Inhibitors of histone deacetylase

• US 8,455,498 B2
• Filed: 09/16/2009
• Issued: 06/04/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV (Johnson & Johnson)
• Original Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica NV (Johnson & Johnson)
• Inventors: Van Emelen, Kristof, Verdonck, Marc Gustaaf Celine, Van Brandt, Sven Franciscus Anna, Angibaud, Patrick Ren, Meerpoel, Lieven, Dyatkin, Alexey Borisovich
• Primary Examiner(s): RAO, DEEPAK R
• Application Number:
  US12/560,657
• Publication Number:
  US 20100010004A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,357 Days
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Abstract

This invention comprises the novel compounds of formula (I)

wherein n, R¹, R², R³, R⁴, Q, X, Y, Z and

have defined meanings, having histone deacetylase inhibiting enzymatic activity; their preparation, compositions containing them and their use as a medicine.

Claims

1. A compound of formula (I),

2. The compound as claimed in claim 1, the N-oxide form, the pharmaceutically acceptable addition salt or the stereo-chemically isomeric form thereof wherein

R¹ is —

C(O)NR⁵R⁶, —

C(O)—

C_1-6alkanediylSR⁷, —

NR⁸C(O)N(OH)R⁷, —

NR⁸C(O)C_1-6alkanediylSR⁷, or —

NR⁸C(O)C═

N(OH)R⁷

wherein R⁵ and R⁶ are each independently hydrogen, hydroxy, hydroxyC_1-6alkyl or aminoC_1-6alkyl;

R² is hydrogen, halo, hydroxy, amino, nitro, C_1-6alkyl, C_1-6alkyloxy, trifluoromethyl or di(C_1-6alkyl)amino; and

R⁴ is hydrogen, hydroxy, amino, hydroxyC_1-6alkyl, C_1-6alkyl, C_1-6alkyloxy, arylC_1-6alkyl, aminocarbonyl, aminoC_1-6alkyl, C_1-6alkylaminoC_1-6alkyl or di(C_1-6alkyl)aminoC_1-6alkyl.

3. The compound as claimed in claim 1, the N-oxide form, the pharmaceutically acceptable addition salt or the stereo-chemically isomeric form thereof wherein

n is 0 or 1;

R¹ is —

C(O)NH(OH) or —

NHC(O)C_1-6alkanediylSH;

R² is hydrogen or nitro; and

R⁴ is hydrogen.

4. The compound as claimed in claim 1, the N-oxide form, the pharmaceutically acceptable addition salt or the stereo-chemically isomeric form thereof wherein n is 1;

R¹ is —

C(O)NH(OH);

R² is hydrogen;

R³ is naphthalenylcarbonyl, C_1-12alkylsulfonyl or di(aryl)C_1-6alkylcarbonyl; and

R⁴ is hydrogen.

6. A pharmaceutical composition comprising pharmaceutically acceptable carriers and as an active ingredient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound as claimed in claim 1.

7. A process of preparing a pharmaceutical composition as claimed in claim 6 wherein the pharmaceutically acceptable carriers and the compound are intimately mixed.

8. A method of treating ovarian carcinoma comprising administering to a patient in need of such treatment, an anti-proliferative disease-effective amount of a compound of claim 1.

10. A method of detecting or identifying a histone deacetylase (HDAC) in a biological sample comprising detecting or measuring the formation of a complex between a compound as defined in claim 1 that has been labeled and a HDAC.

11. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 6, further comprising another anti-cancer agent.

13. The compound of claim 1 that is:

5. A compound that is

9. A process for preparing a compound of formula (I-a), comprising

reacting an intermediate of formula (II) with an acid to provide the compound of formula (I-a)

12. The process of claim 9, wherein the acid is trifluoro acetic acid.