申请人:Aventis Pharma Limited
公开号:US06602877B1
公开(公告)日:2003-08-05
Compounds of formula (I) are described in which R1 is optionally substituted heteroaryl; R2 is optionally substituted aryl or optionally substituted heteroaryl; R3 is a group —L1—R7 or —L2—R8 [where L1 is an optionally substituted alkylene linkage; R7 is hydrogen, aryl, cyano, cycloalkyl, heteroaryl, heterocycloalkyl, nitro, —S(O)nR9, —NHSO2R9, —C(═Z)OR10, —C(═Z)R10, —OR10, —N(R11)—C(═Z)R9, —NY1Y2, —SO2NY1Y2, —C(═Z)—NY1Y2, —N(R11)—C(═Z)—NY1Y2, —N(OR10)—C(═Z)—NY1Y2, —N(OR10)—C(═Z)R10, —C(═NOR10)R10, —C(═Z)NR10OR12, —N(R11)—C(═NR13)—NY1Y2 or —N(R11)—C(═Z)OR11; L2 is a direct bond or a straight- or branched-carbon chain comprising from 2 to about 6 carbon atoms and contains a double or triple carbon-carbon bond; and R8 is hydrogen, aryl, cycloalkenyl, cycloalkyl, heteroaryl or heterocycloalkyl]; R4 is a group —L3—R14 [where L3 is a direct bond or an optionally substituted alkylene linkage and R14 is hydrogen, alkyl, azido, hydroxy, alkoxy, aryl, arylalkyloxy, aryloxy, carboxy (or an acid bioisostere), cycloalkyloxy, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyloxy, heteroaryloxy, heterocycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyloxy, nitro, —NY4Y5, —N(R10)—C(═Z)—R15; —N(R10)—C(═Z)—L4—R16, —NH—C(═Z)—NH—R15, —NH—C(═Z)—NH—L4—R16, —N(R10)—SO2—R15, —N(R10)—SO2—L4—R16, —S(O)nR9, —C(═Z)—NY4Y5 or —C(═Z)—OR9]; R5 is hydrogen, alkyl or hydroxyalkyl; or R4 and R5, when attached to the same carbon atom, may form with the said carbon atom a cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl or heterocycloalkyl ring or a group C═CH2; R6 is hydrogen or alkyl; and m is zero or an integer 1 or 2; and N-oxides thereof, and their prodrugs; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates (e.g. hydrates) of compounds of formula (I) and N-oxides thereof, and their prodrugs.
The compounds are TNF inhibitors and are useful as pharmaceuticals.
式(I)的化合物描述如下:其中R1是可选择取代的杂环芳基;R2是可选择取代的芳基或可选择取代的杂环芳基;R3是一个基团—L1—R7或—L2—R8【其中L1是可选择取代的烷基链;R7是氢、芳基、氰基、环烷基、杂环芳基、杂环烷基、硝基、—S(O)nR9、—NHSO2R9、—C(═Z)OR10、—C(═Z)R10、—OR10、—N(R11)—C(═Z)R9、—NY1Y2、—SO2NY1Y2、—C(═Z)—NY1Y2、—N(R11)—C(═Z)—NY1Y2、—N(OR10)—C(═Z)—NY1Y2、—N(OR10)—C(═Z)R10、—C(═NOR10)R10、—C(═Z)NR10OR12、—N(R11)—C(═NR13)—NY1Y2或—N(R11)—C(═Z)OR11;L2是直接键或由2到约6个碳原子组成的直链或支链碳链,含有双键或三键碳-碳键;R8是氢、芳基、环烯基、环烷基、杂环芳基或杂环烷基】;R4是一个基团—L3—R14【其中L3是直接键或可选择取代的烷基链,R14是氢、烷基、叠氮基、羟基、烷氧基、芳基、芳基烷氧基、芳氧基、羧基(或酸生物等构异体)、环烷氧基、杂环芳基、杂环芳基烷氧基、杂环芳氧基、杂环烷基、杂环烷氧基、硝基、—NY4Y5、—N(R10)—C(═Z)—R15;—N(R10)—C(═Z)—L4—R16、—NH—C(═Z)—NH—R15、—NH—C(═Z)—NH—L4—R16、—N(R10)—SO2—R15、—N(R10)—SO2—L4—R16、—S(O)nR9、—C(═Z)—NY4Y5或—C(═Z)—OR9】;R5是氢、烷基或羟基烷基;或者R4和R5,当连接到同一碳原子时,可以与所述碳原子形成环烷基、环烯基或杂环烷基环或基团C═CH2;R6是氢或烷基;m为零或整数1或2;以及其N-氧化物,以及它们的前药;以及式(I)的化合物及其N-氧化物的药学上可接受的盐和溶剂(例如水合物),以及它们的前药。这些化合物是肿瘤坏死因子抑制剂,可用作药物。