Imidazo-pyrimidines and triazolo-pyrimidines: benzodiazepine receptor ligands

a technology of benzodiazepine receptors and pyrimidines, which is applied in the direction of biocide, peptides, drug compositions, etc., can solve the problems of compound side effects that can be a number of unwanted, and achieve the effect of improving short term memory in patients and high affinity and/or high selectivity

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-06-12
NEUROGEN CORP
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Benefits of technology

These compounds effectively modulate GABAA receptor activity, providing therapeutic benefits for CNS disorders with potentially reduced side effects and improved pharmacological properties, including oral bioavailability and low toxicity.

Problems solved by technology

While benzodiazepines have enjoyed long pharmaceutical use, these compounds can exhibit a number of unwanted side effects.

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example 1

Synthesis of imidazo[1,2-c]pyrimidines

A. 7-[2-(6-fluoro-pyridin-2-YL)-imidazol-1-ylmethyl]-8-propyl-imidazo[1,2-c]pyrimidine (106)

[0217]

Step 1

Preparation of 5-propyl-6-methyl-pyrimidin-4-one (100)

[0218]

[0219]NaOMe (1.30 g, 24 mmol) is added to a stirred solution of formamidine (12 mmol) in MeOH (75 ml) at room temperature. The mixture is stirred for 15 minutes. 2-Acetyl-pentanoic acid methyl ester (10 mmol) is added and the mixture is stirred at room temperature overnight. Acetic acid (0.72 g, 12 mmol) is added and the solvent is removed in vacuo. Water (30 ml) is added to the residue and it is extracted with 2-butanone (3×30 ml). The combined extracts are washed with brine (40 ml), dried (Na2SO4) and evaporated, to provide a yellow solid (100), which is used in the next step without further purification.

Step 2

Preparation of 5-propyl-4-chloro-6-methyl-pyrimidine (101)

[0220]

[0221]A mixture of 100 (10 mmol) and POCl3 (25 ml) is heated at 85° C. for 4 hours. The solvent is removed in v...

example 2

Synthesis of [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidines

A. 7-[2-(3-fluoro-pyridin-2-yl)-imidazol-1-ylmethyl]-2-methyl-8-propyl-[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidine (130)

[0255]

Step 1

Preparation of 3-fluoro-2-(1H-imidazol-2-yl)-pyridine

[0256]

[0257]3-Fluoro-2-(1H-imidazol-2-yl)-pyridine, which is used as a starting material (e.g., in place 6-fluoro-2-(1H-imidazol-2-yl)-pyridine in the procedure given above) in the synthesis of certain compounds is prepared as follows: n-BuLi (2.5 M in hexane, 86 mL, 1.05 eq.) is added dropwise over a 90 minute interval to a solution of 3-fluoropyridine (20 g, 0.206 mol) and N,N,N′N′-tetramethylethylenediamine (31.3 mL, 0.206 mol) in ethyl ether (350 mL) at −78° C. under nitrogen. The mixture is stirred at this temperature for an additional 3 hours. Anhydrous DMF (45 mL) is then added at the same temperature. The mixture is allowed to warm to room temperature overnight. Water (170 mL) is added and organic layer separated. The aqueous layer is extracted with ether (3×...

example 3

Synthesis of [1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-c]pyrimidines

A. 7-[2-(3-fluoro-pyridin-2-yl)-imidazol-1-yl-methyl]-3-methyl-8-propyl-[1,2,4]triazolo [4,3-c]pyrimidine (186)

[0316]

[0317]A suspension of 131 (620 mg, 0.7 mmol) and acetic anhydride (2 mL) is stirred at 110° C. for one hour. NaHCO3 (aq.) (10 mL) and dichloromethane (10 mL) are added. The organic layer is separated and the aqueous layer is extracted with dichloromethane (2×10 mL). The combined organic layers are dried (NaSO4) and solvent removed. The crude product is separated by PTLC (5% methanol in dichloromethane) to yield 186; LC-MS, M+1 352.18; 1H-NMR (CDCl3) δ: 8.59 (s, 1H), 8.42 (d, 1H), 7.54 (t, 1H), 7.23-7.35 (m, 2H), 7.21 (s, 1H), 5.77 (s, 2H), 2.98 (t, 2H), 2.78 (s, 3H), 1.62-1.74 (m, 2H), 0.97 (t, 3H).

B. 7-[2-(3-fluoro-pyridin-2-yl)-imidazol-1-ylmethyl]-8-propyl-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-c]-pyrimidine (187)

[0318]

[0319]A suspension of 131 (30 mg, 0.09 mmol) and diethoxymethyl acetate (1 mL) is stirred at room temperature for 10 minu...

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Abstract

Compounds of Formula Iare provided, as are methods for their preparation. The variables Z1, Z2, Z3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8 and Ar in the above formula are defined herein. Such compounds may be used to modulate ligand binding to GABAA receptors in vivo or in vitro, and are particularly useful in the treatment of a variety of central nervous system (CNS) disorders in humans, domesticated companion animals and livestock animals. Compounds provided herein may be administered alone or in combination with one or more other CNS agents to potentiate the effects of the other CNS agent(s). Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating such disorders are provided, as are methods for using such ligands for detecting GABAA receptors (e.g., receptor localization studies).

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 898,690, filed on Jul. 23, 2004, pending, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60 / 490,006, filed on Jul. 25, 2003 and U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60 / 543,083, filed on Feb. 9, 2004. The contents of each of these applications are incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates generally to imidazopyrimidines and triazolopyrimidines that have useful pharmacological properties. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and to the use of such compounds in the treatment of central nervous system (CNS) diseases.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]The GABAA receptor superfamily represents one of the classes of receptors through which the major inhibitory neurotransmitter γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) acts. Widely, although unequally, distributed throughou...

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Patent Type & AuthorityApplications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A61K31/437C12N5/06C07K14/705A61P25/00A61P25/24C07D487/04
CPCC07D487/04A61P25/00A61P25/08A61P25/16A61P25/20A61P25/22A61P25/24A61P25/28A61P43/00
InventorXIE, LINGHONGHAN, BINGSONGXU, YUELIANMAYNARD, GEORGECHENARD, BERTRAND L.SHAW, KENNETHGAO, YANG
OwnerNEUROGEN CORP