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Antiproliferative substituted 5-thiapyrimidinone and 5-selenopyrimidinone compounds

Priority: Dec 16, 1992Filed: Oct 23, 2001Published: Nov 21, 2002
Est. expiryDec 16, 2012(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
A61P 37/06A61P 29/00A61P 31/00A61P 33/02A61P 33/00A61P 33/10A61P 31/04C07D 409/12A61P 31/12C07D 239/56
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Abstract

Novel derivatives of 5-thia- and 5-selenopyrimidinone are found to inhibit the enzyme glycinamide ribonucleotide formyl transferase (GARFT) and amino imidazole carboxamide ribonucleotide formyl transferase (AICARFT). Novel intermediates of these compounds are also disclosed. A novel method of preparing such compounds is also disclosed, as well as methods and compositions for employing the compounds as antiproliferative agents.

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1 . A compound having the formula I  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein: 
 A represents sulfur or selenium;  
 Z represents 1) a substituted or unsubstituted non-cyclic spacer which separates A from the carbonyl carbon of the amido group by 1 to 10 atoms, said atoms being independently selected from carbon, oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen and phosphorous; 2) a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or fused or nonfused poly-carbocyclic or heterocyclic radical; or 3) a combination of at least one of said non-cyclic spacer and at least one of said carbocyclic or heterocyclic radical, wherein when said non-cyclic spacer is bonded to A, said non-cyclic spacer separates A from one of said carbocyclic or heterocyclic radicals by 1 to 10 atoms and further wherein when said non-cyclic spacer is bonded to —C(O)—, said non-cyclic spacer separates —C(O)— from one of said carbocyclic or heterocyclic radicals by 1 to 10 atoms;  
 R 1  and R 2  represent, independently, H or C 1  to C 6  alkyl or other readily lyzable groups; and  
 R 3  represents H or a straight, branched or cyclic C 1  to C 6  alkyl group optionally carrying one or more halogen, hydroxyl or amine groups; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.  
 
     
     
         2 . A compound according to  claim 1  having the formula II  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein: 
 A is sulfur or selenium;  
 Z is -(group)-(ring)-,  
 wherein (group) represents a non-cyclic spacer which separates A from (ring) by 1 to 5 atoms, said atoms being independently selected from carbon, oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen and phosphorous and optionally carrying one or more substituents independently selected from C 1  to C 6  alkyl or C 2  to C 6  alkenyl groups, C 1  to C 6  alkoxy or C 1  to C 6  alkoxy(C 1  to C 6 )alkyl groups, C 2  to C 6  alkynyl groups, acyl groups, halogen, amino groups, hydroxyl groups, nitro groups or mercapto groups, monocyclic carbo- or heterocyclic rings, and fused or non-fused poly-carbocyclic or poly-heterocyclic rings;  
 and wherein (ring) represents one or more of a substituted or unsubstituted monocyclic carbo- or heterocyclic ring or a fused or non-fused polycarbocyclic or heterocyclic ring optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from those recited for (group);  
 R 1  and R 2  represent, independently, H, C 1  to C 6  alkyl or other readily lyzable groups; and  
 R 3  represents hydrogen or a straight, branched or cyclic C 1  to C 6  alkyl group optionally carrying halogen, hydroxyl or amine substitution; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.  
 
     
     
         3 . A compound according to  claim 1  wherein the moiety Z is represented by Q—X—Ar wherein: 
 Q represents a C 1 -C 5  alkylene, or a C 2 -C 5  alkenylene or alkynylene radical optionally carrying one or more substituents independently selected from C 1  to C 6  alkyl or C 2  to C 6  alkenyl groups, C 1  to C 6  alkoxy or C 1  to C 6  alkoxy(C 1  to C 6 )alkyl groups, C 2  to C 6  alkynyl groups, acyl groups, halogen, amino groups, hydroxyl groups, nitro groups or mercapto groups, monocyclic carbo- or heterocyclic rings, and fused or non-fused poly-carbocyclic or poly-heterocyclic rings;  
 X represents a methylene, monocyclic carbo- or heterocyclic ring, sulfur, oxygen or amino radical, optionally carrying one or more substituents independently selected from C 1  to C 6  alkyl or C 2  to C 6  alkenyl groups, C 1  to C 6  alkoxy or C 1  to C 6  alkoxy(C 1  to C,)alkyl groups, C 2  to C 6  alkynyl groups, acyl groups, halogen, amino groups, hydroxyl groups, nitro groups or mercapto groups, monocyclic carbo- or heterocyclic rings, and fused or non-fused poly-carbocyclic or poly-heterocyclic rings; and  
 Ar represents a monocyclic carbo- or heterocyclic aromatic ring or a bicyclic carbo- or heterocyclic ring, all or a portion of which may be aromatic, and wherein the Ar may be fused to the monocyclic carbo- or heterocyclic ring of X, and wherein the Ar optionally carries one or more substituents independently selected from C 1  to C 6  alkyl or C 2  to C 6  alkenyl groups, C 1  to C 6  alkoxy or C 1  to C 6  alkoxy(C 1  to C 6 )alkyl groups, C 2  to C 6  alkynyl groups, acyl groups, halogen, amino groups, hydroxyl groups, nitro groups or mercapto groups, monocycliccarbo- or heterocyclic rings, and fused or non-fused poly-carbocyclic or poly-heterocyclic rings;  
 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.  
 
     
     
         4 . A compound or salt according to  claim 2 , wherein the moiety (group) represents a C 1  to C 4  alkylene group; and 
 the moiety (ring) represents a substituted or unsubstituted, fused or non-fused carbocyclic or heterocyclic bicyclic ring system, or a substituted or unsubstituted, carbocyclic or heterocyclic monocyclic ring system, or at least two monocyclic ring systems linked by a single bond, said monocyclic ring systems being independently substituted or unsubstituted.    
     
     
         5 . A compound having the formula III  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein: 
 n represents an integer from 0 to 5;  
 A represents sulfur or selenium;  
 X is methylene, monocyclic carbo- or heterocyclic ring, O, S, or —NH—;  
 Ar is an aromatic radical, wherein Ar can form a fused bicyclic ring system with said ring of X; and  
 R 1  and R 2 , which can be the same or different, are hydrogen or alkyl radicals having 1 to 6 carbon atoms;  
 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.  
 
     
     
         6 . A compound or salt according to  claim 5  wherein n is 2, A is sulfur, X is methylene, Ar is phenylene and R 1  and R 2  are hydrogen.  
     
     
         7 . A compound or salt according to  claim 5  wherein n is 2, A is sulfur, X is methylene, Ar is 2,5-thienyl and R 1  and R 2  are hydrogen.  
     
     
         8 . A compound or salt according to  claim 5  wherein n is 2, A is sulfur, X is S, Ar is phenylene and R 1  and R 2  are hydrogen.  
     
     
         9 . A compound or salt according to  claim 5  wherein n is 2, A is sulfur, X is —NH—, Ar is phenylene and R 1  and R 2  are hydrogen.  
     
     
         10 . A compound or salt according to  claim 5  wherein n is 2, A is sulfur, X is methylene, Ar is phenylene and R 1  and R 2  are alkyl radicals having 1 to 6 carbon atoms.  
     
     
         11 . A compound or salt according to  claim 5  wherein n is 2, A is sulfur, X is methylene, Ar is 2,5-thienyl and R 1  and R 2  are ethyl groups.  
     
     
         12 . A compound or salt according to  claim 5  wherein n is 2, A is sulfur, X is sulfur, Ar is phenylene and R 1  and R 2  are ethyl groups.  
     
     
         13 . A compound or salt according to  claim 5 , wherein n is 2, A is sulfur, X is —NH—, Ar is phenylene and R 1  and R 2  are ethyl groups.  
     
     
         14 . An antiproliferative composition comprising a compound having the formula III  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein n represents an integer from 0 to 5; 
 A is sulfur or selenium;  
 X is methylene, monocyclic carbo- or heterocyclic ring, O, S, or —NH—;  
 Ar is an aromatic radical, wherein Ar can form a fused bicyclic ring system with said ring of X; and  
 R 1  and R 2 , which can be the same or different, are hydrogen or alkyl radicals having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; or  
 a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.  
 
     
     
         15 . A composition according to  claim 14  wherein n is 2, A is sulfur, X is methylene, and Ar is phenylene.  
     
     
         16 . A composition according to  claim 14  wherein n is 2, A is sulfur, X is methylene, and Ar is 2,5-thienyl.  
     
     
         17 . A composition according to  claim 14  wherein n is 2, A is sulfur, X is S, and Ar is phenylene.  
     
     
         18 . A composition according to  claim 14  wherein n is 2, A is sulfur, X is —NH—, and Ar is phenylene.  
     
     
         19 . An antiproliferative composition comprising a compound having the formula I:  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein: 
 A represents sulfur or selenium;  
 Z represents 1) a substituted or unsubstituted non-cyclic spacer which separates A from the carbonyl carbon of the amido group by 1 to 10 atoms, said atoms being independently selected from carbon, oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen- and phosphorous; 2) a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or fused or nonfused poly-carbocyclic or heterocyclic radical; or 3) a combination of at least one of said non-cyclic spacer and at least one of said carbocyclic or heterocyclic radical, wherein when said non-cyclic spacer is bonded to A, said non-cyclic spacer separates A from one of said carbocyclic or heterocyclic radicals by 1 to 10 atoms and further wherein when said non-cyclic spacer is bonded to —C(O)—, said non-cyclic spacer separates —C(O)— from one of said carbocyclic or heterocyclic radicals by 1 to 10 atoms;  
 R 1  and R 2  represent, independently, H, C 1  to C 6  alkyl or other readily lyzable groups; and  
 R 3  represents H or straight, branched or cyclic C 1  to C 6  alkyl group optionally carrying one or more halogen, hydroxyl or amine groups; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof;  
 in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.  
 
     
     
         20 . A process for inhibiting the growth and proliferation of the cells of microorganisms and of higher organisms, which process comprises administering to a host in need of such treatment an effective amount of a compound having the structural formula I  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein: 
 A represents sulfur or selenium;  
 Z represents 1) a substituted or unsubstituted non-cyclic spacer which separates A from the carbonyl carbon of the amido group by 1 to 10 atoms, said atoms being independently selected from carbon, oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen and phosphorous; 2) a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or fused or nonfused poly-carbocyclic or heterocyclic radical; or 3) a combination of at least one of said non-cyclic spacer and at least one of said carbocyclic or heterocyclic radical, wherein when said non-cyclic spacer is bonded to A, said non-cyclic spacer separates A from one of said carbocyclic or heterocyclic radicals by 1 to 10 atoms and further wherein when said non-cyclic spacer is bonded to —C(O)—, said non-cyclic spacer separates —C(O)— from one of said carbocyclic or heterocyclic radicals by 1 to 10 atoms;  
 R 1  and R 2  represent, independently, H, C 1  to C 6  alkyl or other readily lyzable groups; and  
 R 3  represents H or straight, branched or cyclic C 1  to C 6  alkyl group optionally carrying one or more halogen, hydroxyl or amine groups; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.  
 
     
     
         21 . A process for inhibiting the growth and proliferation of the cells of microorganisms and higher organisms, which process comprises administering to a host in need of such treatment an effective amount of a compound having the structural formula III  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein: 
 n represents an integer from 0 to 5;  
 A represents sulfur or selenium;  
 X is methylene, monocyclic carbo- or heterocyclic ring, O, S, or —NH—;  
 Ar is an aromatic radical, wherein Ar can form a fused bicyclic ring system with said ring of X; and  
 R 1  and R 2 , which can be the same or different, are hydrogen or alkyl radicals having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.  
 
     
     
         22 . A process according to  claim 21  wherein n is 2, A is sulfur, X is methylene and Ar is phenylene.  
     
     
         23 . A process according to  claim 21  wherein n is 2, A is sulfur, X is methylene and Ar is 2,5-thienyl.  
     
     
         24 . A process according to  claim 21  wherein n is 2, A is sulfur, X is sulfur and Ar is phenylene.  
     
     
         25 . A process according to  claim 21  wherein n is 2, A is sulfur, X is —NH—, and Ar is phenylene.  
     
     
         26 . A process for preparing a 5-substituted pyrimidinone compound having the formula V  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein: 
 A represents sulfur or selenium;  
 Z represents 1) a substituted or unsubstituted non-cyclic spacer which separates A from the carbonyl carbon of the amido group by 1 to 10 atoms, said atoms being independently selected from carbon, oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen and phosphorous; 2) a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or fused or nonfused poly-carbocyclic or heterocyclic radical; or 3) a combination of at least one of said non-cyclic spacer and at least one of said carbocyclic or heterocyclic radical, wherein said non-cyclic spacer separates A from one of said carbocyclic or heterocyclic radicals by 1 to 10 atoms;  
 R 3  represents H or a straight, branched or cyclic (C 1  to C 6 ) alkyl group, optionally carrying one or more hydroxyl or amine groups; and  
 R 4  represents hydroxy, (C 1  to C 6 ) alkyloxy group optionally carrying one or more hydroxyl or amine groups, or a protected or unprotected amino acid linked to the acyl group of formula V by the amine portion of the amino acid;  
 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof;  
 which process comprises reacting a compound having the formula VI  
                     
 wherein hal is bromine, chlorine, iodine, or fluorine, and R 3  is as defined above, with a compound having the formula IV  
                     
 wherein A, Z, and R 4  are as defined above, in the presence of a nonnucleophilic auxiliary base in a solvent in which at least one of said reactants is at least partially soluble under conditions sufficient to obtain the compound of formula V.  
 
     
     
         27 . A process according to  claim 26  wherein the non-nucleophilic auxiliary base is selected from alkali or earth metal carbonates and trialkyl amines.  
     
     
         28 . A process according to  claim 27  wherein the solvent is a dipolar aprotic solvent.  
     
     
         29 . A process according to  claim 28  wherein the solvent is selected from dimethylsulfoxide, N,N-dimethylformamide, N,N-dimethylacetamide, and N-methyl-2-pyrolidinone.  
     
     
         30 . A process according to  claim 26  wherein A represents sulfur and Z represents —(CH 2 ) n —X—Ar— wherein 
 n is an integer from 0 to 5,  
 X represents a methylene, monocyclic carbo- or heterocyclic ring, sulfur, oxygen or amino radical, optionally carrying one or more substituents independently selected from C 1  to C 6  alkyl or C 2  to C 6  alkenyl groups, Cl to C 6  alkoxy or C 1  to C 6  alkoxy(C 1  to C 6 )alkyl groups, C 2  to C 6  alkynyl groups, acyl groups, halogen, amino groups, hydroxyl groups, nitro groups or mercapto groups, monocyclic carbo- or heterocyclic rings, and fused or non-fused poly-carbocyclic or poly-heterocyclic rings; and  
 Ar represents a monocyclic carbo- or heterocyclic aromatic ring or a bicyclic carbo- or heterocyclic ring, all or a portion of which may be aromatic, and wherein the Ar may be fused to the monocyclic carbo- or heterocyclic ring of X, and wherein the Ar optionally carries one or more substituents independently selected from C 1  to C 6  alkyl or C 2  .to C 6  alkenyl groups, C 1  to C 6  alkoxy or C 1  to C 6  alkoxy(C 1  to C 6 )alkyl groups, C 2  to C 6  alkynyl groups, acyl groups, halogen, amino groups, hydroxyl groups, nitro groups or mercapto groups, monocyclic carbo- or heterocyclic rings, and fused or non-fused poly-carbocyclic or poly-heterocyclic rings.  
 
     
     
         31 . A process according to  claim 30  wherein the non-nucleophilic auxiliary base is selected from alkali or earth metal carbonates and trialkylamines.  
     
     
         32 . A process according to  claim 31  wherein the solvent is a dipolar aprotic solvent.  
     
     
         33 . A process according to  claim 32  wherein the solvent is selected from dimethylsulfoxide, N,N-dimethylformamide, N,N-dimethylacetamide, and N-methyl-2-pyrolidinone.  
     
     
         34 . A process for inhibiting GARFT comprising the step of administering to a host in need of such inhibition an effective amount of a compound having the formula I:  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein: 
 A represents sulfur or selenium;  
 Z represents 1) a substituted or unsubstituted non-cyclic spacer which separates A from the carbonyl carbon of the amido group by 1 to 10 atoms, said atoms being independently selected from carbon, oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen and phosphorous; 2) a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or fused or nonfused poly-carbocyclic or heterocyclic radical; or 3) a combination of at least one of said non-cyclic spacer and at least one of said carbocyclic or heterocyclic radical, wherein when said non-cyclic spacer is bonded to A, said non-cyclic spacer separates A from one of said carbocyclic or heterocyclic radicals by 1 to 10 atoms and further wherein when said non-cyclic spacer is bonded to —C(O)—, said non-cyclic spacer separates —C(O)— from one of said carbocyclic or heterocyclic radicals by 1 to 10 atoms;  
 R 1  and R 2  represent, independently, H or C 1  to C 6  alkyl or other readily lyzable groups; and  
 R 3  represents H or straight, branched or cyclic C 1  to C 6  alkyl group optionally carrying one or more halogen, hydroxyl or amine groups; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.  
 
     
     
         35 . A compound of the formula X  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein: 
 A represents sulfur or selenium;  
 Ar represents an unsubstituted phenylene or thienylene radical;  
 R 1  and R 2  represent, individually, hydrogen or C 1  to C 6  alkyl or other readily lyzable groups;  
 R 3  represents hydrogen or a straight, branched or cyclic C 1 -C 6  alkyl group, optionally carrying one or more halogen, hydroxyl or amine groups; or  
 a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.  
 
     
     
         36 . A compound according to  claim 35  wherein A is sulfur and Ar represents an unsubstituted phenylene radical.  
     
     
         37 . A compound according to  claim 35  wherein A is sulfur and Ar represents an unsubstituted thienylene radical.  
     
     
         38 . A compound according to  claim 35  wherein A is sulfur, Ar is unsubstituted thienylene; and R 1 , R 2  and R 3  are hydrogen.  
     
     
         39 . A compound according to  claim 35  wherein A is sulfur, Ar is unsubstituted phenylene; and R 1 , R 2  and R 3  are hydrogen.  
     
     
         40 . A method for inhibiting the growth and proliferation of the cells of microorganisms and higher organisms, which comprises administering to a host in need of such treatment an effective amount of the compound having the structural formula X as defined in  claim 35 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.  
     
     
         41 . A method according to  claim 40  wherein A is sulfur and Ar represents an unsubstituted phenylene radical.  
     
     
         42 . A method according to  claim 40  wherein A is sulfur and Ar represents an unsubstituted thienylene radical.  
     
     
         43 . A method according to  claim 40  wherein A is sulfur, Ar is an unsubstituted thienylene radical; and R 1 , R 2  and R 3  are hydrogen.  
     
     
         44 . A method according to  claim 40  wherein A is sulfur, Ar is, an unsubstituted phenylene radical; and R 1 , R 2  and R 3  are hydrogen.  
     
     
         45 . An antiproliferative composition comprising the compound having the formula X as defined in  claim 35  or a pharamaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.  
     
     
         46 . A composition according to  claim 45  wherein A is sulfur and Ar represents an unsubstituted phenylene radical.  
     
     
         47 . A composition according to  claim 45  wherein A is sulfur and Ar represents an unsubstitued thienylene radical.  
     
     
         48 . A composition according to  claim 45  wherein A is sulfur, Ar is an unsubstituted thienylene radical; and R 1 , R 2  and R 3  are hydrogen.  
     
     
         49 . A composition according to  claim 45  wherein A is sulfur, Ar is an unsubstituted phenylene; and R 1 , R 2  and R 3  are hydrogen.  
     
     
         50 . A compound having the formula V  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein: 
 A represents sulfur or selenium;  
 Z represents 1) a substituted or unsubstituted non- cyclic spacer which separates A from the carbonyl carbon of the amido group by 1 to 10 atoms, said atoms being independently selected from carbon, oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen and phosphorous; 2) a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or fused or nonfused poly-carbocyclic or heterocyclic radical; or 3) a combination of at least one of said non-cyclic spacer and at least one of said carbocyclic or heterocyclic radical, wherein said non-cyclic spacer separates A from one of said carbocyclic or heterocyclic radicals by 1 to 10 atoms;  
 R 3  represents H or a straight, branched or cyclic (C 1  to C 6 ) alkyl group, optionally carrying one or more hydroxyl or. amine groups; and  
 R 4  represents hydroxy, (C 1  to C 6 ) alkyloxy group optionally carrying one or more hydroxyl or amine groups, or a protected or unprotected amino acid linked to the acyl group of formula v by the amine portion of the amino acid;  
 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.  
 
     
     
         51 . A process for inhibiting AICARFT comprising the step of administering to a host in need of such inhibition an effective amount of a compound having the formula X:  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein: 
 A represents sulfur or selenium;  
 Ar represents an unsubstituted phenylene or thienylene radical;  
 R 1  and R 2  represent, individually, hydrogen or C 1  to C 6  alkyl or other readily lyzable groups;  
 R 3  represents hydrogen or a straight, branched or cyclic C 1 -C 6  alkyl group, optionally carrying one or more halogen, hydroxyl or amine groups; or  
 a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

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