Benzopyranopyridineacetic acid ester compounds and their pharmaceutical uses

Abstract: Benzopyranopyridineacetic acid ester compound of the formula: wherein R¹ , R² and R³ independently represent hydrogen or C₁₋₄ alkyl; and n is 1 or 2, and their pharmaceutical use are disclosed. These compounds possess antiinflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic activities with less adverse action on the gastrointestinal tract.

Description: The present invention relates to a new benzopyranopyridineacetic acid ester compound possessing antiinflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic activities. Benzopyranopyridineacetic acid compounds having analgesic and antiinflammatory effects are disclosed in British Patent No. 1403487, and their isopropyl and dimethylaminoethyl ester compounds etc. are disclosed in Japanese Published Examined Patent Application Nos. 28639/1976 and 61759/1977. WO 88/01615 discloses certain prodrug derivatives of carboxylic acid drugs of the formula (I) R-COO-(CH₂) n -CO-N(R₁)R₂ (I) wherein RCOO represents the acyloxy residue of the carboxylic acid drug, n is an integer from 1 to 3 and R₁ and R₂ are the same or different and are selected from the groups consisting of an alkyl, an alkenyl, an aryl, an aralkyl, and a cycloalkyl, and which groups may be unsubstituted or substituted, or R₁ and R₂ together with the N forms a 4-, 5-, 6- or 7- membered heterocyclic ring which may be substituted. The carboxylic acid drug may include non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents. However, the benzopyranopyridine moiety of the present invention is not disclosed in this patent publication. Having excellent effects, acidic nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs are now widely used, but it is necessary to pay much attention to their clinical application because they ehhibit strong adverse action on the gastrointestinal tract. For this reason, drugs in which such adverse action is weak are desired. Benzopyranopyridineacetic acids exhibit excellent pharmacological actions such as antiinflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic actions, but considerable adverse action on the gastrointestinal tract is also noted. It is also recognized that the above-mentioned isopropyl and dimethylaminoethyl ester compounds are noticeably weaker in pharmacological activities than their precursor acetic acid compounds. Taking note of this fact, the present inventors made intensive investigations with the aim of weakening adverse actions such as gastrointestinal disorder, without spoiling the excellent pharmacological activities of benzopyranopyridineacetic acid compounds. As a result, the present inventors found that a new group of benzopyranopyridineacetic acid ester compounds shows noticeably less severe adverse action on the gastrointestinal tract than its precursor acetic acid compounds. On the other hand it exhibits pharmacological activities, in relation to antiinflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic actions, which are nearly equivalent to those of its precursors or even better, and completed the present invention. Accordingly, the present invention relates to a benzopyranopyridineacetic acid ester compound represented by the general formula: wherein R¹, R² and R³ independently represent hydrogen or alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and n represents the integer 1 or 2. In the above definitions and present specification, an alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms means methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, secondary butyl and tertiary butyl. Preferable compounds of the formula (I) include N,N-dimethylcarbamoylmethyl α,2-dimethyl-5H-[1] benzopyrano[2,3-b]-pyridine-7-acetate, carbamoylmethyl α- methyl-5H-[1]benzopyrano[2,3-b]pyridine-7-acetate, carbamoylmethyl α,2-dimethyl-5H-[1]benzopyrano[2,3-b]pyridine-7-acetate, 2-carbamoylethyl α,2-dimethyl-5H-[1]benzopyrano[2,3-b]pyridine-7-acetate, N,N-diethylcarbamoylmethyl α,2-dimethyl-5H-[1]benzopyrano[2,3-b]pyridine-7-acetate and N-methylcarbamoylmethyl α,2-dimethyl-5H-[1]benzopyrano[2,3-b]pyridine-7-acetate. The present invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition for the improvement or treatment of inflammation, pain, fever, arthritis and/or rheumatism which comprises, a therapeutically effective amount of the compound of formula (I) and a pharmaceutically acceptable additive therefor. Further, the present invention relates to a use of the compound of formula (I) for the manufacture of a drug for the improvement or treatment of inflammation, pain, fever, arthritis and/or rheumatism. The compounds of the general formula (I) of the present invention can be produced by the preferred methods (a) through (c) described below. These methods are preferred examples, but the compounds can also be produced by other usual methods which can be employed in the organic chemistry field. (a) The method in which an acetic acid derivative of the general formula: wherein R¹ has the same meaning as defined above, is reacted with a compound of the general formula: wherein X represents a reactive atom or group (halogen atom such as chlorine, bromine or iodine atom, or an organic sulfonyloxy group such as methanesulfonyloxy, benzenesulfonyloxy or p-toluenensulfonyloxy); the other symbols have the same meanings as defined above, preferably in the presence of a base (e.g., inorganic base such as potassium carbonate, sodium carbonate, sodium hydrogencarbonate, sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide; or organic base such as triethylamine, pyridine, N-methylmorpholine or dimethylaniline), at 0 to 100°C for 1 to 24 hours in an inert solvent such as dimethylformamide, dimethylsulfoxide, chloroform, methylene chloride, dichloroethane, dioxane, toluene, pyridine, ethanol, acetone or a mixture thereof. (b) The method in which a compound of the general formula (II) is reacted with an alcohol derivative represented by the general formula: wherein the symbols have the same meaning as defined above, in the presense of a dehydrating agent (e.g., sulfuric acid, hydrogen chloride, polyphosphoric acid, p-toluenesulfonic acid) at 50 to 150°C for 1 to 24 hours in an inert solvent such as toluene, N-methylpyrrolidone, chloroform or mixture thereof. (c) The method in which a reactive derivative [e.g., acid chloride, acid anhydride, mixed acid anhydride, active ester compound (such as an ester with p-nitrophenol, 1-hydroxybenzotriazole, or N-hydroxysuccinimide)] of a compound of the general formula (II) is reacted with a compound of the general formula (IV), in the presence of a base(e.g., pyridine, triethylamine, potassium carbonate, sodium carbonate, sodium hydroxide, sodium hydrogencarbonate) as required, at -10 to 100°C for 30 minutes to 24 hours in an inert solvent such as chloroform, methylene chloride, dichloroethane, tetrahydrofuran, dioxane, dimethylformamide, acetonitrile or a mixture thereof. Optical isomers are present in compounds of the general formula (I) produced by the above methods, and these isomers and mixtures thereof are all embraced by and a part of the present invention. When desired, optically active isomer can be obtained preferably by converting a compound of the general formula (II) to an optically active isomer by known means such as fractional crystallization and various chromatographies, and carrying out reaction between this optically active isomer and a compound of the general formula (III) or (IV). The pharmacological actions of the compound of the present invention will now be described by means of some test data. In the action tests, the compound of Example 1 was used as the subject compound, and α,2-dimethyl-5H-[1]benzopyrano-[2,3-b]pyridine-7-acetic acid as the reference compound. 1. Action on acute inflammation A test was carried out in accordance with the method of Winter et al. [Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, vol. 111, p. 544 (1962)]. Male Donryu rats weighing about 140 g which had not been fed for 18 hours were used as experimental animals with each experimental group consisting of 5 rats. A solution of the subject compound was orally administered. One hour later, 0.05 ml of a physiological saline solution containing 1% carrageenin was subcutaneously injected via right hind paw pad; 3 hours later, paw volume was measured by the water replacement method (Muromachi Kikai Co., Ltd., MK-500). For effect evaluation, inhibitory rate relative to control group was determined from the rate of increase in paw volume after administration of the phlogogenic substance, and ED₅₀ value was calculated by the linear regression method. As a result, the compound of Example 1 showed an ED₅₀ value of 0.32 mg/kg, while the reference compound 0.62 mg/kg. 2. Action on chronic inflammation A test was carried out in accordance with the method of Newbould [British Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 21, p. 127 (1963)]. 10-week-old male Lewis rats were used as experimental animals. To each rat 0.5 mg/0.1 ml of dead tubercle bacillus (R35 H5 type) in suspension in liquid paraffin was intracutaneously inoculated via tail base. On the 15th day, animals presenting arthritis were selected so that each group consisted of 7 animals. A solution of the subject compound was orally administered once a day (5 ml/kg) during the period between the 15th and 24th days. For effect evaluation, inhibitory rate relative to control group was determined from the rate of change in paw volume of the 24th day, calculated on the basis of the paw volume of the 15th day, and the dose indicating the decrease of paw volume than the paw volume of the 15th day was taken as the minimum effective dose (MED, mg/kg). As a result, the compound of Example 1 and the reference compound both exhibited an MED value of 0.3 mg/kg. 3. Analgesic action A test was carried out in accordance with the method of Koster et al. [Federation Proceedings, vol. 18, p.412 (1959)]. Female ddY mice weighing 18 to 25 g were used as experimental animals with each group consisting of 6 to 18 mice. A solution of the subject compound, at a dose of 10 ml/kg, was orally administered. One hour later, a physiological saline solution containing 1% acetic acid was intraperitoneally administered at a dose of 10 ml/kg. The frequency of stretch symptom found during the 20-minute period following the administration was counted, and inhibitory rate relative to control group was determined, and ED₅₀ value was calculated by the linear regression method. As a result, the compound Example 1 of the present invention showed an ED₅₀ value of 1.0 mg/kg, while the reference compound, 4.8 mg/kg. 4. Antipyretic action White rabbits weighing about 3 kg were used as experimental animals with each group consisting of 3 rabbits. Each animal was fixed to a wooden yoke, and its rectal temperature was measured at intervals of 30 minutes. After body temperature became constant, lipopolysaccharide (LPS, Escherichia coli 0-127:B8), as a pyrogen, was injected at a dose of 1 mg/kg (1 γ/kg) via ear vein, whereby each animal was made to have fever. A solution of the subject compound was orally administered (5 ml/kg) 1 hour after the injection of the pyrogen. Using the area below the fever curve for the following 5 hours as a fever index, inhibitory rate relative to control group was determined, and an ED₅₀ value was calculated on the graph. As a result, the compound of Example 1 showed an ED₅₀ value of 1.8 mg/kg, which is almost equivalent to the value of the reference compound (1.6 mg/kg). 5. Gastric ulcer inducing action in rat Male Donryu rats weighing 150 to 200 g were used as experimental animals with each group consisting of 5 rats. A solution of the subject compound, at a dose of 10 ml/kg, was orally administered. 24 hours later, each animal was slaughtered by exsanguination, and the gastric mucomembrane tissue was fixed by injection of 50% ethanol into the stomach. After a specified time elapsed, the stomach was incised along the major curvature, and the tissue was visually examined for the formation of ulcers, whereby ulceration rate was determined, and a UD₅₀ value was calculated on the graph. As a result, the compound of Example 1 showed a UD₅₀ value of 50 mg/kg while the reference compound 20 mg/kg. The compound of Example 1, at a dose of 100 mg/kg, was orally administered to male Donryu rats, and observations were made for 7 days; no lethal case was noted. As is obvious from these results of pharmacological tests, it was proven that the compound of the present invention exhibits effects which are equivalent to or even more than those of known compound, and also noticeably reduces ulceration rate in the stomach. This may be attributed to the specific character of the ester moiety of the compounds of the present invention. It shows the usefulness of the inventive compounds as excellent antiinflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic drugs with a lower adverse action on the gastrointestinal tract. The compound of the present invention, when used as a drug for the improvement or treatment of inflammation, pain, fever, arthritis or rheumatism, can be orally or parenterally administered in the form of powder, granules, capsules, tablets, injection, drip infusion, suppository, ointment, and eye lotion, singly or in combination with pharmaceutically acceptable and conventional additives such as carrier, excipient, diluent, or solubilizer. Thus the pharmaceutical composition contain a therapeutically effective amount of the compound (I) of the present invention, and the pharmaceutically acceptable additive therefor. Dosage varies depending upon type of diseases to be treated, symptoms, age, and administration method, but it is usual that 10 to 300 mg for each adult is given daily in single or multiple dosages in case of oral administration. Formulation Example 1: Capsule containing 25 mg of the active ingredient Compound of Example 1 25 mg Lactose 37 mg Microcrystalline cellulose 18 mg Corn starch 7 mg Talc 13 mg 100 mg The above substances are capsuled to prepare capsules containing 25 mg of the active ingredient. Formulation Example 2: Tablet containing 25 mg of the active ingredient Compound of Example 1 25 mg Lactose 45 mg Talc 4.4 mg Microcrystalline cellulose 31.2 mg Corn starch 18.5 mg Magnesium stearate 0.9 mg 125 mg This tablet, if desired, can be prepared as sugar coated tablets or film coated tablets. The present invention will now be described in more detail by means of the following examples. Example 1 Under a nitrogen atmosphere, 5.4 g of α,2-dimethyl-5H-[1]benzopyrano[2,3-b]pyridine-7-acetic acid is dissolved in 22 ml of dimethylformamide, whereafter 1.9 g of potassium carbonate and 2.7 g of N,N-dimethyl-2-chloroacetamide are added, and the mixture is stirred at 75°C for 2 hours. Under cooling with ice, 50 ml of water is added to the resulting reaction mixture. The precipitated crystals are collected by filtration and washed with water, and then recrystallized from isopropyl alcohol to obtain 6.4 g of N,N-dimethylcarbamoyl-methyl α,2-dimethyl-5H-[1]benzopyrano[2,3-b]pyridine-7-acetate as white crystals having a melting point of 150 to 151°C. Example 2 To a suspension of 2.7 g of α,2-dimethyl-5H-[1]benzopyrano[2,3-b]pyridine-7-acetic acid in 20 ml of methylene chloride is added 0.87 ml of thionyl chloride under cooling with ice, and the suspension is stirred until crystals are dissolved, and then concentrated. Under cooling with ice, the residue is added to a solution of 1.1 g of N,N-dimethylglycolic amide in 15 ml of pyridine. After adding the entire amount, the solution is stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. The reaction mixture is poured into ice water. The precipitated crystals are collected by filtration, washed with water, and recrystallized from isopropyl alcohol to obtain 3.3 g of N,N-dimethylcarbamoylmethyl α,2-dimethyl-5H-[1]benzopyrano[2,3-b ]pyridine-7-acetate as white crystals having a melting point of 150 to 151°C. Example 3 To a solution of 5.1 g of α-methyl-5H-[1]benzopyrano[2,3-b]-pyridine-7-acetic acid in 20 ml of dimethylformamide are added 1.4 g of potassium carbonate and 2.3 g of 2-chloroacetamide, and is stirred at 90°C for 1 hour under a nitrogen atmosphere. After completion of the reaction, the reaction mixture is poured into ice water. The precipitated crystals are collected by filtration, washed with water, and then recrystallized from ethanol to obtain 6.2 g of carbamoylmethyl α-methyl-5H-[1]benzopyrano[2,3-b]pyridine-7-acetate as white crystals having a melting point of 161 to 162°C. Example 4 To a solution of 2.7 g of α,2-dimethyl-5H-[1]benzopyrano[2,3-b]pyridine-7-acetic acid in 15 ml of dimethylformamide are added 0.8 g of potassium carbonate and 1.1 g of 2-chloroacetamide, and stirred at 80°C for 1 hour under a nitrogen atmosphere. The reaction mixture is poured into ice water, and the precipitated crystals are collected by filtration, washed with water, and then recrystallized from ethanol to obtain 2.7 g of carbamoylmethyl α,2-dimethyl-5H-[1]benzopyrano[2,3-b]pyridine-7-acetate as white crystals having a melting point of 175 to 177°C. Example 5 To a solution of 2.7 g of α,2-dimethyl-5H-[1]benzopyrano[2,3-b]pyridine-7-acetic acid in 15 ml of dimethylformamide are added 0.8 g of potassium carbonate and 1.3 g of 3-chloropropionamide, and stirred at 70°C for 7.5 hours under a nitrogen atmosphere. The reaction mixture is poured into ice water. The precipitate is extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with water and dried, and then concentrated. The residue is recrystallized from ethanol to obtain 2.4 g of 2-carbamoylethyl α,2-dimethyl-5H-[1]benzopyrano[2,3-b]pyridine-7-acetate as white crystals having a melting point of 143 to 145°C. Example 6 To a solution of 2.7 g of α,2-dimethyl-5H-[1]benzopyrano[2,3-b]pyridine-7-acetic acid in 15 ml of dimethylformamide are added 2.1 g of N,N-diethyl-2-bromoacetamide and 1 g of potassium carbonate, and stirred at 40°C for 1.5 hours under a nitrogen atmosphere. The reaction mixture is poured into ice water. The precipitate is extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with water and dried, and then concentrated. The residue is recrystallized from toluene-hexane to obtain 3.3 g of N,N-diethylcarbamoylmethyl α,2-dimethyl-5H-[1]benzopyrano[2,3-b]pyridine-7-acetate as white crystals having a melting point of 72 to 75°C. Example 7 To a solution of 2.7 g of α,2-dimethyl-5H-[1]benzopyrano[2,3-b]pyridine-7-acetic acid in 15 ml of dimethylformamide are added 1 g of potassium carbonate and 1.2 g of N-methyl-2-chloroacetamide, and stirred at 45°C for 1.5 hours under a nitrogen atmosphere. The reaction mixture is poured into ice water. The precipitated crystals are collected by filtration and washed with water, and then recrystallized from isopropyl alcohol to obtain 3.1 g of N-methylcarbamoylmethyl α,2-dimethyl-5H-[1]benzopyrano[2,3-b]pyridine-7-acetate as white crystals having a melting point of 144 to 146°C.

Claims: Claims for the following Contracting States : AT, BE, CH, DE, FR, GB, IT, LI, NL, SE A benzopyranopyridineacetic acid ester compound of the general formula: wherein R¹, R² and R³ independently represent hydrogen or alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and n represents the integer 1 or 2. A benzopyranopyridineacetic acid ester compound as claimed in Claim 1, wherein said compound is N,N-dimethylcarbamoylmethyl α,2-dimethyl-5H-[1]benzopyrano[2,3-b]pyridine-7-acetate, carbamoylmethyl α-methyl-5H-[1]benzopyrano[2,3-b]pyridine-7-acetate, carbamoylmethyl α,2-dimethyl-5H-[1]benzopyrano[2,3-b]pyridine-7-acetate, 2-carbamoylethyl α,2-dimethyl-5H-[1]benzopyrano[2,3-b]pyridine-7-acetate, N,N-diethylcarbamoylmethyl α,2-dimethyl-5H-[1]benzopyrano[2,3-b]pyridine-7-acetate or N-methylcarbamoylmethyl α,2-dimethyl-5H-[1]benzopyrano[2,3-b]pyridine-7-acetate. A pharmaceutical composition which comprises a therapeutically effective amount of a benzopyranopyridineacetic acid ester compound as claimed in Claim 1 or 2, and a pharmaceutically acceptable additive therefor. A pharmaceutical composition for the improvement or treatment of inflammation, pain, fever, arthritis or rheumatism which comprises a therapeutically effective amount of a benzopyranopyridineacetic acid ester compound as claimed in Claim 1 or 2, and a pharmaceutically acceptable additive therefor. Use of a benzopyranopyridineacetic acid ester compound as claimed in Claim 1 or 2 for the manufacture of a drug for the improvement or treatment of inflammation, pain, fever, arthritis or rheumatism. Claims for the following Contracting State : ES A method of preparing a benzopyranopyridineacetic acid ester compound of the general formula: wherein R¹, R² and R³ independently represent hydrogen or alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and n represents the integer 1 or 2, which comprises reacting a benzopyranopyridineacetic acid of the general formula: wherein R¹ has the same meaning as defined above, or a reactive derivative thereof with a compound of the general forumula: wherein R², R³ and n have the same meanings as defined above and X is a reactive atom or group. A method according to claim 1 wherein said benzopyranopyridineacetic acid ester compound is N,N-dimethylcarbamoylmethyl α,2-dimethyl-5H-[1]benzopyrano[2,3-b]pyridine-7-acetate, carbamoylmethyl α-methyl-5H-[1]benzopyrano[2,3-b]pyridine-7-acetate, carbamoylmethyl α,2-dimethyl-5H-[1]benzopyrano[2,3-b]pyridine-7-acetate, 2-carbamoylethyl α,2-dimethyl-5H-[1]benzopyrano[2,3-b]pyridine-7-acetate, N,N-diethylcarbamoylmethyl α,2-dimethyl-5H-[1]-benzopyrano[2,3-b]pyridine-7-acetate or N-methylcarbamoylmethyl α,2-dimethyl-5H-[1]benzopyrano[2,3-b]pyridine-7-acetate. A method for preparing a pharmaceutical composition which comprises combining a benzopyranopyridineacetic acid ester compound of the general formula: wherein R¹, R² and R³ independently represent hydrogen or alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and n represents the integer 1 or 2, with a pharmaceutically acceptable additive.

Inventors: IMAYOSHI TOMONORI, KAWASAKI KAZUYUKI, OE TAKANORI, TERASAWA MICHIO, IMAYOSHI, TOMONORI, KAWASAKI, KAZUYUKI, OE, TAKANORI, TERASAWA, MICHIO
Applicants: YOSHITOMI PHARMACEUTICAL, YOSHITOMI PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Application year: 1988
Main classification: C07D491
IPC codes: C07D491, A61P29, A61P25, A61K31