Heterocyclic compounds and antiulcer agents

Abstract: Novel heterocyclic compounds of the formula : or pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof having a more potent and longer lasting cytoprotective anti-ulcer action than known analogues, useful in the treatment or prophylaxis of gastric ulcer at an oral dose of 10-500 mg, preferably 20 mg-100 mg per day to an adult, are provided through several routes.

Description: The present invention relates to novel heterocyclic compounds exhibiting excellent antiulcer action. Compounds which have gastroprotective action have been disclosed, for example, in U. S. Pat. No. 3,070,623 and U. S. Pat. No. 4,325,048. Moreover, compounds having a pyridopyrimidine ring are disclosed in U. S. Pat. No. 4,457,932 and EP-A-218,423. Prior to the present application, the present inventors filed EP-A-218,423 disclosing serial compounds having a pyridopyrimidine ring with potent gastroprotective activities. Some of those have aromatic heterocyclic groups at the 9-position of the ring. On the other hand, the present invention involves, as an aspect, pyridopyrimidine-type compounds, some of which have also heterocyclic groups. However, the heterocyclic groups of the present invention are aliphatic ones such as morpholinocarbonyl, piperazinocarbonyl or thiomorpholinocarbonyl, and therefore they differ from those of the prior art in this sense. Moreover, the compounds of the present invention are more stable in alkali and show more potent activities over a longer period of time. The present invention is directed to heterocyclic compounds having excellent anti-ulcer activities of the formula: wherein R¹ and R² each is identically or differently hydrogen, C₁-C₄ alkyl, or C₁-C₄ alkyloxycarbonyl; R³ and R⁴, which may be bound to any of P, Q, and W each is identically or differently hydrogen, C₁-C₄ alkyl, phenyl or methoxyphenyl, or R³ and R⁴ taken together may form a condensed benzene ring; P and Q each is identically or differently C₁-C₄ alkylene; W is single bond or -O-, -S-, or imino, or pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof; including the compounds 9-[(4-(4-chloro-α-phenylbenzyl)piperazine-1-yl)-carbonylthio]-4-oxo-4H-pyrido[1,2-a] pyrimidine; 3-ethoxycarbonyl-9-[(4-piperonylpiperazine-1-yl)-carbonylthio]-4-oxo-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidine; 3-ethoxycarbonyl-9-[1-4-methoxycarbonylthiazolidine-3-yl)-carbonylthio]-4-oxo-4H-pyrido(1,2-a]pyrimidine and 9-[1-4 methoxycarbonylthiazolidine-3-yl)carbonylthio]-4-oxo-4H-pyrido[1,2-a)pyrimidine. Development of such compounds as to show enhanced anti-ulcer activity with less adverse effect has been desired. The inventors have found that the compounds of the formula (I) or their salts exhibit excellent anti-ulcer activities. The present invention relates to compounds of the formula: wherein R¹ and R² each is identically or differently hydrogen, C₁-C₄ alkyl, or C₁-C₄ alkyloxycarbonyl; R³ and R⁴, which may be bound to any of P, Q, and W each is identically or differently hydrogen, C₁-C₄ alkyl, phenyl or methoxyphenyl, or R³ and R⁴ taken together may form a condensed benzene ring; P and Q each is identically or differently C₁-C₄ alkylene; W is single bond or -O-, S-, or imino, or pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof; including the compounds 9-[(4-(4-chloro-α-phenylbenzyl) piperazine-1-yl)-carbonylthio]-4-oxo-4H-pyrido[1,2-a] pyrimidine; 3-ethoxycarbonyl-9-[(4-piperonylpiperazine-1-yl)-carbonylthio]-4-oxo-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidine; 3-ethoxycarbonyl-9-[1-4-methoxycarbonylthiazolidine-3-yl)-carbonylthio]-4-oxo-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidine and 9-[1-4 methoxycarbonylthiazolidine-3-yl)carbonylthio]-4-oxo-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidine. In the specification, C₁-C₄ alkyl means straight or branched chain C₁-C₄ alkyl, including methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, sec-butyl, isobutyl or tert-butyl. The heterocyclic compounds of formula (I) may be prepared according to the following methods. Method A (wherein Hal means halogen, and R¹, R², R³, R⁴, P, Q and W have the same meaning as defined above.) 9-Mercapto compound (II) is allowed to react with carbamoyl halide (VII) in an appropriate solvent at 10-100 °C, preferably at a temperature (10-30 °C) around room temperature for 10 minutes-10 hours, if necessary in the presence of a base, whereby the objective substance (Ia) is obtained. The carbamoyl halide (VII) used for the reaction is obtained by reacting the corresponding amine (VIII) with a carbamoylation agent such as trichloromethyl chloroformate in an appropriate solvent. (wherein Hal, R³, R⁴, P, Q and W have the same meaning as defined above.) Examples for the base used for the reaction are inorganic bases such as sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide or sodium hydride and organic bases such as triethylamine isopropylethylamine, N-methylpyrrolidine, N-ethylpiperidine, morpholine, pyridine, etc. Examples for the solvent used for the reaction are halogenated hydrocarbons such as methylene chloride, 1,2-dichloroethane, chloroform or carbon tetrachloride, hydrocarbons such as cyclopentane, cyclohexane or n-hexane; benzene; ethyl acetate; acetonitrile; tetrahydrofuran; hexamethylphosphoric triamide; dimethylformamide; dimethylacetamide or dimethyl sulfoxide; and ketones such as acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, etc. Method B (wherein R¹, R², R³, R⁴, P, Q, and W have the same meaning as defined above.) Step 1 9-Mercapto compound (II) is allowed to react with formaldehyde in an appropriate solvent at 80-200 °C, preferably at 90-100 °C for 1-10 hours under nitrogen atmosphere, whereby the compound (III) is obtained. Examples for the solvent used for the reaction are halogenated hydrocarbons such as dichloromethane, 1,2-dichloroethane, chloroform or carbon tetrachloride; hydrocarbons such as cyclopentane, cyclohexane, n-hexane; or benzene; ethyl acetate; acetonitrile; tetrahydrofuran; and ketones such as acetone or methyl ethyl ketone. Step 2 The compound (III) obtained is allowed to react with the amine (VIII) in an appropriate solvent such as tetrahydrofuran or methylene chloride for a few hours in the presence of a dehydrating agent such as magnesium sulfate, whereby the objective compound (Ic) is obtained. The objective compounds (I) of this invention are convertible into their pharmaceutically acceptable salts. Depending upon the kind of the substituent, they can be converted into alkali metal salts (lithium, sodium or potassium salt), alkaline earth metal salts (calcium or magnesium salt). Besides, the objective compounds can be sometimes converted into acid addition salts. In this case, the acids usable here refer to inorganic acids such as hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid or phosphoric acid, and organic acids such as acetic acid, oxalic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, citric acid, malic acid, adipic acid or succinic acid. The objective compounds (I) of this invention and/or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts can be orally or parenterally administered to humans or animals. For example, compounds (I) are orally administered in the form of tablet, granule, powder, capsule or liquid, or parenterally administered in the form of injection or suppository. These formulations are manufactured by use of additives such as excipient, binder, disintegrator, lubricant, stabilizer, corrective, suspending agent, dispersant, solubilizer and antiseptics according to a well-known method. The excipients include illustratively lactose, sucrose, starch, cellulose, sorbit, etc. Binders include gum arabic, gelatin, polyvinyl-pyrrolidone, etc. Lubricants include magnesium stearate, talc, silica gel, etc. When the objective compounds (I) of this invention are used in the treatment for peptic ulcer, they may be administered orally or parenterally to an adult at a dose of 100-500 mg, preferably 20-100 mg per day in one or several divided doses. The following examples, reference examples and formulation are shown to clarify the practical embodiment of this invention. The abbreviations used in the examples, reference examples and tables shall have the following meanings. Me : methyl, Et : ethyl; TCF : trichloromethyl chloroformate; Et₃N : triethylamine; THF : tetrahydrofuran; EtOH : ethanol ZnCl₂ : zinc chloride t-Bu : tert-butyl n-BuLi : n-butyllithium DMF : dimethylformamide EMM : diethyl ethoxymethylenemalonate n-Bu₃P : n-butylphosphine DMAP : 4-dimethylaminopyridine n-PrSH : n-propylmercaptane HMPA : hexamethylphosphoric triamide Example 1 3-Ethoxycarbonyl-9-(4-morpholinocarbonylthio)-4-oxo-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidine (I a-1) To a solution of 1.0g (4mmol) of 3-ethoxycarbonyl-9-mercapto-4-oxo-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidine (II-1) in 40 ml of dry methylene chloride is added 0.24 ml (2 mmol) of trichloromethyl chloroformate, and the resultant mixture is stirred for 10 min. and concentrated at room temprature. To the residue are added 60 ml of dry methylene chloride, 0.77 ml (44 mmol) of diisopropyl ethylamine and 0.37 ml (44 mmol) of morpholine, and the mixture is stirred at room temperature for 4 hours. The reaction mixture is washed with N-HCl, saturated aqueous NaHCO₃ and water in order. After the organic layer is dried, the solvent is distilled off under reduced pressure. The residue is washed with a small amount of ethyl acetate to give 197 mg of crude product Ia-1. The mother liquor is evaporated to dryness, and the residue is chromatographed on a column of silica gel eluting with ethyl acetate to give 75 mg of crude product Ia-1 and 387 mg of IV-1. The crude products Ia-1 are combined and recrystallized from chloroform-n-hexane to give 157 mg of pure product Ia-1. m.p. 191-194 °C (dec) Anal Calcd. of Ia-1 (%) for C₁₆H₁₇N₃O₅S·1/5H₂O: C, 52.36; H, 4.78; N, 11.45; S, 8.74 Found (%) C, 52.35; H, 4.72; N, 11.24; S, 8.74 The crude IV-1 is recrystallized from ethyl acetate to give 145 mg of pure product IV-1. m.p. 160-162 °C (dec) Anal Calcd. of IV-1 (%) for C₁₆H₁₇N₃O₅S: C, 52.88; H, 4.72; N, 11.56; S, 8.82 Found (%) C, 52.79; H, 4.80; N, 11.42; S, 8.83 Example 2 3-Ethoxycarbonyl-9-[(1-(2-methoxyphenyl)piperazine-4-yl)carbonylthio]-4-oxo-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidine (Ia-2) To a solution of 1.0 g (4 mmol) of 3-ethoxycarbonyl-9-mercapto-4-oxo-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidine (II-1) in 40 ml of dry methylene chloride is added 0.24 ml (2 mmol) of trichloromethyl chloroformate, and the resultant mixture is stirred for 10 min. and concentrated at room temperature under atmospheric pressure. To the residue are added 60 ml of dry methylene chloride and 0.77 ml (44 mmol) of 4-(2-methoxyphenyl)piperazine under ice-cooling, and the reaction mixture is stirred for 1 hour at room temperature. The reaction mixture is washed with N-HCl, saturated aqueous NaHCO₃ and water in order, and the organic layer is dried and concentrated under reduced pressure. The oily residue in 1.94 g is chromatographed on a column of silica gel eluting with ethyl acetate to give 45 mg of Ia-2 (m.p. 154-156 °C recrystallized from chloroform-n-hexane) and 516 mg of IV-2 (m.p. 151-153 °C recrystallized from ethyl acetate). Anal Calcd. of Ia-2 (%) for C₂₃H₂₄N₄O₅S: C, 58.96; H, 5.16; N, 11.96; S, 6.84 Found (%) C, 59.04; H, 5.38; N, 11.54; S, 6.82 Anal Calcd. of IV-2 (%) for C₂₃H₂₄N₄O₅S: C, 58.96; H, 5.16; N, 11.96; S, 6.84 Found (%) C, 58.99; H, 5.19; N, 11.79; S, 6.85 Example 3-4 To a solution of the substituted mercapto compound (II) in dry methylene chloride ( a ml of the solvent) is added trichloromethyl chloroformate, and the solution is stirred at room temperature for 10-30 minutes (h₁ : reaction time). The solvent is evaporated under atmospheric pressure. To the residue is added dry methylene chloride ( b ml of the solvent), and subsequently an appropriate amine is added in the presence or absence of a base, and the mixture is stirred at room temperature for 1.5-2.5 hours (h₂ : reaction time). The reaction mixture is washed with N-HCl, saturated aqueous NaHCO₃ and water in order. And the organic layer is dried over sodium sulfate, and then the solvent is evaporated under reduced pressure. The residue is purified by recrystallization from appropriate solvent or by a column chromatography affording the desired Products (Ia). Details of the reaction conditions for manufacturing Compounds (Ia) (structure of reactants and their amount, kind of solvents, reaction time) and the structure and physical constants (melting point, elementary analysis) of the objective compounds (Ia) obtained are shown in Table 1. Example 5 3-Ethoxycarbonyl-9-[(4-piperonylpiperazine-1-yl)carbonylthio]-4-oxo-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidine (Ia-3) A solution of 0.48 ml (4 mmol) of trichloromethyl chloroformate in 30 ml of dry tetrahydrofuran is stirred at room temperature for 3 hours. The reaction mixture is cooled with ice water, and a solution of 1.8 g (8 mmol) of piperonylpiperazine in 10 ml of dry tetrahydrofuran is dropwise added. The reaction mixture is stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. A solution of 3.3 ml (24 mmol) of triethylamine in 5 ml of tetrahydrofuran is added under cooling with ice water. The reaction mixture is stirred at room temperature for 1 hour. To the mixture is added 1.0 g (4 mmol) of 9-mercapto compound (II-1) in the solid form in one portion and the resulting mixture is stirred at room temperature overnight. The resulting suspension is filtered to remove the precipitate. The filtrate is concentrated under reduced pressure to give 3.66 g of the crude product, which is chromatographed on silica gel eluting with ethyl acetate to give 1.4 g (70.6 %) of the title compound (Ia-3). m.p. 159-161 °C (chloroform-n-hexane) Anal Calcd. (%) for C₂₄H₂₄N₄O₆S · 1/5H₂O: C, 57.63; H, 4.92; N, 11.20; S, 6.41 Found (%) C, 57.64; H, 4.79; N, 11.05; S, 6.59 Example 6-21 A solution of trichloromethyl chloroformate in dry tetrahydrofuran is heated at 60 °C for 1-3 hours (reaction time h₁). The mixture obtained is cooled with ice water and a solution of the appropriate amine (VIII) in 5 ml of dry tetrahydrofuran is dropwise added. Then the reaction mixture is stirred for 1-2.5 hours (reaction time h₂) at room temperature. Subsequently a solution of triethylamine in 5 ml of dry tetrahydrofuran is dropwise added to the mixture under ice cooling. The reaction mixture is stirred at room temprature for 0.5-1 hour (reaction time h₃). Then the substituted 9-mercapto compound ( II ) is added in the solid form and the resulting mixture is stirred at room temperature for 3-117 hours (reaction time h₄). The suspension obtained is filtered and the precipitate is removed. The filtrate is concentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue is chromatographed on a column of silica gel to give the title compound (Ia). Details of the reaction conditions for manufacturing compounds (Ia) (structure of reactants and their amount, solvent, reaction time) and the structure and physical constants (melting point, elementary analysis) of the objective compounds (Ia) obtained are shown in Table 2. Example 22 3-Ethoxycarbonyl-9-[(ℓ-4-methoxycarbonylthiazolidine-3-yl)-carbonylthio]-4-oxo-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidine (Ia-4) To a solution of 1.0 g (4 mmol) of 9-mercapto compound II-1 in 20 ml of dry methylene chloride are added 0.92 g (4.4 mmol) of 3-chlorocarbonyl-ℓ-thiazolidine-4-methylcarboxylate and 0.5 g (4.9 mmol) of triethylamine and the resultant mixture is stirred at room temperature for 3 hours. The reaction mixture is evaporated under reduced pressure and the residue is distributed in chloroform-5% aqueous sodium bicarbonate. The organic layer is washed with saturated brine, dried over Na₂SO₄, and concentrated at reduced pressure to give 2.5 g of the crude product, which is chromatographed on a column of silica gel eluting with ethyl acetate to give 1.398 g (Yield : 82.6 %) of Ia-4. And the product Ia-4 is recrystallized from ethyl ether-ethyl acetate to give colorless needles. m.p. 124-125 °C Anal Calcd. (%) for C₁₇H₁₇N₃O₆S₂: C, 48.22; H, 4.05; N, 9.92; S, 15.14 Found (%) C, 48.26; H, 4.20; N, 9.80; S, 14.98 Example 23 9-[(ℓ-4-Methoxycarbonylthiazolidine-3-yl)carbonylthio]-4-oxo-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidine (Ia-5) To a mixture of 0.5 g (2.8 mmol) of 9-mercapto compound (II-2), 0.58 g (4.2 mmol) of potassium carbonate and 30 ml of dry acetone is added 0.62 g (2.96 mmol) of methyl 3-chlorocarbonyl-ℓ - thiazolidine-4-carboxylate at room temperature, and the resultant mixture is stirred for 70 hours. The resultant suspension is filtered, and the filtrate is concentrated under reduced pressure to give 1.69 g of crude oil. The product is chromatographed on a column of silica gel eluting with ethyl acetate to give 0.949 g of the title compound Ia-5 as tacky oil. Mass spectrum : M/e 351 (M⁺) Reference Example 1 3-Ethoxycarbonyl-9-mercapto-4-oxo-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidine (II-1) Step 1 To a solution of 20 g (0.21 mol) of 2-aminopyridine and 26.9 g (0.26 mmol) of triethylamine in 300 ml of dry methylene chloride is dropwise added a solution of 28.2 g (0.23 ml) of pivaloyl chloride in 40 ml of dry methylene chloride under cooling. The mixture is stirred at room temperature for 2.5 hours. Into 400 ml of water is poured the reaction mixture, and the organic layer is washed with 5 % NaHCO₃ and water in order, dried over sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure to give 43.2 g of crude product 2 . The crude product 2 is chromatographed on a column of silica gel eluting with ethyl acetate to give 23.3 g (Yield : 61.5 %) of Compound 2 . m.p. 67-69 °C (colorless crystals, from n-hexane) Step 2 To a solution of Compound 2 obtained above in 30 ml of dry tetrahydrofuran cooled at -60 to -65 °C is dropwise added 18 ml of 1.6 M solution of n-butyllithium (n-BuLi) in n-hexane with a syringe. The mixture is stirred for 3 hours in an ice-water bath, cooled to -60 to -65 °C again, mixed with 0.4 g of sulfur in the solid form, and stirred for 1 hour at the same temperature. Then, the mixture is stirred for 30 minutes under ice-cooling and concentrated to dryness under reduced pressure to give a residue, which is dissolved in 150 ml of water. The aqueous solution is acidified with acetic acid to pH 4-5 and extracted with ethyl acetate. After the organic layer is dried over Na₂SO₄, the solvent is evaporated under reduced pressure. The resultant solid is washed with ethyl ether to give 1.48 g (Yield : 62.7 %) of Compound 3 . m.p. 164-169 °C (yellow crystals, from chloroform-n-hexane) Anal Calcd. (%) for C₁₀H₁₄N₂OS: C, 57.11; H, 6.71; N, 13.32; S, 15.25 Found (%) C, 57.01; H, 6.70; N, 13 16; S, 15.18 Step 3 To a solution of 3.9 g (8.8 mmol) of lead tetraacetate in 60 ml of methylene chloride is dropwise added a solution of 3.0 g (14 mmol) of Compound 3 obtained above in 35 ml of methylene chloride, and the resultant mixture is stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes. The resultant suspension is filtered, and the precipitate is washed with methylene chloride. The filtrate is washed with 5 % NaHCO₃ and water in order, and dried over Na₂SO₄, and concentrated under reduced pressure to give a solid residue, which is washed with ethyl acetate to give 2.783 g (Yield : 93.2 %) of Compound 4 as a white solid. Step 4 A solution of 0.2 g of Compound 4 obtained above in 4 ml of 6N · HCl is refluxed for 2 hours. The reaction mixture is cooled, basified with conc. NH₄OH to pH 11 and extracted with ethyl acetate. After the organic layer is dried over Na₂SO₄, it is concentrated under reduced pressure to give a solid residue, which is washed with ethyl ether to give 55 mg (Yield : 46 %) of Compound 5 as yellow prisms. m.p. 158-160 °C (dec.) Anal Calcd. (%) for C₁₀H₁₀N₄S₂: C, 47.97; H, 4.03; N, 22.38; S, 25.62 Found (%) C, 48.12; H, 3.98; N, 22.08; S, 25.54 Step 5 A mixture of 0.1 g (0.4 mmol) of Compound 5 and 0.24 g (1.1 mmol) of diethyl ethoxymethylenemalonate is stirred at 100-110 °C for 3 hours. After cooling to room temperature, the resultant mixture is mixed with n-hexane for crystallization to give 0.148 g (Yield : 62.7 %) of Compound 6 . m.p. 119-121 °C (light yellowish scaly crystals from chloroform-ethyl ether) Anal Calcd. (%) for C₂₆H₃₀N₄O₈S₂ · 1/5Et₂O: C, 53.16; H, 5.33; N, 9.25; S, 10.59 Found (%) C, 52.97; H, 5.15; N, 9.25; S, 10.44 Step 6 A solution of 0.09 g (0.15 mmol) of Compound 6 obtained above in 4 ml of Dowtherm A is refluxed for 5 minutes and cooled to room temperature. The reaction mixture is chromatographed on a column of about 5 g of silica gel eluting with n-hexane to remove Dowtherm A and then eluting with ethyl acetate to give 0.051 g (Yield : 67.1 %) of Compound 7 . m.p. 262-264 °C (dec) (chloroform-n-hexane) Anal Calcd. (%) for C₁₂H₁₀O₃NS: C, 58.05; H, 4.06; N, 5.64; S, 12.91 Found (%) C, 57.89; H, 4.15; N, 5.60; S, 12.73 Step 7 To a solution of 1.0 g (2 mmol) of Compound 7 obtained above in 30 ml of chloroform are added 0.41 g (2 mmol) of n-Bu₃P and 1 ml of H₂O, and the mixture is refluxed for 1 hour under stirring. The reaction mixture is cooled to room temperature and extracted with 5 % aqueous NaHCO₃. After washing with chloroform, the aqueous layer is acidified with conc. HCl to pH 2 to give a colorless precipitate, which is taken up in chloroform. The organic layer is washed with brine, dried over Na₂SO₄ and concentrated under reduced pressure to give crystals, which are washed with a small quantity of ethyl acetate to give 0.54 g (Yield : 53.8 %) of Compound (II-1). m.p. 151-152 °C (ethyl acetate) Anal Calcd. (%) for C₁₁H₁₀N₂O₃S: C, 52.79; H, 4.03; N, 11.19; S, 12.81 Found (%) C, 52.88; H, 3.97 N, 11.24; S, 12.66 Formulation 3-Ethoxycarbonyl-9-(4-morpholinocarbonylthio)-4-oxo-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidine (Ia-1) 25 mg Lactose 100 mg Wheat Starch 15 mg Gelatin 5 mg Magnesium stearate 5 mg Total 150 mg Thease materials are charged in a capsule, whereby the capsule is obtained. Experiment 1 (Effect on stress ulcer) Test method Male SD rats (body weight : 260-290 g) which bad fasted for 24 hours were placed in a wire net-restraint cage and immersed up to the breast in water at 23 °C . After 7 hours, the animals were sacrificed, and the stomach were excised. Then the sum of length of ulcer which occurred in gastric glandular region was found and the inhibition of ulcer occurrence was calculated by comparing with the control group. The test compound was suspended in 5 % gum arabic solution and orally administered 30 minutes before the stress load. Test compounds Compound numbers shown in the table of results correspond to those used in the examples. Cimetidine was used as control drug. The result is shown in Table 5. From the above-mentioned results it is evident that the antiulcer activity of the compounds ( I ) of this invention was about ten times as potent as that of control drug. Results of acute toxicity test by administering intraperitoneally the compounds of the present invention (Example No. 7, 14 and 17) to mice (n= 5-6) showed no dead case even at a dose of 500 mg/kg. And the compounds (I) of the present invention exhibit remarkable antiulcer activity against various exprimental ulcers and have the features mentioned below. 1. The compounds of the present invention are useful as antiulcer agent of non-antisecretory gastroprotective type. 2. The compounds of the present invention exhibit more excellent antiulcer activity in oral route than known compounds. Accordingly, the compounds of the present invention are effective for the treatment and prophylaxis of gastrointestinal ulcers.

Claims: A compound of the formula: wherein R¹ and R² each is identically or differently hydrogen, C₁-C₄ alkyl, or C₁-C₄ alkyloxycarbonyl; R³ and R⁴, which may be bound to any of P, Q, and W each is identically or differently hydrogen, C₁-C₄ alkyl, phenyl or methoxyphenyl, or R³ and R⁴ taken together may form a condensed benzene ring; P and Q each is identically or differently C₁-C₄ alkylene; W is single bond or -O-, -S-, or imino, or pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof; including the compounds 9-[(4-(4-chloro-α-phenylbenzyl) piperazine-1-yl)-carbonylthio]-4-oxo-4H-pyrido[1,2-a] pyrimidine; 3-ethoxycarbonyl-9-[(4-piperonylpiperazine-1-yl)-carbonylthio]-4-oxo-4H-pyrido[1,2-a)pyrimidine; 3-ethoxycarbonyl-9-[1-4-methoxycarbonylthiazolidine-3-yl)-carbonylthio]-4-oxo-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidine and 9-[1-4 methoxycarbonylthiazolidine-3-yl)carbonylthio]-4-oxo-4H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidine. Pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically effective amount of a compound according to claim 1 as an active ingredient. Anti-ulcer agent comprising a pharmaceutically effective amount of a compound according to claim 1 as an active ingredient. Use of a compound according to claim 1 for preparing pharmaceutical compositions with anti-(gastrointestinal)-ulcer activity. A process for the preparation of a compound according to claim 1 which comprises (a) reacting the compound of formula (II) wherein R¹ and R² have the same meaning as defined in claim 1, with a compound of formula (VII) wherein Hal means halogen and R³, R⁴, P, Q and W have the same meaning as defined in claim 1, or (b) reacting the compound of formula (II) with formaldehyde whereby the compound of formula (III) is obtained wherein R¹ and R² have the same meaning as defined above, and reacting the compound of formula (III) obtained with an amine of formula (VIII) wherein R³, R⁴, P, Q and W have the same meaning as defined above. A process for the preparation of the pharmaceutical composition according to claim 2 which comprises combining a compound according to claim 1 with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

Inventors: MATSUTANI SHIGERU, MIZUSHIMA YUKIO, MATSUTANI, SHIGERU, MIZUSHIMA, YUKIO
Applicants: SHIONOGI & CO, SHIONOGI & CO., LTD.
Application year: 1989
Main classification: C07D471
IPC codes: A61K31, C07D487, C07D455, C07D471, A61P1