Patent Application: US-57075805-A

Abstract:
the invention relates to compounds of formula , wherein r , r 1 , r 2 , x and n are as defined in the description , and their use for the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of inflammatory states .

Description:
r 1 is h , halogen , methoxy , ethoxy , trifluoromethyl , nitro , amino ; the term “ halogen ” indicates an halogen selected from fluorine , chlorine , bromine or iodine . a first preferred group of compounds of formula ( i ) is that wherein : among them , particularly preferred are compounds ( ia ), wherein r is iodine and r 1 is hydrogen and ( ib ) wherein r is chlorine and r 1 is hydrogen . among them particularly preferred is the compound of formula ( ic ), wherein r is iodine and r 1 is hydrogen . the compounds of formula ( i ) can be prepared by means of conventional methods , such as the reaction of a compound of formula ( iii ) wherein r is as defined above and the hydroxy group is protected with an acetyl , benzyl or benzoyl group , the compounds of formula ( i ) are able to inhibit the vanilloid trpv1 receptor and can be used for the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of inflammatory states , such as chronic pain and inflammatory hyperalgesia . these formulations can be prepared by conventional methods and excipients , such as those disclosed in remington &# 39 ; s pharmaceutical sciences handbook , xvii ed . mack pub ., n . y ., u . s . a . the invention will be hereinafter illustrated by means of the following examples and schemes 1 and 2 . the examples are provided only for the purpose of illustrating the invention and are not to be deemed as limiting the invention in any manner . the reactions were routinely monitored by thin - layer chromatography ( tlc ) on silica gel ( precoated f 245 merck plates ) and the products visualized with an iodine or potassium permanganate solution . 1 h nmr spectra were recorded in cdcl 3 , cf 3 cood or dmso - d 6 with a bruker ac 200 spectrometer . peak positions are given in parts per million ( δ ) downfield from tetramethylsilane as internal standard , and j values are given in hz . ir spectra were recorded on a pye unicam sp 300 spectrometer using the kbr wafer technique . mass spectra were obtained with a shimadzu qp5050 di 50 spectrometer . the expression “ light petroleum ether ” refers to petroleum fraction boiling at 40 - 60 ° c . melting points ( m . p .) were determined on a buchi - tottoli instrument and are uncorrected . chromatographies were performed using merck 60 - 200 mesh silica gel . the synthesized compounds showed 1 h nmr spectra in agreement with the assigned structures . elemental analyses were within ± 0 . 4 % of the theoretical values for c , h , and n . acetic anhydride ( 1 ml , 10 . 5 mmol ) was added to a solution of 4 - hydroxy - 3 - methoxy - benzylamine hydrochloride ( 0 . 5 g , 2 . 63 mmol ) in pyridine ( 5 ml ) and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 6 hours . the solvent was removed under reduced pressure and the residue was suspended in water ( 100 ml ). the aqueous layer was extracted with ethyl acetate ( 3 × 20 ml ) and the combined organic phases were anhydrified ( na 2 so 4 ) and evaporated under reduced pressure to afford the title compound as white solid ( 0 . 45 g , yield 75 %). 1 h - nmr ( cdcl 3 ) δ 2 . 01 ( s , 3h , ch 3 ), 2 . 31 ( s , 3h , ch 3 ), 3 . 81 ( s , 3h , och 3 ), 4 . 38 ( d , 2h , j = 6 , ch 2 ), 5 . 90 ( bs , 1h , nh ), 6 . 90 ( m , 3h , aromatic ). ms : m / z 238 . 1 ( m + c 12 h 15 no 4 ). the diacetyl derivative of example 1 . 1 and a catalytic amount of trifluoromethane sulfonic acid ( 5 - 6 drops ) were added to a solution of ipy 2 bf 4 1 , 2 ( 0 . 69 g , 6 . 9 mmol ) in ch 2 cl 2 ( 40 ml ). the resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for 5 hours , then added with 10 % aq . sodium thiosulfate until it became completely clear . the aqueous layer was extracted with ch 2 cl 2 ( 3 × 25 ml ) and the organic phases were anhydrified ( na 2 so 4 ) and evaporated under vacuum . the residue was recrystallized from a mixture of ch 2 cl 2 / et 2 o to afford the title compound as pale yellow solid ( 0 . 38 g , yield 65 %). 1 h - nmr ( cdcl 3 ) δ 2 . 06 ( s , 3h , ch 3 ), 2 . 33 ( s , 3h , ch 3 ), 3 . 82 ( s , 3h , och 3 ), 4 . 41 ( d , 2h , j = 5 . 6 , ch 2 ), 6 . 0 ( t , 1h , nh ), 7 . 04 ( s , 1h , aromatic ), 7 . 44 ( s , 1h , aromatic ). bidimensional noesy ( cdcl 3 ): coupling between the singlet at 7 . 44 ppm and the singlet at 2 . 33 ppm confirms that iodine is at the 2 - position of the aromatic ring . ms : m / z 364 ( m + c 12 h 14 ino 4 ). 37 % hydrochloric acid ( 0 . 2 ml ) was added to a solution of 2 - iodo - 4 - acetyloxy - 5 - methoxy - n - acetyl - benzylamine ( 0 . 1 g , 0 . 27 mmol ) in abs . ethanol ( 5 ml ) and the mixture was refluxed for 12 hours . after cooling , the solvent was evaporated off under reduced pressure and the residue was recrystallized from dry acetone to afford the title compound as pale yellow solid in quantitative yield . 1 h nmr ( dmso - d 6 ) δ 3 . 80 ( s , 3h , och 3 ), 3 . 97 ( m , 2h , ch 2 ), 7 . 21 ( s , 1h , aromatic ), 7 . 29 ( s , 1h , aromatic ), 8 . 46 ( bs , 3h , nh 3 + ), 9 . 38 ( bs , 1h , oh ). ms : m / z 315 . 9 ( m + c 8 h 11 clino 2 ). tea ( 0 . 95 mmol , 0 . 13 ml ) and 4 - tert - butyl isothiocyanate 3 ( 0 . 47 mmol , 0 . 1 g ) were added to a suspension of 2 - iodo - 4 - hydroxy - 5 - methoxybenzylamine hydrochloride ( 0 . 15 g , 0 . 47 mmol ) in dry dmf ( 10 ml ). the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 20 hours and the residue was added with water ( 30 ml ). the aqueous layer was extracted with ethyl acetate ( 3 × 20 ml ) and the combined organic phases were anhydrified ( na 2 so 4 ), then evaporated under reduced pressure . the residue was purified by flash chromatography ( 1 : 1 ethyl acetate / light petroleum ) to afford ia as white solid ( 60 mg , 32 % yield ). 1 h nmr ( dmso - d 6 ) δ 1 . 26 ( s , 9h , tert - butyl ), 3 . 67 ( s , 3h , och 3 ), 4 . 50 ( d , 2h , j = 4 , ch 2 ), 4 . 62 ( d , 2h , j = 4 . 2 , ch 2 ), 6 . 90 ( bs , 1h , aromatic ), 7 . 18 ( s , 1h , aromatic ), 7 . 22 ( d , 2h , j = 4 . 1 , aromatic ), 7 . 33 ( d , 2h , j = 4 . 2 , aromatic ), 7 . 70 ( bs , 1h , nh ), 7 . 91 ( bs , 1h , nh ), 9 . 3 ( s , 1h , oh ). ms : m / z 485 . 4 ( m + c 20 h 25 in 2 o 2 s ). anal . c , h , n , o ( c 20 h 25 in 2 o 2 s ): calculated : c , 49 . 59 ; h , 5 . 20 ; n , 5 . 78 ; o , 6 . 61 . found : c , 49 . 45 ; h , 5 . 11 ; n , 5 . 62 ; o , 6 . 57 . n - chlorosuccinimide ( 3 . 15 mmol , 0 . 42 g ) was added to a solution of 4 - acetyloxy - 3 - methoxy - n - acetyl - benzylamine of example 1 . 1 ( 0 . 5 g , 2 . 1 mmol ) in dry dmf ( 6 ml ) and the mixture was stirred for 30 ′ at 0 ° c . and then for 16 hours at room temperature . when water was added to the reaction ( 40 ml ) the formation of a white precipitate was observed . the solid was filtered off and washed twice with cold water ( 2 × 20 ml ), then dried over p 2 o 5 to afford the title compound as white solid ( 0 . 45 g , 83 % yield ). 1 h nmr ( dmso - d 6 ) δ 1 . 89 ( s , 3h ), 2 . 24 ( s , 3h ), 3 . 76 ( s , 3h , och 3 ), 4 . 27 ( d , 2h , ch 2 , j = 8 ), 7 . 09 ( s , 1h , aromatic ), 7 . 25 ( s , 1h , aromatic ), 8 . 35 ( t , 1h , nh ). bidimensional noesy ( dmso - d 6 ): coupling between the singlet at 2 . 24 ppm and the singlet at 7 . 25 ppm confirms that chlorine is at the 2 - position of the aromatic ring . ms : m / z 272 . 1 ( m + c 12 h 14 clno 4 ). 37 % hydrochloric acid ( 2 . 5 ml ) was added to a solution of 2 - chloro - 4 - acetyloxy - 5 - methoxy - n - acetyl - benzylamine 2b ( 0 . 45 g , 1 . 66 mmol ) in abs . ethanol ( 15 ml ) and the mixture was refluxed for 12 hours . the reaction was cooled and the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure . the residue was recrystallized from dry acetone to afford the title compound as white crystals in quantitative yield . 1 h nmr ( dmso - d 6 ) δ 3 . 87 ( s , 3h , och 3 ), 4 . 00 ( m , 2h , ch 2 ), 6 . 91 ( s , 1h , aromatic ), 7 . 32 ( s , 1h , aromatic ), 8 . 46 ( bs , 3h , nh 3 + ), 9 . 80 ( bs , 1h , oh ). tea ( 0 . 98 mmol , 0 . 14 ml ) and 4 - tert - butyl isothiocyanate 3 ( 0 . 54 mmol , 0 . 11 g ) were added to a suspension of 2 - chloro - 4 - hydroxy - 5 - methoxybenzylamine hydrochloride 3b ( 0 . 11 g , 0 . 49 mmol ) in dry dmf ( 10 ml ). the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 18 hours , then the solvent was removed under reduced pressure and the residue was purified by flash chromatography ( 4 : 6 ethyl acetate / light petroleum ) to afford ib as pale yellow solid ( 65 mg , 42 % yield ). 1 h nmr ( dmso - d 6 ) δ 1 . 25 ( s , 9h , tert - butyl ), 3 . 68 ( s , 3h , och 3 ), 4 . 59 ( m , 4h , ch 2 ), 6 . 80 ( s , 1h , aromatic ), 6 . 91 ( s , 1h , aromatic ), 7 . 23 ( d , 2h , j = 9 . 8 , aromatic ), 7 . 35 ( d , 2h , j = 9 . 7 , aromatic ), 7 . 65 ( bs , 1h , nh ), 7 . 92 ( bs , 1h , nh ), 9 . 47 ( s , 1h , oh ). ms : m / z 393 . 3 ( m + c 20 h 25 cln 2 o 2 s ). anal . c , h , n , o ( c 20 h 25 cln 2 o 2 s ): calculated : c , 61 . 13 ; h , 6 . 41 ; n , 7 . 13 ; o , 8 . 14 . found : c , 61 . 04 ; h , 6 . 38 ; n , 7 . 04 ; o , 61 . 00 . tea ( 0 . 95 mmol , 0 . 13 ml ) and 4 - trifluoromethyl isothiocyanate 3 ( 0 . 47 mmol , 0 . 103 g ) were added to a suspension of 2 - iodo - 4 - hydroxy - 5 - methoxybenzylamine hydrochloride ( 0 . 15 g , 0 . 47 mmol ) in dry dmf ( 10 ml ). the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 18 hours , then the solvent was removed under reduced pressure and the residue was purified by flash chromatography ( 1 : 1 ethyl acetate / light petroleum ) to afford ic as pale yellow solid ( 90 mg , 40 % yield ). 1 h nmr ( dmso - d 6 ) δ 3 . 74 ( s , 3h , och 3 ), 4 . 63 ( bs , 2h , ch 2 ), 4 . 76 ( d , 2h , j = 4 . 2 , ch 2 ), 6 . 96 ( s , 1h , aromatic ), 7 . 10 ( bs , 1h , nh ), 7 . 22 ( s , 1h , aromatic ), 7 . 36 ( d , 2h , j = 4 . 1 , aromatic ), 7 . 48 ( d , 2h , j = 4 . 2 , aromatic ), 7 . 70 ( bs , 1h , nh ), 8 . 01 ( bs , 1h , oh ). ms : m / z 497 . 2 ( m + c 17 h 16 f 3 in 2 o 2 s ). anal . c , h , n , 0 ( c 17 h 16 f 3 in 2 o 2 s ): calculated : c , 41 . 14 ; h , 3 . 25 ; n , 5 . 64 ; o , 6 . 45 . found : c , 40 . 98 ; h , 3 . 19 ; n , 5 . 57 ; o , 6 . 42 . newborn and adult sprague - dawley rats (˜ 250 g ) were used ( harlam , italy ). all experiments complied with the national guidelines and were approved by the regional ethics committee . newborn rats ( 2 days old ) were terminally anaesthetized and decapitated . trigeminal ganglia were removed and rapidly placed in a cold phosphate buffered solution ( pbs ) before being transferred to collagenase / dispase ( 1 mg / ml dissolved in ca 2 + - mg 2 + - free pbs ) for 35 min . at 37 ° c . 4 . after the enzymatic treatment the ganglia were rinsed three times with ca 2 + - mg 2 + - free pbs and then placed in 2 ml of cold dmem supplemented with 10 % foetal bovine serum ( fbs , heat inactivated ), 2 mm l - glutamine , 100 μ / ml penicillin and 100 mg / ml streptomycin . the ganglia were then dissociated into single cells by several passages through a series of syringe needles ( 23 g down to 25 g ). finally , the medium and ganglia cells sieved through a 40 mm filter to remove debris and taken up with 8 ml of dmem medium and centrifuged ( 200 × g for 5 min .). the final cell pellet was re - suspended in dmem medium ( supplemented with 100 ng / ml mouse nerve growth factor ( mouse - ngf - 7s ) and cytosine - β - d - arabino - furanoside free base ( ara - c ) 2 . 5 mm ). the cells were plated on poly - l - lysine ( 8 . 3 mm ) and laminin ( 5 mm ) coated 25 mm glass cover slips and kept for 2 to 5 days at 37 ° c . in a humidified incubator gassed with 5 % co 2 and air . plated neurons were loaded with fura - 2 - am - ester ( 3 μm ) in ca 2 + buffer solution of the following composition ( mm ): cacl 2 1 . 4 , kcl 5 . 4 , mgso 4 0 . 4 , nacl 135 , d - glucose 5 , hepes 10 with bsa 0 . 1 %, at ph 7 . 4 , for 40 min at 37 ° c ., washed twice with the ca 2 + buffer solution and transferred to a chamber on the stage of a nikon eclipse te300 microscope . the dye was excited at 340 and 380 nm to indicate relative [ ca 2 + ] i changes by the f 340 / f 380 ratio recorded with a dynamic image analysis system ( laboratory automation 2 . 0 , rcs , florence , italy ). capsaicin ( 0 . 1 μm ) and ionomycin ( 5 μm ) were added to the chamber . a calibration curve using a buffer containing fura - 2 - am - ester and determinant concentrations of free ca 2 + was used to convert the obtained data from f 340 / f 380 ratio to [ ca 2 + ] i ( nm ) 5 . the effects of ia , ib and ic were tested against capsaicin - induced calcium mobilisation ; ia , ib and ic were incubated for 10 minutes prior to the capsaicin challenge . the inhibitory effect of the reference trpv1 antagonist , capsazepine , was also tested . the irritant effect ( induction of wiping movements ) of capsaicin was assessed by applying capsaicin 0 . 1 % ( 50 μl ) on the rat conjunctiva and the number of wiping movements was recorded during the 60 s period that followed the application . in another set of experiments , the rats were treated intraperitoneally with different doses of ia and ic and capsaicin - induced wiping was studied . drugs and reagents were obtained from the indicated companies : capsaicin , ionomycin , laminin , poly - l - lysine and capsazepine from sigma , italy ; mouse ngf - 7s and collagenase / dispase from roche diagnostics , italy ; dulbecco &# 39 ; s modified eagle &# 39 ; s medium ( dmem ), foetal bovine serum ( fbs ) heat inactivated , l - glutamine ( 200 mm ), penicillin / streptomycin ( 10 , 000 iu / ml ± 10 , 000 ug / ml ), ca 2 + - mg 2 + - free phosphate buffered solution ( pbs ) from gibco , italy ; fura - 2 - am - ester from società italiana chimici , italy . stock solutions of capsaicin ( 10 mm ) were prepared in 100 % ethanol . mother solutions of ia ( 100 mm ), ib ( 100 mm ), ic ( 100 mm ), fura - 2 - am - ester ( 100 mm ) and ionomycin ( 100 mm ) were prepared in dmso . appropriate dilutions were then made in krebs buffer solution . capsaicin ( 0 . 1 μm ) caused an increase in [ ca 2 + ] i in the vast majority ( 95 %) of rat trigeminal neuronal cells , that therefore were identified as trpv1 expressing neurons . the threshold concentrations of ia , ib and ic that produced an inhibitory effect were 0 . 1 nm , 0 . 1 nm and 1 nm respectively . complete inhibition of the response to capsaicin was obtained with 0 . 1 μm ia and 3 μm ic . ic 50 values of ia , ib and ic inhibiting capsaicin - evoked [ ca 2 + ] i mobilization were 3 . 48 ( 1 . 46 - 8 . 30 ) nm , 3 . 86 ( 2 . 13 - 7 . 0 ) nm and 70 ( 50 - 98 ) nm , respectively . the reference trpv1 antagonist , capsazepine , inhibited the capsaicin response with an ic 50 of 2344 ( 2090 - 2659 ) nm . mobilization of [ ca 2 + ] i evoked by 5 mm kcl was not affected by ia , ib and ic . the results are expressed as mean and 95 % fiducial limits . intraperitoneal ia and ic , 15 minutes prior to the capsaicin challenge , significantly reduced capsaicin - induced wiping in rats . the ed 50 values were 2 . 76 ( 2 . 05 - 3 . 35 ) mg / kg for ia and 7 . 20 ( 6 . 34 - 7 . 89 ) mg / kg for ic . in in vitro and in vivo studies , ia , ib and ic were able to inhibit trpv1 activated responses with an affinity that was significantly greater than that of capsazepine , therefore they can be conveniently used for the preparation of medicaments for the treatment of pain . 1 . barluenga , j . ; gonzales , j . m . ; garcia - martin , m . a . ; campos , p . j . ; asensio , g . j . org . chem . 1993 , 58 , 2058 - 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