L-tert-leucine-2-pyridylamide

Abstract: The novel compound L- tert -leucine-2-pyridylamide is a useful intermediat for the preparation of matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor compounds.

Description: The present invention relates to L- tert -leucine-2-pyridylamide, which is useful as an intermediate in the preparation of hydroxamic acid and carboxylic acid derivatives, which are inhibitors of metalloproteinases involved in tissue degradation. Our European application no 95906396.7 (WO 95/19956) describes and claims matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor compounds of general formula I wherein X is a -CO 2 H or -CONHOH group; R 1 is hydrogen; (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl; (C 2 -C 6 )alkenyl; phenyl; substituted phenyl; phenyl (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl); substituted phenyl(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl; heterocyclyl; substituted heterocyclyl; heterocyclyl(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl; substituted heterocyclyl(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl; a group BSO n A- wherein n is 0, 1 or 2 and B is hydrogen or a (C 1 -C 6 ) alkyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, heterocyclyl, (C 1 -C 6 )acyl, phenacyl or substituted phenacyl group, and A represents (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl; amino; protected amino; acylamino; OH; SH; (C 1 -C 6 )alkoxy; (C 1 -C 6 )alkylamino; di-(C 1 -C 6 )alkylamino; (C 1 -C 6 )alkylthio; aryl (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl; amino(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl; hydroxy(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, mercapto(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl or carboxy(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl wherein the amino-, hydroxy-, mercapto- or carboxyl-group are optionally protected or the carboxyl- group amidated; lower alkyl substituted by carbamoyl, mono(lower alkyl)carbamoyl, di(lower alkyl)carbamoyl, di(lower alkyl)amino, or carboxy-lower alkanoylamino; R 2 is a (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 2 -C 6 )alkenyl, (C 2 -C 6 )alkynyl, phenyl(C 1- C 6 )alkyl, heteroaryl(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, cycloalkyl(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl or cycloalkenyl(C 1 -C 6 ) alkyl group, any one of which may be optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, -O(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, -S(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, halo and cyano (-CN); R 3 is the characterising group of a natural or non-natural a amino acid in which any functional groups may be protected; R 4 is a phenyl or 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl ring wherein any ring nitrogen atom may be oxidised as an N-oxide, which may be optionally fused to a benzene ring or to a 5-, 6- or 7-membered heterocyclic ring, and wherein any of the rings may be optionally substituted by: (a) one or more substituents independently selected from hydroxyl, halogen, -CN, -CO 2 H, -CO 2 (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, -(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl-CO 2 (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl,-CONH 2 , -CONH(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, -CON((C 1 -C 6 )alkyl) 2 , -CHO, - CH 2 OH, -(C 1 -C 4 )perfuoroalkyl, -O(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, -S(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, - SO(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, -SO 2 (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, -NO 2 , -NH 2 , -NH(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, - N((C 1 -C 6 )alkyl) 2 , and -NHCO(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, or (b) a group selected from (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, (C 2 -C 6 )alkenyl, (C 2 -C 6 )alkynyl, (C 3 -C 8 )cycloalkyl, (C 4 -C 8 )cycloalkenyl, phenyl, benzyl, heteroaryl or heteroarylmethyl any of which groups may be optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from halogen, hydroxyl, amino, carboxyl, (C 1 -C 4 )perfluoroalkyl, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, -O(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl or - S(C 1 -C 6 )alkyl; R 5 is hydrogen or a (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl group; or a salt, hydrate or solvate thereof, PROVIDED THAT R 4 is not 2-pyridyl or 2-thiazolyl when R 1 is hydrogen, R 2 is n-pentyl, R 3 is iso-propyl, and R 5 is hydrogen. Examples of such compounds include those wherein R 3 is tert -butyl, R 4 is 2-pyridyl, and R 5 is hydrogen. The present invention relates to an intermediate for the preparation of such compounds, namely L- tert -leucine-2-pyridylamide, or an acid addition salt thereof.. For example, Example 23 of European application no 95906396.7 (WO 95/19956) describes the prpearation of the matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor compound R-(2,2-dimethyl-1S-pyridin-2-ylcarbamoyl-propylcarbamoyl)-5-methyl-2S-propen-2-yl-hexanohydroxamic acid, of formula: using L- tert -leucine-2-pyridylamide as an intermediate. Preparations A and B below, taken together describes the preparation of L- tert -leucine-2-pyridylamide. The following abbreviations have been used in Preparation A TLC Thin layer chromatography EDC N-Ethyl-N'-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide hydrochloride 1 H and 13 C NMR spectra were recorded using a Bruker AC 250E spectrometer at 250.1 and 62.9 MHz, respectively. Elemental microanalyses were performed by CHN Analysis Ltd. (Alpha House, Countesthorpe Road, South Wigston, Leicester LE8 2PJ, UK) or Medac Ltd. (Department of Chemistry, Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 3PH). Preparation A Step A N α - Benzyloxycarbonyl-L-phenylalanine-N-phenylamide N a - Benzyloxycarbonyl-L-phenylalanine (4.95 9, 16.5 mmol) was dissolved in dichloromethane (70 ml) and the solution was cooled to 0•C and stirred during the addition of pentafluorophenol (3.35 g, 18.2 mmol), followed by EDC (3.49 g, 18.2 mmol). The mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature, stirred for a further 1 hour then cooled back to 0•C. Aniline (3.85 g, 41.4 mmol) was added dropwise and the mixture was warmed to room temperature then stirred overnight. The solution was washed twice with 1M sodium carbonate, twice with 1M hydrochloric acid and finally with brine before drying over anhydrous magnesium sulphate. The solution was filtered and evaporated to a white solid which was recrystallised from ethyl acetate-hexane. Yield: 2.57 g (41%). 1 H-NMR; δ (CDCl 3 ), 7.87 (1H, br s), 7.43 - 7.03 (15 H, br m), 5.62 (1H, m), 5.08 (2H, s), 4.59 (1H, s) and 3.15 (2H, s). STEP B: L-Phenylalanine-N-phenylamide N α - Benzyloxycarbonyl-L-phenylalanine-N-phenylamide (2.50 g, 6.68 mmol) was dissolved in ethanol (20 ml) and cyclohexene (5 ml) and 10% palladium on charcoal (250 mg) was added. The mixture was heated at reflux for 1 hour after which time no starting material was detectable (as indicated by TLC analysis). The catalyst was removed by filtration and the solvent evaporated to leave the title compound contaminated with residual ethanol (1.74 g). 1 H-NMR; d (CD 3 OD), 7.45 (2H, m), 7.18 (7H, m), 7.04 (1H, m), 3.56 (1H, m), 3.04 (1H, dd, J = 6.4, 13.3 Hz) and 2.85 (1H, dd, J = 7.2, 13.3 Hz). Preparation B L- tert -leucine-2-pyridylamide The title compound was prepared from N α -benzyloxycarbonyl-L- tert -leucine by methods analogous to those described in Preparation A. 1 H-NMR; δ (CDCl 3 ), 8.26 (1H, m), 8.10 (1H, m), 7.74 (1H, m), 7.06 (1H, m), 3.25 (1H, s), 1.00 (9H, s).

Claims: L- tert -leucine-2-pyridylamide or an acid addition salt thereof.

Inventors: BECKETT RAYMOND PAUL, MARTIN FIONNA MITCHELL, MILLER ANDREW, WHITTAKER MARK, BECKETT, RAYMOND PAUL, MARTIN, FIONNA MITCHELL, MILLER, ANDREW, WHITTAKER, MARK
Applicants: BRITISH BIOTECH PHARM, BRITISH BIOTECH PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED
Application year: 1995
Main classification: C07D213
IPC codes: C07D213