ACID CERAMIDASE INHIBITORS AND THEIR USE AS MEDICAMENTS
申请人:FONDAZIONE ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECHNOLOGIA
公开号:US20150111892A1
公开(公告)日:2015-04-23
The present invention concerns, in a first aspect, compounds of Formula I as defined herein, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds. The present invention also relates to compounds of Formula I for use as acid ceramidase inhibitors, and in the treatment of cancer and other disorders in which modulation of the levels of ceramide is clinically relevant.
A new regioselective synthesis of 5- and 6-aryluracil bases based on direct C–H arylations of diverse 1,3-protected uracils has been developed. Benzyl-protected uracils were selected as the most practical in terms of stability during the arylation and facile cleavage of the benzyl groups. Pd-catalyzed C–H arylations in the absence of CuI gave preferentially 5-aryl-, whereas the reactions in the presence