申请人:Du Pont Merck Pharmaceutical Company
公开号:US05166214A1
公开(公告)日:1992-11-24
This invention relates to imidazoles as inhibitors of acyl-CoA: cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT), processes for their preparation, and their use as antihypercholesterolemic agents or antiatherosclerotic. The compounds for use in the described method are compounds of Formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are selected independently from H, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.8 branched alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 cycloalkyl, C.sub.4 -C.sub.10 cycloalkylalkyl, C.sub.7 -C.sub.14 araalkyl, phenyl optionally substituted with 1 to 3 groups selected from F, Cl, Br, OH, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.8 branched alkyl, CH.sub.3 S(O).sub.r, NO.sub.2, CF.sub.3, or NR.sup.7 R.sup.8 ; R.sup.3 is H, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, allyl, benzyl, or phenyl optionally substituted with F, Cl, CH.sub.3, CH.sub.3 O, or CF.sub.3 ; R.sup.4 is straight chain C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl optionally substituted with F; C.sub.3 -C.sub.8 branched alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 cycloalkyl, C.sub.4 -C.sub.10 cycloalkylalkyl, C.sub.7 -C.sub.14 aralkyl where the aryl group is optionally substituted with 1 to 3 groups selected from C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or alkoxy, F, Br, Cl, NH.sub.2, OH, CN, CO.sub.2 H, CF.sub.3, NO.sub.2, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 carboalkoxy, NR.sup.7 R.sup.8, or NCOR.sup.7 ; C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 alkenyl or alkynyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 perfluoroalkyl, phenyl optionally substituted with 1 to 3 groups selected from C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.8 branched alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4, alkoxy, F, Br, Cl, NH.sub.2, OH, CN, CO.sub.2 H, CF.sub.3, NO.sub.2, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 carboalkoxy, NR.sup.7 R.sup.8 or NCOR.sup.7 ; pentafluorophenyl, benzyl optionally substituted with 1 to 3 groups selected from C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or alkoxy, F, Br, Cl, NH.sub.2, OH, CN, CO.sub.2 H, CF.sub.3, NO.sub.2, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 carboalkoxy, NR.sup.7 R.sup.8, or NCOR.sup.7 ; 2-, 3-, or 4- or pyrindinyl, pyrimidinyl, or biphenyl; R.sup.5 is H, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, or benzyl; R.sup.6 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.8 branched alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 cycloalkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.8 alkenyl of alkynyl, phenyl optionally substituted with 1 to 3 groups selected from C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or alkoxy, F, Br, Cl, NH.sub.2, OH, CN, CO.sub.2 H, CF.sub.3, NO.sub.2, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 carboalkoxy, NR.sup.7 R.sup.8, or NCOR.sup.7 ; pentafluorophenyl, benzyl optionally substituted with 1 to 3 groups selected from C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or alkoxy, F, Br, Cl, NH.sub.2, OH, CN, CO.sub.2 H, CF.sub.3, NO.sub.2, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 carboalkoxy, NR.sup.7 R.sup.8, or NCOR.sup.7 ; R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 are selected independently from H or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl; A is C.sub.2 -C.sub.10 alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.10 branched alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.10 alkenyl, or C.sub.3 -C.sub.10 alkynyl; Y is O; Z is NHR.sup.4, OR.sup.4, or R.sup.4 ; r is 0-2, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
这项发明涉及咪唑作为酰基辅酶A:胆固醇酰基转移酶(ACAT)的抑制剂,其制备方法以及它们作为抗高胆固醇药物或抗动脉粥样硬化药物的用途。所述方法中用于的化合物为式(I)的化合物:##STR1## 其中R.sup.1和R.sup.2分别选择自H,C.sub.1 -C.sub.8烷基,C.sub.3 -C.sub.8支链烷基,C.sub.3 -C.sub.7环烷基,C.sub.4 -C.sub.10环烷基烷基,C.sub.7 -C.sub.14芳基烷基,苯基,可选择地取代为1至3个来自F,Cl,Br,OH,C.sub.1 -C.sub.4烷氧基,C.sub.1 -C.sub.4烷基,C.sub.3 -C.sub.8支链烷基,CH.sub.3S(O).sub.r,NO.sub.2,CF.sub.3或NR.sup.7R.sup.8的基团;R.sup.3为H,C.sub.1 -C.sub.6烷基,烯丙基,苄基,或可选择地取代为F,Cl,CH.sub.3,CH.sub.3O或CF.sub.3的苯基;R.sup.4为直链C.sub.1 -C.sub.8烷基,可选择地取代为F;C.sub.3 -C.sub.8支链烷基,C.sub.3 -C.sub.7环烷基,C.sub.4 -C.sub.10环烷基烷基,C.sub.7 -C.sub.14芳基烷基,其中芳基可选择地取代为1至3个来自C.sub.1 -C.sub.4烷基或烷氧基,F,Br,Cl,NH.sub.2,OH,CN,CO.sub.2H,CF.sub.3,NO.sub.2,C.sub.1 -C.sub.4羧烷氧基,NR.sup.7R.sup.8,或NCOR.sup.7;C.sub.3 -C.sub.6烯基或炔基,C.sub.1 -C.sub.3全氟烷基,苯基,可选择地取代为1至3个来自C.sub.1 -C.sub.4烷基,C.sub.3 -C.sub.8支链烷基,C.sub.1 -C.sub.4烷氧基,F,Br,Cl,NH.sub.2,OH,CN,CO.sub.2H,CF.sub.3,NO.sub.2,C.sub.1 -C.sub.4羧烷氧基,NR.sup.7R.sup.8或NCOR.sup.7;五氟苯基,苄基,可选择地取代为1至3个来自C.sub.1 -C.sub.4烷基或烷氧基,F,Br,Cl,NH.sub.2,OH,CN,CO.sub.2H,CF.sub.3,NO.sub.2,C.sub.1 -C.sub.4羧烷氧基,NR.sup.7R.sup.8,或NCOR.sup.7;2-,3-,或4-或吡啶基,嘧啶基,或联苯基;R.sup.5为H,C.sub.1 -C.sub.6烷基,或苄基;R.sup.6为C.sub.1 -C.sub.8烷基,C.sub.3 -C.sub.8支链烷基,C.sub.3 -C.sub.7环烷基,C.sub.3 -C.sub.8烯基或炔基,苯基,可选择地取代为1至3个来自C.sub.1 -C.sub.4烷基或烷氧基,F,Br,Cl,NH.sub.2,OH,CN,CO.sub.2H,CF.sub.3,NO.sub.2,C.sub.1 -C.sub.4羧烷氧基,NR.sup.7R.sup.8,或NCOR.sup.7;五氟苯基,苄基,可选择地取代为1至3个来自C.sub.1 -C.sub.4烷基或烷氧基,F,Br,Cl,NH.sub.2,OH,CN,CO.sub.2H,CF.sub.3,NO.sub.2,C.sub.1 -C.sub.4羧烷氧基,NR.sup.7R.sup.8,或NCOR.sup.7;R.sup.7和R.sup.8分别选择自H或C.sub.1 -C.sub.4烷基;A为C.sub.2 -C.sub.10烷基,C.sub.3 -C.sub.10支链烷基,C.sub.3 -C.sub.10烯基,或C.sub.3 -C.sub.10炔基;Y为O;Z为NHR.sup.4,OR.sup.4,或R.sup.4;r为0-2,或其药用盐。