5-alkynyl-pyridine of general formula (I)
their use as SMAC mimetics, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and their use as a medicaments for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases characterized by excessive or abnormal cell proliferation and associated conditions such as cancer.
The groups R
1
to R
5
have the meanings given in the claims and in the specification.
6-Alkynylpyridines which are SMAC mimetics and are useful as medicaments for the treatment of diseases characterized by excessive or abnormal cell proliferation and associated conditions such as cancer. The following compounds are exemplary:
methyl 5-[6-[[2-(methylamino)propanoyl]amino]-2-[2-(3-methylphenyl)ethynyl]pyridin-3-yl]-pyridine-3-carboxylate
and
2-(methylamino)-N-[5-(2-methylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-3-yl)-6-[2-(1-methyl-2-oxoquinolin-6-yl)-ethynyl]pyridin-2-yl]propanamid.