Glutamate receptor antagonists

Details Glutamate receptor antagonists Glutamate receptor antagonists

2000-10-13

2003-01-21

Shah, Mukund J. (Department: 1624)

Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions

Designated organic active ingredient containing

Heterocyclic carbon compounds containing a hetero ring...

C540S500000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06509328

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In the central nervous system (CNS) the transmission of stimuli takes place by the interaction of a neurotransmitter, which is sent out by a neuron, with a neuroreceptor.
L-glutamic acid, the most commonly occurring neurotransmitter in the CNS, plays a critical role in a large number of physiological processes. The glutamate-dependent stimulus receptors are divided into two main groups. The first main group forms ligand-controlled ion channels. The metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluR) form the second main group and, furthermore, belong to the family of G-protein-coupled receptors.
At present, eight different members of these mGluR are known and of these some even have sub-types. On the basis of structural parameters, the different influences on the synthesis of secondary metabolites and the different affinity to low-molecular weight chemical compounds, these eight receptors can be subdivided into three sub-groups: mGluR1 and mGluR5 belong to group I, mGluR2 and mGluR3 belong to group II and mGluR4, mGluR6, mGluR7 and mGluR8 belong to group III.
Ligands of metabotropic glutamate receptors belonging to the group II can be used for the treatment or prevention of acute and/or chronic neurological disorders such as psychosis, schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease, cognitive disorders and memory deficits.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to compounds of the general formula I:
These compounds have been discovered to act as metabotropic glutamate receptor antagonists and accordingly are usefull for the treatment of a range of neurological disorders, including psychosis, schizophrenia, Alzheimer's and other cognitive and memory disorders.
Objects of the present invention are compounds of formula I and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts per se and as pharmaceutically active substances, their manufacture, medicaments based on one or more compounds in accordance with the invention and their production, as well as the use of the compounds in accordance with the invention in the control or prevention of neurological disorders, and, respectively, for the production of corresponding medicaments.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
The present invention relates to compounds Of formula I
wherein
X is a single bond or an ethynediyl group, wherein,
in case X is a single bond,
R
1
is hydrogen; halogen; nitro; lower alkyl; halo-lower alkyl; alkoxycarbonyl; lower cycloalkyl, optionally substituted with oxygen; benzoyl, optionally substituted with lower alkyl, halo-lower alkyl, or halogen; phenyl, optionally substituted with halogen, hydroxy, lower alkyl, halo-lower alkyl, lower cycloalkyl, or lower alkoxy, halo-lower alkoxy, or cyano; styrenyl; phenylethyl; naphthyl; biphenyl; benzofuranyl; or 5 or 6 membered heterocyclic ring, optionally substituted with oxo, benzyloxy, benzoyl, methanesulfonyl, benzenesulfonyl, or acetyl;
in case X is an ethynediyl group,
R
1
is hydrogen; lower alkyl, optionally substituted with hydroxy; halo-lower alkyl; lower cycloalkyl, optionally substituted with hydroxy, lower alkyl, halo-lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, halo-lower alkoxy, or halogen; lower cycloalkenyl, optionally substituted with lower alkyl, halo-lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, halo-lower alkoxy, halogen, or oxo; lower alkenyl; phenyl, optionally substituted with halogen, lower alkyl, halo-lower alkyl, lower cycloalkyl, lower alkoxy, halo; 5 or 6 membered heterocyclic ring, optionally substituted with lower alkyl, halogen, oxo, benzyloxy, benzoyl, methanesulfonyl, benzenesulfonyl, acetyl, pivaloyl, tert. butoxycarbonyl, or tert. butylcarbonyl; or benzofuranyl;
R
3
is phenyl; pyridine; thiophenyl or thiazolyl, which are optionally substituted with halogen, cyano, nitro, azido, hydroxy, carboxy, morpholine-4-carbonyl, carbamoyl, thiocarbamoyl, N-hydroxycarbamoyl, trimethylsilyl-ethynyl, or from lower alkyl, lower alkynyl, lower alkoxy, halo-lower alkyl, 4-lower alkyl-piperazine-1-carbonyl, lower alkylaminocarbonyl, which are optionally substituted by amino, lower alkylamino, acylamino, oxo, hydroxy; lower alkoxy, lower alkylthio, or carboxy which is optionally esterified or amidated; or a 5-membered aromatic heterocycle which is optionally substituted by amino, lower alkylamino, acylamino, oxo, hydroxy, lower alkoxy, lower alkylthio, carboxy which is optionally esterified with lower alkyl or amidated with lower alkylamino which is eventually substituted by hydroxy, or lower alkyl which is optionally substituted by halogen, hydroxy, amino, lower alkylamino, acylamino, or amidino, which is optionally substituted by lower alkyl, —C(NRR′)═NR″ (where R, R′ and R″ are hydrogen or lower alkyl), hydroxy, lower alkoxy, lower alkylthio, acyloxy, lower alkylsulfinyl, lower alkylsulfonyl, lower alkoxy-lower alkylsulfanyl, lower alkylsulfanyl, cycloalkylsulfinyl, cycloalkylsulfonyl, hydroxyimino, or lower alkoxyimino, which is optionally esterified or amidated, lower alkenyl, oxo, cyano, carbamoyloxy, or sulfamoyl which is optionally substituted by lower alkyl,
with the proviso that, if X is a single bond and R
3
is pyridinyl, R
1
is not hydrogen, or methyl;
and their pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts.
It has surprisingly been found that the compounds of formula I are metabotropic glutamate receptor antagonists. Compounds of formula I are distinguished by valuable therapeutic properties.
The compounds of the present invention can be used for the treatment or prevention of acute and/or chronic neurological disorders such as psychosis, schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease, cognitive disorders and memory deficits.
Other treatable indications in this connection are restricted brain function caused by bypass operations or transplants, poor blood supply to the brain, spinal cord injuries, head injuries, hypoxia caused by pregnancy, cardiac arrest and hypoglycaemia. Further treatable indications are chronic and acute pain, Huntington's chorea, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), dementia caused by AIDS, eye injuries, retinopathy, idiopathic parkinsonism or parkinsonism caused by medicaments as well as conditions which lead to glutamate-deficiency functions, such as e.g. muscle spasms, convulsions, migraine, urinary incontinence, nicotine addiction, opiate addiction, anxiety, vomiting, dyskinesia and depressions.
Objects of the present invention are compounds of formula I and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts per se and as pharmaceutically active substances, their manufacture, medicaments based on one or more compounds in accordance with the invention and their production, as well as the use of the compounds in accordance with the invention in the control or prevention of illnesses of the aforementioned kind, and, respectively, for the production of corresponding medicaments.
Preferred compounds of formula I are those in which R
3
is phenyl substituted in meta position by cyano; halogen; or imidazolyl, which is optionally substituted by lower alkyl; or 1,3-thiazolyl which is optionally substituted by hydroxy-lower alkyl, carboxy, or —CO—NH—(CH
2
)
2
OH; 1,3-oxazolyl; 1,2,3-triazolyl; 1,2,4-triazolyl which is optionally substituted with lower alkyl; tetrazolyl; or isoxazolyl, which is optionally substituted by lower alkyl;
The following are examples of such compounds:
3-(4-Oxo-7-phenylethynyl-4,5-dihydro-3H-benzo[b][1,4]diazepin-2-yl)-benzonitrile;
4-(3-Chloro-phenyl)-8-phenylethynyl-1,3-dihydro-benzo[b][1,4]diazepin-2-one;
4-(3-Imidazol-1-yl-phenyl)-8-phenylethynyl-1,3-dihydro-benzo[b][1,4]diazepin-2-one;
3-[7-(4-Fluoro-phenyl)-4-oxo-4,5-dihydro-3H-benzo[b][1,4]diazepin-2-yl]-benzonitrile;
8-(4-Fluoro-phenylethynyl)-4-(3-imidazol-1-yl-phenyl)-1,3-dihydro-benzo[b][1,4]diazepin-2-one;
8-(4-Fluoro-phenylethynyl)-4-(3-[1,2,4]triazol-1-yl-phenyl)-1,3-dihydro-benzo[b][1,4]diazepin-2-one;
8-(4-Fluoro-phenyl)-4-[3-(4-methyl-imidazol-1-yl)-phenyl]-1,3-dihydro-benzo[b][1,

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