CA2418656C

Proline derivatives and use thereof as drugs

Abstract

The invention aims at providing compounds which exhibit therapeutic effects through the inhibition of DPP-IV and are satisfactory as drugs. The invention has been accomplished by finding that .gamma.-substituted proline derivatives of the general formula (I) exhibit potent DPP-IV inhibitory activities and improving the same in stability. [In the general formula, each symbol is as defined in the description.]

CA2418656C, drawing sheet 1
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20 claims: 19 independent, 1 dependent

  1. 1
    CLAIMS:1. A compound of the formula (I) wherein X is a substituent selected from the formulas (II) ...... is a single bond or a double bond, R12 is alkyl having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl having 3 to 7 carbon atoms, cycloalkylalkyl wherein the cycloalkyl moiety has 3 to 7 carbon atoms and the alkyl moiety has 1 to 3 carbon atoms, aryl which is selected from phenyl, naphthyl and an ortho fused bicyclic group having 8 to 10 ring atoms wherein at least one ring is an aromatic ring, arylalkyl having an aryl moiety as defined above and an alkyl moiety having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, heteroaryl selected from a 5 or 6-membered ring group having carbon atoms and 1-4 hetero atoms selected from oxygen, sulfur and nitrogen, and an ortho fused bicyclic heteroaryl having 8 to 10 ring atoms which is derived therefrom, 330 CA 02418656 2010-09-29 27103-383 heteroarylalkyl having a heteroaryl moiety as defined above and an alkyl moiety having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, -NR14R15, -OR16, -COR17, -CO2R18, -CONR19R20 or -SO2R21 wherein R14, R15, R16, R17, R18, R19, R20 and R21 are the same or different and each is independently a hydrogen atom, alkyl having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl having 3 to 7 carbon atoms, cycloalkylalkyl wherein the cycloalkyl moiety has 3 to 7 carbon atoms and the alkyl moiety has 1 to 3 carbon atoms, aryl which is selected from phenyl, naphthyl and an ortho fused bicyclic group having 8 to 10 ring atoms wherein at least one ring is an aromatic ring, arylalkyl having an aryl moiety as defined above and an alkyl moiety having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, heteroaryl selected from a 5 or 6-membered ring group having carbon atoms and 1-4 hetero atoms selected from oxygen, sulfur and nitrogen, and an ortho fused bicyclic heteroaryl having 8 to 10 ring atoms which is derived therefrom, 331 CA 02418656 2010-09-29 27103-383 heteroarylalkyl having a heteroaryl moiety as defined above and an alkyl moiety having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, or haloalkyl selected from trifluoromethyl, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl and pentafluoroethyl, or R14 and R15, and R19 and R20 may be bonded to each other to form heterocycles selected from a saturated or unsaturated monocyclic 4- to 7-membered ring and a saturated and unsaturated 10- or 11-membered spiro ring each optionally containing 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms or oxygen atoms, said heterocycle optionally being condensed with an aromatic ring selected from benzene ring and pyridine ring optionally having substituents, R13 is a hydrogen atom, alkyl having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl having 3 to 7 carbon atoms, cycloalkylalkyl wherein the cycloalkyl moiety has 3 to 7 carbon atoms and the alkyl moiety has 1 to 3 carbon atoms, aryl which is selected from phenyl, naphthyl and an ortho fused bicyclic group having 8 to 10 ring atoms wherein at least one ring is an aromatic ring, arylalkyl having an aryl moiety as defined above and an alkyl moiety having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, heteroaryl selected from a 5 or 6-membered ring group having carbon atoms and 1-4 hetero atoms selected from oxygen, sulfur and nitrogen, and an ortho fused bicyclic heteroaryl having 8 to 10 ring atoms which is derived therefrom, or heteroarylalkyl having a heteroaryl moiety as defined above and an alkyl moiety having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, 332 CA 02418656 2010-09-29 27103-383 m is 1 or 2, and A is a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom;provided that i) when A is a carbon atom, A may be substituted by a hydroxyl group, carboxyl or alkoxycarbonyl, and ii) when A is a nitrogen atom, ......is a single bond, Y is CH2, CH-OH, S, S=O or SO2, Z is a hydrogen atom or a cyano, and as defined above, alkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl and heterocycle, each optionally having 1 or more substituent(s) selected from halogen, hydroxyl group, nitro, cyano, trifluoromethyl, alkyl (as defined above), alkoxy, alkylthio, formyl, acyloxy, oxo, phenyl, 2-pyridyl, 3-pyridyl, 4-pyridyl, 4-piperidinyl, 2-morpholinoethyl, 3-picolyl, arylalkyl (as defined above), -COORa, -CH2COORa, -OCH2COORa, -CONRbRc, -CH2CQNRbRc (Q is =O or =S), -OCH2CONRbRc, -COO(CH2)2NReRf, -SO2Ti, -CONRdSO2Ti, -NReRf, -NRgCHO, -NRgCOT2, -NRgCOOT2, -NRgCONRjRj, -NRkSO2T3, -SO2NRlRm, -SO2NRnCOT4, methylenedioxy and ethyleneoxy, wherein alkoxy has 1 to 8 carbon atoms, alkylthio has 1 to 8 carbon atoms, and acyloxy has 1 to 8 carbon atoms, and wherein Ra-Rn is hydrogen, alkyl (as defined above) or arylalkyl (as defined above), or Rb and Rc, Re and Rf, R, and Rj, and Ri and Rm of -NRbRc, -NReRf, -NRjRj and -NR|Rm may be respectively bonded to each other to form heterocycles as defined above each optionally having 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms or oxygen atoms, and said heterocycle may be condensed with an aromatic ring as defined above optionally substituted by the substituents as defined above, or -NReRf may be a heteroaryl having =0, and 333 CA 02418656 2010-09-29 27103-383 Τι - T4 is selected from hydrogen atom, and as defined above, alkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl and haloalkyl, each of which may be substituted by the substituents as defined above, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
  2. 2
    A compound of the formula (l-a) wherein X, Y and Z are as defined in claim 1, and R35 is -COR41 wherein R41 is a hydrogen atom, alkyl having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl having 3 to 7 carbon atoms, cycloalkylalkyl wherein the cycloalkyl moiety has 3 to 7 carbon atoms and the alkyl moiety has 1 to 3 carbon atoms, aryl which is selected from phenyl, naphthyl and an ortho fused bicyclic group having 8 to 10 ring atoms wherein at least one ring is an aromatic ring, arylalkyl having an aryl moiety as defined above and an alkyl moiety having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, heteroaryl selected from a 5 or 6-membered ring group having carbon atoms and 1-4 hetero atoms selected from oxygen, sulfur and nitrogen, and an ortho fused bicyclic heteroaryl having 8 to 10 ring atoms which is derived therefrom, or 334 CA 02418656 2010-09-29 27103-383 heteroarylalkyl having a heteroaryl moiety as defined above and an alkyl moiety having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, or -COOR42 wherein R42 is alkyl having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl having 3 to 7 carbon atoms, cycloalkylalkyl wherein the cycloalkyl moiety has 3 to 7-carbon atoms and the alkyl moiety has 1 to 3 carbon atoms, aryl which is selected from phenyl, naphthyl and an ortho fused bicyclic group having 8 to 10 ring atoms wherein at least one ring is an aromatic ring, arylalkyl having an aryl moiety as defined above and an alkyl moiety having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, heteroaryl selected from a 5 or 6-membered ring group having carbon atoms and 1-4 hetero atoms selected from oxygen, sulfur and nitrogen, and an ortho fused bicyclic heteroaryl having 8 to 10 ring atoms which is derived therefrom, or heteroarylalkyl having a heteroaryl moiety as defined above and an alkyl moiety having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and as defined above, alkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl and heteroarylalkyl, each optionally having 1 or more substituent(s) selected from halogen, hydroxyl group, nitro, cyano, trifluoromethyl, alkyl (as defined above), alkoxy, alkylthio, formyl, acyloxy, oxo, phenyl, 2-pyridyl, 3-pyridyl, 4-pyridyl, 4-piperidinyl, 2-morpholinoethyl,
  3. 3
    3-picolyl, arylalkyl (as defined above), -COORa, -CH2COORa, -OCH2COORa, -CONRbRc, -CH2CQNRbRc (Q is =0 or =S), -OCH2CONRbRc, -COO(CH2)2NReRf, -SO2T1t -CONRdSO2Ti, -NReRf, -NRgCHO, -NRgCOT2) -NRgCOOT2, -NRgCONRjRj, -NRkSO2T3, -SO2NR|Rm, -SO2NRnCOT4, methylenedioxy and ethyleneoxy, 335 CA 02418656 2010-09-29 27103-383 wherein alkoxy has 1 to 8 carbon atoms, alkylthio has 1 to 8 carbon atoms, and acyloxy has 1 to 8 carbon atoms, and wherein Ra-Rn is hydrogen, alkyl (as defined above) or arylalkyl (as defined above), or Rb and Rc, Re and Rf, R, and Rj, and Ri and Rm of -NRbRc, -NReRf, -NRjRj and -NR|Rm may be respectively bonded to each other to form heterocycles as defined above each optionally having 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms or oxygen atoms, and said heterocycle may be condensed with an aromatic ring as defined above optionally substituted by the substituents as defined above, or -NReRf may be a heteroaryl having =0, and Ti - T4 is selected from hydrogen atom and as defined above, alkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl and heteroarylalkyl, and haloalkyl selected from trifluoromethyl, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl and pentafluoroethyl, each of which may be substituted by the substituents as defined above. 3. A compound of the formula (l-b) wherein Z is as defined in claim 1, and R35 is as defined in claim 2.
  4. 4
    A pharmaceutical composition containing the compound as defined in claim 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmacologically acceptable carrier.
  5. 5
    A DPP-IV inhibitor that is a pharmaceutical composition containing:the compound as defined in claim 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and 336 CA 02418656 2010-09-29 27103-383 a pharmacologically acceptable carrier.
  6. 6
    A therapeutic agent for the disease where DPP-IV is involved, which is a pharmaceutical composition comprising:the compound as defined in claim 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmacologically acceptable carrier.
  7. 8
    The compound 3-{(2S,4S)-4-[4-(2-benzo[b]thienyl)piperidino]-2pyrrolidinylcarbonyl}-1,3-thiazolidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
  8. 9
    The compound 1-{(2S,4S)-4-[4-(5-nitro-2-pyridyl)-1-piperazinyl]-2pyrrolidinylcarbonyl}pyrrolidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
  9. 10
    The compound 3-{(2S,4S)-4-[4-(4-quinolyl)-1-piperazinyl]-2pyrrolidinylcarbonyl}-1,3-thiazolidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
  10. 11
    The compound 3-{(2S,4S)-4-[4-(5-carboxy-2-pyridyl)-1-piperazinyl]2-pyrrolidinylcarbonyl}-1,3-thiazolidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
  11. 12
    The compound 3-{(2S,4S)-4-[4-(6-trifluoromethyl-2-benzothiazolyl)1-piperazinyl]-2-pyrrolidinylcarbonyl}-1,3-thiazolidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
  12. 13
    The compound 3-{(2S,4S)-4-[4-(4-chloro-1 -isoquinolyl)-1 piperazinyl]-2-pyrrolidinylcarbonyl}-1,3-thiazolidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. 337 CA 02418656 2010-09-29 27103-383
  13. 14
    The compound 3-{(2S,4S)-4-[4-(5-fluoro-2benzimidazolyl)piperidino]-2-pyrrolidinylcarbonyl}-1,3-thiazolidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
  14. 15
    The compound 3-{(2S,4S)-4-[4-(3-methyl-1-phenyl-5-pyrazolyl)-1piperazinyl]-2-pyrrolidinylcarbonyl}-1,3-thiazolidine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
  15. 16
    A pharmaceutical composition containing the compound as defined in claim 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 or 15, ora pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
  16. 17
    A DPP-IV inhibitor that is a pharmaceutical composition containing:the compound as defined in claim 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 or 15, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
  17. 18
    A pharmaceutical composition for treating or preventing diabetes, obesity, HIV infection, cancer metastasis, dermopathy, prostatic hyperplasia, periodontitis or autoimmune disease, which comprises:(a) the compound as defined in claim 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, or 15 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and (b) a pharmacologically acceptable carrier.
  18. 19
    The compound as defined in claim 1, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, or 15 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for the treatment or prevention of diabetes, obesity, HIV infection, cancer metastasis, dermopathy, prostatic hyperplasia, periodontitis or autoimmune disease.
  19. 20
    The compound as defined in claim 1, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, or 15 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for the manufacture of a drug for the treatment or prevention of diabetes, obesity, HIV infection, cancer metastasis, dermopathy, prostatic hyperplasia, peridontitis or autoimmune disease. 338 X
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