
chosen from a C.sub.6 heterocycloalkyl, substituted C.sub.6
heterocycloalkyl, C.sub.6 heteroaryl, and substituted C.sub.6
heteroaryl ring. In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula
(III), R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 together with the nitrogen to which they
are bonded form a ring chosen from piperazine, 1,3-oxazolidinyl,
pyrolidine, and morpholine ring
[0229] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (III),
R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 together with the nitrogen to which they are
bonded form a C.sub.5-10 heterocycloalkyl ring.
[0230] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (III), one
of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is hydrogen and the other of R.sup.1 and
R.sup.2 is C.sub.1-6 alkyl; R.sup.3 is hydrogen; R.sup.4 is chosen
from hydrogen, C.sub.1-6 alkyl, and benzyl.
[0231] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (III), one
of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is hydrogen and the other of R.sup.1 and
R.sup.2 is chosen from hydrogen and C.sub.1-6 alkyl; and each of
R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 is C.sub.1-6 alkyl. In certain embodiments of a
compound of Formula (III), each of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is hydrogen;
and each of R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 is C.sub.1-6 alkyl. In certain
embodiments of a compound of Formula (III), one of R.sup.1 and
R.sup.2 is hydrogen and the other of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is chosen
from hydrogen and C.sub.1-4 alkyl; R.sup.3 is hydrogen; and R.sup.4
is chosen from C.sub.1-4 alkyl, substituted C.sub.1-4 alkyl wherein
the substituent group is chosen from .dbd.O, --OR.sup.11,
--COOR.sup.11, and --NR.sup.11.sub.2, wherein each R.sup.11 is
independently chosen form hydrogen and C.sub.1-4 alkyl. In certain
embodiments of a compound of Formula (III), one of R.sup.1 and
R.sup.2 is hydrogen and the other of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is methyl;
R.sup.3 is hydrogen; and R.sup.4 is chosen from C.sub.1-4 alkyl,
substituted C.sub.1-4 alkyl wherein the substituent group is chosen
from .dbd.O, --OR.sup.11, --COOR.sup.11, and --NR.sup.11.sub.2,
wherein each R.sup.11 is independently chosen form hydrogen and
C.sub.1-4 alkyl. In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula
(III), each of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is hydrogen; R.sup.3 is
hydrogen; and R.sup.4 is chosen from C.sub.1-4 alkyl, substituted
C.sub.1-4 alkyl wherein the substituent group is chosen from
.dbd.O, --OR.sup.11, --COOR.sup.11, and --NR.sup.11.sub.2, wherein
each R.sup.11 is independently chosen form hydrogen and C.sub.1-4
alkyl.
[0232] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (III),
R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 together with the nitrogen to which they are
bonded form a C.sub.5-10 heterocycloalkyl ring.
[0233] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (III), one
of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is hydrogen and the other of R.sup.1 and
R.sup.2 is chosen from hydrogen and C.sub.1-6 alkyl; and R.sup.3
and R.sup.4 together with the nitrogen to which they are bonded
form a ring chosen from a C.sub.5-6 heterocycloalkyl, substituted
C.sub.5-6 heterocycloalkyl, C.sub.5-6 heteroaryl, and substituted
C.sub.5-6 heteroaryl ring. In certain embodiments of a compound of
Formula (III), one of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is hydrogen and the other
of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is methyl; and R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 together
with the nitrogen to which they are bonded form a ring chosen from
a C.sub.5-6 heterocycloalkyl, substituted C.sub.5-6
heterocycloalkyl, C.sub.5-6 heteroaryl, and substituted C.sub.5-6
heteroaryl ring. In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula
(III), each of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is hydrogen; and R.sup.3 and
R.sup.4 together with the nitrogen to which they are bonded form a
ring chosen from a C.sub.5-6 heterocycloalkyl, substituted
C.sub.5-6 heterocycloalkyl, C.sub.5-6 heteroaryl, and substituted
C.sub.5-6 heteroaryl ring.
[0234] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (III), one
of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is hydrogen and the other of R.sup.1 and
R.sup.2 is chosen from hydrogen and C.sub.1-6 alkyl; and R.sup.3
and R.sup.4 together with the nitrogen to which they are bonded
form a ring chosen from morpholine, piperazine, and N-substituted
piperazine.
[0235] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (III),
R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are independently chosen from hydrogen,
C.sub.1-6 alkyl, substituted C.sub.1-6 alkyl, C.sub.6-10 aryl,
substituted C.sub.6-10 aryl, C.sub.4-12 cycloalkylalkyl,
substituted C.sub.4-12 cycloalkylalkyl, C.sub.7-12 arylalkyl,
substituted C.sub.7-12 arylalkyl, C.sub.1-6 heteroalkyl,
substituted C.sub.1-6 heteroalkyl, C.sub.6-10 heteroaryl,
substituted C.sub.6-10 heteroaryl, C.sub.4-12
heterocycloalkylalkyl, substituted C.sub.4-12
heterocycloalkylalkyl, C.sub.7-12 heteroarylalkyl, substituted
C.sub.7-12 heteroarylalkyl; or R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 together with
the nitrogen to which they are bonded form a ring chosen from a
C.sub.5-10 heteroaryl, substituted C.sub.5-10 heteroaryl,
C.sub.5-10 heterocycloalkyl, and substituted C.sub.5-10
heterocycloalkyl.
[0236] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (III),
R.sup.1 is hydrogen, and in certain embodiments, R.sup.2 is
hydrogen.
[0237] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (III), the
compound is chosen from: [0238]
(2E)-3-[(2-morpholin-4-yl-2-oxoethyl)oxycarbonyl]prop-2-enoic acid;
[0239]
(2E)-3-{[(N,N-diethylcarbamoyl)methyl]oxycarbonyl}prop-2-enoic
acid; [0240] (2E)-3-({[N-benzylcarbamoyl]methyl}oxycarbonyl)
prop-2-enoic acid; [0241]
(2E)-3-[(2-morpholin-4-yl-2-oxoethyl)oxycarbonyl]prop-2-enoic acid;
[0242] (2E)-3-{[(N-butylcarbamoyl)methyl]oxycarbonyl}prop-2-enoic
acid; [0243]
(2E-3-{[N-methoxy-N-methylcarbamoyl)methyl]oxycarbonyl}prop-2-enoi-
c acid; [0244] bis-(2-methoxyethylamino)carbamoyl]methyl
prop-2-enoic acid; [0245] N,N-dimethylcarbamoyl)methyl pro-2-enoic
acid; [0246]
(2E)-3-({[N-(3-carboxypropyl)carbamoyl]methyl}oxycarbonyl)
prop-2-enoic acid;
[0247] methyl (N-(1,3,4-thiadiazol-2yl)carbamoyl)methyl
prop-2-enoic acid; [0248]
(2E)-3-[(2-{(2S)-2-[tert-butyl)oxycarbonyl]pyrrolidinyl}-2-oxoethy-
l) oxycarbonyl]prop-2enoic acid; [0249]
1-[2-((2E)-3-carboxyprop-2-enoyloxy)acetyl](2S)
pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid; [0250]
(2E)-3-[([N-[(ethoxycarbonyl)methyl]-N-methylcarbamoyl}methyl)
oxycarbonyl]prop-2-enoic acid; [0251]
(2E)-3-{[(N-{[(tert-butyl)oxycarbonyl]methyl}-N-methylcarbamoyl)methyl]ox-
ycarbonyl}prop-2-enoic acid; [0252]
(2E)-3-[(1-methyl-2-morpholin-4-yl-2-oxoethyl)oxycarbonyl]prop-2-enoic
acid; [0253]
(2E)-3-({[N,N-bis(2-methoxyethyl)carbamoyl]ethyl}oxycarbonyl)
prop-2-enoic acid; [0254]
(2E)-3-{[(N,N-dimethylcarbamoyl)ethyl]oxycarbonyl}prop-2-enoic
acid; [0255]
(2E)-3-[({N,N-bis[2-methylethoxy)ethyl]carbamoyl}methyl)oxycarbony-
l]prop-2-enoic acid; [0256]
(2E)-3-({[N,N-bis(2-ethoxyethyl)carbamoyl]methyl}oxycarbonyl)
prop-2-enoic acid; [0257]
(2E)-3-{[2-(4-acetylpiperazinyl)-2-oxoethyl]oxycarbonyl]prop-2-enoic
acid; [0258]
(2E)-3-({2-oxo-2-[4-benzylpiperazinyl]ethyl}oxycarbonyl)prop-2-enoic
acid; [0259]
(2E)-3-{[(N-{[(tert-butyl)oxycarbonyl]methyl}carbamoyl)methyl]oxycarbonyl-
}prop-2-enoic acid; [0260]
(2E)-3-{[(N-methyl-N-{[(methylethyl)oxycarbonyl]methyl}carbamoyl)methyl]o-
xycarbonyl}prop-2-enoic acid; [0261]
(2E)-3-[({N-[(ethoxycarbonyl)methyl]-N-benzylcarbamoyl}methyl)oxycarbonyl-
]prop-2-enoic acid; [0262]
(2E)-3-[({N-[(ethoxycarbonyl)methyl]-N-benzylcarbamoyl}ethyl)oxycarbonyl]-
prop-2-enoic acid; [0263]
(2E)-3-[({N-[(ethoxycarbonyl)methyl]-N-methylcarbamoyl}ethyl)oxycarbonyl]-
prop-2-enoic acid; and
[0264] a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of any of the
foregoing.
[0265] Certain embodiments provide a compound of Formula (IV):
##STR00009##
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:
[0266] R.sup.6 is chosen from C.sub.1-6 alkyl, substituted
C.sub.1-6 alkyl, C.sub.1-6 heteroalkyl, substituted C.sub.1-6
heteroalkyl, C.sub.3-8 cycloalkyl, substituted C.sub.3-8
cycloalkyl, C.sub.6-8 aryl, substituted C.sub.6-8 aryl, and
--OR.sup.10, wherein R.sup.10 is chosen from C.sub.1-6 alkyl,
substituted C.sub.1-6 alkyl, C.sub.3-10 cycloalkyl, substituted
C.sub.3-10 cycloalkyl, C.sub.6-10 aryl, and substituted C.sub.6-10
aryl; and
[0267] R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 are independently chosen from hydrogen,
C.sub.1-6 alkyl, and substituted C.sub.1-6 alkyl;
[0268] wherein each substituent group is independently chosen from
halogen, --OH, --CN, --CF.sub.3, .dbd.O, --NO.sub.2, benzyl,
--C(O)NR.sup.11.sub.2, --R.sup.11, --OR.sup.11, --C(O)R.sup.11,
--COOR.sup.11, and --NR.sup.11.sub.2 wherein each R.sup.11 is
independently chosen from hydrogen and C.sub.1-4 alkyl;
[0269] with the provisos that; [0270] when one of R.sup.7 and
R.sup.8 is chosen from ethyl and methyl, and the other of R.sup.7
and R.sup.8 is hydrogen; then R.sup.6 is not
--C(CH.sub.3).dbd.CH.sub.2; and [0271] when each of R.sup.7 and
R.sup.8 is hydrogen; then R.sup.6 is not chosen from
--CH.dbd.CH.sub.2 and 4-carboxyphenyl.
[0272] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (IV), each
substituent group is independently chosen from halogen, --OH, --CN,
--CF.sub.3, --R.sup.11, --OR.sup.11, and --NR.sup.11.sub.2 wherein
each R.sup.11 is independently chosen from hydrogen and C.sub.1-4
alkyl.
[0273] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (IV), each
substituent group is independently chosen from .dbd.O, C.sub.1-4
alkyl, and --COOR.sup.11 wherein R.sup.11 is chosen from hydrogen
and C.sub.1-4 alkyl.
[0274] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (IV), one of
R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 is hydrogen and the other of R.sup.7 and
R.sup.8 is C.sub.1-6 alkyl. In certain embodiments of a compound of
Formula (IV), one of R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 is hydrogen and the other
of R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 is C.sub.1-4 alkyl.
[0275] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (IV), one of
R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 is hydrogen and the other of R.sup.7 and
R.sup.8 is chosen from methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, and isopropyl. In
certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (IV), each of R.sup.7
and R.sup.8 is hydrogen.
[0276] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (IV),
R.sup.6 is C.sub.1-6 alkyl; and one of R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 is
hydrogen and the other of R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 is C.sub.1-6
alkyl.
[0277] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (IV),
R.sup.6 is --OR.sup.10.
[0278] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (IV),
R.sup.10 is chosen from C.sub.1-4 alkyl, cyclohexyl, and
phenyl.
[0279] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (IV),
R.sup.6 is chosen from methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, and isopropyl; one
of R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 is hydrogen and the other of R.sup.7 and
R.sup.8 is chosen from methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, and isopropyl.
[0280] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (IV),
R.sup.6 is substituted C.sub.1-2 alkyl, wherein each of the one or
more substituent groups are chosen from --COOH,
--NHC(O)CH.sub.2NH.sub.2, and --NH.sub.2.
[0281] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (IV),
R.sup.6 is chosen from ethoxy, methylethoxy, isopropyl, phenyl,
cyclohexyl, cyclohexyloxy, --CH(NH.sub.2)CH.sub.2COOH,
--CH.sub.2CH(NH.sub.2)COOH,
--CH(NHC(O)CH.sub.2NH.sub.2)--CH.sub.2COOH, and
--CH.sub.2CH(NHC(O)CH.sub.2NH.sub.2)--COOH.
[0282] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (IV), one of
R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 is hydrogen and the other of R.sup.7 and
R.sup.8 is chosen from hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, and
isopropyl; and R.sup.6 is chosen from C.sub.1-3 alkyl, substituted
C.sub.1-2 alkyl wherein each of the one or more substituent groups
are chosen --COOH, --NHC(O)CH.sub.2NH.sub.2, and --NH.sub.2,
--OR.sup.10 wherein R.sup.10 is chosen from C.sub.1-3 alkyl and
cyclohexyl, phenyl, and cyclohexyl.
[0283] In certain embodiments of a compound of Formula (IV), the
compound is chosen from: [0284]
(2E)-3-{[(2-methylpropanoyloxy)ethyl]oxycarbonyl}prop-2-enoic acid;
[0285]
(2E)-3-({[(methylethyl)oxycarbonyloxy]ethyl}oxycarbonyl)prop-2-eno-
ic acid; [0286] 2-[(2E)-3-(methoxycarbonyl) prop-2-enoyloxy]acetic
acid; and
[0287] a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of any of the
foregoing.
Synthesis
[0288] Compounds disclosed herein may be obtained via the synthetic
methods illustrated in Schemes 1 through 9. General synthetic
methods useful in the synthesis of compounds described herein are
available in the art. Starting materials useful for preparing
compounds and intermediates thereof and/or practicing methods
described herein are commercially available or can be prepared by
well-known synthetic methods. The methods presented in the schemes
provided by the present disclosure are illustrative rather than
comprehensive. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that
many modifications, both to materials and methods, may be practiced
without departing from the scope of the disclosure.
[0289] Certain of the unsubstituted, 1-mono-substituted or
1,1-bis-substituted halo acetamides useful for preparing compounds
of Formula (I) are available from commercial sources.
Non-commercially available unsubstituted, 1-mono-substituted or
1,1-bis-substituted halo acetamides useful for preparing compounds
of Formula (I) and intermediates thereof can be prepared by
well-known synthetic methods such as those described in Schemes 1
and 2.
[0290] Functionalized 1-halo acetamides useful for the preparation
of MHF acetamide prodrugs of Formula (I) can be prepared according
to Scheme 1:
##STR00010##
wherein X and Y are leaving groups such as halogen, and R.sup.1,
R.sup.2, R.sup.3, and R.sup.4 are as defined herein. In certain
embodiments of Scheme 1, X is chloro and Y is chloro or an
O-acylisourea.
[0291] Chemical activation of the carboxylic acid to the
corresponding carboxylic acid chloride as shown in Scheme 1 can be
achieved by reaction with chlorination agents such as thionyl
chloride (SOCl.sub.2), oxalyl chloride (C.sub.2O.sub.2Cl.sub.2), or
phosphorous pentachloride (PCl.sub.5), optionally in the presence
of a suitable catalyst such as N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), and
either in substance (absence of solvent) or in an inert organic
solvent such as dichloromethane (DCM) at an appropriate temperature
such as from about 0.degree. C. to about 70.degree. C. Chemical
activation of the carboxylic acid can be performed in situ and
without isolating the activated substrate prior to the following
aminolysis step. Optionally, the activated carboxylic acid can be
isolated and/or purified using methods well known in the art, i.e.
fractional distillation.
[0292] Alternatively, carbodiimide dehydration agents such as
N,N'-diisopropylcarbodiimide (DIC), N,N-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide
(DCC), or 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide (EDAC,
EDC), optionally in the presence of a catalytic or stoichiometric
amount of a suitable additive such as 4-(N,N-dimethylaminopyridine
(DMAP) (Steglich esterification conditions), 1-hydroxybenzotriazole
(HOBt), 1-hydroxy-7-aza-benzotriazole (HOAt), or
N-hydroxysuccinimide (NHS); uronium or phosphonium salts with
non-nucleophilic anions such as
N-[(1H-benzotriazol-1-yl)(dimethylamino)methylene]-N-methylmetanaminium
hexafluorophosphate (HBTU),
N-[(dimethylamino)-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridin-1-ylmethylene]-N-methy-
lmetanaminium hexafluorophosphate N-oxide (HATU),
N-[(1H-benzotriazol-1-yl)(dimethylamino)methylene]-N-methylmetanaminium
tetrafluoroborate (TBTU), or
benzotriazol-1-yl-oxytripyrrolidinophosphonium hexafluorophosphate
(PyBOP), can be employed to form an activated carboxylic acid
derivative. Optionally, organic tertiary bases such as
triethylamine (TEA) or diisopropylethylamine (DIEA) can also be
employed. The formation of the activated carboxylic acid derivative
can take place in an inert solvent such as dichloromethane (DCM),
N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP),
N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMA, DMAc), or mixtures of any of the
foregoing at an appropriate temperature such as from about
0.degree. C. to abut 40.degree. C.
[0293] Aminolysis of in situ generated or isolated activated
carboxylic derivatives with the appropriately functionalized amine
derivative (HNR.sup.3R.sup.4) (Scheme 2) can take place in the
presence of a suitable base such as an organic tertiary base, i.e.,
triethylamine (TEA), diethylaminoethylamine (DIEA), pyridine, or
mixtures of any of the foregoing, optionally in the presence of
suitable additives such as nucleophilic acylation catalysts, i.e.,
4-(N,N-dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP), and in the same or other inert
solvent as used for the activation step such as dichloromethane
(DCM), N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP),
N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMA, DMAc), or mixtures of any of the
foregoing, at an appropriate temperature such as from about
0.degree. C. to about 70.degree. C.
[0294] Functionalized 1-hydroxy acetamides useful for the
preparation of MHF acetamide prodrugs of Formula (I) can be also
prepared according to Scheme 2:
##STR00011##
wherein PG is a hydroxyl protecting group; Y a leaving group such
as chloro or an O-isourea derived radical; and R.sup.1, R.sup.2,
R.sup.3, and R.sup.4 are as defined herein.
[0295] Certain of the functionalized and activated 1-hydroxy acetic
acid derivatives are commercially available, i.e., benzyloxyacetic
acid and tert-butyloxy lactic acid. Methods for introducing
hydroxyl protecting groups (PGs) are well known in the art. Useful
protecting groups to temporarily block the hydroxyl group of
functionalized 1-hydroxy acetic acids include certain alkyl such as
(substituted) benzyl ethers, tert-butyl ethers, trityl ether, or
various silyl ethers such as tert-butyl dimethylsilyl ether,
triisopropylsilyl ether, or tert-butyldiphenylsilyl ethers.
[0296] Certain protected, functionalized and activated 1-hydroxy
acetic acid derivatives are commercially available, i.e.,
benzyloxyacetyl chloride. Alternatively, the chemical activation of
the protected and functionalized 1-hydroxy acetic acid derivative
to the corresponding activated carboxylic acid derivative, i.e.,
carboxylic acid chloride, O-acylisourea, activated esters, etc.,
can be achieved using similar reaction procedures and conditions as
those described in Scheme 1 for the activation of functionalized
1-halo acetic acid derivatives.
[0297] Aminolysis of in situ generated or isolated protected,
functionalized, and activated 1-hydroxy acetic derivatives with
functionalized amines (HNR.sup.3R.sup.4) can take place using
similar reaction procedures and conditions as those described in
Scheme 1 for the aminolysis of functionalized, protected, and
activated 1-halo acetic acid derivatives.
[0298] Orthogonal (or ordered) deprotection of the protected
1-hydroxyacetic acid derivative liberates the corresponding free
hydroxyl group. Deprotection methods, procedures, and practices are
well known in the art.
[0299] In certain embodiments, the protecting group can be an alkyl
group such as a tert-butyl group. Deprotection may be carried out
by contacting a tert-butyl protected functionalized 1-hydroxy
acetamide derivative with an excess of a strong Bronsted acid such
as trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) or hydrogen chloride (HCl) in an
inert solvent such as dichloromethane (DCM), diethyl ether
(Et.sub.2O), 1,4-dioxane, or mixtures of any of the foregoing, at
an appropriate temperature such as from about 0.degree. C. to about
40.degree. C.
[0300] In certain embodiments, the protecting group can be selected
from an alkyl group such as a benzyl group. When the protecting
group is a benzyl group, deprotection may be carried out by
reacting the functionalized 1-hydroxy acetamide derivative with
gaseous hydrogen (H.sub.2) in the presence of a heterogenous
catalyst, i.e., 5-10 wt-% palladium on (activated or wet coal), in
a solvent such as methanol (MeOH), ethanol (EtOH), ethyl acetate
(EtOAc), or mixtures of any of the foregoing, optionally in the
presence of a small amount of an activator such as 1 N aq.
hydrochloric acid at an appropriate temperature such as from about
0.degree. C. to about 40.degree. C. and under a hydrogen atmosphere
at a pressure of about 15 psi to about 60 psi.
[0301] Acetamide MHF prodrugs of Formula (I) can be prepared
according to Scheme 3:
##STR00012##
wherein X is a leaving group such as halogen, and R.sup.1, R.sup.2,
R.sup.3, R.sup.4, and R.sup.5 are as defined herein. In certain
embodiments of Scheme 3, X is chloro and R.sup.5 is alkyl such as
methyl.
[0302] Nucleophilc displacement of the monoalkyl fumaric acid with
the functionalized 1-halo acetamide (Scheme 1) as shown in Scheme 3
can take place in the presence of an inorganic base such as an
alkali carbonate such as cesium hydrogencarbonate (CsHCO.sub.3),
cesium carbonate (Cs.sub.2CO.sub.3), or potassium carbonate
(K.sub.2CO.sub.3). Optionally, organic tertiary bases such as
triethylamine (TEA), diisopropylethylamine (DIEA), or amidine;
guanidine-based bases such as 1,5-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]non-5-ene
(DBN), or 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU),
1,1,3,3-tetramethylguanidine (TMG); silver salts such silver(I)
oxide (Ag.sub.2O) or silver(I) carbonate (Ag.sub.2CO.sub.3); or
other halide scavengers known in the art can be employed. The
corresponding alkali, tri- and tetraalkylammonoium, amidine, or
guanide salts of the monoalkyl fumarate can be generated in situ
or, alternatively, can be prepared separately. The reaction can
take place in an inert solvent such as N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF),
N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP), N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMA, DMAc),
dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO), tetrahydrofuran (THF), toluene, or
mixtures of any of the foregoing at an appropriate temperature such
as from about room temperature to about 70.degree. C.
[0303] Acetamide MHF prodrugs of Formula (I) can also be prepared
according to Scheme 4:
##STR00013##
wherein Y is a suitable leaving group such as halogen, an
O-acylisourea, various triazolol esters, or others; and R.sup.1,
R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, and R.sup.5 are as defined herein. In
certain embodiments of Scheme 4, Y is chloro and R.sup.5 is alkyl
such as methyl.
[0304] Chemical activation of the carboxylic acid to the
corresponding carboxylic acid chloride as shown in Scheme 4 can be
accomplished by reaction with a chlorination agent such as thionyl
chloride (SOCl.sub.2), oxalyl chloride (C.sub.2O.sub.2Cl.sub.2),
phosphorous pentachloride (PCl.sub.5), or others, optionally in the
presence of a catalyst such as N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), and
either in substance (absence of solvent) or in an inert organic
solvent such as dichloromethane (DCM) at an appropriate temperature
such as from about 0.degree. C. to about 70.degree. C. Chemical
activation of the carboxylic acid as shown in Scheme 4 can be
performed in situ without isolating the activated substrate prior
to the subsequent alcoholysis step. Optionally, the activated
carboxylic acid chloride can be isolated and/or purified using
methods well known in the art, i.e. fractional distillation.
[0305] Alternatively, carbodiimide dehydration agents such as
N,N-diisopropylcarbodiimide (DIC), N,N-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide
(DCC), or 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide (EDAC,
EDC), optionally in the presence of a catalytic or stoichiometric
amount of an additive such as 4-(N,N-dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP)
(Steglich esterification conditions), 1-hydroxybenzotriazole
(HOBt), 1-hydroxy-7-aza-benzotriazole (HOAt), or
N-hudroxysuccinimide (HOSu); a uronium or phosphonium salt with
non-nucleophilic anions such as
N-[(1H-benzotriazol-1-yl)(dimethylamino)methylene]-N-methylmetanaminium
hexafluorophosphate (HBTU),
N-[(dimethylamino)-1H-1,2,3-triazolo[4,5-b]pyridin-1-ylmethylene]-N-methy-
lmetanaminium hexafluorophosphate N-oxide (HATU),
N-[(1H-benzotriazol-1-yl)(dimethylamino)methylene]-N-methylmetanaminium
tetrafluoroborate (TBTU), or
benzotriazol-1-yl-oxytripyrrolidinophosphonium hexafluorophosphate
(PyBOP), can be employed to form an activated monoalkyl fumarate
derivative. Optionally, organic tertiary bases such as
triethylamine (TEA) or diethylaminoethylamine (DIEA) can also be
employed. The formation of activated monoalkyl fumarate derivatives
can take place in an inert solvent such as dichloromethane (DCM),
N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP),
N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMA, DMAc), or mixtures of any of the
foregoing at an appropriate temperature such as from about room
temperature to about 70.degree. C.
[0306] Alcoholysis of the activated monoalkyl fumarate derivative
with a functionalized hydroxy acetamide derivative (Scheme 2) can
take place in the presence of a base, for example, an organic
tertiary base such as, triethylamine (TEA), diethylaminoethylamine
(DIEA), or pyridine, optionally in the presence of an additive such
as a nucleophilic acylation catalyst, i.e.,
4-(N,N-dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP) (Steglich esterification
conditions), and in the same or other inert solvent as used for the
activation step such as dichloromethane (DCM),
N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP),
N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMA, DMAc), or mixtures of any of the
foregoing at an appropriate temperature such as from about
0.degree. C. to about 70.degree. C.
[0307] Acetamide MHF prodrugs of Formula (I) can also be prepared
according to Scheme 5:
##STR00014##
wherein A is either a leaving group such as halogen or a
nucleophilic coupling group such as hydroxyl; Y is a leaving group
such as halogen, a O-acylisourea, various triazolol esters, or
others; PG is a carboxyl protecting group; and R.sup.1, R.sup.2,
R.sup.3, R.sup.4, and R.sup.5 are as defined herein. In certain
embodiments of Scheme 5, X is bromo, PG is tert-butyl, each of
R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is hydrogen, and the electrophile is tert-butyl
bromoacetate. In certain embodiments of Scheme 5, Y is chloro or
O-acylisourea derived from
1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide (EDAC), and R.sup.5
is alkyl such as methyl.
[0308] The nucleophilc displacement reaction of the monoalkyl
fumaric acid with a protected and functionalized 1-halo acetic acid
derivative, i.e., commercially available tert-butyl bromoacetate or
others, can take place using similar reaction procedures and
conditions as those described in Scheme 3 for the direct formation
of functionalized acetamide MHF prodrugs of Formula (I) from a
monoalkyl fumaric acid and an appropriately functionalized 1-halo
acetamide.
[0309] Alcoholysis of an intermediate activated monoalkyl fumaric
acid derivative and a protected and functionalized 1-hydroxy acetic
acid derivative can take place using similar reaction procedures
and conditions as those used in Scheme 4 for the direct formation
of functionalized acetamide MHF prodrugs of Formula (I) from a
monoalkyl fumaric acid and an appropriately functionalized
1-hydroxy acetamide.
[0310] Orthogonal (or ordered) deprotection of a protected
monoalkyl fumaric acid-functionalized acetic acid derivative
liberates the corresponding free monoalkyl fumarate ester
intermediate bearing a free carboxylic acid moiety. When the
protecting group is a tert-butyl group, deprotection may be carried
out by contacting the tert-butyl protected fumaric acid derivative
with an excess of a strong Bronsted acid such as trifluoroacetic
acid (TFA) or hydrogen chloride (HCl) in an inert solvent such as
dichloromethane (DCM), diethyl ether (Et.sub.2O), 1,4-dioxane, or
mixtures of any of the foregoing, at an appropriate temperature
such as from about 0.degree. C. to about 40.degree. C.
[0311] Chemical activation of the liberated monoalkyl
fumarate-functionalized hydroxyacetic derivative (carboxylic acid)
to the corresponding activated carboxylic acid derivative, i.e.,
carboxylic acid chloride, O-acylisourea, activated esters, etc.,
can be accomplished using reaction procedures and conditions
similar to those described in Scheme 4 for the activation of
monoalkyl fumaric acid direct formation of functionalized acetamide
MHF prodrugs of Formula (I) from the monoalkyl fumaric acid and the
corresponding functionalized hydroxyl acetamide.
[0312] Aminolysis of in situ generated or isolated activated
monoalkyl fumarate functionalized hydroxyacetic derivatives with
functionalized amines (HNR.sup.3R.sup.4) can take place using
reaction procedures and conditions similar to those described in
Schemes 1 and 2 for the aminolysis of protected, suitably
functionalized and activated hydroxy acetic acid derivatives.
[0313] Certain of the functionalized 1-haloalkyl carboxylates
(1-acyloxyalkyl halides) or functionalized 1-alkoxycarbonyloxyalkyl
halides useful for preparing compounds of Formula (II) are
available from commercial sources. Non-commercially available
1-haloalkyl carboxylates (1-acyloxyalkyl halides) or functionalized
1-alkoxycarbonyloxyalkyl halides can be prepared by methods well
known in the art and are briefly described in Schemes 6 and 7.
[0314] 1-Acyloxyalky halides useful for the preparation of MHF
prodrugs of Formula (II) can be prepared according to Scheme 6:
##STR00015##
wherein X is a leaving group such as halogen; and R.sup.6, R.sup.7,
R.sup.8 are as defined herein. In certain embodiments of Scheme 6,
X is chloro and R.sup.6 is 2-[methyl (2E)but-2-ene-4-ate]yl; one of
R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 is hydrogen and the other of R.sup.7 and
R.sup.8 is alkyl.
[0315] Functionalized 1-haloalkyl carboxylates (1-acyloxyalkyl
halides) may be prepared by contacting a functionalized carboxylic
acid halide such as a carboxylic acid chloride with a
functionalized carbonyl compound such as an aldehyde in the
presence of a Lewis acid catalyst such as anhydrous zinc chloride
(ZnCl.sub.2) in an inert solvent such as dichloromethane (DCM) at a
temperature from about -10.degree. C. to room temperature. The
1-chloroalkyl carboxylates (1-acyloxyalkyl chlorides) may be used
directly or may be isolated and purified by methods well known in
the art such as by fractional distillation or silica gel column
chromatography.
[0316] 1-Alkoxy- and 1-aryloxycarbonyloxyalkyl halides useful for
the preparation of MHF prodrugs of Formula (II) can be prepared
according to Scheme 7:
##STR00016##
wherein X is a leaving group such as halogen, and R.sup.7, R.sup.8,
and R.sup.10 are as defined herein. In certain embodiments of
Scheme 7, X is chloro and R.sup.10 together with the oxygen atom to
which it is bonded is equivalent to R.sup.6, which is defined
herein.
[0317] Functionalized 1-alkoxy- or aryloxycarbonyloxyalkyl halides
may be prepared by contacting a functionalized haloalkyl halo
formate such as a functionalized chloro alkyl- or aryl
chloroformate with a functionalized alcohol or phenol (HOR.sup.10)
in the presence of a base such as an organic secondary and tertiary
base, i.e., dicyclohexyl amine (DCHA), triethylamine (TEA),
diisopropylethylamine (DIEA, Hunigs-base), pyridine, in an inert
solvent such as dichloromethane (DCM) at a temperature from about
-10.degree. C. to room temperature. The 1-alkoxy- or
aryloxycarbonyloxyalkyl halides may be used directly or may be
isolated and purified by methods well known in the art such as by
fractional distillation or silica gel column chromatography.
[0318] Acyloxyalkyl and alkoxycarbonyloxyalkyl MHF prodrugs of
Formula (II) can be prepared according to Scheme 8:
##STR00017##
wherein X is a leaving group such as halogen, and R.sup.6, R.sup.7,
R.sup.8, and R.sup.9 are as defined herein.
[0319] Nucleophilic displacement of the monoalkyl fumaric acid with
a functionalized 1-halo (Scheme 1) as shown in Scheme 8 can take
place in the presence of an inorganic base such as an alkali
carbonate, i.e., cesium bicarbonate (CsHCO.sub.3), cesium carbonate
(Cs.sub.2CO.sub.3), or potassium carbonate (K.sub.2CO.sub.3).
Alternatively, organic secondary and tertiary bases such as
dicyclohexyl amine (DCHA), triethylamine (TEA),
diisopropylethylamine (DIEA), amidine or guanidine-based bases such
as 1,5-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]non-5-ene (DBN),
1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU), or
1,1,3,3-tetramethylguanidine (TMG); silver salts such silver(I)
oxide (Ag.sub.2O) or silver(I) carbonate (Ag.sub.2CO.sub.3); or
other halide scavengers known in the art can be employed. The
corresponding alkali, tri- and tetraalkylammonoium, amidine, or
guanide salts of the monoalkyl fumarate can be generated in situ
or, alternatively, can be prepared separately. The reaction can
take place in an inert solvent such as N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF),
N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP), N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMA, DMAc),
dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO), or tetrahydrofuran (THF), toluene, or
mixtures of any of the foregoing at an appropriate temperature such
as from about room temperature to about 70.degree. C.
[0320] Fumaric acid glycolamide monoesters of Formula (III) or
acyloxyalkyl- and alkoxy- or aryloxycarbonyloxyalkyl fumaric acid
monoesters of Formula (IV) can be prepared according to Scheme
9:
##STR00018##
wherein X is a suitable leaving group such as chloro; and R.sup.1,
R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.6, R.sup.7, R.sup.8, and R.sup.9
are as defined herein. In certain embodiments of Scheme 9, X is
chloro, and R.sup.9 is selected from hydrogen or tert-butyl (tBu)
and the fumaric acid derivative is either fumaric acid or mono
tert-butyl fumarate.
[0321] The coupling of fumaric acid or monoalkyl fumarates, i.e.,
mono tert-butyl fumarate, with functionalized 1-halo acetamide
derivatives, functionalized 1-haloalkyl carboxylates
(1-acyloxyalkyl halides), or 1-alkoxy- or aryloxycarbonyloxyalkyl
halides, can take place using reaction procedures and conditions
similar to those described in Schemes 3 and 8 for the direct
formation of functionalized acetamide MHF prodrugs of Formula (I)
(Scheme 3) or acyloxyalkyl or alkoxy-aryloxycarbonyloxyalkyl MHF
prodrugs of Formula (II) (Scheme 8).
[0322] In certain embodiments where R.sup.9 is alkyl, such as
tert-butyl, orthogonal (or ordered) deprotection (or liberation of
the free carboxylic acid) from the corresponding functionalized
acetamide or acyloxyalkyl or alkoxy-/aryloxycarbonyloxyalkyl
tert-butyl fumarates may be accomplished using reaction procedures
and conditions similar to those described in Scheme 5.
Pharmaceutical Compositions
[0323] Pharmaceutical compositions provided by the present
disclosure may comprise a therapeutically effective amount of a
compound of Formulae (I)-(IV) together with a suitable amount of
one or more pharmaceutically acceptable vehicles so as to provide a
composition for proper administration to a patient. Suitable
pharmaceutical vehicles are described in the art.
[0324] In certain embodiments, a compound of Formulae (I)-(IV) may
be incorporated into pharmaceutical compositions to be administered
orally. Oral administration of such pharmaceutical compositions may
result in uptake of a compound of Formulae (I)-(IV) throughout the
intestine and entry into the systemic circulation. Such oral
compositions may be prepared in a manner known in the
pharmaceutical art and comprise a compound of Formulae (I)-(IV) and
at least one pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle. Oral
pharmaceutical compositions may include a therapeutically effective
amount of a compound of Formulae (I)-(IV) and a suitable amount of
a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle, so as to provide an
appropriate form for administration to a patient.
[0325] Compounds of Formulae (I)-(IV) may be incorporated into
pharmaceutical compositions to be administered by any other
appropriate route of administration including intradermal,
intramuscular, intraperitoneal, intravenous, subcutaneous,
intranasal, epidural, oral, sublingual, intracerebral,
intravaginal, transdermal, rectal, inhalation, or topical.
[0326] Pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of
Formulae (I)-(IV) and may be manufactured by means of conventional
mixing, dissolving, granulating, dragee-making, levigating,
emulsifying, encapsulating, entrapping, or lyophilizing processes.
Pharmaceutical compositions may be formulated in a conventional
manner using one or more physiologically acceptable carriers,
diluents, excipients, or auxiliaries, which facilitate processing
of compounds of Formulae (I)-(IV) or crystalline forms thereof and
one or more pharmaceutically acceptable vehicles into formulations
that can be used pharmaceutically. Proper formulation is dependent
upon the route of administration chosen. Pharmaceutical
compositions provided by the present disclosure may take the form
of solutions, suspensions, emulsion, tablets, pills, pellets,
capsules, capsules containing liquids, powders, sustained-release
formulations, suppositories, emulsions, aerosols, sprays,
suspensions, or any other form suitable for administration to a
patient.
[0327] Pharmaceutical compositions provided by the present
disclosure may be formulated in a unit dosage form. A unit dosage
form refers to a physically discrete unit suitable as a unitary
dose for patients undergoing treatment, with each unit containing a
predetermined quantity of a compound of Formulae (I)-(IV)
calculated to produce an intended therapeutic effect. A unit dosage
form may be for a single daily dose, for administration 2 times per
day, or one of multiple daily doses, e.g., 3 or more times per day.
When multiple daily doses are used, a unit dosage form may be the
same or different for each dose. One or more dosage forms may
comprise a dose, which may be administered to a patient at a single
point in time or during a time interval.
[0328] Pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of
Formulae (I)-(IV) may be formulated for immediate release.
[0329] In certain embodiments, an oral dosage form provided by the
present disclosure may be a controlled release dosage form.
Controlled delivery technologies can improve the absorption of a
drug in a particular region or regions of the gastrointestinal
tract. Controlled drug delivery systems may be designed to deliver
a drug in such a way that the drug level is maintained within a
therapeutically effective window and effective and safe blood
levels are maintained for a period as long as the system continues
to deliver the drug with a particular release profile in the
gastrointestinal tract. Controlled drug delivery may produce
substantially constant blood levels of a drug over a period of time
as compared to fluctuations observed with immediate release dosage
forms. For some drugs, maintaining a constant blood and tissue
concentration throughout the course of therapy is the most
desirable mode of treatment Immediate release of drugs may cause
blood levels to peak above the level required to elicit a desired
response, which may waste the drug and may cause or exacerbate
toxic side effects. Controlled drug delivery can result in optimum
therapy, and not only can reduce the frequency of dosing, but may
also reduce the severity of side effects. Examples of controlled
release dosage forms include dissolution controlled systems,
diffusion controlled systems, ion exchange resins, osmotically
controlled systems, erodable matrix systems, pH independent
formulations, gastric retention systems, and the like.
[0330] An appropriate oral dosage form for a particular
pharmaceutical composition provided by the present disclosure may
depend, at least in part, on the gastrointestinal absorption
properties of a compound of Formulae (I)-(IV) the stability of a
compound of Formulae (I)-(IV) in the gastrointestinal tract, the
pharmacokinetics of a compound of Formulae (I)-(IV) and the
intended therapeutic profile. An appropriate controlled release
oral dosage form may be selected for a particular compound of
Formulae (I)-(IV). For example, gastric retention oral dosage forms
may be appropriate for compounds absorbed primarily from the upper
gastrointestinal tract, and sustained release oral dosage forms may
be appropriate for compounds absorbed primarily from the lower
gastrointestinal tract. Certain compounds are absorbed primarily
from the small intestine. In general, compounds traverse the length
of the small intestine in about 3 to 5 hours. For compounds that
are not easily absorbed by the small intestine or that do not
dissolve readily, the window for active agent absorption in the
small intestine may be too short to provide a desired therapeutic
effect.
[0331] In certain embodiments, pharmaceutical compositions provided
by the present disclosure may be practiced with dosage forms
adapted to provide sustained release of a compound of Formulae
(I)-(IV) upon oral administration. Sustained release oral dosage
forms may be used to release drugs over a prolonged time period and
are useful when it is desired that a drug or drug form be delivered
to the lower gastrointestinal tract. Sustained release oral dosage
forms include any oral dosage form that maintains therapeutic
concentrations of a drug in a biological fluid such as the plasma,
blood, cerebrospinal fluid, or in a tissue or organ for a prolonged
time period. Sustained release oral dosage forms include
diffusion-controlled systems such as reservoir devices and matrix
devices, dissolution-controlled systems, osmotic systems, and
erosion-controlled systems. Sustained release oral dosage forms and
methods of preparing the same are well known in the art.
[0332] An appropriate dose of a compound of Formulae (I)-(IV) or
pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of Formulae
(I)-(IV) may be determined according to any one of several
well-established protocols. For example, animal studies such as
studies using mice, rats, dogs, and/or monkeys may be used to
determine an appropriate dose of a pharmaceutical compound. Results
from animal studies may be extrapolated to determine doses for use
in other species, such as for example, humans.
Uses
[0333] Compounds of Formulae (I)-(IV) are prodrugs of MHF. Thus,
compounds of Formulae (I)-(IV) and pharmaceutical compositions
thereof may be administered to a patient suffering from any disease
including a disorder, condition, or symptom for which MHF is known
or hereafter discovered to be therapeutically effective.
Indications for which MHF has been prescribed, and hence for which
a compound of Formulae (I)-(IV), or pharmaceutical compositions
thereof are also expected to be effective, include psoriasis. Other
indications for which compounds of Formulae (I)-(IV) may be
therapeutically effective include multiple sclerosis, an
inflammatory bowel disease, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease, and arthritis.
[0334] Methods of treating a disease in a patient provided by the
present disclosure comprise administering to a patient in need of
such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a MHF prodrug
of Formulae (I)-(IV). Compounds of Formulae (I)-(IV) or
pharmaceutical compositions thereof may provide therapeutic or
prophylactic plasma and/or blood concentrations of MHF following
administration to a patient.
[0335] MHF prodrugs of Formulae (I)-(IV) may be included in a
pharmaceutical composition and/or dosage form adapted for oral
administration, although MHF prodrug of Formulae (I)-(IV) may also
be administered by any other appropriate route, such as for
example, by injection, infusion, inhalation, transdermal, or
absorption through epithelial or mucosal membranes (e.g., oral,
rectal, and/or intestinal mucosa).
[0336] MHF prodrugs of Formulae (I)-(IV) may be administered in an
amount and using a dosing schedule as appropriate for treatment of
a particular disease. Daily doses of a MHF prodrug of Formulae
(I)-(IV) may range from about 0.01 mg/kg to about 50 mg/kg, from
about 0.1 mg/kg to about 50 mg/kg, from about 1 mg/kg to about 50
mg/kg, and in certain embodiments, from about 5 mg/kg to about 25
mg/kg. In certain embodiments, MHF prodrugs of Formulae (I)-(IV)
may be administered at a dose over time from about 1 mg to about 5
g per day, from about 10 mg to about 4 g per day, and in certain
embodiments from about 20 mg to about 2 g per day. An appropriate
dose of a MHF prodrug of Formulae (I)-(IV) may be determined based
on several factors, including, for example, the body weight and/or
condition of the patient being treated, the severity of the disease
being treated, the incidence and/or severity of side effects, the
manner of administration, and the judgment of the prescribing
physician. Appropriate dose ranges may be determined by methods
known to those skilled in the art.
[0337] MHF prodrugs of Formulae (I)-(IV) may be assayed in vitro
and in vivo for the desired therapeutic or prophylactic activity
prior to use in humans. In vivo assays, for example using
appropriate animal models, may also be used to determine whether
administration of a MHF prodrug of Formulae (I)-(IV) is
therapeutically effective.
[0338] In certain embodiments, a therapeutically effective dose of
a MHF prodrug of Formulae (I)-(IV) may provide therapeutic benefit
without causing substantial toxicity including adverse side
effects. Toxicity of MHF prodrugs of Formulae (I)-(IV) and/or
metabolites thereof may be determined using standard pharmaceutical
procedures and may be ascertained by those skilled in the art. The
dose ratio between toxic and therapeutic effect is the therapeutic
index. A dose of a MHF prodrug of Formulae (I)-(IV) may be within a
range capable of establishing and maintaining a therapeutically
effective circulating plasma and/or blood concentration of a MHF
prodrug of Formulae (I)-(IV) that exhibits little or no
toxicity.
[0339] MHF prodrug of Formulae (I)-(IV) may be used to treat
diseases, disorders, conditions, and symptoms of any of the
foregoing for which MHF is known to provide or is later found to
provide therapeutic benefit. MHF is known to be effective in
treating psoriasis, multiple sclerosis, an inflammatory bowel
disease, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and
arthritis. Hence, MHF prodrugs of Formulae (I)-(IV) may be used to
treat any of the foregoing diseases and disorders. The underlying
etiology of any of the foregoing diseases being treated may have a
multiplicity of origins. Further, in certain embodiments, a
therapeutically effective amount of one or more compounds of
Formulae (I)-(IV) may be administered to a patient, such as a
human, as a preventative measure against various diseases or
disorders. Thus, a therapeutically effective amount of one or more
compounds of Formulae (I)-(IV) may be administered as a
preventative measure to a patient having a predisposition for
and/or history of immunological, autoimmune, and/or inflammatory
diseases including psoriasis, asthma and chronic obstructive
pulmonary diseases, cardiac insufficiency including left
ventricular insufficiency, myocardial infarction and angina
pectoris, mitochondrial and neurodegenerative diseases such as
Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease,
retinopathia pigmentosa and mitochondrial encephalomyopathy,
transplantation rejection, autoimmune diseases including multiple
sclerosis, ischemia and reperfusion injury, AGE-induced genome
damage, inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn's disease and
ulcerative colitis; and NF-.kappa.B mediated diseases.
Psoriasis
[0340] Psoriasis is characterized by hyperkeratosis and thickening
of the epidermis as well as by increased vascularity and
infiltration of inflammatory cells in the dermis. Psoriasis
vulgaris manifests as silvery, scaly, erythematous plaques on
typically the scalp, elbows, knees, and buttocks. Guttate psoriasis
occurs as tear-drop size lesions.
[0341] Fumaric acid esters are recognized for the treatment of
psoriasis and dimethyl fumarate is approved for the systemic
treatment of psoriasis in Germany (Mrowietz and Asadullah, Trends
Mol Med 2005, 11(1), 43-48; and Mrowietz et al., Br J Dermatology
1999, 141, 424-429).
[0342] Efficacy of MHF prodrugs for treating psoriasis can be
determined using animal models and in clinical trials.
Inflammatory Arthritis
[0343] Inflammatory arthritis includes diseases such as rheumatoid
arthritis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (juvenile idiopathic
arthritis), psoriatic arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis produce
joint inflammation. The pathogenesis of immune-mediated
inflammatory diseases including inflammatory arthritis is believed
to involve TNF and NK-.kappa.B signaling pathways (Tracey et al.,
Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2008, 117, 244-279). DMF has been
shown to inhibit TNF and inflammatory diseases including
inflammatory arthritis are believed to involve TNF and NK-.kappa.B
signaling and therefore may be useful in treating inflammatory
arthritis (Lowewe et al., J Immunology 2002, 168, 4781-4787).
[0344] The efficacy of MHF prodrugs for treating inflammatory
arthritis can be determined using animal models and in clinical
trials.
Multiple Sclerosis
[0345] Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory autoimmune
disease of the central nervous system caused by an autoimmune
attack against the isolating axonal myelin sheets of the central
nervous system. Demyelination leads to the breakdown of conduction
and to severe disease with destruction of local axons and
irreversible neuronal cell death. The symptoms of MS are highly
varied with each individual patient exhibiting a particular pattern
of motor, sensible, and sensory disturbances. MS is typified
pathologically by multiple inflammatory foci, plaques of
demyelination, gliosis, and axonal pathology within the brain and
spinal cord, all of which contribute to the clinical manifestations
of neurological disability (see e.g., Wingerchuk, Lab Invest 2001,
81, 263-281; and Virley, NeuroRx 2005, 2(4), 638-649). Although the
causal events that precipitate MS are not fully understood,
evidence implicates an autoimmune etiology together with
environmental factors, as well as specific genetic predispositions.
Functional impairment, disability, and handicap are expressed as
paralysis, sensory and octintive disturbances spasticity, tremor, a
lack of coordination, and visual impairment, which impact on the
quality of life of the individual. The clinical course of MS can
vary from individual to individual, but invariably the disease can
be categorized in three forms: relapsing-remitting, secondary
progressive, and primary progressive.
[0346] Studies support the efficacy of FAEs for treating MS and are
undergoing phase II clinical testing (Schimrigk et al., Eur J
Neurology 2006, 13, 604-610; and Wakkee and Thio, Current Opinion
Investigational Drugs 2007, 8(11), 955-962).
[0347] Assessment of MS treatment efficacy in clinical trials can
be accomplished using tools such as the Expanded Disability Status
Scale and the MS Functional as well as magnetic resonance imaging
lesion load, biomarkers, and self-reported quality of life Animal
models of MS shown to be useful to identify and validate potential
therapeutics include experimental autoimmune/allergic
encephalomyelitis (EAE) rodent models that simulate the clinical
and pathological manifestations of MS and nonhuman primate EAE
models.
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative
Colitis)
[0348] Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of inflammatory
conditions of the large intestine and in some cases, the small
intestine that includes Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
Crohn's disease, which is characterized by areas of inflammation
with areas of normal lining in between, can affect any part of the
gastrointestinal tract from the mouth to the anus. The main
gastrointestinal symptoms are abdominal pain, diarrhea,
constipation, vomiting, weight loss, and/or weight gain. Crohn's
disease can also cause skin rashes, arthritis, and inflammation of
the eye. Ulcerative colitis is characterized by ulcers or open
sores in the large intestine or colon. The main symptom of
ulcerative colitis is typically constant diarrhea with mixed blood
of gradual onset. Other types of intestinal bowel disease include
collagenous colitis, lymphocytic colitis, ischaemic colitis,
diversion colitis, Behcet's colitis, and indeterminate colitis.
[0349] FAEs are inhibitors of NF-.kappa.B activation and therefore
may be useful in treating inflammatory diseases such as Crohn's
disease and ulcerative colitis (Atreya et al., J Intern Med 2008,
263(6), 59106).
[0350] The efficacy of MHF prodrugs for treating inflammatory bowel
disease can be evaluated using animal models and in clinical
trials. Useful animal models of inflammatory bowel disease are
known.
Asthma
[0351] Asthma is reversible airway obstruction in which the airway
occasionally constricts, becomes inflamed, and is lined with an
excessive amount of mucus. Symptoms of asthma include dyspnea,
wheezing, chest tightness, and cough. Asthma episodes may be
induced by airborne allergens, food allergies, medications, inhaled
irritants, physical exercise, respiratory infection, psychological
stress, hormonal changes, cold weather, or other factors.
[0352] As an inhibitor of NF-.kappa.B activation and as shown in
animal studies (Joshi et al., US 2007/0027076) FAEs may be useful
in treating pulmonary diseases scuh as asthma and chronic
obstructive pulmonary disorder.
[0353] The efficacy of MHF prodrugs of Formulae (I)-(IV) for
treating asthma can be assessed using animal models and in clinical
trials.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
[0354] Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), also known as
chronic obstructive airway disease, is a group of diseases
characterized by the pathological limitation of airflow in the
airway that is not fully reversible, and includes conditions such
as chronic bronchitis, emphysema, as well as other lung disorders
such as asbestosis, pneumoconiosis, and pulmonary neoplasms (see,
e.g., Barnes, Pharmacological Reviews 2004, 56(4), 515-548). The
airflow limitation is usually progressive and associated with an
abnormal inflammatory response of the lungs to noxious particles
and gases. COPD is characterized by a shortness of breath the last
for months or years, possibly accompanied by wheezing, and a
persistent cough with sputum production. COPD is most often caused
by tobacco smoking, although it can also be caused by other
airborne irritants such as coal dust, asbestos, urban pollution, or
solvents. COPD encompasses chronic obstructive bronchiolitis with
fibrosis and obstruction of small airways, and emphysema with
enlargement of airspaces and destruction of lung parenchyma, loss
of lung elasticity, and closure of small airways.
[0355] The efficacy of administering at least one compound of
Formula (I) or Formula (II) for treating chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease may be assessed using animal models of chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease and in clinical studies. For example,
murine models of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are
known.
Neurodegenerative Disorders
[0356] Neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease,
Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease and amyoptrophic lateral
sclerosis are characterized by progressive dysfunction and neuronal
death. NF-.kappa.B inhibition has been proposed as a therapeutic
target for neurodegenerative diseases (Camandola and Mattson,
Expert Opin Ther Targets 2007, 11(2), 123-32).
Parkinson's Disease
[0357] Parkinson's disease is a slowly progressive degenerative
disorder of the nervous system characterized by tremor when muscles
are at rest (resting tremor), slowness of voluntary movements, and
increased muscle tone (rigidity). In Parkinson's disease, nerve
cells in the basal ganglia, e.g., substantia nigra, degenerate, and
thereby reduce the production of dopamine and the number of
connections between nerve cells in the basal ganglia. As a result,
the basal ganglia are unable to smooth muscle movements and
coordinate changes in posture as normal, leading to tremor,
incoordination, and slowed, reduced movement (bradykinesia)
(Blandini, et al., Mol. Neurobiol. 1996, 12, 73-94).
[0358] The efficacy of compounds of Formulae (I)-(IV) for treating
Parkinson's disease may be assessed using animal and human models
of Parkinson's disease and in clinical studies.
Alzheimer's Disease
[0359] Alzheimer's disease is a progressive loss of mental function
characterized by degeneration of brain tissue, including loss of
nerve cells and the development of senile plaques and
neurofibrillary tangles. In Alzheimer's disease, parts of the brain
degenerate, destroying nerve cells and reducing the responsiveness
of the maintaining neurons to neurotransmitters. Abnormalities in
brain tissue consist of senile or neuritic plaques, e.g., clumps of
dead nerve cells containing an abnormal, insoluble protein called
amyloid, and neurofibrillary tangles, twisted strands of insoluble
proteins in the nerve cell.
[0360] The efficacy of compounds of Formulae (I)-(IV) for treating
Alzheimer's disease may be assessed using animal and human models
of Alzheimer's disease and in clinical studies. Huntington's
Disease
[0361] Huntington's disease is an autosomal dominant
neurodegenerative disorder in which specific cell death occurs in
the neostriatum and cortex (Martin, N Engl J Med 1999, 340,
1970-80). Onset usually occurs during the fourth or fifth decade of
life, with a mean survival at age of onset of 14 to 20 years.
Huntington's disease is universally fatal, and there is no
effective treatment. Symptoms include a characteristic movement
disorder (Huntington's chorea), cognitive dysfunction, and
psychiatric symptoms. The disease is caused by a mutation encoding
an abnormal expansion of CAG-encoded polyglutamine repeats in the
protein, huntingtin.
[0362] The efficacy of compounds of Formulae (I)-(IV) for treating
Huntington's disease may be assessed using animal and human models
of Huntington's disease and in clinical studies.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
[0363] Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive
neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the progressive and
specific loss of motor neurons in the brain, brain stem, and spinal
cord (Rowland and Schneider, N Engl J Med 2001, 344, 1688-1700).
ALS begins with weakness, often in the hands and less frequently in
the feet that generally progresses up an arm or leg. Over time,
weakness increases and spasticity develops characterized by muscle
twitching and tightening, followed by muscle spasms and possibly
tremors. The average age of onset is 55 years, and the average life
expectancy after the clinical onset is 4 years. The only recognized
treatment for ALS is riluzole, which can extend survival by only
about three months.
[0364] The efficacy compounds of Formulae (I)-(IV) for treating ALS
may be assessed using animal and human models of ALS and in
clinical studies.
Others
[0365] Other diseases and conditions for which compounds of
Formulae (I)-(IV) can be useful in treating include rheumatica,
granuloma annulare, lupus, autoimmune carditis, eczema,
sarcoidosis, and autoimmune diseases including acute disseminated
encephalomyelitis, Addison's disease, alopecia areata, ankylosing
spondylitis, antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, autoimmune
hemolytic anemia, autoimmune hepatitis, autoimmune inner ear
disease, bullous pemphigoid, Behcet's disease, celiac disease,
Chagas diseas, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Crhon's
disease, dermatomyositis, diabetes mellitus type I, endometriosis,
Goodpasture's syndrome, Graves' disease, Guillain-Barre syndrome,
Hashimoto's disease, hidradenitis suppurativea, Kawasaki disease,
IgA neuropathy, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, interstitial
cystitis, lupus erythematosus, mixed connective tissue disease,
morphea, multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, narcolepsy,
neuromyotonia, pemphigus vulgaris, pernicious anaemia, psoriasis,
psoriatic arthritis, polymyositis, primary biliary cirrhosis,
rheumatoid arthritis, schizophrena, scleroderma, Sjogren's
syndrome, stiff person syndrome, temporal arteritis, ulcerative
colitis, vasculitis, vitiligo, and Wegener's granulomatosis.
Administration
[0366] MHF prodrugs of Formulae (I)-(IV) and pharmaceutical
compositions thereof may be administered orally or by any other
appropriate route, for example, by infusion or bolus injection, by
absorption through epithelial or mucocutaneous linings (e.g., oral
mucosa, rectal, and intestinal mucosa, etc.). Other suitable routes
of administration include, but are not limited to, intradermal,
intramuscular, intraperitoneal, intravenous, subcutaneous,
intranasal, epidural, oral, sublingual, intracerebral,
intravaginal, transdermal, rectal, inhalation, or topical.
[0367] Administration may be systemic or local. Various delivery
systems are known, e.g., encapsulation in liposomes,
microparticles, microcapsules, capsules, etc.) that may be used to
administer a compound and/or pharmaceutical composition.
[0368] The amount of a MHF prodrug of Formulae (I)-(IV) that will
be effective in the treatment of a disease in a patient will
depend, in part, on the nature of the condition and can be
determined by standard clinical techniques known in the art. In
addition, in vitro or in vivo assays may be employed to help
identify optimal dosage ranges. A therapeutically effective amount
of a MHF prodrug of Formulae (I)-(IV) to be administered may also
depend on, among other factors, the subject being treated, the
weight of the subject, the severity of the disease, the manner of
administration, and the judgment of the prescribing physician.
[0369] For systemic administration, a therapeutically effective
dose may be estimated initially from in vitro assays. For example,
a dose may be formulated in animal models to achieve a beneficial
circulating composition concentration range. Initial doses may also
be estimated from in vivo data, e.g., animal models, using
techniques that are known in the art. Such information may be used
to more accurately determine useful doses in humans. One having
ordinary skill in the art may optimize administration to humans
based on animal data.
[0370] A dose may be administered in a single dosage form or in
multiple dosage forms. When multiple dosage forms are used the
amount of compound contained within each dosage form may be the
same or different. The amount of a MHF prodrug of Formulae (I)-(IV)
contained in a dose may depend on the route of administration and
whether the disease in a patient is effectively treated by acute,
chronic, or a combination of acute and chronic administration.
[0371] In certain embodiments an administered dose is less than a
toxic dose. Toxicity of the compositions described herein may be
determined by standard pharmaceutical procedures in cell cultures
or experimental animals, e.g., by determining the LD.sub.50 (the
dose lethal to 50% of the population) or the LD.sub.100 (the dose
lethal to 100% of the population). The dose ratio between toxic and
therapeutic effect is the therapeutic index. In certain
embodiments, a MHF prodrug may exhibit a high therapeutic index.
The data obtained from these cell culture assays and animal studies
may be used in formulating a dosage range that is not toxic for use
in humans. A dose of a MHF prodrug provided by the present
disclosure may be within a range of circulating concentrations in
for example the blood, plasma, or central nervous system, that
include the effective dose and that exhibits little or no toxicity.
A dose may vary within this range depending upon the dosage form
employed and the route of administration utilized. In certain
embodiments, an escalating dose may be administered.
Combination Therapy
[0372] Methods provided by the present disclosure further comprise
administering one or more pharmaceutically active compounds in
addition to a MHF prodrug of Formulae (I)-(IV). Such compounds may
be provided to treat the same disease or a different disease than
the disease being treated with the MHF prodrug of Formulae
(I)-(IV).
[0373] In certain embodiments, a MHF prodrug of Formulae (I)-(IV)
may be used in combination with at least one other therapeutic
agent. In certain embodiments, a MHF prodrug of Formulae (I)-(IV)
may be administered to a patient together with another compound for
treating diseases and conditions involving immunological,
autoimmune, and/or inflammatory processes including: psoriasis;
asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, and arthritis;
cardiac insufficiency including left ventricular insufficiency,
myocardial infarction and angina pectoris; mitochondrial and
neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's
disease, Huntington's disease, retinopathia pigmentosa and
mitochondrial encephalomyopathy; transplantation rejection;
autoimmune diseases including multiple sclerosis (MS); ischemia and
reperfusion injury (AGE-induced genome damage; and others. In
certain embodiments, a MHF prodrug of Formulae (I)-(IV) may be
administered to a patient together with another compound for
treating psoriasis, multiple sclerosis, an inflammatory bowel
disease, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and
arthritis.
[0374] A MHF prodrug of Formulae (I)-(IV) and the at least one
other therapeutic agent may act additively or, and in certain
embodiments, synergistically. The at least one additional
therapeutic agent may be included in the same dosage form as a MHF
prodrug of Formulae (I)-(IV) or may be provided in a separate
dosage form. Methods provided by the present disclosure can further
include, in addition to administering a MHF prodrug of Formulae
(I)-(IV), administering one or more therapeutic agents effective
for treating the same or different disease than the disease being
treated by a MHF prodrug of Formulae (I)-(IV). Methods provided by
the present disclosure include administration of a MHF prodrug of
Formulae (I)-(IV) and one or more other therapeutic agents provided
that the combined administration does not inhibit the therapeutic
efficacy of the MHF prodrug and/or does not typically produce
significant and/or substantial adverse combination effects.
[0375] In certain embodiments, dosage forms comprising a MHF
prodrug of Formulae (I)-(IV) may be administered concurrently with
the administration of another therapeutic agent, which may be part
of the same dosage form as, or in a different dosage form than that
comprising a MHF prodrug of Formulae (I)-(IV). A MHF prodrug of
Formulae (I)-(IV) may be administered prior or subsequent to
administration of another therapeutic agent. In certain embodiments
of combination therapy, the combination therapy may comprise
alternating between administering a MHF prodrug of Formulae
(I)-(IV) and a composition comprising another therapeutic agent,
e.g., to minimize adverse drug effects associated with a particular
drug. When a MHF prodrug of Formulae (I)-(IV) is administered
concurrently with another therapeutic agent that potentially may
produce an adverse drug effect including, but not limited to,
toxicity, the other therapeutic agent may advantageously be
administered at a dose that falls below the threshold at which the
adverse drug reaction is elicited.
[0376] In certain embodiments, dosage forms comprising a MHF
prodrug of Formulae (I)-(IV) may be administered with one or more
substances to enhance, modulate and/or control release,
bioavailability, therapeutic efficacy, therapeutic potency,
stability, and the like of a MHF prodrug of Formulae (I)-(IV). For
example, to enhance the therapeutic efficacy of a MHF prodrug
ligand of Formulae (I)-(IV), the MHF prodrug of Formulae (I)-(IV)
may be co-administered with or a dosage form comprising a MHF
prodrug of Formulae (I)-(IV) may comprise one or more active agents
to increase the absorption or diffusion of a MHF prodrug of
Formulae (I)-(IV) from the gastrointestinal tract to the systemic
circulation, or to inhibit degradation of the MHF prodrug of
Formulae (I)-(IV) in the blood of a patient. In certain
embodiments, a MHF prodrug of Formulae (I)-(IV) may be
co-administered with an active agent having pharmacological effects
that enhance the therapeutic efficacy of a MHF prodrug of Formulae
(I)-(IV).
[0377] In certain embodiments, a MHF prodrug of Formulae (I)-(IV)
or a pharmaceutical composition thereof may be administered to a
patient for treating psoriasis in combination with a therapy or
another therapeutic agent known or believed to be effective in
treating psoriasis. Drugs useful for treating psoriasis include
steroids such as flurandrenolide, fluocinonide, alclometasone,
amcinonide, desonide, halcinonide, triamcinolone, clobetasol,
clocortolone, mometasone, desoximetasone, and halobetasol;
anti-rheumatics such as etanercept, infiximab, and adalimumab;
immunosuppressive agents such as cyclosporine, alefacept, and
efalizumab; psoralens such as methoxsalen; and other such as
calcipotriene, methotrexate, hydrocortisone/pramoxine, acitretin,
betamethasone/calcipotriene, tazaraotene,
benzocaine/pyrilamine/zinc oxide, and ustekinumab.
[0378] In certain embodiments, a MHF prodrug of Formulae (I)-(IV)
or a pharmaceutical composition thereof may be administered to a
patient for treating inflammatory arthritis such as rheumatoid
arthritis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and
ankylosing spondylitis in combination with a therapy or another
therapeutic agent known or believed to be effective in treating
inflammatory arthritis such as rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile
rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and ankylosing
spondylitis.
[0379] Drugs useful for treating rheumatoid arthritis include
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents such as ibuprofen,
ketoprofen, salicylate, diclofenac, nabumetone, naproxen,
meloxicam, sulindac, flurbiprofen, indomethacin, tolmetin,
piroxicam, fenoprofen, oxaprozin, and etodolac; antiheumatics such
as entanercept, adalimumab, infliximab, hydroxychloroquine,
leflunomide, azathioprine, penicillamine, methotrexate, anakinra,
auranofin, rituximab, aurothioglucose, tocilizumab, and golimumab;
cox-2 inhibtors such as celecoxib and vadecoxib; corticosteroids
such as triamcinolone; glucocorticoids such as methylprednisolone
and prednisone; and others such as sulfasalazine.
[0380] Drugs useful for treating juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
include adalimumab, abatacept, and infliximab.
[0381] Drugs useful for treating psoriatic arthritis include
etanercept, adalimumab, triamcinolone, cortisone, infliximab, and
golimumab.
[0382] Drugs useful for treating ankylosing spondylitis include
adalimumab, celecoxib, diclofenac, etanercept, golimumab,
indomethacin infliximab, naptoxen, olsalazine, salicylates,
sulfindac, and triamcinolone.
[0383] In certain embodiments, a MHF prodrug of Formulae (I)-(IV)
or a pharmaceutical composition thereof may be administered to a
patient for treating psoriatic arthritis in combination with a
therapy or another therapeutic agent known or believed to be
effective in treating psioriatic arthritis. Drugs useful for
treating psioriatic arthritis include etanercept, adalimumab,
triamcinolone, cortisone, infliximab, and golimumab.
[0384] In certain embodiments, a MHF prodrug of Formulae (I)-(IV)
or a pharmaceutical composition thereof may be administered to a
patient for treating autoimmune diseases such as lupus in
combination with a therapy or another therapeutic agent known or
believed to be effective in treating autoimmune diseases such as
lupus. Drugs useful for treating lupus include hydroxychlooquine,
triamcinolone, salicylate, azathioprine, and abetimus.
[0385] In certain embodiments, a MHF prodrug of Formulae (I)-(IV)
or a pharmaceutical composition thereof may be administered to a
patient for treating multiple sclerosis in combination with a
therapy or another therapeutic agent known or believed to be
effective in treating multiple sclerosis. Drugs useful for treating
multiple sclerosis include interferon .beta.-1a, interferon
.beta.-1b, glatiramer, modafinil, azathioprine, predisolone,
mycophenolate mofetil, mitoxantrone, and natalizumab. Other
examples of drugs useful for treating MS include Examples of drugs
useful for treating MS include corticosteroids such as
methylprednisolone; IFN-.beta. such as IFN-.beta.1a and
IFN-.beta.1b; glatiramer acetate; monoclonal antibodies that bind
to the very late antigen-4 (VLA-4) integrin such as natalizumab;
immunomodulatory agents such as FTY 720 sphinogosie-1 phosphate
modulator and COX-2 inhibitors such as BW755c, piroxicam, and
phenidone; and neuroprotective treatments including inhibitors of
glutamate excitotoxicity and iNOS, free-radical scavengers, and
cationic channel blockers; memantine; AMPA antagonists such as
topiramate; and glycine-site NMDA antagonists.
[0386] In certain embodiments, a MHF prodrug of Formulae (I)-(IV)
or a pharmaceutical composition thereof may be administered to a
patient for treating inflammatory bowel disease in combination with
a therapy or another therapeutic agent known or believed to be
effective in treating inflammatory bowel disease. Drugs useful for
treating inflammatory bowel disease include cromolyn and
mercaptopurine; and more particularly for treating Crohn's disease
include certolizumab, budesonide, azathioprine, sulfasalazine,
metronidazole, adalimumab, mercaptopurine, infliximab, mesalamine,
and natalizumab; and for treating ulcerative colitis include
balsalazide, infliximab, azathioprine, mesalamine, and
cyclosporine.
[0387] In certain embodiments, MHF prodrugs provided by the present
disclosure and pharmaceutical compositions thereof may be
administered to a patient for treating asthma in combination with a
therapy or another therapeutic agent known or believed to be
effective in treating asthma, or in certain embodiments, a disease,
disorder, or condition associated with asthma. Examples of drugs
useful in treating asthma include albuterol, aminophylline,
beclomethasone, bitolterol, budesonide, cromolyn, ephedrine,
epinephrine, flunisolide, fluticasone, formoterol, hydrocortisone,
isoproterenol, levalbuterol, methylprednisolone, prednisolone,
prednisone, pirbuterol, metaproterenol, racepinephrine, omalizumab,
oxytriphylline, mometusone, montelukast, nedocromil, oxtriphylline,
pirbuterol, salmeterol, terbutaline, theophylline, triamcinolone,
zafirlukast, and zileuton.
[0388] In certain embodiments, MHF prodrugs provided by the present
disclosure and pharmaceutical compositions thereof may be
administered to a patient for treating chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease in combination with a therapy or another
therapeutic agent known or believed to be effective in treating
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or in certain embodiments, a
disease, disorder, or condition associated with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease. Examples of drugs useful for treating chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease include albuterol, aformoterol,
azithromycin, bitolterol, epinephrine, fluticasone, formoterol,
ipratropium, isoproterenol, levalbuterol, metaproterenol,
pirbuterol, racepinephrine, salmeterol, and tiotropium. Useful
drugs for treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease further
include bronchodialators such as .beta.2 agonists such as
salbutamol, bambuterol, clenbuterol, fenoterol, and formoterol; M3
antimuscarinics such as ipratropium; leukotriene antagonists such
as montelukast, pranlukast, and zafirlukast; cromones such as
cromoglicate and nedocromil; xanthines such as theophylline;
corticosteroids such as beclomethasone, mometasone, and
fluticasone; and TNF antagonists such as infliximab, adalimumab,
and etanercept. Other treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease include oxygen therapy, and pulmonary rehabilitation.
[0389] In certain embodiments, prodrugs provided by the present
disclosure and pharmaceutical compositions thereof may be
administered to a patient for treating angiogenesis in combination
with a therapy or another therapeutic agent known or believed to be
effective in treating angiogenesis. Useful drugs for treating
angiogenesis include angiostatin, endostatin, vitaxin, bevacizumab,
thalidomide, batimastat, marimastat, carboxyamidotraizole, TNP-470,
CM101, IFN-.alpha., IL-12, platelet factor-4, suramin, SU5416,
thrombospondin, VEGFR, angiostatic steroids, cartilage-derived
angiogenesis inhibitory factor, matrix metalloproteinase
inhibitors, 2-methoxyestradiol, tecogalan, thrombospondin,
prolactin, .alpha..sub.v.beta..sub.3 inhibitors, and linomide.
[0390] In certain embodiments, prodrugs provided by the present
disclosure and pharmaceutical compositions thereof may be
administered to a patient for treating transplant rejection in
combination with a therapy or another therapeutic agent known or
believed to be effective in treating transplant rejection. Useful
drugs for treating transplant rejection include calcineurin
inhibitors such as cyclosporine and tacrolimus, mTOR inhibitors
such as sirolimus and everolimus, anti-proliferatives such as
azathioprine and mycophenolic acid; corticosteroids such as
monoclonal anti-IL2R.alpha. receptor antibodies including
basiliximab and daclizumab; and polyclonal anti-T-cell antibodies
including anti-thymocyte globulin and anti-lymphocyte globulin.
[0391] In certain embodiments, prodrugs provided by the present
disclosure and pharmaceutical compositions thereof may be
administered to a patient for treating transplantation rejection in
combination with a therapy or another therapeutic agent known or
believed to be effective in treating transplantation rejection.
Examples of drugs useful in transplantation rejection include
corticosteroids such as dexamethasone, prednisolone, and
prednisone; globulins such as antilymphocyte globulin and
antithymocyte globulin; macrolide immunosuppressants such as
sirolimus, tacrolimus, and everolimus; mitotic inhibitors such as
azathiprine, cylophosphamide, and methotrexate; monoclonal
antibodies such as basiliximab, daclizumab, infliximab, muromonoab;
fungal metabolites such as cyclosporine; and others such as
glatiramer and mycophenolate.
[0392] In certain embodiments, prodrugs provided by the present
disclosure and pharmaceutical compositions thereof may be
administered to a patient for treating cardiac insufficiency in
combination with a therapy or another therapeutic agent known or
believed to be effective in treating cardiac insufficiency. Useful
drugs for treating cardiac insufficiency include
antitensin-modulating agents, diuretics such as furosemide,
bumetanie, hydrochlorothiazide, chlorthalidone, chlorthiazide,
spironolactone, eplerenone: beta blockers such as bisoprolol,
carvedilol, and metroprolol; positive inotropes such as digoxin,
milrinone, and dobutamine; alternative vasodilators such as
isosorbide dinitrate/hydralazine; aldosterone receptor antagonists;
recombinant neuroendocrine hormones such as nesiritide; and
vasopressin receptor antagonists such as tolvaptan and
conivaptan.
[0393] In certain embodiments, prodrugs provided by the present
disclosure and pharmaceutical compositions thereof may be
administered to a patient for treating a mitochondrial disease such
as a neurodegenerative disorder in combination with a therapy or
another therapeutic agent known or believed to be effective in
treating a mitochondrial disease such as a neurodegenerative
disorder. In certain embodiments, a neurodegenerative disorder is
chosen from Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's
disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
[0394] Therapeutic agents useful for treating Parkinson's disease
include dopamine precursors such levodopa, dopamine agonists such
as bromocriptine, pergolide, pramipexole, and ropinirole, MAO-B
inhibitors such as selegiline, anticholinergic drugs such as
benztropine, trihexyphenidyl, tricyclic antidepressants such as
amitriptyline, amoxapine, clomipramine, desipramine, doxepin,
imipramine, maprotiline, nortriptyline, protriptyline, amantadine,
and trimipramine, some antihistamines such as diphenhydramine;
antiviral drugs such as amantadine; and beta blockers such as
propranolol.
[0395] Useful drugs for treating Alzheimer's disease include
rosiglitazone, roloxifene, vitamin E, donepezil, tacrine,
rivastigmine, galantamine, and memantine.
[0396] Useful drugs for treating symptoms of Huntington's disease
include antipsychotics such as haloperidol, chlorpromazine and
olanzapine to control hallucinations, delusions and violent
outbursts; antidepressants such as fluoxetine, sertraline, and
nortryiptyline to control depression and obsessive-compulsive
behavior; tranquilizers such as benzodiazepines, paroxetine,
venflaxin and beta-blockers to control anxiety and chorea; mood
stabilizers such as lithium, valproate, and carbamzepine to control
mania and bipolar disorder; and botulinum toxin to control dystonia
and jaw clenching. Useful drugs for treating symptoms of
Huntington's disease further include selective serotonin reuptake
inhibitors (SSRI) such as fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline,
escitalopram, citalopram, fluvosamine; norepinephrine and serotonin
reuptake inhibitors (NSRI) such as venlafaxine and duloxetine,
benzodiazepines such as clonazepam, alprazolam, diazepam, and
lorazepam, tricyclic antidepressants such as amitriptyline,
nortriptyline, and imipramine; and atypical antidepressants such as
busipirone, bupriopion, and mirtazepine for treating the symptoms
of anxiety and depression; atomoxetine, dextroamphetamine, and
modafinil for treating apathy symptoms; amantadine, memantine, and
tetrabenazine for treating chorea symptoms; citalopram,
atomoxetine, memantine, rivastigmine, and donepezil for treating
cognitive symptoms; lorazepam and trazedone for treating insomnia;
valproate, carbamazepine and lamotrigine for treating symptoms of
irritability; SSRI antidepressants such as fluoxetine, paroxetine,
sertaline, and fluvoxamine, NSRI antidepressants such as
venlafaxine, and others such as mirtazepine, clomipramine,
lomotrigine, gabapentin, valproate, carbamazepine, olanzapine,
rispiridone, and quetiapine for treating symptoms of
obsessive-compulsive disorder; haloperidol, quetiapine, clozapine,
risperidone, olanzapine, ziprasidone, and aripiprazole for treating
psychosis; and pramipexole, levodopa and amantadine for treating
rigidity.
[0397] Useful drugs for treating ALS include riluzole. Other drugs
of potential use in treating ALS include memantine, tamoxifen,
thalidomide, ceftriaxone, sodium phenyl butyrate, celecoxib,
glatiramer acetate, busipirone, creatine, minocycline, coenzyme
Q10, oxandrolone, IGF-1, topiramate, xaliproden, and indinavir.
Drugs such as baclofen and diazepam can be useful in treating
spasticity associated with ALS.
[0398] In certain embodiments, a MHF prodrug of Formulae (I)-(IV)
or a pharmaceutical composition thereof may be administered to a
patient in combination with a therapy or another therapeutic agent
known or believed to be effective in inhibiting TNF function.
[0399] Examples of drugs known to inhibit TNF function include
infliximab, adalimumab, etanercept, certolizumab, goliimumab,
pentoxifylline, quanylhydrozone, thalidomide, flavonoids such as
narigenin, resveratol and quecetin, alkaloids such as lycorine,
terpenes such as acanthoic acid, fatty acids such as 13-HOA, and
retinoids such as retinoic acid.
EXAMPLES
[0400] The following examples describe in detail the synthesis of
MHF prodrugs of Formulae (I)-(IV), properties of MHF prodrugs of
Formulae (I)-(IV), and uses of MHF prodrugs of Formulae (I)-(IV).
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that many
modifications, both to materials and methods, may be practiced
without departing from the scope of the disclosure.
General Experimental Protocols
[0401] All reagents and solvents that were purchased from
commercial suppliers were used without further purification or
manipulation procedures.
[0402] Proton NMR (400 MHz) and carbon NMR spectra (125 MHz) were
recorded on a Varian AS 400 NMR spectrometer equipped with an
autosampler and data processing software. CDCl.sub.3 (99.8% D),
DMSO-d.sup.6 (99.9% D), or MeOH-d.sup.4 (99.8+% D), and
acetonitrile-d.sup.3 were used as solvents unless otherwise noted.
The CHCl.sub.3, DMSO-d.sup.5, or MeOH-d.sup.3 solvent signals were
used for calibration of the individual spectra. Analytical thin
layer chromatography (TLC) was performed using a Whatman,
Schleicher & Schuell TLC and MK6F silica gel plates
(2.5.times.7.5 cm, 250 .mu.m layer thickness). Melting points were
recorded in glass capillaries using a Stanford Research Systems
(SRS) Optimelt Automated Melting Point System, S/N 78047.
Analytical LC/MS was performed on a Waters 2790 separation module
equipped with a Waters Micromass QZ mass spectrometer, a Waters 996
photodiode detector, and a Merck Chromolith UM2072-027 or
Phenomenex Luna C-18 analytical column Mass-guided preparative HPLC
purification of final compounds was performed using an instrument
equipped with a Waters 600 controller, ZMD Micromass spectrometer,
a Waters 2996 photodiode array detector, and a Waters 2700 Sample
Manager. Acetonitrile/water gradients containing 0.05% formic acid
were used as eluents in both analytical and preparative HPLC
experiments. Compound isolation from aqueous solvent mixtures,
e.g., acetonitrile/water/0.05% formic acid, was accomplished by
primary lyophilization (freeze drying) of the frozen solutions
under reduced pressure at room temperature using manifold freeze
dryers such as a Heto Drywinner DW 6-85-1, a Heto FD4, or a VIRTIS
Freezemobile 25 ES equipped with high vacuum pumps. When the
isolated compound had ionizable functional groups such as an amino
group or a carboxylic acid, lyophilization was performed in the
presence of a slight excess of one molar (1M) hydrochloric acid to
yield the purified compounds as the corresponding hydrochloride
salts (HCl-salts) or the corresponding protonated free carboxylic
acids. When the isolated compound had ionizable functional groups
such as a carboxylic acid, lyophilization was performed in the
presence of equimolar amounts of sodium hydrogen carbonate
(NaHCO.sub.3) to yield the purified compounds as the corresponding
sodium salts (Na-salts). Optionally, the isolated materials were
further purified by flush silica gel column chromatography,
optionally employing Biotage pre-packed silica gel cartridges.
Suitable organic solvents such as ethyl acetate (EtOAc), hexane
(Hxn), n-heptane (Hptn), or mixtures and/or gradients thereof were
used as eluents to yield the target compounds as colorless, viscous
oils or solids after evaporation of the solvents. Chemical names
were generated with the Chemistry 4-D Draw Pro Version 7.01c (Draw
Chemical Structures Intelligently.COPYRGT. 1993-2002) from
ChemInnovation Software, Inc., San Diego, USA).
[0403] Non-commercially available appropriately functionalized or
substituted 2-haloacetamides, 2-halo acetic acid derivatives,
2-hydroxy acetamides, 2-hydroxy acetic acid derivatives,
acyloxyalkyl halides, or alkoxy- or aryloxycarbonyloxyalkyl halides
were synthesized from commercially available starting materials,
and by adapting methods well known in the art.
General Synthetic Procedures
[0404] General Procedure A: Nucleophilic Substitution of
1-Haloacetamides or 1-Halo Acetic Acid Derivatives with Monomethyl
Fumarate:
[0405] (2E)-3-(Methoxycarbonyl)prop-2-enoic acid (methyl hydrogen
fumarate, MHF), (2E)-3-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)prop-2-enoic acid
(tert-butyl hydrogen fumarate), or fumaric acid (FA) (1.0
equivalents) is dissolved in 5-10 mL/3.0 mmol of an inert solvent
such as N-methyl pyrrolidone (NMP), N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF),
N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMA, DMAc), acetonitrile (MeCN),
dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO), tetrahydrofuran (THF), toluene, or
mixtures thereof. To the solution, 0.8 to 1.2 equivalents of an
appropriate inorganic base such as cesium hydrogen carbonate
(CsHCO.sub.3), cesium carbonate (Cs.sub.2CO.sub.3), or potassium
carbonate (K.sub.2CO.sub.3) is added. Alternatively, 0.8 bis 1.2
equivalents of a silver salt such silver(I) oxide (Ag.sub.2O) or
silver(I) carbonate (Ag.sub.2CO.sub.3); an organic secondary or
tertiary base such as dicyclohexylamine (DCHA), triethylamine
(TEA), diisopropylethylamine (DIEA), tetrabutylammonium hydroxide
(TBAOH), amidine; or a guanidine-based base such as
1,5-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]non-5-ene (DBN),
1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU), or
1,1,3,3-tetramethylguanidine (TMG), can be employed. The
corresponding alkali, silver, di-, tri- and tetraalkylammonium,
amidine, or guanide salt of monoalkyl fumarate can also be
preformed. The solution is stirred for 10-60 min at room
temperature followed by addition of 0.8-1.2 equivalents of an
appropriately functionalized 1-haloacetamide, 1-halo acetic acid
derivative, acyloxyalkyl halide, or alky- or
aryloxycarbonyloxyalkyl halide. The reaction mixture is stirred
overnight at a temperature between 40 to 100.degree. C. After
cooling to room temperature, insolubles can optionally be filtered
off and the reaction mixture diluted with one molar (1.0 M)
hydrochloric acid (HCl) and an appropriate organic solvent such as
methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE), diethyl ether (Et.sub.2O),
ethylacetate (EtOAc), or mixtures thereof. After phase separation,
the aqueous phase is extracted several times with the same solvent.
The combined organic extracts are washed with water, brine, and
dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate (MgSO.sub.4). After
filtration, the organic solvents are removed under reduced pressure
using a rotary evaporator. If required, the crude reaction products
are further purified by well known purification techniques such as
silica gel flash column chromatography (i.e., Biotage), mass-guided
reversed-phase preparative HPLC/lyophilization, precipitation, or
crystallization.
General Procedure B1: Activation of Carboxylic Acid Derivatives
with Dehydration Agents for Aminolysis or Alcoholysis
[0406] (2E)-3-(Methoxycarbonyl)prop-2-enoic acid (methyl hydrogen
fumarate, MHF), 2-[(2E)-3-(methoxycarbonyl) prop-2-enoyloxy]acetic
acid (23) or 2-[(2E)-3-(methoxycarbonyl)prop-2-enoyloxy]propanoic
acid (24), (1.0 equivalents) are reacted at temperature from ca.
0.degree. C. (ice bath) to room temperature with 1.0-1.5
equivalents of a carbodiimide dehydration agent such as
1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide (EDAC, EDC),
N,N-diisopropylcarbodiimide (DIC), N,N-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide
(DCC) in an inert solvent such as dichloromethane (DCM),
N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP), or
N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMA, DMAc) (ca. 3 mL/mmol). 1.0-1.5
Equivalents of an appropriately functionalized amine or 2-hydroxy
acetamide dissolved in the same solvent and, optionally, in the
presence of a catalytic or stoichiometric amount of
4-(N,N-dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP) is added at a temperature from
ca. 0.degree. C. to room temperature. When the amine is a salt
form, an equimolar amount of an organic tertiary base, such as
triethylamine (TEA), or diisopropylethylamine (DIEA) may be added
to free the amine base prior to the coupling step. The reaction
mixture is stirred for 4 to 12 hours at room temperature.
Optionally the organic solvents are removed under reduced pressure
using a rotary evaporator and the residue diluted with an
appropriate extraction solvent such as diethyl ether (Et.sub.2O),
methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE), ethyl acetate (EtOAc), or others.
The procedures described in Procedure A for product isolation and
purification may be employed.
General Procedure B2: Activation of Carboxylic Acid Derivatives
with Chlorination Agents and Aminolysis
[0407] 2-[(2E)-3-(Methoxycarbonyl) prop-2-enoyloxy]acetic acid (23)
or 2-[(2E)-3-(methoxycarbonyl)prop-2-enoyloxy]propanoic acid (24)
(1.0 equivalents) are reacted with oxalyl chloride (1.0-1.5
equivalents) in anhydrous dichloromethane (DCM), ca. 3 mL/mmol, at
a temperature of ca. 0.degree. C. (ice bath) in the presence of a
catalytic amount of N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) for 1 to 3 hours.
The solvents are removed under reduced pressure using a rotary
evaporator and the crude material is dissolved in anhydrous
dichloromethane (DCM), ca. 3 mL/mmol 1.0-1.5 Equivalents of an
appropriately functionalized nucleophile (primary or secondary
amine, or alcohol) in anhydrous dichloromethane (DCM), ca. 3
mL/mmol, are added dropwise at ca. 0.degree. C. (ice bath),
optionally in the presence of a catalytic amount of
4-(N,N-dimethylamino)pyridine (DMAP). When the amine component is a
salt form, an equimolar amount of a base, such as triethyamine
(TEA), diisopropylethylamine (DIEA), or others, are added to free
the amine base prior to the coupling step. The reaction is stirred
overnight with warming to room temperature, the solvents optionally
removed under reduced pressure using a rotary evaporator, and then
diluted with an appropriate extraction solvent such as diethyl
ether (Et.sub.2O), methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE), ethyl acetate
(EtOAc), or others. The procedures described in Procedure A for
product isolation and purification may be employed.
Example 1
(N,N-Diethylcarbamoyl)methyl methyl (2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate
(1)
##STR00019##
[0409] Following general procedure A, methyl hydrogen fumarate
(MHF) (0.39 g, 3.00 mmol) dissolved in NMP was reacted at ca.
55.degree. C. with 2-chloro-N,N-diethylacetamide (0.44 g, 3.00
mmol) in the presence of CsHCO.sub.3 (0.69 g, 3.60 mmol) to afford
0.37 g (51% yield) of the title compound (1) after purification by
silica gel column chromatography (Biotage) using a mixture of ethyl
acetate (EtOAc) and hexanes (1:1) as eluent. M.p.: 53-56.degree. C.
.sup.1H NMR (CDCl.sub.3, 400 MHz): .delta. 6.99-6.90 (m, 2H), 4.83
(s, 2H), 3.80 (s, 3H), 3.39 (q, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 3.26 (q, J=7.2 Hz,
2H), 1.24 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 3H), 1.14 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 3H). MS (ESI): m/z
244.13 (M+H).sup.+.
Example 2
Methyl [N-benzylcarbamoyl]methyl (2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate (2)
##STR00020##
[0411] Following general procedure A, methyl hydrogen fumarate
(MHF) (0.50 g, 3.85 mmol) dissolved in NMP was reacted at ca.
55.degree. C. with N-benzyl chloroacetamide (0.84 g, 4.61 mmol) in
the presence of CsHCO.sub.3 (0.89 g, 4.61 mmol) to afford 0.56 g
(53% yield) of the title compound (2) as a white solid after
purification by mass-guided preparative HPLC and lyophilization.
.sup.1H NMR (CDCl.sub.3, 400 MHz): .delta. 7.36-7.26 (m, 5H),
6.94-6.88 (m, 2H), 6.19 (br s, 1H), 4.73 (s, 2H), 4.51 (d, J=5.6
Hz, 2H), 3.81 (s, 3H). MS (ESI): m/z 278.04 (M+H).sup.+.
Example 3
Methyl 2-morpholin-4-yl-2-oxoethyl (2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate (3)
##STR00021##
[0413] Following general procedure A, methyl hydrogen fumarate
(MHF) (0.50 g, 3.84 mmol) dissolved in NMP was reacted at ca.
55.degree. C. with 4-(chloroacetyl) morpholine (0.75 g, 4.61 mmol)
in the presence of CsHCO.sub.3 (0.89 g, 4.61 mmol) to afford 0.34 g
(35% yield) of the title compound (3) as a white solid after
purification by mass-guided preparative HPLC and lyophilization.
M.p.: 124 to 126.degree. C.; .sup.1H NMR (CDCl.sub.3, 400 MHz):
.delta. 6.97-6.91 (m, 2H), 4.84 (s, 2H), 3.82 (s, 3H), 3.72-3.70
(m, 4H), 3.64-3.62 (m, 2H), 3.46-3.41 (m, 2H). MS (ESI): m/z 258.04
(M+H).sup.+.
Example 4
(N-Butylcarbamoyl)methyl methyl (2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate (4)
##STR00022##
[0415] Following general procedure A, methyl hydrogen fumarate
(MHF) (0.50 g, 3.84 mmol) dissolved in NMP was reacted at ca.
55.degree. C. with N-butyl chloroacetamide (0.69 g, 4.61 mmol) in
the presence of CsHCO.sub.3 (0.89 g, 4.61 mmol) to afford 0.19 g
(21% yield) of the title compound (4) as a white solid after
purification by mass-guided preparative HPLC and lyophilization.
.sup.1H NMR (CDCl.sub.3, 400 MHz): .delta. 6.98-6.92 (m, 2H), 6.09
(br s, 1H), 4.68 (s, 2H), 3.82 (s, 3H), 3.34-3.29 (q, 2H, J=6.4
Hz), 1.54-1.48 (m, 2H), 1.38-1.32 (m, 2H), 0.956-0.920 (t, J=7.6
Hz, 3H). MS (ESI): m/z 244.04 (M+H).sup.+.
Example 5
[N-(2-Methoxyethyl)carbamoyl]methyl methyl (2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate
(5)
##STR00023##
[0417] Following general procedure A, methyl hydrogen fumarate
(MHF) (0.50 g, 3.84 mmol) dissolved in NMP was reacted at ca.
55.degree. C. with N-(2-methoxyethyl) chloroacetamide (0.69 g, 4.60
mmol) in the presence of CsHCO.sub.3 (0.89 g, 4.61 mmol) to afford
0.07 g (8% yield) of the title compound (5) as a white solid after
purification by mass-guided preparative HPLC and lyophilization.
.sup.1H NMR (CDCl.sub.3, 400 MHz): .delta. 6.94-6.92 (m, 2H), 6.46
(br s, 1H), 4.68 (s, 2H), 3.83 (s, 3H), 3.52-3.46 (m, 4H), 3.36 (s,
3H). MS (ESI): m/z 245.98 (M+H).sup.+.
Example 6
2-{2-[(2E)-3-(Methoxycarbonyl)prop-2-enoyloxy]acetylamino}acetic
acid (6)
##STR00024##
[0419] Following general procedure A, methyl hydrogen fumarate
(MHF) (0.68 g, 5.26 mmol) dissolved in NMP was reacted at ca.
55.degree. C. with tert-butyl 2-(2-chloroacetylamino) acetate (0.91
g, 4.38 mmol) in the presence of CsHCO.sub.3 (1.19 g, 6.13 mmol) of
the tert-butyl-protected intermediate and then purified by silica
gel column chromatography (Biotage) using a mixture of ethyl
acetate (EtOAc) and hexanes (1:2 to 2:3 to 1:1) as eluent. The
purified product was treated with 50% trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) in
dichloromethane (DCM). Removal of solvents afforded 0.13 g (12%
yield) of the title compound (6). .sup.1H NMR (CD.sub.3OD, 400
MHz): .delta. 6.96-6.93 (m, 2H), 4.74 (s, 2H), 3.98-3.95 (m, 2H),
3.81 (s, 3H). MS (ESI): m/z 246.00 (M+H).sup.+, 244.02
(M-H).sup.-.
Example 7
4-{2-[(2E)-3-(Methoxycarbonyl)prop-2-enoyloxy]acetylamino}butanoic
acid (7)
##STR00025##
[0421] Following general procedure A, methyl hydrogen fumarate
(MHF) (0.56 g, 4.33 mmol) dissolved in NMP was reacted at ca.
55.degree. C. with tert-butyl 4-(2-chloroacetylamino) butanoate
(0.85 g, 3.61 mmol) in the presence of CsHCO.sub.3 (0.98 g, 5.05
mmol) of the tert-butyl-protected intermediate and then purified by
silica gel column chromatography (Biotage) using a mixture of ethyl
acetate (EtOAc) and hexanes (1:1) as eluent. The purified product
was treated with 50% trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) in dichloromethane
(DCM). Removal of solvents afforded 0.45 g (46% yield) of the title
compound (7). .sup.1H NMR (CD.sub.3OD, 400 MHz): .delta. 6.94-6.91
(m, 2H), 4.65 (s, 2H), 3.81 (s, 3H), 3.28 (t, J=6.8 Hz, 2H), 2.33
(t, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 1.81 (p, J=7.1 Hz, 2H). MS (ESI): m/z 274.03
(M+H).sup.+272.06 (M-H).sup.-.
Example 8
Methyl(N-(1,3,4-thiadiazol-2yl)carbamoyl)methyl(2E)but-2ene-1,4-dioate
(8)
##STR00026##
[0423] Following general procedure A, methyl hydrogen fumarate
(MHF) (0.50 g, 3.84 mmol) dissolved in NMP was reacted at ca.
55.degree. C. with 2-chloro-N-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-ylacetamide (0.81
g, 4.61 mmol) in the presence of CsHCO.sub.3 (0.89 g, 4.61 mmol).
The crude material precipitated out and was washed several times
with dichloromethane (DCM) for further purification to afford 0.12
g (12% yield) of the title compound (8) as a white solid. .sup.1H
NMR (CD.sub.3OD, 400 MHz): .delta. 9.06 (s, 1H), 6.95-6.91 (m, 2H),
4.99 (s, 2H), 3.82 (s, 3H). MS (ESI): m/z 272.07 (M+H).sup.+
Example 9
N,N-Dimethylcarbamoyl)methyl methyl (2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate
(9)
##STR00027##
[0425] Following general procedure A, methyl hydrogen fumarate
(MHF) (0.50 g, 3.84 mmol) dissolved in NMP was reacted at ca.
55.degree. C. with N,N-dimethyl chloroacetamide (0.56 g, 4.61 mmol)
in the presence of CsHCO.sub.3 (0.89 g, 4.61 mmol). The crude
material was precipitated out from a mixture of ethyl acetate
(EtOAc) and hexanes (Hxn) (1:1) to provide a white solid. This
solid was further dissolved in dichloromethane (DCM) and the
organic layer washed with water. After removal of the solvents 0.55
g (67% yield) of the title compound (9) was obtained as a white
solid. .sup.1H NMR (CDCl.sub.3, 400 MHz): .delta. 6.98-6.90 (m,
2H), 4.84 (s, 2H), 3.80 (s, 3H), 2.99-2.97 (2s, 6H). MS (ESI): m/z
216 (M+H).sup.+.
Example 10
(N-Methoxy-N-methylcarbamoyl)methyl methyl (2E)
but-2-ene-1,4-dioate (10)
##STR00028##
[0427] Following general procedure A, methyl hydrogen fumarate
(MHF) (0.50 g, 3.84 mmol) dissolved in NMP was reacted at ca.
55.degree. C. with N-methyl, N-hydroxymethyl chloroacetamide (0.63
g, 4.61 mmol) in the presence of CsHCO.sub.3 (0.89 g, 4.61 mmol).
The crude material precipitated out from a concentrated ethyl
acetate (EtOAc) solution. The solid was filtered off and dried in
vacuum to provide 0.54 g (61% yield) of the title compound (10) as
a white solid. .sup.1H NMR (CD.sub.3OD, 400 MHz): .delta. 6.92-6.89
(m, 2H), 5.01 (s, 2H), 3.80 (s, 3H), 3.78 (s, 3H), 3.20 (s, 3H). MS
(ESI): m/z 232.06 (M+H).sup.+.
Example 11
bis-(2-Methoxyethylamino)carbamoyl]methyl methyl
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate (11)
##STR00029##
[0429] Following general procedure A, methyl hydrogen fumarate
(MHF) (0.50 g, 3.84 mmol) dissolved in NMP was reacted at ca.
55.degree. C. with bis-(2-methoxyethyl)-chloroacetamide (0.96 g,
4.61 mmol) in the presence of CsHCO.sub.3 (0.89 g, 4.61 mmol) to
afford 0.53 g (46% yield) of the title compound (11) as a white
solid after purification by mass-guided preparative HPLC and
lyophilization. M.p.: 79-82.degree. C.; .sup.1H NMR (CDCl.sub.3,
400 MHz): .delta. 6.98-6.88 (m, 2H), 4.98 (s, 2H), 3.8 (s, 3H),
3.57-3.50 (m, 8H), 3.41 (s, 3H), 3.31 (s, 3H). MS (ESI): m/z 304.14
(M+H).sup.+.
Example 12
[N-(Methoxycarbonyl)carbamoyl]methyl methyl (2E)but-gene-1,4-dioate
(12)
##STR00030##
[0431] Following general procedure A, methyl hydrogen fumarate
(MHF) (0.50 g, 3.84 mmol) dissolved in NMP was reacted at ca.
55.degree. C. with methyl-N-(2-chloroacetyl) carbamate (0.69 g,
4.61 mmol) in the presence of CsHCO.sub.3 (0.89 g, 4.61 mmol). The
crude material precipitated out from a diethyl ether (Et.sub.2O)
solution. The solid was filtered off, washed several times with
dichloromethane (DCM), and dried in vacuum to provide 0.19 g (21%
yield) of the title compound (12) as a white solid. .sup.1H NMR
(CDCl.sub.3, 400 MHz): .delta. 6.99-6.91 (m, 2H), 5.23 (s, 2H),
3.81 (s, 6H). MS (ESI): m/z 246.09 (M+H).sup.+, 268.00
(M+Na.sup.+).sup.+.
Example 13
[N-(2-{2-[(2E)-3-(Methoxycarbonyl)prop-2-enoyloxy]acetylamino}ethyl)carbam-
oyl]methyl methyl(2E)but-2ene-1,4-dioate (13)
##STR00031##
[0433] Following general procedure A, methyl hydrogen fumarate
(MHF) (0.73 g, 5.61 mmol) dissolved in NMP was reacted at ca.
55.degree. C. with
N-(2-[(2-chloroacetyl]aminoethyl)-2-chloroactamide (0.50 g, 2.34
mmol) in the presence of CsHCO.sub.3 (1.08 g, 5.61 mmol). The crude
material precipitated out from a concentrated diethyl ether
(Et.sub.2O) solution. The solid was filtered off, washed several
times with dichloromethane (DCM), and dried in vacuum to provide
0.90 g (96% yield) of the title compound (13) as a white solid.
.sup.1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d.sup.6): .delta. 8.23 (br s, 2H),
6.96-6.92 (m, 4H), 4.58 (s, 4H), 3.79 (s, 6H), 3.16 (m, 4H). MS
(ESI): m/z 401.05 (M+H).sup.+.
Example 14
Methyl 2-oxo-2-piperazinylethyl (2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate
Hydrochloride (14)
##STR00032##
[0435] Following general procedure A, methyl hydrogen fumarate
(MHF) (1.00 g, 7.68 mmol) dissolved in NMP was reacted at ca.
55.degree. C. with 1-(tert-butyloxycarbonyl)-4-chloroacetyl
piperazine (2.42 g, 9.22 mmol) in the presence of CsHCO.sub.3 (1.78
g, 9.22 mmol). After work-up and removal of the solvent, the crude
material was obtained as a white solid. The solid was reacted at
room temperature with 15 mL of a 4 molar (4 M) solution of hydrogen
chloride (HCl) in 1,4-dioxane. After removal of the solvents, the
solid hydrochloride salt was further purified by mass-guided
preparative HPLC to provide 0.93 g (41% yield) of the title
compound (14) as a white solid after lyophilization of the solvents
in the presence of an excess of aqueous 1 normal (1 N) hydrochloric
acid. .sup.1H NMR (D.sub.2O, 400 MHz): .delta. 6.93-6.86 (m, 2H),
4.92 (s, 2H), 3.70-3.63 (m, 7H), 3.23 (t, J=5.2 Hz, 2H), 3.17 (t,
J=6 Hz, 2H). MS (ESI): m/z 257.13 (M+H).sup.+.
Example 15
Methyl 2-(4-benzylpiperazinyl)-2-oxoethyl (2E) but-2-ene-1,4-dioate
(15)
##STR00033##
[0437] Methyl 2-oxo-2-piperazinylethyl (2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate
hydrochloride (14) (0.50 g, 1.71 mmol) was reacted at ca. 0.degree.
C. with benzyl bromide (BnBr) (0.243 mL, 0.35 g, 2.05 mmol) and
diisopropylethylamine (DIEA) (1.00 mL, 0.74 g, 5.76 mmol) in
dichloromethane (DCM) followed by warming to room temperature.
After aqueous work-up, the crude product was purified by
mass-guided preparative HPLC to afford 0.18 g (27% yield) of the
title compound (15) as a white solid. .sup.1H NMR (CDCl.sub.3, 400
MHz): .delta. 7.08-7.01 (m, 5H), 6.72-6.71 (m, 2H), 4.60 (s, 2H),
3.58-3.57 (s, 3H), 3.23-3.19 (br S, 2H), 3.30 (s, 2H), 3.1.19-3.11
(br S, 2H), 2.23 (br S, 4H); MS (ESI) m/z 347.13 (M+H).sup.+.
Example 16
2-(4-Acetylpiperazinyl)-2oxoethyl methyl (2E)but-2ene-1,4-dioate
(16)
##STR00034##
[0439] Methyl 2-oxo-2-piperazinylethyl (2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate
hydrochloride (14) (0.20 g, 0.68 mmol) was reacted with acetyl
chloride (AcCl) (0.60 mL, 0.66 g, 0.84 mmol) and
diisopropylethylamine (0.70 mL, 0.52 g, 4.0 mmol) in
dichloromethane (DCM). Following aqueous work-up, the crude product
was purified by silica gel flash chromatography to afford 0.12 g
(54% yield) of the title compound (16) as a white solid. .sup.1H
NMR (CDCl.sub.3, 400 MHz): .delta. 6.98-6.93 (m, 2H), 4.86 (s, 2H),
3.83 (s, 3H), 3.66 3.63 (m, 4H), 3.50-3.40 (m, 4H), 2.14 (s, 3H).
MS (ESI): m/z 299.12 (M+H).sup.+.
Example 17
Methyl 2-oxo-2-(2-oxo(1,3-oxazolidin-3yl)ethyl
(2E)but-2ene-1,4-dioate (17)
##STR00035##
[0441] Following general procedure A, methyl hydrogen fumarate
(MHF) (0.50 g, 3.84 mmol) dissolved in NMP was reacted at ca.
55.degree. C. with 3-(chloroacetyl)-1,3-oxazolidine-2-one (0.75 g,
4.61 mmol) in the presence of CsHCO.sub.3 (0.89 g, 4.61 mmol) to
yield 0.30 g (30% yield) of the title compound (17) as a white
solid after purification by mass-guided preparative HPLC and
lyophilization. .sup.1H NMR (CDCl.sub.3, 400 MHz): .delta.
6.97-6.92 (m, 2H), 5.32 (s, 2H), 4.53 (t, J=8 Hz, 2H), 4.05 (t,
J=8.0 Hz, 2H), 3.82 (s, 3H). MS (ESI); m/z 258.20 (M+H).sup.+.
Example 18
{N-[2-(Dimethylamino)ethyl]carbamoyl}methyl methyl (2E)but-gene-1,4
dioate (18)
##STR00036##
[0443] Following general procedure A, methyl hydrogen fumarate
(MHF) (0.50 g, 3.84 mmol) dissolved in NMP was reacted at ca.
55.degree. C. with N,N-dimethylethylenediamino chloroacetamide
(0.75 g, 4.61 mmol) in the presence of CsHCO.sub.3 (0.89 g, 4.61
mmol) to provide 0.02 g (2% yield) of the title compound (18) as a
white solid after purification by mass-guided preparative HPLC and
lyophilization. .sup.1H NMR (D.sub.2O, 400 MHz): .delta. 8.27, (s,
1H), 6.87-6.78, (m, 2H), 4.63 (s, 2H), 3.68 (s, 3H), 3.51 (t, J=6.2
Hz, 2H), 3.17 (t, J=6.0 Hz, 2H), 2.76 (s, 6H). MS (ESI); m/z 259.14
(M+H).sup.+.
Example 19
Methyl{N-[(propylamino)carbonyl]carbamoyl}methyl
(2E)but-gene-1,4-dioate (19)
##STR00037##
[0445] Following general procedure A, methyl hydrogen fumarate
(MHF) (0.50 g, 3.84 mmol) dissolved in NMP was reacted at ca.
55.degree. C. with 1-(2-chloroacetyl)-3-propyl urea (0.82 g, 4.60
mmol) in the presence of CsHCO.sub.3 (0.89 g, 4.61 mmol) to provide
0.02 g (2% yield) of the title compound (19) as a white solid.
Addition of methanol (MeOH) afforded 0.49 g (48% yield) of white
solid. .sup.1H NMR (CDCl.sub.3, 400 MHz): .delta. 6.90-6.99 (m,
2H), 4.77 (s, 2H), 3.82 (s, 3H), 3.25-3.24 (q, 2H, J=5.6 Hz),
1.57-1.55 (q, 2H J=7.2 Hz), 0.95-0.91 (t, 3H, J=7.6 Hz). MS (ESI):
m/z 273.08 (M+H).sup.+.
Example 20
2-{(2S)-2-[(tert-Butyl)oxycarbonyl]pyrrolidinyl}-2-oxoethyl methyl
(2E)but-2ene-1,4-dioate (20)
##STR00038##
[0447] Following general procedure A, methyl hydrogen fumarate
(MHF) (0.50 g, 3.84 mmol) dissolved in NMP was reacted at ca.
55.degree. C. with tert-butyl
(2S)-1-(2-chloroacetyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxylate (0.82 g, 4.60
mmol) in the presence of CsHCO.sub.3 (0.89 g, 4.61 mmol) to provide
0.44 g (34% yield) of the title compound (20) as a white solid
after purification by mass-guided preparative HPLC and
lyophilization. .sup.1H NMR (CDCl.sub.3, 400 MHz, all rotamers):
.delta. 6.97-6.90 (m, 2H), 4.91-4.55 (m, 2H), 4.44-4.29 (m, 1H),
3.80 (s, 3H), 3.61-3.58 (m, 2H), 2.23-2.03 (br m, 4H), 1.54-1.46
(s, 9H). MS (ESI): m/z 342.16 (M+H).sup.+, 364.09
(M+Na.sup.+).sup.+.
Example 21
(N-{[tert-Butyl)oxycarbonyl]methyl}-N-methylcarbamoyl)methyl methyl
(2E)but-2ene-1,4-dioate (21)
##STR00039##
[0449] Following general procedure A, methyl hydrogen fumarate
(MHF) (0.50 g, 3.84 mmol) dissolved in NMP was reacted at ca.
55.degree. C. with tert-butyl 2-(2-chloro-N-methylacetylamino)
acetate (1.02 g, 4.60 mmol) in the presence of CsHCO.sub.3 (0.89 g,
4.61 mmol) to provide 0.24 g (21% yield) of the title compound (21)
as a white solid after purification by silica gel flash
chromatography (Biotage). .sup.1H NMR (CDCl.sub.3, 400 MHz, all
rotamers): .delta. 7.00-6.93 (m, 2H), 4.90-4.79 (2s, 2H), 4.03-3.89
(2s, 2H), 3.80 (s, 3H), 3.04-2.99 (2S, 3H), 1.45 (S, 9H). MS (ESI):
m/z 316.13 (M+H).sup.+.
Example 22
{N-(Ethoxycarbonyl)methyl]-N-methylcarbamoyl}methyl methyl
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate (22)
##STR00040##
[0451] Following general procedure A, methyl hydrogen fumarate
(MHF) (0.50 g, 3.84 mmol) dissolved in NMP was reacted at ca.
55.degree. C. with ethyl 2-(2-chloro-N-methylacetylamino) acetate
(0.89 g, 4.60 mmol) in the presence of CsHCO.sub.3 (0.89 g, 4.61
mmol) to provide 0.30 g (27% yield) of the title compound (22) as a
white solid after purification by silica gel flash chromatography
(Biotage). .sup.1H NMR (CDCl.sub.3, 400 MHz, all rotamers): .delta.
7.00-6.93 (m, 2H), 4.90-4.79 (2s, 2H), 4.03-3.89 (2s, 2H), 3.80 (s,
3H), 3.04-2.99 (2s, 3H), 1.45 (s, 9H). MS (ESI): m/z 316.13
(M+H).sup.+.
Example 23
2-[(2E)-3-(Methoxycarbonyl)prop-2-enoyloxy]acetic acid (23)
[0452] Following general procedure A, methyl hydrogen fumarate
(MHF) (6.91 g, 53.12 mmol) dissolved in NMP was reacted at ca.
55.degree. C. with tert-butyl 2-chloroacetic acid (9.48 mL, 10.0 g,
66.4 mmol) in the presence of CsHCO.sub.3 (15.41 g, 79.68 mmol) to
provide 13.11 g (81% yield) of the intermediate ester as a white
solid after precipitation from a concentrated diethyl ether
(Et.sub.2O) solution. The material was of sufficient purity to be
used in the next step. .sup.1H NMR (CDCl.sub.3, 400 MHz): .delta.
6.95-6.92 (m, 2H), 4.61 (s, 2H), 3.81 (s, 3H), 1.47 (s, 9H). The
material was dissolved in 50 mL of 50 vol.-% of trifluoroacetic
acid (TFA) in dichloromethane (DCM) and reacted overnight at room
temperature. After removal of the solvents, the crude material was
precipitated from a mixture of acetone and hexanes (1:3) to afford
12.3 g (92% yield) of the title compound (23) as a white solid.
.sup.1H NMR (CDCl.sub.3, 400 MHz): .delta. 7.02-6.90 (m, 2H), 4.79
(s, 2H), 3.82 (s, 3H). MS (ESI): m/z 189.07 (M+H).sup.+. MS (ESI):
m/z 189.07 (M+H).sup.+.
Example 24
rac-2-[(2E)-3-(Methoxycarbonyl)prop-2-enoyloxy]propanoic acid
(24)
[0453] Following general procedure A, methyl hydrogen fumarate
(MHF) (4.68 g, 36.0 mmol) dissolved in NMP was reacted at ca.
55.degree. C. with rac-tert-butyl 2-bromo propionic acid (4.98 mL,
6.27 g, 30.0 mmol) in the presence of CsHCO.sub.3 (6.40 g, 33.0
mmol) to yield the intermediate ester. The material was of
sufficient purity to be used in the next step. .sup.1H NMR
(CDCl.sub.3, 400 MHz): .delta. 6.93-6.88 (m, 2H), 5.02 (q, J=7.2
Hz, 2H), 3.79 (s, 3H), 1.49 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 3H), 1.44 (s, 9H). The
material was dissolved in 25 mL of 50 vol.-% of trifluoroacetic
acid (TFA) in dichloromethane (DCM) and reacted overnight at room
temperature. After removal of the solvents, the title compound (24)
was obtained as a white solid that was of sufficient purity to be
used in subsequent steps. .sup.1H NMR (CDCl.sub.3, 400 MHz):
.delta. 6.97-6.92 (m, 2H), 5.22 (q, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 3.82 (s, 3H),
1.60 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 3H).
Example 25
Methyl 2-(4-methylpiperazinyl)-2-oxoethyl (2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate
(25)
##STR00041##
[0455] Following general procedure B2,
2-[(2E)-3-(methoxycarbonyl)prop-2-enoyloxy]acetic acid (23) (0.50
g, 2.65 mmol) was activated with
N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N'-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (EDAC)
(0.60 g, 3.18 mmol) in 10 mL of dichloromethane (DCM) at ca.
0.degree. C. N-Methyl piperazine (0.353 mL, 0.31 g, 3.18 mmol) and
4-(N,N-dimethyl)aminopyridine (DMAP) (0.40 g, 3.18 mmol) were added
to the activated carboxylic acid. After work-up and isolation, and
purification by mass-guided preparative HPLC afforded 0.09 g (13%
yield) of the title compound (25) as a white solid after
lyophilization. .sup.1H NMR (CDCl.sub.3, 400 MHz): .delta.
6.93-6.78 (m, 2H), 4.77 (s, 2H), 3.73 (s, 3H), 3.56-3.54 (m, 2H),
3.35-3.25 (m, 2H), 2.37-2.33 (m, 4H), 2.31 (s, 3H). MS (ESI): m/z
271.13 (M+H).sup.+.
Example 26
[0456] {N,N-bis[2-(Methylethoxyethyl]carbamoyl}methyl methyl
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate (26)
##STR00042##
[0457] Following general procedure B2, 2-[(2E)-3-(methoxycarbonyl)
prop-2-enoyloxy]acetic acid (23) (0.50 g, 2.65 mmol) was activated
with N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N'-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride
(EDAC) (0.60 g, 3.18 mmol) in 10 mL of dichloromethane (DCM) at ca.
0.degree. C. bis(2-Isopropoxyethyl)amine (0.60 g, 3.18 mmol) and
4-(N,N-dimethyl)aminopyridine (DMAP) (0.40 g, 3.18 mmol) were added
to the activated carboxylic acid. After work-up and isolation, and
purification by silica gel flash column chromatography (Biotage)
using ethyl acetate (EtOAc) and hexanes (1:1) afforded 0.30 g (32%
yield) of the title compound (26) as a white solid following
refrigeration. .sup.1H NMR (CDCl.sub.3, 400 MHz): .delta. 6.95-6.86
(m, 2H), 4.98 (s, 2H), 3.76 (s, 3H), 3.50-3.47 (m, 10H), 1.10-1.05
(m, 12H). MS (ESI): m/z 360.16 (M+H).sup.+.
Example 27
[N,N-bis(2-Ethoxyethyl)carbamoyl]methyl methyl
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate (27)
##STR00043##
[0459] Following general procedure B2, 2-[(2E)-3-(methoxycarbonyl)
prop-2-enoyloxy]acetic acid (23) (0.80 g, 6.14 mmol) was activated
with N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N'-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride
(EDAC) (1.40 g, 7.37 mmol) in 20 mL of dichloromethane (DCM) at ca.
0.degree. C. bis(2-Ethoxyethyl)amine hydrochloride (1.18 g, 7.37
mmol) (1.18 g, 7.37 mmol) and diisopropylethylamine (DIEA) (1.34
mL, 0.99 g, 7.67 mmol) were added to the activated carboxylic acid.
After work-up and isolation, and purification by silica gel flash
column chromatography (Biotage) using ethyl acetate (EtOAc) and
hexanes (1:1) afforded 0.30 g (15% yield) of the title compound
(27) as a white solid. .sup.1H NMR (CDCl.sub.3, 400 MHz): .delta.
6.97 (d, J=15.6 Hz, 1H), 6.94 (d, J=1.6 Hz, 1H), 5.01 (s, 2H), 3.80
(s, 3H), 3.56-3.43 (m, 12H), 1.19 (q, J=7.6 Hz, 6H). MS (ESI): m/z
332.20 (M+H).sup.+.
Example 28
Methyl 1-methyl-2-morpholin-4-yl-2-oxoethyl
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate
##STR00044##
[0461] Following general procedure B2, 2-[(2E)-3-(methoxycarbonyl)
prop-2-enoyloxy]propanoic acid (24) (0.48 g, 2.40 mmol) was
activated with N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N'-ethylcarbodiimide
hydrochloride (EDAC) (0.64 g, 3.36 mmol) in 10 mL of
dichloromethane (DCM) at ca. 0.degree. C. Morpholine (0.25 mL, 0.25
g, 2.88 mmol) was added to the activated carboxylic acid. After
work-up and isolation, and purification by mass-guided preparative
HPLC afforded 0.22 g (33% yield) of the title compound (28) as a
white solid after lyophilization. M.p.: 70-73.degree. C. .sup.1H
NMR (CDCl.sub.3, 400 MHz): .delta. 6.95-6.89 (m, 2H), 5.45 (q,
J=6.8 Hz, 1H), 3.80 (s, 3H), 3.71-3.68 (m, 4H), 3.58-3.54 (m, 4H),
1.48 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 3H). MS (ESI): m/z 272.13 (M+H).sup.+.
Example 29
[N,N-bis(2-Methoxyethyl)carbamoyl]ethyl methyl
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate (29)
##STR00045##
[0463] Following general procedure B2, 2-[(2E)-3-(methoxycarbonyl)
prop-2-enoyloxy]propanoic acid (24) (0.48 g, 2.40 mmol) was
activated with N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N'-ethylcarbodiimide
hydrochloride (EDAC) (0.64 g, 3.36 mmol) in 10 mL of
dichloromethane (DCM) at ca. 0.degree. C. bis(2-Methoxyethyl)amine
(0.42 mL, 0.37 g, 2.88 mmol) was added to the activated carboxylic
acid. After work-up and isolation, and purification by mass-guided
preparative HPLC afforded 0.29 g (38% yield) of the title compound
(29) as a white solid after lyophilization. .sup.1H NMR
(CDCl.sub.3, 400 MHz): .delta. 6.94-6.88 (m, 2H), 5.52 (q, J=6.8
Hz, 1H), 3.80-3.79 (s, 3H), 3.57-3.49 (m, 8H), 3.33-3.31 (2s, 6H),
1.48 (d, J=6.4 Hz, 3H). MS (ESI): m/z 318.13 (M+H).sup.+.
Example 30
(N,N-Dimethylcarbamoyl)ethyl methyl (2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate
(30)
##STR00046##
[0465] Following general procedure B2, 2-[(2E)-3-(methoxycarbonyl)
prop-2-enoyloxy]propanoic acid (24) (0.48 g, 2.40 mmol) was
activated with N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N'-ethylcarbodiimide
hydrochloride (EDAC) (0.64 g, 3.36 mmol) in 10 mL of
dichloromethane (DCM) at ca. 0.degree. C. N,N-Dimethylamine
hydrochloride (0.23 g, 2.88 mmol) and diisopropylethylamine (DIEA)
(0.63 mL, 0.467 g, 3.61 mmol) were added to the activated
carboxylic acid. After work-up and isolation, and purification by
mass-guided preparative HPLC afforded 0.25 g (46% yield) of the
title compound (30) as a white solid after lyophilization. .sup.1H
NMR (CDCl.sub.3, 400 MHz): .delta. 6.93-6.86 (m, 2H), 5.46 (q,
J=6.8 Hz 1H), 3.79 (s, 3H), 3.06-2.97 (2s, 6H), 1.47 (d, J=6.4 Hz,
3H). MS (ESI): m/z 230.13 (M+H).sup.+.
Example 31
(1,5)-1-Methyl-2-morpholin-4-yl-2-oxoethyl methyl
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate (31)
##STR00047##
[0467] Following general procedure B2,
(2E)-3-(methoxycarbonyl)prop-2-enoic acid (methyl hydrogen
fumarate, MHF) (0.50 g, 3.84 mmol) was activated with
N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N'-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (EDAC)
(0.81 g, 4.20 mmol) in 10 mL of dichloromethane (DCM) at ca.
0.degree. C. (2S)-2-Hydroxy-1-morpholin-4yl-propan-1-one (0.48 g,
3.07 mmol) and 4-(N,N-dimethyl)aminopyridine (DMAP) (0.40 g, 3.18
mmol) were added to the activated carboxylic acid. After work-up
and isolation, and purification by silica gel flash column
chromatography (Biotage) using ethyl acetate (EtOAc) and hexanes
(ca. 3:2) afforded 0.42 g (51% yield) of the title compound (31) as
a white solid. M.p.: 79-82.degree. C.; .sup.1H NMR (CD.sub.3CN, 400
MHz): .delta. 6.90-6.81 (m, 2H), 5.44 (q, J=6.8 Hz 1H), 3.78 (s,
3H), 3.65-3.60 (m, 4H), 3.51-3.50 (m, 4H), 1.42 (d, J=6.8 Hz 3H).
MS (ESI): m/z 272.05 (M+H).sup.+.
Example 32
(1S)-1-[N,N-bis(2-Methoxyethyl)carbamoyl]ethyl methyl
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate (32)
##STR00048##
[0469] Following general procedure B2,
(2E)-3-(methoxycarbonyl)prop-2-enoic acid (methyl hydrogen
fumarate, MHF) (0.50 g, 3.84 mmol) was activated with
N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N'-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (EDAC)
(0.88 g, 4.60 mmol) in 20 mL of dichloromethane (DCM) at ca.
0.degree. C. (2S)-2-Hydroxy-N,N-bis(2-methoxyethyl)propanamide
(0.63 g, 3.07 mmol) and 4-(N,N-dimethyl)aminopyridine (DMAP) (0.40
g, 3.18 mmol) were added to the activated carboxylic acid. After
work-up and isolation, and purification by silica gel flash column
chromatography (Biotage) using ethyl acetate (EtOAc) and hexanes
(2:1) afforded 0.16 g (14% yield) of the title compound (32) as a
clear oil. .sup.1H NMR (CDCl.sub.3, 400 MHz): .delta. 6.93-6.77 (m,
2H), 5.53 (q, J=6.4 Hz, 1H), 3.80 (s, 3H), 3.58-3.50 (m, 8H),
3.47-3.32 (2s, 6H), 1.49 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 3H). MS (ESI): m/z 318.05
(M+H).sup.+.
Example 33
(1S)-1-(N,N-Diethylcarbamoyl)ethyl methyl (2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate
(33)
##STR00049##
[0471] Following general procedure B2,
(2E)-3-(methoxycarbonyl)prop-2-enoic acid (methyl hydrogen
fumarate, MHF) (0.50 g, 3.84 mmol) was activated with
[0472] N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N'-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride
(EDAC) (0.88 g, 4.60 mmol) in 12 mL of dichloromethane (DCM) at ca.
0.degree. C. (2S)--N,N-Diethyl-2-hydroxypropanamide (0.44 g, 3.07
mmol) (0.44 g, 3.07 mmol) and 4-(N,N-dimethyl)aminopyridine (DMAP)
(0.40 g, 3.18 mmol) were added to the activated carboxylic acid.
After work-up and isolation, and purification by mass-guided
preparative HPLC/lyophilization and by silica gel flash column
chromatography (Biotage) using ethyl acetate (EtOAc) and hexanes
afforded 0.17 g (18% yield) of the title compound (33) as a clear
oil. .sup.1H NMR (CDCl.sub.3, 400 MHz): .delta. 6.95-6.87 (m, 2H),
5.43 (q, J=6.8 Hz, 1H) 3.80 (s, 3H), 3.50-3.26 (m, 4H), 1.49 (d,
J=6.4 Hz, 3H), 1.26 (t, J=6.8, 3H), 1.12 (t, J=7.6 Hz, 3H). MS
(ESI): m/z 258.06 (M+H).sup.+.
Example 34
[0473] (N-{[(tert-Butyl)oxycarbonyl]methyl}carbamoyl)methyl methyl
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate (34)
##STR00050##
[0474] Following general procedure B2, 2-[(2E)-3-(methoxycarbonyl)
prop-2-enoyloxy]acetic acid (23) (0.50 g, 2.65 mmol) was activated
with oxalyl chloride (0.30 mL, 0.40 g, 3.18 mmol) in
dichloromethane (DCM) at ca. 0.degree. C. and in the presence of a
catalytic amount of N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF). A DCM solution of
the freshly prepared crude acid chloride was reacted ca. 0.degree.
C. (ice bath) with glycine tert-butyl ester (H-GlyOtBu) (0.53 g,
3.18 mmol) in DCM and in the presence of
4-(N,N-dimethyl)aminopyridine (DMAP) (0.40 g, 3.18 mmol). After
aqueous work-up and isolation, and purification by silica gel flash
chromatography afforded 0.16 g (20% yield) of the title compound
(34) as a semi-solid material. .sup.1H NMR (CDCl.sub.3, 400 MHz,
all rotamers): .delta. 6.95-6.69 (m, 2H), 6.63 (br. m, 1H), 4.73
(s, 2H), 3.99 (d, J=4.8 Hz, 2H), 3.83 (s, 3H), 1.48 (s, 9H). MS
(ESI): m/z 324.05 (M+Na.sup.+).sup.+.
Example 35
Methyl
(N-methyl-N-{[(methylethyl)oxycarbonyl]methyl}carbamoyl)methyl
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate (35)
##STR00051##
[0476] Following general procedure B2, 2-[(2E)-3-(methoxycarbonyl)
prop-2-enoyloxy]acetic acid (23) (0.50 g, 2.65 mmol) was activated
with oxalyl chloride (0.30 mL, 0.40 g, 3.18 mmol) in
dichloromethane (DCM) at ca. 0.degree. C. and in the presence of a
catalytic amount of N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF). A DCM solution of
the freshly prepared crude acid chloride was reacted ca. 0.degree.
C. (ice bath) with sarcosine isopropyl ester (H-Sar-OiPr) (0.41 g,
3.18 mmol) and diisopropylethylamine (DIEA) (0.41 mL, 0.304 g, 2.35
mmol) in DCM and in the presence of 4-(N,N-dimethyl)aminopyridine
(DMAP) (0.10 g, 0.82 mmol). After aqueous work-up and isolation,
and purification by silica gel flash chromatography afforded 0.214
g (27% yield) of the title compound (35) as a pale-yellow solid.
.sup.1H NMR (CDCl.sub.3, 400 MHz, all rotamers): .delta. 6.94-6.90
(m, 2H), 5.09-4.99 (m, 1H), 4.89-4.79 (2s, 2H), 4.07-3.95 (2s, 2H),
3.78 (s, 3H), 3.04-2.98 (2s, 3H), 1.27-1.21 (m, 6H). MS (ESI): m/z
302.04 (M+H).sup.+.
Example 36
{N-[(Ethoxycarbonyl)methyl]-N-benzylcarbamoyl}methyl methyl
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate (36)
##STR00052##
[0478] Following general procedure B2, 2-[(2E)-3-(methoxycarbonyl)
prop-2-enoyloxy]acetic acid (23) (0.50 g, 2.65 mmol) was activated
with oxalyl chloride (0.27 mL, 0.40 g, 3.15 mmol) in
dichloromethane (DCM) at ca. 0.degree. C. and in the presence of a
catalytic amount of N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF). A DCM solution of
the freshly prepared crude acid chloride was reacted ca. 0.degree.
C. (ice bath) with N-benzyl glycine ethyl ester (Bn-Gly-OEt) (0.61
g, 3.18 mmol) in DCM and an excess of diisopropylethylamine (DIEA)
in the presence of a catalytic amount of
4-(N,N-dimethyl)aminopyridine (DMAP). After aqueous work-up and
isolation, and purification by silica gel flash chromatography
afforded 0.12 g (13% yield) of the title compound (36) as a white
solid. .sup.1H NMR (CDCl.sub.3, 400 MHz, all rotamers): .delta.
7.37-7.20 (m, 5H), 6.97-6.86 (m, 2H), 4.94-4.83 (2s, 2H), 4.63-4.55
(2s, 2H), 4.18-4.14 (m, 2H), 4.04-3.88 (2s, 2H), 3.79 (s, 3H),
1.24-1.20 (m, 3H). MS (ESI): m/z 364.15 (M+H).sup.+.
Example 37
[0479] {N-[(Ethoxycarbonyl)methyl]-N-benzylcarbamoyl}ethyl methyl
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate (37)
##STR00053##
[0480] Following general procedure B2,
2-[(2E)-3-(methoxycarbonyl)prop-2-enoyloxy]propanoic acid (24)
(0.50 g, 2.47 mmol) was activated with oxalyl chloride (0.25 mL,
0.35 g, 2.71 mmol) in dichloromethane (DCM) at ca. 0.degree. C. and
in the presence of a catalytic amount of N,N-dimethylformamide
(DMF). A DCM solution of the freshly prepared crude acid chloride
was reacted ca. 0.degree. C. (ice bath) with N-benzyl glycine ethyl
ester (Bn-Gly-OEt) (0.56 g, 2.90 mmol) in DCM and
diisopropylethylamine (DIEA) (0.506 mL, 0.376 g, 2.90 mmol) in the
presence of a catalytic amount of 4-(N,N-dimethyl)aminopyridine
(DMAP). After aqueous work-up and isolation, and purification by
silica gel flash chromatography afforded 0.31 g (33% yield) of the
title compound (37) as a white solid. .sup.1H NMR (CDCl.sub.3, 400
MHz, all rotamers): .delta. 7.37-7.17 (m, 5H), 6.88-6.77 (m, 2H),
5.49 (q, J=6.4 Hz, 0.75H), 5.33 (q, J=6.4 Hz, 0.25H), 4.7-4.27 (m,
3H), 4.16-4.13 (m, 2H), 3.83-3.63 (m, 4H), 1.53 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 3H),
1.21 (t, J=4.0 Hz, 3H). MS (ESI): m/z 378.10 (M+H).sup.+.
Example 38
{N-[(Ethoxycarbonyl)methyl]-N-methylcarbamoyl}ethyl methy
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate (38)
##STR00054##
[0482] Following general procedure B2,
2-[(2E)-3-(methoxycarbonyl)prop-2-enoyloxy]propanoic acid (24)
(0.50 g, 2.47 mmol) was activated with oxalyl chloride (0.25 mL,
0.35 g, 2.71 mmol) in dichloromethane (DCM) at ca. 0.degree. C. and
in the presence of a catalytic amount of N,N-dimethylformamide
(DMF). A DCM solution of the freshly prepared crude acid chloride
was reacted ca. 0.degree. C. (ice bath) with sarcosine ethyl ester
(H-Sar-OEt) (0.43 g, 2.90 mmol) and diisopropylethylamine (DIEA)
(0.506 mL, 0.376 g, 2.90 mmol) in DCM and in the presence of a
catalytic amount of 4-(N,N-dimethyl)aminopyridine (DMAP). After
aqueous work-up and isolation, and purification by silica gel flash
chromatography afforded 0.30 g (39% yield) of the title compound
(38) as a white solid. .sup.1H NMR (CDCl.sub.3, 400 MHz, all
rotamers): .delta. 6.88-6.81 (m, 2H), 5.47 (q, 0.75H, J=6.8 Hz),
5.32 (q, 0.25H, J=6.8 Hz), 4.40-4.33 (m, 1H), 4.16-4.11 (m, 2H),
3.94-3.75 (m, 4H), 3.10 (s, 2.25H), 2.96 (s, 0.75H), 1.50-1.44 (dd,
3H), 1.26-1.20 (m, 3H). MS (ESI): m/z 302.09 (M+H).sup.+.
Example 39
Ethoxycarbonyloxyethyl methyl (2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate (39)
##STR00055##
[0484] Following general procedure A, methyl hydrogen fumarate
(0.39 g, 3.0 mmol) in NMP (8 mL) was reacted with CsHCO.sub.3 (0.69
g, 3.6 mmol) and ethyl (chloroethoxy)formate (0.64 g, 4.2 mmol) to
afford 0.63 g (85% yield) of the title compound (39) after
isolation and purification. .sup.1H NMR (CDCl.sub.3, 400 MHz):
.delta. 6.89 (d, J=15.6 Hz, 1H), 6.82 (d, J=15.6 Hz, 1H), 6.84 (q,
J=5.6 Hz, 1H), 4.23 (q, J=7.2 Hz, 3H), 3.81 (s, 3H), 1.58 (d, J=5.6
Hz, 3H), 1.32 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 3H). MS (ESI): m/z 247.01
(M+H).sup.+.
Example 40
Methyl (methylethoxycarbonyloxy)ethyl (2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate
(40)
##STR00056##
[0486] Following general procedure A, methyl hydrogen fumarate
(0.39 g, 3.0 mmol) in NMP (8 mL) was reacted with CsHCO.sub.3 (0.69
g, 3.6 mmol) and methylethyl (chloroethoxy)formate (0.70 g, 4.2
mmol) to afford 0.71 g (91% yield) of the title compound (40) after
isolation and purification. .sup.1H NMR (CDCl.sub.3, 400 MHz):
.delta. 6.89 (d, J=15.6 Hz, 1H), 6.84 (q, J=5.2 Hz, 1H,
superimposed), 6.82 (d, J=15.6 Hz, 1H, superimposed), 4.90 (heptet,
J=6.2 Hz, 3H), 3.81 (s, 3H), 1.57 (d, J=5.2 Hz, 3H), 1.32 (d, J=6.2
Hz, 3H), 1.31 (d, J=6.2 Hz, 3H). MS (ESI): m/z 261.02
(M+H).sup.+.
Example 41
(Cyclohexyloxycarbonyloxy)ethyl methyl (2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate
(41)
##STR00057##
[0488] Following general procedure A, methyl hydrogen fumarate
(0.50 g, 3.85 mmol) was reacted with CsHCO.sub.3 (1.1 g, 5.71 mmol)
and chloroethyl cyclohexanecarboxylate (1.03 g, 4.99 mmol) at ca.
55.degree. C. to afford 0.94 g (82% yield) of the title compound
(41) after purification by mass-guided preparatory HPLC and
lyophilization. .sup.1H NMR (CDCl.sub.3, 400 MHz): .delta.
6.91-6.79 (m, 3H), 4.67-4.62 (m, 1H), 3.81 (s, 3H), 1.94-1.91 (m,
2H), 1.77-1.73 (m, 2H), 1.57 (d, J=5.6 Hz, 3H), 1.53-1.46 (m, 3H),
1.39-1.33 (m, 3H). MS (ESI); m/z 301.10 (M+H).sup.+.
Example 42
Methyl (2-methylpropanoyloxy)ethyl (2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate
(42)
##STR00058##
[0490] Following general procedure A, methyl hydrogen fumarate
(0.39 g, 3.0 mmol) in NMP (8 mL) was reacted with CsHCO.sub.3 (0.69
g, 3.6 mmol) and chloroethyl 2-methylpropanoate (0.63 g, 4.2 mmol)
to afford 0.65 g (89% yield) of the title compound (42) after
isolation and purification. .sup.1H NMR (CDCl.sub.3, 400 MHz):
.delta. 6.93 (q, J=5.2 Hz, 1H), 6.88 (d, J=16.0 Hz, 1H), 6.81 (d,
J=15.6 Hz, 1H), 3.81 (s, 3H), 2.55 (heptet, J=6.8 Hz, 3H), 1.54 (d,
J=5.2 Hz, 3H), 1.18 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 6H). MS (ESI): m/z 245.05
(M+H).sup.+.
Example 43
Methyl phenylcarbonyloxyethyl (2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate (43)
##STR00059##
[0492] Following general procedure A, methyl hydrogen fumarate
(0.42 g, 3.3 mmol) in NMP (6 mL) was reacted with CsHCO.sub.3 (0.69
g, 3.6 mmol) and chloroethyl benzoate (0.55 g, 3.0 mmol) to afford
0.2 g (24% yield) of the title compound (43) after purification by
silica gel flash column chromatography (Biotage) using a mixture of
ethyl acetate (EtOAc) and hexanes (1:8) as eluent. .sup.1H NMR
(CDCl.sub.3, 400 MHz): .delta. 8.08-8.02 (m, 2H), 7.63-7.56 (m,
1H), 7.49-7.42 (m, 2H), 7.21 (q, J=5.2 Hz, 1H), 6.92 (d, J=16.0 Hz,
1H), 6.85 (d, J=16.0 Hz, 1H), 3.81 (s, 3H), 1.69 (d, J=5.2 Hz, 3H).
MS (ESI): m/z 278.99 (M+H).sup.+.
Example 44
Cyclohexylcarbonyloxybutyl methyl (2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate (44)
##STR00060##
[0494] Following general procedure A, methyl hydrogen fumarate
(1.00 g, 7.68 mmol) was reacted with CsHCO.sub.3 (2.22 g, 11.52
mmol) and chlorobutyl cyclohexanecarboxylate (2.16 g, 9.98 mmol) at
ca. 55.degree. C. to afford 1.2 g (50% yield) of the title compound
(44) as a clear oil after purification by mass-guided preparatory.
HPLC and lyophilization. .sup.1H NMR (CDCl.sub.3, 400 MHz): .delta.
6.90-6.77 (m, 3H), 3.81 (s, 3H), 2.34-2.28 (m, 1H), 1.91-1.88 (m,
2H), 1.82-1.73 (m, 4H), 1.65-1.62 (m, 2H), 1.47-1.39 (m, 4H),
1.29-1.23 (m, 2H), 0.98-0.94 (t, 3H). MS (ESI): m/z 313.09
(M+H).sup.+.
Example 45
[(2E)-3-(Methoxycarbonyl)prop-2-enoyloxy]ethyl methyl
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate (45)
##STR00061##
[0496] Adopting methods and procedures according to Iyer, et al.,
Synth. Commun. 1995, 25(18), 2739, chloroethyl methyl
(2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate was prepared from methyl hydrogen fumarate
(MHF), acetaldehyde, and anhydrous zinc(II) chloride in anhydrous
dichloromethane (DCM). .sup.1H NMR (CDCl.sub.3, 400 MHz): .delta.
6.95 (d, J=16.0 Hz, 1H), 6.85 (d, J=16.0 Hz, 1H), 6.60 (q, J=5.2
Hz, 1H), 3.81 (s, 3H), 1.83 (d, J=5.2 Hz, 3H).
[0497] Following general procedure A, methyl hydrogen fumarate
(0.22 g, 1.7 mmol) in NMP (4 mL) was reacted with CsHCO.sub.3 (0.38
g, 1.9 mmol) and chloroethyl methyl (2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate (0.27
g, 1.4 mmol) to afford 0.068 g (17% yield) of the title compound
(45) after purification by silica gel flash chromatography
(Biotage) using a mixture of ethyl acetate (EtOAc) and hexanes
(1:3). .sup.1H NMR (CDCl.sub.3, 400 MHz): .delta. 7.03 (q, J=5.2
Hz, 1H), 6.90 (d, J=16.0 Hz, 1H), 6.82 (d, J=16.0 Hz, 1H), 3.82 (s,
3H), 1.60 (d, J=5.2 Hz, 3H).
Example 46
Methyl 2-methyl-1-phenylcarbonyloxypropyl (2E)but-2-ene-1,4-dioate
(46)
##STR00062##
[0499] Following general procedure A, methyl hydrogen fumarate
(0.50 g, 3.82 mmol) was reacted with CsHCO.sub.3 (5.76 mmol) and
chloroisobutyl benzoate (1.1 g, 5.17 mmol) at ca. 55.degree. C. to
afford 0.18 g (15% yield) of the title compound (46) after
purification by silica gel flash chromatography (Biotage) using a
mixture of ethyl acetate (EtOAc) and hexanes (1:7). .sup.1H NMR
(CDCl.sub.3, 400 MHz): .delta. 8.04-8.01 (m, 2H), 7.58-7.55 (m,
1H), 7.45-7.41 (m, 2H) 6.98 (d, J=4.8 Hz, 1H), 6.90 (d, J=16.0 Hz,
1H), 6.84 (d, J=16.0 Hz, 1H), 3.78 (s, 3H), 2.25-2.21 (m, 1H),
1.10-1.07 (m, 6H); MS (ESI): m/z 307.11 (M+H).sup.+.
Example 47
(2E)-3-[(2-Morpholin-4-yl-2-oxoethyl)oxycarbonyl]prop-2-enoic acid
(47)
##STR00063##
[0501] Following general procedure A, fumaric acid (1.00 g, 8.60
mmol) was reacted with chloro acetyl morpholine (1.4 g, 8.6 mmol)
and Ag.sub.2O (4.2 g, 9.47 mmol) at ca. 100.degree. C. in
N-methylpyrolidinone. The reaction mixture was cooled to room
temperature, filtered over Celite.RTM., and the filter cake was
washed with ethylacetate (EtOAc). The combined organic filtrates
were subjected to acidic aqueous work-up and the crude material was
purified by mass-guided preparative HPLC to give 0.50 g (24% yield)
of the title compound (47) as a white solid. .sup.1H NMR
(CD.sub.3CN, 400 MHz): .delta. 6.85-6.80 (m, 2H), 4.85 (s, 2H),
3.64-3.60 (m, 4H), 3.57-3.54 (t, J=4.8 Hz, 2H), 3.42-3.39 (t, J=5.2
Hz, 2H). MS (ESI): m/z 244.06 (M+H).sup.+, 242.07 (M+H).sup.-.
Example 48
(2E)-3-{[(N,N-Diethylcarbamoyl)methyl]oxycarbonyl}prop-2-enoic acid
(48)
##STR00064##
[0503] Following general procedure A, mono tert-butyl fumaric acid
(0.70 g, 4.06 mmol) was reacted with N, N-diethyl chloroacetamide
(0.55 mL, 0.60 g, 4.06 mmol) and CsHCO.sub.3 (0.93 g, 4.87 mmol) at
ca. 55.degree. C. in N-methylpyrolidinone (NMP). After isolation
and purification, the crude material was reacted in 50 vol-%
trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) in dichloromethane (DCM). The free acid
was purified by mass-guided preparative HPLC to afford 0.051 g (6%
yield) of the title compound (48) as a white solid. .sup.1H NMR
(CD.sub.3CN, 400 MHz): .delta. 6.90-6.82 (m, 2H), 4.88 (s, 2H),
3.40-3.32 (q, J=6.8 Hz, 2H), 3.31-3.27 (q, J=6.8 Hz, 2H), 1.22-1.18
(t, J=7.6 Hz, 3H), 1.11-1.07 (t, J=6.8 Hz, 3H). MS (ESI):
m/z=230.03 (M+H).sup.+, 228.07 (M-H).sup.-.
Example 49
(2E)-3-{[(2-Methylpropanoyloxy)ethyl]oxycarbonyl}prop-2-enoic acid
(49)
##STR00065##
[0505] Following general procedure A, chloroethyl
2-methylpropanoate (0.24 g, 1.58 mmol) was reacted overnight with
the pre-formed bis-dicyclohexylamine salt (DCHA) of fumaric acid
(FA) (0.50 g, 1.26 mmol) in N-methylpyrrolidinone (NMP) at ca
100.degree. C. The crude material was purified by mass-guided
preparative HPLC to afford (0.035 g, 12% yield) of the title
compound (49) as a white, waxy, semi-solid. .sup.1H NMR
(CD.sub.3CN, 400 MHz): .delta. 6.89-6.83 (q, J=5.6 Hz, 1H),
6.82-6.81 (d, J=16.0 Hz, 1H), 6.73-6.69 (d, J=16.0 Hz, 1H),
2.58-2.49 (heptet, J=6.8 Hz, 1H), 1.49-1.47 (d, J=5.6 Hz, 3H), 1.12
(d, J=7.2 Hz, 3H), 1.09 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 6H); MS (ESI): m/z=239.01
(M-H).sup.-.
Example 50
(2E)-3-({[(Methylethyl)oxycarbonyloxy]ethyl}oxycarbonyl)prop-2-enoic
acid (50)
##STR00066##
[0507] Following general procedure A, chloroethyl
(methylethoxy)formate (0.25 g, 1.50 mmol) was reacted overnight
with the pre-formed bis-dicyclohexylamine salt (DCHA) of fumaric
acid (FA) (0.50 g, 1.26 mmol) in N-methylpyrrolidinone (NMP) at ca.
100.degree. C. The crude material was purified by mass-guided
preparative HPLC to afford (0.030 g, 10% yield) of the title
compound (50) as a white, waxy, semi-solid. .sup.1H NMR
(CD.sub.3CN, 400 MHz): .delta. 6.86 (q, J=5.6 Hz, 1H), 6.81 (d,
J=16.0 Hz, 1H), 6.73 (d, J=16.0 Hz, 1H), 2.57-2.50 (heptet, J=7.2
Hz, 1H), 1.48 (d, J=5.6 Hz, 3H), 1.13 (m, 6H). MS (ESI): m/z=244.99
(M-H).sup.-.
Example 51
Alkyloxy- and Aryloxy-Carbonyloxyalkyl Alkyl Hydrogen Fumarates
[0508] The following alkyloxy- and aryloxy-carbonyloxyalkyl
hydrogen fumarates were prepared using the methods described in
Examples 1-50 and adapting general synthetic procedures A, B 1, and
B2: [0509] (2E)-3-({[N-benzylcarbamoyl]methyl}oxycarbonyl)
prop-2-enoic acid; [0510]
(2E)-3-[(2-morpholin-4-yl-2-oxoethyl)oxycarbonyl]prop-2-enoic acid;
[0511] (2E)-3-{[(N-butylcarbamoyl)methyl]oxycarbonyl}prop-2-enoic
acid; [0512]
(2E-3-{[N-methoxy-N-methylcarbamoyl)methyl]oxycarbonyl}prop-2-enoi-
c acid; [0513] bis-(2-methoxyethylamino)carbamoyl]methyl
prop-2-enoic acid; [0514] N,N-dimethylcarbamoyl)methyl pro-2-enoic
acid; [0515] 2-[(2E)-3-(methoxycarbonyl) prop-2-enoyloxy]acetic
acid; [0516]
(2E)-3-({[N-(3-carboxypropyl)carbamoyl]methyl}oxycarbonyl)
prop-2-enoic acid; [0517] methyl (N-(1,3,4-thiadiazol-2yl)
carbamoyl) methyl prop-2-enoic acid; [0518]
(2E)-3-[(2-{(2S)-2-[tert-butyl)oxycarbonyl]pyrrolidinyl}-2-oxoethyl)
oxycarbonyl]prop-2enoic acid; [0519]
1-[2-((2E)-3-carboxyprop-2-enoyloxy)acetyl](2S)
pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid; [0520]
(2E)-3-[([N-[(ethoxycarbonyl)methyl]-N-methylcarbamoyl}methyl)
oxycarbonyl]prop-2-enoic acid; [0521]
(2E)-3-{[(N-{[(tert-butyl)oxycarbonyl]methyl}-N-methylcarbamoyl)methyl]ox-
ycarbonyl}prop-2-enoic acid; [0522]
(2E)-3-[(1-methyl-2-morpholin-4-yl-2-oxoethyl)oxycarbonyl]prop-2-enoic
acid; [0523]
(2E)-3-({[N,N-bis(2-methoxyethyl)carbamoyl]ethyl}oxycarbonyl)
prop-2-enoic acid; [0524]
(2E)-3-{[(N,N-dimethylcarbamoyl)ethyl]oxycarbonyl}prop-2-enoic
acid; [0525]
(2E)-3-R{N,N-bis[2-methylethoxy)ethyl]carbamoyl}methyl)oxycarbonyl-
]prop-2-enoic acid; [0526]
(2E)-3-({[N,N-bis(2-ethoxyethyl)carbamoyl]methyl}oxycarbonyl)
prop-2-enoic acid; [0527]
(2E)-3-{[2-(4-acetylpiperazinyl)-2-oxoethyl]oxycarbonyl}prop-2-enoic
acid; [0528]
(2E)-3-({2-oxo-2-[4-benzylpiperazinyl]ethyl}oxycarbonyl)prop-2-enoic
acid; [0529]
(2E)-3-{[(N-{[(tert-butyl)oxycarbonyl]methyl}carbamoyl)methyl]oxycarbonyl-
}prop-2-enoic acid; [0530]
(2E)-3-{[(N-methyl-N-{[(methylethyl)oxycarbonyl]methyl}carbamoyl)methyl]o-
xycarbonyl}prop-2-enoic acid; [0531]
(2E)-3-[({N-[(ethoxycarbonyl)methyl]-N-benzylcarbamoyl}methyl)oxycarbonyl-
]prop-2-enoic acid; [0532]
(2E)-3-[({N-[(ethoxycarbonyl)methyl]-N-benzylcarbamoyl}ethyl)oxycarbonyl]-
prop-2-enoic acid; and [0533]
(2E)-3-[({N-[(ethoxycarbonyl)methyl]-N-methylcarbamoyl}ethyl)oxycarbonyl]-
prop-2-enoic acid.
Example 52
Methods for Determining Stability of Prodrugs In Vitro
[0534] For a prodrug, it can be desirable that the prodrug remains
intact (i.e., uncleaved) while in the systemic circulation and be
cleaved (i.e., to release the parent drug) in the target tissue.
Alternatively, it can be desirable that the prodrug remains intact
(i.e., uncleaved) while in the gastrointestinal tract and be
cleaved (i.e., to release the parent drug) after being absorbed or
taken up from the gastrointestinal lumen, e.g., in either the
enterocytes lining the gastrointestinal lumen or in the blood. A
useful level of stability can at least in part be determined by the
mechanism and pharmacokinetics of the prodrug. In general, prodrugs
that are more stable in pancreatin or colonic wash assay and are
more labile in rat plasma, human plasma, rat liver S9, and/or human
liver S9 preparations can be useful as an orally administered
prodrug. In general, prodrugs that are more stable in rat plasma,
human plasma, rat liver S9, and/or human liver S9 preparations and
which are more labile in cell homogenate preparations, such CaCo2
S9 preparations, can be useful as systemically administered
prodrugs and/or can be more effective in delivering a prodrug to a
target tissue. In general, prodrugs that are more stable in a range
of pH physiological buffers (pH 6.0 to pH 8.5) can be more useful
as prodrugs. In general, prodrugs that are more labile in cell
homogenate preparations, such CaCo2 S9 preparations, can be
intracellularly cleaved to release the parent drug to a target
tissue. The results of tests, such as those described in this
example, for determining the enzymatic or chemical cleavage of
prodrugs in vitro can be used to select prodrugs for in vivo
testing.
[0535] The stabilities of prodrugs can be evaluated in one or more
in vitro systems using a variety of preparations following methods
known in the art. For example, methods used to determine the
stability of prodrugs in Caco2 S9 homogenate, rat liver S9, rat
plasma, porcine pancreatin, rat colonic wash, and pH 8.0 buffer are
described herein.
[0536] CaCo2 S9 homogenate was prepared using the following
procedure. CaCo2 cells were grown in culture for 21 days prior to
harvesting. Culture medium was removed from the culture vessel and
the monolayer was rinsed twice with 10-15 mL chilled PBS buffer.
PBS buffer (7-10 mL) was added to the flask and the cells scraped
from the growth surface and transferred to a centrifuge tube. The
cells were pelleted by centrifugation at 1500 rpm for 5 min at
4.degree. C. The supernatant was removed and the cell pellet washed
with ice cooled PBS and repelleted by centrifugation. The
supernatant was removed and the pellet resuspended in cell lysis
buffer (0.15M KCl and 10 mM sodium phosphate buffer, pH 7.4). Cells
were lysed by sonication at 4.degree. C. using a probe sonicator.
The lysed cells were then transferred to vials and centrifuged at
1600 rpm for 10 min at 4.degree. C. to remove intact cells, nuclei,
and large cellular debris. The supernatant was removed and
transferred to a tube for centrifugation at 8600 rpm for 20 min at
4.degree. C. After centrifugation, the resulting supernatant
representing the CaCo2 cell homogenate S9 fraction was carefully
removed and aliquoted into vials for storage at -80.degree. C.
until the time of use. At the time of use, CaCo2 S9 lysate was
diluted to 0.5 mg/mL in 0.1M Tris buffer, pH 7.4.
[0537] Rat liver S9 (XenoTech, Lenexa, Kans.; R1000.59, 20 mg/mL)
was diluted to 0.5 mg mL in 0.1 M potassium phosphate buffer at pH
7.4 and 1 mM NADPH cofactor.
[0538] Rat plasma (Pel-Freez.RTM. Biologicals, Rogers, Ark.; 36150)
was used as obtained from the supplier.
[0539] Porcine pancreatin (Sigma Aldrich, St. Louis, Mo.;
P1625-100G) was diled to 10 mg/mL in 0.1M Tris buffer, pH 7.4.
[0540] To prepare the rat colonic wash, the colon between the
ceacum and rectum was resected from a euthanized rat. Five to 10 mL
of PBS pH 7.4 buffer (depending on the weight of the rat) was
flushed into the lumen of the large intestine and collected into a
250 mL glass beaker at 0.degree. C. (ice bath). The colonic wash
was transferred into 10 mL conical tubes using a 10 mL syringe
fitted with a filter. Samples of 0.5 mL colonic wash are stored at
-80.degree. C. until the time of use. Colonic was used without
dilution.
[0541] The enzymatic stability assays for prodrug in CaCo2 S9, rat
liver S9, rat plasma, pig pancreatin, and rat colonic was were
performed using the following procedure. Ninety (90) .mu.L of
lysate is aliquoted to designated tubes on a cluster plates. The
lysate was preincubated for 10 min at 37.degree. C. With the
exception of the t(0) time point, 10 .mu.L of a 400 .mu.M solution
of test compound in 0.1M Tris buffer, pH 7.4 was added to multiple
wells representing different incubation times. The samples were
incubated at 37.degree. C. At each time point, the reaction was
quenched by adding 300 .mu.L of 100% ethanol. The samples were
thoroughly mixed, the tubes transferred to a V-bottom plate, and
stored at -20.degree. C. For the t(0) time point, the lysate was
quenched with 300 .mu.L of ice cold 100% ethanol, thoroughly mixed,
10 .mu.L of 400 .mu.M test compound was added and mixed, and the
sample tube transferred to a V-bottom plate and stored at
-20.degree. C. For analysis, 180 .mu.L from each sample was
transferred to a 96 well V-bottom plate and sealed. After all time
points were collected, the plate was centrifuged for 10 mM at 5600
rpm at 4.degree. C. One-hundred fifty (150) .mu.L from each well
was then transferred to a 96 well round bottom plate. Samples were
analyzed using LC/MS/MS to determine the concentrations of prodrug
and parent drug.
[0542] For the pH 8.0 stability studies, 190 .mu.L of 150 mM
NaH.sub.2PO.sub.4 buffer pH 8.0 was added to each sample tube. Ten
(10) .mu.L of 20 mM test compound was added to each tube and mixed.
The samples were incubated for 60 mM at 37.degree. C. Following
incubation, the samples were transferred to room temperature and
800 .mu.L of 50% ACN in water was added to each tube. Samples were
analyzed using LC/MS/MS to determine the concentrations of prodrug
and parent drug.
[0543] LC-MS/MS analysis for MHF was performed using an API 4000
equipped with an Agilent 1100 HPLC and a Leap Technologies
autosampler. A HPLC Phenomenex Onyx Monolithic C18 (CHO-7644)
column at a temperature of 35.degree. C., flow rate of 2.0 mL/min,
injection volume of 30 .mu.L, and a 3 mM run time was used. Mobile
phase AI was 0.1% formic acid in water and Mobile phase AII was
0.1% formic acid in acetonitrile. The gradient was 98% AI/2% AII at
time 0; 98% AI/2% AII at time 0.1 mM; 5% AI/95% AII at time 1.4 mM;
5% AI/95% AII at time 2.2 min; 98% AI/2% AII at time 2.3 mM; and
98% AI/2% AII at time 3.0 min MHF content was determined using
negative ion mode (Q1 128.94; Q2 71).
[0544] The stability of DMF and certain MHF prodrugs provided by
the present disclosure in various media are presented Table 1.
TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Stability of MHF prodrugs in biological
media. T.sub.1/2 Parent Prodrug Cleavage (min) rColonic Cmpd CaCo2
rLiver rPlasma pPancreatin Wash pH 8.0.sup..sctn. DMF 2 1 2 0
>60 0 10 3 1 1 4 >60 42 4 5 2 1 2 33 40 2 4 9 9 1 25 17 9 8 6
1 4 >60 47 1 8 2 1 8 >60 63 5 30 10 2 3 >60 53 3 56 22 1 8
>60 53 8 52 23 6 15 27 141 .sup..sctn.Percent DMF or prodrug
remaining after 60 minutes.
Example 53
Methyl Hydrogen Fumarate Bioavailability Following Oral
Administration of Methyl Hydrogen Fumarate Prodrugs
[0545] Rats were obtained commercially and were pre-cannulated in
the jugular vein. Animals were conscious at the time of the
experiment. All animals were fasted overnight and until 4 hours
post-dosing of a prodrug of Formula (I).
[0546] Rat blood samples (0.3 mL/sample) were collected from all
animals prior to dosing and at different time-points up to 24 h
post-dose into tubes containing EDTA. Two aliquots (100 .mu.L each)
were quenched with 300 .mu.L methanol and stored at -20.degree. C.
prior to analysis.
[0547] To prepare analysis standards, 90 .mu.L of rat blood was
quenched with 300 .mu.L methanol followed by 10 .mu.L of spiking
standard and/or 20 .mu.L of internal standard. The sample tubes
were vortexed for at least 2 min and then centrifuged at 3400 rpm
for 20 min. The supernatant was then transferred to an injection
vial or plate for analysis by LC-MS-MS.
[0548] To prepare samples for analysis, 20 .mu.L of internal
standard was added to each quenched sample tube. The sample tubes
were vortexed for at least 2 min and then centrifuged at 3400 rpm
for 20 mM The supernatant was then transferred to an injection vial
or plate for analysis by LC-MS-MS.
[0549] LC-MS-MS analysis was performed using an API 4000 (MS 12)
equipped with Agilent 1100 HPLC and a Leap Technologies
autosampler. The following HPLC column conditions were used: HPLC
column: Onyx Monolithic C18 Phenomex (PN CHO-7644), 35 C; flow rate
2.0 mL/min; injection volume 30 .mu.L; run time 3 mM; mobile phase
A: 0.1% formic acid in water; mobile phase B: 0.1% formic acid in
acetonitrile (ACN); gradient: 98% A/2% B at 0.0 mM; 98% A/2% B at
0.1 mM; 5% A/95% B at 1.4 mM; 5% A/95% B at 2.2 mM; 98% A/2% B at
2.3 min; and 98% A/2% B at 3.0 mM MHF was monitored in negative ion
mode.
[0550] Non-compartmental analysis was performed using WinNonlin
software (v.3.1 Professional Version, Pharsight Corporation,
Mountain View, Calif.) on individual animal profiles. Summary
statistics on major parameter estimates was performed for C.sub.max
(peak observed concentration following dosing), T.sub.max (time to
maximum concentration is the time at which the peak concentration
was observed), AUC.sub.(0-t) (area under the plasma
concentration-time curve from time zero to last collection time,
estimated using the log-linear trapezoidal method),
AUC.sub.(0-.infin.), (area under the plasma concentration time
curve from time zero to infinity, estimated using the log-linear
trapezoidal method to the last collection time with extrapolation
to infinity), and t.sub.1/2,z (terminal half-life).
[0551] MHF, DMF or MHF prodrug was administered by oral gavage to
groups of four to six adult male Sprague-Dawley rats (about 250 g)
Animals were conscious at the time of the experiment. MHF, DMF or
MHF prodrug was orally or colonically administered in 3.4% Phosal
at a dose of 70 mg-equivalents MHF per kg body weight.
[0552] The percent relative bioavailability (F %) of MHF was
determined by comparing the area under the MHF concentration vs
time curve (AUC) following oral or colonic administration of DMF,
MHF or MHF prodrug with the AUC of the MHF concentration vs time
curve following intravenous administration of MHF on a dose
normalized basis.
[0553] The MHF prodrugs (41), (3), (9), and (11), when administered
perorally to rats at a dose of 30 mg/kg MHF-equivalents in 50 mM
sodium acetate pH 4.6 exhibited an absolute oral bioavailability
(relative to IV) ranging from about 43% to about 60% with an
average bioavailability of about 51%.
Example 54
EAE Animal Model for Assessing Therapeutic Efficacy of MHF Prodrugs
for Treating Multiple Sclerosis
Animals and EAE Induction
[0554] Female C57BL/6 mice, 8-10 weeks old (Harlan Laboratories,
Livermore, Calif.), were immunized subcutaneously in the flanks and
mid-scapular region with 200 .mu.g of myelin oligodendrocyte
glycoprotein peptide (MOG.sub.35-55) (synthesized by Invitrogen)
emulsified (1:1 volume ratio) with complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA)
(containing 4 mg/mL Mycobacterium tuberculosis). Emulsion was
prepared by the syringe-extrusion method with two glass Luer-Lock
syringes connected by a 3-way stopcock. Mice were also given an
intraperitoneal injection of 200 ng pertussis toxin (List
Biological Laboratories, Inc, Campbell, Calif.) on the day of
immunization and on day two post immunization. Mice were weighed
and examined daily for clinical signs of experimental autoimmune
encephalomyelitis (EAE). Food and water was provided ad libitum and
once animals start to show disease, food was provided on the cage
bottom. All experiments were approved by the Institutional Animal
Care and Use Committee.
Clinical Evaluation
[0555] Mice were scored daily beginning on day 7 post immunization.
The clinical scoring scale was as follows (Miller and Karplus,
Current Protocols in Immunology 2007, 15.1.1-15.1.18): 0=normal;
1=limp tail or hind limb weakness (defined by foot slips between
bars of cage top while walking); 2=limp tail and hind limb
weakness; 3=partial hind limb paralysis (defined as no weight
bearing on hind limbs but can still move one or both hind limbs to
some extent); 4=complete hind limb paralysis; 5=moribund state
(includes forelimb paralysis) or death.
Treatment
[0556] DMF or MHF prodrug are dissolved in 0.5% methocellulose/0.1%
Tween80 in distilled water and administered by oral gavage twice
daily starting from day 3 post-immunization until termination.
Dexamethasone was dissolved in 1.times. PBS buffer and administered
subcutaneously once daily. Treatment groups were as follows:
vehicle alone, 15 mg/kg DMF, 20 mg/kg MHF prodrug, and 1 mg/kg
dexamethasone.
Description 1
Use of an Animal Model to Assess Efficacy in Treating Psoriasis
[0557] The severe, combined immunodeficient (SCID) mouse model can
be used to evaluate the efficacy of compounds for treating
psoriasis in humans (Boehncke, Ernst Schering Res Found Workshop
2005, 50, 213-34; and Bhagavathula et al., J Pharmacol Expt'l
Therapeutics 2008, 324(3), 938-947).
[0558] SCID mice are used as tissue recipients. One biopsy for each
normal or psoriatic volunteer is transplanted onto the dorsal
surface of a recipient mouse. Treatment is initiated 1 to 2 weeks
after transplantation. Animals with the human skin transplants are
divided into treatment groups Animals are treated twice daily for
14 days. At the end of treatment, animals are photographed and then
euthanized. The transplanted human tissue along with the
surrounding mouse skin is surgically removed and fixed in 10%
formalin and samples obtained for microscopy. Epidermal thickness
is measured. Tissue sections are stained with an antibody to the
proliferation-associated antigen Ki-67 and with an anti-human
CD3.sup.+ monoclonal antibody to detect human T lymphocytes in the
transplanted tissue. Sections are also probed with antibodies to
c-myc and .beta.-catenin. A positive response to treatment is
reflected by a reduction in the average epiderma thickness of the
psoriatic skin transplants. A positive response is also associated
with reduced expression of Ki-67 in keratinocytes.
Description 2
Animal Model for Assessing Therapeutic Efficacy of MHF Prodrugs for
Treating Multiple Sclerosis
[0559] Experiments are conducted on female mice aged 4-6 weeks
belong to the C57BL/6 strain weighing 17-20 g. Experimental
autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) is actively induced using
.gtoreq.95% pure synthetic myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein
peptide 35-55 (MOG35-55, MEVGWYRSPFSRVVHLYRNGK). Each mouse is
anesthetized and receives 200 .mu.g of MOG peptide and 15 .mu.g of
Saponin extract from Quilij a bark emulsified in 100 .mu.L of
phosphate-buffered saline. A 25 .mu.L volume is injected
subcutaneously over four flank areas. Mice are also
intraperitoneally injected with 200 ng of pertussis toxin in 200
.mu.L of PBS. A second, identical injection of pertussis toxin is
given after 48 h.
[0560] A MHF prodrug is administered at varying doses. Control
animals receive 25 .mu.L of DMSO. Daily treatment extends from day
26 to day 36 post-immunization. Clinical scores are obtained daily
from day 0 post-immunization until day 60. Clinical signs are
scored using the following protocol: 0, no detectable signs; 0.5,
distal tail limpness, hunched appearance and quiet demeanor; 1,
completely limp tail; 1.5, limp tail and hindlimb weakness
(unsteady gait and poor grip with hindlimbs); 2, unilateral partial
hindlimb paralysis; 2.5, bilateral hindlimb paralysis; 3, complete
bilateral hindlimb paralysis; 3.5, complete hindlimb paralysis and
unilateral forelimb paralysis; 4, total paralysis of hindlimbs and
forelimbs (Eugster et al., Eur J Immunol 2001, 31, 2302-2312).
[0561] Inflammation and demyelination are assessed by histology on
sections from the CNS of EAE mice. Mice are sacrificed after 30 or
60 days and whole spinal cords are removed and placed in 0.32 M
sucrose solution at 4.degree. C. overnight. Tissues are prepared
and sectioned. Luxol fast blue stain is used to observe areas of
demyelination. Haematoxylin and eosin staining is used to highlight
areas of inflammation by darkly staining the nuclei of mononuclear
cells Immune cells stained with H&E are counted in a blinded
manner under a light microscope. Sections are separated into gray
and white matter and each sector is counted manually before being
combined to give a total for the section. T cells are immunolabeled
with anti-CD3+ monoclonal antibody. After washing, sections are
incubated with goat anti-rat HRP secondary antibody. Sections are
then washed and counterstained with methyl green. Splenocytes
isolated from mice at 30 and 60 days post-immunization are treated
with lysis buffer to remove red blood cells. Cells are then
resuspended in PBS and counted. Cells at a density of about
3.times.10.sup.6 cells/mL are incubated overnight with 20 .mu.g/mL
of MOG peptide. Supernatants from stimulated cells are assayed for
IFN-.gamma. protein levels using an appropriate mouse IFN-.gamma.
immunoassay system.
Description 3
Use of an Animal Model to Assess Efficacy in Treating Inflammatory
Bowel Disease
[0562] Animal models of inflammatory bowel disease are described by
Jurjus et al., J Pharmaocol Toxicol Methods 2004, 50, 81-92;
Villegas et al., Int'l Immunopharmacol 2003, 3, 1731-1741; and
Murakami et al., Biochemical Pharmacol 2003, 66, 1253-1261. For
example, the following protocol can be used to assess the efficacy
of a compound for treating inflammatory bowel disease.
[0563] Female ICR mice are used. Mice are divided into treatment
groups. Groups are given either water (control), 5% DSS in tap
water is given at the beginning of the experiment to induce
colitis, or various concentrations of test compound. After
administering test compound for 1 week, 5% DSS in tap water is also
administered to the groups receiving test compound for 1 week. At
the end of the experiment, all mice are killed and the large
intestine is removed. Colonic mucosa samples are obtained and
homogenized. Proinflammatory mediators (e.g., IL-1.alpha.,
IL-1.beta., TNF-.alpha., PGE2, and PGF2.alpha.) and protein
concentrations are quantified. Each excised large intestine is
histologically examined and the damage to the colon scored.
Description 4
Clinical Trial for Assessing Efficacy in Treating Asthma
[0564] Adult subjects (nonsmokers) with stable mild-to-moderate
asthma are enrolled (see, e.g., Van Schoor and Pauwels, Eur Respir
J 2002, 19, 997-1002). A randomized, double-blind,
placebo-controlled, two-period crossover design is used. On
screening day 1, patients undergo a methacholine challenge (<8
mg/mL). The baseline forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1)
prior to each subsequent challenge must be within 15% of the
screening baseline FEV1 obtained at the first visit. A neurokinin
challenge (1.times.10.sup.-6 mol/mL) on screening day 2 is
performed 24-72 h later. Study-period one commences within 10 days
after visit two. First, a methacholine and a neurokinin-A (NKA)
challenge is performed on days 1 and 0, respectively. At visit
four, test compound is administered at an appropriate dose and for
an appropriate period of time. On the last 2 days of the treatment
period, methacholine and NKA challenges are repeated. Following
treatment-period one, there is a washout period of about 5 weeks,
following which the patients crossed over to another medication or
placebo in study period two, which is identical to period one.
Pulmonary function tests are performed using a spirometer. The
metacholine challenge is performed by inhaling doubling
concentrations of methacholine until the FEV1 falls by >20% of
the postdiluent baseline FEV1 of that day as described by Cockcroft
et al., Clin Allergy 1977, 7, 235-243. NKA challenge is performed
by inhaling increasing concentrations of NKA as described by Van
Schoor et al., Eur Respir J 1998, 12, 17-23. The effect of a
treatment on airway responsiveness is determined using appropriate
statistical methods.
Description 5
Use of an Animal Model to Assess Efficacy in Treating Chronic
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
[0565] An animal model using mice chronically exposed to cigarette
smoke can be used for assessing efficacy in treating emphysema
(see, e.g., Martorana et al., Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2005, 172,
848-835; and Cavarra et al., Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2001, 164,
886-890). Six-week old C57B1/6J male mice are used. In the acute
study, the mice are exposed either to room air or to the smoke of
five cigarettes for 20 minutes. In the chronic study, the mice are
exposed to either room air or to the smoke of three cigarettes/day
for 5 days/week for 7 months.
[0566] For the acute study, mice are divided into three groups of
40 animals each. These groups are then divided into four subgroups
of 10 mice each as follows: (1) no treatment/air-exposed; (2) no
treatment/smoke-exposed; (3) a first dose of test compound plus
smoke-exposed; and (4) a second dose of test compound. In the first
group, trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity is assessed at the
end of the exposure in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. In the second
group, cytokines and chemokines are determined in bronchoalveolar
lavage fluid using a commercial cytokine panel at 4 hours; and in
the third group bronchoalveolar lavage fluid cell count is assessed
at 24 hours.
[0567] For the chronic study, five groups of animals are used: (1)
no treatment/air-exposed; (2) a first dose of a test compound plus
air-exposed; (3) no treatment/smoke-exposed; (4) a second dose of
the test compound plus smoke-exposed; and (5) the first dose of the
test compound plus smoke exposed. Seven months after chronic
exposure to room air or cigarette smoke, 5 to 12 animals from each
group are killed an the lungs fixed intratracheally with formalin.
Lung volume is measured by water displacement. Lungs are stained.
Assessment of emphysema includes mean linear intercept and internal
surface area. The volume density of macrophages, marked
immunohistochemically with antimouse Mac-3 monoclonal antibodies is
determined by point counting. A mouse is considered to have goblet
cell metaplasia when at least one or more midsize bronchi/lung
showed a positive periodic acid-Schiff staining. For the
determination of desmosine, fresh lungs are homogenized, processed,
and analyzed by high-pressure liquid chromatography.
Description 6
Animal Models for Assessing Therapeutic Efficacy of MHF Prodrugs
for Treating Parkinson's Disease
MPTP Induced Neurotoxicity
[0568] MPTP, or 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine is a
neurotoxin that produces a Parkinsonian syndrome in both man and
experimental animals. Studies of the mechanism of MPTP
neurotoxicity show that it involves the generation of a major
metabolite, MPP.sup.+, formed by the activity of monoamine oxidase
on MPTP Inhibitors of monoamine oxidase block the neurotoxicity of
MPTP in both mice and primates. The specificity of the neurotoxic
effects of MPP.sup.+ for dopaminergic neurons appears to be due to
the uptake of MPP.sup.+ by the synaptic dopamine transporter.
Blockers of this transporter prevent MPP.sup.+ neurotoxicity.
MPP.sup.+ has been shown to be a relatively specific inhibitor of
mitochondrial complex I activity, binding to complex I at the
retenone binding site and impairing oxidative phosphorylation. In
vivo studies have shown that MPTP can deplete striatal ATP
concentrations in mice. It has been demonstrated that MPP.sup.+
administered intrastriatally to rats produces significant depletion
of ATP as well as increased lactate concentration confined to the
striatum at the site of the injections. Compounds that enhance ATP
production can protect against MPTP toxicity in mice.
[0569] A prodrug of Formulae (I)-(IV) is administered to animals
such as mice or rats for three weeks before treatment with MPTP.
MPTP is administered at an appropriate dose, dosing interval, and
mode of administration for 1 week before sacrifice. Control groups
receive either normal saline or MPTP hydrochloride alone. Following
sacrifice the two striate are rapidly dissected and placed in
chilled 0.1 M perchloric acid. Tissue is subsequently sonicated and
aliquots analyzed for protein content using a fluorometer assay.
Dopamine, 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC), and homovanillic
acid (HVA) are also quantified. Concentrations of dopamine and
metabolites are expressed as nmol/mg protein.
[0570] Prodrugs of Formulae (I)-(IV) that protect against DOPAC
depletion induced by MPTP, HVA, and/or dopamine depletion are
neuroprotective and therefore can be useful for the treatment of
Parkinson's disease.
Haloperidol-Induced Hypolocomotion
[0571] The ability of a compound to reverse the behavioral
depressant effects of dopamine antagonists such as haloperidol, in
rodents and is considered a valid method for screening drugs with
potential antiparkinsonian effects (Mandhane, et al., Eur. J.
Pharmacol 1997, 328, 135-141). Hence, the ability of prodrugs of
Formulae (I)-(IV) to block haloperidol-induced deficits in
locomotor activity in mice can be used to assess both in vivo and
potential anti-Parkinsonian efficacy.
[0572] Mice used in the experiments are housed in a controlled
environment and allowed to acclimatize before experimental use. One
and one-half (1.5) hours before testing, mice are administered 0.2
mg/kg haloperidol, a dose that reduces baseline locomotor activity
by at least 50%. A test compound is administered 5-60 min prior to
testing. The animals are then placed individually into clean, clear
polycarbonate cages with a flat perforated lid. Horizontal
locomotor activity is determined by placing the cages within a
frame containing a 3.times.6 array of photocells interfaced to a
computer to tabulate beam interrupts. Mice are left undisturbed to
explore for 1 h, and the number of beam interruptions made during
this period serves as an indicator of locomotor activity, which is
compared with data for control animals for statistically
significant differences.
6-Hydroxydopamine Animal Model
[0573] The neurochemical deficits seen in Parkinson's disease can
be reproduced by local injection of the dopaminergic neurotoxin,
6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) into brain regions containing either the
cell bodies or axonal fibers of the nigrostriatal neurons. By
unilaterally lesioning the nigrostriatal pathway on only one-side
of the brain, a behavioral asymmetry in movement inhibition is
observed. Although unilaterally-lesioned animals are still mobile
and capable of self maintenance, the remaining dopamine-sensitive
neurons on the lesioned side become supersensitive to stimulation.
This is demonstrated by the observation that following systemic
administration of dopamine agonists, such as apomorphine, animals
show a pronounced rotation in a direction contralateral to the side
of lesioning. The ability of compounds to induce contralateral
rotations in 6-OHDA lesioned rats has been shown to be a sensitive
model to predict drug efficacy in the treatment of Parkinson's
disease.
[0574] Male Sprague-Dawley rats are housed in a controlled
environment and allowed to acclimatize before experimental use.
Fifteen minutes prior to surgery, animals are given an
intraperitoneal injection of the noradrenergic uptake inhibitor
desipramine (25 mg/kg) to prevent damage to nondopamine neurons
Animals are then placed in an anesthetic chamber and anesthetized
using a mixture of oxygen and isoflurane. Once unconscious, the
animals are transferred to a stereotaxic frame, where anesthesia is
maintained through a mask. The top of the head is shaved and
sterilized using an iodine solution. Once dry, a 2 cm long incision
is made along the midline of the scalp and the skin retracted and
clipped back to expose the skull. A small hole is then drilled
through the skull above the injection site. In order to lesion the
nigrostriatal pathway, the injection cannula is slowly lowered to
position above the right medial forebrain bundle at -3.2 mm
anterior posterior, -1.5 mm medial lateral from the bregma, and to
a depth of 7.2 mm below the duramater. Two minutes after lowering
the cannula, 6-OHDA is infused at a rate of 0.5 .mu.L/min over 4
min, to provide a final dose of 8 .mu.g. The cannula is left in
place for an additional 5 min to facilitate diffusion before being
slowly withdrawn. The skin is then sutured shut, the animal removed
from the sterereotaxic frame, and returned to its housing. The rats
are allowed to recover from surgery for two weeks before behavioral
testing.
[0575] Rotational behavior is measured using a rotameter system
having stainless steel bowls (45 cm dia.times.15 cm high) enclosed
in a transparent Plexiglas cover around the edge of the bowl and
extending to a height of 29 cm. To assess rotation, rats are placed
in a cloth jacket attached to a spring tether connected to an
optical rotameter positioned above the bowl, which assesses
movement to the left or right either as partial)(45.degree. or
full)(360.degree. rotations.
[0576] To reduce stress during administration of a test compound,
rats are initially habituated to the apparatus for 15 min on four
consecutive days. On the test day, rats are given a test compound,
e.g., a prodrug of Formulae (I)-(IV). Immediately prior to testing,
animals are given a subcutaneous injection of a subthreshold dose
of apomorphine, and then placed in the harness and the number of
rotations recorded for one hour. The total number of full
contralatral rotations during the hour test period serves as an
index of antiparkinsonian drug efficacy.
Description 7
Animal Model for Assessing Therapeutic Efficacy of MHF Prodrugs for
Treating Alzheimer's Disease
[0577] Heterozygous transgenic mice expressing the Swedish AD
mutant gene, hAPPK670N, M671L (Tg2576; Hsiao, Learning & Memory
2001, 8, 301-308) are used as an animal model of Alzheimer's
disease Animals are housed under standard conditions with a 12:12
light/dark cycle and food and water available ad libitum. Beginning
at 9 months of age, mice are divided into two groups. The first two
groups of animals receive increasing doses of a MHF prodrug, over
six weeks. The remaining control group receives daily saline
injections for six weeks.
[0578] Behavioral testing is performed at each drug dose using the
same sequence over two weeks in all experimental groups: (1)
spatial reversal learning, (2) locomotion, (3) fear conditioning,
and (4) shock sensitivity.
[0579] Acquisition of the spatial learning paradigm and reversal
learning are tested during the first five days of test compound
administration using a water T-maze as described in Bardgett et
al., Brain Res Bull 2003, 60, 131-142. Mice are habituated to the
water T-maze during days 1-3, and task acquisition begins on day 4.
On day 4, mice are trained to find the escape platform in one
choice arm of the maze until 6 to 8 correct choices are made on
consecutive trails. The reversal learning phase is then conducted
on day 5. During the reversal learning phase, mice are trained to
find the escape platform in the choice arm opposite from the
location of the escape platform on day 4. The same performance
criteria and inter-trial interval are used as during task
acquisition.
[0580] Large ambulatory movements are assessed to determine that
the results of the spatial reversal learning paradigm are not
influenced by the capacity for ambulation. After a rest period of
two days, horizontal ambulatory movements, excluding vertical and
fine motor movements, are assessed in a chamber equipped with a
grid of motion-sensitive detectors on day 8. The number of
movements accompanied by simultaneous blocking and unblocking of a
detector in the horizontal dimension are measured during a one-hour
period.
[0581] The capacity of an animal for contextual and cued memory is
tested using a fear conditioning paradigm beginning on day 9.
Testing takes place in a chamber that contains a piece of absorbent
cotton soaked in an odor-emitting solution such as mint extract
placed below the grid floor. A 5-min, 3 trial 80 db, 2800 Hz
tone-foot shock sequence is administered to train the animals on
day 9. On day 10, memory for context is tested by returning each
mouse to the chamber without exposure to the tone and foot shock,
and recording the presence or absence of freezing behavior every 10
seconds for 8 minutes. Freezing is defined as no movement, such as
ambulation, sniffing or stereotypy, other than respiration.
[0582] On day 11, the response of the animal to an alternate
context and to the auditory cue is tested. Coconut extract is
placed in a cup and the 80 dB tone is presented, but no foot shock
is delivered. The presence or absence of freezing in response to
the alternate context is then determined during the first 2 minutes
of the trial. The tone is then presented continuously for the
remaining 8 minutes of the trial, and the presence or absence of
freezing in response to the tone is determined.
[0583] On day 12, the animals are tested to assess their
sensitivity to the conditioning stimulus, i.e., foot shock.
[0584] Following the last day of behavioral testing, animals are
anesthetized and the brains removed, post-fixed overnight, and
sections cut through the hippocampus. The sections are stained to
image .beta.-amyloid plaques.
[0585] Data is analyzed using appropriate statistical methods.
Description 8 Animal Model for Assessing Therapeutic Efficacy of
MHF Prodrugs for Treating
[0586] Huntington's Disease
Neuroprotective Effects in a Transgenic Mouse Model of Huntington's
Disease
[0587] Transgenic HD mice of the N171-82Q strain and non-transgenic
littermates are treated with a prodrug of Formulae (I)-(IV) or a
vehicle from 10 weeks of age. The mice are placed on a rotating rod
("rotarod"). The length of time at which a mouse falls from the
rotarod is recorded as a measure of motor coordination. The total
distance traveled by a mouse is also recorded as a measure of
overall locomotion. Mice administered prodrugs of Formulae (I)-(IV)
that are neuroprotective in the N171-82Q transgenic HD mouse model
remain on the rotarod for a longer period of time and travel
farther than mice administered vehicle.
Malonate Model of Huntington's Disease
[0588] A series of reversible and irreversible inhibitors of
enzymes involved in energy generating pathways has been used to
generate animal models for neurodegenerative diseases such as
Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases. In particular, inhibitors of
succinate dehydrogenase, an enzyme that impacts cellular energy
homeostasis, has been used to generate a model for Huntington's
disease.
[0589] To evaluate the effect of MHF prodrugs of Formulae (I)-(IV)
in this malonate model for Huntington's disease, a prodrug of
Formulae (I)-(IV) is administered at an appropriate dose, dosing
interval, and route, to male Sprague-Dawley rats. A prodrug is
administered for two weeks prior to the administration of malonate
and then for an additional week prior to sacrifice. Malonate is
dissolved in distilled deionized water and the pH adjusted to 7.4
with 0.1 M HCl. Intrastriatal injections of 1.5 .mu.L of 3 .mu.mol
malonate are made into the left striatum at the level of the Bregma
2.4 mm lateral to the midline and 4.5 mm ventral to the dura
Animals are sacrificed at 7 days by decapitation and the brains
quickly removed and placed in ice cold 0.9% saline solution. Brains
are sectioned at 2 mm intervals in a brain mold. Slices are then
placed posterior side down in 2% 2,3,5-tiphenyltetrazolium
chloride. Slices are stained in the dark at room temperature for 30
min and then removed and placed in 4% paraformaldehyde pH 7.3.
Lesions, noted by pale staining, are evaluated on the posterior
surface of each section. The measurements are validated by
comparison with measurements obtained on adjacent Nissl stain
sections. Compounds exhibiting a neuroprotective effect and
therefore potentially useful in treating Huntington's disease show
a reduction in malonate-induced lesions.
Description 9
Animal Model for Assessing Therapeutic Efficacy of MHF Prodrugs for
Treating Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
[0590] A murine model of SOD1 mutation-associated ALS has been
developed in which mice express the human superoxide dismutase
(SOD) mutation glycine.fwdarw.alanine at residue 93 (SOD1). These
SOD1 mice exhibit a dominant gain of the adverse property of SOD,
and develop motor neuron degeneration and dysfunction similar to
that of human ALS. The SOD1 transgenic mice show signs of posterior
limb weakness at about 3 months of age and die at 4 months.
Features common to human ALS include astrocytosis, microgliosis,
oxidative stress, increased levels of cyclooxygenase/prostaglandin,
and, as the disease progresses, profound motor neuron loss.
[0591] Studies are performed on transgenic mice overexpressing
human Cu/Zn-SOD G93A mutations (B6SJL-TgN (SOD1-G93A) 1 Gur) and
non-transgenic B6/SJL mice and their wild litter mates. Mice are
housed on a 12-hr day/light cycle and (beginning at 45 d of age)
allowed ad libitum access to either test compound-supplemented
chow, or, as a control, regular formula cold press chow processed
into identical pellets. Genotyping can be conducted at 21 days of
age as described in Gurney et al., Science 1994, 264(5166),
1772-1775. The SOD1 mice are separated into groups and treated with
a test compound, e.g., an MHF prodrug, or serve as controls.
[0592] The mice are observed daily and weighed weekly. To assess
health status mice are weighed weekly and examined for changes in
lacrimation/salivation, palpebral closure, ear twitch and pupillary
responses, whisker orienting, postural and righting reflexes and
overall body condition score. A general pathological examination is
conducted at the time of sacrifice.
[0593] Motor coordination performance of the animals can be
assessed by one or more methods known to those skilled in the art.
For example, motor coordination can be assessed using a
neurological scoring method. In neurological scoring, the
neurological score of each limb is monitored and recorded according
to a defined 4-point scale: 0--normal reflex on the hind limbs
(animal will splay its hind limbs when lifted by its tail);
1--abnormal reflex of hind limbs (lack of splaying of hind limbs
weight animal is lifted by the tail); 2--abnormal reflex of limbs
and evidence of paralysis; 3--lack of reflex and complete
paralysis; and 4--inability to right when placed on the side in 30
seconds or found dead. The primary end point is survival with
secondary end points of neurological score and body weight.
Neurological score observations and body weight are made and
recorded five days per week. Data analysis is performed using
appropriate statistical methods.
[0594] The rotarod test evaluates the ability of an animal to stay
on a rotating dowel allowing evaluation of motor coordination and
proprioceptive sensitivity. The apparatus is a 3 cm diameter
automated rod turning at, for example, 12 rounds per min. The
rotarod test measures how long the mouse can maintain itself on the
rod without falling. The test can be stopped after an arbitrary
limit of 120 sec. Should the animal fall down before 120 sec, the
performance is recorded and two additional trials are performed.
The mean time of 3 trials is calculated. A motor deficit is
indicated by a decrease of walking time.
[0595] In the grid test, mice are placed on a grid (length: 37 cm,
width: 10.5 cm, mesh size: 1.times.1 cm.sup.2) situated above a
plane support. The number of times the mice put their paws through
the grid is counted and serves as a measure for motor
coordination.
[0596] The hanging test evaluates the ability of an animal to hang
on a wire. The apparatus is a wire stretched horizontally 40 cm
above a table. The animal is attached to the wire by its forepaws.
The time needed by the animal to catch the string with its hind
paws is recorded (60 sec max) during three consecutive trials.
[0597] Electrophysiological measurements (EMG) can also be used to
assess motor activity condition. Electromyographic recordings are
performed using an electromyography apparatus. During EMG
monitoring mice are anesthetized. The measured parameters are the
amplitude and the latency of the compound muscle action potential
(CMAP). CMAP is measured in gastrocnemius muscle after stimulation
of the sciatic nerve. A reference electrode is inserted near the
Achilles tendon and an active needle placed at the base of the
tail. A ground needle is inserted on the lower back of the mice.
The sciatic nerve is stimulated with a single 0.2 msec pulse at
supramaximal intensity (12.9 mA). The amplitude (mV) and the
latency of the response (ms) are measured. The amplitude is
indicative of the number of active motor units, while distal
latency reflects motor nerve conduction velocity.
[0598] The efficacy of test compounds can also be evaluated using
biomarker analysis. To assess the regulation of protein biomarkers
in SOD1 mice during the onset of motor impairment, samples of
lumbar spinal cord (protein extracts) are applied to ProteinChip
Arrays with varying surface chemical/biochemical properties and
analyzed, for example, by surface enhanced laser desorption
ionization time of flight mass spectrometry. Then, using integrated
protein mass profile analysis methods, data is used to compare
protein expression profiles of the various treatment groups.
Analysis can be performed using appropriate statistical
methods.
[0599] Finally, it should be noted that there are alternative ways
of implementing the embodiments disclosed herein. Accordingly, the
present embodiments are to be considered as illustrative and not
restrictive, and the claims are not to be limited to the details
given herein, but may be modified within the scope and equivalents
thereof.
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