Optimization of 4-Phenylamino-3-quinolinecarbonitriles as Potent Inhibitors of Src Kinase Activity
摘要:
Subsequent to the discovery of 4-[(2,4-dichlorophenyl)amino]-6,7-dimethoxy-3-quinolinecarbonitrile (1a) as an inhibitor of Src kinase activity (IC50 = 30 nM), several additional analogues were prepared. Optimization of the C-4 anilino group of la led to le, which contains a 2,4-dichloro-5-methoxy-substituted aniline. Replacement of the methoxy group at C-7 of le with a 3-(morpholin-4-yl)propoxy group provided 2c, resulting in increased inhibition of both Src kinase activity and Src-mediated cell proliferation. Analogues of 2c, with other trisubstituted anilines at C-4 were also potent Src inhibitors, and the propoxy group of 2c was preferred over ethoxy, butoxy, or pentoxy. Replacement of the morpholine group of 2c with a 4-methylpiperazine group provided 31a, which had an IC50 of 1.2 nM in the Src enzymatic assay, an IC50 of 100 nM for the inhibition of Src-dependent cell proliferation and was selective for Src over non-Src family kinases. Compound 31a, which had higher 1 and 4 h plasma levels than 2c, effectively inhibited tumor growth in xenograft models.
The present invention provides compounds, compositions thereof, and methods of using the same for the targeted degradation of proteins, and the treatment of target protein-mediated disorders.