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Inhibitors of serine proteases, particularly HCV NS3-NS4A protease

a protease and serine technology, applied in the field of serine proteases, can solve the problems of inability to broadly effective treat the debilitating progression of chronic hcv, inability to use interferons, and inability to achieve satisfactory anti-hcv agents or treatments, so as to reduce the risk of or severity of hcv infection, inhibit hcv replication, and improve the effect of anti-hcv

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-04-28
VERTEX PHARMA INC
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Benefits of technology

The present invention provides a compound of formula I, which can be used as a pharmaceutical agent. The compound has various structures and can be used to treat various diseases. The technical effect of the invention is to provide a new compound that can be used for the treatment of various diseases.

Problems solved by technology

Infection by hepatitis C virus (“HCV”) is a compelling human medical problem.
Unfortunately, there are no broadly effective treatments for the debilitating progression of chronic HCV.
Furthermore, the current understanding of HCV has not led to any other satisfactory anti-HCV agents or treatments.
However, interferons have significant side effects [M. A. Wlaker et al., “Hepatitis C Virus: An Overview of Current Approaches and Progress,” DDT, 4, pp.
Moreover, the prospects for effective anti-HCV vaccines remain uncertain.

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[0261] According to one embodiment of compounds of formula I, the

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wherein; [0262] in R9, R10, and R10′, X and Y are both a bond and Z is hydrogen; and in R9′; [0263] X is a bond; [0264] Y is a bond, —CH2—, or —C(O)—; and [0265] Z is (C1-C12)-aliphatic-, [0266] (C3-C10)-cycloalkyl- or -cycloalkenyl-, [0267] [(C3-C10)-cycloalkyl or -cycloalkenyl]-(C1-C12)-aliphatic-, [0268] (C6-C10)-aryl-, [0269] (C6-C10)-aryl-(C1-C12)aliphatic-, [0270] (C3-C10)-heterocyclyl-, [0271] (C3-C10)-heterocyclyl-(C1-C12)aliphatic-, [0272] (C5-C10)-heteroaryl-, or [0273] (C5-C10)-heteroaryl-(C1-C12)-aliphatic-; [0274] wherein up to three aliphatic carbon atoms in Z may be optionally replaced with S, —S(O)—, —S(O)—, —O—, —N—, or —N(H)—, in a chemically stable arrangement; [0275] wherein any ring may be optionally fused to a (C6-C10)aryl, (C5-C10)heteroaryl, (C3-C10)cycloalkyl, or (C3-C10)heterocyclyl; [0276] wherein Z may be independently and optionally substituted with up to 3 substituents ind...

example 1

Pyrazine-2-carboxylic acid (cyclohexyl-{1-[2-(1-cyclopropylaminooxalyl-butylcarbamoyl)-3-isopropyl-pyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2,2-dimethyl-propylcarbamoyl}-methyl)-amide (56)

[0520] To a stirring suspension of copper bromide-dimethylsulfide (9.1 g, 44.28 mmol) in 100 mL of dry ether at −20° C. was added isopropenyl magnesium bromide 0.09M (100 mL). After 15 min. of stirring, the temperature was lowered to −78° C. and enone 4a (4.0 g, 8.86 mmol, prepared according to procedure in JACS, 117, p. 10775, (1995)) in 50 mL of ether was added followed by TMSCl (2.25 mL, 18 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred at −78° C. for 1 h and quenched with 100 mL of ammonium hydroxide-ammonium chloride solution (1:4). Extracted with ether and the organic phase was washed to remove all the copper salts. The ether layer was dried with sodium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo to an oil that was subjected to flash chromatography (ether-hexanes (2:3) to provide 3.5 g (73%) of the desired intermediate olefi...

example 2

3-tert-Butyl-2-(tert-butyl-dimethyl-silanyloxymethyl)-5-oxo-pyrrolidine-1-carboxylic acid tert-butyl ester (6a)

[0532] t-Butyl zinc bromide 0.5M solution in THF(3.7 mL, 1.83 mmol) was added to a solution of enone 4a (280 mg, 0.85 mmol) in THF containing BF3OEt2 (350 uL, 2.75 mmol) and TMSCl (465 uL) at −30° C. over a period of 5 minutes. The heterogeneous mixture was stirred at −30° C. for 3.5 h than quenched with sat'd NH4Cl solution. Extracted with ether (3×) and the combined extract were washed with brine, dried with sodium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo. Flash chromatography (10% ethyl acetate-hexanes) provided 210 mg (64%) of 6a. 1H NMR (CDCl3) d 3.9 (s, 1H); 3.8 (dd, 1H); 3.5 (d, 1H); 2.8 (dd, 1H); 2.3 (d, 1H); 1.9 (d, 1H); 1.4 (s, 9H); 0.9 (s, 18H); 0.1 (s, 3H); 0.05 (s, 3H) ppm.

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Abstract

The present invention relates to compounds of formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or mixtures thereof, that inhibit serine protease activity, particularly the activity of hepatitis C virus NS3-NS4A protease. As such, they act by interfering with the life cycle of the hepatitis C virus and are useful as antiviral agents. The invention further relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds either for ex vivo use or for administration to a patient suffering from HCV infection and processes for preparing the compounds. The invention also relates to methods of treating an HCV infection in a patient by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of this invention.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] The present application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 513,765, filed Oct. 23, 2003, entitled “Inhibitors of Serine Proteases, Particularly HCV NS3-NS4A Protease”, the entire contents of which is hereby incorporated by reference. The present application also claims the benefit of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 412,600, filed Apr. 11, 2003, entitled “Inhibitors of Serine Proteases, Particularly HCV NS3-NS4A Protease”, the entire contents of which is hereby incorporated by reference.TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to compounds that inhibit serine protease activity, particularly the activity of hepatitis C virus NS3-NS4A protease. As such, they act by interfering with the life cycle of the hepatitis C virus and are also useful as antiviral agents. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds either for ex vivo use or for adminis...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A61K31/401A61K31/407A61K31/4155A61K31/425A61K31/4745A61K31/4965A61K38/04C07D403/12C07D417/12C07D471/02
CPCA61K38/00C07D403/12C07K5/0812C07K5/0804C07K5/0808C07D417/12A61P31/12A61P31/14A61P43/00
Inventor FARMER, LUCPERNI, ROBERTBHISETTI, GOVINDAWILSON, KETIH
Owner VERTEX PHARMA INC
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