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EP0343894A1

Benzamide protease inhibitors.

Abstract

This application claims a series of compounds of the formula <CHEM> where HET is a heterocyclic group; n is an integer of 0 to 2 and R<1> is hydrogen or lower alkyl.

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10 claims: 2 independent, 8 dependent

  1. 1
    A compound of the formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein HET is pyrimid-2-yl, dimethylpyrimid-4-yl, thiazol-2-yl, 4-phenylthiazol-2-yl, 4-phenyl-5-­carbethoxythiazol-2-yl, 4-biphenylylthiazol-2-yl, pyrazin-2-yl, 6-chloropyrazin-2-yl, quinol-8-yl, 6-methoxyquinol-8-yl, quinol-3-yl, 1,3,4-thiadiazol-­2-yl, 3-phenyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl, 5-trifluoromethyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl, 5-methyl­isoxazol-3-yl, 5-chloropyrid-2-yl, 4,5-dicyanoimidazol-­2-yl, 5-chlorobenzoxazol-2-yl, indazol-5-yl-2-­carbethoxyindol-5-yl or a benzimidazol-2-yl of the formula where X is hydrogen or methyl, Y is hydrogen, methyl, benzoyl, nitro, chloro, fluoro, bromo or methoxy and R² is hydrogen, (C₁-C₃)alkyl, phenethyl, phenacyl, N-(C₁-C₃)alkylcarbamylmethyl, N,N-di(C₁-C₃)alkyl­carbamylmethyl, N-(C₁-C₃)alkylcarbamyl, (C₁-C₃)alkoxy­carbonylmethyl or N-(p-chlorobenzyl)carbamylmethyl;n is an integer of 0 to 2;and R¹ is hydrogen or (C₁-C₃)alkyl. 1. A process for preparing a compound of the formula wherein HET is pyrimid-2-yl, dimethylpyrimid-4-yl, thiazol-2-yl, 4-phenylthiazol-2-yl, 4-phenyl-5-­carbethoxythiazol-2-yl, 4-biphenylylthiazol-2-yl, pyrazin-2-yl, 6-chloropyrazin-2-yl, quinol-8-yl, 6-methoxyquinol-8-yl, quinol-3-yl, 1,3,4-thiadiazol-­2-yl, 3-phenyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl, 5-trifluoro­methyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl, 5-methylisoxazol-3-yl, 5-chloropyrid-2-yl, 4,5-dicyanoimidazol-2-yl, 5-chloro­benzoxazol-2-yl, indazol-5-yl-2-carbethoxyindol-5-yl or a benzimidazol-2-yl of the formula where X is hydrogen or methyl, Y is hydrogen, methyl, benzoyl, nitro, chloro, fluoro, bromo or methoxy and R² is hydrogen, (C₁-C₃)alkyl, phenethyl, phenacyl, N-(C₁-C₃)alkylcarbamylmethyl, N,N-di(C₁-C₃)alkyl­carbamylmethyl, N-(C₁-C₃)alkylcarbamyl, (C₁-C₃)alkoxy­carbonylmethyl or N-(p-chlorobenzyl)carbamylmethyl;n is an integer of 0 to 2;and R¹ is hydrogen or (C₁-C₃)alkyl, which comprises acylating a compound of the formula HET-NH₂ with a benzoic acid of the formula wherein the carboxyl group is activated as an acid chloride, mixed anhydride or active ester, in a reaction-inert solvent in the presence of a catalytic amount of hydroquinone at a reaction temperature of 20-180°C. and, optionally, preparing a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the product.
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    A compound according to any one of the preceeding claims for use in medicine.