Claims for Patent: 10,464,918

Summary for Patent: 10,464,918

Title:	Process of making somatostatin modulators
Abstract:	Described herein are compounds that are somatostatin modulators, methods of making such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds in the treatment of conditions, diseases, or disorders that would benefit from modulation of somatostatin activity.
Inventor(s):	Jayachandra P. REDDY, Mahmoud Mirmehrabi, Madhukar KOTA, Uttam DASH
Assignee:	Crinetics Pharmaceuticals Inc
Application Number:	US16/249,729
Patent Claims:	1. 3-[4-(4-Amino-piperidin-1-yl)-3-(3,5-difluoro-phenyl)-quinolin-6-yl]-2-hydroxy-benzonitrile monohydrochloride, or solvate thereof, having the following structure: 2. Crystalline 3-[4-(4-amino-piperidin-1-yl)-3-(3,5-difluoro-phenyl)-quinolin-6-yl]-2-hydroxy-benzonitrile monohydrochloride, or solvate thereof. 3. The crystalline 3-[4-(4-amino-piperidin-1-yl)-3-(3,5-difluoro-phenyl)-quinolin-6-yl]-2-hydroxy-benzonitrile monohydrochloride, or solvate thereof, of claim 2, having: an X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) pattern with peaks at 4.5° 2-Theta, 9.1° 2-Theta, 10.2° 2-Theta, 16.3° 2-Theta, 18.4° 2-Theta, and 19.1° 2-Theta; an X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) pattern substantially the same as shown in FIG. 1; a Differential Scanning calorimetry (DSC) thermogram with an endotherm having an onset at about 207° C. and a peak at about 220° C.; a Differential Scanning calorimetry (DSC) thermogram substantially the same as shown in FIG. 2(a); a Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) thermogram substantially the same as shown in FIG. 2(b); an infrared (IR) spectrum with peaks at 2223 cm−1, 1620 cm−1, 1595 cm−1, 1457 cm−1, 1238 cm−1, 1220 cm−1, and 1117 cm−1; an infrared (IR) spectrum substantially the same as shown in FIG. 3; an unchanged XRPD when heated up to about 200° C., upon exposure to more than 90% relative humidity for about 24 hours, or upon exposure to about 75% RH and 40° C. over one week, or combinations thereof; or combinations thereof. 4. The crystalline 3-[4-(4-amino-piperidin-1-yl)-3-(3,5-difluoro-phenyl)-quinolin-6-yl]-2-hydroxy-benzonitrile monohydrochloride, or solvate thereof, of claim 2 having an X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) pattern with peaks at 4.5° 2-Theta, 9.1° 2-Theta, 10.2° 2-Theta, 16.3° 2-Theta, 18.4° 2-Theta, and 19.1° 2-Theta. 5. The crystalline 3-[4-(4-amino-piperidin-1-yl)-3-(3,5-difluoro-phenyl)-quinolin-6-yl]-2-hydroxy-benzonitrile monohydrochloride, or solvate thereof, of claim 2 having an X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) pattern substantially the same as shown in FIG. 1. 6. The crystalline 3-[4-(4-amino-piperidin-1-yl)-3-(3,5-difluoro-phenyl)-quinolin-6-yl]-2-hydroxy-benzonitrile monohydrochloride, or solvate thereof, of claim 2 having a Differential Scanning calorimetry (DSC) thermogram with an endotherm having an onset at about 207° C. and a peak at about 220° C. 7. The crystalline 3-[4-(4-amino-piperidin-1-yl)-3-(3,5-difluoro-phenyl)-quinolin-6-yl]-2-hydroxy-benzonitrile monohydrochloride, or solvate thereof, of claim 2 having a Differential Scanning calorimetry (DSC) thermogram substantially the same as shown in FIG. 2(a). 8. The crystalline 3-[4-(4-amino-piperidin-1-yl)-3-(3,5-difluoro-phenyl)-quinolin-6-yl]-2-hydroxy-benzonitrile monohydrochloride, or solvate thereof, of claim 2, having an unchanged XRPD when heated up to about 200° C. 9. The crystalline 3-[4-(4-amino-piperidin-1-yl)-3-(3,5-difluoro-phenyl)-quinolin-6-yl]-2-hydroxy-benzonitrile monohydrochloride, or solvate thereof, of claim 2 having an unchanged XRPD upon exposure to more than 90% relative humidity for 24 hours and upon exposure to about 75% RH and 40° C. over one week. 10. The crystalline 3-[4-(4-amino-piperidin-1-yl)-3-(3,5-difluoro-phenyl)-quinolin-6-yl]-2-hydroxy-benzonitrile monohydrochloride, or solvate thereof, of claim 2 having an infrared (IR) spectrum with characteristic peaks at 2223 cm−1, 1620 cm−1, 1595 cm−1, 1457 cm−1, 1238 cm−1, 1220 cm−1, and 1117 cm−1. 11. The crystalline 3-[4-(4-amino-piperidin-1-yl)-3-(3,5-difluoro-phenyl)-quinolin-6-yl]-2-hydroxy-benzonitrile monohydrochloride, or solvate thereof, of claim 2 having an infrared (IR) spectrum substantially the same as the IR spectrum shown in FIG. 3. 12. A pharmaceutical composition comprising crystalline 3-[4-(4-amino-piperidin-1-yl)-3-(3,5-difluoro-phenyl)-quinolin-6-yl]-2-hydroxy-benzonitrile monohydrochloride, or solvate thereof, and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. 13. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 12, wherein crystalline 3-[4-(4-amino-piperidin-1-yl)-3-(3,5-difluoro-phenyl)-quinolin-6-yl]-2-hydroxy-benzonitrile monohydrochloride, or solvate thereof, is the crystalline 3-[4-(4-amino-piperidin-1-yl)-3-(3,5-difluoro-phenyl)-quinolin-6-yl]-2-hydroxy-benzonitrile monohydrochloride, or solvate thereof, of claim 3. 14. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 12, wherein the pharmaceutical composition is in the form of a solid form pharmaceutical composition. 15. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 14, wherein the pharmaceutical composition is in the form of a tablet, a pill, or a capsule. 16. A method of making crystalline 3-[4-(4-amino-piperidin-1-yl)-3-(3,5-difluoro-phenyl)-quinolin-6-yl]-2-hydroxy-benzonitrile monohydrochloride, or solvate thereof, comprising the steps of: (a) slurrying 3-[4-(4-amino-piperidin-1-yl)-3-(3,5-difluoro-phenyl)-quinolin-6-yl]-2-hydroxy-benzonitrile dihydrochloride in 5 volumes of isopropanol:water (1:1) mixture; (i) heating the slurry of (a) to about 45° C.; (ii) adding about 0.5 to about 1.2 equivalents of ammonium hydroxide solution, sodium bicarbonate solution, or sodium hydroxide solution to the heated slurry of step (a)(i) to achieve a pH of about 4.0-6.0; (iii) adding water over about 2 hours to the mixture of step (a)(ii); and (iv) filtering the slurry of step (a)(iii) to provide 3-[4-(4-amino-piperidin-1-yl)-3-(3,5-difluoro-phenyl)-quinolin-6-yl]-2-hydroxy-benzonitrile monohydrochloride, or solvate thereof; or (b) adding a suitable solvent to 3-[4-(4-amino-piperidin-1-yl)-3-(3,5-difluoro-phenyl)-quinolin-6-yl]-2-hydroxy-benzonitrile; (i) adding about 1 equivalent of hydrochloric acid to the mixture of solvent and 3-[4-(4-amino-piperidin-1-yl)-3-(3,5-difluoro-phenyl)-quinolin-6-yl]-2-hydroxy-benzonitrile of (b); and (ii) filtering the solids resulting from step (b)(ii) to provide 3-[4-(4-amino-piperidin-1-yl)-3-(3,5-difluoro-phenyl)-quinolin-6-yl]-2-hydroxy-benzonitrile monohydrochloride, or solvate thereof; or (c) stirring 3-[4-(4-amino-piperidin-1-yl)-3-(3,5-difluoro-phenyl)-quinolin-6-yl]-2-hydroxy-benzonitrile dihydrochloride in about 20 volumes to about 50 volumes of water; and (i) filtering the solids of step (c) to provide 3-[4-(4-amino-piperidin-1-yl)-3-(3,5-difluoro-phenyl)-quinolin-6-yl]-2-hydroxy-benzonitrile monohydrochloride, or solvate thereof. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein: ammonium hydroxide solution used in (a)(ii); and the suitable solvent in (b) is methanol, ethanol, isopropyl alcohol, acetone, methyl acetate, ethyl acetate, tetrahydrofuran, tetrahydropyran, water, or combinations thereof. 18. A process for the synthesis of 3-[4-(4-amino-piperidin-1-yl)-3-(3,5-difluoro-phenyl)-quinolin-6-yl]-2-hydroxy-benzonitrile monohydrochloride: comprising the steps of: (1) treating Compound A-VI: with hydrochloric acid in a suitable solvent to provide 3-[4-(4-amino-piperidin-1-yl)-3-(3,5-difluoro-phenyl)-quinolin-6-yl]-2-hydroxy-benzonitrile dihydrochloride; and (2) treating 3-[4-(4-amino-piperidin-1-yl)-3-(3,5-difluoro-phenyl)-quinolin-6-yl]-2-hydroxy-benzonitrile dihydrochloride with aqueous ammonia to provide 3-[4-(4-amino-piperidin-1-yl)-3-(3,5-difluoro-phenyl)-quinolin-6-yl]-2-hydroxy-benzonitrile monohydrochloride. 19. The process of claim 18, wherein: the suitable solvent is isopropyl alcohol, ethyl acetate, or isopropyl acetate. 20. The process of claim 18, wherein Compound A-VI is prepared by: (1) reacting Compound A-IV: with Compound 1: wherein, B is a boronic acid, boronate ester, or trifluoroborate; in the presence of a coupling catalyst, a suitable base, and in a suitable solvent, to provide Compound A-V: and (2) reacting Compound A-V with 3,5-difluorophenylboronic acid: in the presence of a coupling catalyst, a suitable base, and in a suitable solvent, to provide Compound A-VI. 21. The process of claim 20, wherein: B is a boronic acid or trifluoroborate; the coupling catalyst of step (1) is a palladium catalyst; the suitable base of step (1) is triethylamine, diisopropylethylamine, 1,2,2,6,6-pentamethylpiperidine, tributylamine, sodium bicarbonate, Na2CO3, K2CO3, Cs2CO3, NaOAc, KOAc, Ba(OH)2, Na3PO4 or K3PO4; and the suitable solvent of step (1) is acetonitrile, dimethylformamide, ethanol, tetrahydrofuran, isopropyl alcohol, 1,4-dioxane, water, or combinations thereof; the coupling catalyst of step (2) is a palladium catalyst; the suitable base of step (2) is triethylamine, diisopropylethylamine, 1,2,2,6,6-pentamethylpiperidine, tributylamine, sodium bicarbonate, Na2CO3, K2CO3, Cs2CO3, NaOAc, KOAc, Ba(OH)2, Na3PO4 or K3PO4; and the suitable solvent of step (2) is acetonitrile, dimethylformamide, ethanol, tetrahydrofuran, isopropyl alcohol, 1,4-dioxane, water, or combinations thereof. 22. The process of claim 20, wherein Compound A-IV is prepared by: (1) chlorinating Compound A-I with a suitable chlorinating agent in a suitable solvent to provide Compound A-II (2) brominating Compound A-II with a suitable brominating agent in a suitable solvent to provide Compound A-III: and (3) coupling 4-(N-Boc amino)piperidine with Compound A-III in the presence of a suitable base and in a suitable solvent to provide Compound A-IV; or (i) coupling 4-(N-Boc amino)piperidine with 6-bromo-4-chloro-quinoline in the presence of a suitable base and in a suitable solvent to provide Compound 4; and (ii) chlorinating Compound 4 with a suitable chlorinating agent in a suitable solvent to provide Compound A-IV. 23. The process of claim 22, wherein: the chlorinating agent of step (1) is N-chlorosuccinimide, trichloroisocyanuric acid, sulfuryl chloride, chlorine, sodium hypochlorite, calcium hypochlorite, hypochlorous acid, or 2,3,4,5,6,6-hexachloro-2,4-cyclohexadien-1-one; the suitable solvent of step (1) is acetic acid, water, ethanol, methanol, toluene, dichloromethane, tetrahydrofuran, dioxane, or N,N-dimethylformamide; the brominating agent of step (2) is phosphorus tribromide, phosphorus oxybromide, hydrobromic acid, bromine, or dibromotriphenylphosphorane; the suitable solvent of step (2) is acetonitrile, water, ethanol, isopropanol, dichloromethane, toluene, N,N-dimethylformamide, acetic acid, or acetone; the suitable base of step (3) is triethylamine, diisopropylethylamine, 1,8-diazabicycloundec-7-ene, 1,2,2,6,6-pentamethylpiperidine, tributylamine, sodium bicarbonate, Na2CO3, K2CO3, or Cs2CO3; and the suitable solvent of step (3) is N,N-dimethylformamide, N,N-dimethylacetamide, dimethylsulfoxide, dichlormethane, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, dioxane, tetrahydrofuran, toluene, acetonitrile, ethanol, or isopropanol. 24. The process of claim 22, wherein: the chlorinating agent of step (ii) is N-chlorosuccinimide, trichloroisocyanuric acid, sulfuryl chloride, chlorine, sodium hypochlorite, calcium hypochlorite, hypochlorous acid, or 2,3,4,5,6,6-hexachloro-2,4-cyclohexadien-1-one; and the suitable solvent of step (ii) is acetic acid, water, ethanol, methanol, toluene, dichloromethane, tetrahydrofuran, dioxane, or N,N-dimethylformamide.