Sulfur derivatives as chemokine receptor modulators

• US 9,663,460 B2
• Filed: 09/10/2014
• Issued: 05/30/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Allergan Incorporated (Abbvie Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Allergan Incorporated (Abbvie Incorporated)
• Inventors: Donello, John E., Viswanath, Veena, Liu, Xiaoxia, Yuan, Haiqing, Beard, Richard L., Garst, Michael E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Padmanabhan, Sreeni
• Assistant Examiner(s): Neagu, Irina
• Application Number:
  US14/482,718
• Publication Number:
  US 20140378492A1
• Time in Patent Office: 993 Days
• Field of Search: 514604, 514712, 514708, 514709, 564 92, 546339, 5483421
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Abstract

The present invention relates to novel sulfur derivatives, processes for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as pharmaceuticals as modulators of chemokine receptors.

Claims

1. A compound represented by Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:

2. The compound according to claim 1, wherein:

R⁵ is —

S—

.

3. The compound according to claim 1, wherein:

R⁵ is —

S(O)—

.

4. The compound according to claim 1, wherein:

R⁵ is —

S(O)₂—

.

5. The compound according to claim 1, wherein:

R¹ is H;

R² is substituted or unsubstituted C_1-6 alkyl;

R⁵ is —

S—

, —

S(O)—

, or —

S(O)₂—

;

R⁶ is 3,4-dichlorophenyl;

R¹⁷ is H;

R¹⁸ is H;

and

R⁸ is H.

6. The compound according to claim 5, wherein:

R⁵ is —

S—

.

7. The compound according to claim 5, wherein:

R⁵ is —

S(O).

8. The compound according to claim 5, wherein:

R⁵ is —

S(O)₂—

.

9. The compound according to claim 1, selected from:

3,4-dichloro-N-[5-chloro-2-(methylsulfinyl)phenyl]benzenesulfonamide; and

3,4-dichloro-N-[5-chloro-2-(methylthio)phenyl]benzenesulfonamide.

10. A pharmaceutical composition comprising as active ingredient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound according to claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable adjuvant, diluent or carrier.

11. The pharmaceutical composition according to claim 10 wherein the compound is selected from:

3,4-dichloro-N-[5-chloro-2-(methylsulfinyl)phenyl]benzenesulfonamide; and

3,4-dichloro-N-[5-chloro-2-(methylthio)phenyl]benzenesulfonamide.

12. A method for modulating chemokine receptors, which comprises administering to a mammal in need thereof, a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of at least one compound of Formula I

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the mammal is a human.