Patent Application: US-5555408-A

Abstract:
a compound of the following formula : in which r 1 , r 2 , r 3 , u , v , t , w , x , y , z , m , n , p , x , y , and z are as defined herein . also disclosed are a pharmaceutical composition containing such a compound , and a method for treating hepatitis c virus infection using such a compound .

Description:
the thiourea compounds described above can be prepared by conventional chemical transformations ( including protecting group methodologies ), e . g ., those described in r . larock , comprehensive organic transformations , vch publishers ( 1989 ); t . w . greene and p . g . m . wuts , protective groups in organic synthesis , 3 rd ed ., john wiley and sons ( 1999 ); l . fieser and m . fieser , fieser and fieser &# 39 ; s reagents for organic synthesis , john wiley and sons ( 1994 ); and l . paquette , ed ., encyclopedia of reagents for organic synthesis , john wiley and sons ( 1995 ) and subsequent editions thereof . schemes 1 - 2 below show useful transformations for synthesizing the compounds of this invention . the compounds of this invention have a partially unsaturated n - containing bicyclic moiety . this moiety can be prepared by cyclization or by reduction of an aromatic bicyclic ring . scheme 1 below shows two exemplary reactions for making this moiety . the compounds of this invention also have a thiourea moiety . this moiety can be prepared by reacting n - containing bicyclic moiety with thiocarbonyl diimidazole ( tcdi ) followed by treatment of amine or ammonium , or by reacting n - containing bucyclic moiety with an isothiocyanate (— ncs ) compound . see scheme 2 below . a thiourea compound thus synthesized can be further purified by flash column chromatography , high performance liquid chromatography , crystallization , or any other suitable methods . also within the scope of this invention are ( 1 ) a pharmaceutical composition that contains an effective amount of at least one of the thiourea compounds described above and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier , and ( 2 ) a method for treating hcv infection by administering to a subject in need of this treatment an effective amount of such a thiourea compound . as used herein , the term “ treating ” refers to administering a thiourea compound to a subject that has hcv infection , or has a symptom of hcv infection , or has a predisposition toward hcv infection , with the purpose to prevent , cure , heal , alleviate , relieve , alter , remedy , ameliorate , improve , or affect the hcv infection , the symptoms of the hcv infection , or the predisposition toward the hcv infection . the term “ an effective amount ” refers to the amount of the active agent that is required to confer the intended therapeutic effect in the subject . effective amounts may vary , as recognized by those skilled in the art , depending on route of administration , excipient usage , and the possibility of co - usage with other agents . to practice the method provided in this application , the above - described pharmaceutical composition can be administered orally , parenterally , by inhalation spray , topically , rectally , nasally , buccally , vaginally or via an implanted reservoir . the term “ parenteral ” as used herein includes subcutaneous , intracutaneous , intravenous , intramuscular , intraarticular , intraarterial , intrasynovial , intrasternal , intrathecal , intralesional , and intracranial injection or infusion techniques . a sterile injectable composition , e . g ., a sterile injectable aqueous or oleaginous suspension , can be formulated according to techniques known in the art using suitable dispersing or wetting agents ( such as tween 80 ) and suspending agents . the sterile injectable preparation can also be a sterile injectable solution or suspension in a non - toxic parenterally acceptable diluent or solvent , for example , as a solution in 1 , 3 - butanediol . among the acceptable vehicles and solvents that can be employed are mannitol , water , ringer &# 39 ; s solution and isotonic sodium chloride solution . in addition , sterile , fixed oils are conventionally employed as a solvent or suspending medium ( e . g ., synthetic mono - or diglycerides ). fatty acids , such as oleic acid and its glyceride derivatives are useful in the preparation of injectables , as are natural pharmaceutically - acceptable oils , such as olive oil or castor oil , especially in their polyoxyethylated versions . these oil solutions or suspensions can also contain a long - chain alcohol diluent or dispersant , or carboxymethyl cellulose or similar dispersing agents . other commonly used surfactants such as tweens or spans or other similar emulsifying agents or bioavailability enhancers which are commonly used in the manufacture of pharmaceutically acceptable solid , liquid , or other dosage forms can also be used for the purposes of formulation . a composition for oral administration can be any orally acceptable dosage form including , but not limited to , capsules , tablets , emulsions and aqueous suspensions , dispersions and solutions . in the case of tablets for oral use , carriers which are commonly used include lactose and corn starch . lubricating agents , such as magnesium stearate , are also typically added . for oral administration in a capsule form , useful diluents include lactose and dried corn starch . when aqueous suspensions or emulsions are administered orally , the active ingredient can be suspended or dissolved in an oily phase combined with emulsifying or suspending agents . if desired , certain sweetening , flavoring , or coloring agents can be added . a nasal aerosol or inhalation composition can be prepared according to techniques well known in the art of pharmaceutical formulation . a thiourea compound - containing composition can also be administered in the form of suppositories for rectal administration . the carrier in the pharmaceutical composition must be “ acceptable ” in the sense of being compatible with the active ingredient of the formulation ( and preferably , capable of stabilizing it ) and not deleterious to the subject to be treated . for example , solubilizing agents such as cyclodextrins , which form more soluble complexes with the thiourea compounds , or more solubilizing agents , can be utilized as pharmaceutical carriers for delivery of the oxadiazole compounds . examples of other carriers include colloidal silicon dioxide , magnesium stearate , sodium lauryl sulfate , and d & amp ; c yellow # 10 . suitable in vitro assays can be used to preliminarily evaluate the efficacy of the thiourea compounds of this invention in inhibiting hcv replication . the compounds can further be examined for their efficacy in treating hcv infection . for example , a compound can be administered to an animal ( e . g ., a mouse model ) infected with hcv and its therapeutic effects are then assessed . based on the results , an appropriate dosage range and administration route can also be determined . without further elaboration , it is believed that the above description has adequately enabled the present invention . the following examples are , therefore , to be construed as merely illustrative , and not limitative of the remainder of the disclosure in any way whatsoever . all of the publications cited herein are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety . to a stirred suspension of 5 - hydroxyquinoline ( 10 . 0 g , 69 . 0 mmol ) and 1 , 5 - dibromo - pentane ( 23 . 9 g , 103 . 5 mmol ) in n - methylpyrrolidinone ( 100 ml ) was added potassium carbonate ( 14 . 7 g , 103 . 5 mmol ). the resulting mixture was stirred at 90 ° c . for 4 h and then quenched with water ( 30 ml ) followed by extraction with ethyl acetate ( 30 ml × 3 ). the organic layers were combined , washed with brine , and then concentrated under vacuum . the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography to give 5 -( 5 - bromo - pentyloxy )- quinoline ( 12 . 6 g , 42 . 8 mmol , 62 %) as a white solid . the above - obtained compound ( 1 . 06 g , 3 . 62 mmol ) was suspended together with 1 - naphthol ( 521 mg , 3 . 62 mmol ) and potassium iodide ( 60 mg , 0 . 36 mmol ) in n - methylpyrrolidinone ( 10 ml ). to the suspension , potassium carbonate ( 0 . 75 g , 5 . 42 mmol ) was added . after stirred at 90 ° c . for 4 h , the reaction mixture was quenched with water ( 30 ml ) followed by extraction with ethyl acetate ( 30 ml × 3 ). the organic layers were combined , washed with brine , and concentrated under vacuum . the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography to give 5 -[ 5 -( naphthalen - 1 - yloxy )- pentyloxy ]- quinoline ( 1 . 11 g , 3 . 11 mmol , 86 %) as a white solid . to a solution of 5 -[ 5 -( naphthalen - 1 - yloxy )- pentyloxy ]- quinoline ( 0 . 83 g , 2 . 32 mmol ) in 10 ml methanol and 1 ml thf was added sodium borohydride ( 0 . 35 g , 9 . 29 mmol ) and nickel ( ii ) chloride hexahydrate ( 0 . 28 g , 1 . 16 mmol ). the reaction mixture was stirred overnight at room temperature and then 20 ml saturated aqueous ammonium chloride solution was added . the solution was extracted with ethyl acetate ( 3 × 20 ml ), and the combined organic phases were washed with brine , dried over mgso 4 , and concentrated to give a white solid . the crude product was purified by silica gel chromatography to give 5 -[ 5 -( naphthalen - 1 - yloxy )- pentyloxy ]- 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 - tetrahydro - quinoline ( 335 mg , 0 . 93 mmol , 40 %) as a white solid . to a stirred solution of 4 - fluorobenzoyl chloride ( 38 mg , 0 . 24 mmol ) in acetone ( 2 . 0 ml ) was added ammonium thiocyanate ( 51 mg , 0 . 66 mmol ). the resulting mixture was stirred for 1 h at room temperature followed by the addition of the above - obtained tetrahydroquinoline compound ( 80 mg , 0 . 22 mmol ). after stirred overnight at room temperature , the reaction mixture was quenched with excess saturated ammonium chloride ( 20 ml ) followed by extraction with ethyl acetate ( 3 × 20 l ). the organic layers were combined , washed with brine , and then concentrated under vacuum . the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography to give 4 - fluoro - n -{ 5 -[ 5 -( naphthalen - 1 - yloxy )- pentyloxy ]- 3 , 4 - dihydro - 2h - quinoline - 1 - carbothioyl }- benzamide ( 83 mg , 0 . 15 mmol , 70 %) as a white solid . ms ( ei ): m / z 543 ( m + h ). to a solution of 5 -[ 5 -( naphthalen - 1 - yloxy )- pentyloxy ]- 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 - tetrahydro - quinoline ( 100 mg , 0 . 28 mmol ) and thiocarbonyl diimidazole ( 64 mg , 0 . 36 mmol ) in dry thf ( 3 ml ) was added triethylamine ( 30 mg , 0 . 3 mmol ). after stirred at 50 ° c . for 3 h , the reaction mixture was treated with excess 2 . 0 m ammonia in methanol ( 4 ml ). the stirring was continued overnight at 50 ° c . after removal of the solvent , the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography to give 5 -[ 5 -( naphthalen - 1 - yloxy )- pentyloxy ]- 3 , 4 - dihydro - 2h - quinoline - 1 - carbothioic acid amide , compound 4 ( 88 mg , 0 . 21 mmol , 75 %) as a white solid . ms ( ei ): m / z 421 ( m + h ). to a stirred suspension of 4 - hydroxyindole ( 10 . 0 g , 75 . 2 mmol ) and 1 , 5 - dibromo - pentane ( 26 . 0 g , 112 . 8 mmol ) in n - methylpyrrolidinone ( 100 ml ) was added potassium carbonate ( 16 . 0 g , 112 . 8 mmol ). the resulting mixture was stirred at 90 ° c . for 4 hours and then quenched with water ( 30 ml ) followed by extraction with ethyl acetate ( 30 ml × 3 ). the organic layers were combined , washed with brine , and then concentrated under vacuum . the resulting residue was purified by silica gel chromotography to give 4 -( 5 - bromo - pentyloxy )- 1h - indole ( 14 . 0 g , 49 . 6 mmol , 66 %) as a white solid . the above - obtained compound ( 2 . 0 g , 7 . 1 mmol ) was suspended together with p - chlorophenol ( 916 mg , 7 . 1 mmol ) and potassium iodide ( 116 mg , 0 . 7 mmol ) in n - methylpyrrolidinone ( 20 ml ). to the suspension was added potassium carbonate ( 1 . 50 g , 10 . 7 mmol ) under stirring . the resulting mixture was stirred at 90 ° c . for 4 hours and then quenched with water ( 30 ml ) followed by extraction with ethyl acetate ( 30 ml × 3 ). the organic layers were combined , washed with brine , and then concentrated under vacuum . the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography to give 4 -[ 5 -( 4 - chloro - phenoxy )- pentyloxy ]- 1h - indole ( 2 . 12 g , 6 . 4 mmol , 90 %) as a white solid . to a solution of 4 -[ 5 -( 4 - chloro - phenoxy )- pentyloxy ]- 1h - indole ( 1 . 72 g , 5 . 2 mmol ) in 20 ml acetic acid was added sodium cyanoborohydride ( 2 . 61 g , 41 . 6 mmol ). after stirred overnight at room temperature , the reaction mixture was treated with saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution ( 50 ml ). the solution was then extracted with ethyl acetate ( 3 × 50 ml ), and the combined organic phases were washed with brine , dried over mgso 4 , and concentrated to give a crude product as a white solid . the crude product was purified by silica gel column chromatography to give 4 -[ 5 -( 4 - chloro - phenoxy )- pentyloxy ]- 2 , 3 - dihydro - 1h - indole ( 600 mg , 1 . 80 mmol , 35 %) as a white solid . to a stirred solution of benzoyl chloride ( 42 mg , 0 . 3 mmol ) in acetone ( 3 . 0 ml ) was added ammonium thiocyanate ( 68 mg , 0 . 9 mmol ). the resulting mixture was stirred for 1 h at room temperature followed by addition of the indoline compound 4 -[ 5 -( 4 - chloro - phenoxy )- pentyloxy ]- 2 , 3 - dihydro - 1h - indole ( 100 mg , 0 . 3 mmol ). after stirred overnight at room temperature , the reaction mixture was quenched with excess saturated ammonium chloride ( 30 ml ) and extracted with ethyl acetate ( 30 ml × 3 ). the organic layers were combined , washed with brine , and then concentrated under vacuum . the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography to give n -{ 4 -[ 5 -( 4 - chloro - phenoxy )- pentyloxy ]- 2 , 3 - dihydro - indole - 1 - carbothioyl }- benzamide ( 74 mg , 0 . 15 mmol , 50 %) as a white solid . ms ( ei ): m / z 495 ( m + h ). to a solution of 4 -[ 5 -( 4 - chloro - phenoxy )- pentyloxy ]- 2 , 3 - dihydro - 1h - indole ( 100 mg , 0 . 3 mmol ) and thiocarbonyl diimidazole ( 64 mg , 0 . 36 mmol ) in dry thf ( 3 ml ) was added triethylamine ( 30 mg , 0 . 3 mmol ). the reaction mixture was stirred at 50 ° c . for 3 hours and then 2 . 0 m ammonia in 4 ml methanol ( excess ) was added . the stirring was continued overnight at 50 ° c . after removal of the solvent , the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography to give 4 -[ 5 -( 4 - chloro - phenoxy )- pentyloxy ]- 2 , 3 - dihydro - indole - 1 - carbothioic acid amide , compound 8 ( 101 mg , 0 . 26 mmol , 85 %) as a white solid . ms ( ei ): m / z 391 ( m + h ). the compound was prepared in a manner similar to that described in example 4 . ei - ms ( m + 1 ): 357 . the compound was prepared in a manner similar to that described in example 4 . ei - ms ( m + 1 ): 357 . the compound was prepared in a manner similar to that described in example 4 . ei - ms ( m + 1 ): 407 . the compound was prepared in a manner similar to that described in example 4 . ei - ms ( m + 1 ): 375 . the compound was prepared in a manner similar to that described in example 3 . ei - ms ( m + 1 ): 511 . the compound was prepared in a manner similar to that described in example 3 . ei - ms ( m + 1 ): 479 . the compound was prepared in a manner similar to that described in example 3 . ei - ms ( m + 1 ): 529 . the compound was prepared in a manner similar to that described in example 3 . ei - ms ( m + 1 ): 485 . the compound was prepared in a manner similar to that described in example 4 . ei - 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ms ( m + 1 ): 525 . the compound was prepared in a manner similar to that described in example 3 . ei - ms ( m + 1 ): 509 . the compound was prepared in a manner similar to that described in example 3 . ei - ms ( m + 1 ): 511 . the compound was prepared in a manner similar to that described in example 3 . ei - ms ( m + 1 ): 520 . the compound was prepared in a manner similar to that described in example 3 . ei - ms ( m + 1 ): 540 . the compound was prepared in a manner similar to that described in example 3 . ei - ms ( m + 1 ): 585 . the compound was prepared in a manner similar to that described in example 3 . ei - ms ( m + 1 ): 551 . the compound was prepared in a manner similar to that described in example 3 . ei - ms ( m + 1 ): 501 . the compound was prepared in a manner similar to that described in example 3 . ei - ms ( m + 1 ): 563 . the compound was prepared in a manner similar to that described in example 3 . ei - ms ( m + 1 ): 571 . the compound was prepared in a manner similar to that described in example 3 . ei - ms ( m + 1 ): 545 . the compound was prepared in a manner similar to that described in example 3 . ei - ms ( m + 1 ): 389 . the compound was prepared in a manner similar to that described in example 3 . ei - ms ( m + 1 ): 389 . the compound was prepared in a manner similar to that described in example 3 . ei - ms ( m + 1 ): 389 . the compound was prepared in a manner similar to that described in example 3 . ei - ms ( m + 1 ): 496 . the compound was prepared in a manner similar to that described in example 4 . ei - ms ( m + 1 ): 221 . the compound was prepared in a manner similar to that described in example 4 . ei - ms ( m + 1 ): 249 . the compound was prepared in a manner similar to that described in example 3 . ei - ms ( m + 1 ): 496 . ava5 - eg ( δ4ab ) seap , a reporter - based cell line , was used for testing whether a compound inhibited hcv replication , following the method described in lee et al ., anal . biochem ., 316 : 162 - 70 ( 2003 ) and lee et al ., j . virol methods , 116 : 27 - 33 . the ava5 - eg ( δ4ab ) seap cells were cultured in a medium containing 500 μg / ml g418 and 10 μg / ml blasticidin in a 5 % co 2 incubator . before treated with a test compound , the cells were seeded in a 96 - well plate at a density of 5 × 10 3 cells per well and incubated for 24 hours . the cells were then treated with the compound at different concentrations . after 48 hours , the culture medium in each well was replaced with a fresh medium containing the compound at the same concentration . by doing so , secreted alkaline phosphatase ( seap ), if any accumulated in the culture medium , were removed . the cells were cultured for additional 24 hours . the culture medium was then collected and analyzed for seap activity using phospha - light assay kit ( tropix , foster , calif ., usa ). compounds 1 - 25 were tested in this assay . most of them had low ec 50 values indicating that they were effective in inhibiting hcv replication . unexpectedly , some compounds had ec 50 values lower than 2 μm . cell viability after compound treatment was determined by the mts assay described in cory et al ., cancer commun ., 3 : 207 - 12 ( 1991 ). briefly , a reagent solution was added to cells cultured in a 96 - well plate ( 100 μl / well ). this reagent contained phenol red - free dmem , mts ( tetrazolium compound [ 3 -( 4 , 5 - dimethylthiozol - 2 - yl )- 5 -) 3 - carboxymethoxyphenyl )- 2 -( 4 - sulfohenyl )- 2h - tetrazolium , inner salt ] purchased from promega ( madison , wis .) and pms ( phenazine methosulfate ) purchased from sigma ( st . louis , mo .) at a ratio of 80 : 20 : 1 , respectively . the treated cells were incubated for 1 - 4 hours at 37 ° c . in a 5 % co 2 incubator and the absorbance at 490 nm in each well was detected . compounds 1 - 25 were tested in this assay . most of them had high cc 50 values which are indicative of low cytotoxicity . indeed , some of them had cc 50 values higher than 50 μm . all of the features disclosed in this specification may be combined in any combination . each feature disclosed in this specification may be replaced by an alternative feature serving the same , equivalent , or similar purpose . thus , unless expressly stated otherwise , each feature disclosed is only an example of a generic series of equivalent or similar features . from the above description , one skilled in the art can easily ascertain the essential characteristics of the present invention , and without departing from the spirit and scope thereof , can make various changes and modifications of the invention to adapt it to various usages and conditions . for example , compounds structurally analogous to thiourea compounds described above also can be made , screened for the above - described activities and used to practice this invention . thus , other embodiments are also within the claims .