Cinnoline compounds
First Claim
1. A compound of the formula I:
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wherein;
either any one of G1, G2, G3, G4 and G5 is nitrogen and the other four are —
CH—
, or G1, G2, G3, G4 and G5 are all —
CH—
;
Z is —
O—
, —
NH—
, —
S—
, —
CH2—
or a direct bond;
Z is linked to any one of G1, G2, G3 and G4 which is a free carbon atom;
n is an integer from 0 to 5;
any of the substituents R1 may be attached at any free carbon atom of the indole, azaindole or indazole group, such free carbon atoms may be G1, G2, G3, G4 or G5 or may be at the 3-position of the indole, azaindole or indazole group;
m is an integer from 0 to 3;
Ra represents hydrogen;
Rb represents hydrogen, C1-4alkyl, C1-4alkoxyC1-4alkyl, aminoC1-4alkyl, C1-3alkylaminoC1-4alkyl, di(C1-3alkyl)aminoC1-4alkyl, C2-5alkenylaminoC1-4alkyl, C2-5alkynylaminoC1-4alkyl, —
C1-5alkyl(ring A) wherein ring A is selected from azetidinyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, piperazinyl, morpholino and thiomorpholino and wherein ring A may bear one or more substituents selected from C1-4alkyl, C2-5alkenyl, C2-5alkynyl, hydroxy, oxo, halogeno, cyano, cyanoC1-4alkyl, C1-4alkylsulphonyl and C1-4alkanoyl;
R1 represents hydrogen, oxo, hydroxy, halogeno, C1-4alkyl, C1-4alkoxy, C1-4alkoxyC1-4alkyl, aminoC1-4alkyl, C1-3alkylaminoC1-4alkyl, di(C1-3alkyl)aminoC1-4alkyl, —
C1-5alkyl(ring B) wherein ring B is selected from azetidinyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, piperazinyl, N-methylpiperazinyl, N-ethylpiperazinyl, morpholino and thiomorpholino;
R2 represents hydrogen, hydroxy, halogeno, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl, C1-3alkyl, C1-3alkoxy, C1-3alkylsulphanyl, —
NR3R4 (wherein R3 and R4, which may be the same or different, each represents hydrogen or C1-3alkyl), or R5X1—
(wherein X1 represents a direct bond, —
O—
, —
CH2—
, —
OC(O)—
, —
C(O)—
, —
S—
, —
SO—
, —
SO2—
, —
NR6C(O)—
, —
C(O)NR7—
, —
SO2NR8—
, —
NR9SO2—
or —
13 NR10—
(wherein R6, R7, R8, R9 and R10 each independently represents hydrogen, C1-3alkyl or C1-3alkoxyC2-3alkyl), and R5 is selected from one of the following twenty-two groups;
1) hydrogen, oxiranylC1-4alkyl or C1-5alkyl which may be unsubstituted or which may be substituted with one or more groups selected from hydroxy, fluoro, chloro, bromo and amino;
2) C1-5alkylX2C(O)R11 (wherein X2 represents —
O—
or —
NR12—
(in which R12 represents hydrogen, C1-3alkyl or C1-3alkoxyC2-3alkyl) and R11 C1-3alkyl, —
NR13R14 or —
OR15 (wherein R13, R14 and R15 which may be the same or different each represents hydrogen, C1-5alkyl or C1-3alkoxyC2-3alkyl));
3) C1-5alkylX3R16 (wherein X3 represents —
O—
, —
S—
, —
SO—
, —
SO2—
, —
OC(O)—
, —
NR17C(O)—
, —
C(O)NR18, —
SO2NR19—
, —
NR20SO2—
or —
NR21—
(wherein R17, R18, R19, R20 and R21 each independently represents hydrogen, C1-3alkyl or C1-3alkoxyC2-3alkyl) and R16 represents hydrogen, C1-3alkyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl or a 4-, 5- or 6-membered saturated heterocyclic group with 1-2 heteroatoms, selected independently from O, S and N, which C1-3alkyl group may bear 1 or 2 substituents selected from oxo, hydroxy, halogeno and C1-4alkoxy and which cyclic group may bear 1 or 2 substituents selected from oxo, hydroxy, halogeno, cyano, C1-4cyanoalkyl, C1-4alkyl, C1-4hydroxyalkyl, C1-4alkoxy, C1-4alkoxyC1-4alkyl, C1-4alkylsulphonylC1-4alkyl, C1-4alkoxycarbonyl, C1-4aminoalkyl, C1-4alkylamino, di(C1-4alkyl)amino, C1-4alkylaminoC1-4alkyl, di(C1-4alkyl)aminoC1-4alkyl, C1-4alkylaminoC1-4alkoxy, di(C1-4alkyl)aminoC1-4alkoxy and a group —
(—
O—
)f(C1-4alkyl)gringD (wherein f is 0 or 1, g is 0 or 1 and ring D is a 4-, 5- or 6-membered saturated heterocyclic group with 1-2 heteroatoms, selected independently from O, S and N, which cyclic group may bear one or more substituents selected from C1-4alkyl));
4) C1-5alkylX4C1-5alkylX5R22 (wherein X4 and X5 which may be the same or different are each —
O—
, —
S—
, —
SO—
, —
SO2—
, —
NR23C(O)—
, —
C(O)NR24—
, —
SO2NR25—
, —
NR26SO2 or —
NR27—
(wherein R23, R24, R25, R26 and R27 each independently represents hydrogen, C1-3alkyl or C1-3alkoxyC2-3alkyl) and R2 represents hydrogen, C1-3alkyl or C1-3alkoxyC2-3alkyl);
5) R28 (wherein R28 is a 4-, 5- or 6-membered saturated heterocyclic group (linked via carbon or nitrogen) with 1-2 heteroatoms, selected independently from O, S and N, which heterocyclic group may bear 1 or 2 substituents selected from oxo, hydroxy, halogeno, cyano, C1-4cyanoalkyl, C1-4alkyl, C1-4hydroxyalkyl, C1-4alkoxy, C1alkanoyl, C1-4alkoxyC1-4alkyl, C1-4alkylsulphonyl, C1-4alkylsulphonylC1-4alkyl, C1-4alkoxycarbonyl, C1-4aminoalkyl, C1-4alkylamino, di(C1-4alkyl)amino, C1-4alkylaminoC1-4alkyl, di(C1-4alkyl)aminoC1-4alkyl, C1-4alkylaminoC1-4alkoxy, di(C1-4alkyl)aminoC1-4alkoxy and a group —
(—
O—
)f(C1-4alkyl)gringD (wherein f is 0 or 1, g is 0 or 1 and ring D is a 4-, 5- or 6-membered saturated heterocyclic group with 1-2 heteroatoms, selected independently from O, S and N, which cyclic group may bear one or more substituents selected from C1-4alkyl));
6) C1-5alkylR28 (wherein R28 is as defined herein);
7) C2-5alkenylR28 (wherein R28 is as defined herein);
8) C2-5alkynylR28 (wherein R28 is as defined herein);
9) R29 (wherein R29 represents a pyridone group, a phenyl group or a 5-6-membered aromatic heterocyclic group (linked via carbon or nitrogen) with 1-3 heteroatoms selected from O, N and S, which pyridone, phenyl or aromatic heterocyclic group may carry up to 5 substituents selected from hydroxy, halogeno, amino, C1-4alkyl, C1-4alkoxy, C1-4hydroxyalkyl, C1-4aminoalkyl, C1-4alkylamino, C1-4hydroxyalkoxy, carboxy, trifluoromethyl, cyano, —
C(O)NR30R31, —
NR32C(O)R33 (wherein R30, R31, R32 and R33, which may be the same or different, each represents hydrogen, C1-4alkyl or C1-3alkoxyC2-3alkyl) and a group —
(—
O—
)f(C1-4alkyl)gringD (wherein f is 0 or 1, is 0 or 1 and ring D is a 4-, 5- or 6-membered saturated heterocyclic group with 1-2 heteroatoms, selected independently from O, S and N, which cyclic group may bear one or more substituents selected from C1-4alkyl));
10) C1-5alkylR29 (wherein R29 is as defined herein);
11) C2-5alkenylR29 (wherein R29 is as defined herein);
12) C2-5alkynylR29 (wherein R29 is as defined herein);
13) C1-5alkylX6R29 (wherein X6 represents —
O—
, —
S—
, —
SO—
, —
SO2—
, —
NR34C(O)—
, —
C(O)NR35—
, —
SO2NR36—
, —
NR37SO2—
or —
NR38—
(wherein R34, R35, R36, R37 and R38 each independently represents hydrogen, C1-3alkyl or C1-3alkoxyC2-3alkyl) and R29 is as defined herein);
14) C2-5alkenylX7R29 (wherein X7 represents —
O—
, —
S—
, —
SO—
, —
SO2—
, —
NR39C(O)—
, —
C(O)NR40—
, —
SO2NR41—
, —
NR42SO2—
or —
NR43—
(wherein R39, R40, R41, R42 and R43 each independently represents hydrogen, C1-3alkyl or C1-3alkoxyC2-3alkyl) and R29 is as defined herein);
15) C2-5alkynylX8R29 (wherein X8 represents —
O—
, —
S—
, —
SO—
, —
SO2—
, —
NR44C(O)—
, —
C(O)NR45—
, —
SO2NR46—
, —
NR47SO2—
or —
NR48—
(wherein R44, R45, R46, R47 and R48 each independently represents hydrogen, C1-3alkyl or C1-3alkoxyC2-3alkyl) and R29 is as defined herein);
16) C1-4alkylX9C1-4alkylX29 (wherein X9 represents —
O—
, —
S—
, —
SO—
, —
SO2—
, —
NR49C(O)—
, —
C(O)NR50—
, —
SO2NR51, —
NR52SO2—
or —
NR53—
(wherein R49, R50, R51, R52 and R53 each independently represents hydrogen, C1-3alkyl or C1-3alkoxyC2-3alkyl) and R29 is as defined herein);
17) C1-4alkylX9C1-4alkylR28 (wherein X9 and R28 are as defined herein);
18) C2-5alkenyl which may be unsubstituted or which may be substituted with one or more groups selected from hydroxy, fluoro, amino, C1-4alkylamino, N,N-di(C1-4alkyl)amino, aminosulphonyl, N-C1-4alkylaminosulphonyl and N,N-di(C1-4alkyl)aminosulphonyl;
19) C2-5alkynyl which may be unsubstituted or which may be substituted with one or more groups selected from hydroxy, fluoro, amino, C1-4alkylamino, N,N-di(C1-4alkyl)amino, aminosulphonyl, N-C1-4alkylaminosulphonyl and N,N-di(C1-4alkyl)aminosulphonyl;
20) C2-5alkenylX9C1-4alkylR28 (wherein X9 and R28 are as defined herein);
21) C2-5alkynylX9C1-4alkylR28(wherein X9 and R28 are as defined herein); and
22) C1-4alkylR54(C1-4alkyl)q(X9)rR55 (wherein X9 is as defined herein, q is 0 or 1, r is 0 or 1, and R54 and R55 are each independently selected from hydrogen, C1-3alkyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl and a 4-, 5- or 6-membered saturated heterocyclic group with 1-2 heteroatoms, selected independently from O, S and N, which C1-3alkyl group may bear 1 or 2 substituents selected from oxo, hydroxy, halogeno and C1-4alkoxy and which cyclic group may bear 1 or 2 substituents selected from oxo, hydroxy, halogeno, cyano, C1-4cyanoalkyl, C1-4alkyl, C1-4hydroxyalkyl, C1-4alkoxy, C1-4alkoxyC1-4alkyl, C1-4alkylsulphonylC1-4alkyl, C1-4alkoxycarbonyl, C1-4aminoalkyl, C1-4alkylamino, di(C1-4alkyl)amino, C1-4alkylaminoC1-4alkyl, di(C1-4alkyl)aminoC4alkyl, C1-4alkylaminoC1-4alkoxy, di(C1-4alkyl)aminoC1-4alkoxy and a group —
(—
O—
)f(C1-4alkyl)gringD (wherein f is 0 or 1, g is 0 or 1 and ring D is a 4-, 5- or 6-membered saturated heterocyclic group with 1-2 heteroatoms, selected independently from O, S and N, which cyclic group may bear one or more substituents selected from C1-4alkyl), with the proviso that R54 cannot be hydrogen);
and additionally wherein any C1-5alkyl, C2-5alkenyl or C2-5alkynyl group in R5X1—
may bear one or more substituents selected from hydroxy, halogeno and amino);
or a salt thereof.
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Abstract
The invention relatest to compounds of the formula (I) wherein either any one of G1, G2, G3, G4 and G5 is nitrogen and the other four are —CH—, or G1, G2, G3, G4 and G5 are all —CH—; Z is —O—, —NH—, —S—, —CH2— or a direct bond; Z is linked to any one of G1, G2, G3 and G4 which is a free carbon atom; n is an integer from 0 to 5; any of the substitutents R1 may be attached at any free carbon atom of the indole, azaindole or indazole group; m is an integer from 0 to 3; Ra represents hydrogen; Rb represents hydrogen or another value as defined herein; R1 represents hydrogen, oxo, hydroxy, halogeno, C1-4alkyl, C1-4alkoxy, C1-4alkoxy, C1-4-alkyl, aminoC1-4alkyl, C1-3alkylaminoC1-4alkyl, di(C1-3alkyl)aminoC1-4alkyl, —C1-5alkyl(ring B) wherein ring B is selected from azetidinyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, piperazinyl, N-methylpiperazinly, N-ethylpiperazinyl, morpholino and thiomorpholino; R2 represents hydrogen, hydroxy, halogeno, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl, C1-3alkyl, C1-3alkoxy, C1-3aklylsulphanyl, —NR3R4 (wherein R3 and R4, which may be the same or different, each represents hydrogen or C1-3alkyl), or R5X1— (wherein R5 and X1 are as defined herein) and salts thereof, processes for the preparation of such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing a compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as active ingredient and the use of a compound of formula I in the manufacture of medicament for the production of an antiangiogenic and/or vascular permeability reducing effect in warm-blooded animals. The compounds of formula I and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof inhibit the effects of VEGF, a property of value in the treatment of a number of disease states including cancer and rheumatoid arthritis.
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15 Claims
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1. A compound of the formula I:
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wherein; either any one of G1, G2, G3, G4 and G5 is nitrogen and the other four are —
CH—
, or G1, G2, G3, G4 and G5 are all —
CH—
;
Z is —
O—
, —
NH—
, —
S—
, —
CH2—
or a direct bond;
Z is linked to any one of G1, G2, G3 and G4 which is a free carbon atom;
n is an integer from 0 to 5;
any of the substituents R1 may be attached at any free carbon atom of the indole, azaindole or indazole group, such free carbon atoms may be G1, G2, G3, G4 or G5 or may be at the 3-position of the indole, azaindole or indazole group;
m is an integer from 0 to 3;
Ra represents hydrogen;
Rb represents hydrogen, C1-4alkyl, C1-4alkoxyC1-4alkyl, aminoC1-4alkyl, C1-3alkylaminoC1-4alkyl, di(C1-3alkyl)aminoC1-4alkyl, C2-5alkenylaminoC1-4alkyl, C2-5alkynylaminoC1-4alkyl, —
C1-5alkyl(ring A) wherein ring A is selected from azetidinyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, piperazinyl, morpholino and thiomorpholino and wherein ring A may bear one or more substituents selected from C1-4alkyl, C2-5alkenyl, C2-5alkynyl, hydroxy, oxo, halogeno, cyano, cyanoC1-4alkyl, C1-4alkylsulphonyl and C1-4alkanoyl;
R1 represents hydrogen, oxo, hydroxy, halogeno, C1-4alkyl, C1-4alkoxy, C1-4alkoxyC1-4alkyl, aminoC1-4alkyl, C1-3alkylaminoC1-4alkyl, di(C1-3alkyl)aminoC1-4alkyl, —
C1-5alkyl(ring B) wherein ring B is selected from azetidinyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, piperazinyl, N-methylpiperazinyl, N-ethylpiperazinyl, morpholino and thiomorpholino;
R2 represents hydrogen, hydroxy, halogeno, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl, C1-3alkyl, C1-3alkoxy, C1-3alkylsulphanyl, —
NR3R4 (wherein R3 and R4, which may be the same or different, each represents hydrogen or C1-3alkyl), or R5X1—
(wherein X1 represents a direct bond, —
O—
, —
CH2—
, —
OC(O)—
, —
C(O)—
, —
S—
, —
SO—
, —
SO2—
, —
NR6C(O)—
, —
C(O)NR7—
, —
SO2NR8—
, —
NR9SO2—
or —
13 NR10—
(wherein R6, R7, R8, R9 and R10 each independently represents hydrogen, C1-3alkyl or C1-3alkoxyC2-3alkyl), and R5 is selected from one of the following twenty-two groups;
1) hydrogen, oxiranylC1-4alkyl or C1-5alkyl which may be unsubstituted or which may be substituted with one or more groups selected from hydroxy, fluoro, chloro, bromo and amino;
2) C1-5alkylX2C(O)R11 (wherein X2 represents —
O—
or —
NR12—
(in which R12 represents hydrogen, C1-3alkyl or C1-3alkoxyC2-3alkyl) and R11 C1-3alkyl, —
NR13R14 or —
OR15 (wherein R13, R14 and R15 which may be the same or different each represents hydrogen, C1-5alkyl or C1-3alkoxyC2-3alkyl));
3) C1-5alkylX3R16 (wherein X3 represents —
O—
, —
S—
, —
SO—
, —
SO2—
, —
OC(O)—
, —
NR17C(O)—
, —
C(O)NR18, —
SO2NR19—
, —
NR20SO2—
or —
NR21—
(wherein R17, R18, R19, R20 and R21 each independently represents hydrogen, C1-3alkyl or C1-3alkoxyC2-3alkyl) and R16 represents hydrogen, C1-3alkyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl or a 4-, 5- or 6-membered saturated heterocyclic group with 1-2 heteroatoms, selected independently from O, S and N, which C1-3alkyl group may bear 1 or 2 substituents selected from oxo, hydroxy, halogeno and C1-4alkoxy and which cyclic group may bear 1 or 2 substituents selected from oxo, hydroxy, halogeno, cyano, C1-4cyanoalkyl, C1-4alkyl, C1-4hydroxyalkyl, C1-4alkoxy, C1-4alkoxyC1-4alkyl, C1-4alkylsulphonylC1-4alkyl, C1-4alkoxycarbonyl, C1-4aminoalkyl, C1-4alkylamino, di(C1-4alkyl)amino, C1-4alkylaminoC1-4alkyl, di(C1-4alkyl)aminoC1-4alkyl, C1-4alkylaminoC1-4alkoxy, di(C1-4alkyl)aminoC1-4alkoxy and a group —
(—
O—
)f(C1-4alkyl)gringD (wherein f is 0 or 1, g is 0 or 1 and ring D is a 4-, 5- or 6-membered saturated heterocyclic group with 1-2 heteroatoms, selected independently from O, S and N, which cyclic group may bear one or more substituents selected from C1-4alkyl));
4) C1-5alkylX4C1-5alkylX5R22 (wherein X4 and X5 which may be the same or different are each —
O—
, —
S—
, —
SO—
, —
SO2—
, —
NR23C(O)—
, —
C(O)NR24—
, —
SO2NR25—
, —
NR26SO2 or —
NR27—
(wherein R23, R24, R25, R26 and R27 each independently represents hydrogen, C1-3alkyl or C1-3alkoxyC2-3alkyl) and R2 represents hydrogen, C1-3alkyl or C1-3alkoxyC2-3alkyl);
5) R28 (wherein R28 is a 4-, 5- or 6-membered saturated heterocyclic group (linked via carbon or nitrogen) with 1-2 heteroatoms, selected independently from O, S and N, which heterocyclic group may bear 1 or 2 substituents selected from oxo, hydroxy, halogeno, cyano, C1-4cyanoalkyl, C1-4alkyl, C1-4hydroxyalkyl, C1-4alkoxy, C1alkanoyl, C1-4alkoxyC1-4alkyl, C1-4alkylsulphonyl, C1-4alkylsulphonylC1-4alkyl, C1-4alkoxycarbonyl, C1-4aminoalkyl, C1-4alkylamino, di(C1-4alkyl)amino, C1-4alkylaminoC1-4alkyl, di(C1-4alkyl)aminoC1-4alkyl, C1-4alkylaminoC1-4alkoxy, di(C1-4alkyl)aminoC1-4alkoxy and a group —
(—
O—
)f(C1-4alkyl)gringD (wherein f is 0 or 1, g is 0 or 1 and ring D is a 4-, 5- or 6-membered saturated heterocyclic group with 1-2 heteroatoms, selected independently from O, S and N, which cyclic group may bear one or more substituents selected from C1-4alkyl));
6) C1-5alkylR28 (wherein R28 is as defined herein);
7) C2-5alkenylR28 (wherein R28 is as defined herein);
8) C2-5alkynylR28 (wherein R28 is as defined herein);
9) R29 (wherein R29 represents a pyridone group, a phenyl group or a 5-6-membered aromatic heterocyclic group (linked via carbon or nitrogen) with 1-3 heteroatoms selected from O, N and S, which pyridone, phenyl or aromatic heterocyclic group may carry up to 5 substituents selected from hydroxy, halogeno, amino, C1-4alkyl, C1-4alkoxy, C1-4hydroxyalkyl, C1-4aminoalkyl, C1-4alkylamino, C1-4hydroxyalkoxy, carboxy, trifluoromethyl, cyano, —
C(O)NR30R31, —
NR32C(O)R33 (wherein R30, R31, R32 and R33, which may be the same or different, each represents hydrogen, C1-4alkyl or C1-3alkoxyC2-3alkyl) and a group —
(—
O—
)f(C1-4alkyl)gringD (wherein f is 0 or 1, is 0 or 1 and ring D is a 4-, 5- or 6-membered saturated heterocyclic group with 1-2 heteroatoms, selected independently from O, S and N, which cyclic group may bear one or more substituents selected from C1-4alkyl));
10) C1-5alkylR29 (wherein R29 is as defined herein);
11) C2-5alkenylR29 (wherein R29 is as defined herein);
12) C2-5alkynylR29 (wherein R29 is as defined herein);
13) C1-5alkylX6R29 (wherein X6 represents —
O—
, —
S—
, —
SO—
, —
SO2—
, —
NR34C(O)—
, —
C(O)NR35—
, —
SO2NR36—
, —
NR37SO2—
or —
NR38—
(wherein R34, R35, R36, R37 and R38 each independently represents hydrogen, C1-3alkyl or C1-3alkoxyC2-3alkyl) and R29 is as defined herein);
14) C2-5alkenylX7R29 (wherein X7 represents —
O—
, —
S—
, —
SO—
, —
SO2—
, —
NR39C(O)—
, —
C(O)NR40—
, —
SO2NR41—
, —
NR42SO2—
or —
NR43—
(wherein R39, R40, R41, R42 and R43 each independently represents hydrogen, C1-3alkyl or C1-3alkoxyC2-3alkyl) and R29 is as defined herein);
15) C2-5alkynylX8R29 (wherein X8 represents —
O—
, —
S—
, —
SO—
, —
SO2—
, —
NR44C(O)—
, —
C(O)NR45—
, —
SO2NR46—
, —
NR47SO2—
or —
NR48—
(wherein R44, R45, R46, R47 and R48 each independently represents hydrogen, C1-3alkyl or C1-3alkoxyC2-3alkyl) and R29 is as defined herein);
16) C1-4alkylX9C1-4alkylX29 (wherein X9 represents —
O—
, —
S—
, —
SO—
, —
SO2—
, —
NR49C(O)—
, —
C(O)NR50—
, —
SO2NR51, —
NR52SO2—
or —
NR53—
(wherein R49, R50, R51, R52 and R53 each independently represents hydrogen, C1-3alkyl or C1-3alkoxyC2-3alkyl) and R29 is as defined herein);
17) C1-4alkylX9C1-4alkylR28 (wherein X9 and R28 are as defined herein);
18) C2-5alkenyl which may be unsubstituted or which may be substituted with one or more groups selected from hydroxy, fluoro, amino, C1-4alkylamino, N,N-di(C1-4alkyl)amino, aminosulphonyl, N-C1-4alkylaminosulphonyl and N,N-di(C1-4alkyl)aminosulphonyl;
19) C2-5alkynyl which may be unsubstituted or which may be substituted with one or more groups selected from hydroxy, fluoro, amino, C1-4alkylamino, N,N-di(C1-4alkyl)amino, aminosulphonyl, N-C1-4alkylaminosulphonyl and N,N-di(C1-4alkyl)aminosulphonyl;
20) C2-5alkenylX9C1-4alkylR28 (wherein X9 and R28 are as defined herein);
21) C2-5alkynylX9C1-4alkylR28(wherein X9 and R28 are as defined herein); and
22) C1-4alkylR54(C1-4alkyl)q(X9)rR55 (wherein X9 is as defined herein, q is 0 or 1, r is 0 or 1, and R54 and R55 are each independently selected from hydrogen, C1-3alkyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl and a 4-, 5- or 6-membered saturated heterocyclic group with 1-2 heteroatoms, selected independently from O, S and N, which C1-3alkyl group may bear 1 or 2 substituents selected from oxo, hydroxy, halogeno and C1-4alkoxy and which cyclic group may bear 1 or 2 substituents selected from oxo, hydroxy, halogeno, cyano, C1-4cyanoalkyl, C1-4alkyl, C1-4hydroxyalkyl, C1-4alkoxy, C1-4alkoxyC1-4alkyl, C1-4alkylsulphonylC1-4alkyl, C1-4alkoxycarbonyl, C1-4aminoalkyl, C1-4alkylamino, di(C1-4alkyl)amino, C1-4alkylaminoC1-4alkyl, di(C1-4alkyl)aminoC4alkyl, C1-4alkylaminoC1-4alkoxy, di(C1-4alkyl)aminoC1-4alkoxy and a group —
(—
O—
)f(C1-4alkyl)gringD (wherein f is 0 or 1, g is 0 or 1 and ring D is a 4-, 5- or 6-membered saturated heterocyclic group with 1-2 heteroatoms, selected independently from O, S and N, which cyclic group may bear one or more substituents selected from C1-4alkyl), with the proviso that R54 cannot be hydrogen);
and additionally wherein any C1-5alkyl, C2-5alkenyl or C2-5alkynyl group in R5X1—
may bear one or more substituents selected from hydroxy, halogeno and amino);
or a salt thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15)
wherein R1, Rb and n are as defined in claim 1, is selected from 4-fluoro-2-methylindol-5-yl, 2-methylindol-5-yl, 2-methylindol-6-yl, 2,3-dimethylindol-5-yl, 1-methylindol-5-yl, 1,2-dimethylindol-5-yl, 4-fluoroindol-5-yl, 6-fluoroindol-5-yl and indol-5-yl.
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5. A compound according to claim 1 wherein Rb is hydrogen.
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6. A compound according to claim 1 wherein R1 represents methyl, ethyl, trifluoromethyl or halogeno.
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7. A compound according to claim 1 wherein
R2 represents hydroxy, halogeno, nitro, trifluoromethyl, C1-3alkyl, cyano, amino or R5X1— - [wherein X1 is as defined in claim 1 and R5 is selected from one of the following twenty groups;
1) C1-3alkyl which may be unsubstituted or which may be substituted with one or more groups selected from fluoro, chloro and bromo, or C2-3alkyl which may be unsubstituted or substituted with one or more groups selected from hydroxy and amino;
2) 2-(3,3-dimethylureido)ethyl, 3-(3,3-dimethylureido)propyl, 2-(3-methylureido)ethyl, 3-(3-methylureido)propyl, 2-ureidoethyl, 3-ureidopropyl, 2-(N,N-dimethylcarbamoyloxy)ethyl, 3-N,N-dimethylcarbamoyloxy)propyl, 2-(N-methylcarbamoyloxy)ethyl, 3-(N-methylcarbamoyloxy)propyl, 2-(carbamoyloxy)ethyl, 3-(carbamoyloxy)propyl, or 2-(N-methyl-N-(butoxycarbonyl)amino)ethyl;
3) C2-3alkylX3R16 (wherein X3 is as defined in claim 1 and R16 is a group selected from C1-3alkyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, piperazinyl, azetidinyl, imidazolidinyl and tetrahydropyranyl which group is linked to X3 through a carbon atom and which C1-3alkyl group may bear 1 or 2 substituents selected from hydroxy, halogeno and C1-2alkoxy and which cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, piperazinyl, azetidinyl, imidazolidinyl or tetrahydropyranyl group may bear one substituent selected from oxo, hydroxy, halogeno, cyano, C1-2cyanoalkyl, C1-2alkyl, C1-2hydroxyalkyl, C1-2alkoxy, C1-2alkoxyC1-3alkyl, C1-2alkylsulphonylC1-3alkyl, C1-2alkoxycarbonyl, C1-3alkylamino, di(C1-3alkyl)amino, C1-3alkylaminoC1-3alkyl, di(C1-3alkyl)aminoC1-3alkyl, C1-3alkylaminoC1-3alkoxy, di(C1-3alkyl)aminoC1-3alkoxy and a group —
(—
O—
)f(C1-3alkyl)gringD (wherein f is 0 or 1, g is 0 or 1 and ring D is a heterocyclic group selected from pyrrolidinyl, methylpiperazinyl, piperidinyl, azetidinyl, morpholino and thiomorpholino));
4) C2-3alkylX4C2-3alkylX5R22 (wherein X4 and X5 are as defined in claim 1 and R22 represents hydrogen or C1-2alkyl);
5) R28 (wherein R28 is as defined in claim 1);
6) C1-3alkylR59 (wherein R59 is a group selected from pyrrolidinyl, piperazinyl, piperidinyl, azetidinyl, imidazolidinyl, 1,3-dioxolan-2-yl, 1,3-dioxan-2-yl, 1,3-dithiolan-2-yl and 1,3-dithian-2-yl, which group is linked to C1-3alkyl through a carbon atom and which group may bear 1 or 2 substituents selected from oxo, hydroxy, halogeno, cyano, C1-2cyanoalkyl, C1-2alkyl, C1-2hydroxyalkyl, C1-2alkoxy, C1-2alkanoyl, C1-2alkoxyC1-3alkyl, C1-2alkylsulphonyl, C1-2alkylsulphonylC1-3alkyl, C1-2alkoxycarbonyl, C1-3alkylamino, di(C1-3alkyl)amino, C1-3alkylaminoC1-3alkyl, di(C1-3alkyl)aminoC1-3alkyl, C1-3alkylaminoC1-3alkoxy, di(C1-3alkyl)aminoC1-3alkoxy and a group —
(—
O—
)f(C1-3alkyl)gringD (wherein f is 0 or 1, g is 0 or 1 and ring D is a heterocyclic group selected from pyrrolidinyl, methylpiperazinyl, piperidinyl, azetidinyl, morpholino and thiomorpholino)) or C2-3alkylR60 (wherein R60 is a group selected from morpholino, thiomorpholino, azetidin-1-yl, pyrrolidin-1-yl, piperazin-1-yl and piperidino which group may bear 1 or 2 substituents selected from oxo, hydroxy, halogeno, cyano, C1-2cyanoalkyl, C1-2alkyl, C1-2hydroxyalkyl, C1-2alkoxy, C1-2alkanoyl, C1-2alkoxyC1-3alkyl, C1-2alkylsulphonyl, C1-2alkylsulphonylC1-3alkyl, C1-2alkoxycarbonyl, C1-3alkylamino, di(C1-3alkyl)amino, C1-3alkylaminoC1-3alkyl, di(C1-3alkyl)aminoC1-3alkyl, C1-3alkylaminoC1-3alkoxy, di(C1-3alkyl)aminoC1-3alkoxy and a group —
(—
O—
)f(C1-3alkyl)gringD (wherein f is 0 or 1, g is 0 or 1 and ring D is a heterocyclic group selected from pyrrolidinyl, methylpiperazinyl, piperidinyl, azetidinyl, morpholino and thiomorpholino));
7) R29 (wherein R29 is as defined in claim 1);
8) C1-4alkylR29 (wherein R29 is as defined in claim 1);
9) 1-R29but-2-en-4-yl (wherein R29 is as defined in claim 1);
10) 1-R29but-2-yn-4-yl (wherein R29 is as defined in claim 1);
11) C1-3alkylX6R29 (wherein X6 and R29 are as defined in claim 1);
12) 1-(R29X7)but-2-en-4-yl (wherein X7 and R29 are as defined in claim 1);
13) 1-(R29X8)but-2-yn-4-yl (wherein X8 and R29 are as defined in claim 1);
14) C2-3alkylX9C1-3alkylR29 (wherein X9 and R29 are as defined in claim 1);
15) C2-3alkylX9C1-3alkylR28 (wherein X9 and R29 are as defined in claim 1);
16) C2-5alkenyl which may be unsubstituted or which may be substituted with one or more fluorine atoms or with one or two groups selected from hydroxy, fluoro, amino, C1-4alkylamino, N,N-di(C1-4alkyl)amino, aminosulphonyl, N-C1-4alkylaminosulphonyl and N,N-di(C1-4alkyl)aminosulphonyl;
17) C2-5alkynyl which may be unsubstituted or which may be substituted with one or more fluorine atoms or with one or two groups selected from hydroxy, fluoro, amino, C1-4alkylamino, N,N-di(C1-4alkyl)amino, aminosulphonyl, N-C1-4alkylaminosulphonyl and N,N-di(C1-4alkyl)aminosulphonyl;
18) C2-3alkenylX9C1-3alkylR28 (wherein X9 and R28 are as defined in claim 1);
19) C2-3alkynylX9C1-3alkylR28 (wherein X9 and R28 are as defined in claim 1); and
20) C1-3alkylR54(C1-3alkyl)q(X9)rR55 (wherein X9, q, r, R54 and R55 are as defined in claim 1);
and additionally wherein any C1-5alkyl, C2-5alkenyl or C2-5alkynyl group in R5X1—
may bear one or more substituents selected from hydroxy, halogeno and amino].
- [wherein X1 is as defined in claim 1 and R5 is selected from one of the following twenty groups;
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8. A compound according to claim 1 wherein one of the R2 substituents is R5X1—
- , wherein R5 and X1 are as defined in claim 1, and the substituent R5X1—
, is at the 7-position of the cinnoline ring.
- , wherein R5 and X1 are as defined in claim 1, and the substituent R5X1—
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9. A compound according to claim 7 wherein one of the R2 substituents is R5X1—
- , wherein R5 and X1 are as defined in claim 7, and the substituent R5X1—
is at the 7-position of the cinnoline ring.
- , wherein R5 and X1 are as defined in claim 7, and the substituent R5X1—
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10. A compound according to claim 8 wherein the R2 substituent at the 6-position of the cinnoline ring is hydrogen, methoxy or cyano.
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12. A compound according to any one of claims 1 to 11 in the form of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt.
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13. A process for the preparation of a compound of formula I or salt thereof which comprises:
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(a) the reaction of a compound of the formula III;
(wherein Ra, R2 and m are as defined in claim 1 and L1 is a displaceable moiety), with a compound of the formula IV;
(wherein Rb, R1, G1, G2, G3, G4, G5, Z and n are as defined in claim 1);
(b) a compound of formula I or a salt thereof wherein at least one R2 is R5X1 wherein R5 is as defined in claim 1 and X1 is —
O—
, —
S—
, —
OC(O)—
or —
NR10—
(wherein R10 independently represents hydrogen, C1-3alkyl or C1-3alkoxyC2-3alkyl) may be prepared by the reaction of a compound of the formula V;
(wherein Ra, Rb, Z, G1, G2, G3, G4, G5, R1, R2 and n are as defined in claim 1 and X1 is as herein defined in this section and s is an integer from 0 to
2) with a compound of formula VI;
R5-L1
(I)(wherein R5 is as defined in claim 1 and L1 is as defined herein);
(c) a compound of the formula I or a salt thereof wherein at least one R2 is R5X1 wherein R5 is as defined in claim 1 and X1 is —
O—
, —
S—
, —
OC(O)—
or —
NR10—
(wherein R10 represents hydrogen, C1-3alkyl or C1-3alkoxyC2-3alkyl) may be prepared by the reaction of a compound of the formula VII;
with a compound of the formula VII;
R5—
X1—
H
(VIII)(wherein Ra, Rb, R1, R2, R5, G1, G2, G3, G4, G5, Z and n are as defined in claim 1 and L1 and s are as defined herein and X1 is as defined herein in this section);
(d) a compound of the formula I or a salt thereof wherein at least one R2 is R5X1 wherein X1 is as defined in claim 1 and R5 is C1-5alkylR62, wherein R62 is selected from one of the following nine groups;
1) X10C1-3alkyl (wherein X10 represents —
O—
, —
S—
, —
SO2—
, —
NR63C(O)—
or —
NR64SO2—
(wherein R63 and R64 which may be the same or different are each hydrogen, C1-3alkyl or C1-3alkoxyC2-3alkyl);
2) NR65R66 (wherein R65 and R66 which may be the same or different are each hydrogen, C1-3alkyl or C1-3alkoxyC2-3alkyl);
3) X11C1-5alkylX5R22 (wherein X11 represents —
O—
, —
S—
, —
SO2—
, —
NR67C(O)—
, —
NR68SO2—
or —
NR69—
(wherein R67, R68, and R69 which may be the same or different are each hydrogen, C1-3alkyl or C1-3alkoxyC2-3alkyl) and X5 and R22 are as defined in claim 1);
4) R28 (wherein R28 is as defined in claim 1);
5) X12R29 (wherein X12 represents —
O—
, —
S—
, —
SO2—
, —
NR70C(O)—
, —
NR71SO2—
, or —
NR72—
(wherein R70, R71, and R72 which may be the same or different are each hydrogen, C1-3alkyl or C1-3alkoxyC2-3alkyl) and R29 is as defined in claim 1); and
6) X13C1-3alkylR9 (wherein X13 represents —
O—
, —
S—
, —
SO2—
, —
NR73C(O)—
, —
NR74SO2—
or —
NR75—
(wherein R73, R74 and R75 each independently represents hydrogen, C1-3alkyl or C1-3alkoxyC2-3alkyl) and R29 is as defined in claim 1);
7) R29 (wherein R29 is as defined in claim 1);
8) X13C1-4alkylR28 (wherein X13 and R28 are as defined in claim 1); and
9) R54(C1-4alkyl)q(X9)rR55 (wherein q, r, X9, R54 and R55 are as defined in claim 1);
maybe prepared by reacting a compound of the formula IX;
(wherein X1, Ra, Rb, R1, R2, G1, G2, G3, G4, G5, Z and n are as defined in claim 1 and L1 and s are as defined herein) with a compound of the formula X;
R62—
H
(X)(wherein R62 is as defined herein) to give a compound of the formula I or salt thereof, (e) a compound of the formula I or a salt thereof wherein one or more of the substituents (R2)m is represented by —
NR76R77, where one (and the other is hydrogen) or both of R76 and R77 are C1-3alkyl, may be effected by the reaction of a compound of formula I wherein the substituent (R2)m is an amino group and an alkylating agent;
(f) a compound of the formula I or a salt thereof wherein X1 is —
SO—
or —
SO2—
may be prepared by oxidation from the corresponding compound in which X1 is —
S—
or —
SO—
(when X1 is —
SO2—
is required in the final product);
and when a salt of a compound of formula I is required, reaction of the compound obtained with an acid or base whereby to obtain the desired salt.
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14. A pharmaceutical composition which comprises a compound of the formula I as defined in any one of claims 1-11, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in association with a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient or carrier.
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15. A method for producing an antiangiogenic and/or vascular permeability reducing effect in a warm-blooded animal in need thereof which comprises administering to said animal an effective amount of a compound of formula I as defined in any one of claims 1-11, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
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11. A compound selected from:
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4-(4-fluoro-2-methylindol-5-yloxy)-6-methoxy-7-(3-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)cinnoline, 4-(4-fluoro-2-methylindol-5-yloxy)-6-methoxy-7-(piperidin-4-ylmethoxy)cinnoline, 4-(4-fluoro-2-methylindol-5-yloxy)-7-(R)-(2-hydroxy-3-(piperidin-1-yl)propoxy)-6-methoxycinnoline, 4-(4-fluoro-2-methylindol-5-yloxy)-6-methoxy-7-(1-methylpiperidin-4-ylmethoxy)cinnoline, 7-benzyloxy-4-(4-fluoro-2-methylindol-5-yloxy)-6-methoxycinnoline, 4-(4-fluoro-2-methylindol-5-yloxy)-7-(R)-(2-hydroxy-3-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)propoxy)-6-methoxycinnoline, 4-(4-fluoro-2-methylindol-5-yl)oxy-6-methoxy-7-(3-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)propoxy)cinnoline, and 4-(4-fluoro-2-methylindol-5-yloxy)-6-methoxy-7-(3-(piperidin-1-yl)propoxy)cinnoline, or a salt thereof.
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Specification