Patent Application: US-35995994-A

Abstract:
the present invention provides sulfur - containing xanthine derivatives which are 1 , 3 - disubstituted with a c 1 - c 12 alkyl , which may be further substituted with a hydroxy , amino , or halo group , and are 8 - substituted with either a cycloalkyl , furyl , thienyl , or substituted phenyl group . these derivatives possess increased selectivity or potency at adenosine receptors .

Description:
the compositions of the invention provide means of increasingly selective acitivity as adenosine receptor antangonists in xanthine drugs . various 8 - substituted xanthine and thioxanthine derivatives were synthesized via 1 , 3 - dialkyl - 5 , 6 - diaminouracils as shown in scheme 1 . the substituted uracil and 2 - thiouracil intermediates were prepared via an optimized traube synthesis . 6 , 7a 1 , 3 - dimethyl - and 1 , 3 - di - n - propyl - 5 , 6 - diaminouracil and their 2 - thio derivatives were obtained by condensation of the corresponding dialkyl urea , 4a and b , or thiourea , 4c and d , with ethyl cyanoacetate , 5 . the products after ring closure , substituted 6 - aminouracil derivatives , 6 , were then nitrosated at the 5 - position . the nitroso group was reduced through chemical reduction or catalytic hydrogenation to form the intermediate 1 , 3 - dialkyl - 5 , 6 - diaminouracil derivatives , 8 , in good yield . the next step of the synthesis was to form the imidazole ring of the purine nucleus resulting in the xanthine derivatives , as listed in table 1 ( compounds 1 , 2 , 13 - 28 ). the more nucleophilic 5 - amino group of compound 8 was acylated using a carboxylic acid chloride , 9 , forming the 1 , 3 - dialkyl - 5 - acylamino - 6 - aminouracil derivatives , 10 . 1 , 3 - dialkyl - 5 - acylamino - 6 - aminouracils derived from thiophene - 2 - carboxylic acid and - 3 - carboxylic acid chlorides and from cyclopentane carboxylic acid chloride were isolated and characterized ( table 2 ). the various 1 , 3 - dialkyl - 5 - acylamino - 6 - aminouracil derivatives were then cyclized to the corresponding xanthine and 2 - thioxanthine derivatives ( table 3 ) by treatment with aqueous sodium hydroxide . for 8 -( p - carboxymethyloxyphenyl ) xanthine derivatives related to a xanthine amine congener , compound 3 , an alternate route was used to form the imidazole ring . 1 , 3 - dipropyl - 5 , 6 - diaminouracil , 8b , or corresponding 2 - thiouracil , 8d , was condensed with p - formylphenyloxyacetic acid , forming the imine , 12 . upon oxidation , the carboxylic acid congeners 27 ( xcc ) and 28 were obtained . the xanthine carboxylic acid derivatives were then esterified giving the ethyl esters , 29 and 30 , respectively , which were treated with neat ethylene diamine as previously reported 7 to give the amine derivatives 3 and 31 . since the a 2 - potency of compound 31 was enhanced over the oxygen analog ( see below ), compound 3 , we synthesized other 8 - aryl - 2 - thioxanthine derivatives in an effort to increase a 2 - potency . other amine derivatives were synthesized through aminolysis reactions ( compounds 32 - 35 ) or by carbodiimide coupling ( compounds 36 - 39 ) as reported . 10b lysyl conjugates 38 - 43 were prepared as described . 10c an n - hydroxysuccinimide ester derivative , 44 , was reported to be an irreversible inhibitor of a 1 - adenosine receptors at concentrations greater than 50 nm . 10a if shown to be potent and non - selective adenosine antagonist this xanthine may be a potential inhibitor of both a 1 and a 2 - adenosine receptors . certain isothiocyanate - containing xanthines related to compound 3 also have been shown to be chemically reactive with a 1 - receptors . 10a efforts to synthesize analogous xanthineisothiocyanates containing the 2 - thio substitution were unsuccessful , likely due to side reactions involving the more reactive thio group . a thiation reaction was used to generate 6 - thioxanthine derivatives from the corresponding oxygen analogs . it is known 11 that xanthine derivatives are preferentially thiated at the 6 - position using p 4 s 10 . dioxane was the favored reaction medium to give high yields of the anticipated 6 - thio - and 2 , 6 - dithioxanthines ( compounds 52 - 57 ). for example , cpx was converted to 8 - cyclopentyl - 1 , 3 - dipropyl - 6 - thioxanthine , 55 , using this thiation reaction . iodinated xanthine derivatives , synthesized using a prosthetic group 12 or by classical methodology , have been introduced as high affinity radioligands for adenosine receptors . 12 , 13 we have explored the use of a 2 - thienyl substituent as a site for selective iodination , via mercuration ( scheme 2 ). these substituted thiophene derivatives such as 59 and 63 undergo regioselective mono - mercuration at the unsubstituted 2 - position , rapidly and at ambient temperature , in the presence of stoichiometric quantities of mercury salts such as mercuric acetate . 14 the 2 - mercurothiophene salt , 60 , is then exposed to elemental iodine resulting in the corresponding 2 - iodothiophene derivative , 61 . new prosthetic groups designed for facile radiodination of functionalized drugs and peptides are still being sought . 15 , 16 we have used thiophene - 2 - acetic acid ( as its reactive n - hydroxysuccinimide ester , 58 , and thiophene - 2 - methylamine , 62 , as prosthetic groups for iodination , via mercuration . compound 58 reacted with xac , 3 , to form an amide , compound 46 . this 2 - thienyl xanthine was readily mercurated to give 47 . iodination via 2 - mercurothiophene intermediates as in scheme 2 may be carried out selectively in the presence of other susceptible aromatic groups , such as phenols . compound 58 reacted with l - tyrosyl - glycine to form an amide ( compound 59 , in which r 3 = ch ( ch 2 φoh ) conhch 2 cooh ). upon sequential treatment with mercuric acetate and iodine ( 1 equiv . ), the corresponding monoiodinated peptide derivative , 61 ( r 4 = conhch ( ch 2 φoh ) conhch 2 cooh ), was obtained in high yield . the n - succinoyl derivative ( 63a , r 3 =( ch 2 ) 2 cooh ) of thiophene - 2 - methylamine was mercurated to form an internal salt , 60b ( r 4 = nhco ( ch 2 ) 2 cooh ) which precipitated from methanol . upon treatment with iodine an immediate reaction occurred . this reaction was followed by nmr in d 6 - dmso . the complete reaction of the 2 - mercurothiophene derivative was indicated by shifts of the thiophene aromatic signals to 6 . 68 and 7 . 13 ppm from tms , corresponding to the 2 - iodo derivative , 61b . affinity at a 1 - and a 2 - adenosine receptors was measured in competitive binding assays , using as radioligands [ 3 h ] n 6 - phenylisopropyladenosine 17 ( with rat cerebral cortical membranes ) and [ 3 h ] 5 &# 39 ;- n - ethylcarboxamidoadenosine ( with rat striatal membranes ), 18 respectively . a sulfur substitution at the 2 - position carbonyl group of 1 , 3 - dialkylxanthines usually did not decrease the affinity of the xanthines for a 1 or a 2 adenosine receptors . in the case of the 2 - thio analog of cpx , compound 14 , the a 1 affinity was enhanced by the thio substitution . the 2 - thio xanthine amine congener , compound 30 , bound with greater affinity at a 2 - receptors and with less affinity at a 1 - receptors than the corresponding oxygen analog , compound 3 . potency at a 2 - receptors was enhanced 7 - fold by the 2 - thio substitution in the case of a carboxylic acid congener ( compounds 27 and 28 ). n - methylated analogs ( 32 - 37 ) of compound 31 were prepared . as in the 2 - oxo series , the secondary n - methylamine derivative , 33 , was the most potent at a 2 - receptors with a k i - value of 6 . 8 nm . thus , the combination of two modifications of compound 3 have enhanced its a 2 affinity 10 - fold . a sulfur substitution at the 6 - position carbonyl group of 1 , 3 - dialkylxanthines was not well tolerated at either a 1 or a 2 binding sites . thus , the 6 - thio analog of cpx , 55 , was 17 - fold less potent than cpx at a 1 - receptors . the 6 - thio analog of 1 , 3 - diethyl - 8 - phenylxanthine , 57 , was 23 - fold less potent than dpx , 24 , at a 1 - receptors and 12 - fold less potent at a 2 - receptors . 2 , 6 - dithio analogs , such as 53 , were intermediate in potency between the corresponding 2 - thio and 6 - thio analogs . substitutions of thienyl and furyl groups at the 8 - position of xanthines have approximately equivalent effects on affinity at both receptor subtypes . both substitutions are generally slightly less potent than the corresponding 8 - phenylxanthine analogs . for both thienyl and furyl derivatives ( several of which were reported previously , by bruns et al 18 ), attachment at the 3 - position relative to the heteroatom ( sulfur or oxygen , respectively ) results in greater potency at adenosine receptors than attachment at the 2 - position . preference for 3 - thienyl derivatives was evident particularly at the a 2 - subtype ( cf . 18 vs . 17 and 20 vs . 19 ). 1 , 3 - dipropyl - 8 -( 2 - thienyl )- 2 - thioxanthine , 22 , did not bind measurably to a 2 - receptors at its limit of solubility ( approximately 10 μm ), at which concentration there was not even a partial displacement of tritiated [ 3 h ] n - ethylcarboxamidoadenosine from striatal membranes . thus , compound 22 is & gt ; 285 - fold a 1 - selective in these binding assays . 2 - thio analogs of caffeine were also prepared . 8 - cycloalkyl - 2 - thio analogs ( eg . cyclohexyl and cyclopentyl ) of 1 , 3 , 7 - trialkylxanthines are a2 selective adenosine antagonists . when 8 - aryl substituents are present , the caffeine analogs tend to be more non - selective than the corresponding 8 - cycloalkyl derivative . we have found that 2 - thioxanthines are very similar in potency to the corresponding oxygen analogs . in certain cases , as for the cpx analog , 14 , and an 8 -( 2 - thienyl ) derivative , 22 , a greater margin of a 1 - selectivity may be achieved using the 2 - thio substitution . a 6 - thio substitution is not well tolerated at either a 1 or a 2 receptors . the feasibility of using a 2 - thienyl moiety as a prosthetic group for selective iodination via its hg + 2 derivative was explored . by facile and selective mercuration at the 2 - thienyl ar -- h , a site for rapid and regioselective ( in the presence of phenols ) iodination is created . a xanthine conjugate of xac and 2 - thienylacetic acid was sequentially mercurated and iodinated by this scheme , resulting in an iodinated xanthine with potential use as an antagonist radioligand for adenosine receptors . this scheme may have applicability to other receptor ligands , including tyrosyl peptides , in which iodination in the presence of essential phenolic groups , is desired . xac ( 8 -( 2 - aminoethylaminocarbonylmethyloxyphenyl - 1 , 3 - dipropylxanthine ), 2 - chloroadenosine , and 8 - cyclohexyl - 1 , 3 - dipropylxanthine were obtained from research biochemicals , inc . ( natick , mass .). compounds 32 , 34 , 36 , 38 , 42 , 50 , and 51 were reported previously . 7c , 10b amino acid derivatives of xac and the 2 - thio analog were synthesized in the manner previously described , 7c using the water soluble 1 -( 3 - dimethylaminopropyl )- 3 - ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride ( edac ) in dimethylformamide . p - formylphenyloxyacetic acid was obtained from eastman - kodak ( rochester , n . y .). [ 3 h ] n 6 - phenylisopropyladenosine and [ 3 h ] 5 &# 39 ;- n - ethylcarboxamidoadenosine were from dupont nen products , boston , mass . thiophene - 2 - acetic acid was from aldrich . new compounds were characterized by 300 mhz proton nmr ( unless noted chemical shifts are in d 6 - dmso in ppm from tms ), chemical ionization mass spectroscopy ( cims , nh 3 , finnigan 1015 spectrometer ), and c , h , and n analysis . uv spectra were measured in methanol , and the results are expressed as peak wavelengths in nm with log ε values in parentheses . a 1 , 3 - disubstituted 5 , 6 - diaminouracil or the corresponding 1 - thiouracil ( 10 mmol ) was suspended in 10 ml of absolute pyridine and then under stirring 11 mmol of the acid chloride ( freshly prepared ) was added dropwise . after 5 h stirring at room temperature the reaction mixture was poured slowly into 100 ml of h 2 o , and the precipitate was collected by suction filtration . purification was done by recrystallization from a etoh / h 2 o - mixture . yields ranged from 70 to 90 %. a 1 , 3 - disubstituted 5 - acylamino - 6 - aminouracil or the corresponding 2 - thiouracil ( 10 mmol ) was heated under reflux in a mixture of 40 ml of 1n naoh and 10 ml of etoh for 1 h . the hot solution was acidified with acetic acid resulting in the formation of a precipitate upon cooling . the precipitate was collected and recrystallized from a h 2 o / etoh - mixture . yield 80 - 90 % of colorless crystals . 1 h - nmr spectrum of compound 13 : δ 3 . 86 ( 3h , s , ch 3 ), 3 . 68 ( 3h , s , ch 3 ), 3 . 19 ( m , 1h , cyclohex c1 ), 2 . 0 ( m , 2h , cyclohex c2 and c5 ), 1 . 6 - 1 . 8 ( m , 6h , cyclohex ). the nmr spectra of the other compounds were consistent with the assigned structures . compound 28 , 8 -( 4 -( carboxymethyloxy ) phenyl )- 1 , 3 - dipropyl - 2 - thioxanthine ( 21 mg , 52 μmol ), n , n , n &# 39 ;- trimethylethylenediamine ( aldrich , 20 mg , 0 . 20 mmol ), edac ( 45 mg , 0 . 23 mmol ), and n - hydroxybenzotriazole ( 25 mg , 0 . 18 mmol ) were combined in 1 ml dmf . after stirring overnight , 0 . 5 ml of sodium carbonate ( ph 10 , 0 . 5m ) and 2 ml of saturated nacl were added . after cooling overnight a white precipitate was collected . yield 13 mg ( 52 %). the nmr and mass spectra were consistent with the assigned structure . compound 31 ( 10 . 4 mg , 0 . 024 mmol ) was added to a solution of disuccinimidyl suberate ( 13 . 1 mg , 0 . 036 mmol , pierce , rockford , ill .) in dmf ( 1 ml ) and vigorously stirred for 2 h or until complete by tlc ( chcl3 / meoh / acoh , 18 / 1 / 1 ). dry ether ( 2 ml ) was then added to the suspension followed by the addition of petroleum ether until cloudy . the suspension was allowed to stand at 0 ° c . for 1 h then filtered to give an off - white powder . yield 11 . 5 mg , ( 68 %). mp 160 °- 168 ° c . 1 h - nmr ( dmso - d6 ) 0 . 90 ( t , j = 7 . 2 hz , 3 h ) 0 . 94 ( t , j = 7 . 2 hz , 3 h ), 1 . 28 ( br m , 4 h ), 1 . 44 ( m , 2 h ), 1 . 71 ( m , 2 h ), 1 . 83 ( m 2 h ), 1 . 83 ( t , j = 7 . 6 hz , 2 h ), 2 . 65 ( t , j = 7 . 0 hz , 2 h ), 2 . 79 ( s , 4 h ), 3 . 15 ( br s , 4 h ), 3 . 32 ( s , h 2 o ), 4 . 45 ( br t , j = 7 . 2 hz , 2 h ), 4 . 54 ( s , 2 h ), 4 . 59 ( br t , j = 7 . 2 hz , 2 h ), 7 . 10 ( d , j = 8 . 7 hz , 2 h ), 7 . 83 ( br s , 1 h ), 8 . 11 ( d , j = 8 . 7 hz 2 h ), 8 . 18 ( br s , 1 h ). the appropriate xanthine or 2 - thioxanthine derivative ( 10 mmol ) was heated with 6 g of p 4 s 10 in 100 ml of dioxane for 3 - 5 h under reflux . insoluble material was removed by filtration , and the filtrate was added dropwise to 200 ml of h 2 o with stirring . the precipitate was collected and purified by recrystallization from a h 2 o / etoh - mixture . yield 80 - 85 %. thiophene - 2 - acetic acid ( 1 . 61 g , 11 mmol ), dicyclohexylcarbodiimide ( 2 . 34 g , 11 mmol ), and n - hydroxysuccinimide ( 1 . 30 g , 11 mmol ) were added to 50 ml of ethyl acetate containg 10 % dmf . after stirring for two hours , the urea was removed by filtration . the filtrate was washed with aqueous acid / base and evaporated . the residue was recrystallized from ethyl acetate / petroleum ether . yield 2 . 01 g ( 74 %). thiophene - 2 - acetic acid ( 0 . 39 g , 2 . 8 mmol ) was dissolved in 8 ml methanol . mercuric acetate was added with stirring , and a white precipitate appeared shortly thereafter . after one hour , 4 ml ether was added and the solid was collected by filtration . yield of 60a 0 . 88 g ( 93 %). mass spectrum ( ci - nh 3 ) shows a peak at 360 z / e corresponding to m + 1 + nh 3 . the thiophene - xanthine derivative , 46 , was prepared as reported previously . upon mercuration in dimethylformamide by a method , a solid product , compound 46 , was obtained and characterized by californium plasma desorption mass spectoscopy . compound 63a ( 60 . 5 mg , 0 . 28 mmol ) was dissolved in 5 ml methanol and treated with 100 mg ( 0 . 31 mmol ) mercuric acetate . first a solution formed , followed by crystallization of product . after one hour , ether was added , and the precipitate was collected . yield 98 mg ( 84 %), m . p . 230 ° c . dec . this compound was converted to the corresponding 5 - iodo derivative upon treatment at room temperature with iodine or iodine monochloride . h - nmr of 2 -( n - succinoylaminomethyl )- 5 - mercurothiophene , 61b : 8 . 46 ( 1h , t , nh ), 7 . 13 ( 1h , d , ar - 4 ), 6 . 68 ( 1h , d , ar - 3 ), 4 . 37 ( 2h , d , ch 2 n ), 2 . 43 ( 2h , ch 2 ), 2 . 35 ( 2h , ch 2 ). compound 60a ( 75 mg , 0 . 22 mmol ) was suspended in 5 ml of dimethylformamide containing 5 % dmso . iodine crystals ( 77 mg , 0 . 31 mmol ) was added with stirring . a solution formed within one minute . 1m hydrochloric acid was added and the mixture was extracted three times with ethyl acetate . the combined organic layers were dried ( na 2 so 4 ) and evaporated . the product was purified by column chromatography on silica gel . r f of product ( silica , ethyl acetate / petroleum ether ) was 0 . 79 . the identical product was obtained as follows : n - iodosuccinimide ( 236 . 2 mg , 1 . 05 mmol ) was added to a stirred suspension of compound 59a ( 326 . 2 mg , 0 . 95 mmol ) in methanol ( 30 ml ). after 16 h the suspension was filtered and the methanol removed in vacuo . the remaing oil was redissolved in ethyl acetate , washed with 0 . 5n hcl and the product was extracted into a 0 . 5n naoh solution . the basic fraction was washed with ch 2 cl 2 , acidified to ph 1 . 0 with 1n hcl , and extracted with etoac . the product was chromatographed on a silica gel column ( eluent , 17 / 2 / 1 , chcl 3 / meoh / acoh ), and the solvents removed from the product fractions in vacuo . acetic acid was removed by azeotropic distillation with petroleum ether . the light yellow oil was redissolved in ethyl acetate , and ether was added forming a precipitate which was removed by filtration . evaporation of the solvent gave compound 61a as a waxy yellow solid ( 110 mg , 43 %). compound 58 reacted with l - tyrosyl - glycine ( 274 mg , 1 . 15 mmol ) in dimethylformamide to give n -( thiophene - 2 - acetyl )- l - tyrosyl - glycine ( 230 mg , 55 % yield ). upon mercuration in dimethylformamide as for compond 60a , n -( 5 - mercurothiophene - 2 - acetyl )- l - tyrosyl - glycine ( 40 % yield ) was obtained . thiophene - 2 - methylamine ( aldrich , 2 . 37 g , 21 mmol ) was dissolved in 20 ml tetrahydrofuran and treated with a solution of succinic anhydride ( 2 . 1 g , 21 mmol ) in 20 ml dimethylformamide . after one half hour , ethyl acetate ( 50 ml ) was added , and the mixture was extracted with citric acid ( 1m ) three times and with water . the organic layer was dried ( mgso 4 ). solvent was removed and petroleum ether was added causing white crystal of 62a to precipitate . yield 9 . 4 %, mp 130 ° c . the nmr and mass spectra were consistent with the assigned structure . uv spectrum l max 233 nm ( log ε 4 . 019 ). stock solutions of xanthines were prepared in the millimolar concentration range in dimethylsulfoxide and stored frozen . solutions were warmed to 50 ° prior to dilution in aqueous medium . inhibition of binding of 1 nm [ 3 h ] n 6 - phenylisopropyladenosine to a 1 adenosine receptors in rat cerebral cortical membranes was assayed as described . 17 inhibition of binding by a range of concentrations of xanthines was assessed in triplicate in at least three separate experiments . ic 50 values computer - generated using a non - linear regression formula on the graphpad program , were converted to k i values using a k d value for [ 3 h ] pia of 1 . 0 nm and the cheng - prusoff equation . 19 inhibition of binding of [ 3 h ] n - ethylcarboxamidoadenosine to a 2 - adenosine receptors in rat striatal membranes was measured as described , 18 except that 5 mm theophylline was used to define non - specific binding . n 6 - cyclopentyladenosine was present at 50 nm to inhibit binding of the ligand at a 1 - adenosine receptors . inhibition of binding by a range of concentrations of xanthines was assessed in triplicate in at least three separate experiments . ic 50 - values were converted to ki - values by the method of bruns et al , 18 using a conversion factor derived from the affinity of [ 3 h ] n - ethylcarboxamidoadenosine at a 2 receptors and the cheng - prusoff equation . 19 acknowledgements : this project has been supported in part by the national institutes of health sbir grant no . 1 r34 am 37728 - 01 to research biochemicals , inc . abbreviations : xac , xanthine amine congener , 8 -( 4 -( 2 - amino - ethylaminocarbonylmethyloxy ) phenyl )- 1 , 3 - dipropylxanthine ; cpx , 8 - cyclopentyl - 1 , 3 - dipropylxanthine ; edac , dimethylaminopropylethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride ; hobt , 1 - hydroxybenzotriazole . pharmaceutical compositions may be prepared using the usual carriers and may be given by mouth , parenterally , or as compositions particularly adapted for uptake though the mucosa , such as cyclodextrin inclusion complexes and the like . compositions particularly suited for oral dosing include elixirs and tablets . dosage will depend on the size of the patient and the particular preparation given . an effective dosage of 0 . 1 to 10 mg / kg would be the usual dosage range . 1 . fredholm , b . b . ; jacobson , k . ; jonzon , k . ; kirk , k . ; li , y . ; daly , j . j . cardiovasc . pharmacol . 1987 , 9 , 396 . 2 . collis , m . g . ; baxter , g . s . ; keddie , j . r . j . pharm . pharmacol . 1986 , 38 , 850 . 3 . londos , c . ; wolff , t . proc . natl . acad . sci . usa 1977 , 74 , 5482 . 4 . bruns , r . f . ; daly , j . w . ; snyder , s . h . proc . natl . acad . sci . usa 1983 , 80 , 2077 . 5 . bruns , r . f . ; fergus , j . h . ; badger , e . w . ; bristol , j . a ., santay , l . a . ; hays , s . j . naunyn - 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30 , 1988 . 17 . schwabe , u . ; trost , t . naunyn - schmiedeberg &# 39 ; s arch pharmacol . 1980 , 313 , 179 . 18 . bruns , r . f . ; lu , g . h . ; pugsley , t . a . mol . pharmacol . 1986 , 29 , 331 . 19 . cheng , y . c . ; prusoff , w . h . biochem . pharmacol . 1973 , 22 , 3099 . 20 . daly , j . w . ; hong , o . ; padgett , w . l . ; shamim , m . t . ; jacobson , k . a . ; ukena , d . biochem . pharmacol . 1988 , 37 , 655 . table 1__________________________________________________________________________potencies of xanthine derivatives at adenosine a . sub . 1 andat a . sub . 2 receptors in nanomolar concentration units .. sup . a , b k . sub . i k . sub . icompound x a . sub . 1 - receptors a . sub . 2 - receptors k . sub . i ( a . sub . 2 )/ k . sub . i ( a . sub . 1 ) __________________________________________________________________________ r r . sup . 1 1a me h o 8 , 470 ± 1490 . sup . c 25 , 300 ± 2000 . sup . c 2 . 99 1b pr h o 450 ± 25 . sup . c 5 , 160 ± 590 . sup . 11 . 5 2a me cyclopentyl o 10 . 9 ± 0 . 9 . sup . c 1 , 440 ± 70 . sup . c 133 2b pr cyclopentyl o 0 . 9 ± 0 . 1 420 47013 me cyclopentyl s 8 1 , 390 ± 88 17014 pr cyclopentyl s 0 . 655 ± 0 . 058 314 ± 62 47915 me 2 - furyl o 350 ± 20 . sup . c 2 , 780 ± 50 . sup . c 7 . 9416 me 3 - furyl o 72 . 4 ± 3 . 7 . sup . c 984 ± 70 . sup . c 13 . 617 me 2 - thienyl o 233 ± 48 . 6 1 , 630 ± 179 6 . 9718 me 3 - thienyl o 152 ± 27 841 ± 109 5 . 5319 pr 2 - thienyl o 16 . 1 ± 1 . 96 381 ± 27 . 7 23 . 620 pr 3 - thienyl o 10 . 0 ± 0 . 03 121 ± 18 . 2 12 . 121 me 2 - thienyl s 221 ± 43 . 3 1 , 740 ± 153 7 . 8722 pr 2 - thienyl s 35 . 1 ± 6 . 0 & gt ; 10 , 000 & gt ; 28523 me phenyl o 86 . 0 ± 2 . 8 . sup . c 848 ± 115 . sup . c 9 . 8524 et phenyl o 44 . 5 ± 1 . 2 . sup . c 836 ± 73 . sup . c 19 . 425 pr phenyl o 10 . 2 ± 2 . 6 . sup . c 180 ± 29 . sup . c 17 . 826 me phenyl s r . sup . 227 cooh o 58 ± 3 2 , 200 ± 526 37 . 828 cooh s 53 . 8 ± 7 . 1 315 ± 60 . 8 5 . 8629 cooet o 42 ± 3 & gt ; 10 , 000 & gt ; 23830 cooet s 6 . 78 ± 0 . 64 & gt ; 5 , 000 & gt ; 7403 conh ( ch . sub . 2 ). sub . 2 nh . sub . 2 o 1 . 2 ± 0 . 5 63 ± 21 52 . 531 conh ( ch . sub . 2 ). sub . 2 nh . sub . 2 s 2 . 69 ± 0 . 77 26 . 3 ± 1 . 76 9 . 832 conh ( ch . sub . 2 ). sub . 2 nhch . sub . 3 o 15 . 1 ± 1 . 6 . sup . d [ 9 . 3 ± 2 . 1 ]. sup . f [ 0 . 62 ] 33 conh ( ch . sub . 2 ). sub . 2 nhch . sub . 3 s 2 . 4 ± 0 . 28 6 . 80 ± 1 . 36 2 . 834 conh ( ch . sub . 2 ). sub . 2 n ( ch . sub . 3 ). sub . 2 o 2 . 8 ± 0 . 19 . sup . d 5 . 03 ± 0 . 54 1 . 835 conh ( ch . sub . 2 ). sub . 2 n ( ch . sub . 3 ). sub . 2 s 2 . 55 ± 0 . 60 27 . 9 ± 7 . 5 1136 conch . sub . 3 ( ch . sub . 2 ). sub . 2 n ( ch . sub . 3 ). sub . 2 o 0 . 93 ± 0 . 03 . sup . d 6 . 26 ± 0 . 25 6 . 737 conch . sub . 3 ( ch . sub . 2 ). sub . 2 n ( ch . sub . 3 ). sub . 2 s 2 . 57 ± 0 . 67 24 . 5 ± 8 . 4 9 . 538 ## str3 ## o 12 e e39 ## str4 ## s 84 870 1040 ## str5 ## o 6 . 4 ± 2 . 7 191 ± 13 3041 ## str6 ## s 8 . 9 322 ± 17 3642 ## str7 ## s 0 . 87 ± 0 . 09 180 21043 ## str8 ## s 13 . 0 ± 3 . 5 46 . 8 ± 9 . 4 3 . 644 conh ( ch . sub . 2 ). sub . 2 nh o 3 . 69 ± 0 . 71 . sup . d 207 ± 57 . sup . d 56 co ( ch . sub . 2 ). sub . 6 coon45 conh ( ch . sub . 2 ). sub . 2 nh s 33 . 5 e e co ( ch . sub . 2 ). sub . 6 coon46 conh ( ch . sub . 2 ). sub . 2 nh o 18 . 3 ± 3 . 0 147 ± 5 8 . 1 coch . sub . 47 conh ( ch . sub . 2 ). sub . 2 nh o 16 . 2 ± 2 . 7 458 ± 34 28 . 3 coch . sub . 2 hgoac48 conh ( ch . sub . 2 ). sub . 2 nh o 11 . 3 ± 1 . 5 116 ± 25 10 . 3 coch . sub . 2 i49 conh ( ch . sub . 2 ). sub . 2 nh 7 . 44 ± 0 . 98 630 ± 160 85 co ( ch . sub . 2 ). sub . 6 conhch . sub . 250 ## str9 ## o 17 . 6 ± 1 . 6 e e51 ## str10 ## o 1 . 3 ± 0 . 12 e e r r . sup . 152 me cyclopentyl s 40 . 5 ± 6 . 6 11 , 500 ± 628 28553 pr cyclopentyl s 4 . 87 ± 0 . 82 2 , 780 ± 730 57254 me cyclopentyl o 202 ± 26 8 , 980 ± 1300 44 . 455 pr cyclopentyl o 15 . 5 ± 1 . 5 3 , 360 ± 270 21756 me phenyl o 1 , 380 ± 74 11 , 300 ± 777 8 . 1857 et phenyl o 1 , 010 ± 321 3 , 510 ± 290 3 . 47__________________________________________________________________________ . sup . a - k . sub . i value from a single determination run in triplicate or average of thre ± s . e . m . . sup . b - inhibition of binding of [. sup . 3 h ]- phenylisopropyladenosine to a . sub . 1 - receptors i rat cortical membranes and binding of [. sup . 3 h ] nethylcarboxamidoadenosine to a . sub . 2 adenosine receptors in rat striatal membranes was measured as described .. sup . 18 , 19 . sup . c - values taken from bruns et al .. sup . 18 . sup . d - values taken from jacobson et al .. sup . 10 . sup . e - not determined . . sup . f - k . sub . b for inhibition of nethylcarboxamidoadenosine - stimulated adenylat cyclase , pheochromocytoma pc12 cell membranes .. sup . 10b table 2__________________________________________________________________________synthesis and characterization of 1 , 3 - dialkyl - 5 - acylamino - 6aminouracils . compound r r . sup . 1 x % yield mp (° c .) formula analysis__________________________________________________________________________10a me cyclopentyl s 71 253 c . sub . 12 h . sub . 18 n . sub . 4 o . sub . 2 s c , h , n10b pr cyclopentyl s 92 103 c . sub . 16 h . sub . 26 n . sub . 4 o . sub . 2 s . h . sub . 2 c , h , n10c me 2 - thienyl o 76 & gt ; 300 c . sub . 11 h . sub . 12 n . sub . 4 o . sub . 3 s c , h , n10d &# 34 ; 3 - thienyl o 78 & gt ; 300 c . sub . 11 h . sub . 12 n . sub . 4 o . sub . 3 s c , h , n10e pr 2 - thienyl o 88 143 c . sub . 15 h . sub . 20 n . sub . 4 o . sub . 3 s c , h , n10f &# 34 ; 3 - thienyl o 88 144 c . sub . 15 h . sub . 20 n . sub . 4 o . sub . 3 s h , n ; c . sup . a10g me 2 - thienyl s 83 & gt ; 300 c . sub . 11 h . sub . 12 n . sub . 4 o . sub . 2 s . sub . 2 c , h , n10h pr &# 34 ; s 80 150 c . sub . 15 h . sub . 20 n . sub . 4 o . sub . 2 s . sub . 2 c , h , n__________________________________________________________________________ a calculated 53 . 56 % c ; found 52 . 95 %. table 3__________________________________________________________________________synthesis and characterization of xanthine derivatives . compound % yield mp (° c .) formula analysis__________________________________________________________________________13 91 278 c . sub . 12 h . sub . 16 n . sub . 4 os c , h , n14 89 217 c . sub . 16 h . sub . 24 n . sub . 4 os c , h , n17 82 & gt ; 300 c . sub . 11 h . sub . 10 n . sub . 4 o . sub . 2 s c , h , n18 92 & gt ; 300 c . sub . 11 h . sub . 10 n . sub . 4 o . sub . 2 s c , h , n19 85 259 c . sub . 15 h . sub . 18 n . sub . 4 o . sub . 2 s c , h , n20 87 267 c . sub . 15 h . sub . 18 n . sub . 4 o . sub . 2 s c , h , n21 71 & gt ; 340 c . sub . 11 h . sub . 10 n . sub . 4 o . sub . 2 s . sub . 2 c , h , n22 92 298 c . sub . 15 h . sub . 18 n . sub . 4 os . sub . 2 c , h , n26 -- 350 c . sub . 13 h . sub . 12 n . sub . 4 os c , h , n33 95 206 - 208 c . sub . 22 h . sub . 30 n . sub . 6 o . sub . 3 s . 1 / 4h . sub . 2 o c , h , n35 93 238 - 240 c . sub . 23 h . sub . 32 n . sub . 6 o . sub . 3 s . 3 / 4h . sub . 2 o c , h , n37 52 172 - 174 c . sub . 24 h . sub . 34 n . sub . 6 o . sub . 3 s . 1 / 2h . sub . 2 o c , h , n39 92 210 - 212 c . sub . 40 h . sub . 54 n . sub . 8 o . sub . 8 s c , h , n41 84 182 - 187 c . sub . 37 h . sub . 47 f . sub . 3 n . sub . 8 o . sub . 8 s . 1 / 2cf . sub . 3 cooh . 1 / 2h . sub . 2 o c , h , n43 97 238 - 242d c . sub . 27 h . sub . 40 n . sub . 8 o . sub . 4 s . 3hbr . 3 / 2h . sub . 2 c , h , n45 68 160 - 168 c . sub . 33 h . sub . 43 n . sub . 7 o . sub . 8 s c , h ; n . sup . b48 85 240d c . sub . 27 h . sub . 31 n . sub . 6 o . sub . 5 si . 2 . 5h . sub . 2 o c , h , n52 85 236 c . sub . 12 h . sub . 16 n . sub . 4 s . sub . 2 c , h , n53 84 135 c . sub . 16 h . sub . 24 n . sub . 4 s . sub . 2 -- 54 79 241 c . sub . 12 h . sub . 16 n . sub . 4 os c , h , n55 81 153 c . sub . 10 h . sub . 24 n . sub . 4 os c , h , n56 84 256 c . sub . 13 h . sub . 12 n . sub . 4 os c , h , n57 72 223 c . sub . 15 h . sub . 16 n . sub . 4 os h ; c , n . sup . a 60b 84 230 c . sub . 11 h . sub . 9 no . sub . 3 shg c , h , n 61a 43 71 - 73 c . sub . 6 h . sub . 5 o . sub . 2 si . 0 . 5h . sub . 2 o c , h__________________________________________________________________________ a calculated 59 . 32 % c , 18 . 65 % n ; found 58 . 52 % c , 18 . 12 % n . b calculated 14 . 05 % n ; found 15 . 42 % n . __________________________________________________________________________elemental analyses calculated foundcompound formula % c % h % n % c % h % n__________________________________________________________________________ 10a c . sub . 12 h . sub . 18 n . sub . 4 o . sub . 2 s 51 . 10 6 . 42 19 . 84 51 . 15 6 . 48 19 . 89 10b c . sub . 16 h . sub . 26 n . sub . 4 o . sub . 2 s . h . sub . 2 o 53 . 92 7 . 90 15 . 71 53 . 96 7 . 80 15 . 93 10c c . sub . 11 h . sub . 12 n . sub . 4 o . sub . 3 s 47 . 14 4 . 32 20 . 00 47 . 15 4 . 20 19 . 82 10d c . sub . 11 h . sub . 12 n . sub . 4 o . sub . 3 s 47 . 14 4 . 32 20 . 00 47 . 16 4 . 26 19 . 91 10e c . sub . 15 h . sub . 20 n . sub . 4 o . sub . 3 s 53 . 56 5 . 99 16 . 65 53 . 60 6 . 10 16 . 46 10f c . sub . 15 h . sub . 20 n . sub . 4 o . sub . 3 s 53 . 56 5 . 99 16 . 65 52 . 95 6 . 06 16 . 43 10g c . sub . 11 h . sub . 12 n . sub . 4 o . sub . 2 s . sub . 2 44 . 58 4 . 08 18 . 90 44 . 43 4 . 24 18 . 86 10h c . sub . 15 h . sub . 20 n . sub . 4 o . sub . 2 s . sub . 2 51 . 13 5 . 72 15 . 90 50 . 92 5 . 59 15 . 7513 c . sub . 12 h . sub . 16 n . sub . 4 os 54 . 52 6 . 10 21 . 20 54 . 44 6 . 35 21 . 2514 c . sub . 16 h . sub . 24 n . sub . 4 os 59 . 99 7 . 55 17 . 50 59 . 97 7 . 68 17 . 5817 c . sub . 11 h . sub . 10 n . sub . 4 o . sub . 2 s 50 . 40 3 . 84 21 . 36 50 . 43 3 . 79 21 . 3218 c . sub . 11 h . sub . 10 n . sub . 4 o . sub . 2 s 50 . 40 3 . 84 21 . 36 50 . 29 3 . 88 21 . 3019 c . sub . 15 h . sub . 18 n . sub . 4 o . sub . 2 s 56 . 60 5 . 69 17 . 60 56 . 14 5 . 66 17 . 2520 c . sub . 15 h . sub . 18 n . sub . 4 o . sub . 2 s 56 . 60 5 . 69 17 . 60 56 . 10 5 . 69 17 . 2721 c . sub . 11 h . sub . 10 n . sub . 4 o . sub . 2 s . sub . 2 47 . 46 3 . 62 20 . 13 47 . 72 3 . 62 20 . 0922 c . sub . 15 h . sub . 18 n . sub . 4 os . sub . 2 53 . 88 5 . 43 16 . 74 53 . 75 5 . 50 16 . 6826 c . sub . 13 h . sub . 12 n . sub . 4 os 57 . 34 4 . 44 20 . 54 57 . 62 4 . 46 20 . 5133 c . sub . 22 h . sub . 30 n . sub . 6 o . sub . 3 s . 1 / 4h . sub . 2 o 57 . 06 6 . 64 18 . 15 56 . 92 6 . 61 18 . 0635 c . sub . 23 h . sub . 32 n . sub . 6 o . sub . 3 s . 3 / 4h . sub . 2 o 56 . 83 6 . 95 17 . 29 56 . 81 6 . 62 17 . 1937 c . sub . 24 h . sub . 34 n . sub . 6 o . sub . 3 s . 1 / 2h . sub . 2 o 58 . 16 7 . 12 16 . 96 57 . 94 6 . 91 16 . 8639 c . sub . 40 h . sub . 54 n . sub . 8 o . sub . 8 s 59 . 54 6 . 75 13 . 89 59 . 51 6 . 76 13 . 8241 c . sub . 37 h . sub . 47 f . sub . 3 n . sub . 8 o . sub . 8 s . 1 / 2cf . sub . 3 cooh . 1 / 2h . su b . 2 o 51 . 46 5 . 51 12 . 63 51 . 31 5 . 48 12 . 5043 c . sub . 27 h . sub . 40 n . sub . 8 o . sub . 4 s . 3hbr . 3 / 2h . sub . 2 o 38 . 49 5 . 50 13 . 30 38 . 06 5 . 35 12 . 9345 c . sub . 33 h . sub . 43 n . sub . 7 o . sub . 8 s 56 . 80 6 . 21 14 . 05 56 . 95 6 . 54 15 . 4246 c . sub . 27 h . sub . 32 n . sub . 6 o . sub . 5 s . h . sub . 2 o 56 . 83 6 . 01 14 . 73 56 . 98 5 . 76 14 . 8448 c . sub . 27 h . sub . 31 n . sub . 6 o . sub . 5 si . 2 . 5h . sub . 2 o 44 . 82 5 . 02 11 . 61 44 . 60 4 . 54 11 . 4852 c . sub . 12 h . sub . 16 n . sub . 4 s . sub . 2 51 . 40 5 . 75 19 . 99 51 . 60 5 . 83 19 . 6453 c . sub . 16 h . sub . 24 n . sub . 4 s . sub . 2 57 . 14 7 . 20 16 . 65 57 . 27 7 . 15 16 . 6254 c . sub . 12 h . sub . 16 n . sub . 4 os 54 . 52 6 . 10 21 . 20 54 . 52 6 . 17 21 . 1855 c . sub . 10 h . sub . 24 n . sub . 4 os 59 . 99 7 . 55 17 . 50 59 . 89 7 . 56 17 . 3556 c . sub . 13 h . sub . 12 n . sub . 4 os 57 . 33 4 . 44 20 . 58 57 . 44 4 . 48 20 . 5257 c . sub . 15 h . sub . 16 n . sub . 4 os 59 . 32 5 . 97 18 . 65 58 . 52 5 . 59 18 . 12 60b c . sub . 11 h . sub . 9 no . sub . 3 shg 26 . 25 2 . 20 3 . 40 26 . 20 2 . 19 3 . 46 61a c . sub . 6 h . sub . 5 o . sub . 2 si . 0 . 5h . sub . 2 o 26 . 01 2 . 18 -- 25 . 74 2 . 03 -- __________________________________________________________________________