4-AZA-17-SUBSTITUTED-5-ALPHA-ANDROSTAN-3-ONE, THEIR A AND D HOMO ANALOGS, PROCESS FOR THEIR PREPARATION AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING THEM

Abstract: 4-Aza-17-substituted-5α-androstan-3-ones and their A- and D- homo analogs of the formula: where Formula (I) may also have the structure of partial Formulas (II) and or (III); wherein, A is (1) - CH₂ - CH₂ -; (2) - CH = CH -; or B is (1) where R¹ is, (a) hydrogen; (b) methyl or ethyl; (c) ethenyl; (d) ethynyl; (e) NR²R³ where R² and R³ are hydrogen or methyl; (f) cyano; or where X ⊖ is any anion and R⁴ is , (a) OR 5 where R⁵ is C 1-4 alkyl; or (b) NR⁶R⁷, where R⁶ and R⁷ are hydrogen or methyl; R′ is hydrogen or methyl; R″ is hydrogen or β-methyl; R‴ is B-methyl or hydroxy; Z is (1) oxo ; (2) β-hydrogen and α-hydroxy; or α-hydrogen or α-hydroxyl and (3) (Y) n Q where n = 0 or 1, Y is a straight or branched hydrocarbon chain of 1 to 12 carbon atoms and Q is (a) , where R⁸ is, (i) hydrogen, (ii) hydroxyl, (iii) C₁₋₄ alkyl (iv) NR⁹ R¹⁰, where R⁹ and R¹⁰ are each independently selected from hydrogen, C₁₋₄ straight or branched chain alkyl, C₃₋₆ cycloalkyl, phenyl; or R⁹9 and R¹⁰ taken together with the nitrogen to which they are attached represent a 5-6 membered saturated ring comprising up to one other heteratom selected from oxygen and nitrogen. (v) OR¹¹, where R¹¹ is M, where M is hydrogen or alkali metal, or C₁₋₁₈ straight or branched chain alkyl; benzyl; or (b) OR¹², where R¹² is, (i) C₁₋₂₀ alkylcarbonyl , (ii) phenyl C₁₋₆ alkylcarbonyl, (iii) C₅₋₁₀ cycloalkylcarbonyl, (iv) benzoyl, or (v) C₁₋₈ alkoxycarbonyl; (4) where the dashed bond replaced the 17α hydrogen; (5) NH-R¹³, where R¹³, is (a) C₁₋₁₂ alkyl; or (b) NR⁹NR¹⁰; (6) cyano; or (7) tetrazolyl; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the above compounds; active as testosterone 5α-reductase inhibitors, and thus useful topically for treatment of acne, seborrhea, female hirsutism and male pattern baldness, and systemically in treatment of benign prostatic hypertrophy, breast carcinoma, and prostate carcinoma.

Description: TITLE OF THE INVENTION" 4-Aza-17-Substituted-5&alpha;-Androstan-3-One-Testosterones, process for their preparation and pharmaceutical com- positions containing the same BACKGROUND OF TE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention is concerned with novel 4-aza-17-substituted-5&alpha;-androstan-3-ones and their A and Dhomo analogs7 and the use of these compounds as testosterone 5-reductase inhibitors. Description of the Prior Art It is well known in the art that certain undesirable physiological manifestations, such as acne vulgaris, seborrhoea, female hirsutism, and male pattern baldness and benign prostatic hypertrophy7 are the re sult of hyperandrogenic stimulation caused by an excel sive accumulation of testosterone or similar androgen hormones in the metabolic system. Early attests to provide a chemotherapeutic agent to counter the undesir- able results of hyperandrogenicity resulted in the dis- covery of several steroidal antiandrogens having undesirable hormonal activities of their own. The estrogens, for example, not only counteract the effect of the androgens but have a feminizing effect as well. Non-steroidal antiandrogens have also been developed, for example, 4'-nitro-3'-trifluoromethylisobutyranilide. See Neri et al., Endo., Vol. 91, No. 2 (1972). However, these products, though devoid of hormonal effects, are peripherally active, competing with the natural androgens for receptor sites, and hence have a tendency to feminize a male host or the male fetus of a female host. It more recently became known in the art that the principal mediator of androgenic activity in some target organs is 5&alpha;-dihydrotestosterone, and that it is formed locally in the target organ by the action of testosterone-5&alpha;-reductase. It therefore has been postulatex and demonstrated that inhibitors of testosterone-5creductase will serve to prevent or lessen symptoms of hyperandrogenic stimulation. Nayfeh et al., Steroids, 14, 269 (1969) demonstrate in vitro that methyl 4-androsten-3- one-17ss-carboxylate was a testosterone-5c-reductase in hibitcr. Then Voigt and Asia, Endocrinology, 92, 1216 (1973), Canadian Patent No. 970,692, demonstrated that the above esther and the parent free acid, 4-androsten-3-one-17ss- carboxylic acid are both active inhibitors of testosterone 5&alpha;-reductase in vitro. They further demonstrated that topical application of either testosterone or 5&alpha;-dihydro- testosterone caused enlargement of the female hamster flank organ, an androgen dependent sebaceous structure. However, concommitant administration of 4-androsten-3-one-17 -car- boxylic acid or its methyl ester inhibited the response elicited by testosterone but did not inhibit the response elicited by 5&alpha;-dihydrotestosterone. These results were interpreted as indicating that the compounds were anti androgenic by virtue of their ability to inhibit testo sterone-5&alpha;-reductase. The novel compounds of the present invention are, therefore, selective antiandrogens by virtue of their ability to specifically inhibit testosterone-5a-reductase. Heretofore, it has not been known to use 4-aza 17-substituted-5&alpha;-androstan-3-ones for treating hyperandrogenic conditions, although Selye, in Belgian Patent No. 775,919, describes such a compound, and a number of other compounds, additionally having one or more carbonitrile substituents, as a catatoxic agent useful in the treatment of, among other conditions, prostatic hypertrophy. A number of 4-aza steroid compounds are known. See, for example, U.S. Patents Nos. 2,227,876; 3,239,417; 3,264,301; and 3,285,918; French Patent No. 1,465,544; Doorenbos and Solomons, J. Phar. Sci. 62, 4, pp. 638-640 (1973) and Doorenbos and Brown, J. Phar. Sci., 60, 8, pp. 1234-1235 (1971). However, none of the known compounds suggest the 4-aza compounds of the present invention or their use in treating hyperandrogenic conditions. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is concerned with novel antiandrogenic 4-aza-17ss-substituted-5&alpha;-androstan-3-ones. their A-homo analogs, certain isosteres and derivatives thereof, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical formulations comprising the novel compounds as active ingredient, and methods of inhibiting 5c-reductase and of treating hyperandrogenic conditions with the novel compounds or their pharmaceutical formulations. The present invention is particularly concerned with novel compounds of the formula: EMI3.1 where ZDrumula (I) may also have the structure of partial PDrmulas (II) and/or (III); wherein, A is (1) - CH2 - CH2 -; (2) - CH = CH -t EMI4.1 3 is EMI4.2 where R1 is, (a) hydrogen; (b) methyl or ethyl; (c) ethenyl; (d) ethyl; (e) NRêR where Rê and R are hydrogen or methyl; (f) cyano; or EMI4.3 where x (3 is any anion and R4 is, (a) OR5 where R5 is C1-4 alkyl, or (b) NR6R7, where R6 and R7 are hydrogen or methyl; R' is hydrogen or methyl; R'' is hydrogen or ss-methyl; R''' is ss-methyl or hydroxy; Z is (1) oxo; (2) ss-hydrogen and &alpha;-hydroxy; or hydrogen or a hydroxyl and (3) (Y) Q where n = O or 1, Y is a straight or branched hydrocarbon chain of 1 to 12 carbon atoms and Q is (a) EMI5.1 where R8 is, (i) hydrogen, (ii) hydroxyl, (iii) C1-4 alkyl (iv) NR9R10, where R9 and R10 are such independently selected from hydrogen, C1-4 straight or branched chain alkyl, C! 6 cycloalkyl, phenyl; or and R take together with the nitrogen to which they are attached represent a S-6 membered saturated ring comprising up to one other heter atom selected from oxygen and nitrogen. ii 11 ( v) OR , where R is M, where M is hydro gen or alkali metal, or C1-18 straight or branched chain alkyl; benzyl; or (b) OR12, provided that for 17&alpha;-OH, n must = 1, where R12 is, (i) hydrogen, (ii) C1-20 alkylcarbonyl, (iii) phenyl C16 alkylcarbonyl, (iv) C5-10 cycloalkylcarbonyl, (v) benzoyl, or (vi) C1-8 alkoxycarbonyl, EMI5.2 where the dashed bond replaces the 17a hydrogen; Representative compounds of the present invention are, among others, the following: : 17ss-N,N-diethylcarbamoyl-4-methyl-4-aza-5a-androstan- 3-one 17ss-N,N-diethylcarbymoyl-4-aza-5&alpha;-androstan-3-one 17ss-N,N-diethylcarbamoyl-4-amino-4-aza-5&alpha;-androstan- 3-one 17ss-acetoxy-4-aza-5&alpha;-androstan-3-one 4-aza-20-spirox-5&alpha;-an-3-one 4-methyl-4-aza-5-20-spiroxan-3-one 17ss-N-ethylcarbamoyl-4-methyl-4-aza-5&alpha;-androst-3-one 4-methyl-4-aza-5&alpha;-pregnane-3,20-dione 4-ethyl-4-aza-5&alpha;-20-spiroxan-3-one 17ss-carbomethoxy-4-methyl-4-aza-5&alpha;-androstan-3-one The novel compounds of Formula I and of Formula I having the structure of partial formula III of the present invention may be prepared by a method comprising the following steps: a compound of the formula: : EMI7.1 where A has the meanings above except -CH=CH-, is (1) treated with an oxidizing agent at reduced tempera tures to form the corresponding 5-oxo-3,5-seco androstan-3-oic acid compound; (2) treating thj product of step (1) with an amine of formula: R1NH2 to form the corresponding 4 aza-5-androsten-3-one compound substituted in the 4-position with l 1; and (3) treating the product of step (2) with hydrogen under catalytic conditions to form the of Formula I and I + III wherein B is EMI8.1 Thus, the last step of this method is an hydrogenation step which introduces the Sa hydrogen. The above reactions are further detailed in Examples 1-8 following, and are -ohematically represented in the following diagram: EMI8.2 Where it is desired to prepare compounds of Formula I wherein B is EMI9.1 there may be added tionally carried out, on the products prepared by the procedures discussed immediately above, the following steps: (1) Alkylating the lactim carbonyl by treating it with triaikyloxonium strafluoroborate to form the cor responding alkyl iminium ether, i.e., thf compound of Formula I where B is as above and R4 OR5. A typical procedure of this type is described in the first portion of Example 11 following. (2) Treating the product of step (1) with an amine of formula HNR6R7 followed by treatment with a mineral acid to form the compound of Formula I where B is as above and R4 = NR6R7. typical procedure f this type is described in Example 13 following. Where it is desired to prepare compounds of Formula I wherein A is - CH = CH-, there may be additionally carried out, on the products prepared by the procedures dis- cussec above on pages 7 and 8 the following steps: (1) treating the 1,2 saturated compound with lithium diisopnryl amide to form the corresponding enolate; (2) treating the enolate of step (1) in situ with diphenyldisulfide to form the corresponding a-pheny- thio compound; (3) oxidizing the product of step (2) to form the corres- ing sulfoxide compound; and (4) heating the product of step (3) to form the compound of Formula I wherein A is - CH = CH -. A typical procedure of this type is described in Example 10 following. A preferred process for preparing 176-N,N- diethylcarbamoyl-4-methyl-4-aza-5&alpha;-androstan-3-one, an especially preferred compound of the present invention, comprises the following steps: (a) pregnenolone (V), an available starting material, is treated by the haloform King reaction with iodine and pyridine to form the 20pyridinum iodide derivative of the pregnenolone (VI); (b) the pyridinium iodide derivative (VI) is methanolyzed to the methyl ester of 17-carboxy androstenol (VII) with sodium methoxide and methanol, the ester form bering pre Erred for carr'ing out the following Oppenhauer reaction; (c) the methyl ester of 17-carboxy androstenol (VII) is treated with aluminum isopropoxide and cyclohexanone in ar. appropriate solvent such as toluene to yield methyl 4-androstene-3-one-17-carboxylate (VIII) (d) the methyl -4-androstene-3-one-17-carboxylate (VIII) thus formed is hydrolyzed to the 17-acid (IX) under acid conditions in a methanol: water solvent of approximately 4:1 proportions; Ce) the 17 acid (IX) is then treated with an oxalyl chloride: pridine complex of approximately 1:1 proportions in toluene or other suitable solvent, e.g. xylene, to form the 17acid chloride (X); (f) the 17-acid chloride (X) is then treated ib situ with an excess of diethylamine to form the 17ss-N,N-diethylcarbamoyl-4-androstene-3-one (XI); (g) the 4-androstene-3-one (XI) thus formed is oxidized by treatmat with sodium periodate and potassium permanganate, using tert-butanol and water as a solvent system, to the ccrresponding 5-oxo-3,5-secoandrcsten-3-oic acid (XII): : (h) the secoandrostanoic acid (XII) is then converted to the corresponding 4-aza compound (XIII) by treating it wit methylamine in ethylene glycol for a period of about 1 hour over which time the reaction mixture temperature is raised to from 1400 - 1800C. where it is maintained from 0.5 to 5 minutes; (i) the resulting 17ss-N,N-diethyl- carbamoyl-4-methyl-4-aza-5-androsten-3-one (XIII) is then hydrogenated by treating it with hydrogen at room tempere- ture to 600C. or higher, using platinum oxide as the catalyst, to form the 17ss-N,N-diethylcarbamoyl-4-methyl- 4-aza-5c-androstan-3-one (XIV) final product, which is then separated and purified. The above reactions are further detailed in Example 12 following, and are schematically represented in the following diagram: EMI11.1 EMI12.1 The novel compounds of Formula I which incorporate the structure of partial Formula II of the present invention, i.e., the A-homo analogs, may be prepared by a method comprising the steps of (1) reacting a testosterone with ethanedithiol in the presence of boron trifluoride etherate to form a 3-dithioketal derivative of the testosterone; (2) reacting the product of step (1) with sodium and liquid ammonia to remove the 3-dithioketal substituent; (3) reacting the product of step (2) with dihydropyran in the presence of p-toluene-sulfonyl chloride to form a 17-tetrahydropyranyloxy derivative; (4) reacting the product of step (3) with borane and then with sodium hydroxide and hydrogen peroxide to form a 4-hydroxy-5a-hydrogen compound; (5) reacting the product of step (4) with chromium trioxide to form a 4-keto compound; (6) treating the product of step (5) with acid to remove the 17-tetrahydropyranyl protective group and form a-.17-hydroxy compound; (7) reacting the product of step C6r with acetic anhydride to form a 17-acetoxy compound; (8) reacting the product of step (7) with hydroxylamine hydrochloride to form a 4-oxime compound; and (9) re reacting the product of Step (8) with thionyl chloride and then potassium hydroxide to form a compound of Formula I which incorporates the structure of partial Form ula II, an A-homo-4a-aza compound. The above reactions are further detailed in Example 9 following, and are schematically represented in the following diagram: EMI14.1 EMI15.1 EMI16.1 The novel compounds of Formula I which incorporate the structure of partial Formula III of the present invention, i.e., the D-homo analogs, may be prepared by a number of different methods known in the art, including those described in J. Steroid Biochem., Vol. 5, No. 4, p. 298 (June 1974) by Alig et al. and Kerb et al., and in Helv. Chim. Acta, Vol. 23, pp. 376-384 and 840-845 by Goldberg and Mannier. Novel compounds of the present invention having a 1,2a-methylene substituent, i.e. where A EMI16.2 may be prepared in accordance with methods known in the art, including,.e.g., that described in Chem. and Ind., -: p. 1710 (Oct. 10, 1964) by Loev et al. , Novel compounds of the present invention which are II 1, i.e. where A is -CH =CH, and in which the 4nitrogen carries a substituent other than hydrogen, may be prepared in accordance with the procedures described in example 10 which follows. Where the 4-nitrogen is sub diluted only with hydrogen, the novel compounds of the present invention may be prepared in accordance with the procedures described in Example 11 following. The compounds of the present invention, prepared in accordance with the method described above, are, as already described, potent antiandrogens by virture of their ability to specifically inhibit test osterone-5-red'ctase. Accordingly, the present invention is parti cularly concerned with providing a method of treating the hyperandrogenic conditions of acne vulgaris, seborrhea, male pattern baldness and female hirsutism by topical administration, and a method of treating all of the above conditions as well as benign prostatic hypertrophy breast carcinoma, and prostate carcinoma, by parenteral administraton, of the novel compounds of the present invention. Breast carcinoma and prostate carcinoma are conditions or diseases which are androgen responsive, that is, they are aggravated by the presence of androgens, whether in normal or hyper-normal amounts, in the metab-olic system. The present invention is thus also concerned with providing suitable topical and parenteral pharmaceutical formulations for use in the novel methods of treatment of the present invention. The compositions containing the compounds of the present invention as the active ingredient for use in the treatment of benign pro static hypertrophy can be administered in a wide variety of therapeutic dosage forms in conventional vehicles for systemic administration as, for example, by oral administration in the form of tablets, capsules, solutions, or suspensions, of by intravenous injection. The daily dosage of the products may be varied over a wide range varying from 50 -a 2,000 mg. The compositions are preferably provided in the form of scored tablets containing 5, 10, 25,50, 100, 150, 250, and 500 milligrams of the active ingredient for the symptomatic adjustment of the dosage to the patient to be treated. An effective amount of the drug is ordinarily supplied at a dosage level of from about 1 mg. to about 50 mg./kg. of body weight per day. Pre-ferably the range is from about 1 m. to 7 mg./kgs. of body weight per day. These dosages are well below the toxic dose of the product. Capsules containing the product of this invention can be prepared by mixing an active compound of the present invention with lactose and magnesium stearate, calcium stearate, starch, talc, or other carriers, and placing the mixture in gelatin capsule. Tablets may be prepared by mixing the active ingredient with conventional tableting ingredients such as calcium phosphate, lactose, corn starch or magnesium stearate. The liquid forms in suitably flavored suspended ing or dispersing agents such as the synthetic and natural gums, for example, tragacanth, acacia, methylcellulose and the like. Other dispersing agents which may be employed include glycerin and the like. For parenteral administration sterile suspensions and solutions are desired. Isotonic preparations which generally contain suitable preservative are employed when intravenous administration is desired. For the treatment of acne vulgaris, seborrhoea, female hirsutism and male pattern baldness, the compounds of the present invention are administered in the formula of pharmaceutical composition comprising the active compound in combination with a pharmacologically acceptable carrier adapted for topical administration. These topical pharmaceutical compositions may be in the form of a cream, ointment, gel or aerosol formulation adapted for application to the skin. These topical pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds of the present invention ordinarily include about 0.1% to 15%, preferably about 5%, of the active compound, in admixture with about 95% of vehicle. The method of preparing the novel compounds of the present invention, already described above in general terms, may be further illustrated by the following examples: EXAMPLE 1 17ss-N,N-dietnylcarbamoyl-4-methyl--aza-5c-androstan-3- one A. 3-oxo-N,N-diethyl-4-etienamiae Twenty grams of sodium 3-oxo-4-etienate was suspended in 360 ml. of dry benzene and 0.13 ml. of pyridine and cooled to 140C. The suspension was treated with 20 ml. of oxalyl chloride and stirred at 150 C. for 15-20 min. The suspension was evaporated to dryness and then slurried up, as a suspension, in 125 ml. of dry tetrahydrofuran. This suspension was then added to e solution of 25 ml. of diethylamine in 125 ml. of tetrahydrofuran and stirred at room temperature for 1 hr., after which the mixture was poured into 41. of ice water. A semi-crystalline precipitate resulted which was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with water and then saturated brine, and dried and evaporated to 25.7 g. of product. The product-was recrystallized from ethyl ether; the first crop of 10.0 g. had a m.p. of 1270-1290C. and the second crop of 3.lg. had a m.p. of lla-1190C. B. l7-N ,N-diethylcarbamoyl-5-oxo-3, 5-secoandrostan-3- oic acid Fifteen grams of the product of Step A. was dissolved in 150 ml. of dichloromethane and 75 ml. of methanol and cooled to -78 C., after which ozone was bubbled through the solution until a blue color persisted. The reaction -solution was then warmed to room temperature and purged with nitrogen, after which it was evaporated to dryness at 350C. The residue was dissolved in benzene and extracted three times with 2.5N NaOfl. These basic washes were combined and acidified with concentrated HC1, extracted wtih benzene, washed, dried, and evaporated to 11.5g. of a white crystalline solid. The product was recrystallized from ethyl acetate and found to have a m.p. of 2050-2080C. C. 17B,-N, N-diethylcarbamoyl-4-aza-4-methyl-5-androsten 3-one To 190 ml. of ethanol was added 26.3g. of the product of Step B to form a solution. The solution was cooled in an ice bath and saturated with methylamine, and then heated at 1800C. for 8 hrs. The reaction mixture was then cooled to room temperature and evapora- ted to yield 22.3g. of a yellowish solid. After chromatographing and recrystallization from ethyl ether, the final product was found to have a m.p. of 1200-1220C. D. l7-N,N-diethylcarbamoyl-4-methy1-4-aza- 5a-androstan- 3-one To 1 liter of glacial acetic acid was added 36.5 g. of the product of Step C to form a solution. The solution was then treated with 3.5 g. of platinum oxide catalyst and hydrogenated at 40 p.s.i. at room temperature for 8 hrs. The reaction mixture was then filtered and evaporated to dryness. The residue was dissolved in chloroform and washed with a bicarbonate solution, brine, and then dried and evaporated to dryness. The product was recrystallized from ethyl ether to yield 30.65g. of a white crystalline final product having a m.p. of 1680-1700C. EXAMPLES 2-8 following the procedures described in Example 1 above, but substituting for the 3-oxo-4-etienate in Step A an equimolar amount of other available or readily prepare 3-oxo-#4 compounds, or substituting for the diethylamine anequimolar amount of another appropriate amine, there were prepared the compounds of Formula I of the present invention enumerated in the following table. EMI21.1 <tb> <SEP> x <tb> <SEP> t <SEP> .¯ <tb> Example <SEP> - <SEP> p <tb> <SEP> ("c.j <tb> <SEP> 2 <SEP> CO7(CH2CF) <SEP> 2 <SEP> 2-265 <tb> <SEP> 3 <SEP> 2dr285 <tb> <SEP> r <tb> <SEP> 4 <SEP> Cm, <SEP> 1 <SEP> 138-1i?0 <tb> <SEP> 5 <SEP> H <SEP> COC3 <SEP> 272-275 <tb> <SEP> 6 <SEP> CH3 <SEP> COCK3 <SEP> 218-220 <tb> <SEP> CH3 <SEP> CONhCH, <SEP> CH <SEP> 249-251 <tb> <SEP> 8 <SEP> H <SEP> COOT. <SEP> 3uu-302 <tb> EXAMPLE 9 17ss-acetoxy-4a-aza-5&alpha;-A-homoandrostan-4-one A. 17ss-hydroxy-4-androstene-3-thioketal A solution was prepared from 7.5 g. of testosterone, 37.5 ml. of glacial acetic acid, 4.5 ml. of ethanedithiol, and 3.0 m. of boran trifluoride etherate at 000. The mixture was allowed to cone to room temperature where it was maintained for 1.5 hrs. The mixture was then diluted with water, extracted with chloroform, an washed with 5% sodium bicarbonate, then water several times, then a saturated sodium chloride solution. The mixture was then dried and evaporated zo yield a white slid which was recrystallized from methanol to give 9.0g. cf final product (95% yield) having a m.p. of 160 -162 C. B. 17ss-hydroxy-4-androstene To 60 ml. of anhydrous liquid ammonia was added 1.2g. of metallic sodium. To this solution was added 1.0 c. of the thioketal in 10. ml. of dry tetrahydrofuran and the solution was refluxed for 2C min. The solution was quenched with a few ml. of ethanol and evaporated at room temperature. The solution was then diluted with water, extracted with di- chlcromethane, washed with water, HC1, then water, and dried and evaporated to a white solid having a m.p. of 149 -152 C. (609 mg., 81% yield). C. 17 Q - tetrahydropyranyloxy-4-androstene To 30 ml. of dihydropyran containing 450 mg. of p-toluenesulfonyl chloride was added 6.0g. of the product of Step B and the solution was stirred at room temperature for 1 hr. The solution was then diluted with ethyl ether and washed with a 20% pyridine water mixture twice, and then water, then brine, and dried and evaporated to yield a pale yellow oil which crystallized (8.5g.), and had a m.p. of 920-960C. D. 17ss-tetrahydropyranyloxy-4ss-hydroxy-5&alpha;-androstane To a cooled solution (0 C.) of 5 ml. of 1M borane in tetrahydrofuran in 2.7 ml. of dry tetrahydrofuran was added 500 mg. (1.4 millimole) of the product of Step C. in 2.0 ml. of dry tetrahydrofuran. The clear solution was stirred for 1 hr. at room temperature and then cooled to OOC. and treated with 5 ml. of 2.5 N sodium hydroxide followed by 4 ml. of 30% hydrogen peroxide. The solution was stirred for 1 hr. at room temperature, diluted with water and extracted with ethyl ether, washed with water, brine, dried and evaporated to an oily crystalline material. The product was washed with cold methanol and pumped dry to give 175 mg. of final product having a m.p. of 167 -170 C. E. 17ss-tetrahydropyranyloxy-5&alpha;-androstan-4-one To 0.42 ml. of dry pyridine and 6.3 ml. of dry dichloromethane was slowly added 0.264g. of chromium dioxide ...d the mixture was stirred for 15 min. at roo temperature. To the mixture was added a solution of 175 mg. of the product of Step D in 0.7 m'. cf dichloromethane and the resulting mixture was stirred for 20 min. at room temperature. The mixture was dilutec with water, extracted with ethyl -her, and washed with 2.5 N sodium hydroxide, water, and brine. The mixture was then dried and evaporated to a clear c:l. F. 17ss-hydroxy-5&alpha;-androstan-4-one To '5 ml. of ethanol was added 2.32 g. of the product of St p E to form a solution which was then treated with i ml. of 2.5 N hydrochloric acid and warmed on a steam ba.i for 40 min. to yield 2.1 g. of a crystalline product 1, ving a m.p. of 123 -126 C. 17ss-acetoxy-5&alpha;-androstan-4-one - To 12 ml. of dry pyridine and 6 ml. of acetic anhydride was added 2.0g. of the product of Step F to form a solution which was heated on a stem bath for 30 min. and then poured into 175 ml. of ice water and stirred to decompose the excess anhydride. The reaction mixture was filtered, washed with water, and pumped dry under high vacuum at 50 C. to yield 1.7 g of final product ain a m.p. of 160 -163 C. H. 17ss-acetoxy-5&alpha;-androstan-4-oxime To 125 ml. of ethanol and 30ml. of dry pyridine was adced 2.0 g. of the product of Step G to form solution which was treated with 420 mg. of hydroxylamine hydrochloride and stirred at room temperature. The reaction mixture was chromatographed by thin layer chromatography on silica gel in 20% ethylacetate/benzene which was allowed to run overnight. The product was concentrated to low volume at 300 40 C. under high vacuum and diluted slowly with water to or-.- a white crystalline material which was filtered, washed with water, dissolved in ethyl ether, dried, and recrystallized from ethyl ether. The final product had a m.p. of 2220-2240C. I. 17ss-acetoxy-4a aza-5&alpha;-A-homoandrostan-4-one To 3.3 ml. of distilled thionyl chloride at -78 C; was added 500 mg. of the product of Step E and the resulting solution was stirred for 1-2 min. and then slowly added to 50 ml. of AN potassium hydroxide at 200C. A solid precipitate formed which was filtered and washed well with water and then ethyl ether. The product was recrystallized from ethylacetate, washed with ethylacetate, ethyl ether and dried to yield 210 mg. of final product having a m.p. of 232-2350C. EXAMPLE 10 17ss-N,N-diethylcarbamoyl-4-methyl-4-aza-Sa-androst-l-en-3- one A solution of 0.20 g. of anhydrous diisopropylamine in 5.0 ml. of anhydrous tetrahydrofuran is treated at -780C. under nitrogen with 0.9 ml. of 2.2 M butyllithium. After 20 minutes at -780C., a solution of 388 mg. of 176-N, N-diethylcarbamoyl-4-methyl-4-aza-5a-androstan-3-one in 3 ml. of tetrahydrofuran is added dropwise to the reaction mixture. After stirring at -780C. for 30 minutes, a solution of 440 mg. of phenyl disulfide in 1 ml. of tetrahydrofuran is added slowly to the reaction mixture. After stirring for 10 minutes at 780C., the reaction mixture is allowed to warm to room temperature. The mixture is then added to water, and the product is extracted into ethyl acetate. The organic layer is washed with dilute sodium hydroxide solution, then water, then dilute hydrochloric acid, and finally with saturated sodium chloride solution. The solution is dried over calcium sulfate and is then concentrated to the crude solid product. Elution through 30 g. of silica gel with increasing amounts of ethyl acetate in hexane affords the 2-phenylthio derivative as an apparent mixture of two isomers. This material, suspended in 5 ml. of 20% aqueous methanol is treated with a solution of 225 mg. of sodium metaperiodate in 2 ml. of water. After stirring 16 hours, the reaction mixture is diluted with water and extracted with methylene chloride. The organic layer is washed with water, dried, and concentrated to leave the crude sulfoxide. A solution of this material in 5 ml. of toluene is refluxed for 30 minutes. The solvent is removed and the residue is chromatographed on 20 g. of silica gel eluting with increasing amounts of ethyl acetate in ether. The final product crystallizes on trituration with ether. EXAMPLE 11 A solution of 291 mg. of 17ss-N,N-diethylcarbamoyl- 4-aza-5a-androstan-3-one in 3 ml. of methylene chloride is added at OOC. to a solution of 117 mg. of triir.ethyloxonium fluoroborate in methylene chloride. The mixture is then stirred at OOC. for 6 hours and then is treated with 125 mg. of 1,5 diazabicyclo 1S,4,0] undec-5-ene. Stirring is continued for 2 hours and the reaction mixture is diluted with anhydrous ether. The organic solution is separated from the residue and concentrated under reduced pressure to leave the crude lactim ether. This material is then converted to the corresponding Al compound in accordance with the procedures described above in Example 10. EXAMPLE 12 17a-N ,N-diethylcarbamoyl-4-methyl-4-aza-5a-androstan-3-one A. (3ss-hydroxypregn-5-en-20-one-21-yl) pyridinum iodide To 2 1. of pyridine was added 1 kg. (3.16 moles) of pregnenolone, and the mixture was heated to 90-95tC. with moderate stirring, after which the pregnenolone was all dissolved. To the mixture was then cautiously added a total of 866.1 g. (3.41 moles) of iodine over 15-20 minutes, and the reaction mixture temperature was observed to rise to 1200C. The mixture was stirred for 1 hour with the temperature at 1000C. or above, after which it was allowed to cool gradually for 1 hour and was then placed in a cool water bath to bring it to room temperature. The product was collected on a medium porosity silica gel fun nel and was found to be rubbery and gel-like. Filtration was aided by addition of pyridine, and the filtered pro duct was washed 6 times with 300 ml. of pyridine, and then 6 times with 300 ml, of ether, followed by air dry ing. The product, having a m.p. of 2280-2300C., was obtained in 99% yield (1635. 8 g.). B. methyl 5-androsten-3B-ol-17 carboxylate To a flask there was charged 2.7 kg. (5.177 moles) of (3ss-hydroxypregn-5-en-20-one-21-yl) pyridinium iodide, 13.5 1. of methanol, and 900 g. of sodium methoxide. The mixture was refluxed for 1 hour, after which it was allowed to cool to about 530C., and then quenched by adding 24 1. of ice and 2 1. of water, to bring the reaction mixture temperature to 50C. The mix ture was then neutralized by adding 2100 ml. of 1:1 hydrochloric acid and water, giving a pH of 6-7. The mixture was aged for 45 minutes and then collected on z Lapp funnel, after which it was washed well with cold water, until mos of the color was washed out. The product was dried briefly on the funnel and then trans ferred to two glass trays for drying in an air oven at :0 C. overnight. The yield of product was 83.68 (1440 g.). C. methyl 4-andosten-3-one-17e-carboxylate To a flask there was charged 160.0 g. of method 5-androsten-35-ol-17B-carboxylate, 2.4 1. of sieve dried toluene, and 680 ml. of cyclohexanone. The mixture was heated to reflux and any water present was removed by azeotroping for 15 minutes, i.e., until the distillate was clear. Then, 88 g. of aluminum isopropoxide in 320 ml. of dry toluene was added all at once as a slurry. The reaction mixture was refluxed while removing about 800 ml. of toluene over 1 hour. The mixture was then cooled to 250C. and 40 g. of diatomaceous earch was added, followed by 80 ml. of water. The mixture was stirred for 10 minutes and filtered through diatamaceous earth, then washed three times with 300 ml. of toluence. The filtrate was concentrated to near dryness, then chilled in an ice bath. The product crystallized out, was aged at 00-50C., collected, and washed wIth cold hexane, then dried in vacuo. The yield of product was 83.6% (133 g.), which had a m.p. of 130 -132 C. D. 4-androsten-3-one-175-carboxYlic acid To 2.462 kg. of methyl 4-androsten-3-one-17ss- carboxylate in 24.6 1 of methanol was added 1.23 kg. of potassium hydroxide in 4.9 1. of water. The reaction mixture was refluxed under nitrogen for 6 hours, and then allowed to cool to room temperature overnight. The mixture was acidified with 3200 ml. of 6N hydrochloric acid. ost of the product crystallized as fine crystals. Then, 14 1. of water was added in a stream over 30 minutes, which precipitated all of the product. The mixture was aged with stirring for 4 hours at 30 C. The mixture was filtered on a cap funnel and washed with water until the wash water showed neutral. The product was dried in an -oven at 500C. overnight The product, having a m.p. of 245 -248 C., was obtained in 98% yield (2.313 g.). E. 17ss-N,N-diethylcarbamoyl-4-androsten 3-one To a flask were charged 700 g. of 4-androsten 3-one-17v-c2rboxylic acid and 11.6 1. of toluene dried by azeotroping. To the mixture was added 226 ml. of sieve-dried pyridine, after which there was cautiously added 250 ml. of oxalyl chloride in 250 ml. of dried toluene over 20 minutes. The reaction mixture was aged for 1 hour at room temperature, and then chilled to 10 C. There was then added sieve-dried diethyl amine in equal volume of dry toluene in sufficient amount to obtain a persistant alkaline pR. About 2.4 1. of solution were required. The reaction mixture was aged for 30 minutes and then quenched by addition of 16 1. of ice water. The resulting layers were separated and the aqueous layer was extracted three times with 4 1. of ethyl acetate. The combined organic layers were washed with 8 1. of water and hydrochloric acid to make the batch acidic (pH3), and then with 8 1. of water alone, and finally with 8 1. of saturated sodium chloride solution. The batch was dried over sodium sulfate and then concen trated to a small volume of 3 to 4 1. on a large rotating evaporator. Then, 4 1. of hexane were added to the batch and it was chilled to 0 -5 for 1 hour. The product was collected and washed three times with small amounts of cold hexane, then dried in an air oven overnight at 400- SO-C. The product, having a m.p. of 1190-1210C., was obtained in 75% yield (616.5 g.). F. 176-N,N-diethylcarbamoyl-5-oxo-3,5-secoandrostan-3- oic acid ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ To a flask was charged 600 g. of 175-N,N-di- ethylcarbamoyl-4-androsten-3-one and 18 1. of tertbutanol in which it was dissolved. Then, a solution of 258 g. of sodium carbonate in 1200 ml. of water was added. Next, a solution of 2.4 kg. of sodium periodate in 18 1. of water was added over a period of 1.5 hours, while adding 1340 ml. of 2% potassium permanganate over the same period of time to maintain the pink color of the reaction mixture. The temperature was maintained between 250 and 400C. during the addition period. The mixture was aged for 2 hours, filtered, and the cake washed with water. The tert-butanol was concentrated off until only aqueous solution was left, and this was then cooled to 100C. and acidified with 110 ml. of 50% sulfuric acid (pre3). The aqueous solution was extracted 3 times with 6 1. of ethyl acetate. The combined ethyl acetate washings were washed with 4 1. of 5% sodium bisulfate solution, then twice with 4 1. of saturated sodium chloride solution. The combined extracts were dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated to 1.5 1., then brought to the boiling point and aged for 2 hours at 50 - 100C. The batch was filtered and the filter cake washed with ethyl acetate. A yield of 77% (488 g.) of product having a m.p. of 2050 - 2080C. was obtained. G. 17ss-N,N-diethylcarbamoyl-4-methyl-4-aza-5-androsten 3-one Into a graduated cylinder maintained in a dry ice bath there was condensed 200 ml. of methylamine, which was then added with stirring to 1250 ml. of ethylene glycol at room temperature. A 16% volume increase was observed. The methylamine/ethylene glycol solution was added to 250 g. of l7-N,N-diethylcarbamoyl'-5-oxo-3,5-secoandros- tan-3-oic acid in a 3 1. flask. Solution was obtained in few minutes. The reaction mixture was heated to 1100C. over 40 minutes, and the -heating was continued at the rate of 2 per minute until the temperature reached 180 0C. Then, the heat was removed. The total elapsed heating time as 70 minutes. The reaction mixture was quenched into 10 1. of water, and a milky solution resulted which was extracted 5 times with 2 1. of dichloromethane. The combined organic extracts were washed with 4 1. of water acidified with concentrated hydrochloric acid, 4 1. of 5% sodium bicarbonate solution, and 3 times with 4 1. of water. The combined organic extracts were then dried over sodium sulfate and treated with 50 g. of silicon dioxide, then concentrated to dryness. The residue was dissolved in a solution of 750 mg. of cyclohexanone in 750 ml. of n-hexane, and then aged with stirring at room temperature overnight. The product was filtered, washed with n-hexane, and dried in vacuo. The final yield of product having a Tap. of 115 -118 C. was 91% (226 g.). H. 17b-N,N-diethylcarbamoyl-4-methyl-4-aza-5a-androstan -3-one To a flask there was charged 150 g. of 178-N,N- diethylcarbamoyl-4-methyl-4-aza-5-androsten-3-one and 750 ml. of glacial acetic acid, and the mixture was heated to 600C. under nitrogen at 45 psi for 4 hours. The product was filtered, the filter cake washed with dichloromethane, and the filtrate concentrated to dryness. The residue was dissolved in 750 ml. of dichloromethane and washed twice with 500 ml. of 1N sulfuric acid, once with 500 ml. of water, once with 500 ml. of saturated sodium bicarbonate solution, and once with saturated sodium chloride solution. The solution was dried over magnesium sulfate and treated with 15 g. of activated charcoal, filtered through a pad of 75 g. of silicon dioxide. The filter cake was washed with 1 1. of dichloromethane and concentrated to dryness. The residue was dissolved in 450 ml. of ethyl acetate dnd then aged 1 hour at room temperature and one hour an an ice bath. The product was filtered and washed with 50 ml. of ethyl acetate, then 100 ml. of n-hexane, and dried. The filtrate was concentrated to dryness, dissolved in 100 ml. of ethyl acetate, aged 2 hours at room temperature, filtered, and washed with 15 ml. of ethyl acetate and 100 ml. of n-hexane. The yield of product having a m.p. of 1720-1740C. was 76.6% (115 g.). EXAMPLE 13 N-methyl-N-[17ss-(N',N'-diethylcarbamoyl)-4-aza-4-methvl-5c -androst-3-en-3-yliamine hydrochloride To a mixture of 160 mg. of trimethyloxonium fluoroborate in 3 ml. of methylene chloride is added at OOC. a solution of 375 mg. of 175-N,N-dieUhylcarS2moyl- 4-methyl-4-aza-5-androstan-3-one in 3 ml. of methylene chloride. After stirring at 0 - 5 C. for 6 hours the mixture is allowed to stand at room temperature overnight. Diazabicyclo [5.4.0.] undec-5-ene (160 mg.) is added and the organic layer is diluted with anhydrous ether. The solid residueis removed by centrifugation and the organic layer is concentrated to dryness to leave the A2- lactimino methyl ether. A mixture of this material with 1.0 g. of methylamine in 5 ml. of toluene is heated in a sealed tube at 100 C. for 24 hours. After cooling, the tube is opened and the solution is concentrated to dryness under a nitrogen stream. The residue is dissolved in 8 ml. of ethyl acetate and a slow stream of anhydrous hydrogen chloride is introduced at OOC. The precipitated product, which is removed by centrifugation, washed twice with ether and dried in vacuo, is N-methyl-N-[17ss-(N', r N' -diethylcarbamoyl) -4-aza- 4-mEthyl-5a-androstan-3-en-3-ylfamine hydrochloride.

Claims: WHAT IS CLAIMED IS: 1. A compound of the formula: EMI33.1 where Formula (I) may also have the structure of partial Formulas (II) and/or (III); wherein, A is (1) - CH2 - CH2 -; (2) - CH = CH -; EMI33.2 B is EMI33.3 where R1 is, (a) hydrogen; (b) methyl or ethyl; (c) ethenyl; (d) ethynyl; (e) NRêR where Rê and are hydrogen or methyl; (f) cyano; or EMI34.1 where X e is any anion and R4 is, (a) OR5 where R5 is Cl4 alkyl; or (b) NR6R7, where R6 and R7 are hydrogen or methyl; R is hydrogen or methyl; R is hydrogen or ss-methyl; R is S-methyl or hydroxy; Z is (1) oxc; (2) ss-hydrogen and &alpha;-hydroxy; or hydrogen or a hyc' -oxyl and (3) (Y)n Q where n = 0 or 1, Y is a straight or branched hydrocarbon chain of 1 to 12 carbon atons and O is EMI34.2 where R8 is, (i) hydrogen, (ii) hydroxyl, (iii) C1-4 alkyl (iv) NR9R10, where n9 and R10 are such independently selected from hydrogen, C1-4 straight or branched chain alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, phenyl; or R9 and R10 taken together with the nitrogen to which they are attached represent a 5-6 membered saturated ring comprising up to one other heter atom selected from oxygen and nitrogen. 11 11 ( v) OR , where R is M, where M is hydro gen or alkali metal, or C1-18 straight or branched chain alkyl; benzyl; or (b) OR12, provided that for 17&alpha;-OH, n must = 1, where R12 is, (i) C1-20alkylcarbonyl, (ii) phenyl C1-6 alkylcarbonyl, (iii) C5¯10 cycloalkylcarbonyl, (iv) benzoyl, or (v) C1-8alkoxycarbonyl; EMI35.1 where the dashed bond replaces the 17&alpha; hydrogen; EMI35.2 provided thatfor 17&alpha;-OH, n must 1, where R13 is, (a) C1-12 alkyl; or (b) NR9R10; (6) cyano; or C) tetrazolyl; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the above compounds. 2. A compound of Claim 1 of the formula: EMI35.3 wherein R1 is hydrogen, methyl, or amino; and T is CONHCH2CH3, EMI36.1 3 A compound of Claim 1 wherein the compound is 17ss-N,N-diethylcarbamoyl-4-methyl-4-aza-5&alpha;-androstan- 3-one. - - 4. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a compound of formula: EMI37.1 where Formula (I) may also have the structure of partial Formulas (Il) and/or (III); wherein, A is (1) - CH2 - CH2 (2) - CH = CH -; EMI37.2 B is EMI37.3 where R1 is, (a) hydrogen; (b) methyl or ethyl; (c) ethenyl; (d) ethynyl; (e) NR-êR where Rê and 3 (f) cyano; or EMI38.1 where X ' is any anion and R4 is, (a) OR5 where R5 is C1-4 alkyl; or (b) NR6R7, where R6 and R7 are hydrogen or methyl; R' is hydrogen or methyl; R'' is hydrogen or ss-methyl; R''' is ss-methyl or hydroxy; Z is (1) oxo; (2) ss-hydrogen and &alpha;-hydroxy; or &alpha;-hydrogen or &alpha;- hydroxyl and (3) (Y)n Q where n = O or 1, Y is a straight or branched hydrocarbon chain of 1 to 12 carbon atoms and Q is EMI38.2 where R8 is, (i) hydrogen, (ii) hydroxyl, (iii) C1-4 alkyl Civ) NR9R10, ere R9 and R10 are each independently selected from hydrogen, C1-4 straight or branched chain alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, phenyl; or R9 and R10 taken together with the nitrogen to which they are attached represent a 5-6 membered saturated ring comprising up to one other heter atom selected from oxygen and nitrogen. (v) OR11, where R11 is M, where M is hydro gen or alkali metal, or C1-18 straight or branched chain alkyl; benzyl; or (b) OR12, provided that for 17a-OH, n must = 1, where R12 is, (i) hydrogen, (ii) $C1-20 alkylcarbonyl, (iii) phenyl C1-6 alkylcarbonyl, (iv) C5-10 cycloalkylcarbonyl, (v) benzoyl, or (vi) C1-8 alkoxycarbonyl; EMI39.1 where the dashed bond replaces the 17&alpha; hydrogen; EMI39.2 provided thatfor 17&alpha; - OH, n must = 1, where R13 is, (a) C1-12 alkyl; or (b) NR9R10; (6) cyano; or C) tetrazolyl; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the above compounds. 5. A method of preparing the compound of the formula: EMI40.1 comprising the steps of (1) treating pregnenolone with iodine and pyridine to form the corresponding 20-pyri-inium iodide deri vative of pregnenolone; (2) methanolyzing the product of sten (1) to form the methyl ester of 17-carboxy androstenol: (3) treating the product of step (2) with aluminum isopropoxide and cyclohexanone to form methyl-4- androsten-3-one-17-carboxylate; (4) hydrolyzing the product of step (3) to form the cor responding 17-acid compound; (5) treating the product of step (4) with an oxalyl chloride: pyridine complex to form the corresponding 17-acid chloride compound; (6) treating the product of step (5) in situ with di ethylamine to form 17ss-N,N-diethylcarbamoyl-4- androstan-3-one; (7) oxidizing the product of step (6) with sodium perlodate and potassium permanganate in a tert butanol: water solvent system to form the corresponding 5-oxo-3,5-secoandrostan-3-oic acid compound; (8) treating the product of step (7) with methylamine in ethylene glycol to form 17ss-N,N-diethylcarbamoyl-4- methyl-4-aza-5-androstan-3-one; (9) hydrogenating the product of step (8) by treating it with hydrogen under catalytic conditions to form the final product, 17ss-N,N-diethylcarbamoyl-4-methyl-4 aza-5&alpha;-androstan-3-one. 6. A method of preparing the compound of the formula: EMI41.1 comprising the steps of (1) treating 4-androsten-3-one-175-carboxylic acid with an oxalyl chloride: pyridine complex to form the cor responding 17-acia chloride; (2) treating the product of step (1) in situ with diethyl- amine to form 17-,-diethylcarSamoyl-4-androsten-3- one; (3) oxidizing the product of step (2) with sodium perlodate and potassium permangenate in a tert-butanol: water solvent system to form the corresponding 5-oxo-3,5- seconanÅarostan-3-oic acid compound; (4) treating the product of step (3) with methylamine in ethylene glycol to form 17ss-N,N-diethylcarbamoyl-4- nethyl-4-aza-5-androsten-3-one; (5) hydrogenating the product of step (4) by treating it with hydrogen under catalytic conditions to form the final product, 17ss-N,N-diethylcarbamoyl-4-methyl-4 aza-5-androstan-3-one.

Inventors: ARTH, GLEN EDWARD - DECEASED, JOBSON, RONALD BRADFORD, JOHNSTON, DAVID BRUCE RANDOLPH, RASMUSSON, GARY HENRY, REINHOLD, DONALD FLOYD, UTNE, TORLEIF
Applicants: MERCK & CO. INC.
Application year: 1979
Main classification: C07J73
IPC codes: C07J17, C07J3, C07J33, C07J11, C07J43, C07J73, C07J41