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Claims for Patent: 9,987,274

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Summary for Patent: 9,987,274

Title:	N-acyl-(3-substituted)-(8-substituted)-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazines as selective NK-3 receptor antagonists
Abstract:	A method for treating and/or preventing hot flashes, by administering, to a patient in need thereof, of a pharmaceutically effective amount of a compound of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable solvate thereof.
Inventor(s):	Hamid Hoveyda, Guillaume Dutheuil, Graeme Fraser
Assignee:	Ogeda SA
Application Number:	US15/371,600
Patent Claims:	1. A method for treating and/or preventing hot flashes in a patient, comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a pharmaceutically effective amount of a compound of Formula I: wherein: R1 is H, F or methyl; R1′ is H; R2 is H, F, Cl or methoxy; R2′ is H or F; R3 is H, F, Cl, methyl, trifluoromethyl or cyano; R4 is methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, hydroxyethyl, methoxyethyl, trifluoromethyl, difluoromethyl or fluoromethyl; R5 is methyl, ethyl, methoxymethyl, trifluoromethyl, difluoromethyl or fluoromethyl; X1 is N and X2 is S or O; or X1 is S and X2 is N; represents a single or a double bond depending on X1 and X2; and stands for the (R)-enantiomer or for the racemate of the compound of Formula I. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the hot flashes are related to peri-menopausal, menopausal and/or postmenopausal conditions. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the hot flashes are a consequence of hormone therapy intentionally lowering the level of sex hormones. 4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the hot flashes are therapy-induced hot flashes in breast, uterine or prostate cancer. 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the compound is of Formula Ia: 6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the compound is of Formula Ia-1: 7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the compound is of Formula Ia-2: 8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the compound is of Formula Ia-3: 9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the compound is of Formula Ib: wherein: R3 is F; and R5 is methyl, ethyl, trifluoromethyl, difluoromethyl or fluoromethyl. 10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the compound is of Formula Ic: wherein R4 is methyl, ethyl, n-propyl or hydroxyethyl; and R5 is methyl, ethyl or trifluoromethyl. 11. The method according to claim 1, wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of: (R)-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)(8-methyl-3-(3-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl)methanone; (R)-(3-(3-ethyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-8-methyl-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl)(4-fluorophenyl)methanone; (R)-(4-chlorophenyl)(8-methyl-3-(3-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl)methanone; (R)-(4-chloro-3-fluorophenyl)(8-methyl-3-(3-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl)methanone; (R)-(4-fluorophenyl)(8-methyl-3-(3-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl)methanone; (R)-(3-chloro-4-fluorophenyl)(8-methyl-3-(3-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl)methanone; (R)-(8-methyl-3-(3-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl)(3,4,5-trifluorophenyl)methanone; (R)-(8-methyl-3-(3-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl)(2,3,4-trifluorophenyl)methanone; (R)-(3,4-difluorophenyl)(8-methyl-3-(3-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl)methanone; (R)-(8-methyl-3-(3-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl)(2,3,4,5-tetrafluorophenyl)methanone; (R)-(4-fluorophenyl)(8-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3-(3-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl)methanone; (4-fluorophenyl)(8-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3-(3-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl)methanone; (R)-(3-(3-ethyl-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl)-8-methyl-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl)(4-fluorophenyl)methanone; (4-fluorophenyl)(8-methyl-3-(3-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl)methanone; (R)-(3-fluorophenyl)(8-methyl-3-(3-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl)methanone; (R)-(3-chlorophenyl)(8-methyl-3-(3-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl)methanone; (R)-(3,5-difluorophenyl)(8-methyl-3-(3-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl)methanone; (R)-(2,4-difluorophenyl)(8-methyl-3-(3-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl)methanone; (R)-(8-methyl-3-(3-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl)(p-tolyl)methanone; (R)-(8-methyl-3-(3-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl)(phenyl)methanone; (R)-(8-methyl-3-(3-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl)(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)methanone; (R)-(8-ethyl-3-(3-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl)(4-fluorophenyl)methanone; (8-ethyl-3-(3-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl)(4-fluorophenyl)methanone; (R)-(4-fluorophenyl)(3-(3-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-8-propyl-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl)methanone; (R)-(4-fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)(8-methyl-3-(3-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl)methanone; (R)-(8-methyl-3-(3-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl)(o-tolyl)methanone; (R)-(3-methoxyphenyl)(8-methyl-3-(3-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl)methanone; (R)-(4-fluorophenyl)(8-methyl-3-(3-methyl-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl)-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl)methanone; (R)-4-(8-methyl-3-(3-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazine-7-carbonyl)benzonitrile; (8-methyl-3-(3-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl)(2,3,4,5-tetrafluorophenyl)methanone; (3,4-difluorophenyl)(8-methyl-3-(3-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl)methanone; (8-methyl-3-(3-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl)(2,3,4-trifluorophenyl)methanone; (8-methyl-3-(3-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl)(3,4,5-trifluorophenyl)methanone; (3-chloro-4-fluorophenyl)(8-methyl-3-(3-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl)methanone; (4-chloro-3-fluorophenyl)(8-methyl-3-(3-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl)methanone; (4-chlorophenyl)(8-methyl-3-(3-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl)methanone; (3,4-dichlorophenyl)(8-methyl-3-(3-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl)methanone; (3-(3-ethyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-8-methyl-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl)(4-fluorophenyl)methanone; (3-(3-ethyl-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl)-8-methyl-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl)(4-fluorophenyl)methanone; (R)-(4-fluorophenyl)(8-methyl-3-(3-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl)methanone; and (R)-(3-(3-(difluoromethyl)-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-8-methyl-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl)(4-fluorophenyl)methanone. 12. The method according to claim 1, wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of: (R)-(3-(3-ethyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-8-methyl-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl)(4-fluorophenyl)methanone; (R)-(4-chlorophenyl)(8-methyl-3-(3-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl)methanone; (R)-(4-fluorophenyl)(8-methyl-3-(3-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl)methanone; (4-fluorophenyl)(8-methyl-3-(3-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl)methanone; and (R)-(4-fluorophenyl)(8-methyl-3-(3-methyl-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl)-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl)methanone. 13. The method according to claim 1, wherein the compound is (R)-(4-fluorophenyl)(8-methyl-3-(3-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl)methanone. 14. A method for treating and/or preventing hot flashes in a patient, comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a pharmaceutically effective amount of a compound of Formula I: wherein: R1 is H, F or methyl; R1′ is H; R2 is H, F, Cl or methoxy; R2′ is H or F; R3 is H, F, Cl, methyl, trifluoromethyl or cyano; R4 is methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, hydroxyethyl, methoxyethyl, trifluoromethyl, difluoromethyl or fluoromethyl; R5 is 1-fluoroethyl, 1,1-difluoroethyl or 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl; X1 is N and X2 is S or O; or X1 is S and X2 is N; represents a single or a double bond depending on X1 and X2; and stands for the (R)-enantiomer or for the racemate of the compound of Formula I. 15. The method according to claim 14, wherein the compound is of Formula Ib: wherein: R3 is F. 16. The method according to claim 14, wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of: (R)-(3-(3-(1,1-difluoroethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl)-8-methyl-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl)(4-fluorophenyl)methanone; (R)-(4-fluorophenyl)(8-methyl-3-(3-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl)-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl)methanone; and ((8R)-3-(3-(1-fluoroethyl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl)-8-methyl-5,6-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrazin-7(8H)-yl)(4-fluorophenyl)methanone. 17. The method according to claim 14, wherein the hot flashes are related to peri-menopausal, menopausal and/or postmenopausal conditions. 18. The method according to claim 14, wherein the hot flashes are a consequence of hormone therapy intentionally lowering the level of sex hormones. 19. The method according to claim 18, wherein the hot flashes are therapy-induced hot flashes in breast, uterine or prostate cancer.

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