Patent Application: US-28236502-A

Abstract:
the invention relates to compounds of formulae compounds of the invention have a good affinity to the nmda receptor and are useful for the treatment of diseases related to this receptor .

Description:
the following definitions of the general terms used in the present description apply irrespective of whether the terms in question appear alone or in combination . as used herein , the term “ lower alkyl ” denotes a straight - or branched - chain alkyl group containing from 1 to 7 carbon atoms , for example , methyl , ethyl , propyl , isopropyl , butyl and the like . preferred lower alkyl groups contain from 1 to 4 carbon atoms . the term “ pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts ” embraces salts with inorganic and organic acids , such as hydrochloric acid , nitric acid , sulfuric acid ) phosphoric acid , citric acid , formic acid , fumaric acid , maleic acid , acetic acid , succinic acid , tartaric acid , methane - sulfonic acid , p - toluenesulfonic acid and the like . exemplarly preferred compounds of formula ia , are those wherein r 2 is amino , selected from the group consisting of other preferred compounds of formula ia are those , wherein r 2 is — nh ( ch 2 ) 2 oh . examples of these preferred compounds are selected from the group consiting of compounds of formula ia , wherein r 2 is — nh - lower alkyl , are also preferred , for example compounds selected from the group consisting of : preferred compounds of formula 113 , wherein r 2 is hydrogen , are selected from the ( group consisting , of further preferred compounds of formula ib are those , wherein r 2 is amino , for example compounds selected from the group consisting of : compounds of formula ib , wherein r 2 is — nhc ( o ) c ( o ) och 2 ch 3 or — nh ( ch 2 ) 2 oh are also preferred and selected from the group consisting of the compounds of formulae ia and ib can be prepared in accordance with the invention by wherein r 1 - r 5 and r ′ have the significances given above and hal is bromo or chloro , or reacting a compound of formula wherein r 3 - r 5 have the significances given above , or wherein r 1 , r 3 - r 5 and r ′ have the significances given above , or or further reducing compounds ia4 or ib4 to a compound of formula wherein r 1 , r 3 - r 5 and r ′ have the significances given above , or with clc ( o ) och 2 ch 3 or with ch 3 c ( o ) cl or with clc ( o )- phenyl or with chooh / ch 2 o , respectively wherein r 1 , r 3 - r 5 and r ′ have the significances given above , or wherein r 1 , r 4 , r 5 and r ′ have the significances given above , and if desired , converting the compound of formula i obtained into a pharmaceutically acceptable salt . in the following the preparation of compounds of formula ia and ib are described in more detail : in accordance with the process variants , described above , and with schemes 1 - 12 , described below , compounds of formula ia and ib may be prepared by known procedures , for example by the followings : a mixture of a compound of formula iia or iib , for example 2 - bromo - pyridin - 4 - yl - amine or 4 - bromo - pyridin - 2 - yl - amine , respectively , and a compound of formula iii , such as 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 - tetrahydro - isoquinoline is stirred at 150 ° c . for about 3 hr . after extractive workup the organic phase is dried and concentrated to give the free base of a compound of general formulae ia or ib . to a solution of a compound of formula iia , for example 2 - bromo - 6 - ethyl - pyridine ( s . g . davies and m . r . shipton , j . chem . soc ., perkin trans . 1 , 1991 , 3 , 501 ) in acetic acid is added peracetic acid , maintaining t & lt ; 50 ° c . after complete addition the mixture is stirred at about 50 ° c . for 5 hr and then cooled to rt . crushed ice is added and the ph is adjusted to ph 12 with aqueous koh solution . after extraction the combined organic phases are dried and evaporated to give the corresponding oxide of formula iva . then , with ice bath cooling hno 3 is added dropwise , followed by h 2 so 4 . the mixture is stirred at about 90 ° c . for 90 min and then cooled to rt . crushed ice is added and the ph is adjusted to ph 12 with aqueous naoh solution . after extraction the combined organic phases are dried and evaporated to give a compound of formula va , wich is directly used in the next step . a solution of a compound of formula va in acetic acid is treated with powdered iron . the mixture is slowly heated to 100 ° c . and kept for 1 hr at this temperature . then the reaction mixture is cooled to rt and filtered . after evaporation of the solvent the residue is crystallized to yield a compound of formula iia1 . the corresponding compounds of formula ia may be prepared as described above . to a solution of a compound of formula va1 , for example 2 - bromo - 6 - methyl - 4 - nitro - pyridine ( a . puszko , pr . nauk . akad . ekon . im . oskara langego wroclawiu , 1984 , 278 , 169 ) in conc . h 2 so 4 , cro 3 is added maintaining t & lt ; 55 ° c . after about 4 hr the mixture is heated to 70 ° c . for 30 min and then cooled to rt . ice - cold water is added maintaining t & lt ; 70 ° c . the mixture is left overnight . a compound of formula va2 is obtained . a corresponding solution of these compounds in thf is treated with borane / thf . the mixture is refluxed for 6 hr , then powdered iron is added , followed by acetic acid . reflux is maintained for 6 hr , the mixture is filtered , evaporated , partitioned , dried and concentrated to give a compound of formula iia2 . the corresponding compounds of formulae ia may then be prepared as described above . a compound of formula iia3 maybe prepared in the following way : with efficient ice bath cooling a compound of formula vi , for example 2 - bromo - 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 - tetrahydro - quinoline i - oxide ( s . zimmermann et al ., j . am . chem . soc ., 1991 , 113 , 183 ) is treated with conc . h 2 so 4 , followed by conc . hno 3 . the resulting mixture is heated to about 90 ° c . for 90 min , cooled and poured on crushed ice . naoh is added to reach ph 7 and the aqueous phase is extracted , dried and concentrated to yield a compound of formula vii . a mixture of a compound of formula vii , for example 2 - bromo - 4 - nitro - 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 - tetrahydro - quinoline 1 - oxide , powdered iron and acetic acid is heated to about 100 ° c . for 1 hr . after cooling the mixture is filtered , evaporated and the residue is partitioned . the organic phase is dried and concentrated to provide a compound of formula iia3 . the corresponding compounds of formulae ia1 may then be prepared as described above . furthermore , a compound of formulae ia3 or ib3 may be prepared by reaction of a compound of formula ia2 or ib2 , with ethyl chlorooxoacetate . the obtained compound of formula ia3 or ib3 is then reacted with lithium aluminum hydride . after workup and chromatography the free base of a compound of formulae ia4 and ia5 or ib4 and ib5 may be obtained . compounds of formula ia9 or ib9 may be prepared as follows : a solution of a compound of formula ia2 or ib2 , for example 2 -( 3 , 4 - dihydro - 1h - isoquinolin - 2 - yl )- pyridin - 4 - yl - amine in formic acid is treated with aqueous formaldehyde solution . the mixture is refluxed for 1 hr followed by evaporation of the volatiles . the residue is partitioned and the organic phase is separated , dried and concentrated . compounds of formulae ia6 , ib63 , ia7 , ib7 , ia8 or ib8 may be obtained from a compound of formula ia2 or ib2 with ethyl chloroformate , acetylchloride or benzoyl chloride , respectively . these reactions are carried out in conventional manner . in accordance with schemes 11 and 12 , a compound of formula ia11 or ib11 or similar compounds maybe prepared from a solution of a compound of formula ia10 or ib10 , for example [ 2 -( 3 , 4 - dihydro - 1h - isoquinolin - 2 - yl )- pyridin - 4 - yl ]- ethyl - amine , in formic acid this solution is treated with aqueous formaldehyde solution . the mixture is refluxed for 1 hr followed by evaporation of the volatiles . the residue is partitioned and the organic phase is separated , dried and concentrated to obtain a compound of formula ia11 or ib11 . pharmaceutically acceptable salts can be manufactured according to methods which are known in the art . the acid addition salts of compounds of formula ia and ib are especially well suited for pharmaceutical use . in the following schemes 1 - 12 are described processes for preparation of compounds of formula i , starting from known compounds , from commercial products or from compounds , which can be prepared in conventional manner . the preparation of compounds of formulae ia and ib are described in more detail in working examples 1 - 35 the substituents r 1 to r 5 and r ′ are described above . the substituents r 1 to r 5 and r ′ are described above . the substituents r 1 , r 3 and r ′ are described above . wherein r 3 - r 5 have the significances given above . the substituents r 1 , r 3 - r 5 and r ′ are described above . the substituents r 1 and r 3 - r 5 are described above . the substituents r 1 and r 3 - r 5 are described above . the substituents r 1 , r 3 - r 5 and r ′ have been described above . the substituents r 1 , r ′, r 4 , r 5 and r 6 have been described above . the substituents r 1 , r 4 and r 5 are described above . as mentioned earlier , the compounds of formulae ia and ib , combinations of ia and ib and their pharmaceutically usable acid addition salts possess valuable pharmacodynamic properties . compounds of formulae ia and ib are nmda - receptor subtype 2b selective blockers , which have a key function in modulating neuronal activity and plasticity . accordingly , compounds of the invention are useful in mediating processes underlying development of cns as well as learning and memory formation . the compounds of formulae ia and ib1 were investigated in accordance with the test given hereinafter . male füllinsdorf albino rats weighing between 150 - 200 g were used . membranes were prepared by homogenization of the whole brain minus cerebellum and medulla oblongata with a polytron ( 10 . 000 rpm , 30 seconds ), in 25 volumes of a cold tris - hcl 50 mm , edta 10 mm , ph 7 . 1 buffer . the homogenate was centrifuged at 48 , 000 g for 10 minutes at 4 ° c . the pellet was resuspended using the polytron in the same volume of buffer and the homogenate was incubated at 37 ° c . for 10 minutes . after centrifugation the pellet was homogenized in the same buffer and frozen at − 80 ° c . for at least 16 hours but not more than 10 days . for the binding assay the homogenate was thawed at 37 ° c ., centrifuged and the pellet was washed three times as above in a tris - hcl 5 mm , ph 7 . 4 cold buffer . the final pellet was resuspended in the same buffer and used at a final concentration of 200 mg of protein / ml . [ 0110 ] 3 h - ro 25 - 6981 binding experiments were performed using a tris - hcl 50 mm , ph 7 . 4 buffer . for displacement experiments 5 nm of 3 h - ro 25 - 6981 were used and non specific binding was measured using 10 mm of tetrahydroisoquinoline and usually it accounts for 10 % of the total . the incubation time was 2 hours at 4 ° c . and the assay was stopped by filtration on whatmann gf / b glass fiber filters ( unifilter - 96 , packard , zurich , switzerland ). the filters were washed 5 times with cold buffer . the radioactivity on the filter was counted on a packard top - count microplate scintillation counter after addition of 40 ml of microscint 40 ( canberra packard s . a ., züirich , switzerland ). the above procedure was performed to determine data for calculation of an ic 50 value . the ic 50 value is a concentration expressed in micromoles ( μm ) for a test compound at which 50 % of the ligand ( in this determination , 3 h - ro 25 - 6981 ) bonded to the receptor is displaced . the binding ability of the compounds of the invention was measured in vitro using a minimum of 10 concentrations and repeated at least once . the specific binding at each concentration was then calculated as the % of the maximum specific binding ( 100 %) obtained in the same experiment , in the absence of a test compound . competitive displacement of 3 h - ro 25 - 6981 was observed , with complete displacement of the radioligand from specific binding sites ( usually about 0 % of specific binding at the highest concentrations tested ). an ic 50 value was then calculated with all the ten datapoints (% of specific bound ) by plotting the data on a semilogarithmic scale with a sigmoidal fit ( log of the molar concentration on x - axis vs . % of specific bound on the y - axis ) using microsoft excel fit software or microcal origin software . the pooled normalized values were analyzed using a non - linear regression calculation program which provide ic 50 with their relative upper and lower 95 % confidence limits . the ic 50 ( μm ) of preferred compounds of formulae ia and ib , tested in accordance with the above mentioned methods , is & lt ; 0 . 02 μm . in table i below some ic 50 values of preferred compounds are shown . table i example no . ic 50 ( μm ) 1 0 . 008 3 0 . 011 4 0 . 014 5 0 . 0053 6 0 . 011 9 0 . 006 10 0 . 011 30 0 . 004 31 0 . 02 32 0 . 011 33 0 . 02 35 0 . 004 the compounds of formulae ia and ib , combinations of formulae ia and ib and their salts , as herein described , can be incorporated into standard pharmaceutical dosage forms , for example , for oral or parenteral application with the usual pharmaceutically acceptable adjuvant materials , for example , organic or inorganic inert carrier materials , such as , water , gelatin , lactose , starch , magnesium stearate , talc , vegetable oils , gums , polyalkylene - glycols and the like . the pharmaceutical compositions can be employed in a solid form , for example , as tablets , suppositories , capsules , or in liquid form , for example , as solutions , suspensions or emulsions . pharmaceutically acceptable adjuvant materials can be added and include preservatives stabilizers , wetting or emulsifying agents , salts to change the osmotic pressure or to act as buffers . the pharmaceutical compositions can also contain other therapeutically active substances . the dosage can vary within wide limits and will , of course , be fitted to the individual requirements in each particular case . in the case of oral administration the dosage lies in the range of about 0 . 1 mg per dosage to about 1000 mg per day of a compound of ( general formula i although the upper limit can also be exceeded when this is shown to be indicated . the following examples illustrate the present invention in more detail . however , they are not intended to limit its scope in any manner . all temperatures are given in degree celsius . a mixture of 2 - bromo - pyridin - 4 - yl - amine ( 0 . 50 g , 2 . 9 mmol ) and 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 - tetrahydro - isoquinoline ( 1 . 1 g , 8 . 7 mmol ) was stirred at 150 ° c . for 3 hr . after extractive workup ( acoet / ho ) the organic phase was dried ( na 2 so 4 ), concentrated and chromatographed ( sio 2 with ch 2 cl 2 / ch 3 oh / nh 4 oh = 140 / 10 / 1 ) to give the free base of the title compound ( 0 . 39 g , 60 %) as a colorless oil . treatment with hydrogen chloride gave white crystals . mp . 252 ° c . ( dec .) ( isopropanol / acoet ), ms : m / e = 226 ( m + h + ). following the general method described in example 1 , the title compound was obtained as a white crystalline material by reaction of 2 - bromo - pyridin - 4 - yl - amine with rac .- 4 - methyl - 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 - tetrahydro - isoquinoline ( g . grunewald et al ., j . med . chem ., 1988 , 31 , 433 ) and crystallization of the free base as the fumarate salt . mp . 178 - 179 ° c . ( meoh / et 2 o ), ms : m / e = 239 ( m + ). following the general method described in example 1 , the title compound was obtained as a white crystalline material by reaction of 2 - bromo - 5 - methyl - pyridin - 4 - yl - amine ( a . puszko , z . talik , pr . nauk . akad . ekon . im . oskara langego wroclawiu , 1980 , 167 , 177 ) with 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 - tetrahiydro - isoquinoline and crystallization of the free base as the fumarate salt . mp . 110 ° c . ( dec .) ( meoh / et 2 o ), ms : m / e = 240 ( m + h + ). following the general method described in example 1 , the title compound was obtained as a white crystalline material by reaction of 2 - bromo - 6 - methyl - pyridin - 4 - yl - amine ( a . puszko , pr . nauk . akad . ekon . im . oskara langego wroclawiu , 1984 , 278 , 169 ) with 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 - tetrahydro - isoquinoline and crystallization of the free base as the fumarate salt . mp . 110 ° c . ( dec .) ( meoh / et 2 o ), ms : m / e = 239 ( m + ). to a solution of 2 - bromo - 6 - ethyl - pyridine ( 15 . 4 g , 82 . 8 mmol ) ( s . g . davies and m . r . shipton , j . chem . soc ., perkin trans . 1 , 1991 , 3 , 501 ) in acetic acid ( 15 ml ) was added peracetic acid ( 26 ml of a 39 % solution ) maintaining t & lt ; 50 ° c . after complete addition the mixture was stirred at 50 ° c . for 5 hr and then cooled to room temperature ( rt ). crushed ice ( 40 g ) was added and the ph was adjusted to ph 12 with 40 % aqueous koh solution . after extraction with chcl 3 ( 6 × 60 ml ) the combined organic phases were dried ( na 2 co 3 ) and evaporated to give 20 . 0 g (& gt ; 100 %) of the title compound , ms : m / e = 201 ( m + ) as a yellow oil . with ice bath cooling hno 3 ( 100 %, 25 ml ) was added dropwise to 2 - bromo - 6 - ethyl - pyridine 1 - oxide ( example 5a ) ( 20 . 0 g , 99 mmol ), followed by h 2 so 4 ( 98 %, 17 ml ). the mixture was stirred at 90 ° c . for 90 min and then cooled to rt . crushed ice ( 500 g ) was added and the ph was adjusted to ph 12 with 28 % aqueous naoh solution . after extraction with acoet ( 4 × 250 ml ) the combined organic phases were dried ( na 2 co 3 ) and evaporated to give 15 . 9 g ( 65 %) of a yellow solid mass which was directly used in the next step a solution of 2 - bromo - 6 - ethyl - 4 - nitro - pyridine 1 - oxide ( example 5b ) ( 15 . 9 g , 69 mmol ) in acetic acid ( 310 ml ) was treated with powdered iron ( 25 . 8 g , 462 mmol ). the mixture was slowly heated to 100 ° c . and kept for 1 hr at this temperature . then the reaction mixture was cooled to rt and filtered . after evaporation of the solvent the residue was crystallized to yield the title compound as a beige material ( 88 %). mp . 75 - 77 ° c . ( pentane ), ms : m / e = 200 ( m 1 ). following the general method described in example 1 , the title compound was obtained as a white crystalline material by reaction of 2 - bromo - 6 - ethyl - pyridin - 4 - yl - amine ( example 5c ) with 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 - tetrahydro - isoquinoline and crystallization of the free base as the fumarate salt . mp . 140 - 141 ° c . ( acoet ), ms : m / e = 254 ( m + h + ). to a solution of 2 - bromo - 6 - methyl - 4 - nitro - pyridine ( 17 . 8 g , 82 . 0 mmol ) ( a . puszko , pr . nauk . akad . ekon . im . oskara langego wroclawiu , 1984 , 278 ) 169 ) in conc . h 2 so 4 ( 100 ml ) cro 3 ( 32 . 8 g , 328 mmol ) was added maintaining t & lt ; 55 ° c . after 4 hr the mixture was heated to 70 ° c . for 30 min and then cooled to rt . ice - cold water ( 500 ml ) was added maintaining t & lt ; 70 ° c . the mixture was left overnight . the title compound crystallized as a beige material ( 76 %). mp . 173 - 175 ° c . ( h 2 o ), ms : m / e = 246 ( m + ). a solution of 6 - bromo - 4 - nitro - pyridine - 2 - carboxylic acid ( example 6a ) ( 6 . 60 g , 29 . 1 mmol ) in thf ( 150 ml ) was treated with borane / thf ( 87 ml of a 1m solution ). the mixture was refluxed for 6 hr , then powdered iron ( 16 . 3 g , 291 mmol ) was added , followed by acetic acid ( 150 ml ). reflux was maintained for 6 hr , the mixture was filtered , evaporated and partitioned ( acoet / nahco 3 - solution ). the organic phase was dried ( na 2 so 4 ), concentrated and chromatographed ( sio 2 with ch 2 cl 2 / meoh = 93 / 7 ) to provide 2 . 0 g ( 34 %) of ( 4 - amino - 6 - bromo - pyridin - 2 - yl )- methanol as a white solid material . mp . 144 - 145 ° c . ( acoet ), ms : m / e = 202 ( m 1 ). following the general method described in example 1 , the title compound was obtained as an off - white crystalline material by reaction of ( 4 - amino - 6 - bromo - pyridin - 2 - yl )- methanol ( example 6b ) with 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 - tetrahydro - isoquinoline . mp . 183 - 184 ° c . ( acoet ), ms : m / e = 255 ( m 1 ). with efficient ice bath cooling 2 - bromo - 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 - tetrahydro - quinoline 1 - oxide ( 8 . 0 g , 35 mmol ) ( s . zimmermann et al ., j . am . chem . soc ., 1991 , 113 , 183 ) was treated with conc . h 2 so 4 ( 65 ml ), followed by conc . hno 3 ( 10 ml ). the resulting mixture was heated to 90 ° c . for 90 min , cooled and poured on crushed ice ( 200 g ). naoh ( 28 %) was added to reach ph 7 and the aqueous phase extracted with acoet . the organic phase was dried ( na 2 so 4 ) and concentrated to yield 7 . 9 g ( 83 %) of the title compound as a yellow oil . ms : m / e = 272 ( m + ). a mixture of 2 - bromo - 4 - nitro - 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 - tetrahydro - quinoline 1 - oxide ( example 7a ) ( 7 . 9 g , 28 . 9 mmol ), powdered iron ( 13 . 3 g , 238 mmol ) and acetic acid ( 160 ml ) was heated to 100 ° c . for 1 hr . after cooling the mixture was filtered and evaporated and the residue was partitioned ( acoet / nahco 3 - solution ). the organic phase was dried ( na 2 so 4 ), concentrated and chromatographed ( sio 2 with ch 2 cl 2 / meoh = 98 / 2 ) to provide 2 . 4 g ( 37 %) of the title compound as a brown solid material . ms : m / e = 226 ( m + ). following the general method described in example 1 , the title compound was obtained as an off - white crystalline material by reaction of 2 - bromo - 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 - tetrahydro - quinolin - 4 - ylamine ( example 7b ) with 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 - tetrahydro - isoquinoline and crystallization of the free base as the hydrochloride salt . mp . 109 - 110 ° c . ( meoh / et 2 o ), ms : m / e = 279 ( m + ). with ice bath cooling , a solution of ethyl chlorooxoacetate ( 2 . 0 g , 14 . 6 mmol ) in thf ( 25 ml ) was dropwise added to a solution of 2 -( 3 , 4 - dihydro - 1h - isoquinolin - 2 - yl )- 6 - methyl - pyridin - 4 - yl - amine ( example 4 ) ( 2 . 9 g , 12 . 1 mmol ) in pyridine ( 40 ml ). the mixture was stirred at 75 ° c . for 1 hr , evaporated and partitioned ( acoet / nahco 3 - solution ). the organic phase was dried ( na 2 so 4 ), concentrated and crystallized yielding 3 . 1 g ( 75 %) of the title compound as light brown solid . mp . 128 - 129 ° c . ( acoet ), ms : m / e = 340 ( m + h 4 ). following the general method described in example 8 , the title compound was obtained as a white crystalline material by reaction of 2 -( 3 , 4 - dihydro - 1h - isoquinolin - 2 - yl )- pyridin - 4 - ylamine ( example 1 ) with ethyl chlorooxoacetate followed by crystallization of the hydrochloride salt . mp . & gt ; 187 ° c . ( dec . )( etoh / et 2 o ), ms : m / e = 326 ( m + h + ). a solution of n -[ 2 -( 3 , 4 - dihydro - 1 h - isoquinolin - 2 - yl )- pyridin - 4 - yl ]- oxalamic acid ethyl ester ( example 9a ) ( 1 . 3 g , 4 . 1 mmol ) in thf ( 41 ml ) was cooled in an ice bath and lithium aluminum hydride ( 0 . 31 g , 8 . 2 mmol ) was added in 5 portions . the mixture was refluxed for 2 hr , quenched with saturated aqueous seignette - salt solution and diluted with acoet ( 200 ml ). the organic phase was separated , dried ( na 2 so 4 ) and concentrated . after chromatography ( sio 2 with ch 2 cl 2 / ch 3 oh / nh 4 oh 140 / 10 / 1 ) the free base of the title compound was obtained as a colorless oil ( 0 . 79 g , 72 %). treatment with hydrogen chloride and triturating with hexane gave the title compound as a white hygroscopic foam . ms : m / e = 270 ( m + h + ). following the general method described in example 9 , n -[ 2 -( 3 , 4 - dihydro - 1h - isoquinolin - 2 - yl )- 6 - methyl - pyridin - 4 - yl ]- oxalamic acid ethyl ester ( example 8 ) was reacted with lithium aluminum hydride . after workup and chromatography the free base of the title compound was treated with an aliquot of 0 . 1 n hydrochloric acid , filtered and freeze - dried . ms : m / e = 284 ( m + h + ). following the general method described in example 8 , the title compound was obtained as a white crystalline material by reaction of 2 -( 3 , 4 - dihydro - 1h - isoquinolin - 2 - yl )- 5 - methyl - pyridin - 4 - yl - amine ( example 3 ) with ethyl chlorooxoacetate . mp . 110 - 111 ° c . ( acoet ), ms : m / e = 340 ( m + h 1 ). following the general method described in example 9 , n -[ 2 -( 3 , 4 - dihydro - 1h - isoquinolin - 2 - yl )- 5 - methyl - pyridin - 4 - yl ]- oxalamic acid ethyl ester ( example 11a ) was reacted with lithium aluminum hydride . after workup and chromatography the free base of the title compound was treated with an aliquot of fumaric acid and crystallized as the white salt . mp . 232 - 233 ° c . ( meoh / et 2 o ), ms : m / e = 284 ( m + h + ). in analogy to the general method described in example 8 , the title compound was obtained by reaction of 2 -( 3 , 4 - dihydro - 1h - isoquinolin - 2 - yl )- pyridin - 4 - yl - amine ( example 1 ) with ethyl chloroformate followed by crystallization of the white hydrochloride salt . mp . & gt ; 213 ° c . ( dec ) ( meoh / et 2 o ), ms : m / e = 298 ( m + h + ). following the general method described in example 9 , [ 2 -( 3 , 4 - dihydro - 1h - isoquinolin - 2 - yl )- pyridin - 4 - yl ]- carbamic acid ethyl ester ( example 12a ) was reacted with lithium aluminum hydride . after workup and chromatography the free base of the title compound was treated with an aliquot of fumaric acid to yield a white crystalline material . mp . 171 - 172 ° c . ( meoh / et 2 o ), ms : m / e = 239 ( m + ). a solution of 2 -( 3 , 4 - dihydro - 1h - isoquinolin - 2 - yl )- pyridin - 4 - y - lamine ( example 1 ) ( 2 . 3 g , 10 . 0 mmol ) in formic acid ( 16 ml ) was treated with aqueous formaldehyde solution ( 8 ml of a 40 % solution ). the mixture was refluxed for 1 hr followed by evaporation of the volatiles . the residue was partitioned ( acoet / nahco 3 - solution ) and the organic phase was separated , dried ( na 2 so 4 ) and concentrated . after chromatography ( sio 2 with ch 2 cl 2 / ch 3 oh / nh 4 oh = 300 / 10 / 1 ) the free base of the title compound was obtained as a colorless oil ( 1 . 44 g , 57 %). it was crystallized as the white fumarate salt . mp . 177 - 178 ° c . ( meoh / et 2 o ), ms : m / e = 254 ( m + h + ). the free base of the title compound was obtained as a minor ( less polar ) product ( 0 . 54 g , 19 %) in the synthesis of [ 2 -( 3 , 4 - dihydro - 1h - isoquinolin - 2 - yl )- pyridin - 4 - yl ]- dimethyl - amine ( example 13 ). it was crystallized as the white hydrochloride salt . mp . 220 - 221 ° c . ( meoh / et 2 o ), ms : ml / e = 282 ( m + h + ). in analogy to the general method described in example 8 , the title compound was obtained by reaction of 2 -( 3 , 4 - dihydro - 1h - isoquinolin - 2 - yl )- pyridin - 4 - ylamine ( example 1 ) with acetyl chloride followed by crystallization of the white hydrochloride salt . mp . 229 - 230 ° c . ( meoh / et 2 o ), ms : m / e = 267 ( m + ). following the general method described in example 9 , n -[ 2 -( 3 , 4 - dihydro - 1h - isoquinolin - 2 - yl )- pyridin - 4 - yl ]- acetamide ( example 15 ) was reacted with lithium aluminum hydride . after workup and chromatography the free base of the title compound was treated with an aliquot of fumaric acid and crystallized as the white salt . mp . 73 - 74 ° c . ( meoh / et 2 o ), ms : ml / e = 254 ( m + ). in analogy to the general method described in example 8 , the title compound was obtained by reaction of 2 -( 3 , 4 - dihydro - 1h - isoquinolin - 2 - yl )- pyridin - 4 - yl - amine ( example 1 ) with benzoyl chloride followed by crystallization of the free base . mp . 139 - 140 ° c . ( acoet / ipr 2 o ), ms : m / e = 330 ( m + h + ). following the general method described in example 9 , n -[ 2 -( 3 , 4 - dihydro - 1h - isoquinolin - 2 - yl )- pyridin - 4 - yl ]- benzamide ( example 17a ) was reacted with lithium aluminum hydride . after workup and chromatography the free base of the title compound was treated with hydrogen chloride and triturated with et 2 o / pentane . the title compound was obtained as white amorphous material . ms : m / e = 315 ( m + ). following the general method described in example 1 , the title compound was obtained as a white crystalline material by reaction of 6 - bromo - 4 - methyl - pyridin - 2 - yl - amine ( f . johnson et al ., j . org . chem ., 1962 , 27 , 2473 ) with 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 - tetrahydro - isoquinoline and crystallization of the free base as the hydrochloride salt . mp . 196 - 197 ° c . ( meoh / et 2 o ), ms : m / e = 240 ( m + h + ). following the general method described in example 1 , the title compound was obtained as a light brown crystalline material by reaction of 6 - bromo - pyridin - 2 - yl - amine with 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 - tetrahydro - isoquinoline and crystallization of the free base as the hydrochloride salt . mp . 177 - 178 ° c . ( meoh / et 2 o ), ms : m / e = 225 ( m + ). following the general method described in example 1 , the title compound was obtained as a white crystalline material by reaction of 2 - bromo - 4 - methyl - pyridine with 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 - tetrahydro - isoquinoline and crystallization of the free base as the hydrochloride salt . mp . 142 - 143 ° c . ( meoh / et 2 o ), ms : m / e =: 224 ( m + ). a suspension of 2 - chloro - 5 - nitro - pyridine ( 1 . 58 g , 10 mmol ) in isopropanol ( 30 ml ) was treated at rt with 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 - tetrahydro - isoquinoline ( 2 . 6 g , 20 mmol ). the resulting mixture was stirred for 3 hr . the precipitate was filtered , partitioned ( acoet / h 2 o ) and the organic phase dried ( na 2 so 4 ). after evaporation of the solvent the title compound was obtained as a yellow solid mass ( 1 . 4 g , 55 %), ms : m / e = 256 ( m + h + ). to a solution of 2 -( 3 - nitro - pyridin - 2 - yl )- 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 - tetrahydro - isoquinoline ( example 21a ) ( 1 . 4 g , 5 . 5 mmol ) in methanol ( 50 ml ) palladium on carbon ( 10 %, 140 mg ) was added and the resulting mixture was hydrogenated for 24 hr . after filtration of the catalyst , the reaction mixture was concentrated and chromatographed ( sio 2 with hexane / acoet = 4 / 1 ) to yield the free base of the title compound ( 0 . 64 g , 52 %) as a brown oil . treatment with hydrogen chloride gave white crystals . mp . 195 - 196 ° c . ( meoh / et 2 o ), ms : m / e = 225 ( m 1 ). following the general method described in example 1 , the title compound was obtained as a light yellow crystalline material by reaction of 6 - chloro - pyridine - 2 - carboxylic acid amide with 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 - tetrahydro - isoquinoline and crystallization of the free base . mp . 145 - 150 ° c . ( acoet / hexane ), ms : m / e = 253 ( m + ). following the general method described in example 9 , 6 -( 3 , 4 - dihydro - 1h - isoquinolin - 2 - yl )- pyridine - 2 - carboxylic acid amide ( example 22a ) was reacted with lithium aluminum hydride . after workup and chromatography the free base of the title compound was treated with hydrogen chloride and crystallized as the off white salt . mp . 192 - 195 ° c . ( ipr 2 o ), ms : m / e = 239 ( m + ). a solution of [ 2 -( 3 , 4 - dihydro - 1h - isoquinolin - 2 - yl )- pyridin - 4 - yl ]- ethyl - amine ( example 16 ) ( 0 . 8 g , 3 . 1 mmol ) in formic acid ( 16 ml ) was treated with aqueous formaldehyde solution ( 8 ml of a 40 % solution ). the mixture was refluxed for 1 hr followed by evaporation of the volatiles . the residue was partitioned ( acoet / nahco 3 - solution ) and the organic phase was separated , dried ( na 2 so 4 ) and concentrated . after chromatography ( sio 2 with ch 2 cl / ch 3 oh / nh 4 oh = 400 / 10 / 1 ) the free base of the title compound was obtained as a colorless oil ( 0 . 74 g , 81 %). it was crystallized as the white hydrochloride salt . mp . 197 - 198 ° c . ( meoh / et 2 o ), ms : m / e = 295 ( m + ). a mixture of 4 - chloro - pyridine 1 : 1 hydrochloride ( 24 . 5 g , 163 mmol ) and 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 - tetrahydro - isoquinoline ( 65 . 3 g , 490 mmol ) was slowly heated to 150 ° c . after 30 min the reaction mixture was cooled to rt , h 2 o ( 700 ml ) and 2n naoh ( 82 ml ) was added followed by extraction with acoet ( 5 times 300 ml ). the combined organic phases were dried ( na 2 so 4 ), and the solvent was evaporated . after trituration with pentane and recrystallization the title compound ( 30 . 2 g , 88 %) was obtained as a light brown crystalline material . mp . 95 - 96 ° c . ( acoet ), ms : m / e = 210 ( m + ). a mixture of 4 - bromo - pyridine 1 : 1 hydrochloride ( 0 . 95 g , 4 . 9 mmol ), 5 - chloro - 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 - tetrahydro - isoquinoline ( c . kaiser et al ., j . med . chem ., 1980 , 23 , 506 ) ( 0 . 99 g , 4 . 9 mmol ) and na 2 co 3 ( 1 . 8 g , 17 mmol ) in n - methyl - pyrrolidinone ( 15 ml ) was stirred at 170 ° c . for 3 . 5 hr . all volatiles were evaporated ( at 50 ° c ., 0 . 01 mbar ) and the residue was partitioned ( acoet / h 2 o ). the organic phase was dried ( na 2 so 4 ), concentrated and chromatographed ( sio 2 with ch 2 cl 2 / ch 3 oh / nh 4 oh = 250 / 10 / 1 ). the free base of the title compound was obtained as a light brown crystalline material ( 0 . 71 g , 59 %). it was crystallized as the white hydrochloride salt . mp . 258 - 259 ° c . ( meoh / et 2 o ), ms : m / e = 244 ( m + ). following the general method described in example 25 , the free base of the title compound was obtained by reaction of 4 - bromo - pyridine 1 : 1 hydrochloride with 8 - chloro - 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 - tetrahydro - isoquinoline ( c . kaiser et al ., j . med . chem ., 1980 , 23 , 506 ) and na 2 co 3 in n - methyl - pyrrolidinone . it was crystallized as the light yellow fumarate salt . mp . 178 - 179 ° c . ( meoh ), ms : m / e = 244 ( m + ). following the general method described in example 25 , the free base of the title compound was obtained by reaction of 4 - bromo - pyridine 1 : 1 hydrochloride with 6 - chloro - 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 - tetrahydro - isoquinoline ( c . kaiser et al ., j . med . chem ., 1980 , 23 , 506 ) and na 2 co 3 in n - methyl - pyrrolidinone . it was crystallized as the light brown hydrochloride salt . mp . & gt ; 250 ° c . ( meoh / et 2 o ), ms : m / e = 245 ( m + h + ). in analogy to the general method described in example 25 , the title compound was obtained as a white crystalline material by reaction of 4 - chloro - pyridine 1 : 1 hydrochloride with 7 - chloro - 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 - tetrahydro - isoquinoline ( c . kaiser et al ., j . med . chem ., 1980 , 23 , 506 ) and cs 2 co 3 in dmf . mp . 100 - 101 ° c . ( acoet / pentane ), ms : m / e = 244 ( m + ). following the general method described in example 25 , the free base of the title compound was obtained by reaction of 4 - bromo - pyridine 1 : 1 hydrochloride with rac .- 1 - methyl - 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 - tetrahydro - isoquinoline ( g . grunewald et al ., j . med . chem ., 1988 , 31 , 433 ) and na 2 co 3 in n - methyl - pyrrolidinone . it was crystallized as the off - white hydrochloride salt . mp . 224 - 227 ° c . ( meoh / et 2 o ), ms : m / e = 224 ( m + ). following the general method described in example 24 , 4 - bromo - pyridin - 2 - yl - amine ( h . j . den hertog , recl . trav . chim . pays - bas , 1945 , 64 , 85 ) was reacted with 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 - tetrahydro - isoquinoline . the crude product was chromatographed ( sio 2 with ch 2 cl 2 / ch 3 oh / nh 4 oh = 200 / 10 / 1 ) and crystallized to yield the title compound as an off - white crystalline material . mp . 160 - 161 ° c . ( ch 3 cn ), ms : m / e = 226 ( m + h + ). following the general method described in example 24 , 4 - bromo - 2 - methyl - pyridine ( s . ochiai , pharm . bull ., 1954 , 2 , 147 ) was reacted with 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 - tetrahydro - isoquinoline . the crude product was chromatographed ( sio 2 with ch 2 cl 2 / ch 3 oh / nh 4 oh 200 / 10 / 1 ) and crystallized as the white fumarate salt . mp . 155 - 156 ° c . ( meoh / et 2 o ), ms : m / e = 225 ( m + h + ). a mixture of 2 , 4 - dibromo - 6 - methyl - pyridine ( j . bernstein et al ., j . amer . chem . soc ., 1947 , 69 , 1147 ) ( 22 . 6 g , 90 mmol ) and aqueous ammonia ( 25 %, 260 ml ) was stirred in an autoclave at 160 ° c . for 4 hr . the reaction mixture was cooled to rt and extracted with et 2 o . the organic phase was dried ( na 2 so 4 ), concentrated and chromatographed ( sio 2 with acoet / hexane / net 3 = 10 / 30 / 1 ) to yield the title compound as a white crystalline material ( 4 . 0 g , 6 %). nmr ( 250 mhz , dmso ): δ = 3 . 33 ( s , 3h , ch 3 ), 6 . 13 ( s , broad , 2h , nh 2 ), 6 . 44 ( s , 1h , arom - h ), 6 . 54 ( s , 1h , arom - h ). following the general method described in example 24 , 4 - bromo - 6 - methyl - pyridin - 2 - yl - amine ( example 32a ) was reacted with 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 - tetrahydro - isoquinoline . the crude product was chromatographed ( sio 2 with ch 2 cl 2 / ch 30 h / nh 4 oh = 200 / 10 / 1 ) and crystallized as the white fumarate salt . mp . & gt ; 270 ° c . ( meoh ), ms : m / e = 240 ( m + h + ). following the general method described in example 8 , the title compound was obtained as a light yellow crystalline material by reaction of 4 -( 3 , 4 - dihydro - 1h - isoquinolin - 2 - yl )- 6 - methyl - pyridin - 2 - yl - amine ( example 32 ) with ethyl chlorooxoacetate followed by crystallization of the hydrochloride salt . mp . & gt ; 160 ° c . ( dec . )( etoh / et 2 o ), ms : m / e = 340 ( m + h + ). a solution of n -[ 4 -( 3 , 4 - dihydro - 1h - isoquinolin - 2 - yl )- 6 - methyl - pyridin - 2 - yl ]- oxalamic acid ethyl ester ( example 33 ) ( 0 . 43 g , 1 . 3 mmol ) in thf ( 20 ml ) was cooled in an ice bath and lithium aluminum hydride ( 0 . 12 g , 3 . 2 mmol ) was added in . the mixture was stirred at rt for 2 hr , quenched with saturated aqueous seignette - salt solution and filtered . the organic phase was dried ( na 2 so 4 ) and concentrated . after chromatograpy ( sio 2 with ch 2 cl / ch 3 oh / nh 4 oh = 200 / 10 / 1 ) the title compound was obtained as a colorless oil ( 0 . 18 g , 47 %). mp . 160 - 162 ° c . ( acoet ), ms : m / e = 296 ( m − h − ). following the general method described in example 9 , n -[ 4 -( 3 , 4 - dihydro - 1h - isoquinolin - 2 - yl )- 6 - methyl - pyridin - 2 - yl ]- oxalamic acid ethyl ester ( example 33 ) was reacted with lithium aluminum hydride . after workup and chromatography the free base of the title compound was treated with an aliquot of fumaric acid and crystallized as the white salt . mp . 160 ° c . ( meoh ), ms : m / e = 284 ( m + h + ). [ 0224 ] tablet formulation ( wet granulation ) mg / tablet item ingredients 5 mg 25 mg 100 mg 500 mg 1 . active ingredient * 5 25 100 500 2 . lactose anhydrous dtg 125 105 30 150 3 . sta - rx 1500 6 6 6 30 4 . microcrystalline cellulose 30 30 30 150 5 . magnesium stearate 1 1 1 1 total 167 167 167 831 1 mix items 1 , 2 , 3 and 4 and granulate with purified water . 4 . add item 5 and mix for three minutes ; compress on a suitable press . 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