U.S. patent application number 16/024262 was filed with the patent office on 2018-10-25 for alpha helix mimetics and methods relating thereto.
The applicant listed for this patent is PRISM BioLab Co., Ltd.. Invention is credited to Yuji Kogami, Hiroyuki Kouji, Takenao Odagami.
Application Number | 20180305373 16/024262 |
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Family ID | 42299169 |
Filed Date | 2018-10-25 |
United States Patent
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20180305373 |
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A1 |
Odagami; Takenao ; et
al. |
October 25, 2018 |
ALPHA HELIX MIMETICS AND METHODS RELATING THERETO
Abstract
Alpha-helix mimetic structures and compounds represented by the
formula (I) wherein the general formula and the definition of each
symbol are as defined in the specification, a chemical library
relating thereto, and methods relating thereto, are disclosed.
Applications of these compounds in the treatment of medical
conditions, e.g., cancer diseases, fibrotic diseases, and
pharmaceutical compositions comprising the mimetics are further
disclosed.
Inventors: |
Odagami; Takenao; (Yokohama,
JP) ; Kogami; Yuji; (Yokohama, JP) ; Kouji;
Hiroyuki; (Yokohama, JP) |
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Applicant: |
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PRISM BioLab Co., Ltd. |
Yokohama-shi |
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JP |
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Family ID: |
42299169 |
Appl. No.: |
16/024262 |
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June 29, 2018 |
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14720690 |
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13319071 |
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PCT/JP2010/058141 |
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14720690 |
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Current U.S.
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1/1 |
Current CPC
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A61P 13/12 20180101;
A61P 25/28 20180101; C07D 498/04 20130101; C07D 401/14 20130101;
C07D 487/14 20130101; A61P 9/10 20180101; A61P 35/00 20180101; C07D
495/14 20130101; C07D 471/14 20130101; A61P 17/14 20180101; C07D
403/14 20130101; A61P 9/00 20180101; C07D 487/04 20130101 |
International
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C07D 495/14 20060101
C07D495/14; C07D 471/14 20060101 C07D471/14; C07D 487/04 20060101
C07D487/04; C07D 403/14 20060101 C07D403/14; C07D 498/04 20060101
C07D498/04; C07D 401/14 20060101 C07D401/14; C07D 487/14 20060101
C07D487/14 |
Claims
1. A compound having the following general formula (I):
##STR02316## wherein is single bond or double bond; A is
--CHR.sup.7--, wherein R.sup.7 is hydrogen, optionally substituted
alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted
alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted
heteroaryl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally
substituted heterocycloalkyl, optionally substituted arylalkyl,
optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl, optionally substituted
cycloalkylalkyl or optionally substituted heterocycloalkylalkyl; E
is bond, --CHR.sup.5--, --O-- or --NR.sup.8--, wherein R.sup.5 is
hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted
alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted
arylalkyl or optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl, and R.sup.8 is
hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted
alkenyl or optionally substituted alkynyl; B is void or optionally
substituted monocyclic ring formed together with G and Y; D is void
or optionally substituted spiro ring formed together with Y; with
the proviso that B and D are not both present, when B is present,
then G and Y are independently carbon atom or nitrogen atom, when D
is present, then Y is carbon atom and G is --NR.sup.6--, --O--,
--CHR.sup.6-- or --C(R.sup.6).sub.2--, when both B and D are void,
then G and Y are the same or different and each is --NR.sup.6--,
--O--, --CHR.sup.6-- or --C(R.sup.6).sub.2--, wherein each R.sup.6
is independently hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally
substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally
substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally
substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl,
optionally substituted arylalkyl or optionally substituted
heteroarylalkyl, and when E is bond, then D is void, B is
optionally substituted monocyclic ring, and G and Y are
independently carbon atom or nitrogen atom; R.sup.1 is optionally
substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally
substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted arylalkyl, optionally
substituted heteroarylalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkylalkyl
or optionally substituted heterocycloalkylalkyl; R.sup.2 is
--W.sup.21--W.sup.22--Rb--R.sup.20, wherein W.sup.21 is --(CO)-- or
--(SO.sub.2)--, W.sup.22 is bond, --O--, --NH-- or optionally
substituted lower alkylene, Rb is bond or optionally substituted
alkylene, and R.sup.20 is optionally substituted alkyl, optionally
substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally
substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally
substituted cycloalkyl or optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl;
and R.sup.3 is hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally
substituted alkenyl or optionally substituted alkynyl; with the
proviso that when D is void, E is bond, B is benzene, and R.sup.2
is --W.sup.21--W.sup.22--Rb--R.sup.20, wherein W.sup.21 is
--(CO)--, W.sup.22 is --NH--, and Rb is bond, then R.sup.20 should
not be optionally substituted phenyl; or a pharmaceutically
acceptable salt thereof.
2. The compound of claim 1, wherein is single bond or double bond;
A is --CHR.sup.7--, wherein R.sup.7 is hydrogen, optionally
substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally
substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally
substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl,
optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl, optionally substituted
arylalkyl, optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl, optionally
substituted cycloalkylalkyl or optionally substituted
heterocycloalkylalkyl; E is --CHR.sup.5--, --O-- or --NR.sup.8--,
wherein R.sup.5 is hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl,
optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl,
optionally substituted arylalkyl or optionally substituted
heteroarylalkyl, and R.sup.8 is hydrogen or optionally substituted
alkyl; B is void or optionally substituted monocyclic ring formed
together with G and Y; D is void or optionally substituted spiro
ring formed together with Y; with the proviso that B and D are not
both present, when B is present, then G and Y are independently
carbon atom or nitrogen atom, when D is present, then Y is carbon
atom and G is --NR.sup.6--, --O--, --CHR.sup.6-- or
--C(R.sup.6).sub.2--, and when both B and D are void, then G and Y
are the same or different and each is --NR.sup.6--, --O--,
--CHR.sup.6-- or --C(R.sup.6).sub.2--, wherein each R.sup.6 is
independently hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally
substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally
substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally
substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl,
optionally substituted arylalkyl or optionally substituted
heteroarylalkyl; R.sup.1 is optionally substituted alkyl,
optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl,
optionally substituted arylalkyl, optionally substituted
heteroarylalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkylalkyl or
optionally substituted heterocycloalkylalkyl; R.sup.2 is
--W.sup.21--W.sup.22--Rb--R.sup.20, wherein W.sup.21 is --(CO)-- or
--(SO.sub.2)--, W.sup.22 is bond, --O--, --NH-- or optionally
substituted lower alkylene, Rb is bond or optionally substituted
alkylene, and R.sup.20 is optionally substituted alkyl, optionally
substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally
substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally
substituted cycloalkyl or optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl;
and R.sup.3 is hydrogen or optionally substituted alkyl.
3. The compound of claim 1, which has the following general formula
(I-d): ##STR02317## wherein is single bond or double bond; A is
--(CHR.sup.7)--; wherein R.sup.7 is hydrogen, optionally
substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally
substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally
substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl,
optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl, optionally substituted
arylalkyl, optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl, optionally
substituted cycloalkylalkyl or optionally substituted
heterocycloalkylalkyl; B is optionally substituted monocyclic ring;
G is carbon atom or nitrogen atom; R.sup.1 is optionally
substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally
substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted arylalkyl, optionally
substituted heteroarylalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkylalkyl
or optionally substituted heterocycloalkylalkyl; R.sup.2 is
--W.sup.21--W.sup.22--Rb--R.sup.20, wherein W.sup.21 is --(CO)-- or
--(SO.sub.2)--, W.sup.22 is bond, --O--, --NH-- or optionally
substituted lower alkylene, Rb is bond or optionally substituted
lower alkylene, and R.sup.20 is optionally substituted alkyl,
optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl,
optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl,
optionally substituted cycloalkyl or optionally substituted
heterocycloalkyl; and R.sup.3 is hydrogen, optionally substituted
alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl or optionally substituted
alkynyl; with the proviso that when B is benzene, and R.sup.2 is
--W.sup.21--W.sup.22--Rb--R.sup.20, wherein W.sup.21 is --(CO)--,
W.sup.22 is --NH--, and Rb is bond, then R.sup.20 should not be
optionally substituted phenyl.
4. The compound of claim 1, wherein D is void; and B is optionally
substituted 3-, 4-, 5-, 6- or 7-membered saturated or unsaturated
mono cyclic ring formed together with G and Y.
5. The compound of claim 1, wherein D is void; and B is optionally
substituted 4-, 5-, 6- or 7 membered saturated or unsaturated
heterocyclic ring formed together with G and Y and the hetero atom
is selected from S, N and O and the number of hetero atoms is an
integer of 1-3.
6. The compound of claim 1, wherein both B and D are void; and at
least one of G and Y is --NR.sup.6'--, --CHR.sup.6'-- or
--C(R.sup.6').sub.2--, wherein each R.sup.6' is independently
hydrogen, optionally substituted cyclic or noncyclic lower alkyl,
optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl,
optionally substituted arylalkyl or optionally substituted
heteroarylalkyl.
7-21. (canceled)
22. The compound of claim 1, wherein E is bond, --CHR.sup.5--,
--O-- or --NR.sup.8--, wherein R.sup.5 is lower alkyl, lower
alkenyl, lower alkynyl or lower arylalkyl; and R.sup.8 is hydrogen
or alkyl.
23. The compound of claim 22, D is void; and B is optionally
substituted 3-, 4-, 5-, 6- or 7 membered saturated or unsaturated
heterocyclic ring formed together with G and Y.
24. The compound of claim 22, wherein both B and D are void, and at
least one of G and Y is --NR.sup.6'--, --CHR.sup.6'-- or
--C(R.sup.6').sub.2--, wherein each R.sup.6' is independently
hydrogen, optionally substituted, cyclic or non-cyclic lower alkyl,
optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl,
optionally substituted arylalkyl or optionally substituted
heteroarylalkyl.
25-32. (canceled)
33. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound according to
claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and
optionally a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent.
34-36. (canceled)
37. A method of treating or preventing a disease or condition
selected from the group consisting of cancer, fibrosis, restenosis
associated with angioplasty, polycystic kidney disease, aberrant
angiogenesis disease, tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC),
KSHV-associated tumor, hair loss, and Alzheimer's disease,
comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a compound
according to claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof
in an amount effective to treat or prevent said disease or
condition.
38-46. (canceled)
47. A compound having the following general formula (II):
##STR02318## wherein is single bond or double bond; A is
--CHR.sup.7--, wherein R.sup.7 is hydrogen, optionally substituted
alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted
alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted
heteroaryl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally
substituted heterocycloalkyl, optionally substituted arylalkyl,
optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl, optionally substituted
cycloalkylalkyl or optionally substituted heterocycloalkylalkyl; E
is bond, --CHR.sup.5--, --O-- or --NR.sup.8--, wherein R.sup.5 is
hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted
alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted
arylalkyl or optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl, and R.sup.8 is
hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted
alkenyl or optionally substituted alkynyl; B is void or optionally
substituted monocyclic ring formed together with G and Y; D is void
or optionally substituted spiro ring formed together with Y; with
the proviso that B and D are not both present, when B is present,
then G and Y are independently carbon atom or nitrogen atom, when D
is present, then Y is carbon atom and G is --NR.sup.6--, --O--,
--CHR.sup.6-- or --C(R.sup.6).sub.2--, when both B and D are void,
then G and Y are the same or different and each is --NR.sup.6--,
--O--, --CHR.sup.6-- or --C(R.sup.6).sub.2--, wherein each R.sup.6
is independently hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally
substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally
substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally
substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl,
optionally substituted arylalkyl or optionally substituted
heteroarylalkyl, and when E is bond, then D is void, B is
optionally substituted monocyclic ring, and G and Y are
independently carbon atom or nitrogen atom; R.sup.1 is optionally
substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally
substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted arylalkyl, optionally
substituted heteroarylalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkylalkyl
or optionally substituted heterocycloalkylalkyl; R.sup.2 is
--W.sup.21--W.sup.22--Rb--R.sup.20, wherein W.sup.21 is --(CO)-- or
--(SO.sub.2)--, W.sup.22 is bond, --O--, --NH-- or optionally
substituted lower alkylene, Rb is bond or optionally substituted
alkylene, and R.sup.20 is optionally substituted alkyl, optionally
substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally
substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally
substituted cycloalkyl or optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl;
R.sup.3 is hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally
substituted alkenyl or optionally substituted alkynyl; R.sup.91 is
selected from optionally substituted alkyl, linker and solid
support; and R.sup.92 is selected from optionally substituted
alkyl, linker and solid support; with the proviso that when D is
void, E is bond, B is benzene, and R.sup.2 is
--W.sup.21--W.sup.22--Rb--R.sup.20, wherein W.sup.21 is --(CO)--,
W.sup.22 is --NH--, and Rb is bond, then R.sup.20 should not be
optionally substituted phenyl; or a salt thereof.
48. A process for preparing a compound having the following general
formula (I): ##STR02319## wherein is single bond or double bond; A
is --CHR.sup.7--, wherein R.sup.7 is hydrogen, optionally
substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally
substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally
substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl,
optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl, optionally substituted
arylalkyl, optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl, optionally
substituted cycloalkylalkyl or optionally substituted
heterocycloalkylalkyl; E is bond, --CHR.sup.5--, --O-- or
--NR.sup.8--, wherein R.sup.5 is hydrogen, optionally substituted
alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted
alkynyl, optionally substituted arylalkyl or optionally substituted
heteroarylalkyl, and R.sup.8 is hydrogen, optionally substituted
alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl or optionally substituted
alkynyl; B is void or optionally substituted monocyclic ring formed
together with G and Y; D is void or optionally substituted spiro
ring formed together with Y; with the proviso that B and D are not
both present, when B is present, then G and Y are independently
carbon atom or nitrogen atom, when D is present, then Y is carbon
atom and G is --NR.sup.6--, --O--, --CHR.sup.6-- or
--C(R.sup.6).sub.2--, when both B and D are void, then G and Y are
the same or different and each is --NR.sup.6--, --O--,
--CHR.sup.6-- or --C(R.sup.6).sub.2--, wherein each R.sup.6 is
independently hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally
substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally
substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally
substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl,
optionally substituted arylalkyl or optionally substituted
heteroarylalkyl, and when E is bond, then D is void, B is
optionally substituted monocyclic ring, and G and Y are
independently carbon atom or nitrogen atom; R.sup.1 is optionally
substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally
substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted arylalkyl, optionally
substituted heteroarylalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkylalkyl
or optionally substituted heterocycloalkylalkyl; R.sup.2 is
--W.sup.21--W.sup.22--Rb--R.sup.20, wherein W.sup.21 is --(CO)-- or
--(SO.sub.2)--, W.sup.22 is bond, --O--, --NH-- or optionally
substituted lower alkylene, Rb is bond or optionally substituted
alkylene, and R.sup.20 is optionally substituted alkyl, optionally
substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally
substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally
substituted cycloalkyl or optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl;
and R.sup.3 is hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally
substituted alkenyl or optionally substituted alkynyl; with the
proviso that when D is void, E is bond, B is benzene, and R.sup.2
is --W.sup.21--W.sup.22--Rb--R.sup.20, wherein W.sup.21 is
--(CO)--, W.sup.22 is --NH--, and Rb is bond, then R.sup.20 should
not be optionally substituted phenyl; or a salt thereof, which
comprises reacting a compound having the following general formula
(II): ##STR02320## wherein R.sup.91 is selected from optionally
substituted alkyl, linker and solid support; R.sup.92 is selected
from optionally substituted alkyl, linker and solid support; and
the other symbols are as defined above, or a salt thereof, with an
acid.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation application of U.S.
patent application Ser. No. 14/720,690, filed May 22, 2015, which
is a divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No.
13/319,071, filed Dec. 28, 2011, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,040,531, which
is a 371 nationalization application of PCT/JP2010/058141, filed
May 7, 2010, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent
Application No. 61/176,348, filed May 7, 2009, and U.S. Provisional
Patent Application No. 61/176,363, filed May 7, 2009, the
disclosures of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference in
their entirety.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] The present invention relates generally to alpha-helix
mimetic structures and to a chemical library relating thereto.
[0003] The invention also relates to applications in the treatment
of medical conditions, e.g., cancer diseases, fibrotic diseases,
and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the mimetics.
BACKGROUND ART
[0004] Recently, non-peptide compounds have been developed which
more closely mimic the secondary structure of reverse-turns found
in biologically active proteins or peptides. For example, U.S. Pat.
No. 5,440,013 to Kahn and published PCT applications nos.
WO94/03494, WO01/00210A1, and WO01/16135A2 to Kahn each disclose
conformationally constrained, non-peptidic compounds, which mimic
the three-dimensional structure of reverse-turns. In addition, U.S.
Pat. No. 5,929,237 and its continuation-in-part U.S. Pat. No.
6,013,458, both to Kahn, disclose conformationally constrained
compounds which mimic the secondary structure of reverse-turn
regions of biologically active peptides and proteins.
[0005] In relation to reverse-turn mimetics, Kahn disclosed new
conformationally constrained compounds which mimic the secondary
structure of alpha-helix regions of biologically active peptide and
proteins in WO2007/056513 and WO2007/056593.
[0006] While significant advances have been made in the synthesis
and identification of conformationally constrained, reverse-turn
and alpha-helix mimetics, there remains a need in the art for small
molecules which mimic the secondary structure of peptides. There is
also a need in the art for libraries containing such members, as
well as techniques for synthesizing and screening the library
members against targets of interest, particularly biological
targets, to identify bioactive library members.
[0007] The present invention also fulfills these needs, and
provides further related advantages by providing conformationally
constrained compounds which mimic the secondary structure of
alpha-helix regions of biologically active peptides and
proteins.
[0008] Wnt signaling pathway regulates a variety of processes
including cell growth, oncogenesis, and development (Moon et al.,
1997, Trends Genet. 13, 157-162; Miller et al., 1999, Oncogene 18,
7860-7872; Nusse and Varmus, 1992, Cell 69, 1073-1087; Cadigan and
Nusse, 1997, Genes Dev. 11, 3286-3305; Peifer and Polakis, 2000
Science 287, 1606-1609; Polakis 2000, Genes Dev. 14, 1837-1851).
Wnt signaling pathway has been intensely studied in a variety of
organisms. The activation of TCF4/.beta.-catenin mediated
transcription by Wnt signal transduction has been found to play a
key role in its biological functions (Molenaar et al., 1996, Cell
86:391-399; Gat et al., 1998 Cell 95:605-614; Orford et al., 1999
J. Cell. Biol. 146:855-868; Bienz and Clevers, 2000, Cell
103:311-20).
[0009] In the absence of Wnt signals, tumor suppressor gene
adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) simultaneously interacts with the
serine kinase glycogen synthase kinase (GSK)-3.beta. and
.beta.-catenin (Su et al., 1993, Science 262, 1734-1737: Yost et
al., 1996 Genes Dev. 10, 1443-1454: Hayashi et al., 1997, Proc.
Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 94, 242-247: Sakanaka et al., 1998, Proc.
Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 95, 3020-3023: Sakanaka and William, 1999, J.
Biol. Chem 274, 14090-14093). Phosphorylation of APC by GSK-3.beta.
regulates the interaction of APC with .beta.-catenin, which in turn
may regulate the signaling function of .beta.-catenin (B. Rubinfeld
et al., Science 272, 1023, 1996). Wnt signaling stabilizes
.beta.-catenin allowing its translocation to the nucleus where it
interacts with members of the lymphoid enhancer factor
(LEF1)/T-cell factor (TCF4) family of transcription factors
(Behrens et al., 1996 Nature 382, 638-642: Hsu et al., 1998, Mol.
Cell. Biol. 18, 4807-4818: Roose et al., 1999 Science 285,
1923-1926).
[0010] Recently c-myc, a known oncogene, was shown to be a target
gene for .beta.-catenin/TCF4-mediated transcription (He et al.,
1998 Science 281 1509-1512: Kolligs et al., 1999 Mol. Cell. Biol.
19, 5696-5706). Many other important genes, including cyclin D1,
and metalloproteinase, which are also involved in oncogenesis, have
been identified to be regulated by TCF4/.beta.-catenin
transcriptional pathway (Crawford et al., 1999, Oncogene 18,
2883-2891: Shtutman et al., 1999, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA., 11,
5522-5527: Tetsu and McCormick, 1999 Nature, 398, 422-426).
Moreover, overexpression of several downstream mediators of Wnt
signaling has been found to regulate apoptosis (Moris et al., 1996,
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 93, 7950-7954: He et al., 1999, Cell
99, 335-345: Orford et al., 1999 J. Cell. Biol., 146, 855-868:
Strovel and Sussman, 1999, Exp. Cell. Res., 253, 637-648).
Overexpression of APC in human colorectal cancer cells induced
apoptosis (Moris et al., 1996, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA., 93,
7950-7954), ectopic expression of .beta.-catenin inhibited
apoptosis associated with loss of attachment to extracellular
matrix (Orford et al., 1999, J. Cell Biol. 146, 855-868).
Inhibition of TCF4/.beta.-catenin transcription by expression of
dominant-negative mutant of TCF4 blocked Wnt-1-mediated cell
survival and rendered cells sensitive to apoptotic stimuli such as
anti-cancer agent (Shaoqiong Chen et al., 2001, J. Cell. Biol.,
152, 1, 87-96) and APC mutation inhibits apoptosis by allowing
constitutive survivin expression, a well-known anti-apoptotic
protein (Tao Zhang et al., 2001, Cancer Research, 62,
8664-8667).
[0011] Although mutations in the Wnt gene have not been found in
human cancer, a mutation in APC or Q-catenin, as is the case in the
majority of colorectal tumors, results in inappropriate activation
of TCF4, overexpression of c-myc and production of neoplastic
growth (Bubinfeld et al., 1997, Science, 275, 1790-1792: Morin et
al., 1997, Science, 275, 1787-1790: Casa et al., 1999, Cell.
Growth. Differ. 10, 369-376). The tumor suppressor gene (APC) is
lost or inactivated in 85% of colorectal cancers and in a variety
of other cancers as well (Kinzler and Vogelstein, 1996, Cell 87,
159-170). APCs principal role is that of a negative regulator of
the Wnt signal transduction cascade. A center feature of this
pathway involves the modulation of the stability and localization
of a cytosolic pool of .beta.-catenin by interaction with a large
Axin-based complex that includes APC. This interaction results in
phosphorylation of .beta.-catenin thereby targeting it for
degradation.
[0012] CREB binding proteins (CBP)/p300 were identified initially
in protein interaction assays, first through its association with
the transcription factor CREB (Chrivia et al., 1993, Nature, 365,
855-859) and later through its interaction with the
adenoviral-transforming protein E1A (Stein et al., 1990, J. Viol.,
64, 4421-4427: Eckner et al., 1994, Genes. Dev., 8, 869-884). CBP
had a potential to participate in variety of cellular functions
including transcriptional coactivator function (Shikama et al.,
1997, Trends. Cell. Biol., 7, 230-236: Janknecht and Hunter, 1996,
Nature, 383, 22-23). CBP/p300 potentiates .beta.-catenin-mediated
activation of the siamois promoter, a known Wnt target (Hecht et
al., 2000, EMBO J. 19, 8, 1839-1850). .beta.-catenin interacts
directly with the CREB-binding domain of CBP and .beta.-catenin
synergizes with CBP to stimulate the transcriptional activation of
TCF4/.beta.-catenin (Ken-Ichi Takemaru and Randall T. Moon, 2000 J.
Cell. Biol., 149, 2, 249-254).
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0013] The present invention relates generally to alpha-helix
mimetic structures and to a chemical library relating thereto. The
invention also relates to applications in the treatment of medical
conditions, e.g., cancer diseases, fibrotic diseases, and
pharmaceutical compositions comprising the mimetics.
[0014] From the above background discussions, it is seen that
TCF4/.beta.-catenin and CBP complex of Wnt pathway can be taken as
target molecules for the regulation of cell growth, oncogenesis and
apoptosis of cells, etc. Accordingly, the present invention also
addresses a need for compounds that block TCF4/.beta.-catenin
transcriptional pathway by inhibiting CBP, and therefore can be
used for treatment of cancer, especially colorectal cancer, and
fibrotic diseases. In aspects thereof, the present invention is
directed to a new type of conformationally constrained compounds,
which mimic the secondary structure of alpha-helix regions of
biologically active peptides and proteins. This invention also
discloses libraries containing such compounds, as well as the
synthesis and screening thereof.
(1) A compound having the following general formula (I):
##STR00001##
wherein [0015] is single bond or double bond; [0016] A is
--CHR.sup.7--, [0017] wherein [0018] R.sup.7 is hydrogen,
optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl,
optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl,
optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted
cycloalkyl, optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl, optionally
substituted arylalkyl, optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl,
optionally substituted cycloalkylalkyl or optionally substituted
heterocycloalkylalkyl; [0019] E is bond, --CHR.sup.5--, --O-- or
--NR.sup.8--, [0020] wherein [0021] R.sup.5 is hydrogen, optionally
substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally
substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted arylalkyl or optionally
substituted heteroarylalkyl; and [0022] R.sup.8 is hydrogen,
optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl or
optionally substituted alkynyl; [0023] B is void or optionally
substituted monocyclic ring formed together with G and Y; [0024] D
is void or optionally substituted spiro ring formed together with
Y; with the proviso that [0025] B and D are not both present; when
B is present, then G and Y are independently carbon atom or
nitrogen atom, when D is present, then Y is carbon atom and G is
--NR.sup.6--, --O--, --CHR.sup.6-- or --C(R.sup.6).sub.2--, when
both B and D are void, then G and Y are the same or different and
each is --NR.sup.6--, --O--, --CHR.sup.6-- or --C(R.sup.6).sub.2--,
[0026] wherein [0027] each R.sup.6 is independently hydrogen,
optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl,
optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl,
optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted
cycloalkyl, optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl, optionally
substituted arylalkyl or optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl,
and when E is bond, then D is void, B is optionally substituted
monocyclic ring, and G and Y are independently carbon atom or
nitrogen atom; [0028] R.sup.1 is optionally substituted alkyl,
optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl,
optionally substituted arylalkyl, optionally substituted
heteroarylalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkylalkyl or
optionally substituted heterocycloalkylalkyl; [0029] R.sup.2 is
--W.sup.21--W.sup.2--Rb--R.sup.20, [0030] wherein [0031] W.sup.2 is
--(CO)-- or --(SO.sub.2)--, [0032] W.sup.22 is bond, --O--, --NH--
or optionally substituted lower alkylene, [0033] Rb is bond or
optionally substituted alkylene, and [0034] R.sup.20 is optionally
substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally
substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally
substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl or
optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl; [0035] R.sup.3 is
hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted
alkenyl or optionally substituted alkynyl; with the proviso that
when D is void, E is bond, B is benzene, and R.sup.2 is
--W.sup.21--W.sup.22--Rb--R.sup.20, wherein W.sup.21 is --(CO)--,
W.sup.22 is --NH--, and Rb is bond, then R.sup.20 should not be
optionally substituted phenyl; or a pharmaceutically acceptable
salt thereof. (2) The compound according to (1) mentioned above,
wherein, in the formula (I), [0036] D is void, and [0037] B is
optionally substituted 3-, 4-, 5-, 6- or 7-membered saturated or
unsaturated mono cyclic ring formed together with G and Y. (3) The
compound according to (1) mentioned above, wherein, in the formula
(I), [0038] D is void, and [0039] B is optionally substituted 4-,
5-, 6- or 7 membered saturated or unsaturated heterocyclic ring
formed together with G and Y and the hetero atom is selected from
S, N and O and the number of hetero atoms is an integer of 1-3. (4)
The compound according to (1) mentioned above, wherein, in the
formula (I), [0040] D is void; [0041] B is optionally substituted
5- or 6-membered saturated or unsaturated heterocyclic ring formed
together with G and Y and the hetero atom is selected from S, N and
O and the number of hetero atoms is an integer of 1-3. (5) The
compound according to (1) mentioned above, wherein, in the formula
(I), [0042] B is void; [0043] D is optionally substituted spiro
ring; and [0044] G is --NR.sup.6'--, --CHR.sup.6--,
--C(R.sup.6).sub.2-- or --O--, [0045] wherein [0046] each R.sup.6
is independently hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally
substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally
substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally
substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl,
optionally substituted arylalkyl or optionally substituted
heteroarylalkyl, and [0047] R.sup.6' is optionally substituted
cyclic or noncyclic lower alkyl, optionally substituted_aryl,
optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted arylalkyl
or optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl. (6) The compound
according to (1) mentioned above, wherein, in the formula (I),
[0048] B is void; [0049] D is optionally substituted C.sub.3-8
cycloalkane; and [0050] G is --NR.sup.6'--, --CHR.sup.6--,
--C(R).sub.2-- or --O--, [0051] wherein [0052] each R.sup.6 is
independently hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally
substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally
substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally
substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl,
optionally substituted arylalkyl or optionally substituted
heteroarylalkyl, and [0053] R.sup.6' is optionally substituted
cyclic or noncyclic lower alkyl, optionally substituted_aryl,
optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted arylalkyl
or optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl. (7) The compound
according to (1) mentioned above, wherein, in the formula (I),
[0054] both B and D are void, and [0055] at least one of G and Y is
--NR.sup.6'--, --CHR.sup.6--, --C(R.sup.6).sub.2-- or --O--, [0056]
wherein [0057] each R.sup.6 is independently hydrogen, optionally
substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally
substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally
substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl,
optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl, optionally substituted
arylalkyl or optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl, and [0058]
R.sup.6' is optionally substituted cyclic or noncyclic lower alkyl,
optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl,
optionally substituted arylalkyl or optionally substituted
heteroarylalkyl. (8) The compound according to (1) mentioned above,
wherein, in the formula (I), [0059] both B and D are void; and
[0060] G is --NR.sup.6'--, --CHR.sup.6'--, --C(R.sup.6').sub.2--,
or --O--, [0061] wherein [0062] each R.sup.6' is independently
optionally substituted cyclic or noncyclic lower alkyl, optionally
substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally
substituted arylalkyl or optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl.
(9) The compound according to (1) mentioned above, wherein, in the
formula (I), [0063] both B and D are void; [0064] G is
--NR.sup.6'-- or --O--, [0065] wherein [0066] R.sup.6' is
optionally substituted lower alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl
or optionally substituted aryl; and [0067] Y is --CHR.sup.6-- or
--C(R.sup.6).sub.2--, [0068] wherein [0069] each R.sup.6 is
independently hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally
substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally
substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally
substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl,
optionally substituted arylalkyl or optionally substituted
heteroarylalkyl. (10) The compound according to (1) mentioned
above, wherein, in the formula (I), [0070] both B and D are void;
[0071] G is --NR.sup.6'--, or --O--, [0072] wherein [0073] R.sup.6'
is optionally substituted lower alkyl, or optionally substituted
alkenyl; and [0074] Y is --CHR.sup.6-- or --C(R.sup.6).sub.2--,
[0075] wherein [0076] R.sup.6 is hydrogen, optionally substituted
alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl or optionally substituted
alkynyl. (11) The compound according to (1) mentioned above,
wherein, in the formula (I), [0077] E is --CHR.sup.5--, --O--, or
--NR.sup.8--, [0078] wherein [0079] R.sup.5 is hydrogen, optionally
substituted lower alkyl, optionally substituted lower alkenyl or
optionally substituted lower alkynyl, and [0080] R.sup.8 is
hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkenyl or lower alkynyl. (12) The
compound according to (1) mentioned above, wherein, in the formula
(I), [0081] E is --CHR.sup.5--, --O--, or --NR.sup.8--, [0082]
wherein [0083] R.sup.5 is hydrogen or optionally substituted lower
alkyl, and [0084] R.sup.8 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkenyl
or lower alkynyl. (13) The compound according to (1) mentioned
above, wherein, in the formula (I), [0085] E is --CHR.sup.5--,
--O--, or --NR.sup.8--, [0086] wherein [0087] R.sup.5 is hydrogen,
or lower alkyl, and [0088] R.sup.8 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower
alkenyl or lower alkynyl. (14) The compound according to (1)
mentioned above, wherein, in the formula (I), [0089] E is
--CHR.sup.5--, --O--, or --NR.sup.8--, [0090] wherein [0091]
R.sup.5 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkenyl or lower alkynyl,
and [0092] R.sup.8 is hydrogen or alkyl. (15) The compound
according to (1) mentioned above, wherein, in the formula (I),
[0093] E is --CHR.sup.5--, --O--, or --NR.sup.8--, [0094] wherein
[0095] R.sup.5 is hydrogen or lower alkyl, and [0096] R.sup.8 is
hydrogen or lower alkyl. (16) The compound according to (1)
mentioned above, wherein, in the formula (I), [0097] E is --O--, or
--NR.sup.8--, [0098] wherein [0099] R.sup.8 is hydrogen or lower
alkyl. (17) The compound according to (1) mentioned above, wherein,
in the formula (I), D is void, B is optionally substituted
monocyclic ring and E is bond. (18) The compound according to (1)
mentioned above, wherein, in the formula (I), [0100] R.sup.3 is
hydrogen or C.sub.1-4 alkyl group. (19) The compound according to
(1) mentioned above, wherein, in the formula (I), [0101] R.sup.3 is
hydrogen. (20) The compound according to (1) mentioned above,
wherein, in the formula (I), [0102] D is void; and [0103] B is
selected from optionally substituted cyclopropane, optionally
substituted cyclobutane, optionally substituted cyclopentane,
optionally substituted cyclohexane, optionally substituted
cycloheptane, optionally substituted pyrrolidine, optionally
substituted pyrazole, optionally substituted cyclopropene,
optionally substituted cyclobutene, optionally substituted
cyclopentene, optionally substituted cyclohexene, optionally
substituted cycloheptene, optionally substituted cyclopentadiene,
optionally substituted dihydro-pyrrole, optionally substituted
pyrrole, optionally substituted dihydro-pyrazole, optionally
substituted imidazole, optionally substituted thiophene, optionally
substituted thiazole, optionally substituted isothiazole,
optionally substituted thiadiazole, optionally substituted furan,
optionally substituted oxazole, optionally substituted isoxazole,
optionally substituted oxadiazole, optionally substituted benzene,
optionally substituted pyridine, optionally substituted pyridazine,
optionally substituted pyrimidine, optionally substituted pyrazine
and optionally substituted triazine formed together with G and Y.
(21) The compound according to any one of (1)-(4) and (11)-(20)
mentioned above, wherein, in the formula (I), [0104] B is present
and is optionally substituted by one or more of the chemical
moieties selected from the group consisting of --R.sup.9,
--OR.sup.9, --COR.sup.9, --COOR.sup.9, --CONR.sup.9R.sup.4,
--NR.sup.9R.sup.4, --SR.sup.9, --SO.sub.2R.sup.9,
--SO.sub.2NR.sup.9R.sup.4, --SO.sub.3R.sup.9,
--NHC(NHR.sup.9)NR.sup.4, and halogen, [0105] wherein [0106]
R.sup.9 and R.sup.4 are independently selected from hydrogen atom,
optionally substituted, cyclic or noncyclic alkyl, aryl,
heteroaryl, arylalkyl and hetroarylalkyl. (22) The compound
according to (1) mentioned above, wherein, in the formula (I),
[0107] B is void; and [0108] D is optionally substituted
cycloalkane. (23) The compound according to (22) mentioned above,
wherein, in the formula (I), [0109] B is void; and [0110] D is
optionally substituted C.sub.3-8 cycloalkane. (24) The compound
according to (22) mentioned above, wherein, in the formula (I),
[0111] B is void; [0112] D is optionally substituted C.sub.3-6
cycloalkane. (25) The compound according to (1) mentioned above,
wherein, in the formula (I), [0113] R.sup.1 is --Ra--R.sup.10,
[0114] wherein [0115] Ra is optionally substituted lower alkylene
and [0116] R.sup.10 is hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl,
optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted aryl or
optionally substituted heteroaryl. (26) The compound according to
(23) mentioned above, wherein, in the formula (I), [0117] R.sup.1
is --Ra--R.sup.10, [0118] wherein [0119] Ra is optionally
substituted lower alkylene and [0120] R.sup.10 is hydrogen,
optionally substituted aryl or optionally substituted heteroaryl.
(27) The compound according to (25) mentioned above, wherein, in
the formula (I), [0121] R.sup.10 is hydrogen, optionally
substituted methyl, optionally substituted ethyl, optionally
substituted propyl, optionally substituted isopropyl, optionally
substituted isobutyl, optionally substituted cyclohexyl, optionally
substituted benzhydryl, optionally substituted biphenyl, optionally
substituted phenyl, optionally substituted pyridyl, optionally
substituted pyrimidyl, optionally substituted pyridazinyl,
optionally substituted pyrazinyl, optionally substituted triazinyl,
optionally substituted pyrrolyl, optionally substituted thienyl,
optionally substituted furanyl, optionally substituted thiazolyl,
optionally substituted oxazolyl, optionally substituted imidazolyl,
optionally substituted naphthyl, optionally substituted
tetrahydronaphthyl, optionally substituted quinolinyl, optionally
substituted isoquinolinyl, optionally substituted quinazolinyl,
optionally substituted quinoxalinyl, optionally substituted
cinnolinyl, optionally substituted naphthyridinyl, optionally
substituted benzotriazinyl, optionally substituted
pyridopyrimidinyl, optionally substituted pyridopyrazinyl,
optionally substituted pyridopyridazinyl, optionally substituted
pyridotriazinyl, optionally substituted indenyl, optionally
substituted benzofuranyl, optionally substituted benzothienyl,
optionally substituted indolyl, optionally substituted indazolyl,
optionally substituted benzoxazolyl, optionally substituted
benzimidazolyl, optionally substituted benzothiazolyl, optionally
substituted benzothiadiazolyl, optionally substituted
furopyridinyl, optionally substituted thienopyridinyl, optionally
substituted pyrrolopyridinyl, optionally substituted
oxazolopyridinyl, optionally substituted thiazolopyridinyl or
optionally substituted imidazopyridinyl.
(28) The compound according to (26) mentioned above, wherein, in
the formula (I), [0122] R.sup.10 is hydrogen, optionally
substituted biphenyl, optionally substituted phenyl, optionally
substituted pyridyl, optionally substituted pyrimidyl, optionally
substituted pyridazinyl, optionally substituted pyrazinyl,
optionally substituted triazinyl, optionally substituted pyrrolyl,
optionally substituted thienyl, optionally substituted furanyl,
optionally substituted thiazolyl, optionally substituted oxazolyl,
optionally substituted imidazolyl, optionally substituted naphthyl,
optionally substituted tetrahydronaphthyl, optionally substituted
quinolinyl, optionally substituted isoquinolinyl, optionally
substituted quinazolinyl, optionally substituted quinoxalinyl,
optionally substituted cinnolinyl, optionally substituted
naphthyridinyl, optionally substituted benzotriazinyl, optionally
substituted pyridopyrimidinyl, optionally substituted
pyridopyrazinyl, optionally substituted pyridopyridazinyl,
optionally substituted pyridotriazinyl, optionally substituted
indenyl, optionally substituted benzofuranyl, optionally
substituted benzothienyl, optionally substituted indolyl,
optionally substituted indazolyl, optionally substituted
benzoxazolyl, optionally substituted benzimidazolyl, optionally
substituted benzothiazolyl, optionally substituted
benzothiadiazolyl, optionally substituted furopyridinyl, optionally
substituted thienopyridinyl, optionally substituted
pyrrolopyridinyl, optionally substituted oxazolopyridinyl,
optionally substituted thiazolopyridinyl or optionally substituted
imidazopyridinyl. (29) The compound according to (1) mentioned
above, wherein, in the formula (I), [0123] R.sup.2 is
--W.sup.21--W.sup.22--Rb--R.sup.20; [0124] wherein [0125] W.sup.21
is --(CO)-- or --(SO.sub.2)--, [0126] W.sup.22 is bond, --O--,
--NH-- or optionally substituted lower alkylene, [0127] Rb is bond
or optionally substituted lower alkylene, and [0128] R.sup.20 is
optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl,
optionally substituted aryl or optionally substituted heteroaryl.
(30) The compound according to (29) mentioned above, wherein, in
the formula (I), [0129] R.sup.2 is
--W.sup.21--W.sup.22--Rb--R.sup.20; [0130] wherein [0131] W.sup.21
is --(CO)-- or --(SO.sub.2)--, [0132] W.sup.2 is --O-- or --NH--,
[0133] Rb is bond or optionally substituted lower alkylene, and
[0134] R.sup.20 is optionally substituted alkyl, optionally
substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted aryl or optionally
substituted heteroaryl. (31) The compound according to (29) and
(30) mentioned above, wherein, in the formula (I), [0135] R.sup.20
is optionally substituted methyl, optionally substituted ethyl,
optionally substituted propyl, optionally substituted butyl,
optionally substituted isopropyl, optionally substituted isobutyl,
optionally substituted cyclohexyl, optionally substituted
benzhydryl, optionally substituted biphenyl, optionally substituted
phenyl, optionally substituted pyridyl, optionally substituted
pyrimidyl, optionally substituted pyridazinyl, optionally
substituted pyrazinyl, optionally substituted triazinyl, optionally
substituted pyrrolyl, optionally substituted thienyl, optionally
substituted furanyl, optionally substituted thiazolyl, optionally
substituted oxazolyl, optionally substituted imidazolyl, optionally
substituted naphthyl, optionally substituted tetrahydronaphthyl,
optionally substituted quinolinyl, optionally substituted
isoquinolinyl, optionally substituted quinazolinyl, optionally
substituted quinoxalinyl, optionally substituted cinnolinyl,
optionally substituted naphthyridinyl, optionally substituted
benzotriazinyl, optionally substituted pyridopyrimidinyl,
optionally substituted pyridopyrazinyl, optionally substituted
pyridopyridazinyl, optionally substituted pyridotriazinyl,
optionally substituted indenyl, optionally substituted
benzofuranyl, optionally substituted benzothienyl, optionally
substituted indolyl, optionally substituted indazolyl, optionally
substituted benzoxazolyl, optionally substituted benzimidazolyl,
optionally substituted benzothiazolyl, optionally substituted
benzothiadiazolyl, optionally substituted furopyridinyl, optionally
substituted thienopyridinyl, optionally substituted
pyrrolopyridinyl, optionally substituted oxazolopyridinyl,
optionally substituted thiazolopyridinyl, optionally substituted
benzodioxolyl or optionally substituted imidazopyridinyl. (32) The
compound according to (1) mentioned above, wherein, in the formula
(I), [0136] R of A is -Rc-R.sup.0, [0137] wherein [0138] Rc is bond
or optionally substituted lower alkylene, and [0139] R.sup.70 is
hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted aryl
or optionally substituted heteroaryl. (33) The compound according
to (32) mentioned above, wherein, in the formula (I), [0140]
R.sup.7 of A is -Rc-R.sup.70 [0141] wherein [0142] Rc is bond or
optionally substituted lower alkylene, and [0143] R.sup.70 is
hydrogen, optionally substituted aryl or optionally substituted
heteroaryl. (34) The compound according to (32) mentioned above,
wherein, in the formula (I), [0144] R.sup.70 is hydrogen,
optionally substituted methyl, optionally substituted ethyl,
optionally substituted propyl, optionally substituted butyl,
optionally substituted isopropyl, optionally substituted isobutyl,
optionally substituted biphenyl, optionally substituted phenyl,
optionally substituted pyridyl, optionally substituted pyrimidyl,
optionally substituted pyridazinyl, optionally substituted
pyrazinyl, optionally substituted triazinyl, optionally substituted
pyrrolyl, optionally substituted thienyl, optionally substituted
furanyl, optionally substituted thiazolyl, optionally substituted
oxazolyl, optionally substituted imidazolyl, optionally substituted
naphthyl, optionally substituted tetrahydronaphthyl, optionally
substituted quinolinyl, optionally substituted isoquinolinyl,
optionally substituted quinazolinyl, optionally substituted
quinoxalinyl, optionally substituted cinnolinyl, optionally
substituted naphthyridinyl, optionally substituted benzotriazinyl,
optionally substituted pyridopyrimidinyl, optionally substituted
pyridopyrazinyl, optionally substituted pyridopyridazinyl,
optionally substituted pyridotriazinyl, optionally substituted
indenyl, optionally substituted benzofuranyl, optionally
substituted benzothienyl, optionally substituted indolyl,
optionally substituted indazolyl, optionally substituted
benzoxazolyl, optionally substituted benzimidazolyl, optionally
substituted benzothiazolyl, optionally substituted
benzothiadiazolyl, optionally substituted furopyridinyl, optionally
substituted thienopyridinyl, optionally substituted
pyrrolopyridinyl, optionally substituted oxazolopyridinyl,
optionally substituted thiazolopyridinyl or optionally substituted
imidazopyridinyl. (35) The compound according to (33) mentioned
above, wherein, in the formula (I), [0145] R.sup.70 is hydrogen,
optionally substituted biphenyl, optionally substituted phenyl,
optionally substituted pyridyl, optionally substituted pyrimidyl,
optionally substituted pyridazinyl, optionally substituted
pyrazinyl, optionally substituted triazinyl, optionally substituted
pyrrolyl, optionally substituted thienyl, optionally substituted
furanyl, optionally substituted thiazolyl, optionally substituted
oxazolyl, optionally substituted imidazolyl, optionally substituted
naphthyl, optionally substituted tetrahydronaphthyl, optionally
substituted quinolinyl, optionally substituted isoquinolinyl,
optionally substituted quinazolinyl, optionally substituted
quinoxalinyl, optionally substituted cinnolinyl, optionally
substituted naphthyridinyl, optionally substituted benzotriazinyl,
optionally substituted pyridopyrimidinyl, optionally substituted
pyridopyrazinyl, optionally substituted pyridopyridazinyl,
optionally substituted pyridotriazinyl, optionally substituted
indenyl, optionally substituted benzofuranyl, optionally
substituted benzothienyl, optionally substituted indolyl,
optionally substituted indazolyl, optionally substituted
benzoxazolyl, optionally substituted benzimidazolyl, optionally
substituted benzothiazolyl, optionally substituted
benzothiadiazolyl, optionally substituted furopyridinyl, optionally
substituted thienopyridinyl, optionally substituted
pyrrolopyridinyl, optionally substituted oxazolopyridinyl,
optionally substituted thiazolopyridinyl or optionally substituted
imidazopyridinyl. (36) The compound according to (1) mentioned
above, wherein, in the formula (I), [0146] D is void; [0147] B is
optionally substituted 4-, 5-, 6- or 7 membered saturated or
unsaturated heterocyclic ring formed together with G and Y and the
hetero atom is selected from S, N and O and the number of hetero
atoms is an integer of 1-3; [0148] R.sup.1 is --Ra--R.sup.10,
[0149] wherein [0150] Ra is optionally substituted lower alkylene
and [0151] R.sup.10 is Hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl,
optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted aryl or
optionally substituted heteroaryl; [0152] R.sup.2 is
--W.sup.21--W.sup.22--Rb--R.sup.20, [0153] wherein [0154] W.sup.21
is --(CO)-- or --(SO.sub.2)--, [0155] W.sup.22 is bond, --O--,
--NH-- or optionally substituted lower alkylene, [0156] Rb is bond
or optionally substituted lower alkylene, and [0157] R.sup.20 is
optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl,
optionally substituted aryl or optionally substituted heteroaryl;
and [0158] R.sup.7 of A is -Rc-R.sup.70, [0159] wherein [0160] Rc
is bond or optionally substituted lower alkylene, and [0161]
R.sup.70 is hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally
substituted aryl or optionally substituted heteroaryl. (37) The
compound according to (1) mentioned above, wherein, in the formula
(I), [0162] B is void; [0163] D is optionally substituted C.sub.3-8
cycloalkane; [0164] G is --NR.sup.6'--, --CHR.sup.6'--,
--C(R.sup.6').sub.2--, or --O--, [0165] wherein [0166] each
R.sup.6' is independently hydrogen, optionally substituted cyclic
or noncyclic lower alkyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally
substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted arylalkyl or
optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl; [0167] R.sup.1 is
--Ra--R.sup.10, [0168] wherein [0169] Ra is optionally substituted
lower alkylene and [0170] R.sup.10 is Hydrogen, optionally
substituted alkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally
substituted aryl or optionally substituted heteroaryl; [0171]
R.sup.2 is --W.sup.21--W.sup.22--Rb--R.sup.20, wherein [0172]
W.sup.21 is --(CO)-- or --(SO.sub.2)--, [0173] W.sup.22 is bond,
--O--, --NH-- or optionally substituted lower alkylene, [0174] Rb
is bond or optionally substituted lower alkylene, and [0175]
R.sup.20 is optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted
cycloalkyl, optionally substituted aryl or optionally substituted
heteroaryl; and [0176] R.sup.7 of A is -Rc-R.sup.70, wherein [0177]
Rc is bond or optionally substituted lower alkylene, and [0178]
R.sup.70 is hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally
substituted aryl or optionally substituted heteroaryl. (38) The
compound according to (1) mentioned above, wherein, in the formula
(I), [0179] both B and D are void; [0180] G is --NR.sup.6'--,
--CHR.sup.6'--, --C(R.sup.6').sub.2--, or --O--, [0181] wherein
[0182] each R.sup.6' is independently hydrogen, optionally
substituted cyclic or noncyclic lower alkyl, optionally substituted
aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted
arylalkyl or optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl; [0183] R.sup.1
is --Ra--R.sup.10, [0184] wherein [0185] Ra is optionally
substituted lower alkylene and [0186] R.sup.10 is hydrogen,
optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl,
optionally substituted aryl or optionally substituted heteroaryl;
[0187] R.sup.2 is --W.sup.21--W.sup.22--Rb--R.sup.20, [0188]
wherein [0189] W.sup.21 is --(CO)-- or --(SO.sub.2)--, [0190]
W.sup.22 is bond, --O--, --NH-- or optionally substituted lower
alkylene, [0191] Rb is bond or optionally substituted lower
alkylene, and [0192] R.sup.20 is optionally substituted alkyl,
optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted aryl or
optionally substituted heteroaryl; and [0193] R.sup.7 of A is
-Rc-R.sup.70, [0194] wherein [0195] Rc is bond or optionally
substituted lower alkylene, and [0196] R.sup.70 is hydrogen,
optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted aryl or
optionally substituted heteroaryl. (39) The compound according to
(1) mentioned above, wherein, in the formula (I), [0197] E is
--CHR.sup.5--, --O--, or --NR.sup.8--, [0198] wherein [0199]
R.sup.5 is hydrogen or optionally substituted lower alkyl, and
[0200] R.sup.8 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkenyl or lower
alkynyl; [0201] R.sup.1 is --Ra--R.sup.10, [0202] wherein [0203] Ra
is optionally substituted lower alkylene and R.sup.10 is hydrogen,
optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl,
optionally substituted aryl or optionally substituted heteroaryl;
[0204] R.sup.2 is --W.sup.21--W.sup.22--Rb--R.sup.20, [0205]
wherein [0206] W.sup.21 is --(CO)-- or --(SO.sub.2)--, [0207]
W.sup.22 is bond, --O--, --NH-- or optionally substituted lower
alkylene, [0208] Rb is bond or optionally substituted lower
alkylene, and [0209] R.sup.20 is optionally substituted alkyl,
optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted aryl or
optionally substituted heteroaryl; and [0210] R.sup.7 of A is
-Rc-R.sup.70, [0211] wherein [0212] Rc is bond or optionally
substituted lower alkylene, and [0213] R.sup.70 is hydrogen,
optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted aryl or
optionally substituted heteroaryl. (40) The compound according to
(1) mentioned above, wherein, in the formula (I), [0214] D is void
and E is bond; [0215] R.sup.1 is --Ra--R.sup.10, [0216] wherein
[0217] Ra is optionally substituted lower alkylene and R.sup.10 is
Hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted
cycloalkyl, optionally substituted aryl or optionally substituted
heteroaryl; [0218] R.sup.2 is --W.sup.21--W.sup.22--Rb--R.sup.20,
[0219] wherein [0220] W.sup.21 is --(CO)-- or --(SO.sub.2)--,
[0221] W.sup.22 is bond, --O--, --NH-- or optionally substituted
lower alkylene, [0222] Rb is bond or optionally substituted lower
alkylene, and [0223] R.sup.20 is optionally substituted alkyl,
optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted aryl or
optionally substituted heteroaryl; and [0224] R.sup.7 of A is
-Rc-R.sup.70, [0225] wherein [0226] Rc is bond or optionally
substituted lower alkylene, and [0227] R.sup.70 is Hydrogen,
optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted aryl or
optionally substituted heteroaryl. (41) The compound according to
(1) mentioned above, wherein, in the formula (I), [0228] both B and
D are void; [0229] G is --NR.sup.6'--, --CHR.sup.6'--,
--C(R.sup.6').sub.2
--, or --O--, [0230] wherein [0231] each R.sup.6' is independently
hydrogen, optionally substituted cyclic or noncyclic lower alkyl,
optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl,
optionally substituted arylalkyl or optionally substituted
heteroarylalkyl; and [0232] E is --CHR.sup.5--, --O--, or
--NR.sup.8--, [0233] wherein [0234] R.sup.5 is hydrogen or
optionally substituted lower alkyl, and [0235] R.sup.8 is hydrogen,
lower alkyl, lower alkenyl or lower alkynyl. (42) The compound
according to (1) mentioned above, wherein, in the formula (I),
[0236] B is void; [0237] D is optionally substituted C.sub.3-8
cycloalkane; [0238] G is --NR.sup.6'--, --CHR.sup.6'--,
--C(R.sup.6').sub.2--, or --O--, [0239] wherein [0240] each
R.sup.6' is independently hydrogen, optionally substituted cyclic
or noncyclic lower alkyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally
substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted arylalkyl or
optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl; [0241] E is --CHR.sup.5--,
--O--, or --NR.sup.8-- [0242] wherein [0243] R.sup.5 is hydrogen or
optionally substituted lower alkyl, and [0244] R.sup.8 is hydrogen,
lower alkyl, lower alkenyl or lower alkynyl; [0245] R.sup.1 is
--Ra--R.sup.10, [0246] wherein [0247] Ra is optionally substituted
lower alkylene and R.sup.10 is hydrogen, optionally substituted
alkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted
aryl or optionally substituted heteroaryl; [0248] R.sup.2 is
--W.sup.21--W.sup.22--Rb--R.sup.20; [0249] wherein [0250] W.sup.21
is --(CO)-- or --(SO.sub.2)--, [0251] W.sup.22 is bond, --O--,
--NH-- or optionally substituted lower alkylene, [0252] Rb is bond
or optionally substituted lower alkylene, and [0253] R.sup.20 is
optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl,
optionally substituted aryl or optionally substituted heteroaryl;
and [0254] R.sup.7 of A is -Rc-R.sup.70, [0255] wherein [0256] Rc
is bond or optionally substituted lower alkylene, and [0257]
R.sup.70 is Hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally
substituted aryl or optionally substituted heteroaryl. (43) The
compound according to (1) mentioned above, wherein, in the formula
(I), [0258] both B and D are void; [0259] G is --NR.sup.6'--,
--CHR.sup.6'--, --C(R.sup.6').sub.2--, or --O--, [0260] wherein
[0261] each R.sup.6' is independently hydrogen, optionally
substituted cyclic or noncyclic lower alkyl, optionally substituted
aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted
arylalkyl or optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl; [0262] E is
--CHR.sup.5--, --O--, or --NR.sup.8--, [0263] wherein [0264]
R.sup.5 is hydrogen or optionally substituted lower alkyl, and
[0265] R.sup.8 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkenyl or lower
alkynyl; [0266] R.sup.1 is --Ra--R.sup.10, [0267] wherein [0268] Ra
is optionally substituted lower alkylene and R.sup.10 is hydrogen,
optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl,
optionally substituted aryl or optionally substituted heteroaryl.
[0269] R.sup.2 is --W.sup.21--W.sup.22--Rb--R.sup.20, [0270]
wherein [0271] W.sup.21 is --(CO)-- or --(SO.sub.2)--, [0272]
W.sup.22 is bond, --O--, --NH-- or optionally substituted lower
alkylene, [0273] Rb is bond or optionally substituted lower
alkylene, and [0274] R.sup.20 is optionally substituted alkyl,
optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted aryl or
optionally substituted heteroaryl. [0275] R.sup.7 of A is
-Rc-R.sup.70, [0276] wherein [0277] Rc is bond or optionally
substituted lower alkylene, and [0278] R.sup.70 is hydrogen,
optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted aryl or
optionally substituted heteroaryl.
[0279] In further embodiment of formula (I), such compounds
comprise a formula (Ia)
##STR00002##
wherein [0280] is single bond or double bond; [0281] A is
--CHR.sup.7--, [0282] wherein [0283] R.sup.7 is hydrogen,
optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl,
optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl,
optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted
cycloalkyl, optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl, optionally
substituted arylalkyl, optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl,
optionally substituted cycloalkylalkyl or optionally substituted
heterocycloalkylalkyl; [0284] E is --CHR.sup.5--, --O-- or
--NR.sup.8--, [0285] wherein [0286] R.sup.5 is hydrogen, optionally
substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally
substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted arylalkyl or optionally
substituted heteroarylalkyl; and [0287] R.sup.8 is hydrogen,
optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl or
optionally substituted alkynyl; [0288] B is optionally substituted
monocyclic ring formed together with G and Y; [0289] G and Y are
independently carbon atom or nitrogen atom; [0290] R.sup.1 is
optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl,
optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted arylalkyl,
optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl, optionally substituted
cycloalkylalkyl or optionally substituted heterocycloalkylalkyl;
[0291] R.sup.2 is --W.sup.21--W.sup.22--Rb--R.sup.20, [0292]
wherein [0293] W.sup.21 is --(CO)-- or --(SO.sub.2)--, [0294]
W.sup.22 is bond, --O--, --NH-- or optionally substituted lower
alkylene, [0295] Rb is bond or optionally substituted alkylene, and
[0296] R.sup.20 is optionally substituted alkyl, optionally
substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally
substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally
substituted cycloalkyl or optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl;
and [0297] R.sup.3 is hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl,
optionally substituted alkenyl or optionally substituted
alkynyl.
[0298] In further another embodiment of formula (I), such compounds
comprise a formula (Ib)
##STR00003##
wherein [0299] A is --CHR.sup.7--, [0300] wherein [0301] R.sup.7 is
hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted
alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted
aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted
cycloalkyl, optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl, optionally
substituted arylalkyl, optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl,
optionally substituted cycloalkylalkyl or optionally substituted
heterocycloalkylalkyl; [0302] E is --CHR.sup.5--, --O-- or
--NR.sup.8--, [0303] wherein [0304] R.sup.5 is hydrogen, optionally
substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally
substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted arylalkyl or optionally
substituted heteroarylalkyl; and [0305] R.sup.8 is hydrogen,
optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl or
optionally substituted alkynyl; [0306] D is optionally substituted
spiro ring, [0307] G is --NR.sup.6--, --O--, --CHR.sup.6-- or
--C(R.sup.6).sub.2--, [0308] wherein [0309] each R.sup.6 is
independently hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally
substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally
substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally
substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl,
optionally substituted arylalkyl or optionally substituted
heteroarylalkyl; [0310] R.sup.1 is optionally substituted alkyl,
optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl,
optionally substituted arylalkyl, optionally substituted
heteroarylalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkylalkyl or
optionally substituted heterocycloalkylalkyl; [0311] R.sup.2 is
--W.sup.21--W.sup.22--Rb--R.sup.20, [0312] wherein [0313] W.sup.21
is --(CO)-- or --(SO.sub.2)--, [0314] W.sup.22 is bond, --O--,
--NH-- or optionally substituted lower alkylene, [0315] Rb is bond
or optionally substituted alkylene, and [0316] R.sup.20 is
optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl,
optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl,
optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted
cycloalkyl or optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl; [0317]
R.sup.3 is hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally
substituted alkenyl or optionally substituted alkynyl.
[0318] In further another embodiment of formula (I), such compounds
comprise a formula (Ic)
##STR00004##
wherein [0319] A is --CHR.sup.7--, [0320] wherein [0321] R.sup.7 is
hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted
alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted
aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted
cycloalkyl, optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl, optionally
substituted arylalkyl, optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl,
optionally substituted cycloalkylalkyl or optionally substituted
heterocycloalkylalkyl; [0322] E is --CHR.sup.5--, --O-- or
--NR.sup.8--, [0323] wherein [0324] R.sup.5 is hydrogen, optionally
substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally
substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted arylalkyl or optionally
substituted heteroarylalkyl, and [0325] R.sup.8 is hydrogen,
optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl or
optionally substituted alkynyl; [0326] G is --NR.sup.6--, --O--,
--CHR.sup.6-- or --C(R.sup.6).sub.2--, [0327] wherein [0328] each
R.sup.6 is independently hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl,
optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl,
optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl,
optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted
heterocycloalkyl, optionally substituted arylalkyl or optionally
substituted heteroarylalkyl; [0329] R.sup.1 is optionally
substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally
substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted arylalkyl, optionally
substituted heteroarylalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkylalkyl
or optionally substituted heterocycloalkylalkyl; [0330] R.sup.2 is
--W.sup.21--W.sup.22--Rb--R.sup.20, [0331] wherein [0332] W.sup.21
is --(CO)-- or --(SO.sub.2)--, [0333] W.sup.22 is bond, --O--,
--NH-- or optionally substituted lower alkylene, [0334] Rb is bond
or optionally substituted alkylene, [0335] R.sup.20 is optionally
substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally
substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally
substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl or
optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl; and [0336] R.sup.3 is
hydrogen or optionally substituted alkyl.
[0337] In further another embodiment of formula (I), such compounds
comprise a formula (Id)
##STR00005##
wherein [0338] single bond or double bond; [0339] A is
--CHR.sup.7--, [0340] wherein [0341] R.sup.7 is hydrogen,
optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl,
optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl,
optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted
cycloalkyl, optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl, optionally
substituted arylalkyl, optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl,
optionally substituted cycloalkylalkyl or optionally substituted
heterocycloalkylalkyl; [0342] B is optionally substituted
monocyclic ring; [0343] G is carbon atom or nitrogen atom; [0344]
R.sup.1 is optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted
alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted
arylalkyl, optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl, optionally
substituted cycloalkylalkyl or optionally substituted
heterocycloalkylalkyl; [0345] R.sup.2 is
--W.sup.21--W.sup.22--Rb--R.sup.20, [0346] wherein [0347] W.sup.21
is --(CO)-- or --(SO.sub.2)--, [0348] W.sup.22 is bond, --O--,
--NH-- or optionally substituted lower alkylene, [0349] Rb is bond
or optionally substituted alkylene, and [0350] R.sup.20 is
optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl,
optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl,
optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted
cycloalkyl or optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl; and [0351]
R.sup.3 is hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally
substituted alkenyl or optionally substituted alkynyl; with the
proviso that when B is benzene, and R.sup.2 is
--W.sup.2--W.sup.22--Rb--R.sup.20; wherein W.sup.21 is --(CO)--;
W.sup.2 is --NH--; Rb is bond, then R.sup.20 should not be
optionally substituted phenyl.
[0352] In further another embodiment of formula (I), such compounds
comprise a formula (II):
##STR00006##
wherein [0353] is single bond or double bond; [0354] A is
--CHR.sup.7--, [0355] wherein [0356] R.sup.7 is hydrogen,
optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl,
optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl,
optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted
cycloalkyl, optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl, optionally
substituted arylalkyl, optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl,
optionally substituted cycloalkylalkyl or optionally substituted
heterocycloalkylalkyl; [0357] E is bond, --CHR.sup.5--, --O-- or
--NR.sup.8--, [0358] wherein [0359] R.sup.5 is hydrogen, optionally
substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally
substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted arylalkyl or optionally
substituted heteroarylalkyl; and [0360] R.sup.8 is hydrogen,
optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl or
optionally substituted alkynyl; [0361] B is void or optionally
substituted monocyclic ring formed together with G and Y; [0362] D
is void or optionally substituted spiro ring formed together with
Y; with the proviso that [0363] B and D are not both present, when
B is present, then G and Y are independently carbon atom or
nitrogen atom, when D is present, then Y is carbon atom and G is
--NR.sup.6--, --O--, --CHR.sup.6-- or --C(R.sup.6).sub.2--, when
both B and D are void, then G and Y are the same or different and
each is --NR.sup.6--, --O--, --CHR.sup.6-- or --C(R.sup.6).sub.2--,
[0364] wherein [0365] each R.sup.6 is independently hydrogen,
optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl,
optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl,
optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted
cycloalkyl, optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl, optionally
substituted arylalkyl or optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl,
and when E is bond, then D is void, B is optionally substituted
monocyclic ring, and G and Y are independently carbon atom or
nitrogen atom; [0366] R.sup.1 is optionally substituted alkyl,
optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl,
optionally substituted arylalkyl, optionally substituted
heteroarylalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkylalkyl or
optionally substituted heterocycloalkylalkyl; [0367] R.sup.2 is
--W.sup.21--W.sup.22--Rb--R.sup.20, [0368] wherein [0369] W.sup.21
is --(CO)-- or --(SO.sub.2)--; [0370] W.sup.22 is bond, --O--,
--NH-- or optionally substituted lower alkylene; [0371] Rb is bond
or optionally substituted alkylene; and [0372] R.sup.20 is
optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl,
optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl,
optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted
cycloalkyl or optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl; [0373]
R.sup.3 is hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally
substituted alkenyl or optionally substituted alkynyl; [0374]
R.sup.91 is selected from optionally substituted alkyl, linker and
solid support; and [0375] R.sup.92 is selected from optionally
substituted alkyl, linker and solid support; with the proviso that
when D is void, E is bond, B is benzene, and R.sup.2 is
--W.sup.21--W.sup.22--Rb--R.sup.20, wherein W.sup.21 is --(CO)--,
W.sup.22 is --NH--, and Rb is bond, then R.sup.20 should not be
optionally substituted phenyl;
[0376] In further another embodiment of formula (I), such compounds
comprise a formula (IIa'):
##STR00007##
[0377] wherein [0378] is single bond or double bond; [0379] A is
--CHR.sup.7--, [0380] wherein [0381] R.sup.7 is hydrogen,
optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl,
optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl,
optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted
cycloalkyl, optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl, optionally
substituted arylalkyl, optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl,
optionally substituted cycloalkylalkyl or optionally substituted
heterocycloalkylalkyl; [0382] E is bond, --CHR.sup.5--, --O-- or
--NR.sup.8--, [0383] wherein [0384] R.sup.5 is hydrogen, optionally
substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally
substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted arylalkyl or optionally
substituted heteroarylalkyl; and [0385] R.sup.8 is hydrogen,
optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl or
optionally substituted alkynyl; [0386] B is void or optionally
substituted monocyclic ring formed together with G and Y; [0387] G
and Y are independently carbon atom or nitrogen atom; with the
proviso that when E is bond, then B is optionally substituted
monocyclic ring, and G and Y are independently carbon atom or
nitrogen atom; [0388] R.sup.1 is optionally substituted alkyl,
optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl,
optionally substituted arylalkyl, optionally substituted
heteroarylalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkylalkyl or
optionally substituted heterocycloalkylalkyl; [0389] R is
--W.sup.21--W.sup.22--Rb--R.sup.20, [0390] wherein [0391] W.sup.21
is --(CO)-- or --(SO.sub.2)--; [0392] W.sup.22 is bond, --O--,
--NH-- or optionally substituted lower alkylene; [0393] Rb is bond
or optionally substituted alkylene; and [0394] R.sup.20 is
optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl,
optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl,
optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted
cycloalkyl or optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl; [0395]
R.sup.3 is hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally
substituted alkenyl or optionally substituted alkynyl; [0396]
R.sup.91 is selected from optionally substituted alkyl, linker and
solid support; and [0397] R.sup.92 is selected from optionally
substituted alkyl, linker and solid support; with the proviso that
when E is bond, B is benzene, and R.sup.2 is
--W.sup.21--W.sup.22--Rb--R.sup.20, wherein W.sup.21 is --(CO)--,
W.sup.22 is --NH--, and Rb is bond, then R.sup.20 should not be
optionally substituted phenyl;
[0398] In further another embodiment of formula (I), such compounds
comprise a formula (IIb'):
##STR00008##
[0399] wherein [0400] is single bond or double bond; [0401] A is
--CHR.sup.7--, [0402] wherein [0403] R.sup.7 is hydrogen,
optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl,
optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl,
optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted
cycloalkyl, optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl, optionally
substituted arylalkyl, optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl,
optionally substituted cycloalkylalkyl or optionally substituted
heterocycloalkylalkyl; [0404] E is --CHR.sup.5--, --O-- or
--NR.sup.8--, [0405] wherein [0406] R.sup.5 is hydrogen, optionally
substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally
substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted arylalkyl or optionally
substituted heteroarylalkyl; and [0407] R.sup.8 is hydrogen,
optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl or
optionally substituted alkynyl; [0408] D is void or optionally
substituted spiro ring formed together with Y; with the proviso
that when D is present, Y is carbon atom and G is --NR.sup.6--,
--O--, --CHR.sup.6-- or --C(R.sup.6).sub.2--, and when D is void,
then G and Y are the same or different and each is --NR.sup.6--,
--O--, --CHR.sup.6-- or --C(R.sup.6).sub.2--, [0409] wherein [0410]
each R.sup.6 is independently hydrogen, optionally substituted
alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted
alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted
heteroaryl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally
substituted heterocycloalkyl, optionally substituted arylalkyl or
optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl; [0411] R.sup.1 is
optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl,
optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted arylalkyl,
optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl, optionally substituted
cycloalkylalkyl or optionally substituted heterocycloalkylalkyl;
[0412] R.sup.2 is --W.sup.21--W.sup.22--Rb--R.sup.20, [0413]
wherein [0414] W.sup.21 is --(CO)-- or --(SO.sub.2)--; [0415]
W.sup.22 is bond, --O--, --NH-- or optionally substituted lower
alkylene; [0416] Rb is bond or optionally substituted alkylene; and
[0417] R.sup.20 is optionally substituted alkyl, optionally
substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally
substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally
substituted cycloalkyl or optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl;
[0418] R.sup.3 is hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl,
optionally substituted alkenyl or optionally substituted alkynyl;
[0419] R.sup.91 is selected from optionally substituted alkyl,
linker and solid support; and [0420] R.sup.92 is selected from
optionally substituted alkyl, linker and solid support; or a salt
thereof.
[0421] The present invention is also directed to libraries
containing one or more compounds of formula (I) above, as well as
methods for synthesizing such libraries and methods for screening
the same to identify biologically active compounds.
[0422] In another embodiment, a pharmaceutical composition
comprises the compound of formula (I) or pharmaceutically
acceptable salt thereof, and, if necessary, together with a
pharmaceutical acceptable carrier or diluent. Compositions
containing a compound of this invention in combination with a
pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent are also
disclosed.
[0423] In another embodiment, there is a method of treating a
cancerous condition or fibrosis by administering the compound of
formula (I). The present invention also provides methods for
preventing or treating disorders associated with Wnt signaling
pathway. Disorders that may be treated or prevented using a
compound or composition of the present invention include tumor or
cancer (e.g., KSHV-associated tumor), fibrotic diseases, restenosis
associated with angioplasty, polycystic kidney disease, aberrant
angiogenesis disease, tuberous sclerosis complex, hair loss, and
Alzheimer's disease. Such methods comprise administering to a
subject in need thereof a compound or composition of the present
invention in an amount effective to achieve the desired
outcome.
[0424] These and other aspects of this invention will be apparent
upon reference to the attached figure and following detailed
description. To this end, various references are set forth herein,
which describe in more detail certain procedures, compounds and/or
compositions, and are incorporated by reference in their
entirety.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0425] FIG. 1 (including FIGS. 1-1 to 1-6) and FIG. 2 (including
FIGS. 2-1 and 2-2) provide a general synthetic scheme for preparing
alpha-helix mimetics of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0426] The present invention relates generally to alpha-helix
mimetic structures and to a chemical library relating thereto. The
present invention is also directed to conformationally constrained
compounds that mimic the secondary structure of alpha-helix regions
of biological peptide and proteins (also referred to herein as
"alpha-helix mimetics"), and is also directed to chemical libraries
relating thereto. The alpha-helix mimetic structures of the present
invention are useful as bioactive agents, including (but not
limited to) use as diagnostic, prophylactic and/or therapeutic
agents. The alpha-helix mimetic structure libraries of this
invention are useful in the identification of bioactive agents
having such uses. In the practice of the present invention, the
libraries may contain from tens to hundreds to thousands (or
greater) of individual alpha-helix structures (also referred to
herein as "members").
Definitions
[0427] Unless otherwise stated, the following terms used in the
specification and claims shall have the following meanings for the
purposes of this application.
[0428] "Lower", unless indicated otherwise, means that the number
of the carbon atoms constituting the given radicals is between one
and six.
[0429] "Optionally substituted", unless otherwise stated, means
that a given radical may consist of only hydrogen substituents
through available valencies or may further comprise one or more
non-hydrogen substituents through available valencies. In general,
a non-hydrogen substituent may be any substituent that may be bound
to an atom of the given radical that is specified to be
substituted. Examples of substituents include, but are not limited
to, --R.sup.9, --OR.sup.9, --COR.sup.9, --COOR.sup.9, --OCOR.sup.9,
--CONR.sup.9R.sup.4, --NR.sup.9R.sup.4, --NR.sup.4COR.sup.9,
--NR.sup.4COOR.sup.9, --SR.sup.9, --SO.sub.2R.sup.9,
--SO.sub.2NR.sup.9R.sup.4, --SO.sub.3R.sup.9,
--NHC(NHR.sup.9)NR.sup.4, --NHC(NH.sub.2)NH, --OPO(OH).sub.2,
--OPO(ONa).sub.2, --CN, --NO.sub.2, halogen and methylenedioxy,
wherein R.sup.9 and R.sup.4 are independently selected from
hydrogen, optionally substituted, cyclic or noncyclic, alkyl, aryl,
heteroaryl, arylalkyl and heteroarylalkyl.
[0430] "Halogen" means fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine.
[0431] "Halo" means fluoro, chloro, bromo or iodo.
[0432] "Alkyl" means a linear or branched, saturated, aliphatic
radical having a chain of carbon atoms. C.sub.X-Y alkyl is
typically used where X and Y indicate the number of carbon atoms in
the chain. The number of carbon atoms in the chain is preferably 1
to 10, more preferably 1 to 6, further preferably 1 to 4.
Non-exclusive examples of alkyl include methyl, ethyl, propyl,
isopropyl, butyl, sec-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, pentyl,
isopentyl, neopentyl, tert-pentyl, hexyl, isohexyl, and the like.
"Noncyclic alkyl" equals to "alkyl" as used here.
[0433] "Alkenyl" means a linear or branched, carbon chain that
contains at least one carbon-carbon double bond. C.sub.X-Y alkenyl
is typically used where X and Y indicate the number of carbon atoms
in the chain. The number of carbon atoms in the chain is preferably
2 to 10, more preferably 2 to 6. Non-exclusive examples of alkenyl
include ethenyl (vinyl), allyl, isopropenyl, 2-methylallyl,
1-pentenyl, hexenyl, heptenyl, 1-propenyl, 2-butenyl,
2-methyl-2-butenyl, and the like.
[0434] "Alkynyl" means a linear or branched, carbon chain that
contains at least one carbon-carbon triple bond. C.sub.X-Y alkynyl
is typically used where X and Y indicate the number of carbon atoms
in the chain. The number of carbon atoms in the chain is preferably
2 to 10, more preferably 2 to 6. Non-exclusive examples of alkynyl
include ethynyl, propargyl, 3-methyl-1-pentynyl, 2-heptynyl and the
like.
[0435] "Alkylene", unless indicated otherwise, means a linear or
branched, saturated, aliphatic, polyvalent carbon chain. C.sub.X-Y
alkylene is typically used where X and Y indicate the number of
carbon atoms in the chain. The number of carbon atoms in the chain
is preferably 1 to 10, more preferably 1 to 6. Non-exclusive
examples of alkylene include methylene (--CH.sub.2--), ethylene
(--CH.sub.2CH.sub.2--), methylmethylene (--CH(CH.sub.3)--),
1,2-propylene (--CH.sub.2CH(CH.sub.3)--), 1,3-propylene
(--CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2--), 1,2-butylene
(--CH.sub.2CH(CH.sub.2CH.sub.3)--), 1, 3-butylene
(--CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH(CH.sub.3)--), 1, 4-butylene
(--CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2--), 2-methyltetramethylene
(--CH.sub.2CH(CH.sub.3) CH.sub.2CH.sub.2--), pentamethylene
(--CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2--), 1, 2,
3-propanetriyl, 1,3,3-propanetriyl and the like.
[0436] "Oxy" means the radical --O--. It is noted that the oxy
radical may be further substituted with a variety of substituents
to form different oxy groups including hydroxy, alkoxy, aryloxy,
heteroaryloxy and the like.
[0437] "Thio" means the radical --S--. It is noted that the thio
radical may be further substituted with a variety of substituents
to form different thio groups including mercapto, alkylthio,
arylthio, heteroarylthio and the like.
[0438] "Sulfinyl" means the radical --SO--. It is noted that the
sulfinyl radical may be further substituted with a variety of
substituents to form different sulfinyl groups including
alkylsulfinyl, arylsulfinyl, heteroarylsulfinyl and the like.
[0439] "Sulfonyl" means the radical --SO.sub.2--. It is noted that
the sulfonyl radical may be further substituted with a variety of
substituents to form different sulfonyl groups including
alkylsulfonyl, arysulfonyl, heteroarylsulfonyl and the like.
[0440] "Alkoxy" means an oxygen moiety having a further alkyl
substituent. C.sub.X-Y alkoxy is typically used where X and Y
indicate the number of carbon atoms in the chain. The number of
carbon atoms in the chain is preferably 1 to 10, more preferably 1
to 6. Non-exclusive examples of alkoxy include methoxy, ethoxy,
propoxy, isopropoxy, butoxy, sec-butoxy, isobutoxy, tert-butoxy,
pentoxy, isopentoxy, neopentoxy, tert-pentoxy, hexyloxy,
isohexyloxy, and the like.
[0441] "Heteroatom" refers to an atom that is not a carbon atom and
hydrogen atom. Particular examples of heteroatoms include, but are
not limited to nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.
[0442] "Aryl" means a monocyclic or polycyclic radical wherein each
ring is aromatic or when fused with one or more rings forms an
aromatic ring. C.sub.X-Y aryl is typically used where X and Y
indicate the number of carbon atoms in the ring assembly. The
number of carbon atoms in the ring is preferably 6 to 14, more
preferably 6 to 10. Non-exclusive examples of aryl include phenyl,
naphthyl, indenyl, azulenyl, biphenyl, fluorenyl, anthracenyl,
phenalenyl and the like. "Aryl" may partially be hydrogenated.
Non-exclusive examples of partially hydrogenated aryl include
tetrahydronaphthyl, indanyl and the like.
[0443] "Heteroaryl" means a monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic
radical wherein at least one ring atom is a heteroatom and the
remaining ring atoms are carbon. "X-Y membered heteroaryl" is
typically used where X and Y indicate the number of carbon atoms
and heteroatoms in the ring assembly. The number of carbon atoms
and heteroatoms in the ring is preferably 5 to 14, more preferably
5 to 10. Monocyclic heteroaryl groups include, but are not limited
to, cyclic aromatic groups having five or six ring atoms, wherein
at least one ring atom is a heteroatom and the remaining ring atoms
are carbon. The nitrogen atoms can be optionally quaternerized and
the sulfur atoms can be optionally oxidized. Non-exclusive examples
of monocyclic heteroaryl group of this invention include, but are
not limited to, those derived from furan, thiophene, pyrrole,
imidazole, isothiazole, isoxazole, oxadiazole, oxazole,
1,2,3-oxadiazole, pyrazine, pyrazole, pyridazine, pyridine,
pyrimidine, triazine, pyrroline, thiazole, 1,3,4-thiadiazole,
triazole and tetrazole. "Heteroaryl" also includes, but is not
limited to, bicyclic or tricyclic rings, wherein the heteroaryl
ring is fused to one or two rings independently selected from the
group consisting of an aryl ring, a cycloalkyl ring, and another
monocyclic heteroaryl or heterocycloalkyl ring. Non-exclusive
examples of bicyclic or tricyclic heteroaryl include, but are not
limited to, those derived from benzofuran (ex. benzo[b]furan),
benzothiophene (ex. benzo[b]thiophene), benzimidazole,
benzotriazine (ex. benzo[e][1,2,4]triazine,
benzo[d][1,2,3]triazine), pyridopyrimidine (ex.
pyrido[4,3-d]pyrimidine, pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidine,
pyrido[3,2-d]pyrimidine, pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine), pyridopyrazine
(ex. pyrido[3,4-b]pyrazine, pyrido[2,3-b]pyrazine),
pyridopyridazine (ex. pyrido[2,3-c]pyridazine,
pyrido[3,4-c]pyridazine, pyrido[4,3-c]pyridazine,
pyrido[3,2-c]pyridazine), pyridotriazine (ex.
pyrido[2,3-d][1,2,3]triazine, pyrido[3,4-d][1,2,3]triazine,
pyrido[4,3-d][1,2,3]triazine, pyrido[3,2-d][1,2,3]triazine,
pyrido[3,4-e][1,2,4]triazine, pyrido[3,2-e][1,2,4]triazine),
benzothiadiazole (ex. benzo[c][1,2,5]thiadiazole), fulopyridine
(ex. furo[3,2-b]pyridine, furo[3,2-c]pyridine, furo[2,3-c]pyridine,
furo[2,3-b]pyridine), oxazolopyridine (ex. oxazolo[4,5-b]pyridine,
oxazolo[4,5-c]pyridine, oxazolo[5,4-c]pyridine,
oxazolo[5,4-b]pyridine), thiazolopyridine (ex.
thiazolo[4,5-b]pyridine, thiazolo[4,5-c]pyridine,
thiazolo[5,4-c]pyridine, thiazolo[5,4-b]pyridine), imidazopyridine
(ex. imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine, imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine,
imidazo[1,5-a]pyridine), quinazoline, thienopyridine (ex.
thieno[2,3-c]pyridine, thieno[3,2-b]pyridine,
thieno[2,3-b]pyridine), indolizine, quinoline, isoquinoline,
phthalazine, quinoxaline, cinnoline, naphthyridine, quinolizine,
indole, isoindole, indazole, indoline, benzoxazole, benzopyrazole,
benzothiazole, pyrazolopyridine (ex. pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine),
imidazopyrimidine (ex. imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidine,
imidazo[1,2-c]pyrimidine, imidazo[1,5-a]pyrimidine,
imidazo[1,5-c]pyrimidine), pyrrolopyridine (ex.
pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine, pyrrolo[2,3-c]pyridine,
pyrrolo[3,2-c]pyridine, pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridine), pyrrolopyrimidine
(ex. pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine, pyrrolo[3,2-d]pyrimidine,
pyrrolo[1,2-c]pyrimidine, pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrimidine),
pyrrolopyrazine (ex. pyrrolo[2, 3-b]pyrazine,
pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazine), pyrrolopyridazine (ex.
pyrrolo[1,2-b]pyridazine), triazopyridine (ex.
triazo[1,5-a]pyridine), pteridine, purine, carbazole, acridine,
permidine, 1,10-phenanthroline, phenoxathiin, phenoxazine,
phenothiazine, phenazine, benzodioxole, benzodioxolane and the
like. The bicyclic or tricyclic heteroaryl rings can be attached to
the parent molecule through either the heteroaryl group itself or
the aryl, cycloalkyl, or heterocycloalkyl group to which it is
fused.
[0444] "Cycloalkyl" means a non-aromatic, saturated or partially
unsaturated, monocyclic, fused bicyclic or bridged polycyclic ring
radical. C.sub.X-Y cycloalkyl is typically used where X and Y
indicate the number of carbon atoms in the ring assembly. The
number of carbon atoms in the ring is preferably 3 to 10, more
preferably 3 to 8. Non-exclusive examples of cycloalkyl include
cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cyclohexenyl,
2,5-cyclohexadienyl, bicyclo[2.2.2]octyl, adamantan-1-yl,
decahydronaphthyl, bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-1-yl, and the like. "Cyclic
alkyl" equals to "cycloalkyl" as used here.
[0445] "Heterocycloalkyl" means cycloalkyl, as defined in this
Application, provided that one or more of the atoms forming the
ring is a heteroatom selected, independently from N, O, and S.
C.sub.X-Y heterocycloalkyl is typically used where X and Y indicate
the number of carbon atoms and heteroatoms in the ring assembly.
The number of carbon atoms and heteroatoms in the ring is
preferably 3 to 10, more preferably 3 to 8. Non-exclusive examples
of heterocycloalkyl include piperidyl, 4-morpholyl, 4-piperazinyl,
pyrrolidinyl, perhydropyrrolizinyl, 1,4-diazaperhydroepinyl,
1,3-dioxanyl, 1,4-dioxanyl, tetrazolyl and the like.
[0446] Moreover, the above-mentioned definitions can apply to
groups wherein the above-mentioned substituents are connected. For
example, "arylalkyl" means linear or branched alkyl group which is
substituted by one or more aryl groups, such as benzyl,
1-phenylethyl, 2-phenylethyl, 3-phenylpropyl, 1-naphthylmethyl,
2-naphthylmethyl, benzhydryl, 2,2-diphenylethyl, trityl and the
like.
[0447] "Monocyclic ring" as used herein refers to a monocyclic,
saturated or unsaturated carbocyclic ring or a monocyclic,
saturated or unsaturated heterocyclic ring. "X- (to, or) Y-membered
monocyclic ring" is typically used where X and Y indicate the
number of carbon atoms and heteroatoms in the ring assembly. The
number of carbon atoms and heteroatoms in the ring is preferably 4
to 7, more preferably 5 or 6. "Monocyclic heterocyclic ring" means
a monocyclic, aromatic or nonaromatic ring wherein at least one
ring atom is a heteroatom (preferably S, N or O) and the remaining
ring atoms are carbon. The nitrogen atoms can be optionally
quaternerized and the sulfur atoms can be optionally oxidized.
[0448] Non-exclusive examples of monocyclic saturated carbocyclic
ring include cyclopropane, cyclobutane, cyclopentane, cyclohexane,
cycloheptane and the like.
[0449] Non-exclusive examples of monocyclic unsaturated carbocyclic
ring include cyclopropene, cyclobutene, cyclopentene, cyclohexene,
cycloheptene, cyclopentadiene, benzene, and the like.
[0450] Non-exclusive examples of monocyclic saturated heterocyclic
ring include pyrrolidine, piperidine, morpholine, piperazine,
1,3-dioxane, 1,4-dioxane and the like.
[0451] Non-exclusive examples of monocyclic unsaturated
heterocyclic ring include pyrazole, dihydro-pyrrole, pyrrole,
dihydro-pyrazole, imidazole, thiophene, thiazole, isothiazole,
thiadiazole, furan, oxazole, isoxazole, oxadiazole, pyridine,
pyridazine, pyrimidine, pyrazine, triazine and the like.
[0452] "Spiro ring" as used herein refers to saturated or
unsaturated cycloalkane or saturated or unsaturated
heterocycloalkane.
[0453] "Cycloalkane" means a non-aromatic, saturated or partially
unsaturated, monocyclic, fused bicyclic or bridged polycyclic ring.
C.sub.X-Y cycloalkane is typically used where X and Y indicate the
number of carbon atoms in the ring assembly. The number of carbon
atoms in the ring is preferably 3 to 10, more preferably 3 to 8.
Non-exclusive examples of cycloalkane include cyclopropane,
cyclobutane, cyclopentane, cyclohexane, cycloheptane, cyclooctane
and the like.
[0454] "Heterocycloalkane" means cycloalkane, as defined in this
Application, provided that one or more of the atoms forming the
ring is a heteroatom selected, independently from N, O, and S.
C.sub.X-Y heterocycloalkane is typically used where X and Y
indicate the number of carbon atoms and heteroatoms in the ring
assembly. The number of carbon atoms and heteroatoms in the ring is
preferably 3 to 10, more preferably 3 to 8. Non-exclusive examples
of heterocycloalkane include piperidine, morpholine, piperazine,
pyrrolidine, perhydropyrrolizine, tetrahydrofuran, tetrahydropyran,
1,3-dioxane, 1,4-dioxane and the like.
[0455] "Fused ring" as used herein refers to a ring that is bonded
to another ring to form a compound having a bicyclic structure when
the ring atoms that are common to both rings are directly bound to
each other. Non-exclusive examples of fused rings include decalin,
naphthalene, anthracene, phenanthrene, indole, furan, benzofuran,
quinoline, and the like. Compounds having fused ring systems may be
saturated, partially saturated or aromatic.
[0456] "Bridging ring" as used herein refers to a ring that is
bonded to another ring to form a compound having a bicyclic
structure where two ring atoms that are common to both rings are
not directly bound to each other. Non-exclusive examples of common
compounds having a bridging ring include adamantine, borneol,
norbornane, 7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane, and the like.
[0457] "Protected derivatives" means derivatives of compound in
which a reactive site or sites are blocked with protecting groups.
A comprehensive list of suitable protecting groups can be found in
T. W. Greene, Protecting Groups in Organic Synthesis, 3rd edition,
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1999.
[0458] "Isomers" mean any compound having an identical molecular
formulae but differing in the nature or sequence of bonding of
their atoms or in the arrangement of their atoms in space. Isomers
that differ in the arrangement of their atoms in space are termed
"stereoisomers." Stereoisomers that are not mirror images of one
another are termed "diastereomers" and stereoisomers that are
nonsuperimposable mirror images are termed "enantiomers" or
sometimes "optical isomers." A carbon atom bonded to four
nonidentical substituents is termed a "chiral center." A compound
with one chiral center has two enantiomeric forms of opposite
chirality. A mixture of the two enantiomeric forms is termed a
"racemic mixture." A compound that has more than one chiral center
has 2.sup.n-1 enantiomeric pairs, where n is the number of chiral
centers. Compounds with more than one chiral center may exist as
either an individual diastereomer or as a mixture of diastereomers,
termed a "diastereomeric mixture." When one chiral center is
present, a stereoisomer may be characterized by the absolute
configuration of that chiral center. Absolute configuration refers
to the arrangement in space of the substituents attached to the
chiral center. Enantiomers are characterized by the absolute
configuration of their chiral centers and described by the R- and
S-sequencing rules of Cahn, Ingold and Prelog. Conventions for
stereochemical nomenclature, methods for the determination of
stereochemistry and the separation of stereoisomers are well known
in the art (e.g., see "Advanced Organic Chemistry", 4th edition,
March, Jerry, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1992).
[0459] "Animal" includes humans, non-human mammals (e.g., mice,
rats, dogs, cats, rabbits, cattle, horses, sheep, goats, swine,
deer, and the like) and non-mammals (e.g., birds, and the
like).
[0460] "Disease" specifically includes any unhealthy condition of
an animal or part thereof and includes an unhealthy condition that
may be caused by, or incident to, medical or veterinary therapy
applied to that animal, i.e., the "side effects" of such
therapy.
[0461] "Pharmaceutically acceptable" means that which is useful in
preparing a pharmaceutical composition that is generally safe,
non-toxic and neither biologically nor otherwise undesirable and
includes that which is acceptable for veterinary use as well as
human pharmaceutical use.
[0462] "Pharmaceutically acceptable salt" means a salt of compounds
of the present invention which are pharmaceutically acceptable, as
defined above, and which possess the desired pharmacological
activity. 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 with
organic acids such as acetic acid, propionic acid, hexanoic acid,
heptanoic 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,
o-(4-hydroxybenzoyl)benzoic acid, cinnamic acid, mandelic acid,
methanesulfonic acid, ethanesulfonic acid, 1,2-ethanedisulfonic
acid, 2-hydroxyethanesulfonic acid, benzenesulfonic acid,
p-chlorobenzenesulfonic acid, 2-naphthalenesulfonic acid,
p-toluenesulfonic acid, camphorsulfonic acid,
4-methylbicyclo[2.2.2]oct-2-ene-1-carboxylic acid, glucoheptonic
acid, 4,4'-methylenebis(3-hydroxy-2-ene-1-carboxylic 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.
[0463] Pharmaceutically acceptable salt also include base addition
salts which may be formed when acidic protons present are capable
of reacting with inorganic or organic bases. Acceptable inorganic
bases include sodium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, potassium
hydroxide, aluminum hydroxide and calcium hydroxide. Acceptable
organic bases include ethanolamine, diethanolamine,
triethanolamine, tromethamine, N-methylglucamine and the like.
[0464] "Amount effective to treat" means that amount which, when
administered to an animal for treating a disease, is sufficient to
effect such treatment for the disease.
[0465] "Amount effective to prevent" means that amount which, when
administered to an animal for preventing a disease, is sufficient
to effect such prophylaxis for the disease.
[0466] "Effective amount" equals to "amount effective to treat" and
"amount effective to prevent".
[0467] "Treatment" or "treat" means any administration of a
compound of the present invention and includes:
[0468] (1) preventing the disease from occurring in an animal which
may be predisposed to the disease but does not yet experience or
display the pathology or symptomatology of the disease,
[0469] (2) inhibiting the disease in an animal that is experiencing
or displaying the pathology or symptomatology of the disease (i.e.,
arresting further development of the pathology and/or
symptomatology), or
[0470] (3) ameliorating the disease in an animal that is
experiencing or displaying the pathology or symptomatology of the
disease (i.e., reversing the pathology and/or symptomatology).
[0471] It is noted in regard to all of the definitions provided
herein that the definitions should be interpreted as being open
ended in the sense that further substituents beyond those specified
may be included.
Alpha-Helix Mimetic
[0472] In one aspect of the present invention, an alpha-helix
mimetic structure is disclosed having the following formula
(I):
##STR00009##
wherein [0473] is single bond or double bond; [0474] A is
--CHR.sup.7--, [0475] wherein [0476] R.sup.7 is hydrogen,
optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl,
optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl,
optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted
cycloalkyl, optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl, optionally
substituted arylalkyl, optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl,
optionally substituted cycloalkylalkyl or optionally substituted
heterocycloalkylalkyl; [0477] E is bond, --CHR.sup.5--, --O-- or
--NR.sup.8--, [0478] wherein [0479] R.sup.5 is hydrogen, optionally
substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally
substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted arylalkyl or optionally
substituted heteroarylalkyl; and [0480] R.sup.8 is hydrogen,
optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl or
optionally substituted alkynyl; B is void or optionally substituted
monocyclic ring formed together with G and Y, D is void or
optionally substituted spiro ring formed together with Y, with the
proviso that B and D are not both present, when B is present, then
G and Y are independently carbon atom or nitrogen atom, when D is
present, then Y is carbon atom and G is --NR.sup.6--, --O--,
--CHR.sup.6-- or --C(R.sup.6).sub.2--, when both B and D are void,
then G and Y are the same or different and each is --NR.sup.6--,
--O--, --CHR.sup.6-- or --C(R.sup.6).sub.2-- [0481] wherein [0482]
each R.sup.6 is independently hydrogen, optionally substituted
alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted
alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted
heteroaryl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally
substituted heterocycloalkyl, optionally substituted arylalkyl or
optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl; and when E is bond, then D
is void, B is optionally substituted monocyclic ring, and G and Y
are independently carbon atom or nitrogen atom; [0483] R.sup.1 is
optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl,
optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted arylalkyl,
optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl, optionally substituted
cycloalkylalkyl or optionally substituted heterocycloalkylalkyl;
[0484] R.sup.2 is --W.sup.21--W.sup.22--Rb--R.sup.20, [0485]
wherein [0486] W.sup.21 is --(CO)-- or --(SO.sub.2)--; [0487]
W.sup.22 is bond, --O--, --NH-- or optionally substituted lower
alkylene; [0488] Rb is bond or optionally substituted lower
alkylene, and [0489] R.sup.20 is optionally substituted alkyl,
optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl,
optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl,
optionally substituted cycloalkyl or optionally substituted
heterocycloalkyl; and [0490] R.sup.3 is hydrogen, optionally
substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl or optionally
substituted alkynyl; with the proviso that when D is void, E is
bond, B is benzene, and R.sup.2 is
--W.sup.21--W.sup.22--Rb--R.sup.20, wherein W.sup.21 is --(CO)--,
W.sup.22 is --NH--, and Rb is bond, then R.sup.20 should not be
optionally substituted phenyl; or a pharmaceutically acceptable
salt thereof.
[0491] In one embodiment of formula (I), A is --CHR.sup.7--,
wherein R.sup.7 is hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl,
optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl,
optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl,
optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted
heterocycloalkyl, optionally substituted arylalkyl, optionally
substituted heteroarylalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkylalkyl
or optionally substituted heterocycloalkylalkyl.
[0492] Examples of optionally substituted alkyl group include
methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl,
tert-butyl, pentyl, isopentyl, neopentyl, tert-pentyl, aminomethyl,
aminoethyl, aminopropyl, aminobutyl, carboxymethyl, carboxyethyl,
carboxypropyl, carboxybutyl, carbamoylmethyl, carbamoylethyl,
carbamoylpropyl, carbamoylbutyl, methoxymethyl, methoxyethyl,
methoxypropyl, methoxybutyl, methylthiomethyl, methylthioethyl,
methylthiopropyl, methylthiobutyl, hydroxymethyl, hydroxyethyl,
hydroxypropyl, hydroxybutyl, ethoxycarbonylmethyl,
ethoxycarbonylethyl, benzyloxymethyl, benzyloxyethyl,
benzyloxypropyl, benzyloxybutyl and the like.
[0493] Examples of alkenyl group include ethenyl, allyl,
1-propenyl, 2-methylallyl and the like.
[0494] Examples of alkynyl group include ethynyl, 1-propynyl and
the like.
[0495] Examples of aryl group and heteroaryl group include
biphenyl, phenyl, pyridyl, pyrimidyl, pyridazinyl, pyrazinyl,
triazinyl, pyrrolyl, thienyl, furyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl,
imidazolyl, tetrahydronaphthyl, naphthyl, quinolinyl,
isoquinolinyl, quinazolinyl, quinoxalinyl, cinnolinyl,
naphthyridinyl, benzotriazinyl, indenyl, pyridopyrimidinyl,
pyridopyrazinyl, pyridopyridazinyl, pyridotriazinyl, benzofuryl,
benzothienyl, indolyl, indazolyl, benzoxazolyl, benzimidazolyl,
benzothiazolyl, benzothiadiazolyl, furopyridinyl, thienopyridinyl,
pyrropyridinyl, oxazolopyridinyl, thiazolopyridinyl,
imidazopyridinyl and the like.
[0496] Examples of cycloalkyl and optionally substituted
heterocycloalkyl include cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl,
cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl, adamantyl and the like.
[0497] In another embodiment of formula (I), A is --CHR.sup.7--,
wherein R.sup.7 is -Rc-R.sup.70 wherein Rc is bond or optionally
substituted lower alkylene, and R.sup.70 is hydrogen, optionally
substituted alkyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally
substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl or
optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl.
[0498] Examples of lower alkylene group include methylene,
ethylene, methylmethylene, 1,2-propylene, 1,3-propylene,
1,2-butylene, 1,3-butylene, 1,4-butylene, 1,2,3-propanetriyl,
1,3,3-propanetriyl and the like.
[0499] Examples of optionally substituted alkyl group include
methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl,
tert-butyl, pentyl, isopentyl, neopentyl, tert-pentyl, aminomethyl,
aminoethyl, aminopropyl, aminobutyl, carboxymethyl, carboxyethyl,
carboxypropyl, carboxybutyl, carbamoylmethyl, carbamoylethyl,
carbamoylpropyl, carbamoylbutyl, methoxymethyl, methoxyethyl,
methoxypropyl, methoxybutyl, methylthiomethyl, methylthioethyl,
methylthiopropyl, methylthiobutyl, hydroxymethyl, hydroxyethyl,
hydroxypropyl, hydroxybutyl, ethoxycarbonylmethyl,
ethoxycarbonylethyl, benzyloxymethyl, benzyloxyethyl,
benzyloxypropyl, benzyloxybutyl and the like.
[0500] Examples of aryl group and heteroaryl group include
biphenyl, phenyl, pyridyl, pyrimidyl, pyridazinyl, pyrazinyl,
triazinyl, pyrrolyl, thienyl, furanyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl,
imidazolyl, tetrahydronaphthyl, naphthyl, quinolinyl,
isoquinolinyl, quinazolinyl, quinoxalinyl, cinnolinyl,
naphthyridinyl, benzotriazinyl, indenyl, pyridopyrimidinyl,
pyridopyrazinyl, pyridopyridazinyl, pyridotriazinyl, benzofuranyl,
benzothienyl, indolyl, indazolyl, benzoxazolyl, benzimidazolyl,
benzothiazolyl, benzothiadiazolyl, furopyridinyl, thienopyridinyl,
pyrropyridinyl, oxazolopyridinyl, thiazolopyridinyl,
imidazopyridinyl and the like.
[0501] Examples of cycloalkyl group and heterocycloalkyl group
include cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl,
cycloheptyl, adamantyl and the like.
[0502] In a particular embodiment of formula (I), in the
above-mentioned embodiments R.sup.70 is optionally substituted aryl
or optionally substituted heteroaryl.
[0503] Examples of aryl group and heteroaryl group include
biphenyl, phenyl, pyridyl, pyrimidyl, pyridazinyl, pyrazinyl,
triazinyl, pyrrolyl, thienyl, furanyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl,
imidazolyl, tetrahydronaphthyl, naphthyl, quinolinyl,
isoquinolinyl, quinazolinyl, quinoxalinyl, cinnolinyl,
naphthyridinyl, benzotriazinyl, indenyl, pyridopyrimidinyl,
pyridopyrazinyl, pyridopyridazinyl, pyridotriazinyl, benzofuranyl,
benzothiopenyl, indolyl, indazolyl, benzoxazolyl, benzimidazolyl,
benzothiazolyl, benzothiadiazolyl, furopyridinyl, thienopyridinyl,
pyrrolopyridinyl, oxazolopyridinyl, thiazolopyridinyl,
imidazopyridinyl and the like.
[0504] Preferred examples of aryl group and heteroaryl group
include phenyl, pyridyl, pyrimidyl, pyridazinyl, pyrazinyl,
triazinyl, pyrrolyl, thienyl, furanyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl,
imidazolyl, naphthyl and the like.
[0505] Most preferred example of aryl group include phenyl and the
like.
[0506] Examples of substituents for R.sup.7 include --R.sup.9,
--OH, --OR.sup.9, --OC(O)R.sup.9, --OC(O)OR.sup.9, --COOH,
--COR.sup.9, --COOR.sup.9, --CONH.sub.2, --CONHR.sup.9,
--CONR.sup.9R.sup.4, --NH.sub.2, --NHR.sup.9, --NR.sup.9R.sup.4,
--SH, --SR.sup.9, --SO.sub.2R.sup.9, --SO.sub.2NH.sub.2,
--SO.sub.2NHR.sup.9, --SO.sub.2NR.sup.9R.sup.4--SO.sub.3H,
--SOR.sup.9, --NHC(NH.sub.2)(.dbd.NH),
--NHC(NHR.sup.9)(.dbd.NR.sup.4), --OP(.dbd.O)(OH),
--OP(.dbd.O)(ONa).sub.2, --OP(.dbd.O)(OR.sup.9).sub.2,
--OP(.dbd.O)(OR.sup.9)(OH),
--OP(.dbd.O)(OH)--O--P(.dbd.O)(OH).sub.2,
--OP(.dbd.O)(ONa)--O--OP(.dbd.O)(ONa).sub.2, --CN, --NO.sub.2 and
halogen, wherein R.sup.9 and R.sup.4 is independently selected from
linear or branched chain, cyclic or noncyclic, substituted or
unsubstituted, alkyl chain, aryl and arylalkyl moieties.
[0507] Preferred examples of the substituents include --OH, --COOH,
--OC(O)R.sup.9, --OC(O)OR.sup.9, --NH.sub.2, --SH, --SO.sub.3H,
--SOR.sup.9, --OP(.dbd.O)(OH).sub.2, --OP(.dbd.O)(OR.sup.9).sub.2,
--OP(.dbd.O)(OR.sup.9)(OH), --OP(.dbd.O)(ONa).sub.2,
--OP(.dbd.O)(OH)--O--P(.dbd.O)(OH).sub.2,
--OP(.dbd.O)(ONa)--O--OP(.dbd.O)(ONa).sub.2, and halogen.
[0508] Most preferred examples of the substituents include --OH,
--OR.sup.9, --COOH, --OC(O)R.sup.9, --COOR.sup.9, --NH.sub.2,
--NHR.sup.9, --NR.sup.9R.sup.4, --CONH.sub.2, --CONHR.sup.9,
--CONR.sup.9R.sup.4, --OP(.dbd.O)(OH).sub.2,
--OP(.dbd.O)(ONa).sub.2, and halogen.
[0509] In a particular embodiment of formula (I), in the
above-mentioned embodiments R.sup.7 is phenyl, benzyl, phenethyl,
l-naphthyl, 2-naphthyl, 1-naphthylmethyl, 2-naphthylmethyl,
4-hydroxybenzyl, 4-benzyloxybenzyl, imidazolyl-5-methyl, methyl,
n-butyl, isopropyl, isobutyl, hydroxymethyl, 4-aminobutyl,
carboxymethyl, 2-carboxyethyl, carbamoylmethyl, 2-carbamoylethyl,
ethoxycarbonylmethyl, 2-ethoxycarbonylethyl, benzyloxymethyl and
the like.
[0510] In one embodiment of formula (I), E is bond, --CHR.sup.5--,
--O-- or --NR.sup.8--, wherein R.sup.5 is hydrogen, optionally
substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally
substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted arylalkyl or optionally
substituted heteroarylalkyl; and R.sup.8 is hydrogen, optionally
substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl or optionally
substituted alkynyl.
[0511] In another embodiment of formula (I), in the above-mentioned
embodiments R.sup.5 is lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, lower alkynyl or
lower arylalkyl, and R.sup.8 is alkyl, alkynyl or arylalkyl.
[0512] Examples of lower alkyl group for R.sup.5 include methyl,
ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl
and the like.
[0513] Examples of lower alkenyl group for R.sup.5 include ethenyl,
allyl, 1-propenyl, 2-methylallyl and the like.
[0514] Examples of lower alkynyl group for R.sup.5 include ethynyl,
1-propynyl and the like.
[0515] In another embodiment of formula (I), R.sup.5 is arylalkyl
or heteroarylalkyl represented by -Rd-R.sup.50 wherein Rd is
optionally substituted lower alkylene, and R.sup.50 is optionally
substituted aryl or optionally substituted heteroaryl.
[0516] Examples of lower alkylene group for Rd include methylene,
ethylene, methylmethylene, 1,2-propylene, 1,3-propylene,
1,2-butylene, 1,3-butylene, 1,4-butylene, 1,2,3-propanetriyl,
1,3,3-propanetriyl and the like.
[0517] Examples of aryl group and heteroaryl group include
biphenyl, phenyl, pyridyl, pyrimidyl, pyridazinyl, pyrazinyl,
triazinyl, pyrrolyl, thienyl, furanyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl,
imidazolyl, tetrahydronaphthyl, naphthyl, quinolinyl,
isoquinolinyl, quinazolinyl, quinoxalinyl, cinnolinyl,
naphthyridinyl, benzotriazinyl, indenyl, pyridopyrimidinyl,
pyridopyrazinyl, pyridopyridazinyl, pyridotriazinyl, benzofuranyl,
benzothienyl, indolyl, indazolyl, benzoxazolyl, benzimidazolyl,
benzothiazolyl, benzothiadiazolyl, furopyridinyl, thienopyridinyl,
pyrropyridinyl, oxazolopyridinyl, thiazolopyridinyl,
imidazopyridinyl and the like.
[0518] Examples of alkyl group for R.sup.8 include methyl, ethyl,
propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl and the
like.
[0519] Examples of alkenyl group for R.sup.8 include ethenyl,
allyl, 1-propenyl, 2-methylallyl and the like.
[0520] Examples of alkynyl group for R.sup.8 include ethynyl,
1-propynyl and the like.
[0521] In a particular embodiment of formula (I), in the
above-mentioned embodiments E is --CH.sub.2--, --O-- or
--N(CH.sub.3)--.
[0522] In another embodiment of formula (I), in the above-mentioned
embodiments E is bond with the proviso that
when E is bond, then D is void, B is optionally substituted
monocyclic ring, and G and Y are independently carbon atom or
nitrogen atom.
[0523] In one embodiment of formula (I), B is void or optionally
substituted monocyclic ring formed together with G and Y; when B is
present, then D is void, and G and Y are independently carbon atom
or nitrogen atom.
[0524] B is preferably optionally substituted 3-, 4-, 5-, 6- or 7
membered saturated or unsaturated monocyclic ring and more
preferably optionally substituted 5- or 6-membered saturated or
unsaturated monocyclic ring formed together with G and Y.
[0525] When B is heterocyclic ring formed together with G and Y,
the preferable hetero atom is selected from S, N, and O and the
number of hetero atoms is preferably an integer of 1-3.
[0526] Examples of monocyclic ring group include cyclopropane,
cyclobutane, cyclopentane, cyclohexane, cycloheptane, pyrrolidine,
pyrazole, cyclopropene, cyclobutene, cyclopentene, cyclohexene,
cycloheptene, cyclopentadiene, dihydro-pyrrole, pyrrole,
pyrrolidine, dihydro-pyrazole, pyrazole, imidazole, thiophene,
thiazole, isothiazole, thiadiazole, furan, oxazole, isooxazole,
oxadiazole, benzene, pyridine, pyridazine, pyrimidine, pyrazine,
triazine and the like.
[0527] In a particular embodiment of formula (I), in the
above-mentioned embodiments Q.sup.1 designates a structural sector
of the compound;
##STR00010##
wherein Q.sup.1 is selected from one of the following group:
##STR00011## ##STR00012## ##STR00013## ##STR00014## ##STR00015##
##STR00016## ##STR00017##
and the like.
[0528] In one embodiment of formula (I), D is void or optionally
substituted spiro ring formed together with Y; when D is present,
then B is void, and Y is carbon atom and G is --NR.sup.6--, --O--,
--CHR.sup.6-- or --C(R.sup.6).sub.2--, wherein each R.sup.6 is
independently hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally
substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally
substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally
substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl,
optionally substituted arylalkyl or optionally substituted
heteroarylalkyl. Specific embodiments for R.sup.6 are explained in
detail below.
B and D are not both present.
[0529] Examples of spiro ring group include cyclopropane,
cyclobutane, cyclopentane, cyclohexane, cycloheptane, pyrrolidine,
tetrahydrofuran, tetrahydrothiophene, piperidine, tetrahydropyran,
tetrahydro-2H-thiopyran, azepane, cyclopentene and the like.
[0530] In another embodiment of formula (I), D is optionally
substituted cycloalkane, preferably optionally substituted
C.sub.3-8 cycloalkane.
[0531] In a particular embodiment of formula (I), in the
above-mentioned embodiments Q.sup.2 designates a structural sector
of the compound;
##STR00018##
wherein spiro ring of Q.sup.2 is selected from one of the following
group:
##STR00019## ##STR00020##
and the like.
[0532] The substituents of B or D are one or more of the chemical
moieties selected from the group consisting of --R.sup.9,
--OR.sup.9, --COR.sup.9, --COOR.sup.9, --OCOR.sup.9,
--CONR.sup.9R.sup.4, --NR.sup.9R.sup.4, --NR.sup.4COR.sup.9,
--NR.sup.4COOR.sup.9, --SR.sup.9, --SO.sub.2R.sup.9,
--SO.sub.2NR.sup.9R.sup.4, --SO.sub.3R.sup.9, --NHC(NHR.sup.9)
NR.sup.4, halogen and methylenedioxy, wherein R.sup.9 and R.sup.4
are independently selected from hydrogen atom, optionally
substituted, cyclic or noncyclic, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl,
arylalkyl and heteroarylalkyl.
[0533] In one embodiment of formula (I), when both B and D are
void, G and Y are the same or different and each is --NR.sup.6--,
--O--, --CHR.sup.6-- or --C(R.sup.6).sub.2--, wherein each R.sup.6
is independently hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally
substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally
substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally
substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl,
optionally substituted arylalkyl or optionally substituted
heteroarylalkyl.
[0534] Examples of alkyl group for R.sup.6 include methyl, ethyl,
propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl and the
like.
[0535] Examples of alkenyl group for R.sup.6 include ethenyl,
allyl, 1-propenyl, 2-methylallyl and the like.
[0536] Examples of alkynyl group for R.sup.6 include ethynyl,
1-propynyl and the like.
[0537] In another embodiment of formula (I), R.sup.6 is aryl,
heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, arylalkyl or
heteroarylalkyl represented by --Re--R.sup.60 wherein Re is bond or
optionally substituted lower alkylene, and R.sup.60 is optionally
substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally
substituted cycloalkyl or optionally substituted
heterocycloalkyl.
[0538] Examples of lower alkylene group for Re include methylene,
ethylene, methylmethylene, 1,2-propylene, 1,3-propylene,
1,2-butylene, 1,3-butylene, 1,4-butylene, 1,2,3-propanetriyl,
1,3,3-propanetriyl and the like.
[0539] Examples of aryl group and heteroaryl group for R.sup.60
include biphenyl, phenyl, pyridyl, pyrimidyl, pyridazinyl,
pyrazinyl, triazinyl, pyrrolyl, thienyl, furanyl, thiazolyl,
oxazolyl, imidazolyl, tetrahydronaphthyl, naphthyl, quinolinyl,
isoquinolinyl, quinazolinyl, quinoxalinyl, cinnolinyl,
naphthyridinyl, benzotriazinyl, indenyl, pyridopyrimidinyl,
pyridopyrazinyl, pyridopyridazinyl, pyridotriazinyl, benzofuranyl,
benzothienyl, indolyl, indazolyl, benzoxazolyl, benzimidazolyl,
benzothiazolyl, benzothiadiazolyl, furopyridinyl, thienopyridinyl,
pyrropyridinyl, oxazolopyridinyl, thiazolopyridinyl,
imidazopyridinyl and the like.
[0540] Examples of cycloalkyl group and heterocycloalkyl group
include cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl,
cycloheptyl, adamantyl and the like.
[0541] In another embodiment of formula (I), at least one of G and
Y is --NR.sup.6'--, --CHR.sup.6'-- or --C(R.sup.6').sub.2--,
wherein each R.sup.6' is independently hydrogen, optionally
substituted cyclic or noncyclic lower alkyl, optionally substituted
aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted
arylalkyl or optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl.
[0542] In a particular embodiment of formula (I), in the
above-mentioned embodiments R.sup.6 or R.sup.6' is hydrogen, lower
alkyl (ex. methyl) or lower alkenyl (ex. allyl).
[0543] In one embodiment of formula (I), R.sup.1 is optionally
substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally
substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted arylalkyl, optionally
substituted heteroarylalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkylalkyl
or optionally substituted heterocycloalkylalkyl.
[0544] Examples of optionally substituted alkyl group include
methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl,
tert-butyl, pentyl, isopentyl, neopentyl, tert-pentyl, aminomethyl,
aminoethyl, aminopropyl, aminobutyl, carboxymethyl, carboxyethyl,
carboxypropyl, carboxybutyl, carbamoylmethyl, carbamoylethyl,
carbamoylpropyl, carbamoylbutyl, methoxymethyl, methoxyethyl,
methoxypropyl, methoxybutyl, methylthiomethyl, methylthioethyl,
methylthiopropyl, methylthiobutyl, hydroxymethyl, hydroxyethyl,
hydroxypropyl, hydroxybutyl, ethoxycarbonylmethyl,
ethoxycarbonylethyl, benzyloxymethyl, benzyloxyethyl,
benzyloxypropyl, benzyloxybutyl, 3,3-diphenylpropyl and the
like.
[0545] Examples of alkenyl group include ethenyl, allyl,
1-propenyl, 2-methylallyl and the like.
[0546] Examples of alkynyl group include ethynyl, 1-propynyl and
the like.
[0547] In another embodiment of formula (I), R.sup.1 is
--Ra--R.sup.10, wherein Ra is optionally substituted lower alkylene
and R.sup.10 is hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally
substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl,
optionally substituted aryl or optionally substituted
heteroaryl.
[0548] Examples of optionally substituted alkyl group include
methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl,
tert-butyl, pentyl, isopentyl, neopentyl, tert-pentyl, aminomethyl,
aminoethyl, aminopropyl, aminobutyl, carboxymethyl, carboxyethyl,
carboxypropyl, carboxybutyl, carbamoylmethyl, carbamoylethyl,
carbamoylpropyl, carbamoylbutyl, methoxymethyl, methoxyethyl,
methoxypropyl, methoxybutyl, methylthiomethyl, methylthioethyl,
methylthiopropyl, methylthiobutyl, hydroxymethyl, hydroxyethyl,
hydroxypropyl, hydroxybutyl, ethoxycarbonylmethyl,
ethoxycarbonylethyl, benzyloxymethyl, benzyloxyethyl,
benzyloxypropyl, benzyloxybutyl, 3,3-diphenylpropyl and the
like.
[0549] Examples of lower alkylene group include methylene,
ethylene, methylmethylene, 1,2-propylene, 1,3-propylene,
1,2-butylene, 1,3-butylene, 1,4-butylene, 1,2,3-propanetriyl,
1,3,3-propanetriyl and the like.
[0550] Examples of cycloalkyl group and heterocycloalkyl group
include cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl,
cycloheptyl, adamantyl and the like.
[0551] Examples of aryl group and heteroaryl group include
biphenyl, phenyl, pyridyl, pyrimidyl, pyridazinyl, pyrazinyl,
triazinyl, pyrrolyl, thienyl, furanyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl,
imidazolyl, naphthyl, tetrahydronaphthyl, quinolinyl,
isoquinolinyl, quinazolinyl, quinoxalinyl, cinnolinyl,
naphthyridinyl, benzotriazinyl, pyridopyrimidinyl, pyridopyrazinyl,
pyridopyridazinyl, pyridotriazinyl, indenyl, benzofuranyl,
benzothienyl, indolyl, indazolyl, benzoxazolyl, benzimidazolyl,
benzothiazolyl, benzothiadiazolyl, furopyridinyl, thienopyridinyl,
pyrrolopyridinyl, oxazolopyridinyl, thiazolopyridinyl,
imidazopyridinyl and the like.
[0552] Preferred examples of lower alkylene group include
methylene, ethylene, 1,3-propylene and the like.
[0553] Preferred examples of aryl group and heteroaryl group
include bicyclic fused aryl group and bicyclic fused heteroaryl
group such as naphthyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, quinazolinyl,
quinoxalinyl, cinnolinyl, naphthyridinyl, benzotriazinyl, indenyl,
pyridopyrimidinyl, pyridopyrazinyl, pyridopyridazinyl,
pyridotriazinyl, benzofuryl, benzothienyl, indolyl, indazolyl,
benzoxazolyl, benzimidazolyl, benzothiazolyl, benzothiadiazolyl,
furopyridinyl, thienopyridinyl, pyrropyridinyl, oxazolopyridinyl,
thiazolopyridinyl, imidazopyridinyl and the like.
[0554] Examples of substituents for R.sup.1 include --R.sup.4,
--OR.sup.9, --COR.sup.9, --COOR.sup.9, --OCOR.sup.9,
--CONR.sup.9R.sup.4, --NR.sup.9R.sup.4, --NR.sup.4COR.sup.9,
--NR.sup.4COOR.sup.9, --SR.sup.9, --SO.sub.2R.sup.9,
SO.sub.2NR.sup.9R.sup.4, --SO.sub.3R.sup.9,
--NHC(NHR.sup.9)NR.sup.4, --NHC(NH.sub.2)NH, --OPO(OH) 2,
--OPO(ONa).sub.2, --CN, --NO.sub.2, halogen and methylenedioxy,
wherein R.sup.9 and R.sup.4 are independently selected from
hydrogen atom, optionally substituted, cyclic or noncyclic, alkyl,
aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl and heteroaryl.
[0555] Preferred examples of the substituents include --NH.sub.2,
--OH, --OR.sup.9, --COOH, --COOR.sup.9, --NR.sup.4COR.sup.9,
--CONH.sub.2, --CONHR.sup.9, --CONR.sup.9R.sup.4, --NHR.sup.9,
--NR.sup.9R.sup.4 and halogen.
[0556] More preferred examples of the substituents include
--NH.sub.2, --OH, --COOH, --COOR.sup.9, --NR.sup.4COR.sup.9,
--CONH.sub.2 and halogen.
[0557] In a particular embodiment of formula (I), in the
above-mentioned embodiments R.sup.1 is isopentyl, benzyl,
2,4-difluorobenzyl, 4-hydroxybenzyl, 1-phenylethyl, 2-phenylethyl,
3-phenylpropyl, 3,3-diphenylpropyl, pyridyl-4-methyl,
pyridyl-2-methyl, thienyl-2-methyl, thienyl-3-methyl,
imidazolyl-5-methyl, 1-naphthylmethyl, 2-naphthylmethyl,
4-quinolinylmethyl, 8-quinolinylmethy, 1,
5-chloroquinolin-8-ylmethyl, 5-isoquinolynylmethyl,
8-isoquinolynylmethyl, 5-chloroisoquinolin-8-ylmethyl,
indazolyl-7-ylmethyl, benzothiazol-4-ylmethyl,
benzothiazol-7-ylmethyl, 7-fluorobenzothiazol-4-ylmethyl,
4-fluorobenzothiazol-7-ylmethyl, 2-aminobenzothiazol-4-ylmethyl,
2-aminobenzothiazol-7-ylmethyl,
2-amino-7-fluorobenzothiazol-4-ylmethyl,
2-amino-4-fluorobenzothiazol-7-ylmethyl,
2-tert-butoxycarbonylaminobenzothiazol-4-ylmethyl,
benzoxazol-4-ylmethyl, benzoxazol-7-ylmethyl,
7-fluorobenzoxazol-4-ylmethyl, 4-fluorobenzoxazol-7-ylmethyl,
2-aminobenzoxazol-4-ylmethyl, 2-aminobenzoxazol-7-ylmethyl,
2-amino-7-fluorobenzoxazol-4-ylmethyl,
2-amino-4-fluorobenzoxazol-7-ylmethyl, benzothiophen-3-ylmethyl,
7-fluorobenzothiophen-3-ylmethyl, benzothiophen-4-ylmethyl,
benzothiophen-7-ylmethyl, 7-fluorobenzothiophen-4-ylmethyl,
4-fluorobenzothiophen-7-ylmethyl, benzothiadiazol-4-ylmethyl,
benzofuran-3-ylmethyl, 7-fluorobenzofuran-3-ylmethyl,
benzofuran-4-ylmethyl, benzofuran-7-ylmethyl,
7-fuorobenzofuran-4-ylmethyl or 4-fluorobenzofuran-7-ylmethyl.
[0558] In one embodiment of formula (I), R.sup.2 is
--W.sup.21--W.sup.22--Rb--R.sup.20, wherein W.sup.21 is --(CO)-- or
--(SO.sub.2)--; W.sup.22 is bond, --O--, --NH-- or optionally
substituted lower alkylene; Rb is bond or optionally substituted
alkylene; and R.sup.20 is optionally substituted alkyl, optionally
substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally
substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally
substituted cycloalkyl or optionally substituted
heterocycloalkyl.
[0559] Examples of lower alkylene group for W.sup.22 include
methylene, ethylene, propylene, butylene and the like.
[0560] Examples of lower alkylene group for Rb include methylene,
ethylene, methylmethylene, 1,2-propylene, 1,3-propylene,
1,2-butylene, 1,3-butylene, 1,4-butylene, 1,2,3-propanetriyl,
1,3,3-propanetriyl and the like.
[0561] Examples of optionally substituted alkyl group for R.sup.20
include methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl,
sec-butyl, tert-butyl, pentyl, isopentyl, neopentyl, tert-pentyl,
aminomethyl, aminoethyl, aminopropyl, aminobutyl, carboxymethyl,
carboxyethyl, carboxypropyl, carboxybutyl, carbamoylmethyl,
carbamoylethyl, carbamoylpropyl, carbamoylbutyl, methoxymethyl,
methoxyethyl, methoxypropyl, methoxybutyl, methylthiomethyl,
methylthioethyl, methylthiopropyl, methylthiobutyl, hydroxymethyl,
hydroxyethyl, hydroxypropyl, hydroxybutyl, ethoxycarbonylmethyl,
ethoxycarbonylethyl, benzyloxymethyl, benzyloxyethyl,
benzyloxypropyl, benzyloxybutyl, 3,3-diphenylpropyl and the
like.
[0562] Examples of alkenyl group for R.sup.20 include ethenyl,
allyl, 1-propenyl, 2-methylallyl and the like.
[0563] Examples of alkynyl group for R.sup.20 include ethynyl,
1-propynyl and the like.
[0564] Examples of aryl group and heteroaryl group for R.sup.20
include biphenyl, phenyl, pyridyl, pyrimidyl, pyridazinyl,
pyrazinyl, triazinyl, pyrrolyl, thienyl, furanyl, thiazolyl,
oxazolyl, imidazolyl, tetrahydronaphthyl, naphthyl, quinolinyl,
isoquinolinyl, quinazolinyl, quinoxalinyl, cinnolinyl,
naphthyridinyl, benzotriazinyl, indenyl, pyridopyrimidinyl,
pyridopyrazinyl, pyridopyridazinyl, pyridotriazinyl, benzofuranyl,
benzothienyl, indolyl, indazolyl, benzoxazolyl, benzimidazolyl,
benzothiazolyl, benzothiadiazolyl, furopyridinyl, thienopyridinyl,
pyrrolopyridinyl, oxazolopyridinyl, thiazolopyridinyl,
imidazopyridinyl, benzodioxolyl and the like.
[0565] Examples of cycloalkyl group and heterocycloalkyl group
include cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl,
cycloheptyl, adamantyl and the like.
[0566] In a further embodiment of formula (I), in the
above-mentioned embodiments R.sup.2 is
--W.sup.21--W.sup.22--Rb--R.sup.20, wherein W.sup.21 is --(CO)-- or
--(SO.sub.2)--; W.sup.22 is bond, --O--, --NH--, methylene,
ethylene, propylene or butylene; Rb is bond, methylene, ethylene,
methylmethylene, 1,2-propylene, 1,3-propylene, 1,2-butylene,
1,3-butylene, 1,4-butylene, 1,2,3-propanetriyl or
1,3,3-propanetriyl; and R.sup.20 is methyl, ethyl, propyl,
isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, pentyl,
isopentyl, neopentyl, tert-pentyl, aminomethyl, aminoethyl,
aminopropyl, aminobutyl, carboxymethyl, carboxyethyl,
carboxypropyl, carboxybutyl, carbamoylmethyl, carbamoylethyl,
carbamoylpropyl, carbamoylbutyl, methoxymethyl, methoxyethyl,
methoxypropyl, methoxybutyl, methylthiomethyl, methylthioethyl,
methylthiopropyl, methylthiobutyl, hydroxymethyl, hydroxyethyl,
hydroxypropyl, hydroxybutyl, ethoxycarbonylmethyl,
ethoxycarbonylethyl, benzyloxymethyl, benzyloxyethyl,
benzyloxypropyl, benzyloxybutyl, 3,3-diphenylpropyl, ethenyl,
ethynyl, allyl, 1-propynyl, 2-methylallyl, 1-propynyl, optionally
substituted cyclopropyl, optionally substituted cyclobutyl,
optionally substituted cyclopentyl, optionally substituted
cyclohexyl, optionally substituted cycloheptyl, optionally
substituted adamantyl, optionally substituted biphenyl, optionally
substituted phenyl, optionally substituted pyridyl, optionally
substituted pyrimidyl, optionally substituted pyridazinyl,
optionally substituted pyrazinyl, optionally substituted triazinyl,
optionally substituted pyrrolyl, optionally substituted thienyl,
optionally substituted furanyl, optionally substituted thiazolyl,
optionally substituted oxazolyl, optionally substituted imidazolyl,
optionally substituted naphthyl, optionally substituted quinolinyl,
optionally substituted isoquinolinyl, optionally substituted
quinazolinyl, optionally substituted quinoxalinyl, optionally
substituted cinnolinyl, optionally substituted naphthyridinyl,
optionally substituted benzotriazinyl, optionally substituted
pyridopyrimidinyl, optionally substituted pyridopyrazinyl,
optionally substituted pyridopyridazinyl, optionally substituted
pyridotriazinyl, optionally substituted benzofuranyl, optionally
substituted benzothiopenyl, optionally substituted indolyl,
optionally substituted indenyl, optionally substituted
benzooxazolyl, optionally substituted benzimidazolyl, optionally
substituted benzothiazolyl, optionally substituted furopyridinyl,
optionally substituted thienopyridinyl, optionally substituted
pyrropyridinyl, optionally substituted oxazolopyridinyl, optionally
substituted thiazolopyridinyl, optionally substituted
imidazopyridinyl, optionally substituted benzodioxolyl and the
like.
[0567] In particular embodiment of formula (I), in the
above-mentioned embodiments R.sup.2 is
--W.sup.21--W.sup.22--Rb--R.sup.20, wherein W.sup.21 is --(CO)--;
W.sup.22 is --NH--; Rb is bond, methylene or ethylene; and R.sup.20
is optionally substituted biphenyl, optionally substituted phenyl,
optionally substituted pyridyl, optionally substituted pyrimidyl,
optionally substituted pyridazinyl, optionally substituted
pyrazinyl, optionally substituted triazinyl, optionally substituted
pyrrolyl, optionally substituted thienyl, optionally substituted
furanyl, optionally substituted thiazolyl, optionally substituted
oxazolyl, optionally substituted imidazolyl, optionally substituted
naphthyl or optionally substituted benzodioxolyl.
[0568] Examples of substituents for R.sup.20 include, --R.sup.9,
--OR.sup.9, --COR.sup.9, --COOR.sup.9, --OCOR.sup.9,
--CONR.sup.9R.sup.4, --NR.sup.9R.sup.4, --NR.sup.4COR.sup.9,
--NR.sup.4COOR.sup.9, --SR.sup.9, --SO.sub.2R.sup.9,
SO.sub.2NR.sup.9R.sup.4, --SO.sub.3R.sup.9,
--NHC(NHR.sup.9)NR.sup.4, --NHC(NH.sub.2)NH, --OPO(OH).sub.2,
--OPO(ONa).sub.2, --CN, --NO.sub.2, halogen and methylenedioxy,
wherein R.sup.9 and R.sup.4 are independently selected from
hydrogen atom, optionally substituted, cyclic or noncyclic, alkyl,
aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl and heteroaryl.
[0569] Preferred examples of the substituents include --R.sup.9,
--NH.sub.2, --OH, --OR.sup.9, --COOH, --COOR.sup.9'--CONH.sub.2,
--CONHR.sup.9, --CONR.sup.9R.sup.4, --NHR.sup.9, --NR.sup.9R.sup.4,
halogen and methylenedioxy.
[0570] More preferred examples of the substituents include
--R.sup.9, --NH.sub.2, --OH, --COOH, --COOR.sup.9, --CONH.sub.2,
halogen and methylenedioxy.
[0571] In one embodiment of formula (I), R.sup.3 is hydrogen,
optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl or,
optionally substituted alkynyl.
[0572] Preferable examples of alkyl group include C.sub.1-4 alkyl
group such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl,
sec-butyl, tert-butyl and the like.
[0573] Examples of alkenyl group include ethenyl, allyl,
2-methylallyl and the like.
Examples of alkynyl group include 1-propynyl, ethynyl and the
like.
[0574] R.sup.3 is preferably hydrogen or C.sub.1-4 alkyl such as
methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl or
tert-butyl, more preferably methyl or ethyl.
[0575] In particular embodiment of formula (I), in the
above-mentioned embodiments R.sup.3 is hydrogen or methyl.
[0576] In a further embodiment of formula (I), in the
above-mentioned embodiments R.sup.7 is 4-hydroxy-benzyl; and
R.sup.2 represents --W.sup.21--W.sup.22--Rb--R.sup.20, wherein
W.sup.21 is --(CO)-- or --(SO.sub.2)--; W.sup.22 is bond, --O--,
--NH-- or optionally substituted lower alkylene; Rb is bond or
optionally substituted alkylene; and R.sup.20 is optionally
substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally
substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally
substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl or
optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl.
[0577] In order to avoid an accidental anticipation, the following
proviso is added to the formula (I);
when D is void, E is bond, B is benzene, R.sup.2 is
--W.sup.21--W.sup.22--Rb--R.sup.20, wherein W.sup.21 is --(CO)--,
W.sup.22 is --NH--, and Rb is bond, then R.sup.20 should not be
optionally substituted phenyl.
[0578] The general syntheses of the compounds in this invention are
illustrated in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, wherein Compound Ia' indicates
formulas (Ia) and (Id), Compound Ib' indicates formulas (Ib) and
(Ic).
[0579] The general synthesis of the compounds in this invention,
represented by the formula (Ia) wherein B is present and D is void
and formula (Id) wherein B is present and E is void, may be
synthesized by the technique illustrated in FIG. 1.
[0580] The compounds in this invention, represented by the formula
(Ib) and (Ic) wherein D is present or void and B is void can also
be synthesized by the similar method illustrated in FIG. 2.
[0581] The general synthesis of the compounds in this invention,
represented by the formula (IIa') wherein B is present and D is
void and may be synthesized by the technique illustrated in FIG.
1.
[0582] The compounds in this invention, represented by the formula
(IIb') wherein D is present or void and B is void can also be
synthesized by the similar method illustrated in FIG. 2.
[0583] R (including R.sup.91 and R.sup.92 in the formula (IIa') and
(IIb')) illustrated in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 is a protective group
suitable for use in synthesis, where this protection group may be
joined to a polymeric support to enable solid-phase synthesis.
Suitable R groups include alkyl groups and, in a preferred
embodiment, R is a methyl or ethyl group.
[0584] LG illustrated in FIG. 1 is a leaving group, e.g., a halogen
(Hal) group, methanesulfonyloxy, trifluoromethanesulfonyloxy,
toluenesufonyloxy and the like.
[0585] P.sup.1 and P.sup.3 illustrated in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are a
carboxylic acid protection group. P.sup.2 and P.sup.5 illustrated
in FIG. 1 are an amino protection group. P.sup.4 illustrated in
FIG. 1 is a hydroxyl protection group. Preferred protection groups
include methyl, ethyl, benzyl, 9H-fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl
(FRoc), benzyloxycarbonyl (Cbz), t-butyl dimethylsilyl (TBDMS),
t-butyloxycarbonyl (BOC), methyloxycarbonyl (MOC), and
allyloxycarbonyl (Alloc). For an amino protective group, also
preferred is phthalimide formed together with an amino group to be
protected.
[0586] Compound IV may be readily synthesized by reductive
amination of H.sub.2N--R.sup.1 with CH(OR).sub.2--CR.sup.3O, by
reductive amination of R.sup.1'--CHO (when
R.sup.1.dbd.CH.sub.2R.sup.1') with CH(OR).sub.2--CHR.sup.3NH.sub.2,
by a displacement reaction between H.sub.2N--R.sup.1 and
CH(OR).sub.2--CHR.sup.3-LG or by a displacement reaction between
LG-R.sup.1 and CH(OR).sub.2--CHR.sup.3--NH.sub.2.
[0587] N-Protected amino acids are commercially available; for
example, Fmoc amino acids are available from a variety of sources.
In the case of the azido derivative of an amino acid serving as the
Compound XV, such compounds may be prepared from the corresponding
amino acid by the reaction disclosed by Zaloom et al. (J. Org.
Chem. 46:5173-76, 1981).
[0588] A Compound VI of this invention may have the indicated
structure wherein G, E, B, and R.sup.2 are as defined above. Other
suitable Compounds XI are commercially available from a variety of
sources or can be prepared by methods well known in organic
chemistry.
[0589] Compound X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XVIII, XIX, XX, XXIV, XXIX,
XXX, XXXIII, XXXIV, XXXV, XXXIV, XXXVII, XL, XLI, XLII, XLIV, XLV,
XLVI and XLVII are commercially available from a variety of sources
or can be prepared by methods well known in organic chemistry.
[0590] As illustrated in FIG. 1, the alpha-helix mimetic compounds
of formula (Ia') may be synthesized by reacting a Compound IV with
a Compound XXI to yield a combined Compound XV, followed by
treating the combined Compound XV with piperidine to provide
Compound VI, reacting the Compound VI with Compound V sequentially
to provide a combined Compound IIa', and then cyclizing this
intermediate to yield an alpha-helix mimetic structure of formula
(Ia'). Or, the alpha-helix mimetic compounds of formula (Ia') may
be synthesized by reacting a Compound V with a Compound XVIII to
yield a combined Compound IX, followed by treating the Compound IX
with lithium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide to
provide Compound III. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the Compound III
reacts with Compound IV sequentially to provide a combined Compound
IIa', followed by cyclizing this intermediate to yield an
alpha-helix mimetic structure of formula (Ia').
[0591] As illustrated in FIG. 2, the alpha-helix mimetic compounds
of formula (Ib') may be synthesized by the methods similar to those
in FIG. 1.
[0592] A compound having the following general formula (II) is a
novel intermediate compound for preparing the compound of the
formula (I).
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wherein [0593] is single bond or double bond; [0594] A is
--CHR.sup.7--, [0595] wherein [0596] R.sup.7 is hydrogen,
optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl,
optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl,
optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted
cycloalkyl, optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl, optionally
substituted arylalkyl, optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl,
optionally substituted cycloalkylalkyl or optionally substituted
heterocycloalkylalkyl; [0597] E is bond, --CHR.sup.5--, --O-- or
--NR.sup.8--, [0598] wherein [0599] R.sup.5 is hydrogen, optionally
substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally
substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted arylalkyl or optionally
substituted heteroarylalkyl, and [0600] R.sup.8 is hydrogen,
optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl or
optionally substituted alkynyl; [0601] B is void or optionally
substituted monocyclic ring formed together with G and Y; [0602] D
is void or optionally substituted spiro ring formed together with
Y; with the proviso that [0603] B and D are not both present, when
B is present, then G and Y are independently carbon atom or
nitrogen atom, when D is present, then Y is carbon atom and G is
--NR.sup.6--, --O--, --CHR.sup.6-- or --C(R.sup.6).sub.2--, when
both B and D are void, then G and Y are the same or different and
each is --NR.sup.6--, --O--, --CHR.sup.6-- or --C(R.sup.6).sub.2--,
[0604] wherein [0605] each R.sup.6 is independently hydrogen,
optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl,
optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl,
optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted
cycloalkyl, optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl, optionally
substituted arylalkyl or optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl,
and when E is bond, then D is void, B is optionally substituted
monocyclic ring, and G and Y are independently carbon atom or
nitrogen atom; [0606] R.sup.1 is optionally substituted alkyl,
optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl,
optionally substituted arylalkyl, optionally substituted
heteroarylalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkylalkyl or
optionally substituted heterocycloalkylalkyl; [0607] R.sup.2 is
--W.sup.21--W.sup.22--Rb--R.sup.20, [0608] wherein [0609] W.sup.21
is --(CO)-- or --(SO.sub.2)--, [0610] W.sup.22 is bond, --O--,
--NH-- or optionally substituted lower alkylene, [0611] Rb is bond
or optionally substituted alkylene, and [0612] R.sup.20 is
optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl,
optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl,
optionally substituted heteroaryl, optionally substituted
cycloalkyl or optionally substituted heterocycloalkyl; [0613]
R.sup.3 is hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally
substituted alkenyl or optionally substituted alkynyl; [0614]
R.sup.91 is selected from optionally substituted alkyl, linker and
solid support; and [0615] R.sup.92 is selected from optionally
substituted alkyl, linker and solid support; with the proviso that
when D is void, E is bond, B is benzene, and R.sup.2 is
--W.sup.21--W.sup.22--Rb--R.sup.20, wherein W.sup.21 is --(CO)--,
W.sup.22 is --NH--, and Rb is bond, then R.sup.20 should not be
optionally substituted phenyl.
[0616] Examples and preferable embodiments of A, E, D, B, G, Y,
R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 in the formula (II) are the same as
those for the formula (I).
[0617] Examples of optionally substituted alkyl for R.sup.91 and
R.sup.92 include those as defined for R.sup.7 and the like.
[0618] Examples of linker and solid support for R.sup.91 and
R.sup.92 include those for preparing the libraries as explained
below.
[0619] The cyclization reaction of Compound II for preparing
Compound (I) is explained in detail in the following.
[0620] This cyclization reaction can be carried out by reacting the
Compound II with an acid.
[0621] The order of addition of the reagents is not particularly
limited, and, for example, an acid may be added to Compound II or
vice versa.
[0622] The acid to be used in the cyclization reaction is not
particularly limited, and examples thereof include inorganic acids
such as hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, sulfuric acid, phosphoric
acid and the like; organic acids such as formic acid, acetic acid,
trifluoroacetic acid, propionic acid, methanesulfonic acid,
p-toluenesulfonic acid, trifluoromethanesulfonic acid; hydrogen
chloride solution; hydrogen bromide solution; hydrogen fluoride and
the like
[0623] In addition, water, anisole, m-cresol, ethanedithiol,
thioanisole or triisopropylsilane can be used with along the
acid.
[0624] The amount of the acid to be used in the cyclization
reaction is generally 0.001 mol to 1000 mol, preferably 1 mol to
100 mol, more preferably 5 mol to 50 mol, relative to 1 mol of
Compound II.
[0625] The cyclization reaction may be performed with or without
solvent. The solvent to be used in the cyclization reaction may be
any as long as it does not inhibit the reaction. Examples thereof
include ethers such as tetrahydrofuran (THF), methyl tert-butyl
ether, 1,4-dioxane, diethylene glycol dimethyl ether (diglyme),
ethylene glycol dimethyl ether, 1,3-dioxolane,
2-methyltetrahydrofuran and the like; aprotic polar solvents such
as N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAc),
dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), sulfolane, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone
(NMP), 1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone (DMI), hexamethyl
phosphoramide (HMPA), acetonitrile, propionitrile and the like;
halogenated solvents such as methylene chloride,
1,2-dichloroethane, carbon tetrachloride, monochlorobenzene and the
like; aromatic hydrocarbon such as benzene, toluene, xylene and the
like; water and the like, and a mixed solvent thereof. When a mixed
solvent is used, the solvents may be mixed at optional ratios.
[0626] While the reaction temperature in the cyclization reaction
depends on the reagent to be used and the like, it is generally
from -40.degree. C. to 120.degree. C., preferably from -20.degree.
C. to 60.degree. C., more preferably from -10.degree. C. to
40.degree. C. The reaction time is generally 0.5 hr to 96 hr,
preferably 1 hr to 48 hr.
[0627] The compound (I) to be obtained in the cyclization reaction
can be isolated and purified by a conventional method such as
extraction, water-washing, acid washing, alkali washing,
crystallization, recrystallization, silica gel column
chromatography.
[0628] Furthermore continuing the explanation, the compounds of the
present invention, salts thereof and derivatives thereof useful as
prodrugs are excellent in pharmacological action selectivity,
safety (various toxicities and safety pharmacology),
pharmacokinetic performance, physicochemical property and the like,
and therefore the usefulness as active ingredients of medicaments
can be confirmed.
[0629] Examples of tests concerning pharmacological action
selectivity include, but not be limited to, the following list
including inhibition or activation assays on various
pharmacological target receptors, inhibition assays on various
pharmacological target enzymes, ion channels or transporters, cell
tests to be used for the evaluation for various pharmacological
action, and the like.
[0630] Examples of tests concerning safety include, but not be
limited to, the following list including cytotoxic tests (e.g.,
tests using HL60 cells, hepatocytes, etc., and the like),
genotoxicity tests (e.g., Ames test, mouse lymphoma TK test,
chromosomal aberration test, micronucleus test and the like), skin
sensitization tests (e.g., Buehler method, GPMT method, APT method,
LLNA test and the like), skin photosensitization tests (e.g.,
Adjuvant and Strip method and the like), eye irritation tests
(e.g., single instillation, short-term continuation instillation,
repetitive instillation and the like), safety pharmacology tests
for the cardiovascular system (e.g., telemetry method, APD method,
hERG inhibition assay and the like), safety pharmacology tests for
the central nervous system (e.g., FOB method, modified version of
Irwin method and the like), safety pharmacology tests for the
respiratory system (e.g., measurement method using a respiratory
function measuring apparatus, measurement method using a blood gas
analyzer and the like), general toxicity tests, and the like.
[0631] Examples of tests concerning pharmacokinetic performance
include, but not be limited to, the following list including
cytochrome P450 enzyme inhibition or induction tests, cell
permeability tests (e.g., tests using CaCO-2 cells, MDCK cells
etc., and the like), drug transporter ATPase assay, oral absorption
tests, blood concentration transition measurement tests, metabolism
tests (e.g., stability test, metabolite molecular species test,
reactivity test and the like), solubility tests (e.g., solubility
test based on turbidity method and the like), and the like.
[0632] Examples of tests concerning physicochemical property
include, but not be limited to, the following list including
chemical stability test (e.g., stability test using HPLC etc., and
the like), partition coefficient (e.g., partition test using
octanol phase/water phase and the like), ionization constant test,
crystallization test, and the like.
[0633] The compound of the present invention are useful as
bioactive agents, such as diagnostic, prophylactic, and therapeutic
agents. For example, the alpha-helix mimetic structures of the
present invention may be used for modulating a cell signaling
transcription factor related peptides in a warm-blooded animal, by
a method comprising administering to the animal an effective amount
of the compound of formula (I), (Ia), (Ib), (Ic) or (Id).
[0634] In another embodiment, there is a method of treating a
cancerous condition or fibrosis by administering the compound of
formula (I), (Ia), (Ib), (Ic) or (Id). The compounds of the formula
(I), (Ia), (Ib), (Ic) or (Id) can be used for inhibiting or
treating disorders modulated by Wnt-signaling pathway, such as
cancer, such as colorectal cancer, and so forth.
[0635] In another embodiment, a pharmaceutical composition
comprises the compound of formula (I), (Ia), (Ib), (Ic) or (Id) or
a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and, if desired or
necessary, together with a pharmaceutical acceptable carrier. In
another aspect, it is an object of the present invention to provide
a pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of the
compound having general formula (I), (Ia), (Ib), (Ic) or (Id) and
pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, which can be used for
treatment of disorders modulated by Wnt signaling pathway,
especially by TCF4-.beta.-catenin-CBP complex.
[0636] Further, the present invention is to provide a method for
inhibiting the growth of tumor cells by using the above-described
composition of the present invention; a method for inducing
apoptosis of tumor cells by using the above-described composition
of the present invention; a method for treating a disorder
modulated by TCF4-.beta.-catenin-CBP complex by using the
above-described composition of the present invention; and a method
of treating cancer such as colorectal cancer by administering the
composition of the present invention together with other
anti-cancer agent such as 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), taxol, cisplatin,
mitomycin C, tegafur, raltitrexed, capecitabine, and irinotecan,
etc.
[0637] In another aspect of this invention, libraries containing
alpha-helix mimetic structures of the present invention are
disclosed. Once assembled, the libraries of the present invention
may be screened to identify individual members having bioactivity.
Such screening of the libraries for bioactive members may involve;
for example, evaluating the binding activity of the members of the
library or evaluating the effect the library members have on a
functional assay. Screening is normally accomplished by contacting
the library members (or a subset of library members) with a target
of interest, such as, for example, an antibody, enzyme, receptor or
cell line. Library members which are capable of interacting with
the target of interest, are referred to herein as "bioactive
library members" or "bioactive mimetics". For example, a bioactive
mimetic may be a library member which is capable of binding to an
antibody or receptor, or which is capable of inhibiting an enzyme,
or which is capable of eliciting or antagonizing a functional
response associated, for example, with a cell line. In other words,
the screening of the libraries of the present invention determines
which library members are capable of interacting with one or more
biological targets of interest. Furthermore, when interaction does
occur, the bioactive mimetic (or mimetics) may then be identified
from the library members. The identification of a single (or
limited number) of bioactive mimetic(s) from the library yields
alpha-helix mimetic structures which are themselves biologically
active, and thus are useful as diagnostic, prophylactic or
therapeutic agents, and may further be used to significantly
advance identification of lead compounds in these fields.
[0638] Synthesis of the peptide mimetics of the library of the
present invention may be accomplished using known peptide synthesis
techniques, in combination with the first, second and third
component pieces of this invention. More specifically, any amino
acid sequence may be added to the N-terminal and/or C-terminal of
the conformationally constrained alpha-helix mimetic. To this end,
the mimetics may be synthesized on a solid support (such as PAM
resin) by known techniques (see, e.g., John M. Stewart and Janis D.
Young, Solid Phase Peptide Synthesis, 1984, Pierce Chemical Comp.,
Rockford, Ill.) or on a silyl-linked resin by alcohol attachment
(see Randolph et al., J. Am Chem. Soc. 117:5712-14, 1995).
[0639] In addition, a combination of both solution and solid phase
synthesis techniques may be utilized to synthesize the peptide
mimetics of this invention. For example, a solid support may be
utilized to synthesize the linear peptide sequence up to the point
that the conformationally constrained alpha-helix is added to the
sequence. A suitable conformationally constrained alpha-helix
mimetic structure which has been previously synthesized by solution
synthesis techniques may then be added as the next "amino acid" to
the solid phase synthesis (i.e., the conformationally constrained
alpha-helix mimetic, which has both an N-terminus and a C-terminus,
may be utilized as the next amino acid to be added to the linear
peptide). Upon incorporation of the conformationally constrained
alpha-helix mimetic structures into the sequence, additional amino
acids may then be added to complete the peptide bound to the solid
support. Alternatively, the linear N-terminus and C-terminus
protected peptide sequences may be synthesized on a solid support,
removed from the support, and then coupled to the conformationally
constrained alpha-helix mimetic structures in solution using known
solution coupling techniques.
[0640] As to methods for constructing the libraries, traditional
combinatorial chemistry techniques (see, e.g., Gallop et al., J.
Med. Chem. 37:1233-1251, 1994) permit a vast number of compounds to
be rapidly prepared by the sequential combination of reagents to a
basic molecular scaffold. Combinatorial techniques can be used to
construct peptide libraries derived from the naturally occurring
amino acids. For example, by taking 20 mixtures of 20 suitably
protected and different amino acids and coupling each with one of
the 20 amino acids, a library of 400 (i.e., 20.sup.2) dipeptides is
created. Repeating the procedure seven times results in the
preparation of a peptide library comprised of about 26 billion
(i.e., 20.sup.8) octapeptides.
[0641] Specifically, synthesis of the peptide mimetics of the
library of the present invention may be accomplished using known
peptide synthesis techniques, such as those disclosed, for example,
in WO 2005/116032, which is incorporated herein by reference.
[0642] In a further aspect of this invention, the present invention
provides methods for screening the libraries for bioactivity and
isolating bioactive library members.
[0643] In one embodiment, data of biological activity is determined
in the following manner. Compounds are assayed by using a method of
the following reporter gene assay.
Reporter Gene Assay
[0644] Screening for inhibitory action of the Wnt signaling pathway
can be carried out according to the following procedure using the
stably transfected cell line Hek-293, STF1.1. [0645] Growth Medium:
DMEM, 10% FBS, Pen-Strep, supplemented with 400 .mu.g/mL G418 to
maintain selection of SuperTOPFLASH driven Luciferase gene [0646]
1. On the day prior to assay, split cells into a white opaque
96-well plate at 20,000 cells per well in 200 .mu.l of complete
growth medium [0647] 2. Incubate the plate overnight at 37.degree.
C., 5% CO.sub.2 and allow the cells to attach [0648] 3. Next day,
prepare the inhibitors to be tested in complete growth medium,
without G418, at 2.times. the desired final concentration (all
conditions are done in duplicates) [0649] 4. Carefully remove the
old medium from each well using a multiple pipettor [0650] 5. Add
50 .mu.l of fresh growth medium (without G148) containing the
inhibitor to each well [0651] 6. Be sure to include 2 wells
containing medium only, 2 wells for stimulation control, 2 wells
for DMSO control, and wells for the positive control ICG-001 (2, 5,
and 10 micromolar) [0652] 7. Once all inhibitors and controls are
added, incubate the plate for 1 hour at 37.degree. C., 5% CO.sub.2
[0653] 8. While plate is incubating, prepare fresh 20 mM LiCl in
complete growth medium (without G418) [0654] 9. After 1 hour,
remove plate from incubator and add 50 .mu.l of the medium
containing 20 mM LiCl to each well, except for the two wells of the
unstimulated control (add 50 .mu.l of just complete medium) [0655]
10. Incubate the plate for 24 hours at 37.degree. C., 5% CO.sub.2
[0656] 11. After 24 hours, add 100 .mu.l of BrightGlo (Promega,
Cat. #: G7573) to each well [0657] 12. Shake plate for 5 minutes to
ensure complete lysis [0658] 13. Read plate on the Packard
TopCount
[0659] The libraries of the present invention also can be screened
for bioactivity by other various techniques and methods. For
example, the screening assay may be performed by (1) contacting the
mimetics of a library with a biological target of interest, such as
a receptor, to allow binding between the mimetics of the library
and the target to occur, and (2) detecting the binding event by an
appropriate assay, such as the calorimetric assay disclosed by Lam
et al. (Nature 354:82-84, 1991) or Griminski et al. (Biotechnology
12:1008-1011, 1994) (both of which are incorporated herein by
reference). In a preferred embodiment, the library members are in
solution and the target is immobilized on a solid phase.
Alternatively, the library may be immobilized on a solid phase and
may be probed by contacting it with the target in solution.
[0660] A method for carrying out a binding assay also can be
applied as follows. The method can include providing a composition
that includes a first co-activator, an interacting protein, and a
test compound. The amino acid structure of the first co-activator
includes a binding motif of LXXLL, LXXLI or FxxFF wherein X is any
amino acid. The method further includes detecting an alteration in
binding between the first co-activator and the interacting protein
due to the presence of the compound, and then characterizing the
test compound in terms of its effect on the binding. The assay may
be carried out by any means that can measure the effect of a test
compound on the binding between two proteins. Many such assays are
known in the art and can be utilized in the method of the present
invention, including the so-called Two-Hybrid and Split-Hybrid
systems. The Two-Hybrid system, and various means to carry out an
assay using this system, are described in, e.g., U.S. Pat. No.
6,410,245. The Split-Hybrid system has been described by, e.g.,
Hsiu-Ming Shiu et al. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 93:13896-13901,
November 1996; and John D. Crispino, et al. Molecular Cell, 3:1-20,
February 1999. In the Split-Hybrid system, a fusion protein is
utilized where protein X is fused to the lexA DNA binding domains
(pLexA) and protein Y is fused to the transcription activator VP16
(pSHM.1-LacZ). Interaction between lexA-X and VP16-Y leads to the
expression of the Tetracycline repressor protein (TetR). TetR
prevents transcription of the HIS3 reporter gene, making the cells
unable to grow on media lacking histidine. Disruption of
protein-protein interaction will restore the ability of the cells
to grow on such media by shutting down expression of the
tetracycline repressor. Accordingly, compounds of the present
invention may be added to the growing cells, and if the addition of
the compound restores the ability of the cells to grow on the
media, the compound may be seen as an effective disruptor of the
protein-protein interaction. The yeast strains required to make the
Split-Hybrid system work can be employed with two hybrid LexA/VP16
constructs such as those described by Stanley M. Hollenberg, et al.
Molecular and Cellular Biology 15(7):3813-3822, July 1995. A useful
modification of the Split-Hybrid system was utilized by Takemaru,
K. I. and Moon, R. T. J. of Cell Biol. 149:249-254, 2000.
[0661] Other assay formats can also be suitable. For example,
reporter gene assays for AP-1, ELISA, for example, blocking the
production of IL-2 by a T-cell line after stimulation with CD3 and
CD28 to look for inhibitors of IL-2 transcription. Direct binding
assays (between coactivators and their partners) can be performed
by surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy (Biacore, Sweden,
manufactures suitable instruments) or ELISA.
[0662] Exemplary transcriptional regulators include, without
limitation, VP16, VP64, p300, CBP, PCAF.SRC1 PvALF, AtHD2A and
ERF-2. See, for example, Robyr et al. (2000) Mol. Endocrinol.
14:329-347; Collingwood et al. (1999) J. Mol. Endocrinol.
23:255-275; Leo et al. (2000) Gene 245:1-11; Manteuffel-Cymborowska
(1999) Acta Biochim. Pol. 46:77-89; McKenna et al. (1999) J.
Steroid Biochem. Mol. Biol. 69:3-12; Malik et al. (2000) Trends
Biochem. Sci. 25:277-283; and Lemon et al. (1999) Curr. Opin.
Genet. Dev. 9:499-504. Other exemplary transcription factors
include, without limitation, OsGAI, HALF-1, C1, AP1, ARF-5, -6, -7,
and -8, CPRF1, CPRF4, MYC-RP/GP, and TRAB1. See, for example, Ogawa
et al. (2000) Gene 245:21-29; 5 Okanami et al. (1996) Genes Cells
1:87-99; Goff et al. (1991) Genes Dev. 5:298-309; Cho et al. (1999)
Plant Mol. Biol. 40:419-429; Ulmason et al. (1999) Proc. Natl.
Acad. Sci. USA 96:5844-5849; Sprenger-Haussels et al. (2000) Plant
J. 22:1-8; Gong et al. (1999) Plant Mol. Biol. 41:33-44; and Hobo
et al. (1999) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 96:15,348-15,353.
[0663] The transcriptional coactivator can be a human
transcriptional coactivator. In another embodiment, the
transcriptional coactivator is a member of the p300/CBP family of
co-activators which have histone acetyltransferase activity. p300
is described for example by Eckner et al., 1994 and CBP by
Bannister and Kouzarides, 1996. For the 5 purposes of the present
invention, reference to p300/CBP refers to human allelic and
synthetic variants of p300, and to other mammalian variants and
allelic and synthetic variants thereof, as well as fragments of
said human and mammalian forms of p300. In one aspect of the assay,
the interacting protein is a transcription factor or a second
co-activator. In one aspect of the assay, the interacting protein
is any one of RIP140; SRC-1 (NCoA-1); TIF2 (GRIP-1; SRC-2); p (CIP;
RAC3; ACTR; AIB-1; TRAM-1; SRC-3); CBP (p300); TRAPs (DRIPs);
PGC-1; CARM-1; PRIP (ASC-2; AIB3; RAP250; NRC); GT-198; and SHARP
(CoAA; p68; p72). In another aspect of the assay, the interacting
protein is any one of TAL 1; p73; MDm2; TBP; HIF-1; Ets-1; RXR;
p65; AP-1; Pit-1; HNF-4; Stat2; HPV E2; BRCA1; p45 (NF-E2); c-Jun;
c-myb; Tax; Sap 1; YY1; SREBP; ATF-1; ATF-4; Cubitus; Interruptus;
Gli3; MRF; AFT-2; JMY; dMad; PyLT: HPV E6; CITTA; Tat; SF-1; E2F;
junB; RNA helicase A; C/EBP R; GATA-1; Neuro D; Microphthalimia;
E1A; TFIIB; p53; P/CAF; Twist; Myo D; pp90 RSK; c-Fos; and SV40
Large T. In another aspect of the assay, the interacting protein is
any one of ERAP140; RIP140; RIP160; Trip1; SWI1 (SNF); ARA70;
RAP46; TIF1; TIF2; GRIP1; and TRAP. In another aspect of the
invention, the interacting protein is any one of VP16; VP64; p300;
CBP; PCAF; SRC1 PvALF; AtHD2A; ERF-2; OsGAI; HALF-1; C1; AP-1;
ARF-5; ARF-6; ARF-7; ARF-8; CPRF1; CPRF4; MYC-RP/GP; and TRAB1. In
another aspect of the invention, the first co-activator is CBP or
p300.
[0664] The test compound is selected from compounds as described
herein. For example, compounds having the formula (I), (Ia), (Ib),
(Ic) or (Id). Typically, a test compound can be evaluated at
several different concentrations, where these concentrations will
be selected, in part, based on the conditions of the assay, e.g.,
the concentrations of the first co-activator and the interacting
protein. Concentrations in the range of about 0.1 to 10 .mu.M may
be used. In one aspect, the assay evaluates the relative efficacy
of two compounds to affect the binding interaction between two
proteins, where at least one of those two compounds is a compound
of the present invention. The more effective compound can than
serve as a reference compound in a study of the relationship
between compound structure and compound activity.
[0665] Compounds of general formula (I), (Ia), (Ib), (Ic) or (Id)
may inhibit CBP-mediated transcriptional activation in cancer cells
due to their specific binding to CBP. The compounds of the present
invention may also inhibit the survivin expression in SW480 cells,
and therefore, inhibit the oncogenic activity in cancer cells.
[0666] The compounds of the present invention can be used for
inhibiting cancer cells, and thus, would be useful for the
regulation of cell growth. The compounds of the present invention
can be also advantageously used for inducing apoptosis in
cells.
[0667] The present invention is also related to prodrugs using the
libraries containing one or more compounds of formula (I), (Ia),
(Ib), (Ic) or (Id). A prodrug is typically designed to release the
active drug in the body during or after absorption by enzymatic
and/or chemical hydrolysis. The prodrug approach is an effective
means of improving the oral bioavailability or i.v. administration
of poorly water-soluble drugs by chemical derivatization to more
water-soluble compounds. The most commonly used prodrug approach
for increasing aqueous solubility of drugs containing a hydroxyl
group is to produce esters containing an ionizable group; e.g.,
phosphate group, carboxylate group, alkylamino group (Fleisher et
al., Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 115-130, 1996; Davis et al.,
Cancer Res., 7247-7253).
[0668] In other aspects, the present invention provides
pharmaceutical compositions containing a compound having the
general formula (I), (Ia), (Ib), (Ic) or (Id). These compositions
may be used in various methods (e.g., treating cancer, fibrosis or
Alzheimer's disease) of the present invention as described in
detail below.
[0669] The pharmaceutical composition of the present invention is
formulated to be compatible with its intended route of
administration. Examples of routes of administration include
parenteral, e.g., intravenous, intradermal, subcutaneous, oral
(e.g., inhalation), transdermal (topical), transmucosal, and rectal
administration. Solutions or suspensions used for parenteral,
intradermal, or subcutaneous application can include the following
components: a sterile diluent such as water for injection, saline
solution, fixed oils, polyethylene glycols, glycerine, propylene
glycol or other synthetic solvents; antibacterial agents such as
benzyl alcohol or methyl parabens; antioxidants such as ascorbic
acid or sodium bisulfite; chelating agents such as
ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid; buffers such as acetates, citrates
or phosphates and agents for the adjustment of tonicity such as
sodium chloride or dextrose. In addition, pH may be adjusted with
acids or bases, such as hydrochloric acid or sodium hydroxide. The
parenteral preparation can be enclosed in ampoules, disposable
syringes or multiple dose vials made of glass or plastic.
[0670] Pharmaceutical compositions suitable for injectable use
include sterile aqueous solutions (where water soluble) or
dispersions and sterile powders for the extemporaneous preparation
of sterile injectable solutions or dispersion. For intravenous
administration, suitable carriers include physiological saline,
bacteriostatic water, Cremophor EL.TM. (BASF, Parsippany, N.J.) or
phosphate buffered saline (PBS). In all cases, the composition must
be sterile and should be fluid to the extent that easy
syringability exists. It must be stable under the conditions of
manufacture and storage and must be preserved against the
contaminating action of microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi.
The carrier can be a solvent or dispersion medium containing, for
example, water, ethanol, polyol (for example, glycerol, propylene
glycol, and liquid polyethylene glycol, and the like), and suitable
mixtures thereof. The proper fluidity can be maintained, for
example, by the use of a coating such as lecithin, by the
maintenance of the required particle size in the case of dispersion
and by the use of surfactants. Prevention of the action of
microorganisms can be achieved by various antibacterial and
antifungal agents, for example, parabens, chlorobutanol, phenol,
ascorbic acid, thimerosal, and the like. In many cases, it will be
preferable to include isotonic agents, for example, sugars,
polyalcohols such as manitol, sorbitol, sodium chloride in the
composition. Prolonged absorption of the injectable compositions
can be brought about by including in the composition an agent which
delays absorption, for example, aluminum monostearate and
gelatin.
[0671] Sterile injectable solutions can be prepared by
incorporating the active compound, e.g., a compound having general
formula (I), (Ia), (Ib), (Ic) or (Id) in the required amount, in an
appropriate solvent with one or a combination of ingredients
enumerated above, as required, followed by filtered sterilization.
Generally, dispersions are prepared by incorporating the active
compound into a sterile vehicle that contains a dispersion medium
and the required other ingredients from those enumerated above. In
the case of sterile powders for the preparation of sterile
injectable solutions, the preferred methods of preparation are
vacuum drying and freeze-drying which yields a powder of the active
ingredient plus any additional desired ingredient from a previously
sterile-filtered solution thereof. Oral compositions generally
include an inert diluent or an edible carrier. They can be enclosed
in gelatin capsules or compressed into tablets. For the purpose of
oral therapeutic administration, the active compound can be
incorporated with excipients and used in the form of tablets,
troches, or capsules.
[0672] Oral compositions can also be prepared using a fluid carrier
for use as a mouthwash, wherein the compound in the fluid carrier
is applied orally and swished and expectorated or swallowed.
Pharmaceutically compatible binding agents, and/or adjuvant
materials can be included as part of the composition. The tablets,
pills, capsules, troches and the like can contain any of the
following ingredients, or compounds of a similar nature: a binder
such as microcrystalline cellulose, gum tragacanth or gelatin; an
excipient such as starch or lactose, a disintegrating agent such as
alginic acid, Primogel, or corn starch; a lubricant such as
magnesium stearate or Sterotes; a glidant such as colloidal silicon
dioxide; a sweetening agent such as sucrose or saccharin; or a
flavoring agent such as peppermint, methyl salicylate, or orange
flavoring.
[0673] For administration by inhalation, the compounds are
delivered in the form of an aerosol spray from pressured container
or dispenser that contains a suitable propellant, e.g., a gas such
as carbon dioxide, or a nebulizer.
[0674] Systemic administration can also be by transmucosal or
transdermal means. For transmucosal or transdermal administration,
penetrants appropriate to the barrier to be permeated are used in
the formulation. Such penetrants are generally known in the art,
and include, for example, for transmucosal administration,
detergents, bile salts, and fusidic acid derivatives. Transmucosal
administration can be accomplished through the use of nasal sprays
or suppositories. For transdermal administration, the active
compounds are formulated into ointments, salves, gels, or creams as
generally known in the art.
[0675] The compounds can also be prepared in the form of
suppositories (e.g., with conventional suppository bases such as
cocoa butter and other glycerides) or retention enemas for rectal
delivery.
[0676] In one embodiment, the active compounds are prepared with
carriers that will protect the compound against rapid elimination
from the body, such as a controlled release formulation, including
implants and microencapsulated delivery systems. Biodegradable,
biocompatible polymers can be used, such as ethylene vinyl acetate,
polyanhydrides, polyglycolic acid, collagen, polyorthoesters, and
polylactic acid. Methods for preparation of such formulations will
be apparent to those skilled in the art. The materials can also be
obtained commercially from Alza Corporation and Nova
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Liposomal suspensions (including liposomes
targeted to infected cells with monoclonal antibodies to viral
antigens) can also be used as pharmaceutically acceptable carriers.
These can be prepared according to methods known to those skilled
in the art, for example, as described in U.S. Pat. No.
4,522,811.
[0677] It can be advantageous to formulate oral or parenteral
compositions in dosage unit form for ease of administration and
uniformity of dosage. Dosage unit form as used herein refers to
physically discrete units suited as unitary dosages for the subject
to be treated; each unit containing a 5 predetermined quantity of
active compound calculated to produce the desired therapeutic
effect in association with the required pharmaceutical carrier. The
specification for the dosage unit forms of the invention are
dictated by and directly dependent on the unique characteristics of
the active compound and the particular therapeutic effect to be
achieved, and the limitations inherent in the art of compounding
such an active compound for the treatment of individuals.
[0678] For instance, in certain embodiments, a pharmaceutical
composition of the present invention is one suitable for oral
administration in unit dosage form such as a tablet or capsule that
contains from about 1 mg to about 1 g of the compound of this
invention. In some other embodiments, a pharmaceutical composition
of the present invention is one suitable for intravenous,
subcutaneous or intramuscular injection. A patient may receive, for
example, an intravenous, subcutaneous or intramuscular dose of
about 1 .mu.g/kg to about 1 g/kg of the compound of the present
invention. The intravenous, subcutaneous and intramuscular dose may
be given by means of a bolus injection or by continuous infusion
over a period of time. Alternatively a patient will receive a daily
oral dose approximately equivalent to the daily parenteral dose,
the composition being administered 1 to 4 times per day.
[0679] Preferably, the compound of the formula (I), (Ia), (Ib),
(Ic) or (Id) of the present invention can be administered
intravenously (particularly preferably, by continuous drip infusion
or rapid intravenous administration) to mammals inclusive of
human.
[0680] In the case, the dose is selected appropriately depending on
various factors such as the body weight and/or age of patients,
and/or the degree of the symptom and an administration route. For
example, the dose of the compound of the formula (I), (Ia), (Ib),
(Ic) or (Id) for intravenous administration is generally in the
range of 1 to 10000 mg/day/m.sup.2 human body surface area,
preferably in the range of 1 to 5000 mg/day/m.sup.2 human body
surface area, and more preferably 10 to 5000 mg/day/m.sup.2 human
body surface area by continuous drip infusion administration.
[0681] The pharmaceutical composition containing the compound of
general formula (I), (Ia), (Ib), (Ic) or (Id) can be used for
treatment of disorders modulated by Wnt signaling pathway,
especially cancer, more especially colorectal cancer.
[0682] In one aspect, the present invention provides methods for
inhibiting tumor growth. Such methods comprise the step of
administering to a subject (e.g., a mammalian subject) having a
tumor a compound with general formula (I), (Ia), (Ib), (Ic) or (Id)
in an amount effective to inhibit tumor growth. A compound or
composition inhibits tumor growth if the tumor sizes are
statistically significantly smaller in subjects with the treatment
of the compound or composition than those without the
treatment.
[0683] The inhibitory effect of a particular compound or
composition of the present invention on tumor growth may be
characterized by any appropriate methods known in the art. For
instance, the effect of the compound or composition on survivin
expression may be measured. Compounds or compositions down-regulate
survivin expression are likely to have inhibitory effects on tumor
growth. In addition, assays using tumor cell lines (e.g., soft agar
assays using SW480 cells) and animal models for tumor growth (e.g.,
nude mice grafted with tumor cells and Min mouse model) may also be
used to evaluate the inhibitory effect on tumor growth of a given
compound or composition as described in detail in the examples.
Other exemplary animal models or xenografts for tumor growth
include those for breast cancer (Guo et al., Cancer Res. 62:
4678-84, 2002; Lu et al., Breast Cancer Res. Treat. 57: 183-92,
1999), pancreatic cancer (Bouvet et al., Cancer Res. 62: 1534-40,
2002), ovarian tumor (Nilsson et al., Cancer Chemother. Pharmacol.
49: 93-100, 2002; Bao et al., Gynecol. Oncol. 78: 373-9, 2000),
melanoma (Demidem et al., Cancer Res. 61: 2294-300, 2001),
colorectal cancer (Brown et al., Dig. Dis. Sci. 45: 1578-84, 2000;
Tsunoda et al., Anticancer Res. 19: 1149-52, 1999; Cao et al.,
Clin. Cancer Res. 5: 267-74, 1999; Shawler et al., J. Immunother.
Emphasis Tumor Immunol. 17: 201-8, 1995; McGregor et al., Dis.
Colon. Rectum. 36: 834-9, 1993; Verstijnen et al., Anticancer Res.
8: 1193-200, 1988), hepatocellular cancer (Labonte et al., Hepatol.
Res. 18: 72-85, 2000), and gastric cancer (Takahashi et al., Int.
J. Cancer 85: 243-7, 2000).
[0684] The compound or composition that inhibits tumor growth may
be administrated into a subject with a tumor via an appropriate
route depending on, for example, the tissue in which the tumor
resides. The appropriate dosage may be determined using knowledge
and techniques known in the art as described above. The effect of
the treatment of the compound or composition on tumor growth may
also be monitored using methods known in the art. For instance,
various methods may be used for monitoring the progression and/or
growth of colorectal cancer, including colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy,
biopsy, computed tomograph, ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging,
and positron emission tomography. Methods for monitoring the
progression and/or growth of ovarian cancer include, for example,
ultrasound, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, chest
X-ray, laparoscopy, and tissue sampling.
[0685] In a related aspect, the present invention provides a method
for treating or preventing cancer or fibrosis. Such methods
comprise the step of administering to a subject in need thereof a
compound or composition having general formula (I), (Ia), (Ib),
(Ic) or (Id) in an amount effective to treat or prevent cancer or
fibrosis in the subject. Treating cancer (or fibrosis) is
understood to encompass reducing or eliminating cancer progression,
e.g., cancer growth and metastasis (or fibrosis, as applicable).
Preventing cancer (or fibrosis) is understood to encompass
preventing or delaying the onset of cancer (or fibrosis, as
applicable). Various types of cancer may be treated or prevented by
the present invention. They include, but are not limited to, lung
cancer, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, stomach cancer,
pancreatic cancer, liver cancer, uterus cancer, ovarian cancer,
gliomas, melanoma, lymphoma, and leukemia. A subject in need of
treatment may be a human or non-human primate or other animal with
various types of cancer.
[0686] A subject in need of prevention may be a human or non-human
primate or other animal that is at risk for developing cancer or
fibrosis. Methods for diagnosing cancer (or fibrosis) and screening
for individuals with high risk of cancer (or fibrosis) are known in
the art and may be used in the present invention. For instance,
colorectal cancer may be diagnosized by fecal occult blood test,
sigmoidoscopy, colonoscopy, barium enema with air contrast, and
virtual colonoscopy. An individal with high risk of colorectal
cancer may have one or more colorectal cancer risk factors such as
a strong family history of colorectal cancer or polyps, a known
family history of hereditary colorectal cancer syndromes, a
personal history of adenomatous polyps, and a personal history of
chronic inflammatory bowel disease.
[0687] A compound with general formula (I), (Ia), (Ib), (Ic) or
(Id) useful in cancer (or fibrosis) treatment or prevention may be
identified by appropriate methods known in the art. Methods that
may be used to select compounds for inhibitory effect on tumor
growth as described above may also be used. The route of
administration, the dosage of a given compound, the effectiveness
of the treatment may be determined using knowledge and techniques
known in the art. Factors that may be considered in making such a
determination include, for example, type and stage of the cancer
(or fibrosis) to be treated.
[0688] The compound with general formula (I), (Ia), (Ib), (Ic) or
(Id) useful in cancer treatment and prevention may be administered
in combination with an other anti-neoplastic agent. The
anti-neoplastic agent refers to a compound that inhibits tumor
growth.
[0689] Specific examples of the other anti-neoplastic agent include
alkylating agents such as thiotepa and CYTOXAN.RTM.
cyclophosphamide; alkyl sulfonates such as busulfan, improsulfan
and piposulfan; aziridines such as benzodopa, carboquone,
meturedopa, and uredopa; ethylenimines and methylamelamines
including altretamine, triethylenemelamine,
trietylenephosphoramide, triethiylenethiophosphoramide and
trimethylolomelamine; acetogenins (especially bullatacin and
bullatacinone); a camptothecin (including the synthetic analogue
topotecan); bryostatin; callystatin; CC-1065 (including its
adozelesin, carzelesin and bizelesin synthetic analogues);
cryptophycins (particularly cryptophycin 1 and cryptophycin 8);
dolastatin; duocarmycin (including the synthetic analogues, KW-2189
and CB1-TM1); eleutherobin; pancratistatin; a sarcodictyin;
spongistatin; nitrogen mustards such as chlorambucil,
chlornaphazine, cholophosphamide, estramustine, ifosfamide,
mechlorethamine, mechlorethamine oxide hydrochloride, melphalan,
novembichin, phenesterine, prednimustine, trofosfamide, uracil
mustard; nitrosureas such as carmustine, chlorozotocin,
fotemustine, lomustine, nimustine, and ranimnustine; antibiotics
such as the enediyne antibiotics (e.g., calicheamicin, especially
calicheamicin gamma 11 and calicheamicin omega 11 (see, e.g.,
Agnew, Chem Intl. Ed. Engl. 33:183-186 (1994)); dynemicin,
including dynemicin A; bisphosphonates, such as clodronate; an
esperamicin; as well as neocarzinostatin chromophore and related
chromoprotein enediyne antiobiotic chromophores), aclacinomysins,
actinomycin, authramycin, azaserine, bleomycins, cactinomycin,
carabicin, carminomycin, carzinophilin, chromomycinis,
dactinomycin, daunorubicin, detorubicin,
6-diazo-5-oxo-L-norleucine, ADRLAMYCIN.RTM. doxorubicin (including
morpholino-doxorubicin, cyanomorpholino-doxorubicin,
2-pyrrolino-doxorubicin and deoxydoxorubicin), epirubicin,
esorubicin, idarubicin, marcellomycin, mitomycins such as mitomycin
C, mycophenolic acid, nogalarnycin, olivomycins, peplomycin,
potfiromycin, puromycin, quelamycin, rodorubicin, streptonigrin,
streptozocin, tubercidin, ubenimex, zinostatin, zorubicin;
anti-metabolites such as methotrexate and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU),
tegafur, raltitrexed; folic acid analogues such as denopterin,
methotrexate, pteropterin, trimetrexate; purine analogs such as
fludarabine, 6-mercaptopurine, thiamiprine, thioguanine; pyrimidine
analogs such as ancitabine, azacitidine, 6-azauridine, carmofur,
cytarabine, dideoxyuridine, doxifluridine, enocitabine,
floxuridine; androgens such as calusterone, dromostanolone
propionate, epitiostanol, mepitiostane, testolactone; anti-adrenals
such as aminoglutethimide, mitotane, trilostane; folic acid
replenisher such as frolinic acid; aceglatone; aldophosphamide
glycoside; aminolevulinic acid; eniluracil; amsacrine; bestrabucil;
bisantrene; edatraxate; defofamine; demecolcine; diaziquone;
elformithine; elliptinium acetate; an epothilone; etoglucid;
gallium nitrate; hydroxyurea; lentinan; lonidainine; maytansinoids
such as maytansine and ansamitocins; mitoguazone; mitoxantrone;
mopidanmol; nitraerine; pentostatin; phenamet; pirarubicin;
losoxantrone; podophyllinic acid; 2-ethylhydrazide; procarbazine;
PSK.RTM. polysaccharide complex (JHS Natural Products, Eugene,
Oreg.); razoxane; rhizoxin; sizofiran; spirogermanium; tenuazonic
acid; triaziquone; 2,2',2''-trichlorotriethylamine; trichothecenes
(especially T-2 toxin, verracurin A, roridin A and anguidine);
urethan; vindesine; dacarbazine; mannomustine; mitobronitol;
mitolactol; pipobroman; gacytosine; arabinoside ("Ara-C");
cyclophosphamide; thiotepa; taxoids, e.g., TAXOL.RTM. paclitaxel
(Bristol-Myers Squibb Oncology, Princeton, N.J.), ABRAXANE.TM.
Cremophor-free, albumin-engineered nanoparticle formulation of
paclitaxel (American Pharmaceutical Partners, Schaumberg, Ill.),
and TAXOTERE.RTM. doxetaxel (Rhne-Poulenc Rorer, Antony, France);
chloranbucil; GEMZAR.RTM. gemcitabine; 6-thioguanine;
mercaptopurine; methotrexate; platinum coordination complexes such
as cisplatin, oxaliplatin and carboplatin; vinblastine; platinum;
etoposide (VP-16); ifosfamide; mitoxantrone; vincristine;
NAVELBINE.RTM. vinorelbine; novantrone; teniposide; edatrexate;
daunomycin; aminopterin; xeloda; ibandronate; irinotecan (e.g.,
CPT-11); topoisomerase inhibitor RFS 2000; difluorometlhylornithine
(DMFO); retinoids such as retinoic acid; capecitabine; and
pharmaceutically acceptable salts, acids or derivatives of any of
the above.
[0690] In addition, examples of the other anti-neoplastic agent
also include anti-hormonal agents that act to regulate or inhibit
hormone action on tumors such as anti-estrogens and selective
estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs), including, for example,
tamoxifen (including NOLVADEX.RTM. tamoxifen), raloxifene,
droloxifene, 4-hydroxytamoxifen, trioxifene, keoxifene, LY117018,
onapristone, and FARESTON toremifene; aromatase inhibitors that
inhibit the enzyme aromatase, which regulates estrogen production
in the adrenal glands, such as, for example, 4(5)-imidazoles,
aminoglutethimide, MEGASE.RTM. megestrol acetate, AROMASIN.RTM.
exemestane, formestane, fadrozole, RIVISOR.RTM. vorozole,
FEMARA.RTM. letrozole, and ARIMIDEX.RTM.. anastrozole; and
anti-androgens such as flutamide, nilutamide, bicalutamide,
leuprolide, and goserelin; as well as troxacitabine (a
1,3-dioxolane nucleoside cytosine analog); antisense
oligonucleotides, particularly those which inhibit expression of
genes in signaling pathways implicated in abherant cell
proliferation, such as, for example, PKC-alpha, Ralf and H-Ras;
ribozymes such as a VEGF expression inhibitor (e.g., ANGIOZYME.RTM.
ribozyme) and a HER2 expression inhibitor; vaccines such as gene
therapy vaccines, for example, ALLOVECTIN.RTM. vaccine,
LEUVECTIN.RTM. vaccine, and VAXID.RTM. vaccine; PROLEUKIN.RTM.
rIL-2; LURTOTECAN.RTM. topoisomerase 1 inhibitor; ABARELIX.RTM.
rmRH; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, acids or derivatives
of any of the above.
[0691] Moreover, examples of the other anti-neoplastic agent also
include a "growth inhibitory agent" referring to a compound or
composition which inhibits growth of a cell in vitro and/or in
vivo. Thus, the growth inhibitory agent may be one which
significantly reduces the percentage of cells in S phase. Examples
of growth inhibitory agents include agents that block cell cycle
progression (at a place other than S phase), such as agents that
induce G1 arrest and M-phase arrest. Classical M-phase blockers
include the vincas (vincristine and vinblastine), TAXOL.RTM., and
topo II inhibitors such as doxorubicin, epirubicin, daunorubicin,
etoposide, and bleomycin. Those agents that arrest G1 also spill
over into S-phase arrest, for example, DNA alkylating agents such
as tamoxifen, prednisone, dacarbazine, mechlorethamine, cisplatin,
methotrexate, 5-fluorouracil, and ara-C.
[0692] Furthermore, examples of the other anti-neoplastic agent
also include a "molecular target drug" that blocks the
proliferation and metastasis of cancer by interfering with specific
molecules involved in carcinogenesis (the process by which normal
cells become cancer cells), tumor growth, or tumor spread. Specific
examples of the "molecular target drug" include kinase inhibitors
that inhibit kinase activity on tumors, including, for example,
imatinib, erlotinib, gefitinib, sunitinib, sorafenib, dasatinib,
nilotinib; antibodies that bind to the cell surface molecule on
tumor cells or to the growth factor and the like such as, for
example, ibritumomab, cetuximab, trastuzumab, panitumumab,
bevacizumab, rituximab; and proteasome inhibitors that inhibit the
proteasome which regulates protein expression and function by
degradation of ubiquitinylated proteins, such as bortezomib; and
pharmaceutically acceptable salts, acids or derivatives of any of
above.
[0693] Further information can be found in The Molecular Basis of
Cancer, Mendelsohn and Israel, eds., Chapter 1, entitled "Cell
cycle regulation, oncogenes, and antineoplastic drugs" by Murakami
et al. (W B Saunders: Philadelphia, 1995), especially p. 13.
[0694] A compound with general formula (I), (Ia), (Ib), (Ic) or
(Id) administered in combination with an anti-neoplastic agent does
not necessarily require that the compound and the anti-neoplastic
agent be administered concurrently. The compound and the agent may
be administered separately as long as at a time point, they both
have effects on same cancer cells.
[0695] For example, the administration mode may be exemplified by
(1) administration of a single preparation obtained by
simultaneously formulating the compound of formula (I), (Ia), (Ib),
(Ic) or (Id) and the other anti-neoplastic agent, (2) simultaneous
administration through the same administration route of two
preparations obtained by separately formulating the compound of
formula (I), (Ia), (Ib), (Ic) or (Id) and the other anti-neoplastic
agent, (3) administration with a time interval through the same
administration route of two preparations obtained by separately
formulating the compound of formula (I), (Ia), (Ib), (Ic) or (Id)
and the other anti-neoplastic agent, (4) simultaneous
administration through different administration routes of two
preparations obtained by separately formulating the compound of
formula (I) and the other anti-neoplastic agent, (5) administration
with a time interval through different administration routes of two
preparations obtained by separately formulating the compound of
formula (I), (Ia), (Ib), (Ic) or (Id) and the other anti-neoplastic
agent (e.g., administration in order of the compound of formula
(I), (Ia), (Ib), (Ic) or (Id) and then the other anti-neoplastic
agent, or administration in the reverse order), or the like. The
amount of the other anti-neoplastic agent to be administered can be
appropriately selected with reference to the clinically used
dosage. The mixing ratio of the compound of formula (I), (Ia),
(Ib), (Ic) or (Id) and the other anti-neoplastic agent can be
appropriately selected in accordance with the subject of
administration, administration route, disease to be treated,
symptoms, combination, and the like.
[0696] In addition, the compound of the present invention can be
also used in combination with, for example, gene therapy involving
VEGF, TNFa or the like, or therapeutic methods involving various
antibody medicines or the like.
[0697] In a further related aspect, the present invention provides
methods for promoting apoptosis in cancer cells. Such methods
comprise the step of contacting cancer cells with a compound having
general formula (I), (Ia), (Ib), (Ic) or (Id) in an amount
effective to promote apoptosis in these cells. A compound promotes
apoptosis if the number of cancer cells undergoing apoptosis is
statistically significantly larger in the presence of the compound
than that in the absence of the compound. Such compounds may be
identified by methods known in the art (e.g., measuring caspase
activities and/or cell death) using cultured cancer cell lines,
xenografts, or animal cancer models. Preferably, the compound is
more active in promoting apoptosis in cancer cells than in normal
cells. Cancer cells treatable by the present method may be from
various tissue origins.
[0698] In another aspect of the present invention, a method for
treating a disorder modulated by Wnt signaling pathway in which the
method comprises administering to a patient a safe and effective
amount of the compounds having general formula (I), (Ia), (Ib),
(Ic) or (Id) is disclosed. Pharmaceutical composition containing
the compound of the present invention can be also used for this
purpose. In this connection, it is found in the present invention
that the compounds having general formula (I), (Ia), (Ib), (Ic) or
(Id) or the pharmaceutical composition containing thereof can be
useful for the treatment of disorder modulated by
TCF4/.beta.-catenin/CBP complex, which is believed to be
responsible for initiating the overexpression of cancer cells
related to Wnt signaling pathway. Thus, it is another aspect of the
present invention to provide a method for the treatment of disorder
modulated by TCF4/.beta.-catenin/CBP complex, using the compounds
having the general formula (I), (Ia), (Ib), (Ic) or (Id).
[0699] The present invention also provides compounds and methods
for inhibiting survivin expression. Survivin is a target gene of
the TCF/.beta.-catenin pathway, and more specifically is a target
gene of the TCF/.beta.-catenin/CBP pathway. It is a member of the
IAP (Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein) family of proteins. Biological
activity associated with survivin includes: highly expressed at
G2/M, regulating cell cycle entry and exit; associated with
microtubule, centrosomes, centromeres and midbody depending upon
the phases of the cell cycle; and anti-apoptosis via interacting
directly or indirectly with caspases (e.g., caspase 3, 7 and 9). In
connection with cancer, survivin is widely and highly expressed in
tumor cells, but expressed to little or no extent in normal tissue
cells. Also, it has been observed that cancer patients whose tumors
expressed survivin had a decreased overall survival. Furthermore,
the degree of survivin expression has been correlated with other
cancer markers, e.g., Ki67, PNCA, p53, APC, etc.
[0700] The effect of a particular compound of the present invention
on survivin expression may be characterized by methods known in the
art. Such methods include methods for characterizing survivin
expression at the transcriptional or translational level. Exemplary
methods for characterizing survivin expression at the
transcriptional level are: cDNA microarray, reverse
transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), chromatin
immunoprecipitation (ChIP), and assays for reporter activities
driven by survivin promoter. Exemplary methods for characterizing
survivin expression at the translational level are: Western blot
analysis, immunochemistry and caspase activities. Detailed
descriptions of the above exemplary methods may be found in the
examples below.
[0701] As described above, the present invention provides methods
for inhibiting survivin expression. Such methods comprise the step
of contacting a survivin-expressing cell with a compound of the
present invention in an amount effective to inhibit survivin
expression. A compound inhibits survivin expression if survivin
expression in a cell is decreased in the presence of the compound
compared to survivin expression in the absence of the compound.
Survivin-expressing cells include tumor cells that express, such as
cells in or from lung cancer, breast cancer, stomach cancer,
pancreatic cancer, liver cancer, uterus cancer, ovarian cancer,
gliomas, melanoma, colorectal cancer, lymphoma and leukemia. The
step of contacting the survivin-expressing cells with the compound
may be performed in vitro, ex vivo, or in vivo. A compound useful
in inhibiting survivin expression may be identified, and the
effects of a particular compound of the present invention may be
characterized, by appropriate methods known in the art, as
described in detail above.
[0702] Compounds of the present invention also may inhibit the
expression of survivin. Blanc-Brude et al., Nat. Medicine 8:987
(2002), have shown that survivin is a critical regulator of smooth
muscle cell apoptosis which is important in pathological
vessel-wall remodeling. Accordingly, another aspect of the present
invention provides a method of treating or preventing restenosis
associated with angioplasty comprising administering to a subject
in need thereof a safe and effective amount of an alpha-helix
mimetic of the present invention. In one embodiment the invention
treats the restenosis, i.e., administration of an alpha-helix
mimetic of the present invention to a subject having restenosis
achieves a reduction in the severity, extent, or degree, etc. of
the restenosis. In another embodiment the invention prevents the
restenosis, i.e., administration of an alpha-helix mimetic of the
present invention to a subject that is anticipated to develop new
or additional restenosis achieves a reduction in the anticipated
severity, extent, or degree, etc. of the restenosis. Optionally,
the subject is a mammalian subject.
[0703] Compounds of the present invention also may inhibit
TCF/.beta.-catenin transcription. Rodova et al., J. Biol. Chem.
277:29577 (2002), have shown that PKD-1 promoter is a target of the
TCF/f-catenin pathway. Accordingly, another aspect of the present
invention provides a method of treating or preventing polycystic
kidney disease comprising administering to a subject in need
thereof a safe and effective amount of an alpha-helix mimetic of
the present invention. In one embodiment the invention treats the
polycystic kidney disease, i.e., administration of an alpha-helix
mimetic of the present invention to a subject having polycystic
kidney disease achieves a reduction in the severity, extent, or
degree, etc. of the polycystic kidney disease. In another
embodiment the invention prevents polycystic kidney disease, i.e.,
administration of an alpha-helix mimetic of the present invention
to a subject that is anticipated to develop new or additional
polycystic kidney disease achieves a reduction in the anticipated
severity, extent, or degree, etc. of the polycystic kidney disease.
Optionally, the subject is a mammalian subject.
[0704] Compounds of the present invention also may inhibit the
expression of Wnt signaling. Hanai et al., J. Cell Bio. 158:529
(2002), have shown that endostatin, a known anti-angiogenic factor,
inhibits Wnt signaling. Accordingly, another aspect of the present
invention provides a method of treating or preventing aberrant
angiogenesis disease comprising administering to a subject in need
thereof a safe and effective amount of an alpha-helix mimetic of
the present invention. In one embodiment the invention treats the
aberrant angiogenesis disease, i.e., administration of an
alpha-helix mimetic of the present invention to a subject having
aberrant angiogenesis disease achieves a reduction in the severity,
extent, or degree, etc. of the aberrant angiogenesis disease. In
another embodiment the invention prevents aberrant angiogenesis
disease, i.e., administration of an alpha-helix mimetic of the
present invention to a subject that is anticipated to develop new
or additional aberrant angiogenesis disease achieves a reduction in
the anticipated severity, extent, or degree, etc. of the aberrant
angiogenesis disease. Optionally, the subject is a mammalian
subject.
[0705] Compounds of the present invention also may inhibit Wnt
TCF/.beta.-catenin signalling. Accordingly, another aspect of the
invention provides a method of treating or preventing tuberous
sclerosis complex (TSC) comprising administering to a subject in
need thereof a safe and effective amount of an alpha-helix mimetic
the present invention. Subjects having TSC typically develop
multiple focal lesions in the brain, heart, kidney and other
tissues (see, e.g., Gomez, M. R. Brain Dev. 17(suppl): 55-57
(1995)). Studies in mammalian cells have shown that overexpression
of TSC1 (which expresses hamartin) and TSC2 (which expresses
tuberin) negatively regulates cell proliferation and induces G1/S
arrest (see, e.g., Miloloza, A. et al., Hum. Mol. Genet. 9:
1721-1727 (2000)). Other studies have shown that hamartin and
tuberin function at the level of the .beta.-catenin degradation
complex, and more specifically that these proteins negatively
regulate .beta.-catenin stability and activity by participating in
the .beta.-catenin degradation complex (see, e.g., Mak, B. C., et
al. J. Biol. Chem. 278(8): 5947-5951, (2003)). .beta.-catenin is a
95-kDa protein that participates in cell adhesion through its
association with members of the membrane-bound cadherin family, and
in cell proliferation and differentiation as a key component of the
Wnt/Wingless pathway (see, e.g., Daniels, D. L., et al., Trends
Biochem. Sci 26: 672-678 (2001)). Misregulation of this pathway has
been shown to be oncogenic in humans and rodents. The present
invention provides compounds that modulate .beta.-catenin activity,
and particularly its interactions with other proteins, and
accordingly may be used in the treatment of TSC. Thus, in one
embodiment the invention treats TSC, i.e., administration of an
alpha-helix mimetic of the present invention to a subject having
TSC achieves a reduction in the severity, extent, or degree, etc.
of the TSC. In another embodiment the invention prevents TSC, i.e.,
administration of an alpha-helix mimetic of the present invention
to a subject that is anticipated to develop new or additional TSC
achieves a reduction in the anticipated severity, extent, or
degree, etc. of the TSC. Optionally, the subject is a mammalian
subject.
[0706] Compounds of the present invention also may inhibit the
expression of Wnt signalling. The Kaposi's sarcoma-associated
herpesvirus (KSHV) latency-associated nuclear antigen (LANA) is
expressed in all KSHV-associated tumors, including Kaposi's sarcoma
(KS) and .beta.-cell malignancies such as primary effusion lymphoma
(PEL) and multicentric Castleman's disease. Fujimuro, M. et al.,
Nature Medicine 9(3):300-306 (2003), have shown that LANA acts to
stabilize .beta.-catenin, apparently by redistribtution of the
negative regular GSK-3.beta.. The present invention provides
compounds and methods for inhibiting .beta.-catenin protein
interactions, e.g., .beta.-catenin/TCF complex formation. Thus, the
compounds of the present invention thwart the LANA-induced
accumulation of R-catenin/TCF complex and, at least in part, the
consequences of KSHV infection. Accordingly, another aspect of the
present invention provides a method of treating or preventing
conditions due to infection by Karposi's sarcoma-associated
herpesvirus (KSHV). Such conditions include KSHV-associated tumors,
including Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) and primary effusion lymphoma
(PEL). The method comprises administering to a subject in need
thereof a safe and effective amount of an alpha-helix mimetic the
present invention. In one embodiment the invention treats the
KSHV-associated tumor, i.e., administration of an alpha-helix
mimetic of the present invention to a subject having a
KSHV-associated tumor achieves a reduction in the severity, extent,
or degree, etc. of the tumor. In another embodiment the invention
prevents a KSHV-associated tumor, i.e., administration of an
alpha-helix mimetic of the present invention to a subject that is
anticipated to develop new or additional KSHV-associated tumors
achieves a reduction in the anticipated severity, extent, or
degree, etc. of the tumor. Optionally, the subject is a mammalian
subject.
[0707] LEF/TCF DNA-binding proteins act in concert with activated
.beta.-catenin (the product of Wnt signaling) to transactivate
downstream target genes. DasGupta, R. and Fuchs, E. Development
126(20):4557-68 (1999) demonstrated the importance of activated
LEF/TCF complexes at distinct times in hair development and cycling
when changes in cell fate and differentiation commitments take
place. Furthermore, in skin morphogenesis, .beta.-catenin has been
shown to be essential for hair follicle formation, its
overexpression causing the "furry" phenotype in mice (Gat, U., et
al. Cell 95:605-614 (1998) and Fuchs, E. Harvey Lect. 94:47-48
(1999). See also Xia, X. et al. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA
98:10863-10868 (2001). Compounds of the present invention have been
shown to inhibit the expression of Wnt signaling, and interfere
with formation of .beta.-catenin complexes. Accordingly, the
present invention provides a method for modulating hair growth
comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a safe and
effective amount of an alpha-helix mimetic the present invention,
where the amount is effective to modulate hair growth in the
subject. Optionally, the subject is a mammalian subject.
[0708] The present invention also provides compounds that may be
useful in treating or preventing Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's
disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease with progressive
dementia. This disease is accompanied by three main structural
changes in the brain, namely, i) intracellular protein deposits
(also known as neurofibrillary tangles, or NET), ii) extracellular
protein deposits termed amyloid plaques that are surrounded by
dystrophic neuritis, and iii) diffuse loss of neurons.
[0709] The compounds or compositions of the present invention may
rescue defects in neuronal differentiation caused by a presenilin-1
mutation and may decrease the number, or rate at which neuronal
precursor populations differentiate to neurons in Alzheimer's
brains. Presenilins are transmembrane proteins whose functions are
related to trafficking, turnover and cleavage of Notch and Amyloid
Precursor Protein. Missense mutations in presenilin-1 (PS-1) are
associated with early-onset familial Alzheimer's disease (Fraser et
al., Biochem. Soc. Symp. 67, 89 (2001)). The compounds of the
present invention may be applicable not only to individuals with
PS-1 familial Alzheimer's mutations, but also to general
Alzheimer's patients.
[0710] In addition, the present invention can provide a method for
treating or preventing Alzheimer's disease comprising administering
to a subject in need thereof a safe and effective amount of an
alpha-helix mimetic of the present invention, where the amount is
effective to treat or prevent Alzheimer's disease in the subject.
Treating Alzheimer's disease is understood to encompass reducing or
eliminating the manifestation of symptoms characteristic of
Alzheimer's disease, or delaying the progression of this disease.
Preventing Alzheimer's disease is understood to encompass
preventing or delaying the onset of this disease.
[0711] A subject in need of treatment may be a human or non-human
primate or other animal that is at various stages of Alzheimer's
disease. Methods for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease are known in
the art (see, e.g., Dinsmore, J. Am. Osteopath. Assoc. 99.9, Suppl.
p: S1-6, 1999; Kurz et al., J. Neural Transm. Suppl. 62: 127-33,
2002; Storey et al., Front Viosci. 7: e155-84, 2002; Marin et al.,
Geriatrics 57: 36-40, 2002; Kril and Halliday, Int. Rev. Neurobiol.
48: 167-217, 2001; Gurwitz, Trends Neurosci. 23: 386, 2000;
Muller-Spahn and Hock, Eur. Arch. Psychiatry Clin. Neurosci. 249
Suppl. 3: 37-42; Fox and Rossor, Rev. Neuro. (Paris) 155 Suppl. 4:
S33-7, 1999), including the use of neuropsychological measures,
functional imaging measures, biological markers, and autopsy of
brain tissue. A subject in need of prevention may be a human or
non-human primate or other animal that is at risk for developing
Alzheimer's disease, such as an individual having a mutation of
certain genes responsible for this disease (e.g., genes encoding
amyloid precursor protein, presenilin-1, and presenilin-2), and/or
a gene involved in the pathogenesis of this disease (e.g.,
apolipoprotein E gene) (Rocchi et al., Brain Res. Bull. 61: 1-24,
2003).
[0712] Compounds with structures as set forth in formula (I), (Ia),
(Ib), (Ic) or (Id) may be screened for their activities in treating
or preventing Alzheimer's disease by any appropriate methods known
in the art. Such screening may be initially performed using in
vitro cultured cells (e.g, PC-12 cells). Compounds capable of
rescuing defects in neuronal differentiation caused by a
presenilin-1 mutation may be further screened using various animal
models for Alzheimer's disease. Alternatively, compounds with
structures as set forth in formula (I), (Ia), (Ib), (Ic) or (Id)
may be directedly tested in animal models for Alzheimer's disease.
Many model systems are known in the art and may be used in the
present invention (see, e.g., Rowan et al., Philos. Trans. R. Soc.
Lond. B. Biol. Sci. 358: 821-8, 2003; Lemere et al., Neurochem.
Res. 28: 1017-27, 2003; Sant'Angelo et al., Neurochem. Res. 28:
1009-15, 2003; Weiner Harv. Rev. Psychiatry 4: 306-16, 1997). The
effects of the selected compounds on treating or preventing
Alzheimer's disease may be characterized or monitored by methods
known in the art for evaluating the progress of Alzheimer's
disease, including those described above for diagnosing this
disease.
[0713] The present invention also provides methods for promoting
neurite outgrowth. Such methods comprise the step of contacting a
neuron with a compound according to formula (I), (Ia), (Ib), (Ic)
or (Id) in an amount effective to promote neurite outgrowth. These
methods are useful in treating neurodegenerative diseases (e.g.,
glaucoma, macular degeneration, Parkinson's Disease, and
Alzheimer's disease) and injuries to nervous system. A compound
promotes neurite outgrowth if the neurite lengths of neurons are
statistically significantly longer in the presence of the compound
than those in the absence of the compound. Such a compound may be
identified using in vitro cultured cells (e.g, PC-12 cells,
neuroblastoma B104 cell) (Bitar et al., Cell Tissue Res. 298:
233-42, 1999; Pellitteri et al., Eur. J. Histochem. 45: 367-76,
2001; Satoh et al., Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 258: 50-3, 1999;
Hirata and Fujisawa, J. Neurobiol. 32:415-25, 1997; Chauvet et al.,
Glia 18: 211-23, 1996; Vetter and Bishop, Curr. Biol. 5: 168-78,
1994; Koo et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 90: 4748-52, 1993;
Skubitz et al., J. Cell Biol. 115: 1137-48, 1991; O'Shea et al.,
Neuron 7: 231-7, 1991; Rydel and Greene, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA
85: 1257-61, 1988) or using explants (Kato et al., Brain Res. 31:
143-7, 1983; Vanhems et al., Eur. J. Neurosci. 2: 776-82, 1990;
Carri et al., Int. J. Dev. Neurosci. 12: 567-78, 1994). Contacting
a neuron with a compound according to the present invention may be
carried out in vitro or in vivo. The resulting treated neuron, if
generated in vitro, may be transplanted into a tissue in need
thereof (Lacza et al., Brain Res. Protoc. 11: 145-54, 2003; Chu et
al., Neurosci. Lett 343: 129-33, 2003; Fukunaga et al., Cell
Transplant 8: 435-41, 1999).
[0714] The present invention also provides methods for promoting
differentiation of a neural stem cell comprising contacting a
neural stem cell with a compound according to formula (I), (Ia),
(Ib), (Ic) or (Id) in an amount effective to promote
differentiation of a neural stem cell. Such methods are also useful
in treating neurodegenerative diseases (e.g., glaucoma, macular
degeneration, Parkinson's Disease, and Alzheimer's disease) and
injuries to nervous system. "Neural stem cell" refers to a
clonogenic, undifferentiated, multipotent cell capable of
differentiating into a neuron, an astrocyte or an oligodendrocyte
under appropriate conditions. A compound promotes differentiation
of neural stem cells if neural stem cells exhibit a statistically
significantly higher degree of differentiation in the presence of
the compound than in the absence of the compound. Such a compound
may be identified using assays involving in vitro cultured stem
cells or animal models (Albranches et al., Biotechnol. Lett. 25:
725-30, 2003; Deng et al., Exp. Neurol. 182: 373-82, 2003;
Munoz-Elias et al., Stem Cells 21: 437-48, 2003; Kudo et al.,
Biochem. Pharmacol. 66: 289-95, 2003; Wan et al., Chin. Med. J.
116: 428-31, 2003; Kawamorita et al., Hum. Cell 15: 178-82, 2002;
Stavridis and Smith, Biochem. Soc. Trans. 31: 45-9, 2003; Pachenik
et al., Reprod. Nutr. Dev. 42: 317-26, 2002; Fukunaga et al.,
supra). The neural stem cell may be a cultured stem cell, a stem
cell freshly isolated from its source tissue, or a stem cell within
its source organism. Thus, contacting the neural stem cell with a
compound according to the present invention may be carried out
either in vitro (for a cultured or freshly isolated stem cell) or
in vivo (for a stem cell within its source organism). The resulting
differentiated neural cell, if generated in vitro, may be
transplanted into a tissue in need thereof (Lacza et al., supra;
Chu et al., supra; Fukunaga et al., supra). Such a tissue includes
a brain tissue or other nervous tissue that suffers from a trauma
or a neurodegenerative disease.
[0715] In an embodiment of the present invention, the compound(s)
of the present invention or pharmaceutical formulations containing
one or more compounds of the present invention are useful in the
treatment and/or prevention of fibrosis in general. Below is a
further description of examples of various types/forms of fibrosis
that are treatable with the compounds of the present invention.
[0716] Transforming growth factor .beta. (TGF-.beta.), a key
mediator in the development of fibrosis, is important in cell
proliferation and differentiation, apoptosis, and deposition of
extracellular matrix (ECM). TGF-.beta. signaling activates both the
Smad and AP-1 transcription pathways. TGF-.beta. in the airways of
patients with pulmonary fibrosis (PF) may function initially as a
"healing molecule" involved in the diminution of initial airway
inflammation and in tissue repair. However, with continued
inflammatory response such as may occur in PF, the balance may be
shifted, to excessive ECM deposition and development of airway
fibrosis.
[0717] Fibroproliferative diseases are generally caused by the
activation of resident stellate cells which are found in most
organs. This activation of stellate cells leads to their conversion
to myofibroblasts which display characteristics of muscle and
non-muscle cells. Activated stellate cells initiate inflammatory
signals, principally mediated through TGF-.beta.. Inflammatory
cytokines and mediators in addition to TGF-.beta., lead to
proliferation of myofibroblasts. Stellate-derived myofibroblasts
proliferate and replace healthy, functional organ cells with
extra-cellular matrix that exhibit muscle and connective tissue
traits. Ultimately, organ failure results when the nonfunctional
fibrotic honeycomb matrix replaces a critical number of healthy
cells.
[0718] The initial cause of fibrosis is believed to be the result
of injury or insult to organ tissues. This cellular injury to organ
tissues can often be traced to toxic or infectious agents.
Pulmonary fibrosis, or interstitial lung disease, is often the
result of smoking, chronic asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) or pneumonia. Fibrosis affects nearly all tissues
and organ systems. Non-limiting examples of disorders in which
fibrosis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality are listed
below.
Major-Organ Fibrosis
[0719] Interstitial lung disease (ILD) includes a wide range of
distinct disorders in which pulmonary inflammation and fibrosis are
the final common pathway of pathology. There are more than 150
causes of ILD, including sarcoidosis, silicosis, adverse drug
reactions, infections and collagen vascular diseases and systemic
sclerosis (scleroderma).
[0720] Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is the most common type
of ILD. Liver cirrhosis has similar causes to ILD, with viral
hepatitis, schistosomiasis and chronic alcoholism being the major
causes worldwide.
[0721] Kidney disease including diabetes can damage and scar the
kidneys, which leads to progressive loss of function. Untreated
hypertension can also contribute to the fibroproliferation of the
kidneys.
[0722] Heart disease associated with scar tissue can impair the
heart's pumping ability.
[0723] Eye disease includes macular degeneration and retinal and
vitreal retinopathy can impair vision.
[0724] Chronic pancreatitis is an irreversible disease of the
pancreas characterized by chronic inflarmmnation and fibrosis which
leads to the loss of endocrine and exocrine function.
[0725] Fibroproliferative disorders include systemic and local
scleroderma. Scleroderma is a chronic connective tissue disease
that may be localized or systemic, and may have an affect in many
organs and tissues of the body.
[0726] Keloids and hypertrophic scars, which can occur after
surgery, traumatic wounds, burns, or even scratches. They manifest
as an overgrowth of scar tissue at the site of injury.
[0727] Atherosclerosis and restenosis. Restenosis refers to the
re-narrowing of a coronary artery after angioplasty to treat
atherosclerosis. Scarring associated with trauma can be associated
with overgrowth of scar tissue at the site of the trauma-related
injury. Surgical complications can lead to fibrosis in any organ in
which scar tissue and fibroproliferation result from the surgical
procedures.
[0728] Chemotherapy induced fibrosis can occur in, for example, the
lungs following chemotherapy, manifests as pulmonary fibrosis, and
can be severe enough to require lung transplant, even in cases
where the underlying malignancy did not affect the lungs.
[0729] Radiation-induced fibrosis (RIF) is a serious and common
complication of radiation therapy that may cause chronic pain,
neuropathy, limited movement of joints, and swelling of the lymph
nodes. It occurs most often in breast, head, neck, and connective
tissues. RIF may develop from 4-6 months to 1-2 years following
exposure to radiation therapy, and it becomes more severe over
time. Risk factors for developing RIF include high radiation dose,
large volumes of tissue exposed to radiation, and radiation
combined with surgery, chemotherapy, or both.
[0730] Burns can lead to fibrosis when there is an overproduction
of ECM proteins. Excessive ECM deposition causes the tissue to
become fibrotic.
Pulmonary Fibrosis
[0731] Pulmonary fibrosis destroys the lung's ability to transport
oxygen and other gases into or out of the blood. This disease
modifies the delicate and elastic tissues of the lung, changing
these tissues into thicker, stiff fibrous tissue. This change or
replacement of the original tissue is similar to the permanent
scarring that can occur to other damaged tissues. Scarring of the
lung reduces the lung's ability to allow gases to pass (i.e.
oxygen, carbon dioxide) into or out of the blood. Gradually, the
air sacs of the lungs become replaced by fibrotic tissue. When the
scar forms, the tissue becomes thicker causing an irreversible loss
of the tissue's ability to transfer oxygen into the bloodstream.
Symptoms include shortness of breath, particularly with exertion;
chronic dry, hacking cough; fatigue and weakness; discomfort in the
chest; loss of appetite; and rapid weight loss.
[0732] Several causes of pulmonary fibrosis are known and they
include occupational and environmental exposures. Many jobs,
particularly those that involve mining or that expose workers to
asbestos or metal dusts, can cause pulmonary fibrosis. Workers
doing these kinds of jobs may inhale small particles (like silica
dusts or asbestos fibers) that can damage the lungs, especially the
small airways and air sacs, and cause the scarring associated with
fibrosis. Agricultural workers also can be affected. Some organic
substances, such as moldy hay, cause an allergic reaction in the
lung. This reaction is called Farmer's Lung and can cause pulmonary
fibrosis. Other fumes found on farms are directly toxic to the
lungs.
[0733] Another cause is Sarcoidosis, a disease characterized by the
formation of granulomas (areas of inflammatory cells), which can
attack any area of the body but most frequently affects the
lungs.
[0734] Certain medicines may have the undesirable side effect of
causing pulmonary fibrosis, as can radiation, such as treatment for
breast cancer. Connective tissue or collagen diseases such as
systemic sclerosis are also associated with pulmonary fibrosis.
Although genetic and familial factors may be involved, this cause
is not as common as the other causes listed above.
[0735] In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), connective
tissue proliferation and fibrosis can characterize severe COPD.
COPD can develop as a result of smoking or chronic asthma.
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)
[0736] When all known causes of interstitial lung disease have been
ruled out, the condition is called "idiopathic" (of unknown origin)
pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Over 83,000 Americans are living with
IPF, and more than 31,000 new cases develop each year. This
debilitating condition involves scarring of the lungs. The lungs'
air sacs develop scar, or fibrotic tissue, which gradually
interferes with the body's ability to transfer the oxygen into the
bloodstream, preventing vital organs and tissue from obtaining
enough oxygen to function normally.
[0737] There are several theories as to what may cause IPF,
including viral illness and allergic or environmental exposure
(including tobacco smoke). These theories are still being
researched. Bacteria and other microorganisms are not thought to be
the cause of IPF. There is also a familial form of the disease,
known as familial idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Additional
research is being done to determine whether there is a genetic
tendency to develop the disease, as well as to determine other
causes of IPF.
[0738] Patients with IPF suffer similar symptoms to those with
pulmonary fibrosis when their lungs lose the ability to transfer
oxygen into the bloodstream. The symptoms include shortness of
breath, particularly during or after physical activity; spasmodic,
dry cough; gradual, unintended weight loss; fatigue and weakness;
chest discomfort; clubbing, or enlargement of the ends of the
fingers (or sometimes the toes) due to a buildup of tissue. These
symptoms can greatly reduce IPF patients' quality of life.
Pulmonary rehabilitation, and oxygen therapy can reduce the
lifestyle-altering effects of IPF, but do not provide a cure.
[0739] In order to develop a treatment for fibrotic disease, it is
important to focus on the common pathway to the ultimate pathology
that is shared by the disease states, regardless of cause or of
tissue in which it is manifested. Several components of the
causative pathway are discussed below, particularly in relation to
the role of .beta.-catenin.
Other Pathological Conditions
[0740] Survivin, an inhibitor of apoptosis, is implicated in
pulmonary hypertension. CK2 kinase activity has been shown to
promote cell survival by increasing survivin expression via
0-catenin TCF/LEF-mediated transcription. Tapia, 1C. et al., Proc.
Nat. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 103: 15079-84 (2006). This pathway therefore
provides another opportunity to utilize the present compounds to
alter the .beta.-catenin-mediated gene transcription processes.
[0741] McMurtry, M. S. et al., J. Clin. Invest. 115:1461-1463
(2005) reported that survivin was expressed in the pulmonary
arteries of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension, but not
in the pulmonary arteries of patients without pulmonary arterial
hypertension. Comparable results were found in rats treated with
monocrotaline to induce pulmonary arterial hypertension. In the
rats, survival was prolonged and the pulmonary arterial
hypertension was reversed by gene therapy with inhalation of an
adenovirus carrying a survivin mutant with dominant-negative
properties.
[0742] Survivin expression is upregulated in hyperproliferative
neovasculature (Simosa, H. F. et al., J. Vase. Surg. 41:682-690,
2005). Survivin was specifically expressed in human other sclerotic
plaque and stenotic vein grafts. In a rabbit model of hyperplasia
after balloon injury of iliofemoral arteries, treatment with a
phosphorylation-defective survivin mutant vector reduced the
neointimal area. The correlation between survinin expression and
regulation of a smooth muscle cell phenotype after vascular injury
points to survivin as a target for therapy in treating vascular
disease.
[0743] Survivin is amenable to targeting by administration of a
compound disclosed herein via one or more of the routes as
described herein. Without being bound by a particular mode of
action, the compounds disclosed herein can be administered in the
form of coated stents, for example in connection with angioplasty.
The methods for preparing coated stents are described in the art
and would be modified as needed for use with the compounds of the
invention. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 7,097,850 discloses and
teaches methods of coating a stent with a variety of bioactive
compounds. U.S. Pat. No. 7,087,078 discloses methods of preparing a
stent with at least one active ingredient. Both coronary and
peripheral stents are amenable to incorporating one or more
compounds disclosed herein. Further teachings regarding drug-coated
stents is available in Grube, E. et al., Herz 29:162-6 (2004) and
W. L. Hunter, Adv Drug Deliv Rev. 58:347-9 (2006).
[0744] Bone marrow cells contribute to transplant-associated
atherosclerosis (Sata, M., Trends Cardiovasc. Med. 13:249-253,
2003). Bone marrow cells also contribute to the pathogenesis of
lesion formation after mechanical vascular injury (Sata, M. et al.,
Nat. Med. 8:403-409, 2002). Thus, by treating atherosclerosis and
vascular damage with one of more compounds of the invention,
reduction in vascular lesion formation can be accomplished.
[0745] Survivin also plays a role in vein graft hyperplasia (Wang,
G. J. et al., Arterioscler. Thromb. Vase. Biol. 25:2091-2087,
2005). Bypass grafts often develop intimal hyperplasia, a
fibroproliferative lesion characterized by intimal thickening.
Rabbit vein grafts were treated with adenoviral survivin
constructs. Transgene expression was demonstrated in all the
adenovirus-treated grafts. Treatment with a dominant negative
mutant adenovirus decreased cellular proliferation in the early
phase of graft remodeling. The data provide evidence for an
important role of survivin in the regulation of vein graft
remodeling in this system as well, and further support a role for
the compounds of the invention in conjunction with bypass
grafts.
[0746] Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a disease that occurs in
some patients with tuberous sclerosis complex (Moss, J. et al., Am.
J. Respir. Crit Care Med. 163:669-671, 2001).
[0747] Cystic lung disease in LAM is characterized by abnormal
smooth muscle cell proliferation. Compounds disclosed herein are
expected to find use in regulating and alleviating the cell
proliferation, thus moderating the clinical symptoms.
The Role of TGF-.beta.
[0748] In pulmonary fibrosis, the normally thin lung tissue is
replaced with thick, coarse scar tissue that impairs the flow of
oxygen into the blood and leads to a loss of lung function. A
growing body of research suggests that excess TGF-.beta. is the
immediate cause of the fibrosis. This over-expression of TGF-.beta.
has been shown to cause pulmonary fibrosis in mice. An abnormally
high TGF-.beta. signal causes healthy epithelial cells in the lung
to die via apoptosis. Cell death leads to the replacement of
healthy lung tissue by thick, poor functioning scar tissue.
Apoptosis of healthy epithelial cells is required prior to the
development of pulmonary fibrosis (Elias et al). One form of
treatment of fibrotic lung disorders involves administering drugs
that specifically inhibit TGF-.beta., which in turn blocks
apoptosis, preventing the formation of fibrotic tissue in the lung.
However, for reasons discussed below, TGF-.beta. itself may not be
an ideal therapeutic target.
[0749] TGF-.beta. is a member of the transforming growth factor
-superfamily which consists of secreted polypeptide signaling
molecules involved in cell proliferation and differentiation,
apoptosis, deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM) and cell
adhesion. TGF-.beta. is a potent inhibitor of cell growth, and has
immunosuppressive properties. However, TGF-.beta. also causes the
deposition of ECM components leading to fibrosis. A role for
TGF-.beta. as a key mediator in the development of fibrosis relates
to its ability to act as a chemoattractant for fibroblasts,
stimulate fibroblast procollagen gene expression/collagen protein
synthesis, and inhibit collagen breakdown. TGF-.beta. further
stabilizes the ECM by inhibiting the expression of ECM proteases
and stimulating the expression of ECM protease inhibitors. The
fibrinolysis system is essential in ECM accumulation and fibrosis.
Inhibition of fibrinolysis results in the accumulation of fibrin
and ECM. Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) is the key
inhibitor of fibrinolysis. The PAI-promoter contains several
transcription factor binding sites including an AP-1 and Smad
binding elements that promote PAI-1 induction by TGF-.beta.. PAI-1
is the primary inhbitor of both tissue-type (TPA) and
urokinase-type plasminogen (uPA) activator. Thus, TGF-.beta. and
PAI-1 work in tandem to produce the characteristic tissue of
fibrosis.
[0750] In the bleomycin-induced model of pulmonary fibrosis (PF),
mice in which the PAI-1 gene is deleted are protected from
developing PF. Additionally, adenovirus-mediated transfer of the
uPA gene to the lung significantly reduces the production of lung
hydroxyproline and attenuated the bleomycin-induced increase in
lung collagen, both hallmarks of fibrosis. The TGF-.beta. signaling
pathway is complex. TGF-.beta. family members bind to specific
pairs of receptor serine/threonine kinases. Upon binding, the
ligand acts to assemble two type I and two type II receptors into a
complex. The type II receptor phosphorylates the type I receptor
that subsequently phosphorylates the intracellular substrates Smad
2 and Smad 3. This complex then binds Smad 4 and translocates to
the nucleus for signal propagation. TGF-(can also activate AP-1
transcription via the MAPK pathway. TGF-.beta. may originally act
as a "healing molecule" in the lung or liver after initial
inflammation and injury to the tissue. However, with continued
inflammation/injury the balance may be shifted to excessive
fibroproliferation and ECM deposition, leading to an "endless
healing" process and development of fibrosis. Thus, complete
inhibition of TGF-.beta. could initially undermine the healing
process.
[0751] TGF-.beta. is highly expressed in airway epithelium and
macrophages of small airways in patients with COPD. Using
anti-inflammatory therapies, such as corticosteroids and
interferon-.gamma., to treat PF has been disappointing due to
variable efficacy and significant adverse effects. Therefore, an
important goal is to identify small molecules that interact with
previously identified molecular pathways (i.e. TGF-.beta.
signaling) involved in the development of fibrosis to prevent the
progression or reverse the fibrosis seen in patients.
Wnt Signaling and Human Disease
[0752] Vertebrate Wnt proteins are homologues of the Drosophila
wingless gene and have been shown to play important roles in
regulating cell differentiation, proliferation, and polarity.
Cadijan, K. M. et al., Genes Dev. 11:3286-3305 (1997); Parr, B. A.
et al., Curr. Opin. Genet. Dev. 4:523-528 (1994); Smalley, M. J. et
al., Cancer Met. Rev. 18:215-230 (1999); and Willert, K. et al.,
Curr. Opin. Genet. Dev. 8:95-102 (1998). Wnt proteins are
cysteine-rich secreted glycoproteins that signal through at least
three known pathways. The best understood of these, commonly called
the canonical pathway, involves binding of Wnt proteins to frizzled
cell surface receptors and low-density lipoprotein cell surface
co-receptors, thereby inhibiting glycogensynthase kinase 313
(GSK-313) phosphorylation of the cytoskeletal protein Q-catenin.
This hypophosphorylated .beta.-catenin is then translocated to the
nucleus, where it binds to members of the LEF/TCF family of
transcription factors. Binding of .beta.-catenin converts LEF/TCF
factors from repressors to activators, thereby switching on
cell-specific gene transcription. The other two pathways that Wnt
proteins can signal through either activate calmodulin kinase II
and protein kinase C (known as the Wnt/Ca++ pathway) or jun
N-terminal kinase (also known as the planar cell polarity
pathway).
[0753] Several components of the Wnt pathway have been implicated
in tumorigenesis in humans and mice, and studies of those have in
turn identified a role for .beta.-catenin. Wnt1 was first
identified from a retroviral integration in mice that caused
mammary tumors. Tsukamoto, A. S. et al., Cell 55:619-625 (1988);
and Jue, S. F. et al., Mol. Cell. Biol. 12:321-328 (1992).
Overexpression of protein kinase CK2 in the mammary gland, which
potentiates R-catenin-dependent Wnt signaling, also increases the
incidence of mammary tumors in transgenic mice. Landesman-Bollag,
E. et al., Oncogene 20:3247-3257 (2001); and Song, D. H. et al., J.
Biol. Chem. 275:23790-23797 (2000). Gut epithelia has revealed the
most extensive correlation between Wnt signaling and tumorigenesis.
Several reports have described mutations in .beta.-catenin itself
in some colon tumors and these mutations occur in or near the
GSK-313 phosphorylation sites. Polakis, P. et al., Adv. Exp. Med.
Biol. 470:23-32 (1999); and Morin, P. J. et al., Science
275:1787-1790 (1997). Chilosi and colleagues (Chilosi, M. et al.,
Am. J. Pathol. 162:1497-1502, 2003) investigated -catenin mutations
in IPF patients but did not identify any. This is consistent with a
mechanism in which the aberrant activation of the Wnt pathway is a
response and not a cause of IPF.
Lung Development and Wnt Signaling
[0754] In the mouse, the lung arises from the primitive foregut
endoderm starting at approximately E9.5 during mouse development.
(Warburton, D. et al., Mech. Dev. 92:55-81, 2000). This primitive
epithelium is surrounded by mesodermally derived multipotent
mesenchymal cells, which in time will differentiate into several
cell lineages including bronchial and vascular smooth muscle,
pulmonary fibroblasts, and endothelial cells of the vasculature.
During gestation, the airway epithelium evolves and grows through a
process termed branching morphogenesis. This process results in the
three-dimensional arborized network of airways required to generate
sufficient surface area for postnatal respiration. Mouse embryonic
lung development can be divided into at least four stages:
embryonic (E9.5 to E12.5), pseudoglandular (E12.5 to E16.0),
canalicular (E16.0 to E17.5), and saccular/alveolar (E17.5 to
postnatal).
[0755] During development, epithelial-mesenchymal signaling plays
an important role in the regulation of both epithelial and
mesenchymal cell differentiation and development. Several important
signaling molecules are expressed in the airway epithelium and
signal to the adjacent mesenchyme including members of the bone
morphogenetic family (BMP-4), transforming growth factor family
(TGF-.beta.1, -2), and sonic hedgehog (SHH). In turn, the
mesenchyme expresses several signaling molecules such as FGF-7, -9,
and -10, important for lung epithelial development and
proliferation. Gain of function and loss of function experiments in
mice have demonstrated an important role for each of these factors
in regulating lung epithelial and mesenchymal proliferation and
differentiation. Bellusci, S., et al., Development 1997,
124:4867-4878; Simonet, W. S., et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA
1995, 92:12461-12465; Clark, J C., et al., Am. J. Physiol. 2001,
280:L705-L715; Min, R., et al., Genes Dev. 1998, 12:3156-3161;
Motoyama, I., et al., Nat. Genet. 1998, 20:54-57; Litingtung, Y, et
al., Nat. Genet. 1998, 20:58-61; Pepicelli, C. V., et al., Curr.
Biol. 1998, 8:1083-1086; Weaver, M., et al., Development 1999,
126:4005-4015.
[0756] Wnt signaling also plays a role during lung development.
Several Wnt genes are expressed in the developing and adult lung
including Wnt2, Wnt2b/13, Wnt7b, Wnt5a, and Wntll. Kispert, A., et
al., Development 1996, 122:3627-3637; Lin, Y., et al., Dev. Dyn.
2001, 222:26-39; Monkley, S. l., et al., Development 1996,
122:3343-3353; Yamaguchi, T. P., et al., Development 1999,
126:1211-1223; Weidenfeld, J., et al., J. Biol. Chem. 2002,
277:21061-21070. Of these, Wnt5a and Wnt7b are expressed at high
levels exclusively in the developing airway epithelium during lung
development. Wnt2, Wnt5a, and Wnt7b have been inactivated through
homologous recombination in mice. Wnt2-null mice do not display an
overt lung phenotype and Wnt5a null mice have late-stage lung
maturation defects, corresponding to expression of Wnt5a later in
lung development. (Monkley, (1996); Li, C. et al., Dev. Biol.
248:68-81 (2000). Inactivation of Wnt7b results in either early
embryo demise because of defects in extra-embryonic tissues or
perinatal demise because of defects in lung development. Parr, B.
A., et al., Dev. Biol. 237:324-332 (2001); Shu, W. et al.,
Development 129:4831-4842 (2002)). These lung defects include
decreased mesenchymal proliferation, lung hypoplasia caused by
reduced branching, and pulmonary vascular smooth muscle defects
leading to blood vessel hemorrhage in the lung (Shu, W. (2002)).
Thus, Wnt signaling regulates important aspects of both epithelial
and mesenchymal development during gestation, likely through both
autocrine and paracrine signaling mechanisms.
[0757] Accumulation of nuclear .beta.-catenin has been observed in
both epithelial and mesenchymal (myofibroblasts) cell lineages in
adult human lung. Other reports support these observations during
mouse lung development. (Tebar, R., et al., Mech. Dev. 109:437-440
(2001)). Type 2 pneumocytes appear to express high levels of
.beta.-catenin both in the embryo and in the adult. (Tebar, 2001).
Type 2 cells are precursors of type 1 cells, which form the thin
diffusible stratum important for gas exchange in the lung. Type 2
cells have been shown to re-enter the cell cycle, grow, and
differentiate into type 1 cells in some models of lung
re-epithelialization. (Borok, Z. et al., Am. J. Respir. Cell Mol.
Biol. 12:50-55 (1995); Danto, S. I. et al., Am. J. Respir. Cell
Mol. Biol. 12:497-502 (1995)).
[0758] Importantly, type 2 cells proliferate excessively during
idiopathic fibrosis (IPF) and other proliferative lung diseases,
and increased nuclear .beta.-catenin in these cells suggests that
Wnt signaling regulates this proliferation. (Kawanami, O., et al.,
Lab. Invest. 46:39-53 (1982); Kasper, M. et al., Histol.
Histopathol. 11:463-483 (1996)). Increased proliferation of type 2
cells in IPF may also inhibit their differentiation into type 1
cells because excessive proliferation is often antagonistic to
cellular differentiation. In this context, it is important to note
that expression of certain important transcriptional and signaling
regulators in the lung decreases with gestational age. Forced
overexpression of some of these such as BMP-4, GATA6, and Foxa2
results in aberrant lung development that exhibits many aspects of
arrested lung epithelial maturity. (Weaver, 1999; Koutsourakis, M.
et al., Mech. Dev. 105: 105-114, 2001; Zhou, L. et al., Dev. Dyn.
210:305-314, 1997). Thus, a careful balance of the correct spatial
and temporal expression of certain regulatory genes is required for
normal lung development, and improper activation of these pathways
can result in severe defects in epithelial differentiation.
[0759] Nuclear .beta.-catenin is found in the mesenchyme adjacent
to the airway epithelium (Chilosi, 2003), and this is significant
especially because these cells appear to be myofibroblastic in
nature and may contribute to bronchial and vascular smooth muscle
in the lung. Although Wnt signals in these mesenchymal cells could
be autocrine in nature, it is just as likely that the mesenchymal
cells are responding to a paracrine signal from the airway
epithelium where Wnts such as Wnt5a and Wnt7b are expressed. In
this way, the epithelium may be responsible for causing the
aberrant activation of Wnt signaling in adjacent mesenchyme,
leading to increased fibrosis and damage to the lung. This is
particularly relevant because of the increase in the number of type
2 cells in the airways of IPF patients. This may also be reflective
of a switch to an embryonic phenotype in the alveolus, where type 1
cells are rare. In turn, this would result in an increase in
expression of several genes, including Wnts such as Wnt7b, whose
expression is dramatically down-regulated in postnatal development.
(Weidenfeld, 2002; Shu, 2002.) The increased level of Wnts may
inhibit the proper differentiation of more mature alveolar cells
such as type 1 cells, impairing the repair process.
[0760] Because nuclear translocation of .beta.-catenin is a result
of Wnt signaling activity, its presence in cells such as distal
airway epithelium and in mesenchyme adjacent to airway. epithelium
suggests that epithelial-mesenchymal Wnt signaling is active and
likely plays an important role during both lung development and
disease states such as IPF.
Regulation of Cell-Matrix Interactions by Wnt Signaling
[0761] A link has been shown between Wnt signaling and regulation
of cell-matrix interactions including cell adhesion and migration.
In particular, Wnt signaling has been shown to affect cell motility
and invasiveness of melanoma cells. (Weeraratna, A. T. et al.,
Cancer Cell 1:279-288 (2002)). In this system, melanoma cells
overexpressing Wnt5a displayed increased adhesiveness, which
correlated to a reorganized actin cytoskeleton (Weer, 2002). These
data suggest that Wnt5a expression correlates directly with the
metastatic ability of melanoma tumors. In IPF lung tissue (Chilosi,
2003), the important extracellular matrix metalloproteinase
matrilysin was overexpressed in some of the cells containing high
levels of nuclear .beta.-catenin. This is supported by previous
studies showing that matrilysin is a molecular target of Wnt
signaling. (Crawford, H. C., Oncogene 18:2883-2891, 1999).
Matrilysin has been linked to a role in carcinogenesis both in
intestinal and endometrial tumors. Increased matrilysin expression
strongly correlates with increased nuclear .beta.-catenin
expression and inhibition of this nuclear translocation results in
decreased matrilysin expression. (Crawford, 1999). Without being
bound by a specific hypothesis, the mechanism may involve increased
degradation of the extracellular matrix from increased matrilysin
expression, leading to decreased cell adhesion and increased cell
motility. In IPF, this might reduce the ability of both epithelial
and mesenchymal cells to properly restructure the alveolar
architecture after injury. In addition, extracellular matrix
integrity may be required for type 1 cell differentiation, because
of their flattened morphology and the very large surface area that
they cover in the alveolus. This process may contribute to an
increase in type 2 cell proliferation, which in turn could decrease
type 1 cell differentiation.
Wnt Signaling and IPF
[0762] Without being bound by a specific hypothesis, several models
could explain the finding that Wnt signaling is aberrantly
activated in IPF. First, unregulated activation of the Wnt
signaling pathway could be a physiological response to either lung
injury or the repair process, possibly because of the requirement
of the Wnt pathway for proliferation in cells such as type 2
alveolar epithelium and adjoining myofibroblasts. In this model,
Wnt signaling should deactivate once the repair process is
complete, leading to a return to normal proliferation. In the
second model, aberrant Wnt signaling is the initiating event
leading to increased cell proliferation in type 2 cells, which may
inhibit their ability to differentiate into type 1 cells and
restructure the alveolar architecture properly. Either
injury-induced or spontaneous mutations in certain components of
the canonical Wnt pathway or in regulatory molecules that regulate
this pathway may result in this dysregulation of cell
proliferation. The fact that nuclear .beta.-catenin is up-regulated
in other lung proliferative diseases suggests that the previous
data (Chilosi, 2003) may be a response and not a primary causative
event in IPF. Moreover, the unregulated proliferation in type 2
cells and mesenchymal fibroblasts along with the increased presence
of nuclear .beta.-catenin suggests that the Wnt pathway is
continuously stimulated in lung diseases such as IPF and that
inhibitors of Wnt signaling may provide a means to control this
proliferation. Increased nuclear .beta.-catenin was detected in the
mesenchyme adjacent to the airway epithelium, described as
myofibroblasts (Chilosi, 2003). These myofibroblasts can induce
apoptosis in neighboring epithelial cells in vitro and in vivo,
probably through degradation of the extracellular matrix (Ubal, B.
D. et al., Am. J. Physiol. 275:L1192-L1199, 1998; Dhal, B. D. et
al., Am. J. Physiol. 269:L819-L822, 1995; Selman, M. et al., Am. J.
Physiol. 279:L562-L574, 2000). In addition, in IPF there appears to
be either a lack of re-epithelialization or an increase in type 2
cells with little if any maturation of type 1 cells, leading to
injured areas with exposed mesodermal components or
re-epithelialized with immature type 2 cells. Since it has been
demonstrated that type 2 cells express high levels of TGF-.beta.1,
which is a profibrotic cytokine, in IPF either scenario would
inhibit the proper re-epithelialization of these injured areas,
causing more fibrosis (Kapanci, Y., et al., Am. J. Respir. Crit.
Care Med. 152:2163-2169, 1995; Khalil, N., et al., Am. 1. Respir.
Cell Mol. Biol. 5: 155-162, 1991). This process could go unchecked
and eventually lead to massive changes in tissue architecture,
eventual tissue destruction, and loss of lung function.
[0763] Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) is a 36 to 38 kD
cysteine-rich peptide containing 349 amino acids. It belongs to the
CCN (CTGF, cyr 61/cef 10, nov) family of growth factors. The gene
for CTGF was originally cloned from a human umbilical endothelial
cell cDNA library. CTGF has been detected in endothelial cells,
fibroblasts, cartilaginous cells, smooth muscle cells, and some
cancer cell lines. Earlier studies revealed that TGF-.beta.1
increases CTGF mRNA markedly in human foreskin fibroblasts. PDGF,
EGF, and FGF were also shown to induce CTGF expression, but their
effects were only transient and weak.
[0764] Connective tissue growth factor has diverse bioactivities.
Depending on cell types, CTGF was shown to trigger mitogenesis,
chemotaxis, ECM production, apoptosis, and angiogenesis. In earlier
studies, CTGF was noted to have mitogenic and chemotactic effects
on fibroblasts. CTGF was also reported to enhance the mRNA
expression of .alpha.1(I) collagen, fibronectin, and as integrin in
fibroblasts. The finding that TGF-.beta. increases CTGF synthesis
and that TGF-.beta. and CTGF share many functions is consistent
with the hypothesis that CTGF is a downstream mediator of
TGF-.beta..
[0765] The mechanism by which CTGF exerts its effects on cells,
especially its signal transduction, is still unclear. CTGF was
reported to bind to the surface of fibroblasts with high affinity,
and this binding was competed with recombinant PDGF BB. This
suggests that CTGF binds to a certain class of PDGF receptors, or
that there is some cross reactivity of PDGF BB with CTGF
receptors.
[0766] Connective tissue growth factor mRNA has been detected in
fibroblasts of sclerotic lesions of patients with systemic
sclerosis. In patients with localized scleroderma, CTGF mRNA was
detected in fibroblasts in tissues from sclerotic stage more than
the inflammatory stage, which suggests a close correlation between
CTGF and fibrosis. Similar results were also obtained in keloid and
other fibrotic diseases. Subsequently, expression of CTGF has been
reported in a variety of fibrosis, such as liver fibrosis,
pulmonary fibrosis, and heart fibrosis.
[0767] CTGF is also implicated in dermal fibrosis of scleroderma.
However, the detailed role of CTGF in fibrosis is still unclear.
Further studies are needed to clarify this point.
[0768] The CCN family comprises cysteine-rich 61 (CYR61/CCN1),
connective tissue growth factor (CTGF/CCN2), nephroblastoma
overexpressed (NOV/CCN3), and Wnt-induced secreted proteins-1
(WISP-1/CCN4), -2 (WISP-2/CCN5) and -3 (WISP-3/CCN6). These
proteins stimulate mitosis, adhesion, apoptosis, extracellular
matrix production, growth arrest and migration of multiple cell
types. Many of these activities probably occur through the ability
of CCN proteins to bind and activate cell surface integrins.
[0769] Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) has been identified
as a potential target of Wnt and BMP signaling. It has been
confirmed by microarray results, and demonstrated that CTGF was
up-regulated at the early stage of B:MP9 and Wnt3A stimulations and
that Wnt3A-regulated CTGF expression was
.beta.-catenin-dependent.
[0770] Each of the above conditions can benefit from treatment with
one or more compounds of the present invention. Each of the types
of fibrosis described above can be treated with one or more
compounds of the present invention.
[0771] The following non-limiting examples illustrate the
compounds, compositions, and methods of use of this invention.
EXAMPLES
[0772] The present invention will be further specifically explained
with reference to examples. However, the scope of the present
invention is not limited to the following examples. In the
examples, for thin layer chromatography (TLC), Precoated Silica Gel
60 F254 (produced by Merck, product number: 5715-1M) was used.
After development with chloroform:methanol (1:0 to 1:1) or ethyl
acetate:hexane (1:0 to 0:1), spots were observed by UV irradiation
(254 nm) or color development with ninhydrine or phosphomoribdic
acid solution in ethanol. For drying organic solvent, anhydrous
magnesium sulfate or anhydrous sodium sulfate was used. As for
column chromatography, the indication of "Buch" means use of Buch
sepacore preparative chromatography system (produced by Buch), and
one or several columns selected from cartridge columns
Si6M-12.times.75 mm, 12.times.150 mm, 40.times.75 mm and
40.times.150 mm produced by the same manufacturer depending on the
amount of sample. As for column chromatography, the indication of
"Purif" means use of Moritex Purif preparative chromatography
system (produced by Moritex), and one or several columns selected
from cartridge columns 20, 35, 60, 200 and 400 produced by the same
manufacturer were used depending on the amount of sample. For flash
column chromatography, Silica gel 60N (spherical shape, neutral, 40
to 100 .mu.m, produced by Kanto Chemicals) was used. Preparative
thin layer chromatography (hereinafter abbreviated as "PTLC") was
performed by using one or several plates of PLC Plate Silica Gel 60
F254 (20.times.20 cm, thickness: 2 mm, concentration zone: 4 cm,
produced by Merck, product number: 13793-1M) were used depending on
the amount of sample.
[0773] The indication of "LCMS" means that mass spectrum was
measured by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC/MS).
Platform-LC type mass spectrometry apparatus ZQ2000 (produced by
Micromass) was used as the mass spectrometer, and the measurement
was performed by the electrospray ionization (ESI) method. As a
liquid chromatography apparatus, an apparatus produced by waters
was used. As a separation column, Develosil C30-UG-5 (50.times.4.6
mm, Nomura Kagaku Co., Ltd.) for method "A" or Agilent ZOBAX SB-C
(2.1.times.50 mm, Agilent) in the tables mentioned below was used.
Elution was performed at a flow rate of 1 ml/minute, and Solution
A=water [containing 0.1% (v/v) formic acid] and Solution
B=acetonitrile [containing 0.1% (v/v) formic acid] for method "A"
were used as solvents.
[0774] In the tables mentioned below, data indicated by "RT" mean
data of liquid chromatography retention time. In the columns of
"Mass", data of mass spectrometry were shown (the indication "N.D"
means that no molecular ion peak was detected). In the columns of
"method", elution conditions of the liquid chromatography are
described. For the indication of retention time in the liquid
chromatography, the indication "A" for elution condition means that
measurement was performed by elution with a linear gradient of 5 to
100% (v/v) Solution B from 0 minute to 5 minutes and then with 100%
Solution B until 6 minutes.
[0775] In the tables, the compounds having inhibitory activity more
than 50% at the concentration of 10 microM(.mu.M) determined by
reporter gene assay are shown below.
Reporter Gene Assay
[0776] Screening for inhibitory action of the Wnt signaling pathway
was carried out according to the following procedure using the
stably transfected cell line Hek-293, STF1.1 [0777] Growth Medium:
DMEM, 10% FBS, Pen-Strep, supplemented with 400 .mu.g/mL G418 to
maintain selection of SuperTOPFLASH driven Luciferase gene [0778]
1. On the day prior to assay, split cells into a white opaque
96-well plate at 20,000 cells per well in 200 .mu.l of complete
growth medium [0779] 2. Incubate the plate overnight at 37.degree.
C., 5% CO.sub.2 and allow the cells to attach [0780] 3. Next day,
prepare the inhibitors to be tested in complete growth medium,
without G418, at 2.times. the desired final concentration (all
conditions are done in duplicates) [0781] 4. Carefully remove the
old medium from each well using a multiple pipettor [0782] 5. Add
50 .mu.l of fresh growth medium (without G148) containing the
inhibitor to each well [0783] 6. Be sure to include 2 wells
containing medium only, 2 wells for stimulation control, 2 wells
for DMSO control, and wells for the positive control ICG-001 (2, 5,
and 10 micromolar) [0784] 7. Once all inhibitors and controls are
added, incubate the plate for 1 hour at 37.degree. C., 5% CO.sub.2
[0785] 8. While plate is incubating, prepare fresh 20 mM LiCl in
complete growth medium (without G418) [0786] 9. After 1 hour,
remove plate from incubator and add 50 .mu.l of the medium
containing 20 mM LiCl to each well, except for the two wells of the
unstimulated control (add 50 .mu.l of just complete medium) [0787]
10. Incubate the plate for 24 hours at 37.degree. C., 5% CO.sub.2
[0788] 11. After 24 hours, add 100 .mu.l of BrightGlo (Promega,
Cat. #: G7573) to each well [0789] 12. Shake plate for 5 minutes to
ensure complete lysis [0790] 13. Read plate on the Packard
TopCount
[0791] Many compounds of the Examples showed inhibitory activity.
For example, the compounds of Examples I-2, I-253, I-254, I-255,
I-257, I-259 and I-260 showed inhibitory activity of not less than
1% not more than 50% less than 50% at the concentration of 10
.mu.M. In addition, the compounds of Examples 1-4, I-250, I-251,
I-252, I-261, I-262, I-268, I-270 and I-271 showed excellent
inhibitory activity of not less than 50% at the concentration of 10
.mu.M.
Example XXXVIII-1
Synthesis of (S)-benzyl
1-(methoxy(methyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-ylcarbamate (Compound
XXXVIII-1)
[0792] To a solution of N-methoxy-N-methylamine hydrochloride 21.95
g (225 mmol) in 1N sodium hydroxide 225 ml, a solution of
(S)-2-(benzyloxycarbonylamino)propanoic acid 33.48 g (150 mmol) and
4-(4,6-dimethoxy-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-4-methylmorpholinium chloride
62.26 g (225 mmol) in acetonitrile 225 ml was added and the mixture
was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. The reaction mixture
was concentrated in vacuo and the residue was diluted with ethyl
acetate 600 ml and washed with water 300 ml and brine 300 ml. The
organic phase was dried over magnesium sulfate and filtered and the
mother solution was concentrated in vacuo to obtain the title
compound 42 g (93%).
Example XX-1
Synthesis of (S)-benzyl 1,1-diethoxypropan-2-ylcarbamate (Compound
XX-1)
[0793] To a solution of (S)-benzyl
1-(methoxy(methyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-ylcarbamate (Compound
XXXVIII-1) 5.33 g (20.0 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran 40 ml, a 2M
solution of lithium aluminum hydride in tetrahydrofuran 10 ml was
added at 0.degree. C. for 0.5 hr. The resulting solution was
stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was
cooled to 0.degree. C. and saturated ammonium chloride aq. 10 ml
was added drop wisely. The precipitate was filtered on celite and
washed with methanol 50 ml. The mother solution was concentrated in
vacuo and the residue was diluted with ethyl acetate 200 ml and
washed with water 100 ml and brine 100 ml. The organic phase was
dried over magnesium sulfate and filtered and the mother solution
was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was diluted in ethanol 50 ml
and the mixture was added to 4N hydrochloric acid in dioxane 0.25
ml. The reaction mixture was refluxed for 18 hours and concentrated
in vacuo. The residue was diluted with ethyl acetate 200 ml and
washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate 200 ml and brine 200 ml.
The organic phase was dried over magnesium sulfate and filtered and
the mother solution was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was
purified on silica gel column chromatography (n-hexane:ethyl
acetate=100:0 to 80:20) to obtain the title compound 3.55 g (63%, 2
steps).
Example XIV-1
Synthesis of (S)-1,1-diethoxypropan-2-amine (Compound XIV-1)
[0794] To a solution of (S)-benzyl 1,1-diethoxypropan-2-ylcarbamate
(Compound XX-1) 844 mg (3.00 mmol) in methanol 50 ml, 5% palladium
on carbon 30 mg was added and the mixture was stirred at room
temperature for 2 hours under hydrogen atmosphere. The reaction
mixture was filtered on celite and washed with methanol 200 ml and
the mother solution was concentrated in vacuo to obtain the title
compound 442 mg (100%).
Example IV-1
Synthesis of N-benzyl-2,2-diethoxyethanamine (Compound IV-1)
[0795] A solution of benzaldehyde 5.1 ml (50.0 mmol) in
2,2-diethoxyethanamine 10.9 ml (75.0 mmol) was stirred at room
temperature for 0.5 hour. The reaction mixture was diluted with
tetrahydrofuran 450 ml and triacetoxyborohydride 32.0 g (150 mmol)
was added and the mixture was stirred overnight. The reaction
mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate 500 ml and washed with
saturated sodium bicarbonate 500 ml, water 500 ml and brine 500 ml.
The organic phase was dried over magnesium sulfate and filtered.
The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo and the residue was purified
on silica gel column chromatography (n-hexane:ethyl acetate=70:30
to 50:50) to obtain the title compound 7.8 g (yield 70%).
[0796] The following compounds shown in Table I were obtained by a
similar method to described above.
TABLE-US-00001 TABLE I yield Example No. structure chemical name
(%) IV-2 ##STR00022##
2,2-diethoxy-N-(naphthalen-1-ylmethyl)ethanamine 68 IV-3
##STR00023## 2,2-diethoxy-N-(quinolin-8-ylmethyl)ethanamine 100
IV-4 ##STR00024## N-(benzo[b]thiophen-3-ylmethyl)-2,2-
diethoxyethanamine 86 IV-5 ##STR00025##
2,2-diethoxy-N-(pyridin-4-ylmethyl)ethanamine 44 IV-6 ##STR00026##
N-(2,4-difluorobenzyl)-2,2-diethoxyethanamine 36
Example IV-7
Synthesis of N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-3-methylbutan-1-amine (Compound
IV-7)
[0797] To a solution of 2,2-diethoxyethanamine 2.91 ml (20 mmol) in
acetonitrile 50 ml, potassium carbonate 2.0 g (15 mmol) and a
solution of isoamylbromide 1.26 ml (10 mmol) in acetonitrile 20 ml
were added and the mixture was stirred at 65.degree. C. overnight.
The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo and the residue was
diluted with ethyl acetate 100 ml and washed with water 100 ml and
brine 100 ml. The organic phase was dried over magnesium sulfate
and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo and the
residue was purified on BUch silica gel column chromatography
(n-hexane:ethyl acetate=90:10 to 80:20) to obtain the title
compound 1.57 g (77%).
[0798] The following compounds shown in Table II were obtained by a
similar method to described above.
TABLE-US-00002 TABLE II yield Example No. structure chemical name
(%) IV-8 ##STR00027## 2,2-diethoxy-N-phenethylethanamine 94 IV-9
##STR00028## N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-3-phenylpropan-1-amine 27 IV-10
##STR00029## N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-3,3-diphenylpropan-1-amine 61
IV-11 ##STR00030## 2,2-diethoxy-N-(naphthalen-2-ylmethyl)ethanamine
78 IV-12 ##STR00031## tert-butyl 4-((2,2-
diethoxyethylamino)methyl)benzo[d]thiazol-2- ylcarbamate 85
Example IV-13
Synthesis of (R)-2,2-diethoxy-N-(1-phenylethyl) ethanamine
(Compound IV-13)
[0799] To a solution of (R)-(+)-1-phenylethylamine 66.6 g (550
mmol) in acetonitrile 300 ml, 2-bromo-1,1-diethoxyethane 41.3 ml
(270 mmol) and potassium carbonate 70.7 g (405 mmol) were added and
the mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. The reaction
mixture was concentrated in vacuo and the residue was diluted with
ethyl acetate 300 ml and washed with water 500 ml and brine 500 ml.
The organic phase was dried with magnesium sulfate and filtered.
The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo and the residue was purified
on silica gel column chromatography (n-hexane:ethyl acetate=5:1 and
1:1) to obtain the title compound 46.0 g (70%).
[0800] The following compound shown in Table III was obtained by a
similar method to that described above.
TABLE-US-00003 TABLE III yield Example No. structure chemical name
(%) IV-14 ##STR00032##
2,2-diethoxy-N-(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)ethanamine 65
Example IV-15
Synthesis of (S)--N-benzyl-1,1-diethoxypropan-2-amine (Compound
IV-15)
[0801] To a solution of (S)-1,1-diethoxypropan-2-amine (Compound
XIV-1) 682 mg (3.55 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran 2 ml, benzaldehyde 337
mg (3.55 mmol) was added and the mixture was stirred at room
temperature for 0.5 hour. The reaction mixture was diluted with
tetrahydrofuran 3 ml and sodium triacetoxyborohydride 829 mg (3.91
mmol) was added and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for
18 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate 50 ml
and washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate aq. 50 ml twice, water
50 ml twice and brine 50 ml twice. The organic phase was dried over
magnesium sulfate and filtered and the mother solution was
concentrated in vacuo to obtain the title compound 826 mg
(98%).
[0802] The following compounds shown in Table IV were obtained by a
similar method to that described above.
TABLE-US-00004 TABLE IV yield Example No. structure chemical name
(%) IV-16 ##STR00033##
(S)-1,1-diethoxy-N-(naphthalen-1-ylmethyl)propan-2- amine 67 IV-17
##STR00034## (S)-1,1-diethoxy-N-(quinolin-8-ylmethyl)propan-2-
amine 91 IV-18 ##STR00035## (S)-N-(benzo[b]thiophen-3-ylmethyl)-1,
1- diethoxypropan-2-amine 97
Example XV-1
Synthesis of (S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl
1-(benzyl(2,2-diethoxyethyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-ylcarbamate
(Compound XV-1)
[0803] To a solution of
(S)-2-(((9H-fluoren-9-yl)methoxy)carbonylamino)propanoic acid 1.98
g (6.0 mmol), a solution of l-hydroxybenzotriazol 1.01 g (7.5 mmol)
and 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide 1.44 g (7.5 mmol)
in dichloromethane 20 ml, and a solution of
N-benzyl-2,2-diethoxyethanamine (Compound IV-1) 1.12 g (5.0 mmol)
and 4-dimethylaminopyridine 61 mg (0.5 mmol) in dichloromethane 5
ml were added and the mixture was stirred at room temperature
overnight. The reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate 20
ml and washed with saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate 20 ml,
water 20 ml and brine 20 ml. The organic phase was dried over
magnesium sulfate and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated in
vacuo and the residue was purified on silica gel column
chromatography (n-hexane:ethyl acetate=90:10 to 70:30) to obtain
the title compound 1.1 g (yield 42%).
[0804] The following compounds shown in Tables V-1 to V-4 were
obtained by a similar method to that described above. In the
Tables, "Int_1" means an intermediate compound number and "Int_X"
is corresponding to carboxylic acid.
TABLE-US-00005 TABLE V-1 Example yield No. chemical name (%) Int_1
Int_X XV-2 (S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl
1-(benzyl(2,2-diethoxyethyl)amino)- 85 IV-1 Fmoc-Tyr(tBu)-OH
3-(4-tert-butoxyphenyl)-1-oxopropan-2-ylcarbamate XV-3
N-Benzyl-N-(2,2-dimethoxyethyl)-6-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)- 84
IV-1 Fmoc-Lys(Boc)-OH
2-(S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methoxycarbonylaminohexamide XV-4
(S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl 3-(4-tert-butoxyphenyl)-1-((2,2- 55
IV-2 Fmoc-Tyr(tBu)-OH
diethoxyethyl)(naphthalen-1-ylmethyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-
ylcarbamate XV-5 (S)-tert-butyl
3-(((9H-fluoren-9-yl)methoxy)carbonylamino)-4- 44 IV-2
Fmoc-Asp(OtBu)-OH
((2,2-diethoxyethyl)(naphthalen-1-ylmethyl)amino)-4- oxobutanoate
XV-6 (S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl 3-(4-tert-butoxyphenyl)-1-((2,2-
80 IV-3 Fmoc-Tyr(tBu)-OH
diethoxyethyl)(quinolin-8-ylmethyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-
ylcarbamate XV-7 (S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl
1-((2,2-diethoxyethyl)(quinolin-8- 31 IV-3 Fmoc-Asn(Trt)-OH
ylmethyl)amino)-1,4-dioxo-4-(tritylamino)butan-2-ylcarbamate XV-8
(S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl 1-((benzo[b]thiophen-3- 68 IV-4
Fmoc-Ala-OH
ylmethyl)(2,2-diethoxyethyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-ylcarbamate XV-9
(S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl 1-((benzo[b]thiophen-3- 71 IV-4
Fmoc-Tyr(tBu)-OH
ylmethyl)(2,2-diethoxyethyl)amino)-3-(4-tert-butoxyphenyl)-1-
oxopropan-2-ylcarbamate XV-10 (S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl 1-((2,2-
71 IV-7 Fmoc-Ala-OH
diethoxyethyl)(isopentyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-ylcarbamate XV-11
(S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl 3-(4-tert-butoxyphenyl)-1-((2,2- 64
IV-7 Fmoc-Tyr(tBu)-OH
diethoxyethyl)(isopentyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-ylcarbamate XV-12
(S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl 6-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)-1- 65 IV-7
Fmoc-Lys(Boc)-OH
((2,2-diethoxyethyl)(isopentyl)amino)-1-oxohexan-2- ylcarbamate
XV-13 (S)-tert-butyl 3-(((9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl9H-fluoren-9- 65
IV-7 Fmoc-Asp(OtBu)-OH yl)methoxy)carbonylamino)-4-((2,2-
diethoxyethyl)(isopentyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoate XV-14
(S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl 1-((2,2- 65 IV-7 Fmoc-Asn(Trt)-OH
diethoxyethyl)(isopentyl)amino)-1,4-dioxo-4-(tritylamino)butan-
2-ylcarbamate XV-15 (S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl
3-tert-butoxy-1-((2,2- 75 IV-7 Fmoc-Ser(tBu)-OH
diethoxyethyl)(isopentyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-ylcarbamate XV-16
(S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl 1-((2,2- 69 IV-7 Fmoc-Leu-OH
diethoxyethyl)(isopentyl)amino)-4-methyl-1-oxopentan-2-
ylcarbamate
TABLE-US-00006 TABLE V-2 Example yield No. chemical name (%) Int_1
Int_X XV-17 (S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl 2-((2,2- 62 IV-7
Fmoc-Phg-OH
diethoxyethyl)(isopentyl)amino)-2-oxo-1-phenylethylcarbamate XV-18
(S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl 1-((2,2- 76 IV-7 Fmoc-Phe-OH
diethoxyethyl)(isopentyl)amino)-1-oxo-3-phenylpropan-2- ylcarbamate
XV-19 (S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl 1-((2,2- 75 IV-7 Fmoc-Hph-OH
diethoxyethyl)(isopentyl)amino)-1-oxo-4-phenylbutan-2- ylcarbamate
XV-20 (S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl 3-(benzyloxy)-1-((2,2- 57 IV-7
Fmoc-Ser(Bzl)-OH
diethoxyethyl)(isopentyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-ylcarbamate XV-21
(S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl 1-((2,2- 61 IV-7 Fmoc-Ala(1-Naph)-OH
diethoxyethyl)(isopentyl)amino)-3-(naphthalen-1-yl)-1-
oxopropan-2-ylcarbamate XV-22 (S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl 1-((2,2-
53 IV-7 Fmoc-Ala(2-Naph)-OH
diethoxyethyl)(isopentyl)amino)-3-(naphthalen-2-yl)-1-
oxopropan-2-ylcarbamate XV-23 (S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl 1-((2,2-
45 IV-8 Fmoc-Ala-OH
diethoxyethyl)(phenethyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-ylcarbamate XV-24
(S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl 3-(4-tert-butoxyphenyl)-1-((2,2- 68
IV-8 Fmoc-Tyr(tBu)-OH
diethoxyethyl)(phenethyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-ylcarbamate XV-25
(S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl 6-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)-1- 72 IV-8
Fmoc-Lys(Boc)-OH
((2,2-diethoxyethyl)(phenethyl)amino)-1-oxohexan-2- ylcarbamate
XV-26 (S)-tert-butyl 3-((((9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl9H-fluoren-9- 57
IV-8 Fmoc-Asp(OtBu)-OH yl)methoxy)carbonylamino)-4-((2,2-
diethoxyethyl)(phenethyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoate XV-27
(S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl 1-((2,2- 50 IV-8 Fmoc-Asn(Trt)-OH
diethoxyethyl)(phenethyl)amino)-1,4-dioxo-4-(tritylamino)butan-
2-ylcarbamate XV-28 (S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl
3-tert-butoxy-1-((2,2- 79 IV-8 Fmoc-Ser(tBu)-OH
diethoxyethyl)(phenethyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-yl carbamate XV-29
(S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl 1-((2,2- 79 IV-8 Fmoc-Leu-OH
diethoxyethyl)(phenethyl)amino)-4-methyl-1-oxopentan-2- ylcarbamate
XV-30 (S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl 1-((2,2- 65 IV-8 Fmoc-Hph-OH
diethoxyethyl)(phenethyl)amino)-1-oxo-4-phenylbutan-2- ylcarbamate
XV-31 (S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl 3-(benzyloxy)-1-((2,2- 61 IV-9
Fmoc-Ser(Bzl)-OH
diethoxyethyl)(3-phenylpropyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2- ylcarbamate
TABLE-US-00007 TABLE V-3 Example yield No. chemical name (%) Int_1
Int_X XV-32 (S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl 1-((2,2-diethoxyethyl)(3-
65 IV-9 Cbz-Ala(1-Naph)-OH
phenylpropyl)amino)-3-(naphthalen-1-yl)-1-oxopropan-2- ylcarbamate
XV-33 (S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl 1-((2,2-diethoxyethyl)(3- 84 IV-9
Cbz-Ala(2-Naph)-OH
phenylpropyl)amino)-3-(naphthalen-2-yl)-1-oxopropan-2- ylcarbamate
XV-34 (S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl 1-((2,2-diethoxyethyl)(3,3- 82
IV-10 Fmoc-Ala-OH diphenylpropyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-ylcarbamate
XV-35 (S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl 3-(4-tert-butoxyphenyl)-1-((2,2-
77 IV-10 Fmoc-Tyr(tBu)-OH
diethoxyethyl)(3,3-diphenylpropyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2- ylcarbamate
XV-36 (S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl 6-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)-1-
63 IV-10 Fmoc-Lys(Boc)-OH
((2,2-diethoxyethyl)(3,3-diphenylpropyl)amino)-1-oxohexan-2-
ylcarbamate XV-37 (S)-tert-butyl
3-((((9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl9H-fluoren-9- 71 IV-10
Fmoc-Asp(OtBu)-OH
yl)methoxy)carbonylamino)-4-((2,2-diethoxyethyl)(3,3-
diphenylpropyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoate XV-38
(S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl 1-((2,2-diethoxyethyl)(3,3- 68 IV-10
Fmoc-Asn(Trt)-OH
diphenylpropyl)amino)-1,4-dioxo-4-(tritylamino)butan-2- ylcarbamate
XV-39 (S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl 1-((2,2-diethoxyethyl)(3,3- 84
IV-10 Fmoc-Leu-OH
diphenylpropyl)amino)-4-methyl-1-oxopentan-2-ylcarbamate XV-40
(S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl 2-((2,2-diethoxyethyl)(3,3- 90 IV-10
Fmoc-Phg-OH diphenylpropyl)amino)-2-oxo-1-phenylethylcarbamate
XV-41 (S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl 1-((2,2-diethoxyethyl)(3,3- 88
IV-10 Fmoc-Phe-OH
diphenylpropyl)amino)-1-oxo-3-phenylpropan-2-ylcarbamate XV-42
(S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl 3-(benzyloxy)-1-((2,2- 89 IV-10
Fmoc-Ser(Bzl)-OH
diethoxyethyl)(3,3-diphenylpropyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2- ylcarbamate
XV-43 (S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl 1-((2,2-diethoxyethyl)(3,3- 89
IV-10 Fmoc-Ala(1-Naph)-OH
diphenylpropyl)amino)-3-(naphthalen-1-yl)-1-oxopropan-2-
ylcarbamate XV-44 (S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl
1-((2,2-diethoxyethyl)(3,3- 91 IV-10 Fmoc-Ala(2-Naph)-OH
diphenylpropyl)amino)-3-(naphthalen-2-yl)-1-oxopropan-2-
ylcarbamate XV-45 (S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl
1-((2,2-diethoxyethyl)(naphthalen-2- 92 IV-11 Fmoc-Ala-OH
ylmethyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-ylcarbamate XV-46
(S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl 3-(4-tert-butoxyphenyl)-1-((2,2- 85
IV-11 Fmoc-Tyr(tBu)-OH
diethoxyethyl)(naphthalen-2-ylmethyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-
ylcarbamate
TABLE-US-00008 TABLE V-4 Example yield No. chemical name (%) Int_1
Int_X XV-47 (S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl
6-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)-1- 76 IV-11 Fmoc-Lys(Boc)-OH
((2,2-diethoxyethyl)(naphthalen-2-ylmethyl)amino)-1-oxohexan-
2-ylcarbamate XV-48 (S)-tert-butyl
3-((((9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl9H-fluoren-9- 74 IV-11
Fmoc-Asp(OtBu)-OH
yl)methoxy)carbonylamino)-4-((2,2-diethoxyethyl)(naphthalen-
2-ylmethyl)amino)-4-oxobulanoate XV-49 (S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl
1-((2,2-diethoxyethyl)(naphthalen-2- 67 IV-11 Fmoc-Asn(Trt)-OH
ylmethyl)amino)-1,4-dioxo-4-(tritylamino)butan-2-ylcarbamate XV-50
(S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl 3-tert-butoxy-1-((2,2- 75 IV-11
Fmoc-Ser(tBu)-OH
diethoxyethyl)(naphthalen-2-ylmethyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-
ylcarbamate XV-51 (S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl
1-((2,2-diethoxyethyl)(naphthalen-2- 77 IV-11 Fmoc-Leu-OH
ylmethyl)amino)-4-methyl-1-oxopentan-2-ylcarbamate XV-52
(S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl 2-((2,2-diethoxyethyl)(naphthalen-2- 82
IV-11 Fmoc-Phg-OH ylmethyl)amino)-2-oxo-1-phenylethylcarbamate
XV-53 (S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl
1-((2,2-diethoxyethyl)(naphthalen-2- 86 IV-11 Fmoc-Phe-OH
ylmethyl)amino)-1-oxo-3-phenylpropan-2-ylcarbamate XV-54
(S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl 1-((2,2-diethoxyethyl)(naphthalen-2- 79
IV-11 Fmoc-Hph-OH ylmethyl)amino)-1-oxo-4-phenylbutan-2-ylcarbamate
XV-55 (S)-tert-butyl 4-((2-(9H-fluoren-9- 100 IV-12
Fmoc-Tyr(tBu)-OH
yl)methoxycarbonylamino-3-(4-tert-butoxyphenyl)-N-(2,2-
diethoxyethyl)propanamido)methyl)benzo[d]thiazol-2- ylcarbamate
XV-56 (9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl (S)-3-(4-tert-butoxyphenyl)-1- 87
IV-13 Fmoc-Tyr(tBu)-OH
((2,2-diethoxyethyl)((R)-1-phenylethyl)amino)-1-
oxopropan-2-ylcarbamate XV-57 (S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl
3-(4-tert-butoxyphenyl)-1- 78 IV-5 Fmoc-Tyr(tBu)-OH
((2,2-diethoxyethyl)(pyridin-4-ylmethyl)amino)-1-
oxopropan-2-ylcarbamate XV-58 (S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl
3-(4-tert-butoxyphenyl)-1- 90 IV-14 Fmoc-Tyr(tBu)-OH
((2,2-diethoxyethyl)(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)amino)-1-
oxopropan-2-ylcarbamate XV-59 (S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl
3-(4-tert-butoxyphenyl)-1- 36 IV-6 Fmoc-Tyr(tBu)-OH
((2,2-diethoxyethyl)(2,4-difluorobenzyl)amino)-1-
oxopropan-2-ylcarbamate
Example XV-60
Synthesis of (9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl
(S)-1-((S)-(1,1-diethoxypropan-2-yl)(benzyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-ylcarbam-
ate (Compound XV-60)
[0805] To a solution of
(S)-2-(((9H-fluoren-9-yl)methoxy)carbonylamino)propanoic acid 68 mg
(0.22 mmol) and
0-(7-azabenzotriazol-1-yl)-1,1,3,3-tetramethyluronium
hexafluorophosphate 84 mg (0.22 mmol) in dichloromethane 1 ml, a
solution of (S)--N-benzyl-1,1-diethoxypropan-2-amine (Compound
IV-15) 47 mg (0.2 mmol) and N,N'-diisopropylethylamine 38 ml (0.22
mmol) in dichloromethane 1 ml was added and the mixture was stirred
at room temperature overnight. The reaction mixture was diluted
with ethyl acetate 50 ml and washed with saturated aqueous sodium
bicarbonate 50 ml, water 50 ml and brine 50 ml. The organic phase
was dried over magnesium sulfate and filtered. The filtrate was
concentrated in vacuo and the residue was purified on silica gel
column chromatography (n-hexane:ethyl acetate=9:1 to 7:3) to obtain
the title compound 48 mg (45%).
[0806] The following compounds shown in Table VI were obtained by a
similar method to that described above. In the Table, "Int_1" means
an intermediate compound number and "Int_X" is corresponding to
carboxylic acid.
TABLE-US-00009 TABLE VI Example yield No. chemical name (%) Int_1
Int_X XV-61 (9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl
(S)-1-(benzyl((S)-1,1-diethoxypropan-2- 77 IV-15 Fmoc-Tyr(tBu)-OH
yl)amino)-3-(4-tert-butoxyphenyl)-1-oxopropan-2-ylcarbamate XV-62
(S)-tert-butyl 3-(((9H-fluoren-9-yl)methoxy)carbonylamino)-4- 52
IV-15 Fmoc-Asp(OtBu)-OH
(benzyl((S)-1,1-diethoxypropan-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoate XV-63
(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl (S)-1-(((S)-1,1-diethoxypropan-2- 32 IV-16
Fmoc-Ala-OH
yl)(naphthalen-1-ylmethyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-ylcarbamate XV-64
(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl(S)-3-(4-tert-butoxyphenyl)-1-(((S)-1,1- 79
IV-16 Fmoc-Tyr(tBu)-OH
diethoxypropan-2-yl)(naphthalen-1-ylmethyl)amino)-1-
oxopropan-2-ylcarbamate XV-65 (9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl
(S)-6-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)-1- 22 IV-16 Fmoc-Lys(Boc)-OH
(((S)-1,1-diethoxypropan-2-yl)(naphthalen-1-ylmethyl)amino)-1-
oxohexan-2-ylcarbamate XV-66 (S)-tert-butyl
3-(((9H-fluoren-9-yl)methoxy)carbonylamino)-4- 35 IV-16
Fmoc-Asp(OtBu)-OH
(((S)-1,1-diethoxypropan-2-yl)(naphthalen-1-ylmethyl)amino)-4-
oxobutanoate XV-67 (9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl
(S)-1-(((S)-1,1-diethoxypropan-2- 42 IV-17 Fmoc-Ala-OH
yl)(quinolin-8-ylmethyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-ylcarbamate XV-68
(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl (S)-3-(4-tert-butoxyphenyl)-1-(((S)-1,1- 68
IV-17 Fmoc-Tyr(tBu)-OH
diethoxypropan-2-yl)(quinolin-8-ylmethyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-
2-ylcarbamate XV-69 (9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl
(S)-6-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)-1- 65 IV-17 Fmoc-Lys(Boc)-OH
(((S)-1,1-diethoxypropan-2-yl)(quinolin-8-ylmethyl)amino)-1-
oxohexan-2-ylcarbamate XV-70 (9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl
(S)-1-(((S)-1,1-diethoxypropan-2- 44 IV-17 Fmoc-Asn(Trt)-OH
yl)(quinolin-8-ylmethyl)amino)-1,4-dioxo-4-(tritylamino)butan-2-
ylcarbamate XV-71 (9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl
(S)-1-((benzo[b]thiophen-3- 61 IV-18 Fmoc-Tyr(tBu)-OH
ylmethyl)((S)-1,1-diethoxypropan-2-yl)amino)-3-(4-tert-
butoxyphenyl)-1-oxopropan-2-ylcarbamate XV-72
(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl (S)-6-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)-1- 59
IV-18 Fmoc-Lys(Boc)-OH
((benzo[b]thiophen-3-ylmethyl)((S)-1,1-diethoxypropan-2-
yl)amino)-1-oxohexan-2-ylcarbamate XV-73 (S)-tert-butyl
3-(((9H-fluoren-9-yl)methoxy)carbonylamino)-4- 40 IV-18
Fmoc-Asp(OtBu)-OH
((benzo[b]thiophen-3-ylmethyl)((S)-1,1-diethoxypropan-2-
yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoate XV-74 (9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl
(S)-1-((benzo[b]thiophen-3- 35 IV-18 Fmoc-Asn(Trt)-OH
ylmethyl)((S)-1,1-diethoxypropan-2-yl)amino)-1,4-dioxo-4-
(tritylamino)butan-2-ylcarbamate
Example VI-1
Synthesis of (S)-2-amino-N-benzyl-N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)propanamide
(Compound VI-1)
[0807] To (S)-(9H-fluoren-9-yl)methyl
1-(benzyl(2,2-diethoxyethyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-ylcarbamate
(Compound XV-1) 1.12 g (2.1 mmol), 25%-piperidine/dichloromethane
16 ml was added and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for
1 hour. The reaction mixture was concentrated in vacuo and the
residue was purified on silica gel column chromatography
(n-hexane:ethyl acetate=100:0 to 70:30, chloroform:methanol=100:0
to 80:20) to obtain the title compound 640 mg (yield 100%).
[0808] The following compounds shown in Tables VII-1 to VII-4 were
obtained by a similar method to that described above. In the
Tables, "Int_1" means an intermediate compound number.
TABLE-US-00010 TABLE VII-1 Example yield No. chemical name (%)
Int_1 VI-2 (S)-2-amino-N-benzyl-3-(4-tert-butoxyphenyl)-N-(2,2- 91
XV-2 diethoxyethyl)propanamide VI-3 (S)-tert-butyl
5-amino-6-(benzyl(2,2-diethoxyethyl)amino)-6- 100 XV-3
oxohexylcarbamate VI-4
(S)-2-amino-3-(4-tert-butoxyphenyl)-N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-N- 100
XV-4 (naphthalen-1-ylmethyl)propanamide VI-5 (S)-tert-butyl
3-amino-4-((2,2-diethoxyethyl)(naphthalen-1- 87 XV-5
ylmethyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoate VI-6
(S)-2-amino-3-(4-tert-butoxyphenyl)-N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-N- 20
XV-6 (quinolin-8-ylmethyl)propanamide VI-7
(S)-2-amino-N1-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-N1-(quinolin-8-ylmethyl)-N4- 77
XV-7 tritylsuccinamide VI-8
(S)-2-amino-N-(benzo[b]thiophen-3-ylmethyl)-N-(2,2- 81 XV-8
diethoxyethyl)propanamide VI-9
(S)-2-amino-N-(benzo[b]thiophen-3-ylmethyl)-3-(4-tert- 60 XV-9
butoxyphenyl)-N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)propanamide VI-10
(S)-2-amino-N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-N-isopentylpropanamide 86 XV-10
VI-11 (S)-2-amino-3-(4-tert-butoxyphenyl)-N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-N-
98 XV-11 isopentylpropanamide VI-12 (S)-tert-butyl
5-amino-6-((2,2-diethoxyethyl)(isopentyl)amino)-6- 98 XV-12
oxohexylcarbamate VI-13 (S)-tert-butyl
3-amino-4-((2,2-diethoxyethyl)(isopentyl)amino)-4- 83 XV-13
oxobutanoate VI-14
(S)-2-amino-N1-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-N1-isopentyl-N4- 85 XV-14
tritylsuccinamide VI-15
(S)-2-amino-3-tert-butoxy-N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-N- 72 XV-15
isopentylpropanamide VI-16
(S)-2-amino-N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-N-isopentyl-4- 74 XV-16
methylpentanamide VI-17
(S)-2-amino-N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-N-isopentyl-2-phenylacetamide 88
XV-17 VI-18 (S)-2-amino-N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-N-isopentyl-3- 85
XV-18 phenylpropanamide VI-19
(S)-2-amino-N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-N-isopentyl-4- 83 XV-19
phenylbutanamide VI-20
(S)-2-amino-3-(benzyloxy)-N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-N- 76 XV-20
isopentylpropanamide
TABLE-US-00011 TABLE VII-2 Example yield No. chemical name (%)
Int_1 VI-21
(S)-2-amino-N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-N-isopentyl-3-(naphthalen-1- 90
XV-21 yl)propanamide VI-22
(S)-2-amino-N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-N-isopentyl-3-(naphthalen-2- 90
XV-22 yl)propanamide VI-23
(S)-2-amino-N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-N-phenethylpropanamide 83 XV-23
VI-24 (S)-2-amino-3-(4-tert-butoxyphenyl)-N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-N-
86 XV-24 phenethylpropanamide VI-25 (S)-tert-butyl
5-amino-6-((2,2-diethoxyethyl)(phenethyl)amino)-6- 91 XV-25
oxohexylcarbamate VI-26 (S)-tert-butyl
3-amino-4-((2,2-diethoxyethyl)(phenethyl)amino)-4- 73 XV-26
oxobutanoate VI-27
(S)-2-amino-N1-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-N1-phenethyl-N4- 60 XV-27
tritylsuccinamide VI-28
(S)-2-amino-3-tert-butoxy-N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-N- 79 XV-28
phenethylpropanamide VI-29
(S)-2-amino-N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-4-methyl-N- 88 XV-29
phenethylpentanamide VI-30
(S)-2-amino-N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-N-phenethyl-4- 83 XV-30
phenylbutanamide VI-31
(S)-2-amino-3-(benzyloxy)-N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-N-(3- 75 XV-31
phenylpropyl)propanamide VI-34
(S)-2-amino-N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-N-(3,3- 89 XV-34
diphenylpropyl)propanamide VI-35
(S)-2-amino-3-(4-tert-butoxyphenyl)-N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-N-(3,3-
85 XV-35 diphenylpropyl)propanamide VI-36 (S)-tert-butyl
5-amino-6-((2,2-diethoxyethyl)(3,3- 78 XV-36
diphenylpropyl)amino)-6-oxohexylcarbamate VI-37 (S)-tert-butyl
3-amino-4-((2,2-diethoxyethyl)(3,3- 68 XV-37
diphenylpropyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoate VI-38
(S)-2-amino-N1-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-N1-(3,3-diphenylpropyl)-N4- 65
XV-38 tritylsuccinamide VI-39
(S)-2-amino-N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-N-(3,3-diphenylpropyl)-4- 87
XV-39 methylpentanamide VI-40
(S)-2-amino-N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-N-(3,3-diphenylpropyl)-2- 85
XV-40 phenylacetamide VI-41
(S)-2-amino-N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-N-(3,3-diphenylpropyl)-3- 79
XV-41 phenylpropanamide
TABLE-US-00012 TABLE VII-3 Example yield No. chemical name (%)
Int_1 VI-42 (S)-2-amino-3-(benzyloxy)-N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-N-(3,3-
78 XV-42 diphenylpropyl)propanamide VI-43
(S)-2-amino-N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-N-(3,3-diphenylpropyl)-3- 98
XV-43 (naphthalen-1-yl)propanamide VI-44
(S)-2-amino-N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-N-(3,3-diphenylpropyl)-3- 92
XV-44 (naphthalen-2-yl)propanamide VI-45
(S)-2-amino-N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-N-(naphthalen-2- 85 XV-45
ylmethyl)propanamide VI-46
(S)-2-amino-3-(4-tert-butoxyphenyl)-N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-N- 72
XV-46 (naphthalen-2-ylmethyl)propanamide VI-47 (S)-tert-butyl
5-amino-6-((2,2-diethoxyethyl)(naphthalen-2- 68 XV-47
ylmethyl)amino)-6-oxohexylcarbamate VI-48 (S)-tert-butyl
3-amino-4-((2,2-diethoxyethyl)(naphthalen-2- 65 XV-48
ylmethyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoate VI-49
(S)-2-amino-N1-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-N1-(naphthalen-2-ylmethyl)- 58
XV-49 N4-tritylsuccinamide VI-50
(S)-2-amino-3-tert-butoxy-N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-N-(naphthalen-2- 67
XV-50 ylmethyl)propanamide VI-51
(S)-2-amino-N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-4-methyl-N-(naphthalen-2- 79
XV-51 ylmethyl)pentanamide VI-52
(S)-2-amino-N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-N-(naphthalen-2-ylmethyl)-2- 81
XV-52 phenylacetamide VI-53
(S)-2-amino-N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-N-(naphthalen-2-ylmethyl)-3- 74
XV-53 phenylpropanamide VI-54
(S)-2-amino-N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-N-(naphthalen-2-ylmethyl)-4- 74
XV-54 phenylbutanamide VI-55 (S)-tert-butyl
4-((2-amino-3-(4-tert-butoxyphenyl)-N-(2,2- 99 XV-55
diethoxyethyl)propanamido)methyl)benzo[d]thiazol-2-ylcarbamate
VI-56
(S)-2-amino-3-(4-tert-butoxyphenyl)-N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-N-((R)-
97 XV-56 1-phenylethyl)propanamide VI-57
(S)-2-amino-3-(4-tert-butoxyphenyl)-N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-N- 97
XV-57 (pyridin-4-ylmethyl)propanamide VI-58
(S)-2-amino-3-(4-tert-butoxyphenyl)-N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-N- 97
XV-58 (pyridin-2-ylmethyl)propanamide VI-59
(S)-2-amino-3-(4-tert-butoxyphenyl)-N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-N-(2,4-
100 XV-59 difluorobenzyl)propanamide VI-60
(S)-2-amino-N-benzyl-N-((R)-1,1-diethoxypropan-2- 84 XV-60
yl)propanamide
TABLE-US-00013 TABLE VII-4 Example yield No. chemical name (%)
Int_1 VI-61
(S)-2-amino-N-benzyl-3-(4-tert-butoxyphenyl)-N-((R)-1,1- 82 XV-61
diethoxypropan-2-yl)propanamide VI-62 (S)-tert-butyl
3-amino-4-(benzyl((R)-1,1-diethoxypropan-2- 87 XV-62
yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoate VI-63
(S)-2-amino-N-((R)-1,1-diethoxypropan-2-yl)-N-(naphthalen-1- 83
XV-63 ylmethyl)propanamide VI-64
(S)-2-amino-3-(4-tert-butoxyphenyl)-N-((R)-1,1-diethoxypropan-2- 68
XV-64 yl)-N-(naphthalen-1-ylmethyl)propanamide VI-65 tert-bulyl
(S)-5-amino-6-(((R)-1,1-diethoxypropan-2- 100 XV-65
yl)(naphthalen-1-ylmethyl)amino)-6-oxohexylcarbamate VI-66
(S)-tert-butyl 3-amino-4-(((R)-1,1-diethoxypropan-2- 100 XV-66
yl)(naphthalen-1-ylmethyl)amino)-4-oxobutanoate VI-67
(S)-2-amino-N-((R)-1,1-diethoxypropan-2-yl)-N-(quinolin-8- 86 XV-67
ylmethyl)propanamide VI-68
(S)-2-amino-3-(4-tert-butoxyphenyl)-N-((S)-1,1-diethoxypropan-2-
100 XV-68 yl)-N-(quinolin-8-ylmethyl)propanamide VI-69 tert-butyl
(S)-5-amino-6-(((R)-1,1-diethoxypropan-2-yl)(quinolin-8- 87 XV-69
ylmethyl)amino)-6-oxohexylcarbamate VI-70
(S)-2-amino-N1-((R)-1,1-diethoxypropan-2-yl)-N1-(quinolin-8- 68
XV-70 ylmethyl)-N4-tritylsuccinamide VI-71
(S)-2-amino-N-(benzo[b]thiophen-3-ylmethyl)-3-(4-tert- 72 XV-71
butoxyphenyl)-N-((R)-1,1-diethoxypropan-2-yl)propanamide VI-72
tert-butyl (S)-5-amino-6-((benzo[b]thiophen-3-ylmethyl)((R)-1,1- 74
XV-72 diethoxypropan-2-yl)amino)-6-oxohexylcarbamate VI-73
(S)-tert-butyl 3-amino-4-((benzo[b]thiophen-3-ylmethyl)((R)-1,1- 69
XV-73 diethoxypropan-2-yl)amino)-4-oxobutanoate VI-74
(S)-2-amino-N1-(benzo[b]thiophen-3-ylmethyl)-N1-((S)-1,1- 57 XV-74
diethoxypropan-2-yl)-N4-tritylsuccinamide
Example VI-32
Synthesis of
(S)-2-amino-N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-3-(naphthalen-1-yl)-N-(3-phenylpropyl)
propanamide (Compound VI-32)
[0809] To a solution of (S)-benzyl
1-((2,2-diethoxyethyl)(3-phenylpropyl)amino)-3-(naphthalen-1-yl)-1-oxopro-
pan-2-ylcarbamate (Compound XV-32) 21.4 g (36.8 mmol) in methanol
200 ml, 10% of palladium on carbon (8 g) was added, then the
mixture was stirred at H.sub.2 atmosphere overnight. The mixture
was filtered and the filtrate was evaporated to obtain the title
compound 14.5 g (yield 88%).
[0810] The following compound shown in Table VIII was obtained by a
similar method to that described above. In the Table, "Int_1" means
an intermediate compound number.
TABLE-US-00014 TABLE VIII Example yield No. chemical name (%) Int_1
VI-33 (S)-2-amino-N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)- 85 XV-33
3-(naphthalen-2-yl)-N-(3- phenylpropyl)propanamide
Example V-1
Synthesis of 3-(3-benzylureido)thiophene-2-carboxylic acid
(Compound V-1)
[0811] To a solution of methyl 3-amino-thiophene-2-carboxylate 9.43
g (60 mmol) in acetonitrile 12 ml, 2N-sodium hydroxide 36 ml (72
mmol) was added and the mixture was stirred for 5 hrs. at
85.degree. C. The reaction mixture was neutralized with
2N-hydrochloric acid 36 ml (72 mmol), then saturated sodium
bicarbonate solution 50 ml and a solution of benzyl isocyanate 7.41
ml (60 mmol) in acetonitrile 36 ml were added and the mixture was
stirred overnight. The reaction mixture was basified with 2N-sodium
hydroxide 60 ml and washed with ether 100 ml. The aqueous phase was
acidified with 2N-hydrochloric acid 85 ml. The aqueous phase was
filtered and washed with H.sub.2O. The solid was dried in vacuo to
obtain the title compound 6.46 g (yield 39%)
[0812] The following compounds shown in Table IX were obtained by a
similar method to that described above.
TABLE-US-00015 TABLE IX yield Example No. structure chemical name
(%) V-2 ##STR00036## 3-(3-ethylureido)thiophene-2-carboxylic acid
15 V-17 ##STR00037## (R)-1-(3-benzylureido)pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic
acid 23 V-18 ##STR00038##
(S)-1-(3-benzylureido)pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid 27 V-19
##STR00039## 2-(3-benzylureido)thiophene-3-carboxylic acid 64 V-20
##STR00040## 2-(3-benzylureido)cyclopentanecarboxylic acid 32 V-21
##STR00041## 1-(3-benzylureido)-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid 92
V-22 ##STR00042## 3-(3-benzylureido)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxylic acid
29 V-23 ##STR00043## 3-(3-benzylureido)isonicotinic acid 25
Example V-3
Synthesis of 3-(3-(pyridin-4-ylmethyl)ureido)thiophene-2-carboxylic
acid (Compound V-3)
[0813] To a solution of methyl 3-aminothiophene-2-carboxylate 20.0
g (0.127 mol) in water 150 ml was added the aqueous solution of
potassium hydroxide 10.7 g (0.191 mol). The resulting solution wad
heated to 90.degree. C. for 2 hrs. After being checked by TLC till
the starting material was consumed, the reaction solution was
cooled to 0.degree. C. Then a solution of triphosgene 18.9 g (0.064
mol) in toluene 150 ml was added dropwise. The resulting solution
was stirred at room temperature for 2 hrs. The residue was
filtered, and the solid was recrystallized from tetrahydrofuran to
obtain 1H-thieno[3,2-d][1,3]oxazine-2,4-dione 8.5 g (yield
40%).
[0814] A solution of the above compound 1.01 g (6.0 mmol) and
4-picolylamine 731 .mu.l (7.2 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran 20 ml was
stirred at room temperature for 18 hrs. After being checked by TLC,
the precipitate was filtered, and washed with tetrahydrofuran 20 ml
to obtain the title compound 1.47 g (yield 88%).
[0815] The following compounds shown in Table X were obtained by a
similar method to that described above. In the Table, "Int_1" means
an intermediate compound number.
TABLE-US-00016 TABLE X yield Example No. structure chemical name
(%) Int_1 V-4 ##STR00044## 3-(3-(4-chlorobenzyl)ureido)thiophene-2-
carboxylic acid 66 XLVIII-1 V-5 ##STR00045## 3-(3-(naphthalen-1-
ylmethyl)ureido)thiophene-2-carobxylic acid 60 XLVIII-1 V-6
##STR00046## 3-(3-phenethylureido)thiophene-2- carboxylic acid 62
XLVIII-1 V-7 ##STR00047##
3-(3-(3,3-diphenylpropyl)ureido)thiophene- 2-carboxylic acid 65
XLVIII-1 V-8 ##STR00048##
3-(3-(cyclohexylmethyl)ureido)thiophene-2- carboxylic acid 66
XLVIII-1 V-9 ##STR00049##
3-(3-isopropylureido)thiophene-2-carboxylic acid 70 XLVIIII-1 V-10
##STR00050## 3-(3-(2-(tert-
butyldimethylsilyloxy)ethyl)ureido)thiophene- 2-carboxylic acid 58
XLVIII-1 V-11 ##STR00051## 3-(3-(3-tert-butoxy-3-
oxopropyl)ureido)thiophene-2-carboxylic acid 55 XLVIII-1 V-12
##STR00052## 3-(3-(3-methoxy-3-
oxopropyl)ureido)thiophene-2-carboxylic acid 52 XLVIII-1 V-13
##STR00053## 3-(3-(4-fluorobenzyl)ureido)thiophene-2- carboxylic
acid 68 XLVIII-1 V-14 ##STR00054## 3-(3-(benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-
ylmethyl)ureido)thiophene-2-carboxylic acid 63 XLVIII-1 V-15
##STR00055## 3-(3-(thiophen-2-
ylmethyl)ureido)thiophene-2-carboxylic acid 71 XLVIII-1 V-16
##STR00056## 3-(3-(4-methylbenzyl)ureido)thiophene-2- carboxylic
acid 75 XLVIII-1
Example XL-1
Synthesis of ethyl 2-(1-methylhydrazinyl)acetate (Compound
XL-1)
[0816] To a solution of methylhydrazine 7.13 ml (150 mmol) and
triethylamine 16.7 ml (120 mmol), ethyl 2-bromoacetate 16.7 g (100
mmol) in dichloromethane 50 ml was added and the mixture was
stirred at room temperature overnight. The reaction mixture was
diluted with ethyl acetate 300 ml and washed with brine 200 ml. The
organic phase was dried over magnesium sulfate and filtered and the
mother solution was concentrated in vacuo to obtain the title
compound 10.2 g (77%).
Example XXXII-1
Synthesis of ethyl
2-(1-methyl-2-(benzylcarbamoyl)hydrazinyl)acetate (Compound
XXXII-1)
[0817] To a solution of ethyl 2-(1-methylhydrazinyl)acetate
(Compound XL-1) 10 ml (76 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran 40 ml, benzyl
isocyanate 11.1 g (83.3 mmol) was added at 0.degree. C. and the
mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. The reaction
mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate 150 ml and washed with water
75 ml and brine 75 ml. The organic phase was dried over magnesium
sulfate and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to
obtain the title compound 15.2 g (76%).
Example VIII-1
Synthesis of 3-(3-benzylureido)propanoic acid (Compound VIII-1)
[0818] To a solution of .beta.-alanine 5.0 g (56 mmol) in
dichloromethane 56 ml and tetrahydrofuran 56 ml was added benzyl
isocyanate 6.6 ml (53 mmol) at 0.degree. C. After stirring at room
temperature overnight, the reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl
acetate 200 ml and washed with water 200 ml and brine 200 ml. The
residual solution was concentrated to about 100 ml in vacuo. To the
mixture was added 1N sodium hydroxide solution 60 ml at 0.degree.
C. The aqueous phase was acidified with 3N HCl aq. 20 ml and then
extracted with ethyl acetate 100 ml twice. The extract was washed
with brine 50 ml and dried over magnesium sulfate and filtered. The
filtrate was concentrated in vacuo. To the residue was added
ether:n-hexane=1:1 30 ml and the precipitate was corrected by
filtration to obtain the title compound 7.05 g (59%).
Example VIII-2
Synthesis of 2-(2-(benzylcarbamoyl)-1-methylhydrazinyl)acetic acid
(Compound VIII-2)
[0819] To a solution of ethyl
2-(1-methyl-2-(benzylcarbamoyl)hydrazinyl)acetate (Compound
XXXII-1) 1.33 g (5.0 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran/methanol/water(2:3:1)
24 ml, lithium hydroxide monohydrate 420 mg (10.0 mmol) was added
and the mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. The
reaction mixture was diluted with water 25 ml and washed with ether
25 ml. The aqueous phase was acidified with 10%-citric acid 25 ml
and extracted with chloroform 30 ml. The organic phase was washed
with brine 25 ml and dried with magnesium sulfate and then
filtered. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to obtain the
title compound 1.05 g (88%).
Example XXXIV-1
Synthesis of N-methyl-N'-tert-butoxycarbonylhydrazine (Compound
XXXIV-1)
[0820] To a solution of N-methylhydrazine 5.27 ml (100 mmol) and
triethylamine 8.36 ml (60.0 mmol) in dichloromethane 200 ml, 30%
benzoxyloxycarbonyl chloride in toluene 11.37 ml (20.0 mmol) was
added and the mixture was stirred at 0.degree. C. for 1 hr. The
reaction mixture was diluted with chloroform 200 ml and washed with
brine 200 ml. The organic phase was dried over magnesium sulfate
and filtered. The mother solution was concentrated in vacuo to give
N-benzoxyloxycarbonyl-N-methylhydrazine. The product was used
without further purification.
[0821] To a solution of the above compound 3.60 g (20.0 mmol) and
potassium carbonate 11.1 g (80.0 mmol) in water 42 ml, a solution
of di-tert-butyl dicarbonate 9.19 ml (40.0 mmol) in acetonitrile 18
ml was added and the mixture was stirred at room temperature
overnight. The reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate 200
ml and washed with water 200 ml and brine 200 ml. The organic phase
was dried over magnesium sulfate and filtered. The mother solution
was concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified on silica gel
column chromatography (Merck 60N spherical, neutral elution by
chloroform) to give
N-benzoxyloxycarbonyl-N-methyl-N'-(tert-butyoxycarbonyl)hydrazine
4.08 g (72.8%).
[0822] To a solution of the above compound 5.61 g (20.0 mmol) in
methanol 80 ml, 5% palladium on carbon 400 mg was added and the
mixture was stirred at room temperature under hydrogen atmosphere
overnight. The reaction mixture was filtered on celite and washed
with methanol 400 ml. The mother solution was concentrated in vacuo
to obtain the title compound 3.05 g (80.1%).
Example XLIII-1
Synthesis of (R)-benzyl 3-(4-(benzyloxy)phenyl)-2-hydroxypropanoate
(Compound XLIII-1)
[0823] To a solution of 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvic acid 9.01 g (50.0
mmol) in tetrahydrofuran 120 ml, triethylamine 7.0 ml (50.0 mmol)
was added and the mixture was stirred at -20.degree. C. for 0.5 hr.
A solution of (-)-B-chlorodiisopinocamphenylborane in 60% hexane
41.2 ml (70.0 mmol) was added to the reaction mixture dropwisely
and the mixture was warmed to room temperature and stirred for 6
hrs. 1N sodium hydroxide solution 200 ml was added to the reaction
mixture and the mixture was washed with ethyl ether 200 ml. 3N
hydrochloride aq. 80 ml was added to the aqueous phase and the
mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate 200 ml. The organic phase
was washed with brine 200 ml and dried over magnesium sulfate and
filtered. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo and n-hexane:ethyl
acetate=60:40 50 ml was added to the residue and the precipitate
was corrected by filtration to obtain
(R)-2-hydroxy-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid 5.53 g (yield
61%).
[0824] To a solution of the above compound 2.73 g (15.0 mol) in
N,N-dimethyl formamide 100 ml, potassium carbonate 5.18 g (37.5
mmol) was added and the mixture was stirred at 0.degree. C. for 10
min. Benzyl bromide 3.92 ml (33.0 mmol) was added dropwisely and
the mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. The reaction
mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate 300 ml and washed with water
300 ml and brine 300 ml. The organic phase was dried over magnesium
sulfate and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo and
n-hexane:ethyl acetate=90:10 40 ml was added to the residue and the
precipitate was corrected by filtration to obtain the title
compound 3.78 g (yield 69%).
Example XXVII-1
Synthesis of (S)-benzyl 3-(4-(benzyloxy)phenyl)-2-hydroxypropanoate
(Compound XXVIII-1)
[0825] To a solution of (R)-benzyl
3-(4-(benzyloxy)phenyl)-2-hydroxypropanoate (Compound XLIII-1) 1.81
g (5.00 mmol) and 2,6-lutidine 874 .mu.l (7.50 mmol) in
dichloromethane 15 ml, trifluoromethanesulfonic anhydride 1.26 ml
(7.50 mmol) was added and the mixture was stirred at 0.degree. C.
for 0.5 hr. N-tert-butoxycarbonyl-N'-methylhydrazine (Compound
XXXIV-1) 1.46 g (10.0 mol) was added to the solution mixture and
the mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. The reaction
mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate 100 ml and washed with water
100 ml. The organic phase was washed with brine 100 ml and dried
over magnesium sulfate and filtered. The mother solution was
concentrated in vacuo and the residue was purified on silica gel
column chromatography (Merck 60N spherical, neutral elution by
chloroform) to obtain the title compound 0.97 g (17.3%).
Example XXVIII-1
Synthesis of (S)-benzyl
3-(4-(benzyloxy)phenyl)-2-(1,3-dioxoisoindolin-2-yloxy)propanoate
(Compound XXVIII-2)
[0826] To a solution of (R)-benzyl
3-(4-(benzyloxy)phenyl)-2-hydroxypropanoate (Compound XLIII-1) 18.1
g (50.0 mmol) in dichloromethane 80 ml, trifluoromethanesulfonic
anhydride 10.1 ml (60.0 mmol) and 2,6-lutidine 8.74 ml (75.0 mmol)
were added and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 0.5
hr. N-hydroxyphthalimide 8.16 g (50.0 mmol) and triethylamine 10.5
ml (75.0 mmol) were added to the reaction mixture and the mixture
was stirred at room temperature overnight. The reaction mixture was
concentrated in vacuo and diluted with ethyl acetate 500 ml and
washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution 500 ml, water 500
ml and brine 500 ml. The organic phase was dried over magnesium
sulfate and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo and
the residue was purified on silica gel column chromatography (Merck
60N spherical, neutral elution by n-hexane:ethyl acetate=90:10 to
70:30) to obtain the title compound 15.0 g (yield 59%).
Example XVIII-1
Synthesis of (S)-benzyl
3-(4-(benzyloxy)phenyl)-2-(1-methylhydrazinyl)propanoate (Compound
XVIII-1)
[0827] To a solution of (S)-benzyl
3-(4-(benzyloxy)phenyl)-2-(N-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-N'-methylhydrazinyl)pr-
opanoate (Compound XXVII-1) 491 mg (1.00 mmol) in dichloromethane 1
ml, trifluoroacetic acid 743 .mu.l (10.0 mmol) was added and the
mixture was stirred at room temperature for 0.5 hr. The reaction
mixture was concentrated in vacuo and the residue was diluted with
ethyl acetate 50 ml and washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate
solution 50 ml. The organic phase was washed with water 50 ml and
brine 50 ml. The organic phase was dried over magnesium sulfate and
filtered. The mother solution was concentrated in vacuo to give the
title compound, which was used without further purification.
Example XVIII-2
Synthesis of (S)-benzyl
2-(aminooxy)-3-(4-(benzyloxy)phenyl)propanoate (Compound
XVIII-2)
[0828] To a mixed solution of (S)-benzyl
3-(4-(benzyloxy)phenyl)-2-(1,3-dioxoisoindolin-2-yloxy)propanoate
(Compound XXVIII-1) 15.02 g (29.6 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran 60 ml
and methanol 60 ml, hydrazine monohydrate 4.31 ml (88.8 mmol) was
added and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 hr. The
reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate 500 ml and washed
with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution 200 ml, water 200 ml and
brine 200 ml. The organic phase was dried over magnesium sulfate
and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to give the
title compound, which was used without further purification.
Example XVII-1
Synthesis of (S)-benzyl
3-(4-(benzyloxy)phenyl)-2-(2-(3-(3-benzylureido)propanoyl)-1-methylhydraz-
inyl)propanoate (Compound XVII-1)
[0829] To a solution of 3-(3-benzylureido)propanoic acid (Compound
VIII-1) 267 mg (1.20 mmol) in dichloromethane 5 ml,
N-hydroxybenztriazole 203 mg (1.50 mmol) and
1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide hydrochloride 288 mg
(1.50 mmol) were added and the mixture was stirred at room
temperature for 0.5 hr. (S)-benzyl
3-(4-(benzyloxy)phenyl)-2-(1-methylhydrazinyl)propanoate (Compound
XVIII-1) 390 mg (1.00 mmol) and a solution of dimethylaminopyridine
61 mg (0.50 mmol) in dichloromethane 1 ml were added to the
reaction mixture and the mixture was stirred at room temperature
for 3 hrs. The reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate 50
ml and washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution 50 ml
twice, water 50 ml twice and brine 50 ml and the organic phase was
dried over magnesium sulfate and filtered. The mother solution was
concentrated in vacuo and the residue was purified on silica gel
column chromatography (Merck 60N spherical, neutral elution by
chloroform:methanol=100:0 to 95:5) to obtain the title compound
0.31 g (52.0%).
[0830] The following compounds shown in Table XI were obtained by a
similar method to that described above. In the Table, "Int_1" and
"Int_2" mean an intermediate compound number.
TABLE-US-00017 TABLE XI Example yield No. structure chemical name
(%) Int_1 Int_2 XVII-2 ##STR00057##
(S)-benzyl-3-(4-(benzyloxy)phenyl)-
2-(2-(3-(3-benzylureido)propanoyl)- 1-methylhydrazinyl)propanoate
55 VIII-2 XVIII-1 XVII-3 ##STR00058## (S)-benzyl
10-(4-(benzyloxy)benzyl)-5- methyl-3,7-dioxo-1-phenyl-9-oxa-
2,4,5,8-tetraazaundecan-11-oate 73 VIII-2 XVIII-2
Example XVII-4
Synthesis of (S)-benzyl
3-(4-(benzyloxy)phenyl)-2-(1-((3-benzylureido)methyl)cyclohexanecarboxami-
dooxy)propanoate (Compound XVII-4)
[0831] To a solution of Fmoc-1-aminomethyl-cyclohexane carboxylic
acid 2.41 g (6.36 mmol), N-hydroxybenzotriazol 1.07 g (7.95 mmol)
and 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide hydrochloride
1.52 g (7.95 mmol) in dichloromethane 20 ml, a solution of
(S)-benzyl 2-(aminooxy)-3-(4-(benzyloxy)phenyl)propanoate (Compound
XVIII-2) 2.0 g (5.3 mmol) and 4-dimethylaminopyridine 65 mg (0.53
mmol) in dichloromethane 15 ml was added and the mixture was
stirred at room temperature overnight. The reaction mixture was
washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution 40 ml, water 40
ml and brine 40 ml. The organic phase was dried over magnesium
sulfate and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo and
the residue was purified on silica gel column chromatography (Merck
60N spherical, neutral elution by n-hexanae:ethylacetate=100:0 to
70:30) to obtain (S)-benzyl
2-(1-((((9H-fluoren-9-yl)methoxy)carbonylamino)methyl)cyclohexanecarboxam-
idooxy)-3-(4-(benzyloxy)phenyl)propanoate 1.25 g (32%).
[0832] To the above compound 1.25 g (1.69 mol),
25%-piperidine/dichloromethane 20 ml was added and the mixture was
stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was
concentrated in vacuo and the residue was purified on silica gel
column chromatography (Merck 60N spherical, neutral elution by
n-hexane:ethyl acetate=100:0 to 70:30 and chloroform:methanol=100:0
to 80:20) to obtain (S)-benzyl
2-(1-(aminomethyl)cyclohexanecarboxamidooxy)-3-(4-(benzyloxy)phenyl)propa-
noate 528 mg (60%).
[0833] To a solution of (S)-benzyl
2-(1-(aminomethyl)cyclohexanecarboxamidooxy)-3-(4-(benzyloxy)phenyl)propa-
noate in dichloromethane 9 ml, benzyl isocyanate 143 .mu.l (1.16
mmol) and triethylamine 271 .mu.l (1.94 mmol) were added and the
mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. The reaction
mixture was washed with water 10 ml and brine 10 ml. Then the
organic phase was dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and
concentrated. The crude residue was purified on silica gel column
chromatography (Merck 60N spherical, neutral elution by
n-hexane:ethylacetate=100:0 to 70:30) to obtain the title compound
257 mg (41%).
Example VII-1
Synthesis of
(S)-3-(4-(benzyloxy)phenyl)-2-(2-(3-(3-benzylureido)propanoyl)-1-methylhy-
drazinyl)propanoic acid (Compound VII-1)
[0834] To a solution of (S)-benzyl
3-(4-(benzyloxy)phenyl)-2-(2-(3-(3-benzylureido)propanoyl)-1-methylhydraz-
inyl)propanoate (Compound XVII-1) 149 mg (0.25 mmol) in
tetrahydrofuran:methanol=1:1.5 1.5 ml, a solution of lithium
hydroxide monohydrate 16 mg in water 0.3 ml was added and the
mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1.5 hr. The reaction
mixture was cooled to 0.degree. C. and 1N HCl aq. 10 ml was added
and the mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate 20 ml. The organic
phase was washed with water 20 ml and brine 20 ml and dried over
magnesium sulfate and filtered. The mother solution was
concentrated in vacuo to obtain the title compound. The residue was
used without further purification.
[0835] The following compounds shown in Table XII were obtained by
a similar method to that described above. In the Table, "Int_1"
means an intermediate compound number.
TABLE-US-00018 TABLE XII Example No. structure chemical name Int_1
VII-2 ##STR00059## (S)-2-(2-(2-(2-(benzylcarbamoyl)-1-
methylhydrazinyl)acetyl)-1-methylhydrazinyl)-3-(4-
(benzyloxy)phenyl)propanoic acid XVII-2 VII-3 ##STR00060##
(S)-10-(4-(benzyloxy)benzyl)-5-methyl-3,7-dioxo-7-
phenyl-9-oxa-2,4,5,8-tetraazaundecan-11-oic acid XVII-3 VII-4
##STR00061## (S)-3-(4-(benzyloxy)phenyl)-2-(1-((3-
benzylureido)methyl)cyclohexanecarboxamido- oxy)propanoic acid
XVII-4
[Example II-1] (Syn. II-1)
Synthesis of
(S)--N-(1-(benzyl(2,2-diethoxyethyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-yl)-3-(3-benzylu-
reido)thiophene-2-carboxamide (Compound II-1)
[0836] To a solution of 3-(3-benzylureido)thiophene-2-carboxylic
acid (Compound V-1) 49.7 mg (0.18 mmol) and N-hydroxybenzotriazol
6.1 mg (0.045 mmol) in dichloromethane 1 ml,
1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide 43.1 mg (0.225 mmol)
was added and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 0.5
hr. A solution of
(S)-2-amino-N-benzyl-N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)propanamide (Compound
VI-1) 44.2 mg (0.15 mmol) in dichloromethane iml was added to the
reaction mixture and the mixture was stirred at room temperature
for 18 hrs. The reaction mixture was washed with sat. NaHCO.sub.3
aq. 1 ml, water 1 ml and brine 1 ml. The organic phase was filtered
on celite 1 g and magnesium sulfate 150 mg. The mother solution was
concentrated in vacuo and the residue was purified with PTLC
(development solvent: chloroform:methanol=98:2) to obtain the
titled compound 44.7 mg (54%).
[Example II-262] (Syn. II-2)
Synthesis of
(S)-3-(4-(benzyloxy)phenyl)-2-(2-(3-(3-benzylureido)propanoyl)-1-methylhy-
drazinyl)-N-(2,2-diethoxyethyl)-N-(naphthalen-1-ylmethyl)propanamide
(Compound II-262)
[0837] To a solution of
(S)-3-(4-(benzyloxy)phenyl)-2-(2-(3-(3-benzylureido)propanoyl)-1-methylhy-
drazinyl)propanoic acid (Compound VII-1) 126 mg (0.25 mmol) in
dichloromethane 1.5 ml,
2,2-diethoxy-N-(naphthalen-1-ylmethyl)ethanamine (Compound IV-2) 85
mg (0.31 mmol) and DMT-MM 173 mg (0.63 mmol) were added and the
mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 hr. The reaction
mixture was diluted with chloroform 50 ml and washed with water 50
ml twice and brine 50 ml twice and dried over magnesium sulfate and
filtered. The mother solution was concentrated in vacuo and the
residue was purified on silica gel column chromatography (Merck 60N
spherical, neutral 10 ml elution by chloroform:methanol=100:0 to
90:10, each elution 50 ml) to give the desired product as pale
yellow oil 85.0 mg (35.8%).
[0838] Typical examples of the compound having general formula II
of the present invention that can be obtained by reacting and
treating corresponding intermediates using any of the methods
described in the present specification including the examples
described above are shown in Tables XIII-1 to XIII-25. The
compounds were prepared according to the preparation methods of the
compound numbers (e.g., "II-1") shown in the columns of "Syn" in
the Tables, "Int_1" and "Int_2" indicate intermediate compound
numbers. "n.d." in the columns of "yield" means not determined in
this step and was used to further reaction. In the column of "R",
"R.sup.1", "R.sup.2" and "R.sup.3" were indicated as chemical
groups in the general formula II.
##STR00062##
TABLE-US-00019 TABLE XIII-1 Example No. R1 R2 R3 ##STR00063##
##STR00064## R Int_1 Int_2 syn. yield (%) II-2 ##STR00065##
##STR00066## H ##STR00067## ##STR00068## Ethyl VI-2 V-1 II-1 74
II-3 ##STR00069## ##STR00070## H ##STR00071## ##STR00072## Ethyl
Vi-3 V-1 II-1 82 II-4 ##STR00073## ##STR00074## H ##STR00075##
##STR00076## Ethyl VI-4 V-1 II-1 63 II-5 ##STR00077## ##STR00078##
H ##STR00079## ##STR00080## Ethyl VI-5 V-1 II-1 82 II-6
##STR00081## ##STR00082## H ##STR00083## ##STR00084## Ethyl VI-6
V-1 II-1 38 II-7 ##STR00085## ##STR00086## H ##STR00087##
##STR00088## Ethyl VI-7 V-1 II-1 9 II-8 ##STR00089## ##STR00090## H
##STR00091## ##STR00092## Ethyl VI-8 V-1 II-1 100 II-9 ##STR00093##
##STR00094## H ##STR00095## ##STR00096## Ethyl VI-9 V-1 II-1 100
II-10 ##STR00097## ##STR00098## H ##STR00099## ##STR00100## Ethyl
VI-2 V-3 II-1 64 II-11 ##STR00101## ##STR00102## H ##STR00103##
##STR00104## Ethyl VI-2 V-4 II-1 67 II-12 ##STR00105## ##STR00106##
H ##STR00107## ##STR00108## Ethyl VI-2 V-5 II-1 39
TABLE-US-00020 TABLE XIII-2 Example No. R1 R2 R3 ##STR00109##
##STR00110## R Int_1 Int_2 syn. yield (%) II-13 ##STR00111##
##STR00112## H ##STR00113## ##STR00114## Ethyl VI-2 V-2 II-1 61
II-14 ##STR00115## ##STR00116## H ##STR00117## ##STR00118## Ethyl
VI-4 V-3 II-1 58 II-15 ##STR00119## ##STR00120## H ##STR00121##
##STR00122## Ethyl VI-4 V-4 II-1 67 II-16 ##STR00123## ##STR00124##
H ##STR00125## ##STR00126## Ethyl VI-4 V-5 II-1 51 II-17
##STR00127## ##STR00128## H ##STR00129## ##STR00130## Ethyl VI-4
V-2 II-1 72 II-18 ##STR00131## ##STR00132## H ##STR00133##
##STR00134## Ethyl VI-6 V-3 II-1 43 II-19 ##STR00135## ##STR00136##
H ##STR00137## ##STR00138## Ethyl VI-6 V-4 II-1 15 II-20
##STR00139## ##STR00140## H ##STR00141## ##STR00142## Ethyl VI-6
V-5 II-1 41 II-21 ##STR00143## ##STR00144## H ##STR00145##
##STR00146## Ethyl VI-6 V-2 II-1 16 II-22 ##STR00147## ##STR00148##
H ##STR00149## ##STR00150## Ethyl VI-9 V-3 II-1 56 II-23
##STR00151## ##STR00152## H ##STR00153## ##STR00154## Ethyl VI-9
V-4 II-1 59
TABLE-US-00021 TABLE XIII-3 Example No. R1 R2 R3 ##STR00155##
##STR00156## R Int_1 Int_2 syn. yield (%) II-24 ##STR00157##
##STR00158## H ##STR00159## ##STR00160## Ethyl VI-9 V-5 II-1 37
II-25 ##STR00161## ##STR00162## H ##STR00163## ##STR00164## Ethyl
VI-9 V-2 II-1 57 II-26 ##STR00165## ##STR00166## H ##STR00167##
##STR00168## Ethyl VI-10 V-5 II-1 n.d. II-27 ##STR00169##
##STR00170## H ##STR00171## ##STR00172## Ethyl VI-11 V-1 II-1 n.d.
II-28 ##STR00173## ##STR00174## H ##STR00175## ##STR00176## Ethyl
VI-11 V-3 II-1 n.d. II-29 ##STR00177## ##STR00178## H ##STR00179##
##STR00180## Ethyl VI-11 V-6 II-1 n.d. II-30 ##STR00181##
##STR00182## H ##STR00183## ##STR00184## Ethyl VI-11 V-5 II-1 n.d.
II-31 ##STR00185## ##STR00186## H ##STR00187## ##STR00188## Ethyl
VI-11 V-7 II-1 n.d. II-32 ##STR00189## ##STR00190## H ##STR00191##
##STR00192## Ethyl VI-11 V-8 II-1 n.d. II-33 ##STR00193##
##STR00194## H ##STR00195## ##STR00196## Ethyl VI-11 V-9 II-1 n.d.
II-34 ##STR00197## ##STR00198## H ##STR00199## ##STR00200## Ethyl
VI-12 V-5 II-1 n.d.
TABLE-US-00022 TABLE XIII-4 Example No. R1 R2 R3 ##STR00201##
##STR00202## R Int_1 Int_2 syn. yield (%) II-35 ##STR00203##
##STR00204## H ##STR00205## ##STR00206## Ethyl VI-13 V-5 II-1 n.d.
II-36 ##STR00207## ##STR00208## H ##STR00209## ##STR00210## Ethyl
VI-14 V-5 II-1 n.d. II-37 ##STR00211## ##STR00212## H ##STR00213##
##STR00214## Ethyl VI-15 V-5 II-1 n.d. II-38 ##STR00215##
##STR00216## H ##STR00217## ##STR00218## Ethyl VI-16 V-5 II-1 n.d.
II-39 ##STR00219## ##STR00220## H ##STR00221## ##STR00222## Ethyl
VI-17 V-5 II-1 n.d. II-40 ##STR00223## ##STR00224## H ##STR00225##
##STR00226## Ethyl VI-18 V-5 II-1 n.d. II-41 ##STR00227##
##STR00228## H ##STR00229## ##STR00230## Ethyl VI-19 V-5 II-1 n.d.
II-42 ##STR00231## ##STR00232## H ##STR00233## ##STR00234## Ethyl
VI-20 V-5 II-1 n.d. II-43 ##STR00235## ##STR00236## H ##STR00237##
##STR00238## Ethyl VI-20 V-7 II-1 n.d. II-44 ##STR00239##
##STR00240## H ##STR00241## ##STR00242## Ethyl VI-20 V-8 II-1 n.d.
II-45 ##STR00243## ##STR00244## H ##STR00245## ##STR00246## Ethyl
VI-20 V-9 II-1 n.d.
TABLE-US-00023 TABLE XIII-5 Example No. R1 R2 R3 ##STR00247##
##STR00248## R Int_1 Int_2 syn. yield (%) II-46 ##STR00249##
##STR00250## H ##STR00251## ##STR00252## Ethyl VI-21 V-5 II-1 n.d.
II-47 ##STR00253## ##STR00254## H ##STR00255## ##STR00256## Ethyl
VI-22 V-1 II-1 n.d. II-48 ##STR00257## ##STR00258## H ##STR00259##
##STR00260## Ethyl VI-22 V-3 II-1 n.d. II-49 ##STR00261##
##STR00262## H ##STR00263## ##STR00264## Ethyl VI-22 V-6 II-1 n.d.
II-50 ##STR00265## ##STR00266## H ##STR00267## ##STR00268## Ethyl
VI-22 V-5 II-1 n.d. II-51 ##STR00269## ##STR00270## H ##STR00271##
##STR00272## Ethyl VI-10 V-10 II-1 n.d. II-52 ##STR00273##
##STR00274## H ##STR00275## ##STR00276## Ethyl VI-10 V-11 II-1 n.d.
II-53 ##STR00277## ##STR00278## H ##STR00279## ##STR00280## Ethyl
VI-10 V-12 II-1 n.d. II-54 ##STR00281## ##STR00282## H ##STR00283##
##STR00284## Ethyl VI-10 V-14 II-1 n.d. II-55 ##STR00285##
##STR00286## H ##STR00287## ##STR00288## Ethyl VI-10 V-15 II-1 n.d.
II-56 ##STR00289## ##STR00290## H ##STR00291## ##STR00292## Ethyl
VI-11 V-15 II-1 n.d.
TABLE-US-00024 TABLE XIII-6 Example No. R1 R2 R3 ##STR00293##
##STR00294## R Int_1 Int_2 syn. yield (%) II-57 ##STR00295##
##STR00296## H ##STR00297## ##STR00298## Ethyl VI-11 V-16 II-1 n.d.
II-58 ##STR00299## ##STR00300## H ##STR00301## ##STR00302## Ethyl
VI-12 V-15 II-1 n.d. II-59 ##STR00303## ##STR00304## H ##STR00305##
##STR00306## Ethyl VI-13 V-15 II-1 n.d. II-60 ##STR00307##
##STR00308## H ##STR00309## ##STR00310## Ethyl VI-14 V-15 II-1 n.d.
II-61 ##STR00311## ##STR00312## H ##STR00313## ##STR00314## Ethyl
VI-15 V-15 II-1 n.d. II-62 ##STR00315## ##STR00316## H ##STR00317##
##STR00318## Ethyl VI-16 V-15 II-1 n.d. II-63 ##STR00319##
##STR00320## H ##STR00321## ##STR00322## Ethyl VI-17 V-15 II-1 n.d.
II-64 ##STR00323## ##STR00324## H ##STR00325## ##STR00326## Ethyl
VI-18 V-10 II-1 n.d. II-65 ##STR00327## ##STR00328## H ##STR00329##
##STR00330## Ethyl VI-18 V-11 II-1 n.d. II-66 ##STR00331##
##STR00332## H ##STR00333## ##STR00334## Ethyl VI-18 V-12 II-1 n.d.
II-67 ##STR00335## ##STR00336## H ##STR00337## ##STR00338## Ethyl
VI-18 V-13 II-1 n.d.
TABLE-US-00025 TABLE XIII-7 Example No. R1 R2 R3 ##STR00339##
##STR00340## R Int_1 Int_2 syn. yield (%) II-68 ##STR00341##
##STR00342## H ##STR00343## ##STR00344## Ethyl VI-18 V-15 II-1 n.d.
II-69 ##STR00345## ##STR00346## H ##STR00347## ##STR00348## Ethyl
VI-21 V-13 II-1 n.d. II-70 ##STR00349## ##STR00350## H ##STR00351##
##STR00352## Ethyl VI-21 V-14 II-1 n.d. II-71 ##STR00353##
##STR00354## H ##STR00355## ##STR00356## Ethyl VI-21 V-15 II-1 n.d.
II-72 ##STR00357## ##STR00358## H ##STR00359## ##STR00360## Ethyl
VI-21 VI-16 II-1 n.d. II-73 ##STR00361## ##STR00362## H
##STR00363## ##STR00364## Ethyl VI-23 V-6 II-1 n.d. II-74
##STR00365## ##STR00366## H ##STR00367## ##STR00368## Ethyl VI-23
V-5 II-1 n.d. II-75 ##STR00369## ##STR00370## H ##STR00371##
##STR00372## Ethyl VI-23 V-7 II-1 n.d. II-76 ##STR00373##
##STR00374## H ##STR00375## ##STR00376## Ethyl VI-23 V-8 II-1 n.d.
II-77 ##STR00377## ##STR00378## H ##STR00379## ##STR00380## Ethyl
VI-23 V-9 II-1 n.d. II-78 ##STR00381## ##STR00382## H ##STR00383##
##STR00384## Ethyl VI-24 V-1 II-1 n.d.
TABLE-US-00026 TABLE XIII-8 Example No. R1 R2 R3 ##STR00385##
##STR00386## R Int_1 Int_2 syn. yield (%) II-79 ##STR00387##
##STR00388## H ##STR00389## ##STR00390## Ethyl VI-24 V-6 II-1 n.d.
II-80 ##STR00391## ##STR00392## H ##STR00393## ##STR00394## Ethyl
VI-24 V-5 II-1 n.d. II-81 ##STR00395## ##STR00396## H ##STR00397##
##STR00398## Ethyl VI-24 V-7 II-1 n.d. II-82 ##STR00399##
##STR00400## H ##STR00401## ##STR00402## Ethyl VI-24 V-8 II-1 n.d.
II-83 ##STR00403## ##STR00404## H ##STR00405## ##STR00406## Ethyl
VI-24 V-9 II-1 n.d. II-84 ##STR00407## ##STR00408## H ##STR00409##
##STR00410## Ethyl VI-25 V-6 II-1 n.d. II-85 ##STR00411##
##STR00412## H ##STR00413## ##STR00414## Ethyl VI-26 V-6 II-1 n.d.
II-86 ##STR00415## ##STR00416## H ##STR00417## ##STR00418## Ethyl
VI-27 V-6 II-1 n.d. II-87 ##STR00419## ##STR00420## H ##STR00421##
##STR00422## Ethyl VI-28 V-6 II-1 n.d. II-88 ##STR00423##
##STR00424## H ##STR00425## ##STR00426## Ethyl VI-29 V-6 II-1 n.d.
II-89 ##STR00427## ##STR00428## H ##STR00429## ##STR00430## Ethyl
VI-30 V-1 II-1 n.d.
TABLE-US-00027 TABLE XIII-9 Example No. R1 R2 R3 ##STR00431##
##STR00432## R Int_1 Int_2 syn. yield (%) II-90 ##STR00433##
##STR00434## H ##STR00435## ##STR00436## Ethyl VI-30 V-6 II-1 n.d.
II-91 ##STR00437## ##STR00438## H ##STR00439## ##STR00440## Ethyl
VI-23 V-10 II-1 n.d. II-92 ##STR00441## ##STR00442## H ##STR00443##
##STR00444## Ethyl VI-23 V-11 II-1 n.d. II-93 ##STR00445##
##STR00446## H ##STR00447## ##STR00448## Ethyl VI-23 VI-12 II-1
n.d. II-94 ##STR00449## ##STR00450## H ##STR00451## ##STR00452##
Ethyl VI-24 V-10 II-1 n.d. II-95 ##STR00453## ##STR00454## H
##STR00455## ##STR00456## Ethyl VI-24 V-11 II-1 n.d. II-96
##STR00457## ##STR00458## H ##STR00459## ##STR00460## Ethyl VI-24
V-12 II-1 n.d. II-97 ##STR00461## ##STR00462## H ##STR00463##
##STR00464## Ethyl VI-24 V-13 II-1 n.d. II-98 ##STR00465##
##STR00466## H ##STR00467## ##STR00468## Ethyl VI-24 V-14 II-1 n.d.
II-99 ##STR00469## ##STR00470## H ##STR00471## ##STR00472## Ethyl
VI-24 V-15 II-1 n.d. II-100 ##STR00473## ##STR00474## H
##STR00475## ##STR00476## Ethyl VI-24 V-16 II-1 n.d.
TABLE-US-00028 TABLE XIII-10 Example No. R1 R2 R3 ##STR00477##
##STR00478## R Int_1 Int_2 syn. yield (%) II-101 ##STR00479##
##STR00480## H ##STR00481## ##STR00482## Ethyl VI-25 V-13 II-1 n.d.
II-102 ##STR00483## ##STR00484## H ##STR00485## ##STR00486## Ethyl
VI-25 V-15 II-1 n.d. II-103 ##STR00487## ##STR00488## H
##STR00489## ##STR00490## Ethyl VI-26 V-13 II-1 n.d. II-104
##STR00491## ##STR00492## H ##STR00493## ##STR00494## Ethyl VI-26
V-15 II-1 n.d. II-105 ##STR00495## ##STR00496## H ##STR00497##
##STR00498## Ethyl VI-27 V-13 II-1 n.d. II-106 ##STR00499##
##STR00500## H ##STR00501## ##STR00502## Ethyl VI-27 V-15 II-1 n.d.
II-107 ##STR00503## ##STR00504## H ##STR00505## ##STR00506## Ethyl
VI-28 V-13 II-1 n.d. II-108 ##STR00507## ##STR00508## H
##STR00509## ##STR00510## Ethyl VI-28 V-15 II-1 n.d. II-109
##STR00511## ##STR00512## H ##STR00513## ##STR00514## Ethyl VI-29
V-13 II-1 n.d. II-110 ##STR00515## ##STR00516## H ##STR00517##
##STR00518## Ethyl VI-29 V-15 II-1 n.d. II-111 ##STR00519##
##STR00520## H ##STR00521## ##STR00522## Ethyl VI-30 V-13 II-1
n.d.
TABLE-US-00029 TABLE XIII-11 Example No. R1 R2 R3 ##STR00523##
##STR00524## R Int_1 Int_2 syn. yield (%) II-112 ##STR00525##
##STR00526## H ##STR00527## ##STR00528## Ethyl VI-30 V-14 II-1 n.d.
II-113 ##STR00529## ##STR00530## H ##STR00531## ##STR00532## Ethyl
VI-30 V-15 II-1 n.d. II-114 ##STR00533## ##STR00534## H
##STR00535## ##STR00536## Ethyl VI-30 V-16 II-1 n.d. II-115
##STR00537## ##STR00538## H ##STR00539## ##STR00540## Ethyl VI-31
V-8 II-1 n.d. II-116 ##STR00541## ##STR00542## H ##STR00543##
##STR00544## Ethyl VI-31 V-9 II-1 n.d. II-117 ##STR00545##
##STR00546## H ##STR00547## ##STR00548## Ethyl VI-32 V-8 II-1 n.d.
II-118 ##STR00549## ##STR00550## H ##STR00551## ##STR00552## Ethyl
VI-33 V-8 II-1 n.d. II-119 ##STR00553## ##STR00554## H ##STR00555##
##STR00556## Ethyl VI-35 V-1 II-1 n.d. II-120 ##STR00557##
##STR00558## H ##STR00559## ##STR00560## Ethyl VI-35 V-3 II-1 n.d.
II-121 ##STR00561## ##STR00562## H ##STR00563## ##STR00564## Ethyl
VI-35 V-6 II-1 n.d. II-122 ##STR00565## ##STR00566## H ##STR00567##
##STR00568## Ethyl VI-35 V-5 II-1 n.d.
TABLE-US-00030 TABLE XIII-12 Example No. R1 R2 R3 ##STR00569##
##STR00570## R Int_1 Int_2 syn. yield (%) II-123 ##STR00571##
##STR00572## H ##STR00573## ##STR00574## Ethyl VI-35 V-7 II-1 n.d.
II-124 ##STR00575## ##STR00576## H ##STR00577## ##STR00578## Ethyl
VI-35 V-8 II-1 n.d. II-125 ##STR00579## ##STR00580## H ##STR00581##
##STR00582## Ethyl VI-35 V-9 II-1 n.d. II-126 ##STR00583##
##STR00584## H ##STR00585## ##STR00586## Ethyl VI-36 V-1 II-1 n.d.
II-127 ##STR00587## ##STR00588## H ##STR00589## ##STR00590## Ethyl
VI-36 V-3 II-1 n.d. II-128 ##STR00591## ##STR00592## H ##STR00593##
##STR00594## Ethyl VI-36 V-6 II-1 n.d. II-129 ##STR00595##
##STR00596## H ##STR00597## ##STR00598## Ethyl VI-36 V-5 II-1 n.d.
II-130 ##STR00599## ##STR00600## H ##STR00601## ##STR00602## Ethyl
VI-36 V-7 II-1 n.d. II-131 ##STR00603## ##STR00604## H ##STR00605##
##STR00606## Ethyl VI-36 V-8 II-1 n.d. II-132 ##STR00607##
##STR00608## H ##STR00609## ##STR00610## Ethyl VI-36 V-9 II-1 n.d.
II-133 ##STR00611## ##STR00612## H ##STR00613## ##STR00614## Ethyl
V I-41 V-1 II-1 n.d.
TABLE-US-00031 TABLE XIII-13 Example No. R1 R2 R3 ##STR00615##
##STR00616## R Int_1 Int_2 syn. yield (%) II-134 ##STR00617##
##STR00618## H ##STR00619## ##STR00620## Ethyl VI-41 V-3 II-1 n.d.
II-135 ##STR00621## ##STR00622## H ##STR00623## ##STR00624## Ethyl
VI-41 V-6 II-1 n.d. II-136 ##STR00625## ##STR00626## H ##STR00627##
##STR00628## Ethyl VI-41 V-5 II-1 n.d. II-137 ##STR00629##
##STR00630## H ##STR00631## ##STR00632## Ethyl VI-41 V-7 II-1 n.d.
II-138 ##STR00633## ##STR00634## H ##STR00635## ##STR00636## Ethyl
VI-41 V-8 II-1 n.d. II-139 ##STR00637## ##STR00638## H ##STR00639##
##STR00640## Ethyl VI-41 V-9 II-1 n.d. II-140 ##STR00641##
##STR00642## H ##STR00643## ##STR00644## Ethyl VI-42 V-3 II-1 n.d.
II-141 ##STR00645## ##STR00646## H ##STR00647## ##STR00648## Ethyl
VI-42 V-6 II-1 n.d. II-142 ##STR00649## ##STR00650## H ##STR00651##
##STR00652## Ethyl VI-42 V-8 II-1 n.d. II-143 ##STR00653##
##STR00654## H ##STR00655## ##STR00656## Ethyl VI-42 V-9 II-1 n.d.
II-144 ##STR00657## ##STR00658## H ##STR00659## ##STR00660## Ethyl
VI-44 V-3 II-1 n.d.
TABLE-US-00032 TABLE XIII-14 Example No. R1 R2 R3 ##STR00661##
##STR00662## R Int_1 Int_2 syn. yield (%) II-145 ##STR00663##
##STR00664## H ##STR00665## ##STR00666## Ethyl VI-4 V-6 II-1 n.d.
II-146 ##STR00667## ##STR00668## H ##STR00669## ##STR00670## Ethyl
VI-44 V-8 II-1 n.d. II-147 ##STR00671## ##STR00672## H ##STR00673##
##STR00674## Ethyl VI-44 V-9 II-1 n.d. II-148 ##STR00675##
##STR00676## H ##STR00677## ##STR00678## Ethyl VI-34 V-12 II-1 n.d.
II-149 ##STR00679## ##STR00680## H ##STR00681## ##STR00682## Ethyl
VI-34 V-14 II-1 n.d. II-150 ##STR00683## ##STR00684## H
##STR00685## ##STR00686## Ethyl VI-34 V-15 II-1 n.d. II-151
##STR00687## ##STR00688## H ##STR00689## ##STR00690## Ethyl VI-35
V-12 II-1 n.d. II-152 ##STR00691## ##STR00692## H ##STR00693##
##STR00694## Ethyl VI-35 V-14 II-1 n.d. II-153 ##STR00695##
##STR00696## H ##STR00697## ##STR00698## Ethyl VI-35 V-15 II-1 n.d.
II-154 ##STR00699## ##STR00700## H ##STR00701## ##STR00702## Ethyl
VI-36 V-12 II-1 n.d. II-155 ##STR00703## ##STR00704## H
##STR00705## ##STR00706## Ethyl VI-36 V-14 II-1 n.d.
TABLE-US-00033 TABLE XIII-15 Example No. R1 R2 R3 ##STR00707##
##STR00708## R Int_1 Int_2 syn. yield (%) II-156 ##STR00709##
##STR00710## H ##STR00711## ##STR00712## Ethyl VI-36 V-15 II-1 n.d.
II-157 ##STR00713## ##STR00714## H ##STR00715## ##STR00716## Ethyl
VI-37 V-12 II-1 n.d. II-158 ##STR00717## ##STR00718## H
##STR00719## ##STR00720## Ethyl VI-37 V-14 II-1 n.d. II-159
##STR00721## ##STR00722## H ##STR00723## ##STR00724## Ethyl VI-37
V-15 II-1 n.d. II-160 ##STR00725## ##STR00726## H ##STR00727##
##STR00728## Ethyl VI-38 V-12 II-1 n.d. II-161 ##STR00729##
##STR00730## H ##STR00731## ##STR00732## Ethyl VI-39 V-12 II-1 n.d.
II-162 ##STR00733## ##STR00734## H ##STR00735## ##STR00736## Ethyl
VI-39 V-10 II-1 n.d. II-163 ##STR00737## ##STR00738## H
##STR00739## ##STR00740## Ethyl VI-39 V-11 II-1 n.d. II-164
##STR00741## ##STR00742## H ##STR00743## ##STR00744## Ethyl VI-39
V-12 II-1 n.d. II-165 ##STR00745## ##STR00746## H ##STR00747##
##STR00748## Ethyl VI-39 V-14 II-1 n.d. II-166 ##STR00749##
##STR00750## H ##STR00751## ##STR00752## Ethyl VI-39 V-15 II-1
n.d.
TABLE-US-00034 TABLE XIII-16 Example No. R1 R2 R3 ##STR00753##
##STR00754## R Int_1 Int_2 syn. yield (%) II-167 ##STR00755##
##STR00756## H ##STR00757## ##STR00758## Ethyl VI-40 V-10 II-1 n.d.
II-168 ##STR00759## ##STR00760## H ##STR00761## ##STR00762## Ethyl
VI-40 V-11 II-1 n.d. II-169 ##STR00763## ##STR00764## H
##STR00765## ##STR00766## Ethyl VI-40 V-12 II-1 n.d. II-170
##STR00767## ##STR00768## H ##STR00769## ##STR00770## Ethyl VI-40
V-14 II-1 n.d. II-171 ##STR00771## ##STR00772## H ##STR00773##
##STR00774## Ethyl VI-40 V-15 II-1 n.d. II-172 ##STR00775##
##STR00776## H ##STR00777## ##STR00778## Ethyl VI-42 V-10 II-1 n.d.
II-173 ##STR00779## ##STR00780## H ##STR00781## ##STR00782## Ethyl
VI-42 V-11 II-1 n.d. II-174 ##STR00783## ##STR00784## H
##STR00785## ##STR00786## Ethyl VI-42 V-12 II-1 n.d. II-175
##STR00787## ##STR00788## H ##STR00789## ##STR00790## Ethyl VI-43
V-10 II-1 n.d. II-176 ##STR00791## ##STR00792## H ##STR00793##
##STR00794## Ethyl VI-43 V-11 II-1 n.d. II-177 ##STR00795##
##STR00796## H ##STR00797## ##STR00798## Ethyl VI-43 V-12 II-1
n.d.
TABLE-US-00035 TABLE XIII-17 Example No. R1 R2 R3 ##STR00799##
##STR00800## R Int_1 Int_2 syn. yield (%) II-178 ##STR00801##
##STR00802## H ##STR00803## ##STR00804## Ethyl VI-45 V-1 II-1 n.d.
II-179 ##STR00805## ##STR00806## H ##STR00807## ##STR00808## Ethyl
VI-45 V-8 II-1 n.d. II-180 ##STR00809## ##STR00810## H ##STR00811##
##STR00812## Ethyl VI-46 V-1 II-1 n.d. II-181 ##STR00813##
##STR00814## H ##STR00815## ##STR00816## Ethyl VI-46 V-8 II-1 n.d.
II-182 ##STR00817## ##STR00818## H ##STR00819## ##STR00820## Ethyl
VI-46 V-9 II-1 n.d. II-183 ##STR00821## ##STR00822## H ##STR00823##
##STR00824## Ethyl VI-47 V-1 II-1 n.d. II-184 ##STR00825##
##STR00826## H ##STR00827## ##STR00828## Ethyl VI-47 V-9 II-1 n.d.
II-185 ##STR00829## ##STR00830## H ##STR00831## ##STR00832## Ethyl
VI-48 V-1 II-1 n.d. II-186 ##STR00833## ##STR00834## H ##STR00835##
##STR00836## Ethyl VI-48 V-9 II-1 n.d. II-187 ##STR00837##
##STR00838## H ##STR00839## ##STR00840## Ethyl VI-49 V-1 II-1 n.d.
II-188 ##STR00841## ##STR00842## H ##STR00843## ##STR00844## Ethyl
VI-49 V-9 II-1 n.d.
TABLE-US-00036 TABLE XIII-18 Example No. R1 R2 R3 ##STR00845##
##STR00846## R Int_1 Int_2 syn. yield (%) II-189 ##STR00847##
##STR00848## H ##STR00849## ##STR00850## Ethyl VI-50 V-1 II-1 n.d.
II-190 ##STR00851## ##STR00852## H ##STR00853## ##STR00854## Ethyl
VI-50 V-9 II-1 n.d. II-191 ##STR00855## ##STR00856## H ##STR00857##
##STR00858## Ethyl VI-51 V-1 II-1 n.d. II-192 ##STR00859##
##STR00860## H ##STR00861## ##STR00862## Ethyl VI-51 V-9 II-1 n.d.
II-193 ##STR00863## ##STR00864## H ##STR00865## ##STR00866## Ethyl
VI-52 V-1 II-1 n.d. II-194 ##STR00867## ##STR00868## H ##STR00869##
##STR00870## Ethyl VI-52 V-8 II-1 n.d. II-195 ##STR00871##
##STR00872## H ##STR00873## ##STR00874## Ethyl VI-53 V-1 II-1 n.d.
II-196 ##STR00875## ##STR00876## H ##STR00877## ##STR00878## Ethyl
VI-53 V-8 II-1 n.d. II-197 ##STR00879## ##STR00880## H ##STR00881##
##STR00882## Ethyl VI-54 V-1 II-1 n.d. II-198 ##STR00883##
##STR00884## H ##STR00885## ##STR00886## Ethyl VI-54 V-8 II-1 n.d.
II-199 ##STR00887## ##STR00888## H ##STR00889## ##STR00890## Ethyl
VI-45 V-12 II-1 n.d.
TABLE-US-00037 TABLE XIII-19 Example No. R1 R2 R3 ##STR00891##
##STR00892## R Int_1 Int_2 syn. yield (%) II-200 ##STR00893##
##STR00894## H ##STR00895## ##STR00896## Ethyl VI-45 V-14 II-1 n.d.
II-201 ##STR00897## ##STR00898## H ##STR00899## ##STR00900## Ethyl
VI-45 V-16 II-1 n.d. II-202 ##STR00901## ##STR00902## H
##STR00903## ##STR00904## Ethyl VI-46 V-12 II-1 n.d. II-203
##STR00905## ##STR00906## H ##STR00907## ##STR00908## Ethyl VI-46
V-14 II-1 n.d. II-204 ##STR00909## ##STR00910## H ##STR00911##
##STR00912## Ethyl VI-52 V-10 II-1 n.d. II-205 ##STR00913##
##STR00914## H ##STR00915## ##STR00916## Ethyl VI-52 V-11 II-1 n.d.
II-206 ##STR00917## ##STR00918## H ##STR00919## ##STR00920## Ethyl
VI-52 V-12 II-1 n.d. II-207 ##STR00921## ##STR00922## H
##STR00923## ##STR00924## Ethyl VI-52 V -13 II-1 n.d. II-208
##STR00925## ##STR00926## H ##STR00927## ##STR00928## Ethyl VI-52
V-14 II-1 n.d. II-209 ##STR00929## ##STR00930## H ##STR00931##
##STR00932## Ethyl VI-54 V-10 II-1 n.d. II-210 ##STR00933##
##STR00934## H ##STR00935## ##STR00936## Ethyl VI-54 V-11 II-1
n.d.
TABLE-US-00038 TABLE XIII-20 Example No. R1 R2 R3 ##STR00937##
##STR00938## R Int_1 Int_2 syn. yield (%) II-211 ##STR00939##
##STR00940## H ##STR00941## ##STR00942## Ethyl VI-54 V-12 II-1 n.d.
II-212 ##STR00943## ##STR00944## H ##STR00945## ##STR00946## Ethyl
VI-54 V-13 II-1 n.d. II-213 ##STR00947## ##STR00948## H
##STR00949## ##STR00950## Ethyl VI-54 V-14 II-1 n.d. II-214
##STR00951## ##STR00952## Me ##STR00953## ##STR00954## Ethyl VI-60
V-3 II-1 n.d. II-215 ##STR00955## ##STR00956## Me ##STR00957##
##STR00958## Ethyl VI-60 V-4 II-1 n.d. II-216 ##STR00959##
##STR00960## Me ##STR00961## ##STR00962## Ethyl VI-60 V-5 II-1 n.d.
II-217 ##STR00963## ##STR00964## Me ##STR00965## ##STR00966## Ethyl
VI-61 V-3 II-1 n.d. II-218 ##STR00967## ##STR00968## Me
##STR00969## ##STR00970## Ethyl VI-61 V-4 II-1 n.d. II-219
##STR00971## ##STR00972## Me ##STR00973## ##STR00974## Ethyl VI-61
V-5 II-1 n.d. II-220 ##STR00975## ##STR00976## Me ##STR00977##
##STR00978## Ethyl VI-62 V-3 II-1 n.d. II-221 ##STR00979##
##STR00980## Me ##STR00981## ##STR00982## Ethyl VI-62 V-4 II-1
n.d.
TABLE-US-00039 TABLE XIII-21 Exam- ple No. R1 R2 R3 ##STR00983##
##STR00984## R Int_1 Int_2 syn. yield (%) II-222 ##STR00985##
##STR00986## Me ##STR00987## ##STR00988## Ethyl VI-62 V-5 II-1 n.d.
II-223 ##STR00989## ##STR00990## Me ##STR00991## ##STR00992## Ethyl
VI-63 V-3 II-1 n.d. II-224 ##STR00993## ##STR00994## Me
##STR00995## ##STR00996## Ethyl VI-63 V-4 II-1 n.d. II-225
##STR00997## ##STR00998## Me ##STR00999## ##STR01000## Ethyl VI-64
V-3 II-1 n.d. II-226 ##STR01001## ##STR01002## Me ##STR01003##
##STR01004## Ethyl VI-64 V-4 II-1 n.d. II-227 ##STR01005##
##STR01006## Me ##STR01007## ##STR01008## Ethyl VI-65 V-3 II-1 n.d.
II-228 ##STR01009## ##STR01010## Me ##STR01011## ##STR01012## Ethyl
VI-65 V-4 II-1 n.d. II-229 ##STR01013## ##STR01014## Me
##STR01015## ##STR01016## Ethyl VI-66 V-3 II-1 n.d. II-230
##STR01017## ##STR01018## Me ##STR01019## ##STR01020## Ethyl VI-66
V-4 II-1 n.d. II-231 ##STR01021## ##STR01022## Me ##STR01023##
##STR01024## Ethyl VI-67 V-4 II-1 n.d. II-232 ##STR01025##
##STR01026## Me ##STR01027## ##STR01028## Ethyl VI-67 V-5 II-1
n.d.
TABLE-US-00040 TABLE XIII-22 Exam- ple No. R1 R2 R3 ##STR01029##
##STR01030## R Int_1 Int_2 syn. yield (%) II-233 ##STR01031##
##STR01032## Me ##STR01033## ##STR01034## Ethyl VI-68 V-4 II-1 n.d.
II-234 ##STR01035## ##STR01036## Me ##STR01037## ##STR01038## Ethyl
VI-69 V-4 II-1 n.d. II-235 ##STR01039## ##STR01040## Me
##STR01041## ##STR01042## Ethyl VI-69 V-5 II-1 n.d. II-236
##STR01043## ##STR01044## Me ##STR01045## ##STR01046## Ethyl VI-70
V-4 II-1 n.d. II-237 ##STR01047## ##STR01048## Me ##STR01049##
##STR01050## Ethyl VI-70 V-5 II-1 n.d. II-238 ##STR01051##
##STR01052## Me ##STR01053## ##STR01054## Ethyl VI-71 V-3 II-1 n.d.
II-239 ##STR01055## ##STR01056## Me ##STR01057## ##STR01058## Ethyl
VI-71 V-5 II-1 n.d. II-240 ##STR01059## ##STR01060## Me
##STR01061## ##STR01062## Ethyl VI-72 V-3 II-1 n.d. II-241
##STR01063## ##STR01064## Me ##STR01065## ##STR01066## Ethyl VI-72
V-5 II-1 n.d. II-242 ##STR01067## ##STR01068## Me ##STR01069##
##STR01070## Ethyl VI-73 V-3 II-1 n.d. II-243 ##STR01071##
##STR01072## Me ##STR01073## ##STR01074## Ethyl VI-73 V-5 II-1
n.d.
TABLE-US-00041 TABLE XIII-23 Ex- am- ple No. R1 R2 R3 ##STR01075##
##STR01076## R Int_1 Int_2 syn. yield (%) II- 244 ##STR01077##
##STR01078## Me ##STR01079## ##STR01080## Ethyl VI-74 V-3 II-1 n.d.
II- 245 ##STR01081## ##STR01082## Me ##STR01083## ##STR01084##
Ethyl VI-74 V-5 II-1 n.d. II- 246 ##STR01085## ##STR01086## H
##STR01087## ##STR01088## Ethyl VI-4 V-17 II-1 79 II- 247
##STR01089## ##STR01090## H ##STR01091## ##STR01092## Ethyl VI-55
V-17 II-1 77 II- 248 ##STR01093## ##STR01094## H ##STR01095##
##STR01096## Ethyl VI-4 V-18 II-1 88 II- 249 ##STR01097##
##STR01098## H ##STR01099## ##STR01100## Ethyl VI-55 V-18 II-1 72
II- 250 ##STR01101## ##STR01102## H ##STR01103## ##STR01104## Ethyl
VI-4 V-19 II-1 90 II- 251 ##STR01105## ##STR01106## H ##STR01107##
##STR01108## Ethyl VI-55 V-1 II-1 62 II- 252 ##STR01109##
##STR01110## H ##STR01111## ##STR01112## Ethyl VI-55 V-19 II-1
37
TABLE-US-00042 TABLE XIII-24 Ex- am- ple No. R1 R2 R3 ##STR01113##
##STR01114## R Int_1 Int_2 syn. yield (%) II-253 ##STR01115##
##STR01116## H ##STR01117## ##STR01118## Ethyl VI-4 V-23 II-1 25
II-254 ##STR01119## ##STR01120## H ##STR01121## ##STR01122## Ethyl
VI-4 V-21 II-1 11 II-255 ##STR01123## ##STR01124## H ##STR01125##
##STR01126## Ethyl VI-4 V-22 II-1 42 II-256 ##STR01127##
##STR01128## H ##STR01129## ##STR01130## Ethyl VI-56 V-1 II-1 18
II-257 ##STR01131## ##STR01132## H ##STR01133## ##STR01134## Ethyl
VI-57 V-1 II-1 22 II-258 ##STR01135## ##STR01136## H ##STR01137##
##STR01138## Ethyl VI-58 V-1 II-1 20 II-259 ##STR01139##
##STR01140## H ##STR01141## ##STR01142## Ethyl VI-59 V-1 II-1 31
II-260 ##STR01143## ##STR01144## H ##STR01145## ##STR01146## Ethyl
VI-4 V-20 II-1 76 II-261 ##STR01147## ##STR01148## H ##STR01149##
##STR01150## Ethyl VI-6 V-23 II-1 22
TABLE-US-00043 TABLE XIII-25 Ex- am- ple No. R1 R2 R3 ##STR01151##
##STR01152## R Int_1 Int_2 syn. yield (%) II- 262 ##STR01153##
##STR01154## H ##STR01155## ##STR01156## Ethyl VII-1 IV-2 II-2 36
II- 263 ##STR01157## ##STR01158## H ##STR01159## ##STR01160## Ethyl
VII-1 IV- 12 II-2 26 II- 264 ##STR01161## ##STR01162## H
##STR01163## ##STR01164## Ethyl VII-2 IV-2 II-2 56 II- 265
##STR01165## ##STR01166## H ##STR01167## ##STR01168## Ethyl VII-2
IV-3 II-2 77 II- 266 ##STR01169## ##STR01170## H ##STR01171##
##STR01172## Ethyl VII-2 IV- 12 II-2 62 II- 267 ##STR01173##
##STR01174## H ##STR01175## ##STR01176## Ethyl VII-3 IV-2 II-2 71
II- 268 ##STR01177## ##STR01178## H ##STR01179## ##STR01180## Ethyl
VII-4 IV-2 II-2 46
[Example I-1] (Syn. I-1)
Synthesis of (8S)--N,
6-dibenzyl-8-methyl-7,10-dioxo-4a,5,6,7,8,10-hexahydro-4H-pyradino[1,2-a]-
thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidine-4-carboxamide (Compound I-1)
[0839] To
(S)--N-(1-(benzyl(2,2-diethoxyethyl)amino)-1-oxopropan-2-yl)-3-(-
3-benzylureido)thiophene-2-carboxamide (Compound II-1) 44.7 mg
(0.08 mmol), formic acid 2 ml was added and the mixture was stirred
at room temperature overnight. The reaction mixture was
concentrated in vacuo and the residue was purified with PTLC
(development solvent chloroform:methanol=95:5) to obtain the titled
compound 28 mg (76%).
[Example 1-268] (Syn. I-2)
Synthesis of
(2S)--N-benzyl-2-(4-hydroxybenzyl)-1-methyl-4-(naphthalen-1-ylmethyl)-3,9-
-dioxooctahydropyrimido[1,2-b][1,2,5]triazepine-6(7H)-carboxamide
(Compound I-268)
[0840]
(2S)--N-benzyl-2-(4-(benzyloxy)benzyl)-1-methyl-4-(naphthalen-1-ylm-
ethyl)-3,9-dioxooctahydropyrimido[1,2-b][1,2,5]triazepine-6(7H)-carboxamid-
e (Compound 1-267) 33 mg (0.05 mmol) was dissolved in 25% HBr
acetic acid solution 0.2 ml and the mixture was stirred at room
temperature for 5 hr. Ether 1.2 ml and n-hexane 0.8 ml were added
to the reaction mixture and the mixture was concentrated in vacuo.
The precipitation was purified on silica gel column chromatography
(chloroform:methanol=100:0 to 95:5) to obtain the title compound
7.3 mg (yield 25%).
[0841] Typical examples of the compound I of the present invention
that can be given by reacting and treating corresponding starting
compounds using any of the methods described in the present
specification are shown in Tables XIV-1 to XIV-25. The compounds
were prepared according to the preparation methods of the compound
numbers (e.g., "I-1") shown in the columns of "Syn" in the Tables.
"Int" means an intermediate compound number. In the Tables
mentioned below, data indicated by "RT" mean data of liquid
chromatography retention time. In the columns of "Mass", data of
mass spectrometry were shown. In the columns of "method", elution
conditions of the liquid chromatography are described. For the
indication of retention time in the liquid chromatography, the
indication "A" for elution condition means that measurement was
performed by elution with a linear gradient of 5 to 100% (v/v)
Solution B from 0 minute to 5 minutes and then with 100% Solution B
until 6 minutes.
##STR01181##
TABLE-US-00044 TABLE XIV-1 Ex- am- ple No. R1 R2 R3 ##STR01182##
##STR01183## Syn. Int me- thod RT Mass I-2 ##STR01184##
##STR01185## H ##STR01186## ##STR01187## I-1 II-2 A 4.61 553 I-3
##STR01188## ##STR01189## H ##STR01190## ##STR01191## I-1 II-3 A
3.24 518 I-4 ##STR01192## ##STR01193## H ##STR01194## ##STR01195##
I-1 II-4 A 5 603 I-5 ##STR01196## ##STR01197## H ##STR01198##
##STR01199## I-1 II-5 A 4.67 555 I-6 ##STR01200## ##STR01201## H
##STR01202## ##STR01203## I-1 II-6 A 4.31 604 I-7 ##STR01204##
##STR01205## H ##STR01206## ##STR01207## I-1 II-7 A 3.85 555 I-8
##STR01208## ##STR01209## H ##STR01210## ##STR01211## I-1 II-8 A
4.95 517 I-9 ##STR01212## ##STR01213## H ##STR01214## ##STR01215##
I-1 II-9 A 4.98 609 I-10 ##STR01216## ##STR01217## H ##STR01218##
##STR01219## I-1 II-10 A 2.94 554 I-11 ##STR01220## ##STR01221## H
##STR01222## ##STR01223## I-1 II-11 A 4.95 587 I-12 ##STR01224##
##STR01225## H ##STR01226## ##STR01227## I-1 II-12 A 5 603
TABLE-US-00045 TABLE XIV-2 Ex- am- ple No. R1 R2 R3 ##STR01228##
##STR01229## Syn. Int me- thod RT Mass I-13 ##STR01230##
##STR01231## H ##STR01232## ##STR01233## I-1 II-13 A 4.13 491 I-14
##STR01234## ##STR01235## H ##STR01236## ##STR01237## I-1 II-14 A
3.32 604 I-15 ##STR01238## ##STR01239## H ##STR01240## ##STR01241##
I-1 II-15 A 5.3 637 I-16 ##STR01242## ##STR01243## H ##STR01244##
##STR01245## I-1 II-16 A 5.42 653 I-17 ##STR01246## ##STR01247## H
##STR01248## ##STR01249## I-1 II-17 A 4.57 541 I-18 ##STR01250##
##STR01251## H ##STR01252## ##STR01253## I-1 II-18 A 2.75 605 I-19
##STR01254## ##STR01255## H ##STR01256## ##STR01257## I-1 II-19 A
4.61 638 I-20 ##STR01258## ##STR01259## H ##STR01260## ##STR01261##
I-1 II-20 A 4.77 654 I-21 ##STR01262## ##STR01263## H ##STR01264##
##STR01265## I-1 II-21 A 3.68 542 I-22 ##STR01266## ##STR01267## H
##STR01268## ##STR01269## I-1 II-22 A 3.28 610 I-23 ##STR01270##
##STR01271## H ##STR01272## ##STR01273## I-1 II-23 A 5.26 643
TABLE-US-00046 TABLE XIV-3 Ex- am- ple No. R1 R2 R3 ##STR01274##
##STR01275## Syn. Int me- thod RT Mass I-24 ##STR01276##
##STR01277## H ##STR01278## ##STR01279## I-1 II-24 A 5.36 659 I-25
##STR01280## ##STR01281## H ##STR01282## ##STR01283## I-1 II-25 A
4.53 547 I-26 ##STR01284## ##STR01285## H ##STR01286## ##STR01287##
I-1 II-26 A 5.18 491 I-27 ##STR01288## ##STR01289## H ##STR01290##
##STR01291## I-1 II-27 A 4.77 533 I-28 ##STR01292## ##STR01293## H
##STR01294## ##STR01295## I-1 II-28 A 3 534 I-29 ##STR01296##
##STR01297## H ##STR01298## ##STR01299## I-1 II-29 A 4.95 547 I-30
##STR01300## ##STR01301## H ##STR01302## ##STR01303## I-1 II-30 A
5.17 583 I-31 ##STR01304## ##STR01305## H ##STR01306## ##STR01307##
I-1 II-31 A 5.47 637 I-32 ##STR01308## ##STR01309## H ##STR01310##
##STR01311## I-1 II-32 A 5.27 539 I-33 ##STR01312## ##STR01313## H
##STR01314## ##STR01315## I-1 II-33 A 4.5 485 I-34 ##STR01316##
##STR01317## H ##STR01318## ##STR01319## I-1 II-34 A 3.6 548
TABLE-US-00047 TABLE XIV-4 Example No. R1 R2 R3 ##STR01320##
##STR01321## Syn. Int method RT Mass I-35 ##STR01322## ##STR01323##
H ##STR01324## ##STR01325## I-1 II-35 A 4.87 535 I-36 ##STR01326##
##STR01327## H ##STR01328## ##STR01329## I-1 II-36 A 4.67 534 I-37
##STR01330## ##STR01331## H ##STR01332## ##STR01333## I-1 II-37 A
4.87 507 I-38 ##STR01334## ##STR01335## H ##STR01336## ##STR01337##
I-1 II-38 A 5.67 533 I-39 ##STR01338## ##STR01339## H ##STR01340##
##STR01341## I-1 II-39 A 5.62 553 I-40 ##STR01342## ##STR01343## H
##STR01344## ##STR01345## I-1 II-40 A 5.65 567 I-41 ##STR01346##
##STR01347## H ##STR01348## ##STR01349## I-1 II-41 A 5.8 581 I-42
##STR01350## ##STR01351## H ##STR01352## ##STR01353## I-1 II-42 A
5.78 597 I-43 ##STR01354## ##STR01355## H ##STR01356## ##STR01357##
I-1 II-43 A 5.93 651 I-44 ##STR01358## ##STR01359## H ##STR01360##
##STR01361## I-1 II-44 A 5.88 553 I-45 ##STR01362## ##STR01363## H
##STR01364## ##STR01365## I-1 II-45 A 5.15 499
TABLE-US-00048 TABLE XIV-5 Example No. R1 R2 R3 ##STR01366##
##STR01367## Syn. Int method RT Mass I-46 ##STR01368## ##STR01369##
H ##STR01370## ##STR01371## I-1 II-46 A 6 617 I-47 ##STR01372##
##STR01373## H ##STR01374## ##STR01375## I-1 II-47 A 5.6 567 I-48
##STR01376## ##STR01377## H ##STR01378## ##STR01379## I-1 II-48 A
3.82 568 I-49 ##STR01380## ##STR01381## H ##STR01382## ##STR01383##
I-1 II-49 A 5.75 581 I-50 ##STR01384## ##STR01385## H ##STR01386##
##STR01387## I-1 II-50 A 5.98 617 I-51 ##STR01388## ##STR01389## H
##STR01390## ##STR01391## I-1 II-51 A 3.43 395 I-52 ##STR01392##
##STR01393## H ##STR01394## ##STR01395## I-1 II-52 A 3.58 423 I-53
##STR01396## ##STR01397## H ##STR01398## ##STR01399## I-1 II-53 A
4.03 437 I-54 ##STR01400## ##STR01401## H ##STR01402## ##STR01403##
I-1 II-54 A 4.62 485 I-55 ##STR01404## ##STR01405## H ##STR01406##
##STR01407## I-1 II-55 A 4.62 447 I-56 ##STR01408## ##STR01409## H
##STR01410## ##STR01411## I-1 II-56 A 4.75 539
TABLE-US-00049 TABLE XIV-6 Example No. R1 R2 R3 ##STR01412##
##STR01413## Syn. Int method RT Mass I-57 ##STR01414## ##STR01415##
H ##STR01416## ##STR01417## I-1 II-57 A 4.97 547 I-58 ##STR01418##
##STR01419## H ##STR01420## ##STR01421## I-1 II-58 A 3.27 504 I-59
##STR01422## ##STR01423## H ##STR01424## ##STR01425## I-1 II-59 A
4.4 491 I-60 ##STR01426## ##STR01427## H ##STR01428## ##STR01429##
I-1 II-60 A 4.12 490 I-61 ##STR01430## ##STR01431## H ##STR01432##
##STR01433## I-1 II-61 A 4.32 463 I-62 ##STR01434## ##STR01435## H
##STR01436## ##STR01437## I-1 II-62 A 5.15 489 I-63 ##STR01438##
##STR01439## H ##STR01440## ##STR01441## I-1 II-63 A 5.13 509 I-64
##STR01442## ##STR01443## H ##STR01444## ##STR01445## I-1 II-64 A
4.03 471 I-65 ##STR01446## ##STR01447## H ##STR01448## ##STR01449##
I-1 II-65 A 4.13 499 I-66 ##STR01450## ##STR01451## H ##STR01452##
##STR01453## I-1 II-66 A 4.63 513 I-67 ##STR01454## ##STR01455## H
##STR01456## ##STR01457## I-1 II-67 A 5.25 535
TABLE-US-00050 TABLE XIV-7 Example No. R1 R2 R3 ##STR01458##
##STR01459## Syn. Int method RT Mass I-68 ##STR01460## ##STR01461##
H ##STR01462## ##STR01463## I-1 II-68 A 5.13 523 I-69 ##STR01464##
##STR01465## H ##STR01466## ##STR01467## I-1 II-69 A 5.62 585 I-70
##STR01468## ##STR01469## H ##STR01470## ##STR01471## I-1 II-70 A
5.52 611 I-71 ##STR01472## ##STR01473## H ##STR01474## ##STR01475##
I-1 II-71 A 5.53 573 I-72 ##STR01476## ##STR01477## H ##STR01478##
##STR01479## I-1 II-72 A 5.83 581 I-73 ##STR01480## ##STR01481## H
##STR01482## ##STR01483## I-1 II-73 A 4.78 489 I-74 ##STR01484##
##STR01485## H ##STR01486## ##STR01487## I-1 II-74 A 5.1 525 I-75
##STR01488## ##STR01489## H ##STR01490## ##STR01491## I-1 II-75 A
5.37 579 I-76 ##STR01492## ##STR01493## H ##STR01494## ##STR01495##
I-1 II-76 A 5.15 481 I-77 ##STR01496## ##STR01497## H ##STR01498##
##STR01499## I-1 II-77 A 4.28 427 I-78 ##STR01500## ##STR01501## H
##STR01502## ##STR01503## I-1 II-78 A 4.67 567
TABLE-US-00051 TABLE XIV-8 Example No. R1 R2 R3 ##STR01504##
##STR01505## Syn. Int method RT Mass I-79 ##STR01506## ##STR01507##
H ##STR01508## ##STR01509## I-1 II-79 A 4.83 581 I-80 ##STR01510##
##STR01511## H ##STR01512## ##STR01513## I-1 II-80 A 5.08 617 I-81
##STR01514## ##STR01515## H ##STR01516## ##STR01517## I-1 II-81 A
5.37 671 I-82 ##STR01518## ##STR01519## H ##STR01520## ##STR01521##
I-1 II-82 A 5.13 573 I-83 ##STR01522## ##STR01523## H ##STR01524##
##STR01525## I-1 II-83 A 4.4 519 I-84 ##STR01526## ##STR01527## H
##STR01528## ##STR01529## I-1 II-84 A 3.9 546 I-85 ##STR01530##
##STR01531## H ##STR01532## ##STR01533## I-1 II-85 A 4.33 519 I-86
##STR01534## ##STR01535## H ##STR01536## ##STR01537## I-1 II-86 A
4.48 533 I-87 ##STR01538## ##STR01539## H ##STR01540## ##STR01541##
I-1 II-87 A 4.47 505 I-88 ##STR01542## ##STR01543## H ##STR01544##
##STR01545## I-1 II-88 A 5.32 531 I-89 ##STR01546## ##STR01547## H
##STR01548## ##STR01549## I-1 II-89 A 5.28 565
TABLE-US-00052 TABLE XIV-9 Example No. R1 R2 R3 ##STR01550##
##STR01551## Syn. Int method RT Mass I-90 ##STR01552## ##STR01553##
H ##STR01554## ##STR01555## I-1 II-90 A 5.43 579 I-91 ##STR01556##
##STR01557## H ##STR01558## ##STR01559## I-1 II-91 A 3.4 429 I-92
##STR01560## ##STR01561## H ##STR01562## ##STR01563## I-1 II-92 A
3.53 457 I-93 ##STR01564## ##STR01565## H ##STR01566## ##STR01567##
I-1 II-93 A 3.95 471 I-94 ##STR01568## ##STR01569## H ##STR01570##
##STR01571## I-1 II-94 A 3.65 521 I-95 ##STR01572## ##STR01573## H
##STR01574## ##STR01575## I-1 II-95 A 3.75 549 I-96 ##STR01576##
##STR01577## H ##STR01578## ##STR01579## I-1 II-96 A 4.13 563 I-97
##STR01580## ##STR01581## H ##STR01582## ##STR01583## I-1 II-97 A
4.75 585 I-98 ##STR01584## ##STR01585## H ##STR01586## ##STR01587##
I-1 II-98 A 4.62 611 I-99 ##STR01588## ##STR01589## H ##STR01590##
##STR01591## I-1 II-99 A 4.6 573 I-100 ##STR01592## ##STR01593## H
##STR01594## ##STR01595## I-1 II-100 A 4.88 581
TABLE-US-00053 TABLE XIV-10 Example No. R1 R2 R3 ##STR01596##
##STR01597## Syn. Int method RT Mass I-101 ##STR01598##
##STR01599## H ##STR01600## ##STR01601## I-1 II-101 A 3.82 550
I-102 ##STR01602## ##STR01603## H ##STR01604## ##STR01605## I-1
II-102 A 3.7 538 I-103 ##STR01606## ##STR01607## H ##STR01608##
##STR01609## I-1 II-103 A 4.43 537 I-104 ##STR01610## ##STR01611##
H ##STR01612## ##STR01613## I-1 II-104 A 4.25 525 I-105
##STR01614## ##STR01615## H ##STR01616## ##STR01617## I-1 II-105 A
4.18 536 I-106 ##STR01618## ##STR01619## H ##STR01620##
##STR01621## I-1 II-106 A 4.05 524 I-107 ##STR01622## ##STR01623##
H ##STR01624## ##STR01625## I-1 II-107 A 4.37 509 I-108
##STR01626## ##STR01627## H ##STR01628## ##STR01629## I-1 II-108 A
4.23 497 I-109 ##STR01630## ##STR01631## H ##STR01632##
##STR01633## I-1 II-109 A 5.15 535 I-110 ##STR01634## ##STR01635##
H ##STR01636## ##STR01637## I-1 II-110 A 5.05 523 I-111
##STR01638## ##STR01639## H ##STR01640## ##STR01641## I-1 II-111 A
5.3 583
TABLE-US-00054 TABLE XIV-11 Example No. R1 R2 R3 ##STR01642##
##STR01643## Syn. Int me- thod RT Mass I-112 ##STR01644##
##STR01645## H ##STR01646## ##STR01647## I-1 II-112 A 5.18 609
I-113 ##STR01648## ##STR01649## H ##STR01650## ##STR01651## I-1
II-113 A 5.27 571 I-114 ##STR01652## ##STR01653## H ##STR01654##
##STR01655## I-1 II-114 A 5.52 579 I-115 ##STR01656## ##STR01657##
H ##STR01658## ##STR01659## I-1 II-115 A 5.98 601 I-116
##STR01660## ##STR01661## H ##STR01662## ##STR01663## I-1 II-116 A
5.25 547 I-117 ##STR01664## ##STR01665## H ##STR01666##
##STR01667## I-1 II-117 A 6.2 621 I-118 ##STR01668## ##STR01669## H
##STR01670## ##STR01671## I-1 II-118 A 6.17 621 I-119 ##STR01672##
##STR01673## H ##STR01674## ##STR01675## I-1 II-119 A 5.25 657
I-120 ##STR01676## ##STR01677## H ##STR01678## ##STR01679## I-1
II-120 A 3.87 658 I-121 ##STR01680## ##STR01681## H ##STR01682##
##STR01683## I-1 II-121 A 5.4 671 I-122 ##STR01684## ##STR01685## H
##STR01686## ##STR01687## I-1 II-122 A 5.6 707
TABLE-US-00055 TABLE XIV-12 Example No. R1 R2 R3 ##STR01688##
##STR01689## Syn. Int me- thod RT Mass I-123 ##STR01690##
##STR01691## H ##STR01692## ##STR01693## I-1 II-123 A 5.8 761 I-124
##STR01694## ##STR01695## H ##STR01696## ##STR01697## I-1 II-124 A
5.68 663 I-125 ##STR01698## ##STR01699## H ##STR01700##
##STR01701## I-1 II-125 A 5.07 609 I-126 ##STR01702## ##STR01703##
H ##STR01704## ##STR01705## I-1 II-126 A 4.27 622 I-127
##STR01706## ##STR01707## H ##STR01708## ##STR01709## I-1 II-127 A
4.23 623 I-128 ##STR01710## ##STR01711## H ##STR01712##
##STR01713## I-1 II-128 A 4.4 636 I-129 ##STR01714## ##STR01715## H
##STR01716## ##STR01717## I-1 II-129 A 4.53 672 I-130 ##STR01718##
##STR01719## H ##STR01720## ##STR01721## I-1 II-130 A 4.77 726
I-131 ##STR01722## ##STR01723## H ##STR01724## ##STR01725## I-1
II-131 A 4.57 628 I-132 ##STR01726## ##STR01727## H ##STR01728##
##STR01729## I-1 II-132 A 4.07 574 I-133 ##STR01730## ##STR01731##
H ##STR01732## ##STR01733## I-1 II-133 A 5.67 641
TABLE-US-00056 TABLE XIV-13 Example No. R1 R2 R3 ##STR01734##
##STR01735## Syn. Int me- thod RT Mass I-134 ##STR01736##
##STR01737## H ##STR01738## ##STR01739## I-1 II-134 A 4.07 642
I-135 ##STR01740## ##STR01741## H ##STR01742## ##STR01743## I-1
II-135 A 5.82 655 I-136 ##STR01744## ##STR01745## H ##STR01746##
##STR01747## I-1 II-136 A 6 691 I-137 ##STR01748## ##STR01749## H
##STR01750## ##STR01751## I-1 II-137 A 6.15 745 I-138 ##STR01752##
##STR01753## H ##STR01754## ##STR01755## I-1 II-138 A 6.13 647
I-139 ##STR01756## ##STR01757## H ##STR01758## ##STR01759## I-1
II-139 A 5.53 593 I-140 ##STR01760## ##STR01761## H ##STR01762##
##STR01763## I-1 II-140 A 4.15 672 I-141 ##STR01764## ##STR01765##
H ##STR01766## ##STR01767## I-1 II-141 A 5.92 667 I-142
##STR01768## ##STR01769## H ##STR01770## ##STR01771## I-1 II-142 A
6.2 677 I-143 ##STR01772## ##STR01773## H ##STR01774## ##STR01775##
I-1 II-143 A 5.6 623 I-144 ##STR01776## ##STR01777## H ##STR01778##
##STR01779## I-1 II-144 A 4.32 692
TABLE-US-00057 TABLE XIV-14 Example No. R1 R2 R3 ##STR01780##
##STR01781## Syn. Int me- thod RT Mass I-145 ##STR01782##
##STR01783## H ##STR01784## ##STR01785## I-1 II-145 A 6.07 705
I-146 ##STR01786## ##STR01787## H ##STR01788## ##STR01789## I-1
II-146 A 6.42 697 I-147 ##STR01790## ##STR01791## H ##STR01792##
##STR01793## I-1 II-147 A 5.85 643 I-148 ##STR01794## ##STR01795##
H ##STR01796## ##STR01797## I-1 II-148 A 4.72 561 I-149
##STR01798## ##STR01799## H ##STR01800## ##STR01801## I-1 II-149 A
5.15 609 I-150 ##STR01802## ##STR01803## H ##STR01804##
##STR01805## I-1 II-150 A 5.22 571 I-151 ##STR01806## ##STR01807##
H ##STR01808## ##STR01809## I-1 II-151 A 4.32 653 I-152
##STR01810## ##STR01811## H ##STR01812## ##STR01813## I-1 II-152 A
5.2 701 I-153 ##STR01814## ##STR01815## H ##STR01816## ##STR01817##
I-1 II-153 A 5.2 663 I-154 ##STR01818## ##STR01819## H ##STR01820##
##STR01821## I-1 II-154 A 3.93 618 I-155 ##STR01822## ##STR01823##
H ##STR01824## ##STR01825## I-1 II-155 A 4.23 666
TABLE-US-00058 TABLE XIV-15 Example No R1 R2 R3 ##STR01826##
##STR01827## Syn. Int me- thod RT Mass I-156 ##STR01828##
##STR01829## H ##STR01830## ##STR01831## I-1 II-156 A 4.25 628
I-157 ##STR01832## ##STR01833## H ##STR01834## ##STR01835## I-1
II-157 A 4.48 605 I-158 ##STR01836## ##STR01837## H ##STR01838##
##STR01839## I-1 II-158 A 4.9 653 I-159 ##STR01840## ##STR01841## H
##STR01842## ##STR01843## I-1 II-159 A 4.92 615 I-160 ##STR01844##
##STR01845## H ##STR01846## ##STR01847## I-1 II-160 A 4.32 604
I-161 ##STR01848## ##STR01849## H ##STR01850## ##STR01851## I-1
II-161 A 4.47 577 I-162 ##STR01852## ##STR01853## H ##STR01854##
##STR01855## I-1 II-162 A 4.7 561 I-163 ##STR01856## ##STR01857## H
##STR01858## ##STR01859## I-1 II-163 A 4.75 589 I-164 ##STR01860##
##STR01861## H ##STR01862## ##STR01863## I-1 II-164 A 5.22 603
I-165 ##STR01864## ##STR01865## H ##STR01866## ##STR01867## I-1
II-165 A 5.58 651 I-166 ##STR01868## ##STR01869## H ##STR01870##
##STR01871## I-1 II-166 A 5.62 613
TABLE-US-00059 TABLE XIV-16 Example No. R1 R2 R3 ##STR01872##
##STR01873## Syn. Int me- thod RT Mass I-167 ##STR01874##
##STR01875## H ##STR01876## ##STR01877## I-1 II-167 A 4.68 531
I-168 ##STR01878## ##STR01879## H ##STR01880## ##STR01881## I-1
II-168 A 4.75 609 I-169 ##STR01882## ##STR01883## H ##STR01884##
##STR01885## I-1 II-169 A 5.17 623 I-170 ##STR01886## ##STR01887##
H ##STR01888## ##STR01889## I-1 II-170 A 5.53 671 I-171
##STR01890## ##STR01891## H ##STR01892## ##STR01893## I-1 II-171 A
5.57 633 I-172 ##STR01894## ##STR01895## H ##STR01896##
##STR01897## I-1 II-172 A 4.82 625 I-173 ##STR01898## ##STR01899##
H ##STR01900## ##STR01901## I-1 II-173 A 4.83 653 I-174
##STR01902## ##STR01903## H ##STR01904## ##STR01905## I-1 II-174 A
5.28 667 I-175 ##STR01906## ##STR01907## H ##STR01908##
##STR01909## I-1 II-175 A 5.05 645 I-176 ##STR01910## ##STR01911##
H ##STR01912## ##STR01913## I-1 II-176 A 5.07 673 I-177
##STR01914## ##STR01915## H ##STR01916## ##STR01917## I-1 II-177 A
5.55 687
TABLE-US-00060 TABLE XIV-17 Example No. R1 R2 R3 ##STR01918##
##STR01919## Syn. Int me- thod RT Mass I-178 ##STR01920##
##STR01921## H ##STR01922## ##STR01923## I-1 II-178 A 4.98 511
I-179 ##STR01924## ##STR01925## H ##STR01926## ##STR01927## I-1
II-179 A 5.55 517 I-180 ##STR01928## ##STR01929## H ##STR01930##
##STR01931## I-1 II-180 A 5.03 603 I-181 ##STR01932## ##STR01933##
H ##STR01934## ##STR01935## I-1 II-181 A 5.48 609 I-182
##STR01936## ##STR01937## H ##STR01938## ##STR01939## I-1 II-182 A
4.82 555 I-183 ##STR01940## ##STR01941## H ##STR01942##
##STR01943## I-1 II-133 A 4.05 563 I-184 ##STR01944## ##STR01945##
H ##STR01946## ##STR01947## I-1 II-134 A 3.35 520 I-185
##STR01948## ##STR01949## H ##STR01950## ##STR01951## I-1 II-185 A
4.7 555 I-186 ##STR01952## ##STR01953## H ##STR01954## ##STR01955##
I-1 II-186 A 4.45 507 I-187 ##STR01956## ##STR01957## H
##STR01958## ##STR01959## I-1 II-187 A 4.52 554 I-188 ##STR01960##
##STR01961## H ##STR01962## ##STR01963## I-1 II-188 A 4.25 506
TABLE-US-00061 TABLE XIV-18 Example No. R1 R2 R3 ##STR01964##
##STR01965## Syn. Int me- thod RT Mass I-189 ##STR01966##
##STR01967## H ##STR01968## ##STR01969## I-1 II-189 A 4.72 527
I-190 ##STR01970## ##STR01971## H ##STR01972## ##STR01973## I-1
II-190 A 4.42 479 I-191 ##STR01974## ##STR01975## H ##STR01976##
##STR01977## I-1 II-191 A 5.5 553 I-192 ##STR01978## ##STR01979## H
##STR01980## ##STR01981## I-1 II-192 A 5.28 505 I-193 ##STR01982##
##STR01983## H ##STR01984## ##STR01985## I-1 II-193 A 5.43 573
I-194 ##STR01986## ##STR01987## H ##STR01988## ##STR01989## I-1
II-194 A 5.93 579 I-195 ##STR01990## ##STR01991## H ##STR01992##
##STR01993## I-1 II-195 A 5.5 587 I-196 ##STR01994## ##STR01995## H
##STR01996## ##STR01997## I-1 II-196 A 6 593 I-197 ##STR01998##
##STR01999## H ##STR02000## ##STR02001## I-1 II-197 A 5.62 601
I-198 ##STR02002## ##STR02003## H ##STR02004## ##STR02005## I-1
II-198 A 6.12 607 I-199 ##STR02006## ##STR02007## H ##STR02008##
##STR02009## I-1 II-199 A 4.42 507
TABLE-US-00062 TABLE XIV-19 Example No. R1 R2 R3 ##STR02010##
##STR02011## Syn. Int me- thod RT Mass I-200 ##STR02012##
##STR02013## H ##STR02014## ##STR02015## I-1 II-200 A 4.92 555
I-201 ##STR02016## ##STR02017## H ##STR02018## ##STR02019## I-1
II-201 A 5.27 525 I-202 ##STR02020## ##STR02021## H ##STR02022##
##STR02023## I-1 II-202 A 4.55 599 I-203 ##STR02024## ##STR02025##
H ##STR02026## ##STR02027## I-1 II-203 A 4.98 647 I-204
##STR02028## ##STR02029## H ##STR02030## ##STR02031## I-1 II-204 A
4.4 527 I-205 ##STR02032## ##STR02033## H ##STR02034## ##STR02035##
I-1 II-205 A 4.48 555 I-206 ##STR02036## ##STR02037## H
##STR02038## ##STR02039## I-1 II-206 A 4.93 569 I-207 ##STR02040##
##STR02041## H ##STR02042## ##STR02043## I-1 II-207 A 5.45 591
I-208 ##STR02044## ##STR02045## H ##STR02046## ##STR02047## I-1
II-208 A 5.35 617 I-209 ##STR02048## ##STR02049## H ##STR02050##
##STR02051## I-1 II-209 A 4.58 555 I-210 ##STR02052## ##STR02053##
H ##STR02054## ##STR02055## I-1 II-210 A 4.67 583
TABLE-US-00063 TABLE XIV-20 Example No. R1 R2 R3 ##STR02056##
##STR02057## Syn. Int me- thod RT Mass I-211 ##STR02058##
##STR02059## H ##STR02060## ##STR02061## I-1 II-211 A 5.1 597 I-212
##STR02062## ##STR02063## H ##STR02064## ##STR02065## I-1 II-212 A
5.62 619 I-213 ##STR02066## ##STR02067## H ##STR02068##
##STR02069## I-1 II-213 A 5.5 645 I-214 ##STR02070## ##STR02071##
Me ##STR02072## ##STR02073## I-1 II-214 A 3.17 476 I-215
##STR02074## ##STR02075## Me ##STR02076## ##STR02077## I-1 II-215 A
4.95 510 I-216 ##STR02078## ##STR02079## Me ##STR02080##
##STR02081## I-1 II-216 A 5.13 525 I-217 ##STR02082## ##STR02083##
Me ##STR02084## ##STR02085## I-1 II-217 A 3.35 563 I-218
##STR02086## ##STR02087## Me ##STR02088## ##STR02089## I-1 II-218 A
5 602 I-219 ##STR02090## ##STR02091## Me ##STR02092## ##STR02093##
I-1 II-219 A 5.15 617 I-220 ##STR02094## ##STR02095## Me
##STR02096## ##STR02097## I-1 II-220 A 3.12 520 I-221 ##STR02098##
##STR02099## Me ##STR02100## ##STR02101## I-1 II-221 A 4.62 554
TABLE-US-00064 TABLE XIV-21 Example No. R1 R2 R3 ##STR02102##
##STR02103## Syn. Int me- thod RT Mass I-222 ##STR02104##
##STR02105## Me ##STR02106## ##STR02107## I-1 II-222 A 4.77 569
I-223 ##STR02108## ##STR02109## Me ##STR02110## ##STR02111## I-1
II-223 A 3.48 526 I-224 ##STR02112## ##STR02113## Me ##STR02114##
##STR02115## I-1 II-224 A 5.37 560 I-225 ##STR02116## ##STR02117##
Me ##STR02118## ##STR02119## I-1 II-225 A 3.68 618 I-226
##STR02120## ##STR02121## Me ##STR02122## ##STR02123## I-1 II-226 A
5.35 652 I-227 ##STR02124## ##STR02125## Me ##STR02126##
##STR02127## I-1 II-227 A 3.13 583 I-228 ##STR02128## ##STR02129##
Me ##STR02130## ##STR02131## I-1 II-228 A 4.23 617 I-229
##STR02132## ##STR02133## Me ##STR02134## ##STR02135## I-1 II-229 A
3.45 570 I-230 ##STR02136## ##STR02137## Me ##STR02138##
##STR02139## I-1 II-230 A 4.95 604 I-231 ##STR02140## ##STR02141##
Me ##STR02142## ##STR02143## I-1 II-231 A 4.35 561 I-232
##STR02144## ##STR02145## Me ##STR02146## ##STR02147## I-1 II-232 A
4.53 576
TABLE-US-00065 TABLE XIV-22 Example No. R1 R2 R3 ##STR02148##
##STR02149## Syn. Int me- thod RT Mass I-233 ##STR02150##
##STR02151## Me ##STR02152## ##STR02153## I-1 II-233 A 4.47 653
I-234 ##STR02154## ##STR02155## Me ##STR02156## ##STR02157## I-1
II-234 A 3.67 618 I-235 ##STR02158## ##STR02159## Me ##STR02160##
##STR02161## I-1 II-235 A 3.78 633 I-236 ##STR02162## ##STR02163##
Me ##STR02164## ##STR02165## I-1 II-236 A 3.95 604 I-237
##STR02166## ##STR02167## Me ##STR02168## ##STR02169## I-1 II-237 A
4.02 619 I-238 ##STR02170## ##STR02171## Me ##STR02172##
##STR02173## I-1 II-238 A 3.65 624 I-239 ##STR02174## ##STR02175##
Me ##STR02176## ##STR02177## I-1 II-239 A 5.43 673 I-240
##STR02178## ##STR02179## Me ##STR02180## ##STR02181## I-1 II-240 A
3.1 589 I-241 ##STR02182## ##STR02183## Me ##STR02184##
##STR02185## I-1 II-241 A 4.27 638 I-242 ##STR02186## ##STR02187##
Me ##STR02188## ##STR02189## I-1 II-242 A 3.42 576 I-243
##STR02190## ##STR02191## Me ##STR02192## ##STR02193## I-1 II-243 A
5.05 625
TABLE-US-00066 TABLE XIV-23 Example No. R1 R2 R3 ##STR02194##
##STR02195## Syn. Int me- thod RT Mass I-244 ##STR02196##
##STR02197## Me ##STR02198## ##STR02199## I-1 II-244 A 3.28 575
I-245 ##STR02200## ##STR02201## Me ##STR02202## ##STR02203## I-1
II-245 A 4.87 624 I-246 ##STR02204## ##STR02205## H ##STR02206##
##STR02207## I-1 II-246 A 4.93 590 I-247 ##STR02208## ##STR02209##
H ##STR02210## ##STR02211## I-1 II-247 A 4 612 I-248 ##STR02212##
##STR02213## H ##STR02214## ##STR02215## I-1 II-248 A 4.85 590
I-249 ##STR02216## ##STR02217## H ##STR02218## ##STR02219## I-1
II-249 A 3.32 612 I-250 ##STR02220## ##STR02221## H ##STR02222##
##STR02223## I-1 II-250 A 5.1 603 I-251 ##STR02224## ##STR02225## H
##STR02226## ##STR02227## I-1 II-251 A 4.38 625 I-252 ##STR02228##
##STR02229## H ##STR02230## ##STR02231## I-1 II-252 A 4.47 625
I-253 ##STR02232## ##STR02233## H ##STR02234## ##STR02235## I-1
II-253 A 4.73 598
TABLE-US-00067 TABLE XIV-24 Example No. R1 R2 R3 ##STR02236##
##STR02237## Syn. Int me- thod RT Mass I-254 ##STR02238##
##STR02239## H ##STR02240## ##STR02241## I-1 II-254 A 5.02 536
I-255 ##STR02242## ##STR02243## H ##STR02244## ##STR02245## I-1
II-255 A 4.68 587 I-256 ##STR02246## ##STR02247## H ##STR02248##
##STR02249## I-1 II-255 A 4.63 587 I-257 ##STR02250## ##STR02251##
H ##STR02252## ##STR02253## I-1 II-256 A 4.8 567 I-258 ##STR02254##
##STR02255## H ##STR02256## ##STR02257## I-1 II-257 A 2.98 554
I-259 ##STR02258## ##STR02259## H ##STR02260## ##STR02261## I-1
II-258 A 3.67 554 I-260 ##STR02262## ##STR02263## H ##STR02264##
##STR02265## I-1 II-259 A 4.75 589 I-261 ##STR02266## ##STR02267##
H ##STR02268## ##STR02269## I-1 II-260 A 4.78 589 I-262
##STR02270## ##STR02271## H ##STR02272## ##STR02273## I-1 II-261 A
3.93 599
TABLE-US-00068 Ex- ample No. R1 R2 R3 ##STR02274## ##STR02275##
Syn. Int me- thod RT Mass I-263 ##STR02276## ##STR02277## H
##STR02278## ##STR02279## I-1 II-262 A 5.93 668 I-264 ##STR02280##
##STR02281## H ##STR02282## ##STR02283## I-1 II-263 A 6.15 683
I-265 ##STR02284## ##STR02285## H ##STR02286## ##STR02287## I-1
II-264 A 5.85 684 I-266 ##STR02288## ##STR02289## H ##STR02290##
##STR02291## I-1 II-265 A 5.05 705 I-267 ##STR02292## ##STR02293##
H ##STR02294## ##STR02295## I-1 II-266 A 6.59 723 I-268
##STR02296## ##STR02297## H ##STR02298## ##STR02299## I-2 II-267 A
4.92 578 I-269 ##STR02300## ##STR02301## H ##STR02302##
##STR02303## I-2 II-268 A 5.17 593 I-270 ##STR02304## ##STR02305##
H ##STR02306## ##STR02307## I-2 II-269 A 3.64 594 I-271
##STR02308## ##STR02309## H ##STR02310## ##STR02311## I-2 II-270 A
3.87 615 I-272 ##STR02312## ##STR02313## H ##STR02314##
##STR02315## I-2 II-271 A 7.05 633
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY
[0842] The compound of the formula (I) in the present invention
blocks TCF4/.beta.-catenin transcriptional pathway by inhibiting
CBP, and therefore can be used for treatment of cancer, especially
colorectal cancer, and fibrotic diseases.
[0843] This application is based on provisional application Nos.
61/176,348 and 61/176,363 filed in U.S.A., the contents of which
are hereby incorporated by reference.
[0844] Although only some exemplary embodiments of this invention
have been described in detail above, those skilled in the art will
readily appreciate that many modifications are possible in the
exemplary embodiments without materially departing from the novel
teachings and advantages of this invention. Accordingly, all such
modifications are intended to be included within the scope of this
invention.
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