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CRF receptor antagonists and methods relating thereto

Assignee: NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES INCPriority: Nov 12, 1998Filed: Jan 8, 2003Published: May 6, 2004
Est. expiryNov 12, 2018(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
A61P 25/22C07D 487/16C07D 471/16
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Abstract

CRF receptor antagonists are disclosed which have utility in the treatment of a variety of disorders, including the treatment of disorders manifesting hypersecretion of CRF in a warm-blooded animals, such as stroke. The CRF receptor antagonists of this invention have the following structure: including stereoisomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein n, m, A, B, C, R, R 1 , R 2 and Ar are as defined herein. Compositions containing a CRF receptor antagonist in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier are also disclosed, as well as methods for use of the same

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1 . A compound having the following structure:  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       including stereoisomers, prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, 
 wherein: 
 n is 1 or 2;  
 A and C are each independently nitrogen, carbon or CH;  
 B is nitrogen or CR 3 ;  
 with the provisos that at least one of A, B and C is nitrogen; A, B and C are not all nitrogen; and either A—B or B—C is a double bond;  
 X is nitrogen or CR q ;  
 R q  is hydrogen, alkyl or halo;  
 Ar is aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, or substituted heteroaryl;  
 R is an optional substituent which, at each occurrence, is independently alkyl, alkylidenyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl or heteroarylalkyl, wherein m is 0, 1, 2 or 3 and represents the number of R substituents;  
 R 1  is —C(H) 0,1 (R 4 )(R 5 ) or —SO 2 R 5 ;  
 R 2  is hydrogen, alkyl, haloalkyl or cyano  
 R 3  is hydrogen, alkyl or haloalkyl;  
 R 4  is hydrogen, oxo, alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkylidenyl or halo; and  
 R 5  is a radical of the formula —Y—Z—R 6 , wherein 
 Y is an alkanediyl, substituted alkanediyl, or a direct bond,  
 Z is NH, —N(R 7 ), O, S, SO 2 , C(═O), C(═O)O, OC(═O), NHC(═O), C(═O)NH, NH(SO 2 ), (SO 2 )NH, NR 8 C(═O)O, or a direct bond;  
 
 R 6  is hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, arylalkyl, substituted arylalkyl, heterocyle, substituted heterocycle, heterocyclealkyl, or substituted heterocylcealkyl; 
 R 7  and R 8  are alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, arylalkyl, substituted arylalkyl, heterocyle, substituted heterocycle, heterocyclealkyl, or substituted heterocylcealkyl; or  
 R 5  and R 7  taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a heterocyle ring or substituted heterocyle ring;  
 
 or R 4  and R 5  taken together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkylcycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkylcycloalkyl, cycloalkylaryl, substituted cycloalkyaryl, cycloalkylheterocycle, or substituted cycloalkylheterocycle.  
 
 
     
     
         2 . The compound of  claim 1  wherein n is 1 and having one of the following structures:  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
     
     
         3 . The compound of  claim 1  wherein n is 2 and having one of the following structures:  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
     
     
         4 . The compound of  claim 1  having one of the following structures:  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
     
     
         5 . The compound of  claim 4  wherein X is CR q  and having one of the following structures:  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
     
     
         6 . The compound of  claim 4  wherein X is nitrogen and having one of the following structures:  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
     
     
         7 . The compound of  claim 1  wherein Ar is phenyl or substituted phenyl.  
     
     
         8 . The compound of  claim 7  wherein substituted phenyl is 2,4-dichlorophenyl, 2-chloro-4-methyl-phenyl, 2-methyl-4-chloro-phenyl, 2,4,6-trimethyl-phenyl, 2-chloro-4-methoxy-phenyl, 2-methyl-4-methoxy-phenyl, or 2,4-dimethoxy-phenyl.  
     
     
         9 . The compound of  claim 1  wherein Ar is heteroaryl or substituted heteroaryl.  
     
     
         10 . The compound of  claim 9  wherein heteroaryl is pyridinyl.  
     
     
         11 . The compound of  claim 9  wherein substituted heteroaryl is 4-methyl-6-dimethylamino-pyridin-3-yl, 4-dimethylamino-6-methyl-pyridin-3-yl or 6-dimethylamino-pyridin-3-yl.  
     
     
         12 . The compound of  claim 1  wherein m is zero.  
     
     
         13 . The compound of  claim 1  wherein R is alkyl.  
     
     
         14 . The compound of  claim 1  wherein R is arylalkyl.  
     
     
         15 . The compound of  claim 1  wherein R 1  is —CH(n-propyl) 2 , —CH(n-propyl)(CH 2 OCH 3 ), —CH(phenyl)(CH 2 OCH 3 ), —CH(CH 2 OR′) 2 , —CH(CH 2 OR′)(ethyl), —CH(CH 2 OR′)(n-butyl), —CH(CH 2 OR′)(tert-butyl), —CH(CH 2 OR′)(4-chloro-phenyl), —CH(CH 2 OR)(CH 2 CH 2 SCH 3 ), —CH(CH 2 CH 3 )(CH 2 Ophenyl), where each occurrence of R′ is independently selected from C 1-6 alkyl.  
     
     
         16 . The compound of  claim 1  wherein R 1  is —SO 2 R 5 .  
     
     
         17 . The compound of  claim 1  wherein R 1  is —C(H) 0,1 (R 4 )(R 5 ).  
     
     
         18 . The compound of  claim 17  wherein R 1  is —CH 2 R 5 .  
     
     
         19 . The compound of  claim 17  wherein R 1  is —C(═O)R 5 .  
     
     
         20 . The compound of  claim 17  wherein R 1  is —CH(R 4 )(R 5 ).  
     
     
         21 . The compound of  claim 1  wherein R 4  is hydrogen.  
     
     
         22 . The compound of  claim 1  wherein R 4  is alkyl.  
     
     
         23 . The compound of  claim 1  wherein R 4  is keto.  
     
     
         24 . The compound of  claim 1  wherein Y is alkanediyl or substituted alkanediyl.  
     
     
         25 . The compound of  claim 1  wherein Y is a direct bond.  
     
     
         26 . The compound of  claim 1  wherein Z is NH, —N(R 7 ), O, S, SO 2 , C(═O), C(═O)O, OC(═O), NHC(═O), C(═O)NH, NH(SO 2 ), (SO 2 )NH or NR 8 C(═O)O.  
     
     
         27 . The compound of  claim 1  wherein Z is a direct bond.  
     
     
         28 . The compound of  claim 1  wherein R 6  is hydrogen, alkyl or substituted alkyl.  
     
     
         29 . The compound of  claim 1  wherein R 6  is aryl, substituted aryl, arylalkyl or substituted arylalkyl.  
     
     
         30 . The compound of  claim 1  wherein R 6  is heterocyle, substituted heterocycle, heterocyclealkyl or substituted heterocylcealkyl.  
     
     
         31 . The compound of  claim 1  wherein R 2  is methyl.  
     
     
         32 . The compound of  claim 1  wherein R 2  is ethyl.  
     
     
         33 . The compound of  claim 1  having the structure:  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
     
     
         34 . The compound of  claim 33  wherein Ar is 2,4-dichlorophenyl, 2-chloro-4-methylphenyl, 2-trifluorometyl-4-chlorophenyl, or 2-methoxy-4-trifluoromethyl.  
     
     
         35 . The compound of  claim 33  wherein m is 0.  
     
     
         36 . The compound of  claim 33  wherein R 1  is CH(alkyl)(alkyl).  
     
     
         37 . The compound of  claim 36  wherein R 1  is CH(n-propyl) 2 .  
     
     
         38 . The compound of  claim 36  wherein R 1  is CH(n-butyl) 2 .  
     
     
         39 . The compound of  claim 33  wherein m is 1 and R is alkyl.  
     
     
         40 . The compound of  claim 39  wherein R is methyl, ethyl or n-propyl.  
     
     
         41 . The compound of  claim 40  wherein R 1  is —CH 2 (cycloalkyl).  
     
     
         42 . The compound of  claim 41  wherein R 1  is —CH 2 (cyclopropyl).  
     
     
         43 . The compound of  claim 40  wherein R 1  is CH(alkyl)(alkyl).  
     
     
         44 . The compound of  claim 43  wherein R 1  is CH(n-propyl) 2  or CH(n-butyl) 2 .  
     
     
         45 . A composition comprising a compound of  claim 1  in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent.  
     
     
         46 . A method for treating a disorder manifesting hypersecretion of CRF in a warm-blooded animal, comprising administering to the animal an effective amount of the pharmaceutical composition of  claim 45 .  
     
     
         47 . The method of  claim 46  wherein the disorder is stroke.  
     
     
         48 . The method of  claim 46  wherein the disorder is depression.  
     
     
         49 . The method of  claim 46  wherein the disorder is anxiety.

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