Clomifene is a mixture of two geometric isomers, enclomifene (E-clomifene) and zuclomifene (Z-clomifene). These two isomers have been found to contribute to the mixed estrogenic and anti-estrogenic properties of clomifene.

SYTHESIS

Patent
US2914562https://www.google.co.in/patents/US2914562PATENTUS2914529

http://www.google.co.in/patents/US2914529

PAPER

J. Med. Chem.1967, 10, 84–86.

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/jm00313a017

J. Org. Chem.1983, 48, 2782-2784.

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/jo00164a036

//////////энкломифен, Enclomiphene citrate, إينكلوميفان , ICI-46476, RMI-16289, nda filed, Hypogonadism, Repros Therapeutics

ASP3026

ASP3026;

CAS 1097917-15-1; ASP-3026; ASP 3026; UNII-HP4L6MXF10;

N2-[2-Methoxy-4-[4-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-1-piperidinyl]phenyl]-N4-[2-[(1-methylethyl)sulfonyl]phenyl]-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine;

2-N-[2-methoxy-4-[4-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)piperidin-1-yl]phenyl]-4-N-(2-propan-2-ylsulfonylphenyl)-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine

(N-{2-methoxy-4-[4-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)piperidin-1-yl]phenyl}-N′-[2-(propane-2-sulfonyl)phenyl]-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine)  was developed as a novel selective inhibitor of the fusion protein EML4-ALK.

¹H NMR (CDCl₃, 400 MHz) (ppm) = 1.31 (d, 6H, J = 6.8 Hz), 1.58–1.80 (m, 4H), 1.90–2.04 (m, 2H), 2.16–2.84 (m, 12H), 3.18–3.32 (m, 1H), 3.66–3.76 (m, 2H), 3.88 (s, 3H), 6.48–6.60 (m, 2H), 7.18–7.26 (m, 1H), 7.50–7.72 (m, 2H), 7.86–7.92 (dd, 1H, J = 1.2 Hz, J = 7.6 Hz), 8.06–8.16 (m, 1H), 8.28–8.48 (m, 1H), 8.48–8.62 (m, 1H), 9.28 (s, 1H).

ASP3026 is a novel and selective inhibitor for the ALK kinase. ASP3026 potently inhibited ALK kinase activity and was more selective than crizotinib in a Tyr-kinase panel. In an anchorage independent in vitro cell growth assay, ASP3026 inhibited the growth of NCI-H2228, a human NSCLC tumor cell line endogenously expressing EML4-ALK variant 3 and that of 3T3 cells expressing EML4-ALK variant 1, 2 and 3. The plasma and tumor concentrations of ASP3026 in mice xenografted with NCI-H2228 tumor were determined using high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Significant tumor penetration was observed. The antitumor activities were evaluated using mice bearing subcutaneous NCI-H2228 tumor xenografts.

ASP-3026 was studied in P1 clinical trials at Astellas Pharma for the oral treatment of advanced solid tumors and advanced B-cell lymphoma. In 2014 the product was discontinued by Astellas due to strategic reasons

JP 2012153674

WO 2012102393

WO 2011145548

WO 2009008371

PATENT

WO2012102393

The compound of the formula (1) has an excellent EML4-ALK fusion protein and inhibitory activity of the kinase of the mutant EGFR protein, we are already reported to be useful as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical composition for cancer treatment (Patent Document 1). Further, it is the compound of formula (1) there are five polymorphs shown as A01 ~ A05 type, among others A04 type crystal is in finding reported that the most stable type crystals (Japanese Patent Document 2).
[Formula 1] 　a compound of formula (1) described in Patent Document 1 production method of (Patent Document 1 of Example 23), referring to Production Examples and Examples described in this document, the reaction formula (I) It is shown in. That is, 2,4-dichloro-1,3,5-triazine (hereinafter, may be referred to as “compound of formula (15)”.), 2- (isopropylsulfonyl) aniline (hereinafter, “the formula (8) sometimes referred to compound “.) using, by reacting according to the method described in production example 7 of this document, to give compounds of formula (14) to (production example 22 of Patent Document 1), then , the resulting compound of formula (14), a known method (e.g., International Publication No. 2005/016894 pamphlet reference) was prepared by 2-methoxy-4- [4- (4-methylpiperazin-1- yl) piperidin-1-yl] aniline (hereinafter, may be referred to as “formula (13) compounds of.”) is used to react according to the method described in example 1 of the document, and the target it is a method for producing a compound of formula (1) to.

[Formula 2]

Patent Document 1: International Publication No. 2009/008371 pamphlet
Patent Document 2: WO 2011/145548 pamphlet

The second step 4- (R (4,4-dimethoxy-1-yl) -2-methoxyaniline ¹ and R ² is methyl none has the formula (Compound 6)) Synthesis of

The third step 4,6-dichloro-N- [2-(propane-2-sulfonyl) phenyl] -1,3,5-triazin-2-amine (Lv is Cl any, compounds of formula (7) synthesis of)

Alternatively 1 (Example not using seed crystals) N-{2-methoxy-4- [4- (4-methylpiperazin-1-yl) piperidin-1-yl] phenyl} -N seventh step ‘- [ 2- (propane-2-sulfonyl) phenyl] -1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine (compound of formula (1))

　N- {2- methoxy-4- [4- (4-methylpiperazin-1-yl) piperidin-1-yl] phenyl} -N ‘- [2- (propane-2-sulfonyl) phenyl] -1,3 , purification step by recrystallization 5-triazine-2,4-diamine (compound of formula (1))
N-{2-methoxy-4- [4- (4-methylpiperazin-1-yl) piperidine-1 yl] phenyl} -N ‘- [2- (propane-2-sulfonyl) phenyl] -1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine (54.3kg), activated charcoal (5.4 kg), 2-butanone (1046.1 kg) were mixed, stirred for 1 hour at 75 ° C., was subjected to active carbon filtration. The filtrate activated carbon (5.4kg) in addition to, and the mixture was stirred for 1 hour at 75 ℃, was activated carbon filtration. The filtrate activated carbon (5.4kg) in addition to, and the mixture was stirred for 1 hour at 75 ℃, was activated carbon filtration. After filtrate was total volume approximately until 430L normal pressure concentrated and cooled to 70 ° C., as a seed crystal N- {2- methoxy-4- [4- (4-methylpiperazin-1-yl) piperidine-1 yl] phenyl} -N ‘- inoculated with [2- (propane-2-sulfonyl) phenyl] -1,3,5-triazine-2,4-crystalline diamine (approximately 5 g), after stirring for 3 hours, It was cooled to 5 ℃ at a rate of 20 ℃ / h, and the precipitated crystals were collected by filtration. After washing with the resulting crystals were cooled in 5 of 5 ° C. 2-butanone (220L), and dried in vacuo at 50 ℃, N- {2- methoxy-4- [4- (4-methylpiperazin-1- yl) piperidin-1-yl] phenyl} -N ‘- [2- (propane-2-sulfonyl) phenyl] -1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine (42.6kg, 78.5% yield, purity 99.5%) was obtained as A04-form crystals (A04 type ratio 100%).

Ken Jones, president and chief executive officer, Astellas Pharma Europe

Paper

Organic Process Research & Development (2015), 19(12), 1966-1972

Strategy for Controlling Polymorphism of Di(Arylamino) Aryl Compound ASP3026 and Monitoring Solution Structures via Raman Spectroscopy

Abstract

ASP3026(N-{2-Methoxy-4-[4-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)piperidin-1-yl]phenyl}-N′-[2-(propane-2-sulfonyl)phenyl]-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine) was developed as a novel and selective inhibitor of the fusion protein EML4-ALK. Five polymorphs of ASP3026 (A01, A02, A03, A04, and A05) as well as a hydrate have been identified to date, and the most stable polymorph (A04) was selected for designing solid formulations. The influence of crystallization process parameters on nucleation of A03 and A04 was clarified for process development. A04 was obtained at relatively high temperatures and A03 at relatively low temperatures, regardless of the superaturation ratio. A03 and A04 were therefore able to be selectively obtained via temperature control, possibly due to temperature-dependent variations in the concentrations of conformers in solution. The relationship between polymorphs and solution structures before nucleation was investigated using in situ Raman spectroscopy. The relationship with the intensity ratios of nine Raman bands of both polymorphs and ASP3026 solution structures was investigated in detail. Our findings suggest that the solution structure shifted from a structure similar to that of A04 to one similar to that of A03 with decreasing temperature.

Chairman of Astellas Pharma Inc. Mr. Masafumi Nogimori is conferred with Netherlands Honor – ‘Officer in the Order of Oranje-Nassau’

PAPER

Effect of Temperature and Solvent of Solvent-Mediated Polymorph Transformation on ASP3026 Polymorphs and Scale-up

REFERENCES

1: Awad MM, Shaw AT. ALK Inhibitors in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Crizotinib and Beyond. Clin Adv Hematol Oncol. 2014 Jul;12(7):429-39. PubMed PMID: 25322323.

2: George SK, Vishwamitra D, Manshouri R, Shi P, Amin HM. The ALK inhibitor ASP3026 eradicates NPM-ALK⁺ T-cell anaplastic large-cell lymphoma in vitro and in a systemic xenograft lymphoma model. Oncotarget. 2014 Jul 30;5(14):5750-63. PubMed PMID: 25026277; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4170597.

3: Mori M, Ueno Y, Konagai S, Fushiki H, Shimada I, Kondoh Y, Saito R, Mori K, Shindou N, Soga T, Sakagami H, Furutani T, Doihara H, Kudoh M, Kuromitsu S. The selective anaplastic lymphoma receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor ASP3026 induces tumor regression and prolongs survival in non-small cell lung cancer model mice. Mol Cancer Ther. 2014 Feb;13(2):329-40. doi: 10.1158/1535-7163.MCT-13-0395. Epub 2014 Jan 13. PubMed PMID: 24419060.

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VX-?

An Azaindolyl-Pyrimidine Inhibitor of Influenza Virus Replication from Vertex

SYNTHESIS COMING……..

Influenza spreads around the world in seasonal epidemics, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of thousands annually – millions in pandemic years. For example, three influenza pandemics occurred in the 20th century and killed tens of millions of people, with each of these pandemics being caused by the appearance of a new strain of the virus in humans. Often, these new strains result from the spread of an existing influenza virus to humans from other animal species.

Influenza is primarily transmitted from person to person via large virus-laden droplets that are generated when infected persons cough or sneeze; these large droplets can then settle on the mucosal surfaces of the upper respiratory tracts of susceptible individuals who are near (e.g. within about 6 feet) infected persons. Transmission might also occur through direct contact or indirect contact with respiratory secretions, such as touching surfaces contaminated with influenza virus and then touching the eyes, nose or mouth. Adults might be able to spread influenza to others from 1 day before getting symptoms to approximately 5 days after symptoms start. Young children and persons with weakened immune systems might be infectious for 10 or more days after onset of symptoms. [00103] Influenza viruses are RNA viruses of the family Orthomyxoviridae, which comprises five genera: Influenza virus A, Influenza virus B, Influenza virus C, Isavirus and Thogoto virus.

The Influenza virus A genus has one species, influenza A virus. Wild aquatic birds are the natural hosts for a large variety of influenza A. Occasionally, viruses are transmitted to other species and may then cause devastating outbreaks in domestic poultry or give rise to human influenza pandemics. The type A viruses are the most virulent human pathogens among the three influenza types and cause the most severe disease. The influenza A virus can be subdivided into different serotypes based on the antibody response to these viruses. The serotypes that have been confirmed in humans, ordered by the number of known human pandemic deaths, are: HlNl (which caused Spanish influenza in 1918), H2N2 (which caused Asian Influenza in 1957), H3N2 (which caused Hong Kong Flu in 1968), H5N1 (a pandemic threat in the 2007-08 influenza season), H7N7 (which has unusual zoonotic potential), H1N2 (endemic in humans and pigs), H9N2, H7N2 , H7N3 and H10N7. [00105] The Influenza virus B genus has one species, influenza B virus. Influenza B almost exclusively infects humans and is less common than influenza A. The only other animal known to be susceptible to influenza B infection is the seal. This type of influenza mutates at a rate 2-3 times slower than type A and consequently is less genetically diverse, with only one influenza B serotype. As a result of this lack of antigenic diversity, a degree of immunity to influenza B is usually acquired at an early age. However, influenza B mutates enough that lasting immunity is not possible. This reduced rate of antigenic change, combined with its limited host range (inhibiting cross species antigenic shift), ensures that pandemics of influenza B do not occur.

The Influenza virus C genus has one species, influenza C virus, which infects humans and pigs and can cause severe illness and local epidemics. However, influenza C is less common than the other types and usually seems to cause mild disease in children. [00107] Influenza A, B and C viruses are very similar in structure. The virus particle is 80-120 nanometers in diameter and usually roughly spherical, although filamentous forms can occur. Unusually for a virus, its genome is not a single piece of nucleic acid; instead, it contains seven or eight pieces of segmented negative-sense RNA. The Influenza A genome encodes 11 proteins: hemagglutinin (HA), neuraminidase (NA), nucleoprotein (NP), Ml, M2, NSl, NS2(NEP), PA, PBl, PB1-F2 and PB2.

HA and NA are large glycoproteins on the outside of the viral particles. HA is a lectin that mediates binding of the virus to target cells and entry of the viral genome into the target cell, while NA is involved in the release of progeny virus from infected cells, by cleaving sugars that bind the mature viral particles. Thus, these proteins have been targets for antiviral drugs. Furthermore, they are antigens to which antibodies can be raised. Influenza A viruses are classified into subtypes based on antibody responses to HA and NA, forming the basis of the H and N distinctions (vide supra) in, for example, H5N1. [00109] Influenza produces direct costs due to lost productivity and associated medical treatment, as well as indirect costs of preventative measures. In the United States, influenza is responsible for a total cost of over $10 billion per year, while it has been estimated that a future pandemic could cause hundreds of billions of dollars in direct and indirect costs. Preventative costs are also high. Governments worldwide have spent billions of U.S. dollars preparing and planning for a potential H5N1 avian influenza pandemic, with costs associated with purchasing drugs and vaccines as well as developing disaster drills and strategies for improved border controls.

Current treatment options for influenza include vaccination, and chemotherapy or chemoprophylaxis with anti-viral medications. Vaccination against influenza with an influenza vaccine is often recommended for high-risk groups, such as children and the elderly, or in people that have asthma, diabetes, or heart disease. However, it is possible to get vaccinated and still get influenza. The vaccine is reformulated each season for a few specific influenza strains but cannot possibly include all the strains actively infecting people in the world for that season. It takes about six months for the manufacturers to formulate and produce the millions of doses required to deal with the seasonal epidemics; occasionally, a new or overlooked strain becomes prominent during that time and infects people although they have been vaccinated (as by the H3N2 Fujian flu in the 2003-2004 influenza season). It is also possible to get infected just before vaccination and get sick with the very strain that the vaccine is supposed to prevent, as the vaccine takes about two weeks to become effective. [00111] Further, the effectiveness of these influenza vaccines is variable. Due to the high mutation rate of the virus, a particular influenza vaccine usually confers protection for no more than a few years. A vaccine formulated for one year may be ineffective in the following year, since the influenza virus changes rapidly over time, and different strains become dominant.

Also, because of the absence of RNA proofreading enzymes, the RNA- dependent RNA polymerase of influenza vRNA makes a single nucleotide insertion error roughly every 10 thousand nucleotides, which is the approximate length of the influenza vRNA. Hence, nearly every newly-manufactured influenza virus is a mutant — antigenic drift. The separation of the genome into eight separate segments of vRNA allows mixing or reassortment of vRNAs if more than one viral line has infected a single cell. The resulting rapid change in viral genetics produces antigenic shifts and allows the virus to infect new host species and quickly overcome protective immunity.

Antiviral drugs can also be used to treat influenza, with neuraminidase inhibitors being particularly effective, but viruses can develop resistance to the standard antiviral drugs.

PAPER

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.oprd.6b00063

Development of a Scalable Synthesis of an Azaindolyl-Pyrimidine Inhibitor of Influenza Virus Replication

A scalable, asymmetric route for the synthesis of the influenza virus replication inhibitor 2 is presented. The key steps include an enzymatic desymmetrization of cis-1,3-cyclohexanediester in 99% yield and 96% ee, S_NAr displacement of a methanesulfinylpyrimidine, and a Curtius rearrangement to form a morpholinyl urea. This high-yielding route allowed us to rapidly synthesize hundreds of grams of 2 in 99% purity to support in vivo studies.

About Influenza

Often called “the flu,” seasonal influenza is caused by influenza viruses, which infect the respiratory tract.¹ The flu can result in seasonal epidemics² and can produce severe disease and high mortality in certain populations, such as the elderly.³ Each year, on average 5 to 20 percent of the U.S. population gets the flu⁴ resulting in more than 200,000 flu-related hospitalizations and 36,000 deaths.⁵ The overall national economic burden of influenza-attributable illness for adults is $83.3 billion.⁵ Direct medical costs for influenza in adults totaled $8.7 billion including $4.5 billion for adult hospitalizations resulting from influenza-attributable illness.⁵ The treatment of the flu consists of antiviral medications that have been shown in clinical studies to shorten the disease and reduce the severity of symptoms if taken within two days of infection.⁶ There is a significant need for new medicines targeting flu that provide a wider treatment window, greater efficacy and faster onset of action.

About Vertex

Vertex is a global biotechnology company that aims to discover, develop and commercialize innovative medicines so people with serious diseases can lead better lives. In addition to our clinical development programs focused on cystic fibrosis, Vertex has more than a dozen ongoing research programs aimed at other serious and life-threatening diseases.

Founded in 1989 in Cambridge, Mass., Vertex today has research and development sites and commercial offices in the United States, Europe, Canada and Australia. For four years in a row, Science magazine has named Vertex one of its Top Employers in the life sciences. For additional information and the latest updates from the company, please visit www.vrtx.com.

Vertex’s press releases are available at www.vrtx.com.

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WO-2010148197

http://www.google.co.in/patents/WO2010148197A1?cl=en

General Scheme 44 SIMILAR TO A POINT BUT NOT SAME

(a) Pd(PPh₃)₄ sodium carbonate, DME/water, reflux (b) meta-chloroperbenzoic acid, dichloromethane, rt. (c) 20a, tetrahydrofuran, 5O°C (d) trifluoroacetic acid, dichloromethane, rt.

SIMILAR NOT SAME

(e) morpholιne-4-carbonyl chloride, dimethylformamide, rt (f) sodium methoxide, methanol, rt.

Formation of 5-fluoro-3-[5-fluoro-4-(methylthio)pyrimidin-2-yl]-1-tosyl-lΗ- pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine (44b)

2-Chloro-5-fluoro-4-methylsulfanyl-pyrimidine (34.1 g, 191.0 mmol) , 5-fluoro-1-(p- tolylsulfonyl)-3-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-l,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine, 44a, (53.0 g, 127.3 mmol) and Na₂Cθ3 (40.5 g, 381.9 mmol) were dissolved in a mixture of DME (795 mL) and water (159 mL). The mixture was purged with nitrogen for 20 minutes and treated with Pd(PPh₃ )₄ (7.4 g, 6.6 mmol). After purging with nitrogen for another 20 minutes, the reaction was heated to reflux overnight, cooled to room temperature and diluted with water (60OmL). The resulting suspension was stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes and the precipitate was then collected by filtration, washed with water and acetonitrile and dried at 50 °C to afford 48.2 g of 5-fluoro-3-[5-fluoro-4-(methylthio)pyrimidin-2-yl]-1-tosyl-1H- pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine as a white solid.

¹H NMR (300 MHz, OMSO-d6) δ 8.70 – 8.58 (m, 2H), 8.54 – 8.41 (m, 2H), 8.09 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.45 (d, J= 8.2 Hz, 2H), 2.76 (s, 3H), 2.36 (s, 3H).

Formation of 5-fluoro-3-[5-fluoro-4-(methylsulfinyl)pyrimidin-2-yl]-1- tosyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine (44c)

5-fluoro-3 – [5 -fluoro-4-(methylthio)pyrimidin-2-yl] – 1 -tosyl- 1 H-pyrrolo [2,3 – b]pyridine, 44b, (48.2 g, 111.5 mmol) was dissolved in dichloromethane (2.3 L) and treated portionwise with m-CPBA (27.5 g, 122.6 mmol) while keeping the temperature below 20 °C. After addition was complete, the reaction was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours, then treated with another portion of m-CPBA (1.9 g) and stirred for another hour. The reaction mixture was washed with 12% aqueuous K₂CO3 (2 x 1.0 L) and the organic layer was dried on Na₂SO₄ and concentrated in vacuo to provide 50 g of 5-fluoro-3-[5-fluoro-4- (methylsulfinyl)pyrimidin-2-yl]-1-tosyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine as a yellow solid.

¹H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-rf<5) δ 9.11 (d, J= 1.5 Hz, 1H), 8.69 (s, 1H), 8.65 (dd, J = 9.0, 2.9 Hz, 1H), 8.52 (dd, J= 2.8, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 8.11 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.46 (d, J = 8.3 Hz, 2H), 3.05 (s, 3H), 2.36 (s, 3H).

[001057] Formation of tert-butyl N-[(IR, 3S)-3-[[5-fluoro-2-[5-fluoro-1-(p- tolylsulfonyl)pyrrolo [2,3-b] pyridin-3-yl]pyrimidin-4-yl] amino] cyclohexyl] carbamate (44d)

5-fluoro-3-(5-fluoro-4-methylsulfinyl-pyrimidin-2-yl)-1-(p-tolylsulfonyl)pyrrolo[2,3- b]pyridine, 44c, (5.9 g, 10.5 mmol) and tert-butyl N-[(IR, 35^*)-3-aminocyclohexyl]carbamate (3 g, 12.60 mmol) were dissolved in THF (100 mL). The reaction mixture was heated to 50 °C for 6 hours, then cooled to room temperature. C₆ lite was added and the solvent was removed under reduced pressure. The C₆ lite-supported residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (20-80% EtOAc/hexanes gradient to provide 3.7 g of tert-butyl N-[(IR, 3S)- 3-[[5-fluoro-2-[5-fluoro-1-(p-tolylsulfonyl)pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl]pyrimidin-4- yl]amino]cyclohexyl]carbamate.

¹H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl₃) δ 8.51 (s, 1H), 8.46 – 8.41 (m, 1H), 8.29 (d, J = 1.6 Hz, 1H), 8.11 (s, 1H), 8.08 (s, 1H), 8.06 (d, J= 3.2 Hz, 1H), 7.27 (d, J= 8.4 Hz, 2H), 4.91 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H), 4.41 (s, 1H), 4.29 – 4.01 (m, 1H), 3.64 (s, 1H), 2.47 (d, J= 11.5 Hz, 1H), 2.36 (s, 3H), 2.24 (d, J = 13.1 Hz, 1H), 2.08 (d, J= 10.9 Hz, 1H), 1.91 (d, J= 13.8 Hz, 1H), 1.43 (s, 9H), 1.30 – 1.03 (m, 4H).

Formation of (IS, SΛHVHS-fluoro^-β-fluoro-1-Cp- tolylsulfonyl)pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl]pyrimidin-4-yl]cyclohexane-1,3-diamine (44e) tert-Butyl N-[(IR, 3S>3-[[5-fluoro-2-[5-fluoro-1-(p-tolylsulfonyl)pyrrolo[2,3- b]pyridin-3-yl]pyrimidin-4-yl]amino]cyclohexyl]carbamate, 44d, (3.7 g, 6.2 mmol) was dissolved in dichloromethane (105 mL) and treated with trifluoroacetic acid (31 mL). After 5 minutes, the volatiles were evaporated under reduced pressure, and the resulting residue was treated with IN NaOH (75 mL). The resulting precipitate was collected by filtration, washed with water (3 x 30 mL) and vacuum dried to provide 2.7 g of (IS, 3R)-Nl -[5-fluoro-2-[5- fluoro-1-(p-tolylsulfonyl)pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl]pyrimidin-4-yl]cyclohexane-l,3-diamine as a white solid.

¹H NMR (300 MHz, MeOD) d 8.56 (dd, J = 8.0, 3.9 Hz, 2H), 8.35 – 8.26 (m, 1H), 8.12 (dd, J= 10.3, 6.1 Hz, 3H), 7.43 (d, J= 8.4 Hz, 2H), 4.36 – 4.21 (m, 1H), 3.28 – 3.13 (m, 1H), 2.48 (d, J= 12.3 Hz, 1H), 2.46 (s, 3H), 2.25 – 1.97 (m, J= 17.3, 10.6, 4.1 Hz, 4H), 1.76 – 1.28 (m, 3H).

Formation of N-[(IR, 3S>3-[[5-fluoro-2-[5-fluoro-1-(p- tolylsulfonyl)pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl]pyrimidin-4-yl]amino]cyclohexyl] morpholine- 4-carboxamide (44f)

(15, 3R)-M-[5-fluoro-2-[5-fluoro-1-(p-tolylsulfonyl)pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3- yl]pyrimidin-4-yl]cyclohexane- 1,3 -diamine, 44e, (2.3 g, 4.6 mmol) was dissolved in DMF (5OmL) and treated with morpholine-4-carbonyl chloride (2.1 g, 13.8 mmol) and DIPEA (4.2 g, 5.6 mL, 32.3 mmol). After one hour, the resulting solution was diluted with water (400 mL) and stirred for an additional two hours. The resulting precipitate was collected by filtration, washed with water (3 x 50 mL) and dried to provide the crude product. This material was purified by flash chromatography on a 4Og column using EtOAc/DCM 20- 100%, to provide 2.0 g of N-[(1R, 35)-3-[[5-fluoro-2-[5-fluoro-1-(p- tolylsulfonyl)pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl]pyrimidin-4-yl]amino]cyclohexyl]morpholine-4- carboxamide as a white solid.

¹H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-Λ5) δ 8.53 – 8.43 (m, J = 11.9, 2.7 Hz, 3H), 8.22 (d, J = 3.9 Hz, 1H), 8.07 (d, J= 8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.44 (d, J= 8.3 Hz, 2H), 6.32 (d, J= 7.5 Hz, 1H), 4.05 (s, J= 19.4 Hz, 1H), 3.62 (s, 1H), 3.58 – 3.45 (m, 4H), 3.27 – 3.18 (m, 4H), 2.36 (s, 3H), 2.12 (d, J= 11.7 Hz, 1H), 1.99 (d, J= 9.5 Hz, 1H), 1.83 (d, J= 10.3 Hz, 2H), 1.53 – 1.11 (m, J = 32.3, 22.8, 10.9 Hz, 4H).

ormation of N-[(IR, 3S>3-[[5-fluoro-2-(5-fluoro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3- b]pyridin-3-yl)pyrimidin-4-yl] amino] cyclohexyl]morpholine-4-carboxamide (706)

N- [( IR, 35)-3 – [ [5 -fluoro-2- [5 -fluoro- 1 -(p-tolylsulfonyl)pyrrolo [2,3 -b]pyridin-3 – yl]pyrimidin-4-yl]amino]cyclohexyl]morpholine-4-carboxamide, 44f, (2.0 g, 3.2 mmol) was suspended in methanol (50 mL) and treated with 25% sodium methoxide in methanol (19.9 mL, 92.3 mmol) . After stirring for 1 hour, the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure, and the residue was partitioned between water (100 mL) and ethyl acetate (100 mL). The organic layer was collected, dried on Νa₂SO₄ and concentrated to provide the crude product as a yellow solid. This material was purified by silica gel chromatography on a 4Og column, using DCM/MeOH 1-6%. The purified fractions were treated with 2N HCl in ether and concentrated to provide 1.5 g of N-[(1R, 35)-3-[[5-fluoro-2-(5-fluoro-1H- pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)pyrimidin-4-yl]amino]cyclohexyl]-morpholine-4-carboxamide as a white solid.

HCI D DCM

44e

Formation of (IS, S^-M-^-fluoro-S-CS-fluoro-1H-pyrrolo^S-^pyridin- 3-yl)phenyl)cyclohexane-1,3-diamine (44e)

To a solution of tert-butyl (IR, 35)-3-(2-fluoro-5-(5-fluoro-1-tosyl-lH-pyrrolo-[2,3- &]pyridin-3-yl)phenylamino)cyclohexylcarbamate, 44d, (0.65 g, 1.09 mmol) in methylene chloride (22 mL) was added hydrogen chloride (2.71 mL of 4M solution in 1,4-dioxane, 10.86 mmol). The reaction was heated to 50 °C and stirred for 6 hours. The mixture was cooled to room temperature and concentrated in vacuo, producing a yellow solid. The crude residue was purified via silica gel chromatography (25-50% Ethyl Acetate/hexanes gradient). Desired fractions were combined and concentrated in vacuo to produce 350 mg of 44e as a yellow powder.

General Scheme 67 SIMILAR TO A POINT BUT NOT SAME

(a) Pd/C (wet, Degussa), hydrogen, EtOH (b) 2,4-dichloro-5-fluoropyrimidine, ¹Pr₂NEt, THF, reflux (c) LiOH, THF/water, 5O°C

SIMILAR BUT NOT SAME

(d) DPPA, Et₃N, THF, 85 °C (e) 5-fluoro-3-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3 ,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-1- tosyl-l//-pyrrolo[2,3-i]pyridine, XPhos, Pd₂(dba)₃, K₃PO₄, 2-methylTHF, water, 125 °C (f)

Formation (IR, 35)-ethyl 3-aminocyclohexanecarboxylate (67b)

To a solution of (IR, 35)-ethyl 3-(benzyloxycarbonylamino)cyclohexane-carboxylate, 18b, (14.0 g, 45.9 mmol) in ethanol (3 mL) was added Pd/C (wet, Degussa (2.4 g, 2.3 mmol). The mixture was evacuated and then stirred under atmosphere of nitrogen at room temperature overnight. The reaction mixture was filtered through a pad of celite and the resulting filtrate concentrated in vacuo to provide an oil that was used without further purification.

Formation (IR, SS^-ethyl 3-(2-chloro-5-fluoropyrimidin-4-ylamino)cyclohexane- carboxylate (67c)

To a solution of (IR, 3«S)-ethyl S-aminocyclohexanecarboxylate, 67b, (5.1 g, 24.1 mmol) and 2,4-dichloro-5,-fluoropyrimidine (6.0 g, 36.0 mmol) in THF (60 mL) was added diisopropylethylamine (9.6 mL, 55.4 mmol). The mixture was heated to reflux overnight. The reaction was cooled to room temperature and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was diluted with water and extracted twice with ethyl acetate. The combined organic phases were dried (MgSO₄), filtered and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (0-40% EtOAc/hexanes gradient) to provide 6.7 g of (IR, 35^*)-ethyl 3-(2- chloro-5-fluoropyrimidin-4-ylamino)cyclohexane-carboxylate as a white solid: LCMS RT = 3.1 (M+H) 302.2.

Formation (IR, 35)-3-(2-chloro-5-fluoropyrimidin-4-ylamino)cyclohexanecarboxylic acid (67d)

To a solution of (IR, 35^*)-ethyl 3-(2-chloro-5-fluoropyrimidin-4- ylamino)cyclohexane-carboxylate, 67c, (20.0 g, 66.3 mmol) in THF (150 mL) was added added a solution of LiOH hydrate (8.3 g, 198.8 mmol) in 100ml water. The reaction mixture was stirred at 50 °C overnight, To the reaction mixture was added HCl (16.6 mL of 12 M solution, 198.8 mmol) and EtOAc. The organic phase was washed with brine and dried over MgSO₄ and the solvent was removed under reduced pressure to afford 17.5 g of product that was used without further purification: ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CDC13) δ 7.91 (d, J = 2.7 Hz, 2H), 5.24 (d, J = 7.3 Hz, 2H), 4.19 – 4.03 (m, 3H), 3.84 – 3.68 (m, 3H), 2.59 (ddd, J= 11.5, 8.2, 3.6 Hz, 2H), 2.38 (d, J = 12.4 Hz, 2H), 2.08 (d, J = 9.6 Hz, 6H), 1.99 – 1.76 (m, 5H), 1.63 – 1.34 (m, 6H), 1.32 – 1.15 (m, 4H).

Formation N-((1R, 35)-3-(2-chloro-5-fluoropyrimidin-4-ylamino)cyclohexyl)- pyrrolidine-1-carboxamide (67e)

A solution of (IR, 35)-3-(2-chloro-5-fluoropyrimidin-4-ylamino)cyclohexane- carboxylic acid, 67d, (8.2 g, 30.0 mmol), (azido(phenoxy)phosphoryl)oxybenzene (9.7 mL, 45.0 mmol) and triethylamine (5.8 mL, 42.0 mmol) in THF (200 mL) was degassed under nitrogen for 15 minutes. The reaction mixture was heated at 85 °C for 30 minutes until LC/MS indicated complete consumption of carboxylic acid, 67d. To the reaction mixture was added pyrrolidine (7.5 mL, 90.0 mmol) and the reaction was heated at 85 °C for an additional 15 min. The mixture was diluted into brine and extracted with EtOAc. The organic phase was separated, dried over MgSO₄. The product was isolated (6.25 g) by filtration after partial removal of solvent in vacuo: ¹H NMR (300 MHz, CDC13) δ 7.87 (d, J = 2.8 Hz, 2H), 5.04 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2H), 4.09 (ddd, J = 26.9, 13.4, 5.6 Hz, 4H), 3.91 – 3.71 (m, 2H), 3.32 (t, J= 6.5 Hz, 7H), 2.45 (d, J= 11.5 Hz, 2H), 2.08 (dd, J= 22.1, 12.0 Hz, 4H), 1.96- 1.82 (m, 9H), 1.54 (dd, J= 18.6, 8.5 Hz, 2H), 1.22 – 1.01 (m, 6H).

Formation N-((IR, 3S>3-(5-fluoro-2-(5-fluoro-1-tosyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridm-3- yl)pyrimidin-4-ylamino)cyclohexyl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxamide (67f)

A solution of N-((1R, 3«S)-3-(2-chloro-5-fluoropyrimidin-4-ylamino)cyclohexyl)- pyrrolidine-1-carboxamide, 67e, (6.8 g, 20.0 mmol), 5-fluoro-1-(p-tolylsulfonyl)-3-(4,4,5,5- tetramethyl-l,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine, 44a, (12.5 g, 30.0 mmol) and K₃PO₄ (17.0 g, 80.0 mmol) in 2-methyl TΗF (180 mL) and water (20 mL) was degassed under nitrogen for 30 min. To the mixture was added dicyclohexyl-[2-(2,4,6- triisopropylphenyl)phenyl]phosphane (XPhos) (1.1 g, 2.4 mmol) and Pd₂(dba)₃ (0.5 g, 0.5 mmol). The reaction mixture was heated in a pressure bottle at 125 °C for 2.5 hr. The reaction mixture was filtered through celite, the solvent was removed under reduced pressure. The resulting residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (8%MeOΗ/CΗ₂Cl₂) to afford 11.5 g of the desired product: ¹H ΝMR (300 MHz, CDC13) δ 8.54 (s, 1H), 8.49 (dd, J= 9.0, 2.8 Hz, 1H), 8.32 (d, J= 2.1 Hz, 1H), 8.13 (d, J= 8.3 Hz, 2H), 8.07 (d, J= 3.2 Hz, 1H), 7.30 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, 2H), 4.98 (d, J = 6.3 Hz, 1H), 4.37 – 4.16 (m, 1H), 4.08 (d, J = 7.3 Hz, 1H), 3.99 – 3.80 (m, 1H), 3.33 (t, J= 6.5 Hz, 4H), 2.52 (d, J= 11.6 Hz, 1H), 2.39 (s, 3H), 2.29 (d, J= 11.3 Hz, 1H), 2.12 (d, J= 11.1 Hz, 1H), 1.99 – 1.81 (m, 5H), 1.70 – 1.55 (m, 1H), 1.22 – 1.08 (m, 2H).

Formation N-((IR, 3S>3-(5-fluoro-2-(5-fluoro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3-yl)- pyrimidin-4-ylamino)cyclohexyl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxamide (895)

A solution of N-((1R, 35)-3-(5-fluoro-2-(5-fluoro-1-tosyl-lH-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-3- yl)pyrimidin-4-ylamino)cyclohexyl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxamide, 67f, (11.5 g, 19.3 mmol) in TΗF (150 mL) was added sodium methoxide (4.173 g, 19.31 mmol). After stirring the reaction mixture for 2 minutes, the mixture was poured into an aqueous saturated solution of NaHCO₃. The organic phase was washed with brine, dried over MgSO₄ and the solvent was removed under reduced pressure. The resulting residue was purified by silica gel chromatography (10%MeOH/CH₂Cl₂) to afford 6.5g of the desired product. The product was converted to an HCl salt by dissolving in MeOH (100 mL) and adding 2.4 mL of 12M HCl solution at room temperature. The solution was stirred at for lhour and the HCl salt precipitated out and filtered to provide 7.05g of the HCl salt: ¹H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO) δ 9.36 (s, 2H), 9.05 (d, J= 3.0 Hz, 2H), 8.49 (d, J= 5.6 Hz, 2H), 8.41 (dd, J= 2.6, 1.4 Hz, 2H), 8.31 (d, J= 9.5 Hz, 2H), 5.92 (s, 3H), 4.24 (s, 3H), 3.64 (s, 2H), 3.18 (t, J= 6.6 Hz, 7H), 2.07 (dt, J = 22.7, 11.5 Hz, 4H), 1.87 (t, J = 12.6 Hz, 4H), 1.77 (dd, J = 8.0, 5.3 Hz, 7H), 1.65 – 1.13 (m, 8H).

PATENT

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O=C(NC1CCC[C@@H](C1)Nc2nc(ncc2F)\C\4=C\N=C3\N\C=C(\F)/C=C3/4)N5CCCCC5

Cebranopadol (GRT-6005) is a novel opioid analgesic of the benzenoid class which is currently under development internationally by Grünenthal, a German pharmaceutical company, and its partner Depomed, a pharmaceutical company in the United States, for the treatment of a variety of different acute and chronic pain states.^[1][2][3] As of November 2014, it is in phase III clinical trials. Cebranopadol is unique in its mechanism of action as an opioid, binding to and activating all four of the opioid receptors; it acts as afull agonist of the nociceptin receptor (K_i = 0.9 nM; EC₅₀ = 13.0; IA = 89%), μ-opioid receptor (K_i = 0.7 nM; EC₅₀ = 1.2; IA = 104%), and δ-opioid receptor (K_i = 18 nM; EC₅₀ = 110; IA = 105%), and as a partial agonist of the κ-opioid receptor (K_i = 2.6 nM; EC₅₀ = 17; IA = 67%).^[1] The ED50 values of 0.5-5.6 µg/kg when introduced IV & 25.1 µg/kg after oral administration.^[4]

Cebranopadol shows highly potent and effective antinociceptive and antihypertensive effects in a variety of different animal modelsof pain.^[1] Notably, it has also been found to be more potent in models of chronic neuropathic pain than acute nociceptive paincompared to selective μ-opioid receptor agonists.^[1] Relative to morphine, tolerance to the analgesic effects of cebranopadol has been found to be delayed (26 days versus 11 days for complete tolerance).^[1] In addition, unlike morphine, cebranopadol has not been found to affect motor coordination or reduce respiration in animals at doses in or over the dosage range for analgesia.^[1] As such, it may have improved and prolonged efficaciousness and greater tolerability in comparison to currently available opioid analgesics.^[1]

As an agonist of the κ-opioid receptor, cebranopadol may have the capacity to produce psychotomimetic effects and other adverse reactions at sufficiently high doses, a property which could potentially limit its practical clinical dosage range.^[5]

Cebranopadol (trans-6′-fluoro-4′,9′-dihydro-N,N-dimethyl-4-phenyl-spiro[cyclohexane-1,1′(3′H)-pyrano[3,4-b]indol]-4-amine) is a novel analgesic nociceptin/orphanin FQ peptide (NOP) and opioid receptor agonist [K_i (nM)/EC₅₀(nM)/relative efficacy (%): human NOP receptor 0.9/13.0/89; human mu-opioid peptide (MOP) receptor 0.7/1.2/104; human kappa-opioid peptide receptor 2.6/17/67; human delta-opioid peptide receptor 18/110/105]. Cebranopadol exhibits highly potent and efficacious antinociceptive and antihypersensitive effects in several rat models of acute and chronic pain (tail-flick, rheumatoid arthritis, bone cancer, spinal nerve ligation, diabetic neuropathy) with ED₅₀ values of 0.5−5.6 µg/kg after intravenous and 25.1 µg/kg after oral administration. In comparison with selective MOP receptor agonists, cebranopadol was more potent in models of chronic neuropathic than acute nociceptive pain. Cebranopadol’s duration of action is long (up to 7 hours after intravenous 12 µg/kg; >9 hours after oral 55 µg/kg in the rat tail-flick test). The antihypersensitive activity of cebranopadol in the spinal nerve ligation model was partially reversed by pretreatment with the selective NOP receptor antagonist J-113397[1-[(3R,4R)-1-cyclooctylmethyl-3-hydroxymethyl-4-piperidyl]-3-ethyl-1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-one] or the opioid receptor antagonist naloxone, indicating that both NOP and opioid receptor agonism are involved in this activity. Development of analgesic tolerance in the chronic constriction injury model was clearly delayed compared with that from an equianalgesic dose of morphine (complete tolerance on day 26 versus day 11, respectively). Unlike morphine, cebranopadol did not disrupt motor coordination and respiration at doses within and exceeding the analgesic dose range. Cebranopadol, by its combination of agonism at NOP and opioid receptors, affords highly potent and efficacious analgesia in various pain models with a favorable side effect profile.

Almost 20 years ago, a new member of the opioid receptor family and its endogenous agonist were described (Meunier et al., 1995; Reinscheid et al., 1995). Because of its partial homology to the opioid receptors [mu-opioid peptide (MOP) receptor, delta-opioid peptide (DOP) receptor, kappa-opioid peptide (KOP) receptor] and its insensitivity to the prototypical opioid agonist and antagonist ligands morphine and naloxone, this receptor was initially termed opioid receptor-like receptor, ORL1. Subsequently, it was renamed the nociceptin/orphanin FQ peptide (NOP) receptor after its endogenous ligand nociceptin, and it is now considered to be a non-opioid member of the opioid receptor family (Cox et al., 2009). At a cellular level, the actions of the NOP receptor are broadly similar to those of the opioid receptors (Chiou et al., 2007; Lambert, 2008). Although NOP receptors are clearly expressed at all levels of the pain pathways, it is thought that NOP and MOP receptors are not colocalized in the same neurons and may, thus, have independent actions in at least partly distinct neuronal networks (Monteillet-Agius et al., 1998).

The role of the NOP receptor in pain and analgesia has remained unclear for some time owing to inconsistent findings in early reports using nociceptin to activate the receptor. Being a peptide, nociceptin was administered locally into the central nervous system (CNS) where it produced both pronociceptive and antinociceptive effects when administered supraspinally (Meunier et al., 1995; Calo and Guerrini, 2013). Remarkably, when administered into the spinal cord of rodents and nonhuman primates, nociceptin consistently produced antinociceptive effects (Ko et al., 2009; Sukhtankar and Ko, 2013). Subsequent studies of systemic administration of nonpeptide NOP receptor agonists revealed that such compounds were effective analgesics in animal pain models. Although evidence for antinociceptive and antihyperalgesic effects in rodents is limited and inconsistent (Jenck et al., 2000; Reiss et al., 2008), Ko et al. (2009) demonstrated impressive antinociceptive and antiallodynic potency and efficacy using the NOP receptor agonist Ro64-6198 in Rhesus monkeys. Potency and efficacy were comparable with those of alfentanil but with a complete absence of alfentanil-associated side effects such as itching/scratching and respiratory depression and no evidence of reinforcing effects (Ko et al., 2009; Podlesnik et al., 2011).

Currently, strong MOP receptor agonists are the most effective drugs for the treatment of moderate to severe acute and chronic pain. However, although these drugs provide potent analgesia, they also carry the risk of severe side effects such as respiratory depression, nausea, vomiting, and constipation, and their use may lead to physical dependence and tolerance (Zöllner and Stein, 2007). In addition, opioids are considered to have limited efficacy in treating chronic nociceptive and neuopathic pain owing to a reduction in the already low therapeutic index (Rosenblum et al., 2008; Labianca et al., 2012). For these reasons, there is an unmet medical need for potent and well-tolerated analgesics for the treatment of moderate to severe chronic nociceptive and neuropathic pain.

As NOP and opioid receptor agonists modulate pain and nociception via distinct yet related targets, combining both mechanisms may constitute an interesting and novel approach for the development of innovative analgesics. Notably, a supra-additive interaction between intrathecal morphine and intrathecal nociceptin has been described in rodents (Courteix et al., 2004), as well as an enhancement of the antinociceptive effect of systemic morphine by systemic administration of Ro64-6198 (Reiss et al., 2008). Furthermore, a synergistic effect of concurrent NOP and MOP receptor activation without significant side effects has been demonstrated in nonhuman primates after systemic administration (Cremeans et al., 2012). At the same time, activation of NOP receptors has been proposed to counteract supraspinal opioid activity; in animal studies, NOP receptor agonists do not generate typical opioid-like side effects and may even ameliorate opioid-related side effects when administered concurrently with an opioid agonist (Ko et al., 2009; Rutten et al., 2010; Toll, 2013). Thus, a combination of NOP and opioid receptor activation may be particularly suited to provide potent analgesia with reduced opioid-like side effects.

To explore the potential benefits of NOP and opioid receptor coactivation, novel compounds acting as agonists on both NOP and opioid receptors have been designed (Molinari et al., 2013; Zaveri et al., 2013). This article describes the preclinical pharmacology of cebranopadol, a potent NOP and opioid receptor agonist derived from a novel chemical series of spiro[cyclohexane-dihydropyrano[3,4-b]indol]-amines (S. Schunk, K. Linz, C. Hinze, S. Frormann, S. Oberbörsch, B. Sundermann, S. Zemolka, W. Englberger, T. Germann, T. Christoph, B.Y. Kögel, W. Schröder, S. Harlfinger, D. Saunders, A. Kless, H. Schick, and H. Sonnenschein, submitted manuscript) that was developed by Grünenthal (Aachen, Germany) and is currently in clinical development for the treatment of severe chronic pain……..http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/349/3/535.full

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PAPER

ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters (2014), 5(8), 857-862.

Discovery of a Potent Analgesic NOP and Opioid Receptor Agonist: Cebranopadol

Abstract

In a previous communication, our efforts leading from 1 to the identification of spiro[cyclohexane-dihydropyrano[3,4-b]indole]-amine 2a as analgesic NOP and opioid receptor agonist were disclosed and their favorable in vitro and in vivo pharmacological properties revealed. We herein report our efforts to further optimize lead 2a, toward trans-6′-fluoro-4′,9′-dihydro-N,N-dimethyl-4-phenyl-spiro[cyclohexane-1,1′(3′H)-pyrano[3,4-b]indol]-4-amine (cebranopadol, 3a), which is currently in clinical development for the treatment of severe chronic nociceptive and neuropathic pain.

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ml500117c?source=chemport&journalCode=amclct

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PATENT

http://www.google.com/patents/US7547707

Example 24 1,1-(3-Dimethylamino-3-phenylpentamethylene)-6-fluoro-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole hemicitrate, More Non-polar diastereoisomer

4-Dimethylamino-4-phenylcyclohexanone (651 mg, 3 mmoles) and 2-(5-fluoro-1H-indol-3-yl)-ethanol (“5-fluorotryptophol”, 537 mg, 3 mmoles) were initially introduced into abs. MC (20 ml) under argon. Trifluoromethanesulfonic acid trimethylsilyl ester (0.6 ml, 3.1 mmoles) was then added very rapidly. The mixture was stirred at RT for 20 h. For working up, 1 M NaOH (30 ml) was added to the reaction mixture and the mixture was stirred for 30 min. The organic phase was separated, and the aqueous phase which remained was extracted with MC (3×60 ml). The combined organic phases were washed with water (2×30 ml) and dried over sodium sulfate. Methanol (30 ml) was added to the solid residue obtained after the solvent had been distilled off, and the mixture was heated, and stirred for 15 hours. The solid contained in the suspension was filtered off with suction and dried. 955 mg of the more non-polar diastereoisomer of 1,1-(3-dimethylamino-3-phenylpentamethylene)-6-fluoro-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole were obtained (m.p. 284-292° C.). 850 mg of this were dissolved in hot ethanol (900 ml), and a similarly hot solution of citric acid (1 g, 5.2 mmoles) in ethanol (20 ml) was added. After approx. 15 minutes, crystals precipitated out at the boiling point. After cooling to approx. 5° C., the mixture was left to stand for 2 h. The solid formed was filtered off with suction. 640 mg of the hemicitrate were obtained as a white solid (m.p. 258-282° C.).

Example 25 1,1-(3-Dimethylamino-3-phenylpentamethylene)-6-fluoro-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole hemicitrate, More Polar diastereoisomer

4-Dimethylamino-4-phenylcyclohexanone (217 mg, 1 mmole) and 2-(5-fluoro-1H-indol-3-yl)-ethanol (“5-fluorotryptophol”, 179 mg, 1 mmole) were dissolved in conc. acetic acid (4 ml). Phosphoric acid (1 ml, 85 wt. %) was slowly added dropwise to this mixture. The mixture was stirred at RT for 16 h. For working up, the mixture was diluted with water (20 ml), brought to pH 11 with 5 M NaOH and extracted with MC (3×20 ml). The combined organic phases were dried with sodium sulfate and evaporated. The residue (364 mg of white solid) was suspended in hot ethanol (20 ml), and a similarly hot solution of citric acid (185 mg, 0.96 mmole) in ethanol (5 ml) was added. The residue thereby dissolved completely and no longer precipitated out even on cooling to approx. 5° C. Ethanol was removed on a rotary evaporator and the hemicitrate of the more polar diastereoisomer of 1,1-(3-dimethylamino-3-phenylpentamethylene)-6-fluoro-1,3,4,9-tetrahydropyrano[3,4-b]indole was obtained in this way in a yield of 548 mg as a white solid (m.p. 148-155° C.).

24		hemicitrate	more non-polar diastereomer
25		hemicitrate	more polar diastereomer

(1 r,4r)-6′-fluoro-N,N- dimethyl-4-phenyl-4′,9′-dihydro-3’H-spiro[cyclohexane-1 ,1 ‘-pyrano[3,4-b]indol]-4-amine (free base), has the following structural formula (I):

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One particular drug that is of great interest for use in treating cancer pain (and other acute, visceral, neuropathic and chronic pain pain disorders) is (1r,4r)-6′-fluoro-N,N-dimethyl-4-phenyl-4′,9′-dihydro-3′H-spiro[cyclohexane-1,1′-pyrano[3,4b]indol]-4-amine. This drug is depicted below as the compound of formula (I).

The solid forms of (1r,4r)-6′-fluoro-N,N-dimethyl-4-phenyl-4′,9′-dihydro-3′H-spiro[cyclohexane-1,1′-pyrano[3,4b]indol]-4-amine that are known so far are not satisfactory in every respect and there is a demand for advantageous solid forms

In a previous communication, our efforts leading from 1 to the identification of spiro[cyclohexane-dihydropyrano[3,4-b]indole]-amine 2a as analgesic NOP and opioid receptor agonist were disclosed and their favorable in vitro and in vivo pharmacological properties revealed. We herein report our efforts to further optimize lead 2a, toward trans-6′-fluoro-4′,9′-dihydro-N,N-dimethyl-4-phenyl-spiro[cyclohexane-1,1′(3′H)-pyrano[3,4-b]indol]-4-amine (cebranopadol, 3a), which is currently in clinical development for the treatment of severe chronic nociceptive and neuropathic pain.

Discovery of a Potent Analgesic NOP and Opioid Receptor Agonist: Cebranopadol

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/ml500117c

References

Cebranopadol

Systematic (IUPAC) name
(1r,4r)-6’-fluoro-N,N-dimethyl-4-phenyl-4’,9’-dihydro-3’H-spiro[cyclohexane-1,1’-pyrano[3,4-b]indol]-4-amine
Pharmacokinetic data
Biological half-life	~4.5 hours
Identifiers
CAS Number	863513-91-1
ATC code	None
PubChem	CID 11848225
ChemSpider	29398942
Chemical data
Formula	C24H27FN2O
Molar mass	378.482 g/mol

////Cebranopadol hemicitrate, GRT-6005, Cebranopadol, セブラノパドール

CN([C@]1(CC[C@]2(OCCc3c2[nH]c4c3cc(cc4)F)CC1)c5ccccc5)C

Boldenone Undecylenate

cas 13103-34-9,

• Androsta-1,4-dien-3-one, 17β-hydroxy-, 10-undecenoate (7CI,8CI)
• (17β)-17-[(1-Oxo-10-undecenyl)oxy]androsta-1,4-dien-3-one
• 10-Undecenoic acid, ester with 17β-hydroxyandrosta-1,4-dien-3-one (8CI)
• Ba 29038
• Ba 9038

• Boldefarm
• Boldenone 10-undecenoate
• Boldenone undecylenate
• Equipoise
• Parenabol
• Vebonol

Boldenone undec-10-enoate; 17b-[(1-Oxo-10-undecenyl)oxy]-androsta-1,4-dien-3-one; 17b-Hydroxyandrosta-1,4-dien-3-one 10-undecenoate

PATENT

http://www.google.com/patents/CN104327143A?cl=en

Boldenone (17β- hydroxy-1,4-dien-3-one male steroid, CAS: 846-48-0) The structural formula is:

Boldenone (Boldenone) is a derivative of testosterone, with a strong ability to support enhanced blood vessels, increase muscle, highlighting the blood vessels, increase appetite and other clinical role.

 Domestic remain alcohol fermentation Preparation of 4- androstenedione (4AD) and 1,4-androstenedione (ADD), the company is numerous, very adequate supply of raw materials. Cheap and easily available 4AD and ADD steroid hormone drugs as key intermediates wide range of applications. Boldenone is an existing technology to the two aforementioned materials are prepared, in particular: (1) from 4-androstenedione as starting material Boldenone, synthetic route is as follows: C

After the above process route of the first reduction step of the reduction reaction of a 4- substrate androstenedione is added in one solvent dissolved in methanol, and then control the temperature dropping reducing a solution of potassium borohydride reduction reaction. According to this operation and the order of addition, the reduction reaction selectivity, impurities, must be introduced in the subsequent selective oxidation processes to ensure product quality; dehydrogenation process uses a chemical method dehydrogenation need to use more expensive as the dehydrogenation reagent DDQ using bio-dehydrogenation there is a long process cycle, easy contamination and other defects. There is a whole process line production process, long period, poor selectivity, multi-product, active manganese dioxide need freshly prepared, high production costs low.

(2) 1,4 androstenedione as a starting material Boldenone. Since ADD structure contains 3-one and two-keto-17-one, although I, 4- diene in the presence of the male left, increasing the structural stability of the three keto group, but still can not avoid the reduction reaction due 3 position ketone group is reduced to generate a 3-hydroxy-products. In order to avoid the reduction process due to 3-hydroxy-keto group is reduced to generate impurities, Chinese patent CN103030677A use of three-one ether of protection and then be prepared to restore technical solutions, synthetic route is as follows:

Said routing reduction step, a reduction reaction substrate ether solvent such as methanol was added at once dissolved and then put into a reducing agent, sodium borohydride, thanks in advance 3 ether ketone way of protection, in reducing Reaction to avoid the formation of by-products. Compared with the traditional 4-androstenedione route, eliminating the above process dehydrogenation reaction step, but there are still many steps, long period, higher production costs and other issues.

[0005] In recent years, adding different metal ions in the reduction reaction in order to improve the selectivity of the reduction reaction gradually attracted people’s attention. By participating in a metal borohydride multi carbonyl precursor compound remaining reduction reaction was added CeCl3 · 6H20, CoCl2 · 6H20, CdCl2 · (5/2) H20, CuCl, Cufc the like, to selectively reducing a compound of the structure in different positions keto, thereby obtaining reduced product having a different regioselectivity and stereoselectivity. In order to achieve the 1, 4_ androstenedione preparation Boldenone selective reduction objectives, technical personnel respectively potassium borohydride, sodium borohydride, boron and zinc borohydride as a reducing agent in the reduction reaction were added to the different After the metal ion, in accordance with a first reduction reaction substrate 1, 4_ androstenedione is added in one solvent dissolved, adding metal ions, the reducing agent added in the order reduction reaction. According to the above operation and the addition order, no matter how varying the process parameters have not been able to better achieve the selective reduction of 17-keto purposes.

[0006] Preparation Boldenone prior art process route, the reduction reactions using first reduction reaction substrate added in one solvent to dissolve, then add the reducing agent addition sequence and addition manner. Multi-keto-reduction reaction of the compound according to this method, there is a poor selectivity, multi-product of the state. In order to get qualified products often require the introduction of the first steps were selective oxidation or reduction reaction is not required to protect the keto group in the preparation process route, and then turn reduction, deprotection steps. Preparation prior Boldenone increased reaction step, extend the production cycle, improve the generation costs.

Synthetic route of the present invention are as follows:

References

Analytical Chemistry (Washington, DC, United States) (2011), 83(4), 1243-1251.

///////Boldenone Undecylenate

• Originator OncoTherapy Science
• Class Cancer vaccines; Peptide vaccines
• Mechanism of Action Cytotoxic T lymphocyte stimulants

• 16 Jun 2015 No recent reports on development identified – Phase-II/III for Pancreatic cancer (Combination therapy) and Phase-II for Biliary cancer in Japan (SC)
• 09 Jan 2015 Otsuka Pharmaceutical announces termination of its license agreement with Fuso Pharmaceutical for elpamotide in Japan
• 01 Feb 2013 OncoTherapy Science and Fuso Pharmaceutical Industries complete a Phase-II trial in unresectable advanced Biliary cancer and recurrent Biliary cancer (combination therapy) in Japan (UMIN000002500)

Elpamotide str drawn bt worlddrugtracker

Elpamotide , credit kegg

Elpamotide is a neoangiogenesis inhibitor in phase II clinical trials at OncoTherapy Science for the treatment of inoperable advanced or recurrent biliary cancer. Phase III clinical trials was also ongoing at the company for the treatment of pancreas cancer, but recent progress report for this indication are not available at present.

Consisting of VEGF-R2 protein, elpamotide is a neovascular inhibitor with a totally novel mechanism of action. Its antitumor effect is thought to work by inducing strong immunoreaction against new blood vessels which provide blood flow to tumors. The drug candidate only act against blood vessels involved in tumor growth and is associated with few adverse effects.

Gemcitabine is a key drug for the treatment of pancreatic cancer; however, with its limitation in clinical benefits, the development of another potent therapeutic is necessary. Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 is an essential target for tumor angiogenesis, and we have conducted a phase I clinical trial using gemcitabine and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 peptide (elpamotide). Based on the promising results of this phase I trial, a multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind phase II/III clinical trial has been carried out for pancreatic cancer. The eligibility criteria included locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer. Patients were assigned to either the Active group (elpamotide + gemcitabine) or Placebo group (placebo + gemcitabine) in a 2:1 ratio by the dynamic allocation method. The primary endpoint was overall survival. The Harrington-Fleming test was applied to the statistical analysis in this study to evaluate the time-lagged effect of immunotherapy appropriately. A total of 153 patients (Active group, n = 100; Placebo group, n = 53) were included in the analysis. No statistically significant differences were found between the two groups in the prolongation of overall survival (Harrington-Fleming P-value, 0.918; log-rank P-value, 0.897; hazard ratio, 0.87, 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.486-1.557). Median survival time was 8.36 months (95% CI, 7.46-10.18) for the Active group and 8.54 months (95% CI, 7.33-10.84) for the Placebo group. The toxicity observed in both groups was manageable. Combination therapy of elpamotide with gemcitabine was well tolerated. Despite the lack of benefit in overall survival, subgroup analysis suggested that the patients who experienced severe injection site reaction, such as ulceration and erosion, might have better survival

The vaccine candidate was originally developed by OncoTherapy Science. In January 2010, Fuso Pharmaceutical, which was granted the exclusive rights to manufacture and commercialize elpamotide in Japan from OncoTherapy Science, sublicensed the manufacturing and commercialization rights to Otsuka Pharmaceutical. In 2015, the license agreement between Fuso Pharmaceutical and OncoTherapy Science, and the license agreement between Fuso Pharmaceutical and Otsuka Pharmaceutical terminated.

WO 2010143435

US 8574586

WO 2012044577

WO 2010027107

WO 2013133405

WO 2009028150

WO 2008099908

WO 2004024766

PATENT

WO2013133405

In order to avoid difficulties in the formulation preparation, as described above, a vaccine formulation comprising one type of T-cell epitope peptides, methods for multiple types administered to the same patient is also contemplated. However, when administering plural kinds of vaccine preparation, it is necessary to vaccination of a plurality of locations of the body, burden on a patient is increased. Also peptide vaccine formulation, the DTH (Delayed Type Hypersensitivity) skin reactions are often caused called reaction after inoculation. Occurrence of skin reactions at a plurality of positions of the body, increases the discomfort of the patient. Therefore, in order to reduce the burden of patients in vaccination is preferably a vaccine formulation comprising a plurality of T-cell epitope peptide. Further, even when the plurality of kinds administering the vaccine formulation comprising a single type of epitope peptides, when manufacturing each peptide formulation is required the task of selecting an appropriate solvent for each peptide.

///////////Elpamotide, Phase III,  A neoangiogenesis antagonist, pancreatic cancer and biliary cancer, OTS-102, OncoTherapy Science Inc, peptide

CC[C@H](C)[C@@H](C(=O)O)NC(=O)[C@H](CCCNC(=N)N)NC(=O)[C@H](CC(=O)N)NC(=O)CNC(=O)[C@H](CC(=O)O)NC(=O)[C@@H]1CCCN1C(=O)[C@H](C(C)C)NC(=O)[C@H](Cc2ccccc2)NC(=O)[C@H](CCCNC(=N)N)N

• Originator Trevena

• Class Analgesics; Small molecules
• Mechanism of Action Beta arrestin inhibitors; Opioid mu receptor agonists

• Orphan Drug Status No
• On Fast track Postoperative pain
• • Phase III Postoperative pain
  • Phase II Pain

  Most Recent Events

  • 09 Mar 2016Trevena intends to submit NDA to US FDA in 2017
  • 22 Feb 2016Oliceridine receives Breakthrough Therapy status for Pain in USA
  • 19 Jan 2016Phase-III clinical trials in Postoperative pain in USA (IV) (NCT02656875)

Oliceridine (TRV130) is an opioid drug that is under evaluation in human clinical trials for the treatment of acute severe pain. It is afunctionally selective μ-opioid receptor agonist developed by Trevena Inc. Oliceridine elicits robust G protein signaling, with potencyand efficacy similar to morphine, but with far less β-arrestin 2 recruitment and receptor internalization, it displays less adverse effectsthan morphine.^[1][2][3]

In 2015, the product was granted fast track designation in the U.S. for the treatment of moderate to severe acute pain. In 2016, the compound was granted FDA breakthrough therapy designation for the management of moderate to severe acute pain.

Oliceridine (TRV130) is an intravenous G protein biased ligand that targets the mu opioid receptor. Trevena is developing TRV130 for the treatment of moderate to severe acute pain where intravenous therapy is preferred, with a clinical development focus in acute postoperative pain

TRV 130 HCl is a novel μ-opioid receptor (MOR) G protein-biased ligand; elicits robust G protein signaling(pEC50=8.1), with potency and efficacy similar to morphine, but with far less beta-arrestin recruitment and receptor internalization.

NMR

Oliceridine (TRV130) – Mu Opioid Biased Ligand for Acute Pain

	Target	Indication	Lead Optimization Preclinical Development Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3	Ownership
Oliceridine (TRV130)	Mu-receptor	Moderate to Severe Pain	intravenous

Oliceridine (TRV130) is an intravenous G protein biased ligand that targets the mu opioid receptor. Trevena is developing TRV130 for the treatment of moderate to severe acute pain where intravenous therapy is preferred, with a clinical development focus in acute postoperative pain.

Recent TRV130 News

 PAPER

Structure activity relationships and discovery of a g protein biased mu opioid receptor ligand, ((3-Methoxythiophen-2-yl)methyl)a2((9R)-9-(pyridin-2-y1)-6-oxaspiro-(4.5)clecan-9-yl)ethylpamine (TRV130), for the treatment of acute severe pain
J Med Chem 2013, 56(20): 8019

Structure–Activity Relationships and Discovery of a G Protein Biased μ Opioid Receptor Ligand, [(3-Methoxythiophen-2-yl)methyl]({2-[(9R)-9-(pyridin-2-yl)-6-oxaspiro-[4.5]decan-9-yl]ethyl})amine (TRV130), for the Treatment of Acute Severe Pain

Abstract

The concept of “ligand bias” at G protein coupled receptors has been introduced to describe ligands which preferentially stimulate one intracellular signaling pathway over another. There is growing interest in developing biased G protein coupled receptor ligands to yield safer, better tolerated, and more efficacious drugs. The classical μ opioid morphine elicited increased efficacy and duration of analgesic response with reduced side effects in β-arrestin-2 knockout mice compared to wild-type mice, suggesting that G protein biased μ opioid receptor agonists would be more efficacious with reduced adverse events. Here we describe our efforts to identify a potent, selective, and G protein biased μ opioid receptor agonist, TRV130 ((R)-30). This novel molecule demonstrated an improved therapeutic index (analgesia vs adverse effects) in rodent models and characteristics appropriate for clinical development. It is currently being evaluated in human clinical trials for the treatment of acute severe pain.

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jm4010829

[(3-Methoxythiophen-2-yl)methyl]({2-[(9R)-9-(pyridin-2-yl)-6-oxaspiro[4.5]decan-9-yl] ethyl})amine ((R)-30)

Patent

WO 2012129495

http://www.google.com/patents/WO2012129495A1?cl=en

Scheme 1: Synthesis of Spirocyclic Nitrile

NCCH₂C0₂CH₃ AcOH, NH₄OAc

1-5 1-6 1-7

Chiral HPLC separation n=1-2

R= phenyl, substituted phenyl, aryl,

s

Scheme 2: Converting the nitrile to the opioid receptor ligand (Approach 1)

2-4

Scheme 3: Converting the nitrile to the opioid receptor ligand (Approach 2)

1-8B 3-1 3-2 n=1-2

In some embodiments, the same scheme is applied to 1 -7 and 1 -8A. Scheme 4: Synthesis of Non-Spirocyclic Nitrile

4-1 4-2 4-3

KOH, ethylene glycol R= phenyl, substituted phenyl, aryl,

substituted aryl, pyridyl, substituted pyridyl, heat heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl,

carbocycle, heterocycle and etc.

In some embodiments, 4-1 is selected from the group consisting of

4-1 A 4-1 B 4-1 C 4-1 D 4-1 E

Scheme 5: Synthesis of Other Spirocyclic Derived Opioid Ligands

5-1 5-2 5-3

Scheme 6: Allyltrimethylsilane Approach to Access the Quaternary Carbon Center

RMgX, or RLi

Scheme 7: N-linked Pyrrazole Opioid Receptor Ligand

[(3-Methoxythiophen-2-yl)methyl]({2-[(9R)-9-(pyridin-2-yl)-6-oxaspiro[4.5]decan-9- yl]ethyl})amine

Into a vial were added 2-[(9R)-9-(Pyridin-2-yl)-6-oxaspiro[4.5]decan-9-yl]ethan-l -amine (500 mg, 1.92 mmole), 18 mL CH2C12 and sodium sulfate (1.3 g, 9.6 mmole). The 3- methoxythiophene-2-carboxaldehyde (354 mg, 2.4 mmole) was then added, and the misture was stirred overnight. NaBH4 (94 mg, 2.4 mmole) was added to the reaction mixture, stirred for 10 minutes, and then MeOH (6.0 mL) was added, stirred l h, and finally quenched with water. The organics were separated off and evaporated. The crude residue was purified by a Gilson prep HPLC. The desired fractions collected and concentrated and lyophilized. After lyophilization, residue was partitioned between CH2C12 and 2N NaOH, and the organic layers were collected. After solvent was concentrated to half of the volume, 1.0 eq of IN HC1 in Et20 was added,and majority of solvent evaporated under reduced pressure. The solid obtained was washed several times with Et20 and dried to provide [(3-methoxythiophen-2-yl)methyl]({2-[(9R)-9-(pyridin-2- yl)-6-oxaspiro[4.5]decan-9-yl]ethyl})amine monohydrochloride (336 mg, 41% yield, m/z 387.0 [M + H]+ observed) as a white solid. The NMR for Compound 140 is described herein.

Example 15: Synthesis of [(3-methoxythiophen-2-yl)methyl]({2-[(9R)-9- (pyridin-2-yl)-6-oxaspiro[4.5]decan-9-yl]ethyl})amine (Compound 140).

Methyl 2-cyano-2-[6-oxaspiro[4.5]decan-9-ylidene]acetate (mixture of E and Z isomers)

A mixture of 6-oxaspiro[4.5]decan-9-one (13.74 g, 89.1 mmol), methylcyanoacetate (9.4 ml, 106.9 mmol), ammonium acetate (1.79 g, 26.17.mmol) and acetic acid (1.02 ml, 17.8 mmol) in benzene (75 ml) was heated at reflux in a 250 ml round bottom flask equipped with a Dean-Stark and a reflux condenser. After 3h, TLC (25%EtOAc in hexane, PMA stain) showed the reaction was completed. After cooling, benzene (50 ml) was added and the layer was separated, the organic was washed by water (120 ml) and the aqueous layer was extracted by CH2CI2 (3 x 120 ml). The combined organic was washed with sat’d NaHCCb, brine, dried and concentrated and the residual was purified by flash chromatography (340 g silica gel column, eluted by EtOAc in hexane: 5% EtOAc, 2CV; 5-25%, 14CV; 25-40%,8 CV) gave a mixture of E and Z isomers: methyl 2-cyano-2-[6- oxaspiro[4.5]decan-9-ylidene]acetate ( 18.37 g, 87.8 % yield, m/z 236.0 [M + H]⁺ observed) as a clear oil. -cyano-2-[9-(pyridin-2-yl)-6-oxaspiro[4.5]decan-9-yl]acetate

A solution of 2-bromopyridine (14.4 ml, 150 mmo) in THF (75 ml) was added dropwise to a solution of isopropylmagnesium chloride (75 ml, 2M in THF) at 0°C under N₂, the mixture was then stirred at rt for 3h, copper Iodide(2.59 g, 13.6 mmol) was added and allowed to stir at rt for another 30 min before a solution of a mixture of E and Z isomers of methyl 2-cyano-2-[6-oxaspiro[4.5]decan-9-ylidene]acetate (16 g, 150 mmol) in THF (60 ml) was added in 30 min. The mixture was then stirred at rt for 18h. The reaction mixture was poured into a 200 g ice/2 N HC1 (100 ml) mixture. The product was extracted with Et₂0 (3×300 ml), washed with brine (200 ml), dried (Na₂S0₄) and concentrated. The residual was purified by flash chromatography (100 g silica gel column, eluted by EtOAc in hexane: 3% 2CV; 3-25%, 12 CV; 25-40% 6CV gave methyl 2-cyano-2-[9-(pyridin-2-yl)-6-oxaspiro[4.5]decan-9-yl]acetate (15.44 g, 72% yield, m/z 315.0 [M + H]+ observed) as an amber oil .

-[9-(Pyridin-2-yl)-6-oxaspiro[4.5]decan-9-yl]acetonitrile

Ethylene glycol (300 ml) was added to methyl 2-cyano-2-[9-(pyridin-2-yl)-6- oxaspiro[4.5]decan-9-yl]acetate( 15.43 g, 49 mmol) followed by potassium hydroxide (5.5 g , 98 mmol), the resulting mix was heated to 120oC, after 3 h, the reaction mix was cooled and water (300 ml) was added, the product was extracted by Et20(3 x 400 ml), washed with water(200 ml), dried (Na2S04) and concentrated, the residual was purified by flash chromatography (340 g silica gel column, eluted by EtOAc in hexane: 3% 2CV; 3-25%, 12 CV; 25-40% 6CV to give 2-[9-(Pyridin-2-yl)-6-oxaspiro[4.5]decan-9- yl]acetonitrile (10.37 g, 82% yield, m/z 257.0 [M + H]+ observed).

-yl)-6-oxaspiro[4.5]decan-9-yl]acetonitrile

racemic 2-[9-(pyridin-2-yl)-6-oxaspiro[4.5]decan-9-yl]acetonitrile was separated by chiral HPLC column under the following preparative-SFC conditions: Instrument: SFC-80 (Thar, Waters); Column: Chiralpak AD-H (Daicel); column temperature: 40 °C; Mobile phase: Methanol /CO2=40/60; Flow: 70 g/min; Back pressure: 120 Bar; Cycle time of stack injection: 6.0min; Load per injection: 225 mg; Under these conditions, 2-[9-(pyridin-2-yl)-6-oxaspiro[4.5]decan-9-yl]acetonitrile (4.0 g) was separated to provide the desired isomer, 2-[(9R)-9-(Pyridin-2-yI)-6- oxaspiro[4.5]decan-9-yl]acetonitrile (2.0 g, >99.5% enantiomeric excess) as a slow- moving fraction. The absolute (R) configuration of the desired isomer was later determined by an X-ray crystal structure analysis of Compound 140. [0240] -[(9R)-9-(Pyridin-2-yl)-6-oxaspiro[4.5]decan-9-yl]ethan-l-amine

LAH (1M in Et20, 20ml, 20 mmol) was added to a solution of 2-[(9R)-9-(pyridin-2-yl)- 6-oxaspiro[4.5]decan-9-yl]acetonitrile (2.56 g, 10 mmol) in Et20 (100 ml, 0.1M ) at OoC under N₂. The resulting mix was stirred and allowed to warm to room temperature. After 2 h, LCMS showed the reaction had completed. The reaction was cooled at OoC and quenched with water ( 1.12 ml), NaOH (10%, 2.24 ml) and another 3.36 ml of water. Solid was filtered and filter pad was washed with ether (3 x 20 ml). The combined organic was dried and concentrated to give 2-[(9R)-9-(Pyridin-2-yl)-6- oxaspiro[4.5]decan-9-yl]ethan-l -amine (2.44 g, 94% yield, m/z 260.6 [M + H]+ observed) as a light amber oil.

Alternatively, 2-[(9R)-9-(Pyridin-2-yl)-6-oxaspiro[4.5]decan-9-yl]ethan-l -amine was prepared by Raney-Nickel catalyzed hydrogenation.

An autoclave vessel was charged with 2-[(9R)-9-(pyridin-2-yl)-6-oxaspiro[4,5]decan-9- yl] acetonitrile and ammonia (7N solution in methanol). The resulting solution was stirred at ambient conditions for 15 minutes and treated with Raney 2800 Nickel, slurried in water. The vessel was pressurized to 30 psi with nitrogen and agitated briefly. The autoclave was vented and the nitrogen purge repeated additional two times. The vessel was pressurized to 30 psi with hydrogen and agitated briefly. The vessel was vented and purged with hydrogen two additional times. The vessel was pressurized to 85-90 psi with hydrogen and the mixture was warmed to 25-35 °C. The internal temperature was increased to 45-50 °C over 30-60 minutes. The reaction mixture was stirred at 45-50 °C for 3 days. The reaction was monitored by HPLC. Once reaction was deemed complete, it was cooled to ambient temperature and filtered through celite. The filter cake was washed with methanol (2 x). The combined filtrates were concentrated under reduced pressure at 40-45 °C. The resulting residue was co-evaporated with EtOH (3 x) and dried to a thick syrupy of 2-[(9R)-9-(pyridin-2-yl)-6-oxaspiro[4.5]decan-9-yl]ethan-l -amine.

References

External links

• Trevena: Oliceridine

Oliceridine

Systematic (IUPAC) name
N-[(3-methoxythiophen-2-yl)methyl]-2-[(9R)-9-pyridin-2-yl-6-oxaspiro[4.5]decan-9-yl]ethanamine
Clinical data
Routes of administration	IV
Legal status
Legal status	Investigational New Drug
Identifiers
CAS Number	1401028-24-7
ATC code	none
PubChem	CID 66553195
ChemSpider	30841043
UNII	MCN858TCP0
ChEMBL	CHEMBL2443262
Synonyms	TRV130
Chemical data
Formula	C22H30N2O2S
Molar mass	386.55 g·mol−1

////////TRV-130; TRV-130A, Oliceridine, Phase III, Postoperative pain, trevena, mu-opioid receptor ligand, fast track designation, breakthrough therapy designation

COc1ccsc1CNCC[C@]2(CCOC3(CCCC3)C2)c4ccccn4

4-(2-(6-Methylpyridin-2-yl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[1,2-b]pyrazol-3-yl)quinolin-6-carboxamide monohydrate 

Anal. Calcd for C₂₂H₁₉N₅O·H₂O: C, 68.20; H, 5.46; N, 18.08. Found: C, 68.18; H, 5.34; N, 17.90.

¹H NMR (DMSO-d₆: δ) 1.74 (s, 3H), 2.63 (m, 2H), 2.82 (br s, 2H), 4.30 (t, J = 7.2 Hz, 2H), 6.93 (m, 1H), 7.37 (s, 1H), 7.41 (d, J = 4.4 Hz, 1H), 7.56 (m, 1H), 7.58 (m, 1H), 8.04, (s, 1H), 8.04 (d, J = 4.4 Hz, 1H), 8.12 (dd, J = 8.8, 1.6 Hz, 1H), 8.25 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 8.87 (d, J = 4.4 Hz, 1H).

¹³C NMR (DMSO-d₆: δ) 22.56, 23.24, 25.58, 48.01, 109.36, 117.74, 121.26, 122.95, 126.73, 127.16 (2C), 129.01, 131.10, 136.68, 142.98, 147.20, 148.99, 151.08, 151.58, 152.13, 156.37, 167.47.

IR (KBr): 3349, 3162, 3067, 2988, 2851, 1679, 1323, 864, 825 cm^–1.

HRMS (m/z M + 1): Calcd for C₂₂H₁₉N₅O: 370.1653. Found: 370.1662.

• OriginatorEli Lilly
• DeveloperEli Lilly; National Cancer Institute (USA); Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center; Weill Cornell Medical College
• ClassAntineoplastics; Pyrazoles; Pyridines; Pyrroles; Quinolines; Small molecules
• Mechanism of ActionPhosphotransferase inhibitors; Transforming growth factor beta1 inhibitors
• • Phase II/IIIMyelodysplastic syndromes
  • Phase IIBreast cancer; Glioblastoma; Hepatocellular carcinoma
  • Phase I/IIGlioma; Non-small cell lung cancer; Pancreatic cancer
  • Phase ICancer; Solid tumours

  Most Recent Events

  • 26 Apr 2016Eli Lilly plans a pharmacokinetics phase I trial in Healthy volunteers in United Kingdom (PO) (NCT02752919)
  • 16 Apr 2016Pharmacodynamics data from a preclinical study in Cancer presented at the 107th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR-2016)
  • 06 Apr 2016Eli Lilly and AstraZeneca plan a phase Ib trial for Pancreatic cancer (Second-line therapy or greater, Metastatic disease, Recurrent, Combination therapy) in USA, France, Italy, South Korea and Spain (PO) (NCT02734160)

Bristol-Myers Squibb and Lilly Enter Clinical Collaboration Agreement to Evaluate Opdivo (nivolumab) in Combination with Galunisertib in Advanced Solid Tumors

NEW YORK & INDIANAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) and Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) announced today a clinical trial collaboration to evaluate the safety, tolerability and preliminary efficacy of Bristol-Myers Squibb’s immunotherapy Opdivo (nivolumab) in combination with Lilly’s galunisertib (LY2157299). The Phase 1/2 trial will evaluate the investigational combination of Opdivo and galunisertib as a potential treatment option for patients with advanced (metastatic and/or unresectable) glioblastoma, hepatocellular carcinoma and non-small cell lung cancer.

Opdivo is a human programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1) blocking antibody that binds to the PD-1 receptor expressed on activated T-cells. Galunisertib (pronounced gal ue” ni ser’tib) is a TGF beta R1 kinase inhibitor that in vitro selectively blocks TGF beta signaling. TGF beta promotes tumor growth, suppresses the immune system and increases the ability of tumors to spread in the body. This collaboration will address the hypothesis that co-inhibition of PD-1 and TGF beta negative signals may lead to enhanced anti-tumor immune responses than inhibition of either pathway alone.

“Advanced solid tumors represent a serious unmet medical need among patients with cancer,” said Michael Giordano, senior vice president, Head of Development, Oncology, Bristol-Myers Squibb. “Our clinical collaboration with Lilly underscores Bristol-Myers Squibb’s continued commitment to explore combination regimens from our immuno-oncology portfolio with other mechanisms of action that may accelerate the development of new treatment options for patients.”

“Combination therapies will be key to addressing tumor heterogeneity and the inevitable resistance that is likely to develop to even the most promising new tailored therapies,” said Richard Gaynor, M.D., senior vice president, Product Development and Medical Affairs, Lilly Oncology. “To that end, having multiple cancer pathways and technology platforms will be critical in an era of combinations to ensure sustainability beyond any single asset.”

The study will be conducted by Lilly. Additional details of the collaboration were not disclosed.

About Galunisertib

Galunisertib (pronounced gal ue” ni ser’tib) is Lilly’s TGF beta R1 kinase inhibitor that in vitro selectively blocks TGF beta signaling. TGF beta promotes tumors growth, suppresses the immune system, and increases the ability of tumors to spread in the body.

Immune function is suppressed in cancer patients, and TGF beta worsens immunosuppression by enhancing the activity of immune cells called T regulatory cells. TGF beta also reduces immune proteins, further decreasing immune activity in patients

Galunisertib is currently under investigation as an oral treatment for advanced/metastatic malignancies, including Phase 2 evaluation in hepatocellular carcinoma, myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), glioblastoma, and pancreatic cancer.

PATENT

WO 2004048382

The disclosed invention also relates to the select compound of Formula II:

Formula II

2-(6-methyl-pyridin-2-yI)-3-[6-amido-quinolin-4-yl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[l,2- bjpyrazole and the phannaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

The compound above is genetically disclosed and claimed in PCT patent application PCT/US02/11884, filed 13 May 2002, which claims priority from U.S. patent application U. S . S .N. 60/293 ,464, filed 24 May 2001 , and incorporated herein by reference. The above compound has been selected for having a surprisingly superior toxicology profile over the compounds specifically disclosed in application cited above.

The following scheme illustrates the preparation of the compound of Formula II.

Scheme II

Cs₂C0₃

The following examples further illustrate the preparation of the compounds of this invention as shown schematically in Schemes I and II. Example 1

Preparation of 7-(2-morpholin-4-yI-ethoxy)-4-(2-pyridin-2-yl-5,6-dihydro-4H- pyrroIo[l,2-b]pyrazol-3-yl)-q inoline

A. Preparation of 4-(2-pyridin-2-yl-5,6-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[l,2-b]pyrazol-3-yl)- 7-[2-(tetrahydropyran-2-yIoxy)ethoxy]quinoIine

Heat 4-(2-pyridm-2-yl-5,6-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[l,2-b]pyrazol-3-yl)-quinolin-7-ol (376 mg, 1.146 mmol), cesium carbonate (826 mg, 2.54 mmol), and 2-(2- bromoethoxy)tetrahydro-2H-pyran (380 μL, 2.52 mmol) in DMF (5 mL) at 120 °C for 4 hours. Quench the reaction with saturated sodium chloride and then extract with chloroform. Dry the organic layer over sodium sulfate and concentrate in vacuo. Purify the reaction mixture on a silica gel column eluting with dichloromethane to 10% methanol in dichloromethane to give the desired subtitled intermediate as a yellow oil (424 mg, 81%). MS ES⁺m/e 457.0 (M+l).

EXAMPLE 2

Preparation of 2-(6-methyl-pyridin-2-yl)-3-[6-amido-quinolin-4-yl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[l,2- b]pyrazole

A. Preparation of 6-bromo-4-methyI-quinoline

Stir a solution of 4-bromo-phenylamine (1 eq), in 1,4-dioxane and cool to approximately 12 °C. Slowly add sulfuric acid (2 eq) and heat at reflux. Add methyl vinyl ketone (1.5 eq) drop wise into the refluxing solution. Heat the solution for 1 hour after addition is complete. Evaporate the reaction solution to dryness and dissolve in methylene chloride. Adjust the solution to pH 8 with 1 M sodium carbonate and extract three times with water. Chromatograph the residue on SiO (70/30 hexane/ethyl acetate) to obtain the desired subtitled inteπnediate. MS ES+ m e = 158.2 (M+l). B. Preparation of 6-methyl-pyridine-2-carboxylic acid methyl ester

Suspend 6-methyl-pyridine-2-carboxylic acid (10 g, 72.9 mmol) in methylene chloride (200 mL). Cool to 0 °C. Add methanol (10 mL), 4-dimethylaminopyridine (11.6 g, 94.8 mmol), and l-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (EDC)

(18.2 g, 94.8 mmol). Stir the mixture at room temperature for 6 hours, wash with water and brine, and dry over sodium sulfate. Filter the mixture and concentrate in vacuo.

Chromatograph the residue on SiO₂ (50% ethyl acetate/hexanes) to obtain the desired subtitled intermediate, 9.66 g (92%), as a colorless liquid. 1H NMR (CDC1₃) 6 7.93-7.88 (m, IH), 7.75-7.7 (m, IH), 7.35-7.3 (m, IH), 4.00 (s, 3H), 2.60 (s, 3H).

C. Preparation of 2-(6-bromo-quinoIin-4-yl)-l-(6-methyl-pyridin-2-yl)-ethanone Dissolve 6-bromo-4-methyl-quinoline (38.5 g, 153 mmol) in 600 mL dry THF.

Cool to -70° C and treat with the dropwise addition of 0.5 M potassium hexamethyldisilazane (KN(SiMe )₂ (400 mL, 200 mmol) over 2 hours while keeping the temperature below -65 °C. Stir the resultant solution at -70°C for 1 hour and add a solution of 6-methylpyridine-2-carboxylic acid methyl ester (27.2, 180 mmol) in 100 mL dry THF dropwise over 15 minutes. During the addition, the mixture will turn from dark red to pea-green and form a precipitate. Stir the mixture at -70°C over 2 hours then allow it to warm to ambient temperature with stirring for 5 hours. Cool the mixture then quench with 12 N HC1 to pH=l . Raise the pH to 9 with solid potassium carbonate. Decant the solution from the solids and extract twice with 200 mL ethyl acetate. Combine the organic extracts, wash with water and dry over potassium carbonate. Stir the solids in 200 mL water and 200 mL ethyl acetate and treat with additional potassium carbonate. Separate the organic portion and dry with the previous ethyl acetate extracts. Concentrate the solution in vacuo to a dark oil. Pass the oil through a 300 mL silica plug with methylene chloride then ethyl acetate. Combine the appropriate fractions and concentrate in vacuo to yield an amber oil. Rinse the oil down the sides of the flask with methylene chloride then dilute with hexane while swirling the flask to yield 38.5 g (73.8 %) of the desired subtitled intermediate as a yellow solid. MS ES+ = 341 (M+l)v D. Preparation of l-[2-(6-bromo-quinolin-4-yI)-l-(6-methyl-pyridin-2-yl)- ethylideneamino]-pyrrolidin-2-one

Stir a mixture of 2-(6-bromo-quinolin-4-yl)-l-(6-methyl-pyridin-2-yl)-ethanone (38.5 g, 113 mmol) and 1-aminopyrrolidinone hydrochloride (20 g, 147 mmol) in 115 mL pyridine at ambient temperature for 10 hours. Add about 50 g 4 A unactivated sieves. Continue stirring an additional 13 h and add 10-15 g silica and filter the mixture through a 50 g silica plug. Elute the silica plug with 3 L ethyl acetate. Combine the filtrates and concentrate in vacuo. Collect the hydrazone precipitate by filtration and suction dry to yield 33.3 g (69.7%) of the desired subtitled intermediate as an off-white solid. MS ES⁺ = 423 (M+l).

E. Preparation of 6-bromo-4-[2-(6-methyl-pyridin-2-yι)-5,6-dihydro-4H- pyrrolo[l,2-b]pyrazol-3-yl]-quinoline

To a mixture of (1.2 eq.) cesium carbonate and l-[2-(6-bromo-qumolin-4-yl)-l- (6-methyl-pyridin-2-yl)-ethylideneamino]-pyrrolidin-2-one (33.3 g, 78.7 mmol) add 300 mL dry N,N-dimethylformamide. Stir the mixture 20 hours at 100°C. The mixture may turn dark during the reaction. Remove the N,N-dimethylformamide in vacuo. Partition the residue between water and methylene chloride. Extract the aqueous portion with additional methylene chloride. Filter the organic solutions through a 300 mL silica plug, eluting with 1.5 L methylene chloride, 1.5 L ethyl acetate and 1.5 L acetone. Combine the appropriate fractions and concentrate in vacuo. Collect the resulting precipitate by filtration to yield 22.7 g (71.2%) of the desired subtitled intermediate as an off-white solid. MS ES⁺ = 405 (M+l).

F. Preparation of 4-[2-(6-methyl-pyridin-2-yl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[l,2- b]pyrazol-3-yl]-quinoline-6-carboxylic acid methyl ester

Add 6-bromo-4-[2-(6-methyl-pyridin-2-yl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[l,2- b]pyrazol-3-yl]-quinoline (22.7 g, 45 mmol) to a mixture of sodium acetate (19 g, 230 mmol) and the palladium catalyst [1,1 ‘- bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene]dichloropalladium(II), complex with dichloromethane (1:1) (850 mg, 1.04 mmol) in 130 mL methanol. Place the mixture under 50 psi carbon monoxide atmosphere and stir while warming to 90° C over 1 hour and with constant charging with additional carbon monoxide. Allow the mixture to cool over 8 hours, recharge again with carbon monoxide and heat to 90 °C. The pressure may rise to about 75 PSI. The reaction is complete in about an hour when the pressure is stable and tic (1 : 1 toluene/acetone) shows no remaining bromide. Partition the mixture between methylene chloride (600 mL) and water (1 L). Extract the aqueous portion with an additional portion of methylene chloride (400 mL.) Filter the organic solution through a 300 mL silica plug and wash with 500 mL methylene chloride, 1200 mL ethyl acetate and 1500 mL acetone. Discard the acetone portion. Combine appropriate fractions and concentrate to yield 18.8 g (87.4%) of the desired subtitled intermediate as a pink powder. MS ES⁺ = 385 (M+l).

G. Preparation of 2-(6-methyl-pyridin-2-yl)-3-[6-amido-quinolin-4-yι)-5,6- dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[l,2-b]pyrazole

Warm a mixture of 4-[2-(6-methyl-pyridin-2-yl)-5,6-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[l,2- b]pyrazol-3-yl]-quinolme-6-carboxylic acid methyl ester in 60 mL 7 N ammonia in methanol to 90 °C in a stainless steel pressure vessel for 66 hours. The pressure will rise to about 80 PSI. Maintain the pressure for the duration of the reaction. Cool the vessel and concentrate the brown mixture in vacuo. Purify the residual solid on two 12 g Redi- Pak cartridges coupled in series eluting with acetone. Combine appropriate fractions and concentrate in vacuo. Suspend the resulting nearly white solid in methylene chloride, dilute with hexane, and filter. The collected off-white solid yields 1.104 g (63.8%) of the desired title product. MS ES⁺ = 370 (M+l).

PAPER

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/op4003054

Application of Kinetic Modeling and Competitive Solvent Hydrolysis in the Development of a Highly Selective Hydrolysis of a Nitrile to an Amide

Abstract

A combination of mechanism-guided experimentation and kinetic modeling was used to develop a mild, selective, and robust hydroxide-promoted process for conversion of a nitrile to an amide using a substoichiometric amount of aqueous sodium hydroxide in a mixed water and N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone solvent system. The new process eliminated a major reaction impurity, minimized overhydrolysis of the product amide by selection of a solvent that would be sacrificially hydrolyzed, eliminated genotoxic impurities, and improved the intrinsic safety of the process by eliminating the use of hydrogen peroxide. The process was demonstrated in duplicate on a 90 kg scale, with 89% isolated yield and greater than 99.8% purity.

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References

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4539082/

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26057634

https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT0242334

Bhattachar, Shobha N.; Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 2011, 100(11), 4756-4765 

Investigational new drugs (2015), 33(2), 357-70.

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Tildrakizumab (MK-3222)

Tildrakizumab is a monoclonal antibody designed for the treatment of immunologically mediated inflammatory disorders.^[1]

Tildrakizumab was designed to block interleukin-23, a cytokine that plays an important role in managing the immune system and autoimmune disease. Originally developed by Schering-Plough, this drug is now part of Merck‘s clinical program, following that company’s acquisition of Schering-Plough.

Sun Pharmaceutical acquired worldwide rights to tildrakizumab for use in all human indications from Merck in exchange for an upfront payment of U.S. $80 million. Upon product approval, Sun Pharmaceutical will be responsible for regulatory activities, including subsequent submissions, pharmacovigilance, post approval studies, manufacturing and commercialization of the approved product. ^[2]

As of March 2014, the drug was in phase III clinical trials for plaque psoriasis. The two trials will enroll a total of nearly 2000 patients, and preliminary results are expected in June, 2015. ^[3][4]

References

• 1 Statement On A Nonproprietary Name Adopted By The USAN Council – Tildrakizumab, American Medical Association.
• 2
• http://www.merck.com/licensing/our-partnership/sunpharma_partnership.html
• 3
• http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01729754?term=SCH-900222&phase=2&fund=2&rank=1
• 4

http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01722331?term=SCH-900222&phase=2&fund=2&rank=2

Sun Pharma and Merck & Co. Inc. Enter into Licensing Agreement for Tildrakizumab, MK 3222

WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J., and MUMBAI, India, Wednesday, September 17, 2014 (BUSINESS WIRE) – Merck & Co., Inc., (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Reuters: SUN.BO, Bloomberg: SUNP IN, NSE: SUNPHARMA, BSE: 524715) through their respective subsidiaries, today announced an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement for Merck’s investigational therapeutic antibody candidate, tildrakizumab, (MK-3222), which is currently being evaluated in Phase 3 registration trials for the treatment of chronic plaque psoriasis, a skin ailment.

Under terms of the agreement, Sun Pharma will acquire worldwide rights to tildrakizumab for use in all human indications from Merck in exchange for an upfront payment of U.S. $80 million. Merck will continue all clinical development and regulatory activities, which will be funded by Sun Pharma. Upon product approval, Sun Pharma will be responsible for regulatory activities, including subsequent submissions, pharmacovigilance, post approval studies, manufacturing and commercialization of the approved product. Merck is eligible to receive undisclosed payments associated with regulatory (including product approval) and sales milestones, as well as tiered royalties ranging from mid-single digit through teen percentage rates on sales.

“Consistent with our previously announced global initiative to sharpen our commercial and R&D focus, including prioritizing our late stage pipeline candidates, we are pleased to enter into this agreement with Sun Pharma to help realize the potential of tildrakizumab for patients with chronic plaque psoriasis,” said Iain D. Dukes, Ph.D., senior vice president, Business Development and Licensing, Merck Research Laboratories.

“Sun Pharma is very pleased to enter into this collaboration with Merck, a recognized leader in the field of inflammatory/immunology therapies, for this late-stage candidate for chronic plaque psoriasis,” said Kirti Ganorkar, senior vice president, Business Development, Sun Pharma. “This collaboration is a part of our strategy towards building our pipeline of innovative dermatology products in a market with strong growth potential.”

The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including the requirements under the Hart Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act.

About Tildrakizumab

Tildrakizumab is an investigational humanized, anti-IL-23p19 monoclonal antibody that binds specifically to IL-23p19 and is therefore designed to selectively block the cytokine IL-23. Human genetics suggest that inhibiting IL-23 is effective for treating inflammatory conditions. In clinical studies for the treatment of chronic plaque psoriasis, tildrakizumab demonstrates efficacy in blocking inflammation by blocking IL-23. Other potential indications, which may be evaluated in future, include psoriatic arthritis and Crohn’s Disease.

Further details of the Phase 3 clinical trials can be found at: http://clinicaltrials.gov

About Merck

Today’s Merck is a global healthcare leader working to help the world be well. Merck is known as MSD outside the United States and Canada. Through our prescription medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies, and consumer care and animal health products, we work with customers and operate in more than 140 countries to deliver innovative health solutions. We also demonstrate our commitment to increasing access to healthcare through far-reaching policies, programs and partnerships. For more information, visit www.merck.com and connect with us on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.

About Sun Pharma

Established in 1983, listed since 1994 and headquartered in India, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Reuters: SUN.BO, Bloomberg: SUNP IN, NSE: SUNPHARMA, BSE: 524715) is an international specialty pharmaceutical company with over 75% sales from global markets. It manufactures and markets a large basket of pharmaceutical formulations as branded generics as well as generics in US, India and several other markets across the world. For the year ending March 2014, overall revenues were at US$2.7 billion, of which US contributed US$1.6 billion. In India, the company is a leader in niche therapy areas of psychiatry, neurology, cardiology, nephrology, gastroenterology, orthopedics and ophthalmology. The company has strong skills in product development, process chemistry, and manufacturing of complex dosage forms. More information about the company can be found at www.sunpharma.com.

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Antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) are synthesized by conjugating a cytotoxic drug or “payload” to a monoclonal antibody. The payloads are conjugated using amino or sulfhydryl specific linkers that react with lysines or cysteines on the antibody surface. A typical antibody contains over 60 lysines and up to 12 cysteines as potential conjugation sites. The desired DAR (drugs/antibody ratio) depends on a number of different factors and ranges from two to eight drugs/antibody. The discrepancy between the number of potential conjugation sites and the desired DAR, combined with use of conventional conjugation methods that are not site-specific, results in heterogeneous ADCs that vary in both DAR and conjugation sites. Heterogeneous ADCs contain significant fractions with suboptimal DARs that are known to possess undesired pharmacological properties. As a result, new methods for synthesizing homogeneous ADCs have been developed in order to increase their potential as therapeutic agents. This article will review recently reported processes for preparing ADCs with improved homogeneity. The advantages and potential limitations of each process are discussed, with emphasis on efficiency, quality, and in vivo efficacy relative to similar heterogeneous ADCs.

Processes for Constructing Homogeneous Antibody Drug Conjugates

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(E)-3-(3-Carboxyphenyl)-2-(4-ethynylstyryl)quinazolin-4(3H)-one

(E)-3-(2-(4-Cyanostyryl)-4-Oxoquinazolin-3(4h)-Yl)benzoic Acid;

1624273-22-8  CAS

NA SALT 1624273-21-7 CAS

INNOVATORS

University Of Notre Dame

Mayland Chang, Shahriar Mobashery, Renee BOULEY INVENTORS

PAPER

Journal of the American Chemical Society (2015), 137(5), 1738-1741.

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jacs.5b00056

Discovery of Antibiotic (E)-3-(3-Carboxyphenyl)-2-(4-cyanostyryl)quinazolin-4(3H)-one

Abstract

In the face of the clinical challenge posed by resistant bacteria, the present needs for novel classes of antibiotics are genuine. In silico docking and screening, followed by chemical synthesis of a library of quinazolinones, led to the discovery of (E)-3-(3-carboxyphenyl)-2-(4-cyanostyryl)quinazolin-4(3H)–one (compound 2) as an antibiotic effective in vivo against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). This antibiotic impairs cell-wall biosynthesis as documented by functional assays, showing binding of 2 to penicillin-binding protein (PBP) 2a. We document that the antibiotic also inhibits PBP1 of S. aureus, indicating a broad targeting of structurally similar PBPs by this antibiotic. This class of antibiotics holds promise in fighting MRSA infections.

PATENT

WO 2014138302

http://www.google.com/patents/WO2014138302A1?cl=en

Staphylococcus aureus is a common bacterium found in moist areas of the body and skin. S. aureus can also grow as a biofilm, representing the leading cause of infection after implantation of medical devices. Approximately 29% (78.9 million) of the US population is colonized in the nose with S. aureus, of which 1.5% (4.1 million) is methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA). In 2005, 478,000 people in the US were hospitalized with a S. aureus infection, of these 278,000 were MRSA infections, resulting in 19,000 deaths. MRSA infections have been increasing from 2% of S. aureus infections in intensive care units in 1974 to 64% in 2004, although more recent data report stabilization. Approximately 14 million outpatient visits occur every year in the US for suspected S. aureus skin and soft tissue infections. About 76% of these infections are caused by S. aureus, of which 78% are due to MRSA, for an overall rate of 59%. Spread of MRSA is not limited to nosocomial (hospital-acquired) infections, as they are also found in community-acquired infections. Over the years, β-lactams were antibiotics of choice in treatment of S. aureus infections. However, these agents faced obsolescence with the emergence of

MRSA. Presently, vancomycin, daptomycin or linezolid are agents for treatment of MRSA infections, although only linezolid can be dosed orally. Resistance to all three has emerged. Thus, new anti-MRSA therapeutic strategies are needed, especially agents that are orally bioavailable.

Clinical resistance to β-lactam antibiotics by MRSA has its basis predominantly in acquisition of the mecA gene, which encodes penicillin-binding protein 2a (PBP2a). PBP2a, a cell-wall DD- transpeptidase, is refractory to inhibition by essentially all commercially available β-lactams (ceftaroline is an exception), antibiotics that irreversibly acylate the active-site serine of typical PBPs. PBPs catalyze biosynthesis of the bacterial cell wall, which is essential for the survival of the bacterium. Accordingly, new ηοη-β-lactam antibiotics that inhibit PBP2a are needed to combat drug-resistant strains of bacteria. SUMMARY

Staphylococcus aureus is responsible for a number of human diseases, including skin and soft tissue infections. Annually, 292,000 hospitalizations in the US are due to S. aureus infections, of which 126,000 are related to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), resulting in 19,000 deaths. A novel structural class of antibiotics has been discovered and is described herein. A lead compound in this class shows high in vitro potency against Gram-positive bacteria comparable to those of linezolid and superior to vancomycin (both considered gold standards) and shows excellent in vivo activity in mouse models of MRSA infection.

The invention thus provides a novel class of ηοη-β-lactam antibiotics, the quinazolinones, which inhibit PBP2a by an unprecedented mechanism of targeting both its allosteric and active sites. This inhibition leads to the impairment of the formation of cell wall in living bacteria. The quinazolinones described herein are effective as anti-MRSA agents both in vitro and in vivo. Furthermore, they exhibit activity against other Gram-positive bacteria. The quinazolinones have anti-MRSA activity by themselves. However, these compounds synergize with β-lactam antibiotics. The use of a combination of a quinazolinone with a β-lactam antibiotic can revive the clinical use of β-lactam antibacterial therapy in treatment of MRSA infections. The invention provides a new class of quinazolinone antibiotics, optionally in combination with other antibacterial agents, for the therapeutic treatment of methicillin- resistant Staphylococcus aureus and other bacteria.

The quinazolinone compounds described herein can be prepared using standard synthetic techniques known to those of skill in the art. Examples of such techniques are described by Khajavi et al. (J. Chem. Res. (S), 1997, 286-287) and Mosley et al. (J. Med. Chem. 2010, 53, 5476-5490). A general preparatory scheme for preparing the compounds described herein, for example, compounds of Formula

wherein each of the variables are as defined for one or more of the formulas described herein, such as Formula (A).

EXAMPLES

Example 1. Compound Preparation

Chemistry. Organic reagents and solvents were purchased from Sigma- Aldrich. ^lH and ¹³C NMR spectra were recorded on a Varian INOVA-500. High-resolution mass spectra were obtained using a Bruker micrOTOF/Q2 mass spectrometer.

2-Methyl-4H-benzo[</| [l,3]oxazin-4-one (3). Anthranilic acid (20 g, 146 mmol) was dissolved in triethyl orthoacetate (45 mL, 245 mmol) and refluxed for 2 h. The reaction mixture was cooled on ice for 4 h to crystallize the intermediate. The resulting crystals were filtered and washed with hexanes to give 3 (17 g, 72% yield). ^lH NMR (500 MHz, CDC1₃) δ 2.47 (s, 3H), 7.50 (t, J= 7.38 Hz, 1H), 7.54 (d, J = 7.98 Hz, 1H), 7.80 (t, J= 7.18 Hz, 1H), 8.18 (d, J= 7.78 Hz, 1H). ¹³C NMR (126 MHz, CDCI3) δ 21.59, 1 16.84, 126.59, 128.42, 128.66, 136.77, 146.61, 159.89, 160.45. HRMS (m/z): [M + H]⁺, calcd for C9H8NO2, 162.0550; found , 162.0555.

2-Methyl-3-(3-carboxyphenyl)-quinazolin-4(3//)-one (4). Compound 3 (2 g, 12.4 mmol) and 3- aminophenol (1.7 g, 12.4 mmol) were suspended in glacial acetic acid (8 mL, 140 mmol), and dissolved upon heating. The reaction was refluxed for 5 h, at which point 5 mL water was added to the cooled reaction mixture. The resulting precipitate was filtered and washed with water, followed by cold ethanol and hexane to give 4 (3.19 g, 92% yield). ^lH (500 MHz, DMSO-d₆) δ 2.87 (s, 3H), 7.52 (t, J= 7.38 Hz, 1H), 7.66-7.73 (m, 3H), 7.84 (t, J= 7.38 Hz, 1H), 8.01 (s, 1H), 8.09 (t, J= 7.58 Hz, 2H). ¹³C NMR (126 MHz, DMSO-de) δ 24.13, 120.48, 126.32, 126.47, 126.72, 129.52, 129.83, 130.01, 132.40, 133.07, 134.67, 138.18, 147.37, 154.13, 161.44, 166.58. HRMS (m/z): [M + H]⁺, calcd for C16H13N2O3 ,

281.0921 ; found, 281.0917.

Sodium (£^‘)-3-(3-carboxyphenyl)-2-(4-cyanostyryl)quinazolin-4(3H)-one (2). Compound 4 (1.0 g, 3.6 mmol) and 4-formylbenzonitrile (0.56 g, 4.3 mmol) were suspended in glacial acetic acid (5 mL, 87 mmol), a suspension that dissolved upon heating. The reaction was refluxed for 18 h and 5 mL water was added to the cooled reaction mixture. The resulting precipitate was filtered and washed with water, followed by cold ethanol and hexanes to afford the carboxylic acid (0.77g, 75% yield). HRMS (m/z): [M + H]⁺, calcd for C24H16N3O3, 394.1 186; found 394.1214. The carboxylic acid (0.45 g, 1.1 mmol) was dissolved in hot ethanol, to which sodium 2-ethylhexanoate (0.28 g, 1.7 mmol) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred on ice for 2 h. The precipitate was filtered and washed with cold ethanol. The product was obtained by dissolving the precipitate in about 5 mL of water and subsequent lyophilization of the solution to give 2 as the sodium salt (0.4 g, 85% yield).

¾ NMR (500 MHz, DMSO- de) δ 6.47 (d, J= 15.55 Hz, 1H), 7.59 (m, 3H), 7.74 (d, J= 5.38 Hz, 2H), 7.79 (m, 3H), 7.91 (m, 2H), 8.05 (s, 1H), 8.14 (d, J= 7.78 Hz, 2H).

¹³C NMR (126 MHz, DMSO-de) δ 11 1.56, 1 18.61, 120.76, 123.42, 126.50, 127.01, 127.35, 128.26, 129.99, 130.06, 130.12, 132.33, 132.83, 133.46, 134.89, 136.95, 137.03, 139.25, 147.21, 150.74, 161.25, 166.52.

HRMS (m/z): [M + H]⁺, calcd for C24Hi₅N₃NaO₃, 416.1006; found, 416.0987.

PAPER

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b00372

Structure–Activity Relationship for the 4(3H)-Quinazolinone Antibacterials

We recently reported on the discovery of a novel antibacterial (2) with a 4(3H)-quinazolinone core. This discovery was made by in silico screening of 1.2 million compounds for binding to a penicillin-binding protein and the subsequent demonstration of antibacterial activity againstStaphylococcus aureus. The first structure–activity relationship for this antibacterial scaffold is explored in this report with evaluation of 77 variants of the structural class. Eleven promising compounds were further evaluated for in vitro toxicity, pharmacokinetics, and efficacy in a mouse peritonitis model of infection, which led to the discovery of compound 27. This new quinazolinone has potent activity against methicillin-resistant (MRSA) strains, low clearance, oral bioavailability and shows efficacy in a mouse neutropenic thigh infection model.

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INVENTORS

Renee Bouley

MAYLAND CHANG

http://chemistry.nd.edu/people/mayland-chang/

MAYLAND CHANG

• Research Professor; Director, Chemistry-Biochemistry-Biology Interface (CBBI) Program
• Office: 247 NSH
• Phone: (574) 631-2965

Dr. Chang obtained B.S. degrees in biological sciences and chemistry from the University of Southern California, and a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Chicago.  Subsequently, she conducted postdoctoral research at Columbia University as a National Institutes of Health postdoctoral fellow.  She joined the faculty of the University of Notre Dame in 2003.  Previously, Dr. Chang was Chief Operating Officer of University Research Network, Inc., Senior Scientist with Pharmacia Corporation, and Senior Chemist at Dow Chemical Company.  She has characterized the ADME properties of numerous drugs, as well as prepared NDAs, INDs, Investigator’s Brochures, product development plans, and candidate drug evaluations.

Shahriar Mobashery

/////// 1624273-22-8, Antibiotic,  (E)-3-(3-Carboxyphenyl)-2-(4-cyanostyryl)quinazolin-4(3H)-one, methicillin-resistant S. aureus, MRSA, 1624273-21-7, PRECLINICAL

O=C(O)c1cc(ccc1)N3C(=Nc2ccccc2C3=O)/C=C/c4ccc(C#N)cc4

Catalytic hydrogenation of 2-bromo-4 -nitrotoluene (I) over Raney-Ni provided aniline (II). Reaction of (II) with chloral hydrate and hydroxylamine gave rise to the isonitrosoacetanilide (III), which was subsequently cyclized to the isatin (IV) by heating in concentrated H2SO4. Oxidative cleavage of isatin (IV) produced the anthranilic acid (V). This was converted to the benzoxazinone (VI) upon refluxing with acetic anhydride. Ring opening of benzoxazinone (VI) with MeOH, followed by acidic hydrolysis of the acetamide function, yielded the anthranilate ester (VII). The quinazoline derivative (VIII) was then obtained by treatment of anthranilate (VII) with chloroformamidine hydrochloride in refluxing diglyme. Finally, displacement of the bromide group of (VIII) with the sodium thiolate of 4-mercaptopyridine (IX) under Ullmann conditions afforded the title pyridyl sulfide.

Dissertation title	[BT] A New Method for Synthesis of Nolatrexed Dihydrochloride
Hangul title	Nolatrexed dihydrochloride Synthesis Process Development
Author	Xueqing Zhao, Fei Li, Weiping Zhuang, Xiaowen Xue, Yuanyang Lian, Jianhui Fan and Dongsheng Fang
Japjimyeong	ORG PROCESS RES DEV	Issue year	2010
Gwonho details	14 (2)	The surface	346-350
ABSTRACT	A new synthetic method for nolatrexed dihydrochloride (thymitaq) has been developed. The synthesis was accomplished in three steps featuring the direct conversion of the starting 4-bromo-5-methylisatin into the methyl anthranilate by potassium peroxydisulfate / sodium methoxide. In the final Ullmann reaction potassium carbonate was employed in place of sodium hydride, and the amount of copper catalysts was significantly reduced. Moreover, sodium sulfide solution was utilized to efficiently remove copper under approximately neutral conditions instead of hydrogen sulfide / methanol under strongly acidic conditions. By means of these modifications, nolatrexed dihydrochloride was ensured to be prepared in good yield and high purity.
Contents	Nolatrexed dihydrochloride (2-Amino-6-methyl-5-(4-pyridylthio) -3 H-quinazolin-4-one dihydrochloride, thymitag, 1) is the HCC cancer therapeutic agent to the TS (thymidylate synthase) folate binding site on the TS inhibitor as DNA replication inhibition, DNA damage, S-phase cell cycle arrest, and caspase-dependent apoptosis induction and clinical 2 on theresults look HCC patients, the survival benefit of showing the current phase III study is in progress in it. under scheme 1 is conducted in a number of synthesis team Nolatrexedillustrates the development process Scheme 1. Synthetic routes A-F from 4-bromo-5-methylisatin (2) to nolatrexed dihydrochloride (1) The scheme 1 When the complex first synthesis process but is A : 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 7 · HCl – 1 or in part, 6 pass through a B step ( 2 – 3 – 6 – 5 ) to obtain the desired compound with, but However, these processes are of the desired product quality control had a disadvantage unfulfilled this . after C, D, E process was developed during the E step is a step wherein compound 8 from the first to the one-pot is the most superior process consists in the process also drug of the compound for use as a quality control has difficulty in . more recentlyWennerberg is a new process F compounds were reported for 3 compound directly from the 7fully in the process I scored quality control could be the place . in the process, each reactionstep partially changed by the use of a reagent zoom impurity to minimize the formation of .However, this process also work-up, and purification there have difficulties to process the authors reported a new efficient way . Scheme 2. Synthetic route G from 4-bromo-5-methylisatin (2) to nolatrexed dihydrochloride (1) Scheme 2 The process reported to also have specifically not a new process only takes the best features from several processes previously reported , significant differences that the author is proud director teen two direct compound from 5 will get the , also reported in other processes already advanced mercaptopyridine introducing    Ullmann reaction in the processimpurity , to reduce the formation of NaH , instead of K2CO3 were used the copper catalyst in order to minimize the amount of copper scavenge used to H2S instead of Na2S was used . the compound obtained in the process 1 of the purity is 96.6% and 3% with impurities of the 4,4′-dithiodipyridine this was confirmed copper impurity is 20 ppm was below . last Nolatrexed dihydrochloride in the process to obtain a 99.7% purity I scored the desired product , 0.3% ofunidentified impurity, and 10 ppm less than copper because it contains should think very advanced process compared to the previous number of ways . Fortunately Ullmann key contained in the reaction impurity in 4,4′-dithiodipyridine was automatically removed from the crystallization process of the last reaction. Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology provides incurable disease treatment and research center, Dr. jaedu
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2. WO9320055A1.

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Reference：1. Org. Process Res. Dev. 2008, 12, 1195-1200.

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Reference：1. Org. Process Res. Dev. 2010, 14, 346-350.

2. CN1335307A.

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Nolatrexed

Names
IUPAC name 2-Amino-6-methyl-5-(4-pyridylthio)-1H-quinazolin-4-one
Identifiers
CAS Number	147149-76-6
ChemSpider	97268
Jmol 3D model	Interactive image
PubChem	108189
UNII	K75ZUN743Q
InChI[show]
SMILES[show]
Properties
Chemical formula	C14H12N4OS
Molar mass	284.34 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

• OriginatorSankyo; Ube Industries
• DeveloperSankyo
• ClassAntibacterials; Quinolones; Small molecules
• Mechanism of ActionType II DNA topoisomerase inhibitors
• • 20 Jun 1996An animal study has been added to the Bacterial infections pharmacodynamics section
  • 24 Mar 1995Phase-II clinical trials for Bacterial infections in Japan (PO)

Cadrofloxacin hydrochloride was studied for the treatment of bacterial infections.The compound was originally developed by UBE and Daiichi Sankyo. However, this study was discontinued. The compound currently was developed by Hengrui.

SYNTHESIS

Decarboxylation of 3,5,6-trifluoro-4- hydroxyphthalic acid (I) upon heating at 140 C in an autoclave furnished 2,4,5-trifluoro-3-hydroxybenzoic acid (II). This was converted to ethyl ester (III) by refluxing in EtOH in the presence of H2SO4. Condensation of (III) with chlorodifluoromethane and NaH in hot DMF produced the corresponding difluoromethyl ether, and subsequent basic hydrolysis of the ethyl ester yielded 3- (difluoromethoxy) -2, 4,5-trifluorobenzoic acid (IV). Alternatively, acid (II) was converted to acid chloride with SOCl2 and subsequently condensed with ammonia to give amide (V). After formation of the difluoromethyl ether (VI) under similar conditions as above, acid (IV) was obtained by diazotization of the amide function of (VI) in hot sulfuric acid. The difluoromethoxy acid (IV) was also prepared by direct alkylation of hydroxy acid (II) with chlorodifluoromethane in the presence of NaOH in hot DMF. acid (IV) was activated as the corresponding acid chloride (VII) with SOCl2. Condensation of acid chloride (VII) with the magnesium salt of diethyl malonate gave rise to the benzoylmalonate (VIII). Further decarbethoxylation of (VIII) by heating in the presence of p-toluenesulfonic acid yielded keto ester (IX). This was condensed with triethyl orthoformate in the presence of Ac2O to give the ethoxyacrylate (X), which was converted to enamine (XII) by treatment with cyclopropylamine (XI). The target quinolone system (XIII) was then obtained by intramolecular cyclization of (XII) in the presence of NaH. Then, ethyl ester (XII) cleavage using boron trifluoride etherate provided the key quinolonecarboxylic acid boron chelate (XIV)

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CC1CN(CCN1)C2=C(C=C3C(=C2OC(F)F)N(C=C(C3=O)C(=O)O)C4CC4)F

Arbaclofen placarbil (ar-bac-loe-fen pla-kar-bil, also known as XP19986) is a prodrug of R–baclofen. Arbaclofen placarbil possesses more favorable pharmacokinetic profile than baclofen, with less fluctuations in plasma drug levels. It was being developed as a potential treatment for patients with GERD and spasticity due to multiple sclerosis; however, in May 2013 XenoPort announced the termination of development because of unsuccessful results in phase III clinical trials.^[1]

Arbaclofen Placerbil is a prodrug of Arbaclofen, which is a selective gamma-amino-butyric acid type B receptor agonist and the R-enantiomer of baclofen. It was discovered, and has been patented by XenoPort as a new chemical entity with an improved pharmacokinetic profile compared to baclofen, which allows for sustained release properties. ArbaclofenPlacerbil was believed to have therapeutic potential in treating gastroesophogeal reflux disease (GERD) and plasticity; however due to discouraging clinical trial results, the drug was abandoned by XenoPort in 2011 for the treatment of GERD. On May 20th, 2013, XenoPort announced plans to terminate the development of Arbaclofen Placerbil for the treatment of multiple sclerosis.

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a behaviorally defined disorder which has increased in prevalence over the last two decades. Despite decades of research, no effective treatment is currently available. Animal models, as well as other lines of evidence, point to abnormalities in the balance of cortical excitation to inhibition in individuals with ASD, with this imbalance resulting in an overall increase in cortical excitation. To reduce cortical excitatory glutamate pathways, arbaclofen, a selective agonist of the gamma aminobutyric acid receptor type B, has been developed. This article reviews the evidence for this treatment for ASD using a systematic review methodology. Overall, a systematic search of the literature revealed 148 relevant references with the majority of these being review papers or news items that mentioned the potential promise of arbaclofen. Five original studies were identified, four of which used STX209, a form of arbaclofen developed by Seaside Therapeutics, Inc., and one which used R-baclofen. In an animal model, treatment of Fragile X, a genetic disease with ASD features, demonstrated a reversal of behavioral, neurological, and neuropathological features associated with the disease. One double-blind, placebo-controlled study treated children and adults with Fragile X. Results from this study were promising, with signs of improvement in social function, especially in the most severely socially impaired. Two studies, one open-label and one double-blind, placebo-controlled, were conducted in children, adolescents, and young adults with ASD. These studies suggested some improvements in socialization, although the effects were limited and may have been driven by individuals with ASD that were higher-functioning. These studies and others that have used arbaclofen for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux suggest that arbaclofen is safe and well-tolerated. Clearly, further clinical studies are needed in order to refine the symptoms and characteristics of children with ASD that are best treated with arbaclofen.

Fig. 1.

The Structures of R-baclofen (1), arbaclofen placarbil (2), R-baclofen lactam (3), and the potential γ-hydroxy metabolite of R-baclofen (4).

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Reference：1. Tetrahedron Lett. 1997, 38, 1195-1196.

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Reference：1. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 119-125.

2. WO2007066828A1 / US2009137819A1.

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Reference：1. US2012029230A1

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Reference：1. Tetrahedron-Asymmetr. 1992, 3, 1213-1221.

2. Tetrahedron Lett. 1991, 32, 6949-6952.

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References

Arbaclofen placarbil

Systematic (IUPAC) name
(3R)-3-(4-chlorophenyl)-4-[[[(1S)-2-methyl-1-[(2-methylpropanoyl)oxy]propoxy]carbonyl]amino]butanoic acid
Clinical data
Pregnancy category	N/A
Legal status
Legal status	Development terminated
Identifiers
CAS Number	847353-30-4
ATC code	none
PubChem	CID 11281011
ChemSpider	9456008
KEGG	D08861
ChEMBL	CHEMBL2107312
Chemical data
Formula	C19H26ClNO6
Molar mass	399.86 g/mol

///////AGI-006,  STX-209,  OS-440, Arbaclofen, autism spectrum disorder, Fragile X, gamma-aminobutyric acid, arbaclofen, R-baclofen, STX209

CC(C)[C@@H](OC(=O)C(C)C)OC(=O)NC[C@H](CC(=O)O)C1=CC=C(C=C1)Cl

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