Indolizine derivatives and their use in neurodegenerative diseases

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9931324-B2
Application number	US-201615370645-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 6, 2016
Priority date	Jul 31, 2014
Publication date	Apr 3, 2018
Grant date	Apr 3, 2018

Abstract

The present invention relates to indolizine compounds, and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, useful as antagonists of P2X7, and for the treatment of P2X7-related disorders.

First claim

We claim:

1. A method for modulating P2X7 activity in a subject or in a biological sample, comprising the step of administering to said subject or contacting said biological sample with a compound of formula I,

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:
X is -halogen, -haloalkyl, —OR, —SR, —CN, —NO 2 , —SO 2 R, —SOR, —C(O)R, —CO 2 R, —C(O)N(R) 2 , —NRC(O)R, —NRC(O)N(R) 2 , —NRSO 2 R, or —N(R) 2 ; or X is a C 1-6 aliphatic, C 5-10 aryl, a 3-8 membered saturated or partially unsaturated carbocyclic ring, a 3-7 membered heterocylic ring having 1-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, or a 5-6 membered monocyclic heteroaryl ring having 1-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur; each of which is optionally substituted;
Y is O, S, SO 2 , SO, C(O), CO 2 , C(O)N(R), NRC(O), NRC(O)N(R), NRSO 2 , or N(R);
Ring A is C 5-10 aryl, a 3-8 membered saturated or partially unsaturated carbocyclic ring, a 3-7 membered heterocylic ring having 1-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, or a 5-6 membered monocyclic heteroaryl ring having 1-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur; or a 6-18 membered bicyclic, fused bicyclic, spiro bicyclic, or polycyclic ring having 0-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, each of which is optionally substituted;
each R 1 is independently —R, halogen, -haloalkyl, -hydroxyalkyl, —OR, —SR, —CN, —NO 2 , —SO 2 R, —SOR, —C(O)R, —CO 2 R, —C(O)N(R) 2 , —NRC(O)R, —NRC(O)N(R) 2 , —NRSO 2 R, or —N(R) 2 ; or
two R 1 groups, together with the atom or atoms to which each is attached, may form a fused or spiro ring selected from C 5-10 aryl, a 3-8 membered saturated or partially unsaturated carbocyclic ring, a 3-7 membered heterocylic ring having 1-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, or a 5-6 membered monocyclic heteroaryl ring having 1-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur; each of which is optionally substituted;
Z is —R, halogen, -haloalkyl, -hydroxyalkyl, —OR, —SR, —CN, —NO 2 , —SO 2 R, —SOR, —C(O)R, —CO 2 R, —C(O)N(R) 2 , —NRC(O)R, —NRC(O)N(R) 2 , —NRSO 2 R, or —N(R) 2 ;
each R a is independently —R, halogen, -haloalkyl, -hydroxyalkyl, —OR, —SR, —CN, —NO 2 , —SO 2 R, —SOR, —C(O)R, —CO 2 R, —C(O)N(R) 2 , —NRC(O)R, —NRC(O)N(R) 2 , —NRSO 2 R, or —N(R) 2 ;
each R is independently hydrogen, C 1-6 aliphatic, C 3-10 aryl, a 3-8 membered saturated or partially unsaturated carbocyclic ring, a 3-7 membered heterocylic ring having 1-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, or a 5-6 membered monocyclic heteroaryl ring having 1-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur; each of which is optionally substituted; or
two R groups on the same atom are taken together with the atom to which they are attached to form a C 3-10 aryl, a 3-8 membered saturated or partially unsaturated carbocyclic ring, a 3-7 membered heterocylic ring having 1-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, or a 5-6 membered monocyclic heteroaryl ring having 1-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur; each of which is optionally substituted;
m is 1 or 2;
n is 0, 1, 2, or 3; and
p is 0, 1, or 2;
or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof.

2. A method for treating a P2X7-mediated disease or disorder in a subject in need thereof, comprising the step of administering to said subject a compound of formula I,

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:
X is -halogen, -haloalkyl, —OR, —SR, —CN, —NO 2 , —SO 2 R, —SOR, —C(O)R, —CO 2 R, —C(O)N(R) 2 , —NRC(O)R, —NRC(O)N(R) 2 , —NRSO 2 R, or —N(R) 2 ; or X is a C 1-6 aliphatic, C 5-10 aryl, a 3-8 membered saturated or partially unsaturated carbocyclic ring, a 3-7 membered heterocylic ring having 1-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, or a 5-6 membered monocyclic heteroaryl ring having 1-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur; each of which is optionally substituted;
Y is O, S, SO 2 , SO, C(O), CO 2 , C(O)N(R), NRC(O), NRC(O)N(R), NRSO 2 , or N(R);
Ring A is C 5-10 aryl, a 3-8 membered saturated or partially unsaturated carbocyclic ring, a 3-7 membered heterocylic ring having 1-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, or a 5-6 membered monocyclic heteroaryl ring having 1-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur; or a 6-18 membered bicyclic, fused bicyclic, spiro bicyclic, or polycyclic ring having 0-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, each of which is optionally substituted;
each R 1 is independently —R, halogen, -haloalkyl, -hydroxyalkyl, —OR, —SR, —CN, —NO 2 , —SO 2 R, —SOR, —C(O)R, —CO 2 R, —C(O)N(R) 2 , —NRC(O)R, —NRC(O)N(R) 2 , —NRSO 2 R, or —N(R) 2 ; or
two R 1 groups, together with the atom or atoms to which each is attached, may form a fused or spiro ring selected from C 5-10 aryl, a 3-8 membered saturated or partially unsaturated carbocyclic ring, a 3-7 membered heterocylic ring having 1-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, or a 5-6 membered monocyclic heteroaryl ring having 1-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur; each of which is optionally substituted;
Z is —R, halogen, -haloalkyl, -hydroxyalkyl, —OR, —SR, —CN, —NO 2 , —SO 2 R, —SOR, —C(O)R, —CO 2 R, —C(O)N(R) 2 , —NRC(O)R, —NRC(O)N(R) 2 , —NRSO 2 R, or —N(R) 2 ;
each R a is independently —R, halogen, -haloalkyl, -hydroxyalkyl, —OR, —SR, —CN, —NO 2 , —SO 2 R, —SOR, —C(O)R, —CO 2 R, —C(O)N(R) 2 , —NRC(O)R, —NRC(O)N(R) 2 , —NRSO 2 R, or —N(R) 2 ;
each R is independently hydrogen, C 1-6 aliphatic, C 3-10 aryl, a 3-8 membered saturated or partially unsaturated carbocyclic ring, a 3-7 membered heterocylic ring having 1-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, or a 5-6 membered monocyclic heteroaryl ring having 1-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur; each of which is optionally substituted; or
two R groups on the same atom are taken together with the atom to which they are attached to form a C 3-10 aryl, a 3-8 membered saturated or partially unsaturated carbocyclic ring, a 3-7 membered heterocylic ring having 1-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, or a 5-6 membered monocyclic heteroaryl ring having 1-4 heteroatoms independently selected from nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur; each of which is optionally substituted;
m is 1 or 2;
n is 0, 1, 2, or 3; and
p is 0, 1, or 2;
or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof;
wherein the P2X7-mediated disease or disorder is Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis (MS); Alzheimer's disease, traumatic brain injury, encephalitis; depression mania, bipolar disease, anxiety, schizophrenia, eating disorders, sleep disorders, cognition disorders; epilepsy, or seizure disorders.

3. A method for treating multiple sclerosis in a subject, comprising the step of administering to said subject a compound of claim 1 or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein X is -halogen, -haloalkyl, or an optionally substituted C 1-6 aliphatic.

5. The method of claim 2 , wherein Y is C(O), CO 2 , C(O)NH, NHC(O), or NHSO 2 .

6. The method of claim 2 , wherein Y is

Assignees

• Merck Patent Gmbh

Inventors

• Karra Srinivasa R
• Goutopoulos Andreas

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