Claims for Patent: 7,786,158

Summary for Patent: 7,786,158

Title:	Compounds as opioid receptor modulators
Abstract:	The present invention is directed to novel opioid receptor modulators of Formula (I). The invention further relates to methods for preparing such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and their use in the treatment of disorders that may be ameliorated or treated by the modulation of opioid receptors.
Inventor(s):	Henry J. Breslin, Chaozhong Cai, Wei He, Robert W. Kavash
Assignee:	Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
Application Number:	US11/877,747
Patent Litigation and PTAB cases:	See patent lawsuits and PTAB cases for patent 7,786,158
Patent Claims:	1. A compound of Formula (I) wherein: R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-6alkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, aryl(C1-6)alkyl, and heteroaryl(C1-6)alkyl; wherein when R1 is phenyl(C1-6)alkyl, phenyl is optionally fused to a heterocyclyl or cycloalkyl; wherein when R1 is C1-2alkyl, said C1-2alkyl is optionally substituted with one to two substituents independently selected from the group consisting of C1-6alkoxy, aryl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, hydroxy, cyano, amino, C1-6alkylamino, (C1-6alkyl)2amino, trifluoromethyl, and carboxy; and further, wherein when R1 is C3-6alkyl, said C3-6alkyl is optionally substituted with one to three substituents independently selected from the group consisting of C1-6alkoxy, aryl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, hydroxy, cyano, amino, C1-6alkylamino, (C1-6alkyl)2amino, trifluoromethyl, and carboxy; wherein the cycloalkyl and heterocyclyl of C1-2alkyl and C3-6alkyl are optionally substituted with one to two substituents independently selected from the group consisting of C1-6alkyl, hydroxy(C1-6)alkyl, C1-6alkoxy, hydroxy, cyano, amino, C1-6alkylamino, (C1-6alkyl)2amino, trifluoromethyl, carboxy, aryl(C1-6)alkoxycarbonyl, C1-6alkoxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, C1-6alkylaminocarbonyl, (C1-6alkyl)2aminocarbonyl, and aminosulfonyl; furthermore, wherein the cycloalkyl and heterocyclyl of R1 are optionally substituted with one to two substituents independently selected from the group consisting of C1-6alkyl, hydroxy(C1-6)alkyl, C1-6alkoxy, hydroxy, cyano, amino, C1-6alkylamino, (C1-6alkyl)2amino, trifluoromethyl, carboxy, aryl(C1-6)alkoxycarbonyl, C1-6alkoxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, C1-6alkylaminocarbonyl, (C1-6alkyl)2aminocarbonyl, and aminosulfonyl; furthermore, wherein the aryl and heteroaryl portion of the R1 substituents aryl(C1-6)alkyl and heteroaryl(C1-6)alkyl, are optionally substituted with one to three R11 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of C1-6alkyl; hydroxy(C1-6)alkyl; C1-6alkoxy; C6-10aryl(C1-6)alkyl; C6-10aryl(C1-6)alkoxy; C6-10aryl; heteroaryl optionally substituted with one to two substituents independently selected from the group consisting of C1-4alkyl, C1-4alkoxy, and carboxy; cycloalkyl; heterocyclyl; C6-10aryloxy; heteroaryloxy; cycloalkyloxy; heterocyclyloxy; amino; C1-6alkylamino; (C1-6alkyl)2amino; C3-6cycloalkylaminocarbonyl; hydroxy(C1-6)alkylaminocarbonyl; C6-10arylaminocarbonyl wherein C6-10aryl is optionally substituted with carboxy or C1-4alkoxycarbonyl; heterocyclylcarbonyl; carboxy; C1-6alkoxycarbonyl; C1-6alkoxycarbonyloxy; C1-6alkylcarbonyl; C1-6alkylcarbonylamino; aminocarbonyl; C1-6alkylaminocarbonyl; (C1-6alkyl)2aminocarbonyl; cyano; halogen; trifluoromethyl; trifluoromethoxy; and hydroxy; provided that no more than one R11 substituent is selected from the group consisting of C6-10aryl(C1-6)alkyl; C6-10aryl(C1-6)alkoxy; C6-10aryl; heteroaryl optionally substituted with one to two substituents independently selected from the group consisting of C1-4alkyl, C1-4alkoxy, and carboxy; cycloalkyl; heterocyclyl; C6-10aryloxy; heteroaryloxy; cycloalkyloxy; C6-10arylaminocarbonyl wherein C6-10aryl is optionally substituted with carboxy or C1-4alkoxycarbonyl; heterocyclylcarbonyl, and heterocyclyloxy; R2 is hydrogen, C1-8alkyl, hydroxy(C1-8)alkyl, C6-10aryl(C1-6)alkoxy(C1-6)alkyl, or C6-10aryl(C1-8)alkyl; wherein the C6-10aryl group in the C6-10aryl-containing substituents of R2 are optionally substituted with one to two substituents independently selected from the group consisting of C1-6alkyl, C1-6alkoxy, hydroxy, amino, C1-6alkylamino, (C1-6alkyl)2amino, aminocarbonyl, C1-6alkylaminocarbonyl, (C1-6alkyl)2aminocarbonyl, cyano, fluoro, chloro, bromo, trifluoromethyl, and trifluoromethoxy; and, wherein the C1-6alkyl and C1-6alkoxy substituents of aryl are optionally substituted with hydroxy, amino, C1-6alkylamino, (C1-6alkyl)2amino, or aryl; A is a-1; wherein A-B is selected from the group consisting of N—C; R3 is one to two substituents independently selected from the group consisting of C1-6alkyl, aryl, aryl(C1-6)alkyl, aryl(C2-6)alkenyl, aryl(C2-6)alkynyl, heteroaryl, heteroaryl(C1-6)alkyl, heteroaryl(C2-6)alkenyl, heteroaryl(C2-6)alkynyl, amino, C1-6alkylamino, (C1-6alkyl)2amino, arylamino, heteroarylamino, aryloxy, heteroaryloxy, trifluoromethyl, and halogen; wherein the aryl, heteroaryl, and the aryl and heteroaryl of aryl(C1-6)alkyl, aryl(C2-6)alkenyl, aryl(C2-6)alkynyl, heteroaryl(C1-6)alkyl, heteroaryl(C2-6)alkenyl, heteroaryl(C2-6)alkynyl, arylamino, heteroarylamino, aryloxy, and heteroaryloxy, are optionally substituted with one to five fluoro substituents or one to three substituents independently selected from the group consisting of C1-6alkyl, hydroxy(C1-6)alkyl, C1-6alkoxy, C6-10aryl(C1-6)alkyl, C6-10aryl(C1-6)alkoxy, C6-10aryl, C6-10aryloxy, heteroaryl(C1-6)alkyl, heteroaryl(C1-6)alkoxy, heteroaryl, heteroaryloxy, C6-10arylamino, heteroarylamino, amino, C1-6alkylamino, (C1-6alkyl)2amino, carboxy(C1-6)alkylamino, carboxy, C1-6alkylcarbonyl, C1-6alkoxycarbonyl, C1-6alkylcarbonylamino, aminocarbonyl, C1-6alkylaminocarbonyl, (C1-6alkyl)2aminocarbonyl, carboxy(C1-6)alkylaminocarbonyl, cyano, halogen, trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethoxy, hydroxy, C1-6alkylsulfonyl, and C1-6alkylsulfonylamino; provided that no more than one such substituent on the aryl or heteroaryl portion of R3 is selected from the group consisting of C6-10aryl(C1-6)alkyl, C6-10aryl(C1-6)alkoxy, C6-10aryl, C6-10aryloxy, heteroaryl(C1-6)alkyl, heteroaryl(C1-6)alkoxy, heteroaryl, heteroaryloxy, C6-10arylamino, heteroarylamino; and wherein C1-6alkyl and C1-6alkyl of aryl(C1-6)alkyl and heteroaryl(C1-6)alkyl are optionally substituted with a substituent selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, carboxy, C1-4alkoxycarbonyl, amino, C1-6alkylamino, (C1-6alkyl)2amino, aminocarbonyl, (C1-4)alkylaminocarbonyl, di(C1-4)alkylaminocarbonyl, aryl, heteroaryl, arylamino, heteroarylamino, aryloxy, heteroaryloxy, aryl(C1-4)alkoxy, and heteroaryl(C1-4)alkoxy; R4 is C6-10aryl or a heteroaryl selected from the group consisting of furyl, thienyl, pyrrolyl, oxazolyl, thiazolyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, pyridinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, indolyl, isoindolyl, indolinyl, benzofuryl, benzothienyl, benzimidazolyl, benzthiazolyl, benzoxazolyl, quinolizinyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl and quinazolinyl; wherein R4 is optionally substituted with one to three R41 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of (C1-6)alkyl optionally substituted with amino, C1-6alkylamino, or (C1-6alkyl)2amino; (C1-6)alkoxy; phenyl(C1-6)alkoxy; phenyl(C1-6)alkylcarbonyloxy wherein C1-6 alkyl is optionally substituted with amino; a non fused 5-membered-heteroaryl(C1-6)alkylcarbonyloxy; a non fused 5-membered-heteroaryl; hydroxy; halogen; aminosulfonyl; formylamino; aminocarbonyl; C1-6alkylaminocarbonyl wherein (C1-6)alkyl is optionally substituted with amino, C1-6alkylamino, or (C1-6alkyl)2amino; (C1-6alkyl)2aminocarbonyl wherein each (C1-6)alkyl is optionally substituted with amino, C1-6alkylamino, or (C1-6alkyl)2amino; heterocyclylcarbonyl wherein heterocyclyl is a 5-7 membered nitrogen-containing ring and said heterocyclyl is attached to the carbonyl carbon via a nitrogen atom; carboxy; or cyano; and wherein the phenyl portion of phenyl(C1-6)alkylcarbonyloxy is optionally substituted with (C1-6)alkyl (C1-6)alkoxy, halogen, cyano, amino, or hydroxy; provided that no more than one R41 is C1-6alkyl substituted with C1-6alkylamino or (C1-6alkyl)2amino; aminosulfonyl; formylamino; aminocarbonyl; C1-6alkylaminocarbonyl; C1-6alkyl)2aminocarbonyl; heterocyclylcarbonyl; hydroxy; carboxy; or a phenyl- or heteroaryl-containing substituent; R5 is a substituent on a nitrogen atom of ring A selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C1-4alkyl; R6 is hydrogen or C1-6alkyl; R7 is hydrogen or C1-6alkyl; Ra and Rb are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-6alkyl, and C1-6alkoxycarbonyl; alternatively, when Ra and Rb are each other than hydrogen, Ra and Rb are optionally taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are both attached to form a five to eight membered monocyclic ring; L is selected from the group consisting of O; and pharmaceutically acceptable enantiomers, diastereomers, racemates, and salts thereof. 2. The compounds of claim 1 wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-6alkyl, aryl(C1-4)alkyl, and heteroaryl(C1-4)alkyl; wherein the aryl and heteroaryl portion of aryl(C1-4)alkyl and heteroaryl(C1-4)alkyl are optionally substituted with one to three R11 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of C1-6alkoxy; heteroaryl optionally substituted with one to two substitutents independently selected from the group consisting of C1-4alkyl, C1-4alkoxy, and carboxy; carboxy; C1-4alkoxycarbonyl; C1-4alkoxycarbonyloxy; aminocarbonyl; C1-4alkylaminocarbonyl; C3-6cycloalkylaminocarbonyl; hydroxy(C1-6)alkylaminocarbonyl; C6-10arylaminocarbonyl wherein C6-10aryl is optionally substituted with carboxy or C1-4alkoxycarbonyl; heterocyclylcarbonyl; cyano; halogen; trifluoromethoxy; and hydroxy; provided that no more than one R11 is heteroaryl (optionally substituted with one to two C1-4alkyl substituents); C6-10arylaminocarbonyl wherein C6-10aryl is optionally substituted with carboxy or C1-4alkoxycarbonyl; or heterocyclylcarbonyl. 3. The compounds of claim 1 wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of C6-10aryl(C1-4)alkyl, pyridinyl(C1-4)alkyl, and furanyl(C1-4)alkyl; wherein C6-10aryl, pyridinyl, and furanyl are optionally substituted with one to three R11 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of C1-3alkoxy; tetrazolyl; carboxy; C1-4alkoxycarbonyl; aminocarbonyl; C1-4alkylaminocarbonyl; C1-3alkylaminocarbonyl; C3-6cycloalkylaminocarbonyl; hydroxy(C1-4)alkylaminocarbonyl; C6-10arylaminocarbonyl wherein C6-10aryl is optionally substituted with carboxy or C1-4alkoxycarbonyl; morpholin-4-ylcarbonyl; cyano; halogen; and trifluoromethoxyl; provided that no more than one R11 is C6-10arylaminocarbonyl. 4. The compounds of claim 1 wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of phenyl(C1-3)alkyl, pyridinyl(C1-3)alkyl, and furanyl(C1-3)alkyl; wherein phenyl, pyridinyl, and furanyl are optionally substituted with one to three R11 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of C1-3alkoxy; tetrazolyl, C3-6cycloalkylaminocarbonyl; hydroxy(C1-4)alkylaminocarbonyl; C6-10arylaminocarbonyl wherein C6-10aryl is optionally substituted with carboxy or C1-4alkoxycarbonyl; morpholin-4-ylcarbonyl; chloro; fluoro; trifluoromethoxy; C1-4alkoxycarbonyl; and carboxy; provided that no more than one R11 is C6-10arylaminocarbonyl. 5. The compounds of claim 1 wherein R1 is phenylmethyl, pyridinylmethyl, or furanylmethyl; wherein phenyl, pyridinyl, and furanyl are optionally substituted with one to three R11 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of methoxy; tetrazolyl; cyclopropylaminocarbonyl; (2-hydroxyeth-1-yl)aminocarbonyl; methoxycarbonyl; phenylaminocarbonyl wherein phenyl is optionally substituted with carboxy; morpholin-4-ylcarbonyl; and carboxy. 6. The compounds of claim 1 wherein R2 is a substituent selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-4alkyl, hydroxy(C1-4)alkyl, and phenyl(C1-6)alkoxy(C1-4)alkyl; wherein said phenyl is optionally substituted with one to two substituents independently selected from the group consisting of C1-3alkyl, C1-3alkoxy, hydroxy, cyano, fluoro, chloro, bromo, trifluoromethyl, and trifluoromethoxy. 7. The compounds of claim 1 wherein R2 is a substituent selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C1-4alkyl. 8. The compounds of claim 1 wherein R2 is hydrogen or methyl. 9. The compounds of claim 1 wherein R3 is one to two substituents independently selected from the group consisting of C1-6alkyl, halogen, and aryl; wherein aryl is optionally substituted with one to three substituents independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, carboxy, aminocarbonyl, C1-3alkylsulfonylamino, cyano, hydroxy, amino, C1-3alkylamino, and (C1-3alkyl)2amino. 10. The compounds of claim 1 wherein R3 is one to two substituents independently selected from the group consisting of C1-3alkyl, bromo, and phenyl; wherein phenyl is optionally substituted with one to three substituents independently selected from the group consisting of chloro, fluoro, iodo, carboxy, aminocarbonyl, and cyano. 11. The compounds of claim 1 wherein R3 is one to two substituents independently selected from the group consisting of methyl and phenyl; wherein phenyl is optionally substituted with one to three substituents independently selected from the group consisting of chloro and carboxy. 12. The compounds of claim 1 wherein at least one R3 substituent is phenyl. 13. The compounds of claim 1 wherein R3 is a substituent selected from the group consisting of methyl and phenyl; wherein phenyl is optionally substituted with one to two substituents independently selected from the group consisting of chloro and carboxy. 14. The compounds of claim 1 wherein R4 is C6-10aryl optionally substituted with one to three R41 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of (C1-3)alkyl, (C1-6)alkoxy, phenyl(C1-6)alkoxy; hydroxy; halogen; formylamino; aminocarbonyl; C1-6alkylaminocarbonyl; (C1-6alkyl)2aminocarbonyl; heterocyclylcarbonyl wherein heterocyclyl is a 5-7 membered nitrogen-containing ring and said heterocyclyl is attached to the carbonyl carbon via a nitrogen atom; carboxy; and cyano; provided that no more than one R41 substituent is formylamino, aminocarbonyl, C1-6alkylaminocarbonyl, (C1-6alkyl)2aminocarbonyl, heterocyclylcarbonyl, hydroxy, carboxy, or a phenyl-containing substituent. 15. The compounds of claim 1 wherein R4 is phenyl substituted with one to three R41 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of (C1-3)alkyl, (C1-3)alkoxy, phenyl(C1-3)alkoxy, hydroxy, C1-6alkylaminocarbonyl, and aminocarbonyl; provided that no more than one R41 substituent is aminocarbonyl, C1-6alkylaminocarbonyl, hydroxy, or a phenyl-containing substituent. 16. The compounds of claim 1 wherein R4 is phenyl substituted at the 4-position with hydroxy, C1-3alkylaminocarbonyl, or aminocarbonyl, and optionally substituted with one to two substituents independently selected from the group consisting of methyl, methoxy, and benzyloxy. 17. The compounds of claim 1 wherein R4 is phenyl substituted at the 4-position with hydroxy, C1-3alkylaminocarbonyl, or aminocarbonyl, and optionally substituted with one to two methyl substituents. 18. The compounds of claim 1 wherein R4 is phenyl substituted at the 4-position with hydroxy, C1-3alkylaminocarbonyl, or aminocarbonyl, and substituted at the 2- and 6-positions with methyl substituents. 19. The compounds of claim 1 wherein R5 is hydrogen or methyl. 20. The compounds of claim 1 wherein R5 is hydrogen. 21. The compounds of claim 1 wherein R6 is hydrogen or methyl. 22. The compounds of claim 1 wherein R6 is hydrogen. 23. The compounds of claim 1 wherein R7 is hydrogen or methyl. 24. The compounds of claim 1 wherein R7 is hydrogen. 25. The compounds of claim 1 wherein Ra and Rb are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C1-3alkyl; or, when Ra and Rb are each other than hydrogen, Ra and Rb are optionally taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are both attached to form a five to seven membered monocyclic ring. 26. The compounds of claim 1 wherein Ra and Rb are independently hydrogen or methyl. 27. The compounds of claim 1 wherein Ra and Rb are each hydrogen. 28. The compounds of claim 1 that are present in their RR, SS, RS, and SR configurations. 29. The compounds of claim 1 in their S,S configuration.