2-PYRIDINE DERIVATIVES AS INHIBITORS OF NEUTROPHILE ELASTASE
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1. A compound of formula wherein R1 represents hydrogen or C1-C6 alkyl;
- R2 represents halogen, cyano, carboxyl, hydroxyl, nitro, —
C(O)H, —
C(O)NR10R11, —
NR12R13 or a group selected from C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, C1-C6 alkylcarbonyl, C1-C6 alkoxycarbonyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl and a saturated or unsaturated 3- to 10-membered ring system optionally comprising at least one ring heteroatom selected from nitrogen, oxygen and sulphur, each group being optionally substituted by one or more substituents independently selected from halogen, cyano, carboxyl, hydroxyl, oxygen, nitro, —
S(O)pR15, —
NR16S(O)qR17, —
C(O)NR18R19, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, C1-C6 alkylcarbonyl, C1-C6 alkoxycarbonyl and a saturated or unsaturated 5- to 6-membered monocyclic ring system optionally comprising at least one ring heteroatom selected from nitrogen, oxygen and sulphur;
R3 represents a phenyl group substituted with at least one substituent selected from halogen, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl or methylcarbonyl;
R4 represents hydrogen or C1-C6 alkyl optionally substituted with at least one substituent selected from hydroxyl and C1-C6 alkoxy;
X represents a bond or a group —
C1-C6 alkylene-Y—
, wherein Y represents a single bond, oxygen atom, NR24 or S(O)w;
R5 represents a monocyclic ring system selected fromi) phenoxy,ii) phenyl,iii) a 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring comprising at least one ring heteroatom selected from nitrogen, oxygen and sulphur,iv) a saturated or partially unsaturated C3-C6 hydrocarbyl ring, orv) a saturated or partially unsaturated 4- to 7-membered heterocyclic ring comprising at least one ring heteroatom selected from oxygen, S(O)r and NR20, wherein at least one of the ring carbon atoms may be optionally replaced by a carbonyl group;
R5 being substituted by at least one substituent selected from oxygen, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, —
S(O)vR21, and C1-C6 alkyl substituted with at least one substituent selected from cyano, hydroxyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, C1-C6 alkylthio and —
C(O)NR22R23;
R10, R11, R12 and R13 each independently represent hydrogen or C1-C6 alkyl;
p is 0, 1 or 2;
q is 0, 1 or 2;
r is 0, 1 or 2;
w is 0, 1 or 2;
R15, R16, R17, R18 and R19 each independently represent hydrogen or C1-C6 alkyl;
R20 represents hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkylcarbonyl or C1-C6 alkoxycarbonyl;
v is 0, 1 or 2;
R21 represents hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl or C3-C8 cycloalkyl;
R22 and R23 each independently represent hydrogen or C1-C6 alkyl;
R24 represents hydrogen or C1-C6 alkyl;
with the proviso that when R5 is substituted with a C3-C8 cycloalkyl or an —
S(O)vR21 substituent group, then R2 represents either(a) a substituted C1-C6 alkyl group in which at least one substituent group is cyano, carboxyl, —
S(O)pR15, —
NR16S(O)qR17, —
C(O)NR18R19 or C1-C6 alkoxycarbonyl(b) a substituted C2-C6 alkynyl group in which at least one substituent group is hydroxyl, or(c) a substituted C1-C6 alkoxy group in which at least one substituent group is a 5- to 6-membered saturated or unsaturated monocyclic ring system optionally comprising at least one ring heteroatom selected from nitrogen, oxygen and sulphur;
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
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Abstract
The invention provides compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and X are as defined in the specification and optical isomers, racemates and tautomers thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; together with processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in therapy. The compounds are inhibitors of human neutrophil elastase.
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1. A compound of formula
wherein R1 represents hydrogen or C1-C6 alkyl; -
R2 represents halogen, cyano, carboxyl, hydroxyl, nitro, —
C(O)H, —
C(O)NR10R11, —
NR12R13 or a group selected from C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, C1-C6 alkylcarbonyl, C1-C6 alkoxycarbonyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl and a saturated or unsaturated 3- to 10-membered ring system optionally comprising at least one ring heteroatom selected from nitrogen, oxygen and sulphur, each group being optionally substituted by one or more substituents independently selected from halogen, cyano, carboxyl, hydroxyl, oxygen, nitro, —
S(O)pR15, —
NR16S(O)qR17, —
C(O)NR18R19, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, C1-C6 alkylcarbonyl, C1-C6 alkoxycarbonyl and a saturated or unsaturated 5- to 6-membered monocyclic ring system optionally comprising at least one ring heteroatom selected from nitrogen, oxygen and sulphur;R3 represents a phenyl group substituted with at least one substituent selected from halogen, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl or methylcarbonyl; R4 represents hydrogen or C1-C6 alkyl optionally substituted with at least one substituent selected from hydroxyl and C1-C6 alkoxy; X represents a bond or a group —
C1-C6 alkylene-Y—
, wherein Y represents a single bond, oxygen atom, NR24 or S(O)w;R5 represents a monocyclic ring system selected from i) phenoxy, ii) phenyl, iii) a 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring comprising at least one ring heteroatom selected from nitrogen, oxygen and sulphur, iv) a saturated or partially unsaturated C3-C6 hydrocarbyl ring, or v) a saturated or partially unsaturated 4- to 7-membered heterocyclic ring comprising at least one ring heteroatom selected from oxygen, S(O)r and NR20, wherein at least one of the ring carbon atoms may be optionally replaced by a carbonyl group; R5 being substituted by at least one substituent selected from oxygen, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, —
S(O)vR21, and C1-C6 alkyl substituted with at least one substituent selected from cyano, hydroxyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, C1-C6 alkylthio and —
C(O)NR22R23;R10, R11, R12 and R13 each independently represent hydrogen or C1-C6 alkyl; p is 0, 1 or 2; q is 0, 1 or 2; r is 0, 1 or 2; w is 0, 1 or 2; R15, R16, R17, R18 and R19 each independently represent hydrogen or C1-C6 alkyl; R20 represents hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkylcarbonyl or C1-C6 alkoxycarbonyl; v is 0, 1 or 2; R21 represents hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl or C3-C8 cycloalkyl; R22 and R23 each independently represent hydrogen or C1-C6 alkyl; R24 represents hydrogen or C1-C6 alkyl; with the proviso that when R5 is substituted with a C3-C8 cycloalkyl or an —
S(O)vR21 substituent group, then R2 represents either(a) a substituted C1-C6 alkyl group in which at least one substituent group is cyano, carboxyl, —
S(O)pR15, —
NR16S(O)qR17, —
C(O)NR18R19 or C1-C6 alkoxycarbonyl(b) a substituted C2-C6 alkynyl group in which at least one substituent group is hydroxyl, or (c) a substituted C1-C6 alkoxy group in which at least one substituent group is a 5- to 6-membered saturated or unsaturated monocyclic ring system optionally comprising at least one ring heteroatom selected from nitrogen, oxygen and sulphur; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15)
N-{[3-(2-Hydroxyethyl)isoxazol-5-yl]methyl}-6-methyl-5-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)-2-oxo-1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,2-dihydropyridine-3-carboxamide; 5-(3,5-Dimethylisoxazol-4-yl)-N-{[3-(2-hydroxyethyl)isoxazol-5-yl]methyl}-6-methyl-2-oxo-1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,2-dihydropyridine-3-carboxamide; N-{[3-(2-Hydroxyethyl)isoxazol-5-yl]methyl}-5-iodo-6-methyl-2-oxo-1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,2-dihydropyridine-3-carboxamide; N-{[3-(Hydroxymethyl)isoxazol-5-yl]methyl}-6-methyl-5-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)-2-oxo-1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,2-dihydropyridine-3-carboxamide; 5-(3,5-Dimethylisoxazol-4-yl)-N-{[3-(hydroxymethyl)isoxazol-5-yl]methyl}-6-methyl-2-oxo-1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,2-dihydropyridine-3-carboxamide; 5-Ethyl-N-{[3-(hydroxymethyl)isoxazol-5-yl]methyl}-6-methyl-2-oxo-1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,2-dihydropyridine-3-carboxamide; 5-Cyclopropyl-N-{[3-(hydroxymethyl)isoxazol-5-yl]methyl}-6-methyl-2-oxo-1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,2-dihydropyridine-3-carboxamide; N-{[3-(Methoxymethyl)isoxazol-5-yl]methyl}-6-methyl-5-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)-2-oxo-1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,2-dihydropyridine-3-carboxamide; 5-(3,5-Dimethylisoxazol-4-yl)-6-methyl-N-({3-[(methylthio)methyl]isoxazol-5-yl}methyl)-2-oxo-1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,2-dihydropyridine-3-carboxamide; N-{[3-(3-Amino-3-oxopropyl)isoxazol-5-yl]methyl}-6-methyl-5-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)-2-oxo-1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,2-dihydropyridine-3-carboxamide; N-{[3-(2-Cyanoethyl)isoxazol-5-yl]methyl}-6-methyl-5-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)-2-oxo-1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,2-dihydropyridine-3-carboxamide; N-{[3-(3-Hydroxypropyl)isoxazol-5-yl]methyl}-6-methyl-5-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)-2-oxo-1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,2-dihydropyridine-3-carboxamide; 5-(3-Amino-3-oxopropyl)-N-[(3-cyclopropylisoxazol-5-yl)methyl]-6-methyl-2-oxo-1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,2-dihydropyridine-3-carboxamide; 5-(2-Cyanoethyl)-N-[(3-cyclopropylisoxazol-5-yl)methyl]-6-methyl-2-oxo-1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,2-dihydropyridine-3-carboxamide; N-[(3-Cyclopropylisoxazol-5-yl)methyl]-5-[3-(dimethylamino)-3-oxopropyl]-6-methyl-2-oxo-1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,2-dihydropyridine-3-carboxamide; 3-{5-({[(3-Cyclopropylisoxazol-5-yl)methyl]amino}carbonyl)-2-methyl-6-oxo-1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,6-dihydropyridin-3-yl}propanoic acid; N-[(3-Cyclopropylisoxazol-5-yl)methyl]-6-methyl-5-[3-(methylsulfonyl)propyl]-2-oxo-1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,2-dihydropyridine-3-carboxamide; N-[(3-Cyclopropylisoxazol-5-yl)methyl]-6-methyl-5-{3-[(methylsulfonyl)amino]propyl}-2-oxo-1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,2-dihydropyridine-3-carboxamide; 6-Methyl-5-{3-[(methylsulfonyl)amino]propyl}-N-[4-(methylsulfonyl)benzyl]-2-oxo-1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,2-dihydropyridine-3-carboxamide; 5-(3-Hydroxyprop-1-yn-1-yl)-6-methyl-N-[4-(methylsulfonyl)benzyl]-2-oxo-1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,2-dihydropyridine-3-carboxamide; 5-(3-Amino-3-oxopropyl)-N-[4-(cyclopropylsulfonyl)benzyl]-6-methyl-2-oxo-1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,2-dihydropyridine-3-carboxamide; N-[4-(Isopropylsulfonyl)benzyl]-6-methyl-5-(2-morpholin-4-ylethoxy)-2-oxo-1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,2-dihydropyridine-3-carboxamide; N-[4-(Cyclopropylsulfonyl)benzyl]-6-methyl-5-[(methylsulfonyl)methyl]-2-oxo-1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,2-dihydropyridine-3-carboxamide; 5-(1-Cyanoethyl)-6-methyl-N-[4-(methylsulfonyl)benzyl]-2-oxo-1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,2-dihydropyridine-3-carboxamide; Ethyl 3-{5-({[4-(cyclopropylsulfonyl)benzyl]amino}carbonyl)-2-methyl-6-oxo-1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,6-dihydropyridin-3-yl}propanoate; and 3-{5-({[4-(Cyclopropylsulfonyl)benzyl]amino}carbonyl)-2-methyl-6-oxo-1-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-1,6-dihydropyridin-3-yl}propanoic acid; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
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7. A process for the preparation of a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as defined in claim 1 which comprises,
(a) reacting a compound of formula wherein L1 represents a leaving group and R1, R2 and R3 are as defined in claim 1, with a compound of formula wherein X, R4 and R5 are as defined in claim 1; - or
(b) when R2 represents a halogen atom, reacting a compound of formula wherein X, R1. R3, R4 and R5 are as defined in claim 1, with a halogenating agent;
or(c) when R2 is other than a halogen atom, reacting a compound of formula wherein Hal represents a halogen atom and X, R1, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined in claim 1, with a nucleophile R2′
-M wherein R2′
is R2 as defined in claim 1 other than a halogen atom and M represents an organo-tin or organo boronic acid group;and optionally after (a), (b) or (c) carrying out one or more of the following; converting the compound obtained to a further compound according to claim 1 forming a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound.
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8. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as claimed in claim 1 or claim 6 in association with a pharmaceutically acceptable adjuvant, diluent or carrier.
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9. A process for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition as claimed in claim 8 which comprises mixing a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as claimed in claim 1 or claim 6 with a pharmaceutically acceptable adjuvant, diluent or carrier.
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13. A method of treating, or reducing the risk of, a disease or condition in which inhibition of neutrophil elastase activity is beneficial which comprises administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as claimed in claim 1.
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14. A method of treating, or reducing the risk of, an inflammatory disease or condition which comprises administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as claimed in claim 1.
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15. The method according to claim 13 or claim 14, wherein the disease or condition is adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), cystic fibrosis, pulmonary emphysema, bronchitis, bronchiectasis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pulmonary hypertension, asthma, rhinitis, ischemia-reperfusion injury, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, cancer, atherosclerosis or gastric mucosal injury.
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