5-CYANO-4- (PYRROLO [2,3B] PYRIDINE-3-YL) -PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVES USEFUL AS PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITORS

• US 20120309963A1
• Filed: 05/22/2012
• Published: 12/06/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
• Inventors: Mortimore, Michael, Young, Stephen Clinton, Knegtel, Ronald, Durrant, Steven, Brenchley, Guy, Charrier, Jean-Damien, O'Donnell, Michael, Everitt, Simon Robert Lorrie, Pinder, Joanne Louise, Rutherford, Alistair Peter
• Granted Patent: US 8,530,489 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 540/575
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Abstract

The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of protein kinase. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders. The invention also provides processes for preparing compounds of the inventions.

Claims

1-86. -86. (canceled)

87. A process for preparing a compound of formula I

88. The process of claim 87, wherein the palladium catalyst is bis-(tri-tert-butylphosphine)palladium(0).

89. The process of claim 87, wherein the pyrimidine is 4-chloro-2-(methylthio)pyrimidine-5-carbonitrile and the boronate ester is 5-Trifluoromethyl-3-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxoborolan-2-yl)-1-tosyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine.

90. The process of claim 87, wherein the suitable solvent is dioxane and the alkali metal carbonate is potassium carbonate.

91. The process of claim 87, wherein R² is —

SCH₃, further comprising the steps of

a) oxidizing a compound of formula 26