2-AMINO-5-HYDROXY-4-PYRIMIDONES

Abstract: A compound of the formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R¹ is hydrogen; R² is (C₁-C₁₅)alkyl, (C₃-C₁₅)alkenyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, (C₇-C₂₀)­ phenylalkyl, or substituted (C₇-C₂₀)phenylalkyl wherein the substituents on the substituted phenyl and sub­ stituted phenylalkyl are independently one or two of fluoro, chloro, (C₁-C₃)alkyl, (C₁-C₃)alkoxy, and trifluoromethyl; or R¹ and R² together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a pyrrolidinyl, substituted pyrrolidinyl, piperidyl or substituted piperidyl group, wherein the substituents on said substituted pyrrolidinyl and piperidyl groups are independently one of (C₁-C₆)alkyl, phenyl, and (C₇-C₉)phenylalkyl; and R³ is hydrogen, (C₁-C₆)alkyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, (C₇-C₉) phenylalkyl, or substituted (C₇-C₉)phenylalkyl, wherein the substituents on the substituted phenyl and substituted phenylalkyl are independently one or two of fluoro, chloro, (C₁-C₃)alkyl, (C₁-C₃)alkoxy, and trifluoro­ methyl. The compounds are useful in treating inflammation or other leukotriene mediated diseases, including pulmonary, asthmatic, allergic, and gastrointestinal diseases.

Description: The present invention relates to 2-amino-5-hydroxy-4-pyrimidones, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and the use of such compounds in treating inflammation or other leukotriene mediated diseases, including pulmonary, asthmatic, allergic, and gastrointestinal diseases. European Patent Application Publication No. 0180298 refers to other 2-amino-5-hydroxy-4-pyrimidones that are stated to be useful as histamine H₂-antagonists. GB-A-756189 mentions 4: 5-dihydroxy-6-methyl-2-piperidino pyrimidine as an intermediate for making compounds useful in chemotherapy. EP-A-0063509 describes piperazino-2-pyrimidines as therapeutic agents. The present invention relates to a compound of the formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R¹ is hydrogen; R² is (C₁-C₁₅)alkyl, (C₃-C₁₅)alkenyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, (C₇-C₂₀)phenylalkyl, or substituted (C₇-C₂₀)phenylalkyl wherein the substituents on the substituted phenyl and substituted phenylalkyl, are independently one or two of fluoro, chloro, (C₁-C₃)alkyl, (C₁-C₃)alkoxy, and trifluoromethyl; or R¹ and R² together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a pyrrolidinyl, substituted pyrrolidinyl, piperidyl or substituted piperidyl group, wherein the substituents on said substituted pyrrolidinyl and piperidyl groups are independently one of (C₁-C₆)alkyl, phenyl, and (C₇-C₉)phenylalkyl, and R³ is H, (C₁-C₆)alkyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, (C₇-C₉)phenylalkyl, wherein the substituents on the substituted phenyl and substituted phenylalkyl are independently one or two of fluoro, chloro, (C₁-C₃)alkyl, (C₁-C₃)alkoxy, and trifluoromethyl with the proviso that when R¹ and R² together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a piperidyl group, R³ is not methyl. The present invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition useful in the treatment of leukotriene mediated diseases, including inflammation, comprising an amount of a compound of the formula I effective to treat a leukotriene mediated disease and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Unless otherwise indicated, the alkyl groups of the compounds referred to herein (e.g. when R² of the compound of the formula I is (C₁-C₁₅) alkyl), portions of such alkyl groups and the alkyl portions of other groups (e.g., alkenyl or phenylalkyl) referred to herein may be linear, branched or cyclic. Examples of cyclic alkyl groups include cyclopentyl and cyclohexyl. A preferred embodiment of the invention relates to compounds of the formula I wherein R¹ is hydrogen; R² is linear or branched (C₁-C₁₅)alkyl or (C₇-C₂₀)phenylalkyl wherein the alkyl moiety is linear or branched; and R³ is hydrogen or methyl. In a more preferred embodiment, R¹ is hydrogen, R² is methylheptyl and R³ is hydrogen. Another preferred embodiment relates to compounds of the formula I wherein R¹ is heptyl, R² is hydrogen and R³ is methyl. Specific preferred compounds of the present invention include the following: 2-heptylamino-5-hydroxy-6-methyl-4-pyrimidone; 2-[(1-methylheptyl-2-amino)-5-hydroxy-4-pyrimidone; 2-[(1-methyl-3-phenyl)-propyl]amino-5-hydroxy-4-pyrimidone; and 2-benzylamino-5-hydroxy-4-pyrimidone. Other compounds of the present invention include 5-hydroxy-6-methyl-2-phenylhexylamino-4-pyrimidone and 5-hydroxy-6-methyl-2-phenylpropylamino-4-pyrimidone. Compounds of the formula I wherein R³ is hydrogen may be prepared as shown below in Scheme 1, which is discussed in detail below. In order to prepare compounds of the formula I wherein R³ is hydrogen, a compound of the formula II, wherein R¹ and R² are as defined above, may be reacted with a compound of the formula III (prepared as described by J. LaMattina, Tetrahedron Letters , 2053 (1983)), wherein Y is chloro, bromo or iodo, preferably bromo, and R⁷ and R⁸ are independently selected from C₁-C₄ alkyl (e.g. ethyl), preferably in a polar protic solvent and under an inert atmosphere, in the presence of an inorganic base (e.g., sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide or sodium hydride) or a strong organic base (e.g., sodium ethoxide or potassium tert-butoxide), at a temperature of about 0 to about 100°C. The preferred base is sodium ethoxide. The reaction mixture is preferably maintained at a temperature of about 25°C for about 30 minutes to about 24 hours, more preferably for about 1 hour. Preferred solvents are C₁ to C₄ alcohols. The resulting compound of the formula IV is reacted with an acid catalyst (e.g., hydrochloric acid) in a polar protic solvent at a temperature of about 0 to 100°C (preferably, about 60°C) for about 4 to about 48 hours to privide a compound of the formula I. Preferably, the acid catalysed reaction is carried out in neat formic acid. Compounds of the formula I wherein R³ is other than hydrogen may be prepared as shown in Scheme 2, which is discussed in detail below. A compound of the formula V wherein R³ is as defined for formula I, R⁴ is C₁-C₄ alkyl, is reacted with a guanidine salt of the compound of the formula VI (e.g., a salt formed by the compound of the formula VI with a compound of the formula VII wherein R⁹ is C₁-C₄ alkyl), preferably an acetate,salt. The foregoing reaction provides a pyrimidone of the formula IX. When R⁵ is an acetate group, the foregoing reaction provides a mixture of pyrimidones of the formulae VIII and IX. The foregoing reaction may be carried out in an aprotic solvent (e.g., dimethylformamide) at a temperature of about 25 to about 150°C, preferably about 100°C, for about 1 to about 48 hours, preferably about 24 hours. Although both the compound of the formula VIII and the compound of the formula IX may be reacted with an activated ester to prepare a compound of the formula I (via an intermediate of the formula XII or XI, respectively) as described below, it is, generally, convenient to convert the compound of the formula VIII to the compound of the formula IX, before reacting the latter with the activated ester. In order to convert the compound of the formula VIII to a compound of the formula IX, the compound of the formula VIII is treated with a reagent capable of introducing the R⁵ protecting group. For example, the compound of the formula VIII may be reacted with acetic anhydride and a base (e.g., pyridine or triethylamine), with or without an added solvent (e.g., methylene chloride), for example at a temperature of about -20 to about-50°C, preferably about 25°C, to obtain the compound of the formula IX. The compound of the formula IX or the compound of the formula VIII, or the mixture of the formula IX and the compound of the formula VIII, is reacted with an activated ester of the formula X, wherein R⁶ is hydrogen, (C₁-C₁₄)alkyl, C₂-C₁₄(alkenyl), (C₆-C₁₉)-phenylalkyl, or substituted (C₆-C₁₉)phenylalkyl, and wherein the substituents on the substituted phenylalkyl are independently one or two of fluoro, chloro, (C₁-C₃)alkyl, (C₁-C₃)alkoxy and trifluoromethyl, and the group X is chloro or bromo, preferably chloro, for example in an aprotic solvent (preferably methylene chloride or pyridine) at about -20 to about 100°C (preferably about 0°C) for about 0.5 to about 24 hours (preferably about 18 hours) with a base catalyst (preferably, dimethylaminopyridine). As a result, there is formed, respectively, the compound of the formula XI, the compound of the formula XII, or a mixture of the compound of the formula XI and the compound of the formula XII. The compound of the formula XI or the compound of the formula XII may be reduced with a hydride reducing agent (e.g., diborane) in an anhydrous solvent (preferably tetrahydrofuran), generally for about 1 to about 24 hours (preferably about 18 hours) generally at about 0 to about 50°C (preferably about 25°C) to prepare the compound of the formula I. If reduction of the group to form an R² group does not also deprotect the R⁵ group in the compound of the formula XI (such as occurs when R⁵ is acyl), a further deprotecting step (e.g. hydrogenation when R⁵ is benzyl or treatment with aqueous acid when R⁵ is tetrahydropyranyl) provides the compound of the formula I. The compound of the formula IX may also be deprotected to provide the compound of the formula I. When deprotection may be effected by hydrolysis; when R⁵ is tetrahydropyranyl, deprotection may be effected by treatment with aqueous acid; and when R⁵ is deprotection may be effected by hydrogenation. Acid addition salts of the compounds of formula I are prepared in a conventional manner by treating a solution or suspension of the free base of a compound of the formula I with about one chemical equivalent of a pharmaceutically acceptable acid. Conventional concentration and recrystallisation techniques are employed in isolating the salts. Illustrative of suitable acids are acetic, lactic, succinic, maleic, tartaric, citric, gluconic, ascorbic, benzoic, cinnamic, fumaric, sulfuric, phosphoric, hydrochloric, hydrobromic, hydroidic, sulfamic, sulfonic such as methanesulfonic, benzenesulfonic, and related acids. Preferably, the acid is phosphoric acid. Base addition salts of compounds of the formula I may be prepared in a conventional manner by reacting a compound of the formula I with about one chemical equivalent of inorganic base such as an alkali metal hydroxide or an alkaline earth metal hydroxide. The activity of the compounds of formula I and their salts in the treatment of pulmonary, asthmatic, allergic and inflammatory diseases may be determined by a standard test measuring an agent's ability to inhibit cyclooxygenase and 5-lipoxygenase enzyme activity of rat basophil leukemia 5-(RBL-1) cells. According to this test as described by Jakschick et al., Prostaglandins , 16 ,733-747 (1978), a monolayer of RBL-1 cells is grown for 1 or 2 days in spinner culture in Eagle's minimum essential medium, 15% heat-inactivated fetal calf serum and an antibiotic/antimycotic mixture. The cells are washed after centrifugation and incubated in a buffer. A volume of 0.5 ml of cell suspension is preincubated at 30°C for ten minutes with a 1 microliter dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) solution of the agent to be tested. The incubation is initiated by simultaneous addition of 5 microliters of (¹⁴C)-arachidonic acid in ethanol and 2 microliters calcium ionophore (A-21387) in DMSO for final concentrations of 5 and 7.6 micromolar, respectively. Five minutes later, the incubation is terminated by the addition of 0.27 ml acetonitrile/acetic acid (100:3). High pressure liquid chromatography is performed using acetonitrile/water/acetic acid solvent. Radiolabeled prostaglandin D₂(PGD₂), leukotriene B₄(LTB₄), 5-hydroxy-eicosatetraenoic acid (5-HETE), and unreacted arachidonic acid are determined. The inhibitory effect on the cyclooxygenase pathway is assessed from the reduction of PGD₂ levels and the inhibitory effect on the 5-lipoxygenase pathway is assessed from the decrease in the amount of LTB₄ and 5-HETE. The compounds of the formula I and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts are effective inhibitors of mammalian leukotriene biosynthesis in mammals and are thus useful in the treatment of various leukotriene mediated conditions. In particular, the compounds have utility, both as the sole active agent and also in combination with other active agents, for the treatment of various pulmonary, gastrointestinal, inflammatory, dermatological and cardiovascular conditions such as inflammation, arthritis, allergy, psoriasis, asthma, bronchitis, pulmonary hypertension and hypoxia, peptic ulcers, inflammatory bowel disease or cardiovascular spasm, such as acute myocardial infarctions, and the like in mammals, especially in humans. For treatment of the various conditions described above, the compounds of formula I and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts may be administered to a subject in need of treatment by a variety of conventional routes of administration, including oral, by injection, topical, and in an aerosol carrier composition for administration by inhalation. The exact dosage of a compound of the present invention will depend upon such factors as the age, weight and condition of the patient and the severity of disease. In general, however, a therapeutically-effective dose of a compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof will range from 0.01 to 100 mg/kg body weight of the subject to be treated per day, preferably 0.1 to 50 mg/kg per day. Although the compounds of formula I and their salts can be administered alone, they will generally be administered in admixture with a pharmaceutical carrier selected with regard to the intended route of administration and standard pharmaceutical practice. For example, oral administration may be in the form of tablets containing such excipients as starch or lactose, or in the form of elixirs or suspensions containing flavoring or coloring agents. In the case of animals, they are advantageously contained in an animal feed or drinking water. For parenteral injection, they may be used in the form of a sterile aqueous solution which may contain other solutes, for example enough salt or glucose to make the solution isotonic. Other active compounds, including NSAIDS (non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs) may be administered along with the compounds of the present invention. The following non-limiting Examples are illustrative of the compounds of the present invention. All melting points referred to in the Examples are uncorrected. Example 1 2-Heptylamino-5-hydroxy-6-methyl-4-pyrimidone A. 5-Acetoxy-2-amino-6-methyl-4-pyrimidone 2-Amino-5-hydroxy-6-methyl-4-pyrimidone (0.88 g, prepared as described in Hull, J. Chem. Soc. , 2033 (1956)), was treated with pyridine (5 ml) and acetic anhydride (0.5 ml) at 0°C. The reaction mixture was stirred at 25°C for 18 hours. Filtration provided a white solid (0.64 g). Recrystallization (absolute ethanol) afforded a white crystalline solid (m.p.: 273-276°C). B. 2-Heptylamino-5-hydroxy-6-methyl-4-pyrimidone A sample prepared as above (1.83 g, 10 mmol) in pyridine (25 ml) was cooled 0°C under N₂ and treated with 4-dimethylaminopyridine (1.6 g) followed by the dropwise addition of heptanoyl chloride (1.9 g, 10 mmol) in methylene chloride (10 ml). Aqueous extractive work up gave a crude product which was used directly. This product (0.5 g, 1.7 mmol) was dissolved in dry tetrahydrofuran (THF) (10 ml) and treated with borane-THF (1M, 8 ml). The reaction mixture was stirred overnight and was then quenched with methanol (10 ml) and concentrated on a rotary evaporator. The residue was refluxed in 20 ml of 6N HCl for 2 hours. The cooled reaction mixture was filtered, providing a white crystalline product (m.p.: 233-235°C). Example 2 2-(6-Methylheptyl-2-amino)-5-hydroxy-4-pyrimidone A. 2-N-Guanidino-6-methylheptane Acetate 3,5-Dimethylpyrazole-1-carboxamidine (10 g, 0.07 mol), 2-amino-6-methylheptane (9.33 g, 0.07 mol) and acetic acid (4.5 ml) were combined and heated under reflux for 96 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled and filtered, yielding a white solid (12.6 g, 82%) m.p. 148-152°C. B. 2-(6-Methylheptyl-2-amino)-5,5-diethoxy-6H-4-pyrimidone The above N-alkyl guanidine (5.75 g, 25 mmol) was treated with freshly prepared sodium ethoxide (25 mmol) at 25°C for 1 hour under N₂. The reaction was filtered and the filtrate was added to a solution (50 ml ethanol) of 4-nitrophenyl 3-bromo-2,2-diethoxypropionate (3.0 g, 8.3 mmol). The reaction mixture was heated under reflux for 24 hours and was then cooled and concentrated. The residue was dissolved in ethyl acetate (100 ml) and extracted with 20% sodium carbonate (2 × 50 ml). The organic layer was dried (sodium sulfate) and concentrated, yielding 1.91 g (74%) of crude product. Chromatography (silca gel, 10: 1, chloroform: methanol as eluent) and recrystallization (acetonitrile) afforded an analytically pure sample, m.p. 170-172°C. Anal. Calcd. for C₁₆H₃₃N₃O₄: C, 60.81; H, 9.99; N, 13.41. Found: C, 60.44; H, 9.98; N, 13.21. C. 2-(6-Methylheptyl-2-amino)-5-hydroxy-4-pyrimidone The above compound (1.0 g, 3.2 mmol) was heated under reflux in formic acid (50 ml) for 24 hours. The reaction mixture was then cooled and concentrated. Chromatography on silica gel (chloroform:methanol, 20: 1) afforded a solid (0.26 g, 34%) m.p. 95-100°C. Trituration of the solid with ethanol and recrystallization (acetonitrile) afforded an analytically pure sample. Anal. Calcd. for C₁₂H₂₁N₃O₂: C, 60.22; H, 8.84; N, 17.56. Found: C, 59.78; H, 8.95; N, 17.31. Example 3 The following compounds were prepared using, as indicated below, a method similar to that set forth in Example 1 or 2: Example 4 Using the method of Jakschick et al. described above, the title compounds of Example 1 and 2 and the compounds of Example 3 were tested for their ability to inhibit lipoxygenase enzyme. All of the compounds were active at a level of 20 micromolar.

Claims: Claims for the following Contracting States: AT, BE, CH, DE, FR, GB, IT, LI, LU, NL, SE 1. A compound of the formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R¹ is hydrogen; R² is (C₁-C₁₅)alkyl, (C₃-C₁₅)alkenyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, (C₇-C₂₀)phenylalkyl, or substituted (C₇-C₂₀)phenylalkyl, wherein the substituents on the substituted phenyl and substituted phenylalkyl are independently one or two of fluoro, chloro, (C₁-C₃)alkyl, (C₁-C₃)alkoxy, and trifluoromethyl; or R¹ and R² together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a pyrrolidinyl, substituted pyrrolidinyl, piperidyl or substituted group, wherein the substituents on said substituted pyrrolidinyl and piperidyl groups are independently one of (C₁-C₆)alkyl, phenyl, and (C₇-C₉)phenylalkyl; and R³ is hydrogen, (C₁-C₆)alkyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, (C₇-C₉)phenyl-alkyl, or substituted (C₇-C₉)phenylalkyl, wherein the substituents on the substituted phenyl and substituted phenylalkyl are independently one or two of fluoro, chloro, (C₁-C₃)alkyl, (C₁-C₃)alkoxy, and trifluoromethyl, wherein said alkyl groups, portions of such alkyl groups and the alkyl portions of other groups may be linear, branched or cyclic, with the proviso that when R¹ and R² together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a piperidyl group, R³ is not methyl. 2. A compound according to claim 1, wherein R¹ is hydrogen, R² is linear or branched (C₁-C₁₅)alkyl or (C₇-C₂₀)phenylalkyl wherein the alkyl moiety is linear or branched; and R³ is hydrogen or methyl. 3. A compound according to claim 1, wherein R² is cyclopentyl or cyclohexyl. 4. A compound according to claim 1 which is 2-heptylamino-5-hydroxy-6-methyl-4-pyrimidone; 2-(6-methylheptyl-2-amino)-5-hydroxy-4-pyrimidone; [2-[(1-methyl-3-phenyl)-propyl]amino-5-hydroxy-4-pyrimidone; or 2-benzylamino-5-hydroxy-4-pyrimidone. 5. A pharmaceutical composition which comprises a compound according to any one of the preceding claims or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable diluent or carrier. 6. A compound as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use as a medicament. 7. The use of a compound as defined in any one of claims 1 to 4, without the proviso, or of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of leukotriene-mediated pulmonary, asthmatic, allergic, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal or inflammatory diseases. 8. The use of claim 7, wherein said diseases are arthritis, psoriasis, bronchitis, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary hypoxia, peptic ulcers, inflammatory bowel disease or cardiovascular spasm. Claims dor the following Contracting States: ES, GR 1. A process for preparating a compound of the formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R¹ is hydrogen; R² is (C₁-C₁₅)alkyl, (C₃-C₁₅)alkenyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, (C₇-C₂₀)phenylalkyl, or substituted (C₇-C₂₀)phenylalkyl, wherein the substituents on the substituted phenyl and substituted phenylalkyl are independently one or two of fluoro, chloro, (C₁-C₃)alkyl, (C₁-C₃)alkoxy, and trifluoromethyl; or R¹ and R² together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a pyrrolidinyl, substituted pyrrolidinyl, piperidyl or substituted piperidyl group, wherein the substituents on said substituted pyrrolidinyl and piperidyl groups are independently one of (C₁-C₆)alkyl, phenyl, and (C₇-C₉)phenylalkyl; and R³ is hydrogen; wherein said alkyl groups, portions of such alkyl groups and the alkyl portions of other groups may be linear, branched or cyclic, comporising reacting a compound of the formula wherein R³ is hydrogen, R¹ and R² are as defined above, and R⁷ and R⁸ are independently selected from (C₁-C₄)alkyl with an acid catalyst, and, if desired, preparing the acid addition salt. 2. A process according to claim 1, wherein said compound of formula IV is obtained by reacting a compound of the formula wherein R¹ and R² are as defined above with a compound of the formula wherein R⁷ and R⁸ are as defined above and Y is chloro, bromo or iodo. 3. A process for preparing a compound of the formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R¹ and R² are as defined in claim 1; and R³ is hydrogen, (C₁-C₆)alkyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, (C₇-C₉)phenyl-alkyl, or substituted (C₇-C₉)phenylalkyl, wherein the substituents on the substituted phenyl and substituted phenylalkyl are independently one or two of fluoro, chloro, (C₁-C₃)alkyl, (C₁-C₃)alkoxy, and trifluoromethyl comprising reducing, with a hydride reducing agent in an anhydrous solvent, a compound of the formula wherein R¹ is hydrogen, R³ is as defined above, R¹⁰ is hydrogen or R⁵, R⁵ is a protecting group and R⁶ is hydrogen, (C₁-C₁₄)alkyl, (C₂-C₁₄)alkenyl, (C₆-C₁₉)phenylalkyl or substituted (C₆-C₁₉)-phenylalkyl, wherein the substituents on the substituted phenylalkyl are independently one or two of fluoro, chloro, (C₁-C₃)alkyl, (C₁-C₃)alkoxy and trifluoromethyl, and if OR⁵ is a group that is not converted by reduction to a hydroxyl group, deprotecting the R⁵ group after the reduction reaction so that OR⁵ is converted to hydroxyl, and if desired preparing the acid addition salt; wherein said alkyl groups, portions of such alkyl groups and the alkyl portions of other groups may be linear, branched or cyclic. 4. A process according to claim 3, wherein said compound of the formula XIII is prepared by reacting a compound of the formula wherein R¹, R³ and R¹⁰ are as defined in claim 3 and R¹² is H with a compound of the formula wherein R⁶ is as defined in claim 3 and X is chloro or bromo. 5. A process according to claim 4, wherein said compound of the formula XIV wherein R¹⁰ is R⁵ is prepared by reacting a compound of the formula wherein R¹ and R³ are as defined in claim 3 and R¹² is H with a reagent capable of replacing the hydrogen in the hydroxyl group with a protecting group. 6. A process according to claim 5, wherein said compound of the formula XIV wherein R¹⁰ is R⁵ is prepared by reacting said compound of the formula VIII with acetic anhydride and a base. 7. A process according to any one of claims 4-6, wherein said compound of the formula XIV is obtained by reacting a compound of the formula wherein R³ and R⁵ are as defined in claim 3 and R⁴ is C₁-C₄ alkyl, with a salt of a compound of the formula 8. A process according to claim 7, wherein said salt is a compound of the formula wherein R⁹ is (C₁-C₄)alkyl. 9. A process for preparing a compound of the formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R¹, R² and R³ are as defined in claim 3 comprising deprotecting a compound of the formula wherein R¹, R² and R³ are as defined above, and R⁵ is a protecting group, and if desired preparing the acid addition salt. 10. A process according to claim 9, wherein the compound of the formula IX is deprotected by (a) hydrolysis; (b) treatment with aqueous acid; or (c) hydrogenation. 11. A process according to any one of the preceding claims wherein R¹ is hydrogen, and R² is linear or branched (C₁-C₁₅)alkyl or (C₇-C₂₀)phenylalkyl wherein the alkyl moiety is linear or branched. 12. A process according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein R² is cyclopentyl or cyclohexyl. 13. A process according to any one of the preceding claims wherein said compound of the formula I is selected from the group consisting of 2-heptylamino-5-hydroxy-6-methyl-4-pyrimidone; 2-(6-methylheptyl-2-amino)-5-hydroxy-4-pyrimidone; 2-[1-methyl-3-phenyl)-propyl]amino-5-hydroxy-4-pyrimidone; and 2-benzylamino-5-hydroxy-4-pyrimidone.

Inventors: LAMATTINA, JOHN LAWRENCE, O'NEILL, BRIAN THOMAS, WALKER, FREDERICK JUDSON
Applicants: PFIZER INC.
Application year: 1988
Main classification: C07D239
IPC codes: A61P9, A61K31, A61P11, C07D403, C07D239, C07C279, A61P29, A61P37, C07D401, A61P1