Pyrazole derivatives as arginine methyltransferase inhibitors and uses thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018237397-A1
Application number	US-201715677238-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 15, 2017
Priority date	Mar 14, 2013
Publication date	Aug 23, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

Described herein are compounds of Formula (I), pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Compounds described herein are useful for inhibiting arginine methyltransferase activity. Methods of using the compounds for treating arginine methyltransferase-mediated disorders are also described. Formula (I).

First claim

1 .- 150 . (canceled)

151 . A method of inhibiting an arginine methyltransferase (RMT) comprising contacting a cell with an effective amount of a compound of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:

wherein:
X is N, Z is NR 4 , and Y is CR 5 ; or
X is NR 4 , Z is N, and Y is CR 5 ; or
X is CR 5 , Z is NR 4 , and Y is N; or
X is CR 5 , Z is N, and Y is NR 4 ;
R 1 , R 2 , R 6 , R 7 , and R 8 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halo, —CN, —NO 2 , optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted carbocyclyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, —OR A , —N(R B ) 2 , —SR A , —C(═O)R A , —C(O)OR A , —C(O)SR A , —C(O)N(R B ) 2 , —C(O)N(R B )N(R B ) 2 , —OC(O)R A , —OC(O)N(R B ) 2 , —NR B C(O)R A , —NR B C(O)N(R B ) 2 , —NR B C(O)N(R B )N(R B ) 2 , —NR B C(O)OR A , —SC(O)R A , —C(═NR B )R A , —C(═NNR B )R A , —C(═NOR A )R A , —C(═NR B )N(R B ) 2 , —NR B C(═NR B )R B , —C(═S)R A , —C(═S)N(R B ) 2 , —NR B C(═S)R A , —S(O)R A , —OS(O) 2 R A , —SO 2 R A , —NR B SO 2 R A , or —SO 2 N(R B ) 2 ;
each R A is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted carbocyclyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, an oxygen protecting group when attached to an oxygen atom, and a sulfur protecting group when attached to a sulfur atom;
each R B is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted carbocyclyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, and a nitrogen protecting group, or two R B groups are taken together with their intervening atoms to form an optionally substituted heterocyclic ring;
R 1 and R 2 are optionally taken together to form an optionally substituted carbocyclic, optionally substituted heterocyclic, or optionally substituted aryl ring; or
R 1 and R 6 are optionally taken together to form an optionally substituted carbocyclic, optionally substituted heterocyclic, or optionally substituted aryl ring; or
R 2 and R 8 are optionally taken together to form an optionally substituted carbocyclic, optionally substituted heterocyclic, or optionally substituted aryl ring; or
R 6 and R 7 are optionally taken together to form an optionally substituted carbocyclic, optionally substituted heterocyclic, or optionally substituted aryl ring;
R 3 is hydrogen, C 1-4 alkyl, or C 3-4 cycloalkyl;
R 4 is hydrogen, optionally substituted C 1-6 alkyl, optionally substituted C 2-6 alkenyl, optionally substituted C 2-6 alkynyl, optionally substituted C 3-7 cycloalkyl, optionally substituted 4- to 7-membered heterocyclyl; or optionally substituted C 1-4 alkyl-Cy;
Cy is optionally substituted C 3-7 cycloalkyl, optionally substituted 4- to 7-membered heterocyclyl, optionally substituted aryl, or optionally substituted heteroaryl;
R 5 is hydrogen, halo, —CN, optionally substituted C 1-4 alkyl, or optionally substituted C 3-4 cycloalkyl;
R x is optionally substituted C 1-4 alkyl or optionally substituted C 3-4 cycloalkyl;

provided that R 2 is not —CF 3 or —CHF 2 ,
provided that R 6 is not —CF 3 or —CHF 2 ;
provided that R 1 is not R y , wherein R y is —NR B C(O)R A , —NR B SO 2 R A , or —(CR z R z ) n C(O)N(R B ) 2 ; wherein each R z is independently hydrogen or fluoro; and n is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4;

wherein, and unless otherwise specified,
heterocyclyl or heterocyclic refers to a radical of a 3-10 membered non-aromatic ring system having ring carbon atoms and 1-4 ring heteroatoms, wherein each heteroatom is independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur;
carbocyclyl or carbocyclic refers to a radical of a non-aromatic cyclic hydrocarbon group having from 3 to 10 ring carbon atoms and zero heteroatoms in the non-aromatic ring system;
aryl refers to a radical of a monocyclic or polycyclic aromatic ring system having 6-14 ring carbon atoms and zero heteroatoms provided in the aromatic ring system; and
heteroaryl refers to a radical of a 5-10 membered monocyclic or bicyclic 4n+2 aromatic ring system having ring carbon atoms and 1-4 ring heteroatoms provided in the aromatic ring system, wherein each heteroatom is independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur.

152 . The method of claim 151 , wherein the RMT is PRMT1, PRMT6, PRMT3, PRMT8, or CARM1.

153 .- 156 . (canceled)

157 . A method of modulating gene expression comprising contacting a cell with an effective amount of a compound of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:

wherein:
X is N, Z is NR 4 , and Y is CR 5 ; or
X is NR 4 , Z is N, and Y is CR 5 ; or
X is CR 5 , Z is NR 4 , and Y is N; or
X is CR 5 , Z is N, and Y is NR 4 ;
R 1 , R 2 , R 6 , R 7 , and R 8 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halo, —CN, —NO 2 , optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted carbocyclyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, —OR A , —N(R B ) 2 , —SR A , —C(═O)R A , —C(O)OR A , —C(O)SR A , —C(O)N(R B ) 2 , —C(O)N(R B )N(R B ) 2 , —OC(O)R A , —OC(O)N(R B ) 2 , —NR B C(O)R A , —NR B C(O)N(R B ) 2 , —NR B C(O)N(R B )N(R B ) 2 , —NR B C(O)OR A , —SC(O)R A , —C(═NR B )R A , —C(═NNR B )R A , —C(═NOR A )R A , —C(═NR B )N(R B ) 2 , —NR B C(═NR B )R B , —C(═S)R A , —C(═S)N(R B ) 2 , —NR B C(═S)R A , —S(O)R A , —OS(O) 2 R A , —SO 2 R A , —NR B SO 2 R A , or —SO 2 N(R B ) 2 ;
each R A is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted carbocyclyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, an oxygen protecting group when attached to an oxygen atom, and a sulfur protecting group when attached to a sulfur atom;
each R B is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, optionally substituted carbocyclyl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl, and a nitrogen protecting group, or two R B groups are taken together with their intervening atoms to form an optionally substituted heterocyclic ring;
R 1 and R 2 are optionally taken together to form an optionally substituted carbocyclic, optionally substituted heterocyclic, or optionally substituted aryl ring; or
R 1 and R 6 are optionally taken together to form an optionally substituted carbocyclic, optionally substituted heterocyclic, or optionally substituted aryl ring; or
R 2 and R 8 are optionally taken together to form an optionally substituted carbocyclic, optionally substituted heterocyclic, or optionally substituted aryl ring; or
R 6 and R 7 are optionally taken together to form an optionally substituted carbocyclic, optionally substituted heterocyclic, or optionally substituted aryl ring;
R 3 is hydrogen, C 1-4 alkyl, or C 3-4 cycloalkyl;
R 4 is hydrogen, optionally substituted C 1-6 alkyl, optionally substituted C 2-6 alkenyl, optionally substituted C 2-6 al

Assignees

• Epizyme Inc

Inventors

• Chesworth Richard
• Mitchell Lorna Helen
• Shapiro Gideon
• Boriack-Sjodin Paula Ann
• Moradei Oscar Miguel
• Jin Lei
• Duncan Kenneth W

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