Details for Patent: 5,654,445

Title:	.delta.-amino-.gamma.-hydroxy-.omega.-aryl-alkanoic acids
Abstract:	.delta.-Amino-.gamma.-hydroxy-.omega.-aryl-alkanoic acid amides of formula I ##STR1## and the salts thereof, have renin-inhibiting properties and can be used as antihypertensive medicinal active ingredients.
Inventor(s):	Goschke; Richard (Bottmingen, CH), Maibaum; Jurgen Klaus (Weil-Haltingen, DE), Schilling; Walter (Himmelried, CH), Stutz; Stefan (Basel, CH), Rigollier; Pascal (Sierentz, FR), Yamaguchi; Yasuchika (Basel, CH), Cohen; Nissim Claude (Village-Neuf, FR), Herold; Peter (Arlesheim, CH)
Assignee:	Ciba-Geigy Corporation (Tarrytown, NY)
Filing Date:	Jul 02, 1996
Application Number:	08/674,555
Claims:	1. A compound of formula II ##STR39## wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen, hydroxy, lower alkoxy, cycloalkoxy, lower alkoxy-lower alkoxy or free or esterified or amidated carboxy-lower alkoxy, R.sub.2 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, lower alkoxy-lower alkyl, lower alkoxy-lower alkoxy-lower alkyl, cycloalkoxy-lower alkyl, hydroxy, optionally lower alkanoylated, halogenated or sulfonylated hydroxy-lower alkoxy; amino-lower alkyl that is unsubstituted or substituted by lower alkyl, by lower alkanoyl and/or by lower alkoxycarbonyl; amino-lower alkoxy that is substituted by lower alkyl, by lower alkanoyl and/or by lower alkoxycarbonyl; oxo-lower alkoxy, lower alkoxy, cycloalkoxy, lower alkenyloxy, cycloalkoxy-lower alkoxy, lower alkoxy-lower alkoxy, lower alkoxy-lower alkenyl, lower alkenyloxy-lower alkoxy, lower alkoxy-lower alkoxy, lower alkenyloxy-lower alkyl, lower alkanoyl-lower alkoxy, optionally S-oxidised lower alkylthio-lower alkoxy, lower alkylthio-(hydroxy)-lower alkoxy, aryl-lower alkoxy, cyano-lower alkoxy, free or esterified or amidated carboxy-lower alkoxy or free or esterified or amidated carboxy-lower alkyl, R.sub.3 is optionally halogenated lower alkyl, lower alkoxy-lower alkyl, cycloalkoxy-lower alkyl, hydroxy-lower alkyl, optionally S-oxidised lower alkylthio-lower alkyl, optionally hydrogenated heteroaryl-lower alkyl, optionally hydrogenated heteroarylthio-lower alkyl; amino-lower alkyl that is unsubstituted or N-mono- or N,N-di-lower alkylated, N-lower alkanoylated or N-lower alkanesulfonylated or N,N-disubstituted by lower alkylene, by unsubstituted or N'-lower alkylated or N'-lower alkanoylated aza-lower alkylene, by oxa-lower alkylene or by optionally S-oxidised thia-lower alkylene; cyano-lower alkyl, free or esterified or amidated carboxy-lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, hydroxy, lower alkoxy, cycloalkoxy, lower alkoxy-lower alkoxy, cycloalkoxy-lower alkoxy, hydroxy-lower alkoxy, aryl-lower alkoxy, optionally halogenated lower alkoxy, optionally S-oxidised lower alkylthio-lower alkoxy, optionally hydrogenated heteroaryl-lower alkoxy, optionally hydrogenated heteroarylthio-lower alkoxy; amino-lower alkoxy that is unsubstituted or N-mono- or N,N-di-lower alkylated, N-lower alkanoylated or N-lower alkanesulfonylated or substituted by lower alkylene, by unsubstituted or N'-lower alkylated or N'-lower alkanoylated aza-lower alkylene, by oxa-lower alkylene or by optionally S-oxidised thia-lower alkylene; cyano-lower alkoxy or free or esterified or amidated carboxy-lower alkoxy, or together with R.sub.4 is lower alkylenedioxy or a fused-on benzo or cyclohexeno ring, R.sub.4 together with R.sub.3 is lower alkylenedioxy or a fused-on benzo or cyclohexeno ring, or is hydrogen, hydroxy or lower alkoxy, X is methylene or hydroxymethylene, R.sub.5 is lower alkyl or cycloalkyl, R.sub.7 is lower alkyl or aryl-lower alkyl, X.sub.1 is an amino-protecting group, X.sub.2 is hydrogen, X.sub.3 together with X.sub.4 is a direct bond, or a salt thereof. 2. A compound according to claim 1 of formula II wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen, hydroxy, lower alkoxy, cycloalkoxy, lower alkoxy-lower alkoxy, carboxy-lower alkoxy, lower alkoxycarbonyl-lower alkoxy, carbamoyl-lower alkoxy or N-mono- or N,N-di-lower alkylcarbamoyl-lower alkoxy, R.sub.2 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, lower alkoxy-lower alkyl, lower alkoxy-lower alkoxy-lower alkyl, cycloalkoxy-lower alkyl, hydroxy, lower alkanoyloxy-lower alkyl, hydroxy-lower alkoxy, halo-(hydroxy)-lower alkoxy, lower alkanesulfonyl-(hydroxy)-lower alkoxy, amino-lower alkyl, lower alkylamino-lower alkyl, di-lower alkylamino-lower alkyl, lower alkanoylamino-lower alkyl, lower alkoxycarbonylamino-lower alkyl, amino-lower alkoxy, lower alkylamino-lower alkoxy, di-lower alkylamino-lower alkoxy, lower alkanoyl-amino-lower alkoxy, lower alkoxycarbonylamino-lower alkoxy, oxo-lower alkoxy, lower alkoxy, cycloalkoxy, lower alkenyloxy, cycloalkoxy-lower alkoxy, lower alkoxy-lower alkoxy, lower alkoxy-lower alkenyl, lower alkenyloxy-lower alkoxy, lower alkoxy-lower alkoxy, lower alkenyloxy-lower alkyl, lower alkanoyl-lower alkoxy, lower alkylthio-lower alkoxy, lower alkanesulfonyl-lower alkoxy, lower alkylthio-(hydroxy)-lower alkoxy, aryl-lower alkoxy, thiazolylthio-lower alkoxy or thiazolinylthio-lower alkoxy, imidazolylthio-lower alkoxy, optionally N-oxidised pyridylthio-lower alkoxy, pyrimidinylthio-lower alkoxy, cyano-lower alkoxy, lower alkoxycarbonyl-lower alkoxy, carbamoyl-lower alkoxy, N-mono- or N,N-di-lower alkylcarbamoyl-lower alkoxy, carboxy-lower alkyl, lower alkoxycarbonyl-lower alkyl, carbamoyl-lower alkyl or N-mono- or N, N-di-lower alkylcarbamoyl-lower alkyl, R.sub.3 is lower alkyl, polyhalo-lower alkyl, lower alkoxy-lower alkyl, cycloalkoxy-lower alkyl, hydroxy-lower alkyl, lower alkylthio-lower alkyl, lower alkanesulfonyl-lower alkyl, optionally partially hydrogenated or N-oxidised pyridyl-lower alkyl, thiazolylthio-lower alkyl or thiazolinylthio-lower alkyl, imidazolylthio-lower alkyl, optionally N-oxidised pyridylthio-lower alkyl, pyrimidinylthio-lower alkyl, amino-lower alkyl, lower alkylamino-lower alkyl, di-lower alkylamino-lower alkyl, lower alkanoylamino-lower alkyl, lower alkanesulfonylamino-lower alkyl, polyhalo-lower alkanesulfonylamino-lower alkyl, pyrrolidino-lower alkyl, piperidino-lower alkyl, piperazino-, N'-lower alkylpiperazino- or N'-lower alkanoylpiperazino-lower alkyl, morpholino-lower alkyl, thiomorpholino-, S-oxothiomorpholino- or S,S-dioxothiomorpholino-lower alkyl, cyano-lower alkyl, carboxy-lower alkyl, lower alkoxycarbonyl-lower alkyl, carbamoyl-lower alkyl, N-mono- or N,N-di-lower alkylcarbamoyl-lower alkyl, cycloalkyl; phenyl or naphthyl that is unsubstituted or mono-, di- or tri-substituted by lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, hydroxy, lower alkylamino, di-lower alkylamino, halogen and/or by trifluoromethyl; hydroxy, lower alkoxy, cycloalkoxy, lower alkoxy-lower alkoxy, cycloalkoxy-lower alkoxy, hydroxy-lower alkoxy; phenyl-lower alkoxy or naphthyl-lower alkoxy that is unsubstituted or mono-, di- or tri-substituted by lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, hydroxy, lower alkylamino, di-lower alkylamino, halogen and/or by trifluoromethyl; lower alkoxy, polyhalo-lower alkoxy, lower alkylthio-lower alkoxy, lower alkanesulfonyl-lower alkoxy, optionally hydrogenated heteroaryl-lower alkoxy, optionally partially or fully hydrogenated heteroarylthio-lower alkoxy, such as thiazolylthio-lower alkoxy or thiazolinylthio-lower alkoxy, imidazolylthio-lower alkoxy, optionally N-oxidised pyridylthio-lower alkoxy, pyrimidinylthio-lower alkoxy, amino-lower alkoxy, lower alkylamino-lower alkoxy, di-lower alkylamino-lower alkoxy, lower alkanoylamino-lower alkoxy, lower alkanesulfonylamino-lower alkoxy, polyhalo-lower alkanesulfonylamino-lower alkoxy, pyrrolidino-lower alkoxy, piperidino-lower alkoxy, piperazino-, N'-lower alkylpiperazino- or N'-lower alkanoylpiperazino-lower alkoxy, morpholino-lower alkoxy, thiomorpholino-, S-oxothiomorpholino- or S,S-dioxothiomorpholino-lower alkoxy, cyano-lower alkoxy, carboxy-lower alkoxy, lower alkoxycarbonyl-lower alkoxy, carbamoyl-lower alkoxy or N-mono- or N,N-di-lower alkylcarbamoyl-lower alkoxy, or together with R.sub.4 is lower alkylenedioxy or a fused-on benzo or cyclohexeno ring, R.sub.4 together with R.sub.3 is lower alkylenedioxy or a fused-on benzo or cyclohexeno ring or is hydrogen, hydroxy or lower alkoxy, X is methylene or hydroxymethylene, R.sub.5 is lower alkyl or cycloalkyl, R.sub.7 is lower alkyl, or phenyl-lower alkyl that is unsubstituted or substituted by lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, hydroxy, halogen, nitro and/or by amino, X.sub.1 is lower-alkoxycarbonyl, or a-phenyl- or a,a-diphenyl-lower alkoxycarbonyl that is unsubstituted or substituted by lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, nitro and/or by halogen, or is 2-halo-lower alkoxycarbonyl, X.sub.2 is hydrogen, X.sub.3 together with X.sub.4 is a direct bond, or a salt thereof. 3. A compound according to claim 1 of formula IId ##STR40## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.4 are hydrogen, R.sub.2 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, R.sub.3 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, X is methylene, R.sub.5 and R.sub.7 are branched C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, and X.sub.1 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.7 alkoxycarbonyl, or a salt thereof. 4. A compound according to claim 1 being 3(S)-Isopropyl-5(S)-{1(S)-tert-butoxycarbonylamino-3(S)-isopropyl-4-[4-(3- hydroxypropyloxy)-3-(3-methoxypropyloxy)-phenyl]-butyl}-tetrahydrofuran-2-o ne or a salt thereof. 5. A compound according to claim 1 being 3(S)-Isopropyl-5(S)-{1(S)-benzyloxycarbonylamino-3(S)-isopropyl-4-[4-metho xy-3-(3-methoxypropyloxy)-phenyl]-butyl}-tetrahydrofuran-2-one or a salt thereof. 6. A compound according to claim 1 being 2-{1(S)-Tert-butoxycarbonylamino-3(S)-isopropyl-4-[4-methoxy-3-(3-methoxy- propyloxy)-phenyl]-butyl}-4(R)-methyl-tetrahydrofuran-5-one or a salt thereof. 7. A compound according to claim 1 being 3(S)-Isopropyl-5(S)-{1(S)-amino-3(S)-isopropyl-4-[4-(3-hydroxypropyloxy)-3 -(3-methoxypropyloxy)-phenyl]-butyl}-tetrahydrofuran-2-one or a salt thereof. 8. A compound according to claim 1 being 3(S)-Isopropyl-5(S)-{1(S)-tert-butoxycarbonylamino-3(S)-isopropyl-4-[4-ter t-butyl-3-(3-methoxypropyloxy)-phenyl]-butyl}-tetrahydrofuran-2-one or a salt thereof.