Heterocyclic inhibitors of mek and methods of use thereof

Abstract

Disclosed are amino acid and phosphate prodrugs of compounds of the Formula V wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 7 , R 8 and R 9 , and W are as defined in the specification. Such compounds are MEK inhibitors and useful in the treatment of hyperproliferative diseases, such as cancer and inflammation, and inflammatory conditions in mammals. Also disclosed are methods of using such compounds in the treatment of hyperproliferative diseases and inflammatory conditions in mammals and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds.

1 . An amino acid or phosphate prodrug of compound having the formula: 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein
 R 1 , R 2 , and R 9  are independently hydrogen, halogen, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, fluoromethyl, fluoromethoxy, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, azido, 
 
       —SR 11 , —OR 3 , —C(O)R 3 , —C(O)OR 3 , —NR 4 C(O)OR 6 , —OC(O)R 3 , —NR 4 SO 2 R 6 , —SO 2 NR 3 R 4 , —NR 4 C(O)R 3 , —C(O)NR 3 R 4 , —NR 5 C(O)NR 3 R 4 , —NR 5 C(NCN)NR 3 R 4 , —NR 3 R 4 , C 1 -C 10  alkyl, C 2 -C 10  alkenyl, C 2 -C 10  alkynyl, C 3 -C 10  cycloalkyl, C 4 -C 10  cycloalkylalkyl, —S(O) j (C 1 -C 6  alkyl), —S(O) j (CR 4 R 5 ) m -aryl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylalkyl, —O(C R 4 R 5 ) m -aryl, —NR 4 (CR 4 R 5 ) m -aryl, —O(C R 4 R 5 ) m -hetero aryl, —NR 4 (CR 4 R 5 ) m -heteroaryl, —O(CR 4 R 5 ) m -heterocyclyl or —NR 4 (CR 4 R 5 ) m -heterocyclyl, wherein any of said alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl and heterocyclylalkyl portions are optionally substituted independently with one or more groups independently selected from oxo (with the proviso that it is not substituted on an aryl or heteroaryl), halogen, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, azido, —NR 4 SO 2 R 6 , —SO 2 NR 3 R 4 , —C(O)R 3 , —C(O)OR 3 , —OC(O)R 3 , —NR 4 C(O)OR 6 , —NR 4 C(O)R 3 , —C(O)NR 3 R 4 , —NR 3 R 4 , —NR 5 C(O)NR 3 R 4 , —NR 5 C(NCN)NR 3 R 4 , —OR 3 , C 1 -C 10  alkyl, C 2 -C 10  alkenyl, C 2 -C 10  alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl and heterocyclylalkyl, and wherein said aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl or heterocyclylalkyl rings are optionally substituted independently with one or more groups selected from halogen, hydroxyl, cyano, nitro, azido, fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, C 1 -C 4  alkyl, C 2 -C 4  alkenyl, C 2 -C 4  alkynyl, C 3 -C 6  cycloalkyl, C 3 -C 6  heterocycloalkyl, NR 3 R 4  and OR 3 ;
 R 7  is hydrogen or C 1 -C 10  alkyl, wherein said alkyl is optionally substituted independently with one or more groups independently selected from oxo (with the proviso that it is not substituted on an aryl or heteroaryl), halogen, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, fluoromethyl, fluoromethoxy, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, azido, —NR 11 SO 2 R 14 , —SO 2 NR 11 R 12 , —C(O)R 11 , —C(O)OR 11 , —OC(O)R 11 , —NR 11 C(O)OR 14 , —NR 11 C(O)R 12 , —C(O)NR 11 R 12 , —SR 11 , —S(O)R 14 , —SO 2 R 14 , —NR 11 R 12 , —NR 11 C(O)NR 12 R 13 , —NR 11 C(NCN)NR 12 R 13 , —OR 11 , C 1 -C 10  alkyl, C 2 -C 10  alkenyl, C 2 -C 10  alkynyl, C 3 -C 10  cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl and heterocyclylalkyl, and wherein said aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl or heterocyclylalkyl rings are optionally substituted independently with one or more groups selected from halogen, hydroxyl, cyano, nitro, azido, fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, C 1 -C 4  alkyl, C 2 -C 4  alkenyl, C 2 -C 4  alkynyl, C 3 -C 6  cycloalkyl, C 3 -C 6  heterocycloalkyl, NR 11 R 12  and OR 11 ; 
 R 8  is Br, I or SR 11 ; 
 R 3  is hydrogen, trifluoromethyl, C 1 -C 10  alkyl, C 2 -C 10  alkenyl, C 2 -C 10  alkynyl, C 3 -C 10  cycloalkyl, C 4 -C 10  cycloalkylalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl, or heterocyclylalkyl, wherein any of said alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl and heterocyclylalkyl portions are optionally substituted independently with one or more groups independently selected from oxo (with the proviso that it is not substituted on an aryl or heteroaryl), halogen, cyano, nitro, alkyl, fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, fluoromethoxy, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, azido, —NR 11 SO 2 R 14 , —SO 2 NR 11 R 12 , —C(O)R 11 , —C(O)OR 11 , —OC(O)R 11 , —NR 11 C(O)OR 14 , —NR 11 C(O)NR 11 R 12 , —SR 11 , —S(O) R   14 , —SO 2 R 14 , —NR 11 R 12 , —NR 11 C(O)NR 12 R 13 , —NR 11 C(NCN)NR 12 R 13 , —OR 11 , C 1 -C 10  alkyl, C 2 -C 10  alkenyl, C 2 -C 10  alkynyl, C 3 -C 10  cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl heterocyclyl, and heterocyclylalkyl, 
 or R 3  and R 4  together with the atom to which they are attached form a 4 to 10 membered heteroaryl or heterocyclic ring, wherein said heteroaryl and heterocyclic rings are optionally substituted independently with one or more groups independently selected from halogen, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, azido, —NR 11 SO 2 R 14 , —SO 2 NR 11 R 12 , —C(O)R 11 , —C(O)OR 11 , —OC(O)R 11 , —NR 11 C(O)OR 14 , —NR 11 C(O)R 12 , —C(O)NR 11 R 12 , —SR 11 , —S(O)R 14 , —SO 2 R 14 , —NR 11 R 12 , —NR 11 C(O)NR 12 R 13 , —NR 11 C(NCN)NR 12 R 13 , —OR 11 , C 1 -C 10  alkyl, C 2 -C 10  alkenyl, C 2 -C 10  alkynyl, C 3 -C 10  cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl and heterocyclylalkyl; 
 R 4  and R 5  independently are hydrogen or C 1 -C 6  alkyl, or 
 R 4  and R 5  together with the atom to which they are attached form a 4 to 10 membered carbocyclic ring, wherein said alkyl and carbocyclic ring are optionally substituted independently with one or more groups independently selected from halogen, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, azido, —NR 11 SO 2 R 14 , —SO 2 NR 11 R 12 , —C(O)R 11 , —C(O)OR 11 , —OC(O)R 11 , —NR 11 C(O)OR 14 , —NR 11 C(O)R 12 , —C(O)NR 11 R 12 , —SR 11 , —S(O)R 14 , —SO 2 R 14 , —NR 11 R 12 , —NR 11 C(O)NR 12 R 13 , —NR 11 C(NCN)NR 12 R 13 , —OR 11 , C 1 -C 10  alkyl, C 2 -C 10  alkenyl, C 2 -C 10  alkynyl, C 3 -C 10  cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl and heterocyclylalkyl; 
 R 6  is trifluoromethyl, C 1 -C 10  alkyl, C 3 -C 10  cycloalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl or heterocyclylalkyl, wherein said alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl and heterocyclylalkyl portions are optionally substituted independently with one or more groups independently selected from oxo (with the proviso that it is not substituted on an aryl or heteroaryl), halogen, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, azido, —NR 11 SO 2 R 14 , —SO 2 NR 11 R 12 , —C(O)R 11 , —C(O)OR 11 , —OC(O)R 11 , —NR 11 C(O)OR 14 , —NR 11 C(O) R   12 , —C(O)NR 11 R 12 , —SR 11 , —S(O)R 14 , —SO 2 R 14 , —NR 11 R 12 , —NR 11 C(O)NR 12 R 13 , —NR 11 C(NCN)NR 12 R 13 , —OR 11 , C 1 -C 10  alkyl, C 2 -C 10  alkenyl, C 2 -C 10  alkynyl, C 3 -C 10  cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl, and heterocyclylalkyl; 
 R 11 , R 12  and R 13  independently are hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, aryl or arylalkyl, and R 14  is lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, aryl or arylalkyl, 
 or any two of R 11 , R 12 , R 13  and R 14  together with the atom to which they are attached form a 4 to 10 membered heteroaryl or heterocyclic ring, wherein said alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl ring and heterocyclic ring are optionally substituted independently with one or more groups independently selected from halogen, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, azido, C 1 -C 10 alkyl, C 2 -C 10  alkenyl, C 2 -C 10  alkynyl, C 3 -C 10  cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocyclyl, and heterocyclylalkyl; 
 W is heteroaryl, heterocyclyl, —C(O)OR 3 , —C(O)NR 4 OR 3 , —C(O)NR 4 SO 2 R 3 , —C(O)(C 3 -C 10  cycloalkyl), —C(O)(C 1 -C 10  alkyl), —C(O)(heterocyclyl) or CR 3 R 4 OR 3 , wherein any of said cycloalkyl, alkyl, heteroaryl and heterocyclyl portions are optionally substituted independently with one or more groups independently selected from halogen, cyano, nitro, azido, —NR 3 R 4 , —OR 3 , C 1 -C 10 alkyl, C 2 -C 10  alkenyl, C 2 -C 10  alkynyl, cycloalkyl and heterocycloalkyl, 
 provided that when W is C(O)OR 3  and R 9  is F, R 7  cannot be H; 
 m is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5; and 
 j is 0, 1 or 2. 
 
     
     
         2 . The compound of  claim 1 , where R 9  is hydrogen, halogen, cyano, amino, alkyl, fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl, or anilino. 
     
     
         3 . The compound of  claim 2  where W is selected from heteroaryl, —C(O)OR 3 , —C(O)NR 4 OR 3  and —C(O)NR 4 S(O) 2 R 3 , wherein said heteroaryl is optionally substituted independently with one or more groups selected from halogen, hydroxyl, cyano, nitro, azido, fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, fluoromethoxy, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, amino, aminomethyl, dimethylamino, aminoethyl, diethylamino, ethoxy, C 1 -C 4  alkyl, C 2 -C 4  alkenyl, C 2 -C 4  alkynyl, C 3 -C 6  cycloalkyl and C 3 -C 6  heterocycloalkyl. 
     
     
         4 . The compound of  claim 2 , where W is selected from —C(O)OR 3  and —C(O)NHOR 3 , and R 3  is selected from hydrogen, C 1 -C 4  alkyl, C 2 -C 4  alkenyl, C 2 -C 4  alkynyl, C 3 -C 6  cycloalkyl and C 3 -C 6  heterocycloalkyl, wherein any of said C 1 -C 4  alkyl, C 2 -C 4  alkenyl, C 2 -C 4  alkynyl, cycloalkyl or heterocycloalkyl are optionally substituted independently with one or more groups selected from —NR 11 R 12 , —OR 11 , alkyl and cycloalkyl. 
     
     
         5 . The compound of  claim 3 , where R 7  is C 1 -C 4  alkyl, wherein said C 1 -C 4  alkyl is optionally substituted independently with one or more groups selected from halogen, hydroxyl, cyano, nitro, azido, fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, fluoromethoxy, difluoromethoxy, amino, aminomethyl, dimethylamino, aminoethyl, diethylamino, ethoxy, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl, wherein said cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl rings are optionally substituted independently with one or more groups selected from halogen, hydroxyl, cyano, nitro, azido, fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, C 1 -C 4  alkyl, C 2 -C 4  alkenyl, C 2 -C 4  alkynyl, C 3 -C 6  cycloalkyl, C 3 -C 6  heterocycloalkyl, —NR 11 R 12 , and —OR 11 . 
     
     
         6 . The compound of  claim 4 , where R 7  is C 1 -C 4  alkyl wherein said C 1 -C 4  alkyl is optionally substituted independently with one or more groups selected from halogen, hydroxyl, cyano, nitro, azido, fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, fluoromethoxy, difluoromethoxy, amino, aminomethyl, dimethylamino, aminoethyl, diethylamino, ethoxy, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl, wherein said cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl rings are optionally substituted independently with one or more groups selected from halogen, hydroxyl, cyano, nitro, azido, fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, C 1 -C 4  alkyl, C 2 -C 4  alkenyl, C 2 -C 4  alkynyl, C 3 -C 6  cycloalkyl, C 3 -C 6  heterocycloalkyl, —NR 11 R 12 , and —OR 11 . 
     
     
         7 . The compound of  claim 5 , where R 1  and R 2  are independently hydrogen, halogen, methyl, fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl or ethyl. 
     
     
         8 . The compound of  claim 5 , where R 1  is halogen or methyl and R 2  is hydrogen. 
     
     
         9 . The compound of  claim 8 , where R 1  is halogen and R 9  is alkyl, halogen or CN. 
     
     
         10 . The compound of  claim 9 , where R 7  is methyl. 
     
     
         11 . The compound of  claim 6 , where R 1  and R 2  are independently hydrogen, halogen, methyl, fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl or ethyl. 
     
     
         12 . The compound of  claim 6 , where R 1  is halogen or methyl and R 2  is hydrogen. 
     
     
         13 . The compound of  claim 12 , where R 1  is halogen and R 9  is alkyl, halogen or CN. 
     
     
         14 . The compound of  claim 13 , wherein R 7  is methyl. 
     
     
         15 . A composition comprising a compound of  claim 1  and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.