[Technical Field]
[0001] The present invention relates to a novel propane-1,3-dione derivative useful as a
medicament, particularly a therapeutic agent for sex hormone dependent diseases.
[Background of the Invention]
[0002] It is known that a hypothalamic hormone or a pituitary hormone is concerned in the
secretion controlling mechanism of peripheral hormones. In general, secretion of anterior
pituitary hormones is controlled by a secretion accelerating hormone or a secretion
inhibiting hormone secreted from its upper central hypothalamus or by a peripheral
hormone secreted from a target organ of respective hormone.
Gonadotropin releasing hormone (to be referred to as GnRH hereinafter, and GnRH is
also called luteinizing hormone releasing hormone; LHRH) is known as a hormone which
controls secretion of sex hormones at the highest position, and controls secretion
of anterior pituitary hormones luteinizing hormone (to be referred to as LH hereinafter)
and follicle-stimulating hormone (to be referred to as FSH hereinafter) and sex hormones
in sex glands, via a receptor which is present in the anterior pituitary (to be referred
to as GnRH receptor hereinafter) (
Hormone To Rinsho (Hormone and Clinics), a special number for spring, 46, 46 - 57
(1998)). Since antagonists specific and selective for this GnRH receptor regulate the action
of GnRH and control secretion of subordinate LH and FSH and sex hormones, they are
expected as preventive or therapeutic agents for sex hormone dependent diseases (aforementioned
Hormone and Clinics, a special number for spring (1998)).
To date, peptide compounds cetrorelix (Non-patent Reference 1) and abarelix (Non-patent
Reference 2) have been put on the market as GnRH receptor antagonists.
On the other hand, as non-peptide compounds having GnRH receptor antagonism, a thienopyrimidine
derivative TAK-013 (Non-patent Reference 3) and a uracil derivative NBI-42902 (Non-patent
Reference 4) are now under clinical tests.
In addition, Patent Reference 1 discloses that a propane-1,3-dione derivative has
the GnRH receptor antagonism.
[0003]

[0004] (In the formula, A and B may be the same or different from each other and each represents
an aryl which may be substituted or a heteroaryl which may be substituted. See the
aforementioned official gazette for details.)
In Patent Reference 1, and the group d is described However the compound having a
1-hydroxyalkyl group as a substituent group in the ring A or ring B is included in
the scope of the generic conceptive propane-1,3-dione derivative having group d as
a substituent group in the rings in Patent Reference 1, there is no illustrative disclosure
on the compound.
[0005]
[Non-patent Reference 1] Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., USA, 85, 1637 - 1641, 1988
[Non-patent Reference 2] J. Urol., 167, 1670 - 1674, 2002
[Non-patent Reference 3] J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab., 88, 1697 - 1704, 2003
[Non-patent Reference 4] J. Med. Chem., 2005, 48, 1169 - 1178
[Patent Reference 1] International Publication WO 02/02533
[Disclosure of the Invention]
[Problems that the Invention is to Solve]
[0006] The object of the invention is to provide a medicament which exerts excellent GnRH
receptor antagonism in the living body, particularly a novel compound which is useful
as a therapeutic agent for prostate cancer, benign prostatic hypertrophy and the like.
[Means for Solving the Problem]
[0007] The present inventors have examined propane-1,3-dione derivatives and confirmed as
a result that a compound which has benzene or thiophene ring substituted with a group
derived from 1-hydroxyalkyl on a propane-1,3-dione having 2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)
shows surprisingly excellent availability by oral administration, in addition to its
excellent GnRH receptor antagonism, thereby accomplishing the invention.
That is, the invention relates to a propane-1,3-dione derivative represented by the
general formula (I) or a salt thereof. It also relates to a medicament, particularly
a GnRH receptor antagonist, which uses them as the active ingredient.
[0008]

[0009] [Symbols in the formula mean as follows,
ring A: benzene which may be substituted, pyridine which may be substituted or thiophene
ring,
ring B: benzene or thiophene ring,
R
1: H or -CO-lower alkyl,
R
2: H, -O-R
5 -N(R
6)R
7, -N
3, -S(O)
m-lower alkyl, -S(O)
m-N(R
6)R
7, halogen, pyridyl, or -imidazolyl which may be substituted,
R
5: H, lower alkyl, -CO-lower alkyl which may be substituted, or -CO-O-lower alkyl which
may be substituted,
R
6 and R
7: may be the same or different from each other and each is H, lower alkyl, or -CO-lower
alkyl, with the proviso that R
1 and R
2 may together form dioxolane which may be substituted,
m: 0, 1 or 2,
R
3: H or lower alkyl,
R
401 and R
402: may be the same or different from each other and each is H, halogen, OH, -O-lower
alkyl, or lower alkyl,
X: bond, lower alkylene which may be substituted, or cycloalkanediyl,
R
101 R
102 R
103 and R
104: may be the same or different from one another and each is H, halogen, OH, or -O-lower
alkyl which may be substituted with (aryl or heteroaryl). The same shall apply hereinafter.]
Also this invention is a pharmaceutical composition comprising as an active ingredient
the propane-1,3-dione compound represented by the aforementioned general formula (I)
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier,
preferably the pharmaceutical composition which is a GnRH receptor antagonist; and
more preferably the pharmaceutical composition wherein the GnRH receptor antagonist
is an agent for treating GnRH-related diseases, such as prostate cancer, breast cancer,
endometriosis, uterine leiomyoma, and benign prostatic hypertrophy.
Moreover, the present invention provides a method for treating a patient suffering
from GnRH-related diseases, which comprises administering to a patient an effective
amount of the propane-1,3-dione compound represented by the aforementioned general
formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, preferably the method for
treating GnRH-related diseases, wherein the GnRH-related diseases are prostate cancer,
breast cancer, endometriosis, uterine leiomyoma, and benign prostatic hypertrophy.
Furthermore the present invention is use of the propane-1,3-dione compound for a manufacture
of the GnRH receptor antagonist comprising as an active ingredient the propane-1,3-dione
compound represented by the aforementioned general formula (I) or a pharmaceutically
acceptable salt thereof and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
[Advantage of the Invention]
[0010] Since the compound of the invention shows excellent availability by oral administration,
in addition to it strong GnRH receptor antagonism, it can be expected that it exerts
stronger drug effect in the living body, and it is useful for the treatment of sex
hormone dependent diseases, particularly GnRH-related diseases, such as prostate cancer,
breast cancer, endometriosis and uterine leiomyoma (
C. Huggins & C.V. Hodges, Cancer Res., 1, 293 - 297 (1941),
L. Bokser et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 87, 7100 - 7104 (1990)), benign prostatic hypertrophy (
J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab., 83, 3826 - 3931, 1998) and the like. In addition, since the compound of the invention is excellent in metabolic
stability in human and has weak drug interaction property, it has more desirable properties
as a medicament to be used for the aforementioned diseases.
[Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention]
[0011] Preferred embodiments of the invention are shown below.
- (1) A propane-1,3-dione derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof,
wherein in the general formula (I), ring A is benzene ring which may be substituted
with halogen atom or lower alkyl, ring B is benzene ring, R1 is H, R2 is OH, R3 is H, and X is lower alkylene which may be substituted.
- (2) The propane-1,3-dione derivative of the aforementioned (1) or a pharmaceutically
acceptable salt thereof, wherein X is methylene which may be substituted.
- (3) A propane-1,3-dione derivative represented by a general formula (Ia) or a pharmaceutically
acceptable salt thereof

(symbols in the formula mean as follows,
R801, R802 and R803: may be the same or different from one another and each is halogen or lower alkyl,
and
R403 and R404: may be the same or different from each other and each is H, halogen or lower alkyl;
the same shall apply hereinafter).
- (4) A propane-1,3-dione derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof according
to claim 4, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which is at least one compound
selected from the group consisting of:
2-(1,3-Dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-1-[3-(1,2-dihydroxyethyl)phenyl]-3-(3,4,5-trifluorophenyl)propane-1,3-dione;
1-{2-butyl-3-[(1R)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl]plienyl}-2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-3-(3-fluorophenyl)propane-1,3-dione;
1-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-3-[5-(1,2-dihydroxyethyl)-2-fluorophenyl]propane-1,3-dione;
1-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-3-{3-[(1R)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl]-2-methylphenyl}propane-1,3-dione;
2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-1-{3-[(1R)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl]-2-methylphenyl}-3-(2-fluorophenyl)propane-1,3-dione;
2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-1-[3-(1,2-dihydroxyethyl)phenyl]-3-(2,3,5-trifluorophenyl)propane-1,3-dione;
2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-1-{3-[(1R)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl]-2-methylphenyl}-3-(3-methylphenyl)propane-1,3-dione;
1-{2-chloro-3-[(1R)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl]phenyl}-2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-3-(3-fluorophenyl)propane-1,3-dione;
2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-1-{3-[(1R)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl]phenyl}-3-(3-fluorophenyl)propane-1,3-dione;
1-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-3-[3-(1,2-dihydroxyethyl)-2-fluorophenyl]propane-1,3-dione;
1-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-3-[3-(1,2-dihydroxyethyl)-4-fluorophenyl]propane-1,3-dione;
1-{2-chloro-3-[(1R)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl]phenyl}-3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)propane-1,3-dione;
2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-1-{3-[(1R)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl]-2-fluorophenyl}-3-(3-fluorophenyl)propane-1,3-dione;
1-{2-chloro-3-[(1R)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl]phenyl}-3-(3-chlorophenyl)-2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)propane-1,3-dione.
- (5) A propane-1,3-dione derivative represented by a general formula (Ib) or a pharmaceutically
acceptable salt thereof
[0012]

[0013] (symbols in the formula mean as follows,
R
8 and R
9: may be the same or different from each other and each is H, lower alkyl, lower alkenyl
or -O-lower alkyl; the same shall apply hereinafter).
(6) The propane-1,3-dione derivative of general formula (Ib) or a pharmaceutically
acceptable salt thereof, wherein R801, R802 and R803 may be the same or different from one another and each represents H or a halogen
atom.
(7) A propane-1,3-dione derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof ,
which is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of:
2-(1,3-Dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-1-(3-fluorophenyl)-3-[3-(2-methoxy-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)phenyl]propane-1,3-dione;
2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-1-(3-fluorophenyl)-3-[3-(2-methoxy-2-methyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)phenyl]propane-1,3-dione
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
[0014] The invention is described further in detail.
As the "halogen", fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine can be exemplified.
The "lower alkyl" is a straight or branched saturated C
1-6 alkyl, preferably methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, hexyl or the like.
The "lower alkylene" is a straight or branched saturated C
1-6 alkylene, preferably methylene, ethylene, isopropylene or the like.
The "benzene which may be substituted" and "pyridine which may be substituted" are
benzene ring or pyridine ring which may be substituted with 1 to 3 substituent groups,
wherein the substituent group is halogen, CN, lower alkyl which may be substituted
with halogen, -O-lower alkyl, -CO-O-lower alkyl or amino, preferably halogen or lower
alkyl which may be substituted with halogen.
The "imidazolyl which may be substituted" is imidazolyl which may be substituted with
1 or 2 substituent groups, and lower alkyl is desirable as the substituent group.
The "dioxolane which may be substituted" is dioxolane which may be substituted with
1 or 2 substituent groups, and lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, -O-lower alkyl or morpholino-lower
alkyl is desirable as the substituent group.
[0015] The "lower alkyl which may be substituted" is lower alkyl which may be substituted
with 1 or 2 substituent groups, and amino or mono- or di-lower alkylamino is desirable
as the substituent group.
The "lower alkylene which may be substituted" is lower alkylene which may be substituted
with 1 or 2 substituent groups, and OH, COOH, -CO-O-lower alkyl, halogen, CN, phenyl,
- O-lower alkyl, -O-CO-lower alkyl, amino, mono- or di-lower alkylamino, -CO-NH
2, -CO-mono- or di-lower alkylamino and cycloalkyl can be exemplified as preferred
substituent groups.
The "cycloalkyl" means a C
3-6 monocyclic saturated hydrocarbon ring group, and is preferably cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl,
cyclopentyl or cyclohexyl.
The "cycloalkanediyl" means divalent group of a C
3-6 monocyclic saturated hydrocarbon ring, and is preferably cyclopropanediyl, cyclobutanediyl,
cyclopentanediyl, cyclohexanediyl or the like, of which cyclopropanediyl is particularly
desirable.
The "availability" means a property in which an orally administered agent is absorbed
by digestive tract, exerts initial liver passage effect and then enters into blood.
A compound in which a hydroxyl group is replaced by a prodrug-forming group is also
included in the compound of the invention.
Examples of the prodrug-forming group include the groups described in
Prog. Med., 5, 2157 - 2161 (1985) and "
Iyakuhin no Kaihatsu (Development of Medicaments)" Vol. 7 (Hirokawa Shoten, 1990)
Bunshi Sekkei (Molecular Design), pp. 163 - 198.
Tautomers are present in the compounds of the invention.
For example as described in the following.
[0016]

[0017] Separated forms of these isomers or mixtures thereof are also included in the invention.
Also, the compounds of the invention may have an asymmetric atom or axial asymmetry
depending on the kind of substituent group, so that isomers based on an asymmetric
atom or the like can be present. Mixtures of these optical isomers and separated forms
thereof are included in the invention, too. In addition, compounds in which the compounds
of the invention are labeled with radioactive isotopes are also included in the invention.
Also, a compound in which geometrical isomerism regarding the 2-position double bond
of propane as shown below can be mutually converted via tautomerism as shown in the
above is present among the compounds of the invention. An example is shown below.
[0018]

[0019] In addition, the compound of the invention sometimes forms acid addition salt or,
depending on the kind of substituent group, salt with base, and such the salt is included
in the invention, with the proviso that it is a pharmaceutically acceptable salt.
Its illustrative example includes an acid addition salt with hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic
acid, hydroiodic acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, phosphoric acid and the like inorganic
acid or with formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, oxalic acid, malonic acid,
succinic acid, fumaric acid, maleic acid, lactic acid, malic acid, tartaric acid,
citric acid, methanesulfonic acid, ethanesulfonic acid, p-toluenesulfonic acid, aspartic
acid, glutamic acid and the like organic acid, a salt with sodium, potassium, magnesium,
calcium, aluminum and the like inorganic base or with methylamine, ethylamine, ethanolamine,
lysine, ornithine and the like organic base, ammonium salt and the like. Various hydrates
and solvates, and substances having polymorphism, of the compound of the invention
and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof are also included in the invention.
(Production methods)
[0020] The compound of the invention and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof can
be produced by employing various conventionally known synthesis methods, making use
of the characteristics based on its basic nucleus or the kind of substituent groups.
In some cases, depending on the kind of functional group, it is effective in view
of production techniques to replace said functional group with an appropriate protecting
group (a group which is easily converted into said functional group) at a stage of
from the materials to intermediates. Examples of such a functional group include amino
group, hydroxyl group, carboxy group and the like, and the protecting groups described
in "
Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis (3rd Edition)" edited by Greene and Wuts (JOHN
WILEY & SONS, 1991) and the like can be exemplified as their protecting groups which can be optionally
selected in response to the reaction conditions. By such a method, a compound of interest
can be obtained by carrying the reaction after introduction of said protecting group,
and then removing the protecting group as occasion demands.
Typical production methods of the compound of the invention is described in the following.
In this connection, the production methods of the invention are not limited to the
examples illustrated in the following.
Abbreviations in the following sentences are as follows. DMF: N,N-dimethylformamide;
DMSO: dimethyl sulfoxide; THF: tetrahydrofuran; Tol: toluene; DCE: 1,2-dichloroethane;
TEA: triethylamine; Diglyme: diethylene glycol dimethyl ether; LiTMP: lithium 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidate;
LDA: lithium diisopropylamide; WSCHC1: 3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-1-ethyl carbodiimide
hydrochloride; HOBt: 1-hydroxybenzotriazole; CDI: 1,1'-carbonyldiimidazole
Production methods
First production method
[0021]

[0022] (Symbols in the reaction scheme are as follows. R: lower alkyl, R
401, R
402, R
101, R
102, R
103 and R
104 may be optionally protected with a protecting group. The same shall apply hereinafter.)
This production method is a method for obtaining the compound (I) of the invention.
By a method which is based on the production method 4 described in the Patent Reference
1, a 2-methylimidazole compound (III) is obtained from a 1,2-diaminobenzene compound
(II), said compound (III) is allowed to react with an acyl compound (IV), the thus
obtained reaction mixture is treated at room temperature to under heating in the presence
of morpholine or the like organic base in a reaction-inert solvent, thereby obtaining
an imidazole compound (VI). This acyl compound (IV) can be obtained illustratively
by chlorinating a corresponding carboxylic acid compound with thionyl chloride, oxalic
acid chloride or the like chlorination agent, in dichloromethane or the like solvent
inert to the reaction at room temperature or under heating in the presence or absence
of DMF or the like catalyst. Thionyl chloride or the like may be directly used as
the solvent. The thus obtained reaction mixture can be purified by its azeotropic
treatment with Tol or the like, and further purification may be carried out or not
carried out. In addition, the intermediate (V) and the like may be isolate or not
isolated.
Next, an inter mediate (VIIIa) and the like are obtained by allowing the imidazole
compound (VI) and acyl compound (VII) to undergo acylation reaction in Diglyme or
the like reaction inert solvent in the presence or absence of TEA or the like base
at room temperature to under heating, and then the compound (I) of the invention is
obtained by adding a carboxylic acid (VIIa) in a reaction corresponding amount with
said compound (VIIIa) or a reaction corresponding amount of water and heating the
mixture. The acyl compound (VII) can be obtained by the same method for the preparation
of compound (IV). In addition, the intermediates (VIIIa) and the like may be isolated
or not isolated.
Second production method
[0023]

[0024] This production method is a method particularly suitable for obtaining the compounds
(Ia) and (Ia-i) of the invention.
By this production method, optically active compounds of the invention can be selectively
produced by the use of optically active compounds (VIId) and (VIIe) as the material
compounds. Step 1: This step is a conventionally known method regarding protection
of a 1,2- or 1,3-dihydroxy compound. The protecting groups described in "
Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis (3rd Edition)" edited by Greene and Wuts (JOHN
WILEY & SONS, 1991) and the like may be optionally selected and used in response to the reaction conditions.
In this connection, when optically active 1,2-dihydroxy compounds (VIId) and (VIIe)
are used as the starting materials instead of the compound (VIIb), said compounds
(VIId) and (VIIe) can be produced by the method shown in the following [ ]. (1): This
step is a method conventionally known as a Stille coupling reaction (e.g.,
J.K. Stille et al., J. Org. Chem., 52, 422 - 424, 1987). More illustratively, this is carried out by allowing a haloaryl compound or an
aryl triflate compound, preferably a bromoaryl compound (XI) or an iodoaryl compound,
to react with a reaction corresponding amount of tributyl(vinyl)tin or the like organic
tin reagent, in Tol or the like reaction inert solvent at room temperature to under
heating in the presence of tris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium or the like palladium
catalyst and tri-tert-butylphosphine or the like phosphine compound, also preferably
in an atmosphere of argon. (2) This step is a conventionally known method for asymmetrically
dihydroxylating the olefin compound (XII). For example, this is carried out by the
method described in a reference "
Sharpless, K.B. et al., Chem. Rev., 94, 1994, 2483 - 2547", illustratively by carrying out oxidation of the olefin compound with AD-mix (Aldrich,
USA) in a tert-butanol-water mixed solvent or the like reaction inert solvent. The
reaction is carried out at a temperature of from ice-cooling to heating, preferably
from 0°C to room temperature. The optically active 1,2-dihydroxy compounds (VIId)
and (VIIe) having desired absolute configuration can be respectively prepared by properly
using AD-mix-alpha and AD-mix-beta. See a scheme of a chemical reaction below.
[0025]

[0026] Step 2: This step is a conventionally known hydrolysis reaction, which is effected
by carrying out the reaction in THF, methanol or the like reaction inert solvent in
the presence of sodium hydroxide or the like inorganic base, preferably at room temperature.
Step 3: This step is carried out by a conventionally known method (
K.G. Akamanchi et al., Synlett, 1999, 11, 1763 - 1785). Illustratively, an acid chloride forming reagent is prepared from thionyl chloride
and 1H-benzotriazole in dichloromethane or the like reaction inert solvent, and the
acyl compound (X) is obtained by allowing said reagent to react with a corresponding
carboxylic acid compound (IX) dissolved in dichloromethane or the like reaction inert
solvent under ice-cooling, at room temperature or under heating. The thus obtained
compound (X) can be purified by its azeotropic treatment with Tol or the like, and
further purification may be carried out or not carried out.
Step 4: This step is carried out in accordance with the first production method.
Step 5: This step is a method for obtaining the dihydroxy compound (Ia-i) by carrying
out a conventionally known deprotection reaction on an acetonide-protected compound
(Ib-i) of 1,2- or 1,3-dihydroxy compound. This method can be carried out under the
reaction conditions and the like described in "
Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis (3rd Edition)" edited by Greene and Wuts (JOHN
WILEY & SONS, 1991).
In addition, when vinyl group of the olefin compound (XII) is positioned at the ortho
position of fluorine atom like the case of 3-vinyl-2-fluorobenzoic acid ethyl ester,
or positioned at the ortho position of a substituent group having chelation ability,
the vinyl group of said compound can also be introduced via an aryl metal compound.
In an example, it can also be synthesized by preparing an aryl metal compound through
the treatment of 2-fluorobenzoic acid ethyl ester with LiTMP, LDA or the like organic
metal base in THF or the like reaction inert solvent under a low temperature, preferably
at -78°C, subsequently obtaining 3-formyl-2-fluorobenzoic acid ethyl ester by allowing
said compound to react with a compound to be used as a DMF or the like formyl group
source under a low temperature, preferably at -78°C, and then converting the formyl
group into vinyl group by the conventionally known Wittig reaction. More illustratively,
the Wittig reaction is carried out by allowing an aldehyde compound and its reaction
corresponding amount of a phosphonium salt reagent to undergo the reaction in THF
or the like reaction inert solvent in the presence of sodium hydride, alkyl lithium,
potassium t-butoxide or the like base, preferably at a temperature of from ice-cooling
to room temperature and also preferably in an atmosphere of argon.
Third production method
[0027]

[0028] (In the reaction scheme, Ra and Rb may be the same or different from each other and
each represents H or lower alkyl, CH
2NMe
2, CH
2OMe, CN, Ph, CO
2Et, CF
3 or cycloalkyl, or Ra and Rb may together form cycloalkyl, and Rc represents H or
lower alkyl. The same shall apply hereinafter.)
An imidazole compound (XIV) obtained from the compound (VI) prepared in the first
production method and an acyl compound (XIII), in accordance with the first production
method, can be converted into a compound (Ia-ii) by a conventionally known method
for dihydroxylating an olefin compound (
edited by J. March, "ADVANCED ORGANIC CHEMISTRY" (JOHN WILEY & SONS, 1992). More preferably, this reaction is carried out by oxidizing the an olefin compound
with osmium tetroxide in THF-water or the like reaction inert solvent in the presence
of N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide or the like co-oxidizing agent. The reaction is carried
out at a temperature of from ice-cooling to heating, preferably at room temperature.
The compound (Ia-ii) as a 1,2-dihydroxy compound can be converted into a ketal compound
(Ib-ii) or an ortho ester compound by a conventionally known method using a ketone
equivalent compound or an ortho ester compound. These can be regarded as protecting
reaction of the 1,2-dihydroxy compound, and van be carried out using the reaction
conditions and the like described in the aforementioned "Protective Groups in Organic
Synthesis (3rd Edition)".
Fourth production method
[0029]

[0030] (Symbols in the reaction scheme are as follows.
L
1: halogen or the like leaving group, Nu: nucleophilic reagent
Y: ketone or -C(R
3) (OR
1)-,
Rd: substituent group on the lower alkylene corresponding to X in the general formula
(I), and
R
201: -S(O)m-lower alkyl, -N
3, N(R
6)R
7, -OCO-lower alkyl or halogen. The same shall apply hereinafter.)
This production method is a method for producing a compound having the aforementioned
group represented by R
201 as the R
2 among the compounds (I) of the invention.
This production method is carried but by allowing a compound (XV) having a leaving
group L
1, converted from the compound (VI) in accordance with the first production method,
and its reaction corresponding amount of a nucleophilic reagent to undergo an SN2
type substitution reaction in THF, acetone, DMF, acetonitrile, dichloromethane, methanol,
DMSO or the like reaction inert solvent, in the presence of potassium carbonate or
the like inorganic base or TEA or the like organic base as occasion demands, and under
cooling, from room temperature to heating or under reflux. As the nucleophilic reagent,
potassium acetate, sodium azide, sodium thiomethoxide and the like anionic compounds,
or amine compounds and the like basic compounds, chloride ions and the like can be
exemplified.
When Y in the compound (XV) is ketone, a ketone compound (XVII) converted from the
compound (VI) in accordance with the first production method is allowed to react with
bromine or hydrogen bromide in acetic acid or the like reaction inert solvent to convert
it into an α-bromoketone compound (XVIII), and the aforementioned S
N2 type substitution reaction can be carried out on this compound (XVIII). The thus
obtained substituted compound can be converted into (I-i) by reducing the ketone by
the reduction reaction shown below.
When the nucleophilic reagent is an S-lower alkyl group, thioalkyl group of the obtained
compound can be oxidized into a sulfoxide compound or sulfone compound using an oxidizing
agent in accordance with the 10th production method of Patent Reference 1. As the
oxidizing agent, m-chloroperbenzoic acid or hydrogen peroxide is more preferably used.
Fifth production method
[0031]

(In the reaction scheme, X2 represents halogen, and the ring D means pyridine or imidazole which may be substituted.)
[0032] This production method is a method in which a hydroxy compound (I-ii) is obtained
by allowing a reaction corresponding amount of an aldehyde compound (XIX) to react
with an organic lithium compound (XXI) prepared from a nitrogen-containing haloaryl
compound (XX) using n-butyl lithium or the like organic base, in THF or the like reaction
inert solvent at a temperature of from -78°C to room temperature.
Sixth Production method
[0033] This production method is carried out by subjecting a dithioacetal compound (XXII)
and a diamine compound (XXIII) to a condensation reaction in EtOH or the like reaction
inert solvent at room temperature to under heating, preferably heating under reflux.
[0034]

[0035] (In the reaction scheme, R
111 and R
112 represent lower alkyl, or R
111 and R
112 may together form a ring, and the substituent group on the ring B may be protected
with an appropriate protecting group.)
[0036] In addition, the compounds of the invention and pharmaceutically acceptable salts
thereof can be produced by employing the following conventionally known substituent
group conversion methods making use of the characteristics based on the kinds of the
substituent group.
1. Reduction reaction
[0037] Reduction of ketone into hydroxyl group, reduction of azido group into amino group,
reduction of unsaturated alkyl group into saturated alkyl group and the like reactions
can be carried out in accordance with the 4th production method of Patent Reference
1. Examples of more desirable methods include a method in which sodium borohydride,
lithium borohydride, diisobutylaluminum hydride, lithium aluminium hydride or the
like reducing agent is used, and a method in which catalytic reduction is carried
out using palladium (Pd), platinum (Pt), nickel (Ni) or the like in an atmosphere
of hydrogen or ammonium formate or the like hydrogen donor.
2. Acylation reaction of hydroxyl group or amino group
[0038] Acylation reaction of hydroxyl group or amino group is carried out by allowing a
hydroxy compound or an amine compound to react with a reaction corresponding amount
of an acid chloride compound or an acid anhydride in dichloromethane, DCE, pyridine,
THF, Tol or the like reaction inert solvent in the presence or absence of dimethylaminopyridine
or the like at room temperature or under heating. Alternatively, it can also be carried
out by allowing a hydroxy compound and its reaction corresponding amount of a carboxylic
acid compound to undergo the reaction in DMF or the like reaction inert solvent in
the presence or absence of WSCHCl, HOBt, CDI or the like condensing agent, dimethylaminopyridine
or the like reaction accelerator and TEA or the like organic base, at room temperature
or under heating. When two or more hydroxyl groups are present, the reaction can also
be carried out selectively at a desired position by optionally using a protecting
group. Dihydroxy compound can also be converted into a cyclic carbonic acid compound
(cyclic carbonate compound) by the use of CDI or the like. In the case of a compound
having two or more hydroxyl groups and amino groups, all of them may be acylated or
a part thereof may be acylated.
3. Hydrolysis reaction
[0039] The reaction for hydrolyzing an ester compound into a hydroxy compound and a carboxylic
acid compound can be carried out in accordance with the 8th production method of Patent
Reference 1. As a more preferred method, this is carried out in THF using sodium hydroxide,
potassium hydroxide or the like base.
4. Conversion of a 1,2-dihydroxy compound into an aldehyde compound
[0040] The reaction for converting a 1,2-dihydroxy compound into an aldehyde compound is
carried out by effecting oxidative cleavage of 1,2-dihydroxyethyl group in THF, water,
methanol or the like reaction inert solvent using periodic acid or a salt thereof,
lead tetracetate or the like oxidizing agent. The thus obtained aldehyde compound
can be converted into an amine compound in dichloromethane or the like reaction inert
solvent in accordance with the 5th production method of Patent Reference 1.
[0041] The compounds of the invention are isolated and purified as free compounds, pharmaceutically
acceptable salts thereof, hydrates, solvates or polymorphic substances. The pharmaceutically
acceptable salt of the compound (I) of the invention can also be produced by subjecting
it to a usually used salt formation reaction.
Isolation and purification are carried out by employing usual chemical operations
such as extraction, fractional crystallization, various types of fractionation chromatography
and the like.
Various isomers can be separated by selecting appropriate material compounds or making
use of differences in physicochemical properties among isomers. For example, an optical
isomer can be converted into a stereochemically pure isomer by selecting an appropriate
material or by a method for separating racemic compounds (e.g., a method in which
they are converted into diastereomer salts with a general optically active base or
acid and then subjected to optical resolution, or a method in which they are fractionated
using a chiral column or the like).
In addition to the compounds of the Examples which are described later, compounds
of the following tables can be obtained in the same manner as in the production methods
of the invention.
In this connection, abbreviations in the specification are as follows.
FA: FAB-MS (M + H)
+; FN: FAB-MS (M - H)
-; FAB-MS is a measured value by fast atom bombardment ionization mass spectrometry;
ES + is ESI +; ES - is ESI -; EI: EI-MS; EI-MS is a measured value by atom bombardment
ionization mass spectrometry; N1: characteristic peak δ ppm of NMR (DMSO-d
6, TMS internal standard); N2: characteristic peak δ ppm of NMR (CDCl
3, TMS internal standard); brs: broad singlet; mp: melting point; (round bracket) shows
a solvent for recrystalization,EA-H is ethyl acetate,EA-ET-H is ethyl acetate-ether-hexane,and
EtOH is ethanol for recrystalization; [α]
D: angle of rotation at 25°C (c: concentration (g solute/100 cm
3) MeOH: measuring solvent); CN or NC: cyano; vin: vinyl; Ph: phenyl; Me: methyl; diMe:
dimethyl; Et: ethyl; iPr: isopropyl; cPr: cyclopropyl; cBu: cyclobutyl; nBu: butyl;
cHex: cyclohexyl; Ac: acetyl; diCl: dichloro; diF: difluoro; triF: trifluoro; diOH:
dihydroxy; Py: pyridyl; Py3: pyridin-3-yl; Py4: pyridin-4-yl; Py5: pyridin-5-yl; dixr4:
dioxolan-4-yl; Thiop: thiophene; Thiop2: thiophen-2-yl; Thiop3: thiophen-3-yl; pheny:
phenylene; yl:yl; diyl:diyl; oxal: oxalate; Rex: Reference Example; Rex No.: Reference
Example No.; Ex: Example; Ex No.: Example No.; DATA: physicochemical properties
[0042]
Table 1
| No. |
R101 |
R401 |
R501 |
R502 |
| P-1 |
H |
H |
3-F |
H |
| P-2 |
H |
2-F |
3-F |
H |
| P-3 |
H |
2-F |
3-CN |
H |
| P-4 |
H |
2-F |
2-Me |
H |
| P-5 |
H |
2-F |
3-Me |
H |
| P-6 |
H |
2-F |
2-Cl |
H |
| P-7 |
H |
2-F |
2-F |
H |
| P-8 |
H |
2-F |
H |
H |
| P-9 |
H |
2-F |
3-Cl |
H |
| P-10 |
H |
H |
3-F |
H |
| P-11 |
H |
4-F |
3-F |
H |
| P-12 |
H |
2-Me |
3-F |
H |
| P-13 |
F |
2-F |
3-F |
H |
| P-14 |
H |
2-F |
3-MeO |
H |
| P-15 |
H |
4-F |
3-F |
5-F |
| P-16 |
H |
4-F |
2-Cl |
H |
[0043]
Table 2
| No. |
R101 |
R401 |
R501 |
R502 |
ring A |
| P-17 |
H |
2-nBu |
3-F |
H |
Ph |
| P-18 |
H |
4-F |
H |
H |
Ph |
| P-19 |
H |
2-MeO |
3-F |
H |
Ph |
| P-20 |
H |
2-Cl |
3-F |
H |
Ph |
| P-21 |
H |
2-Me |
3-F |
5-F |
Ph |
| P-22 |
H |
2-Me |
3-Cl |
H |
Ph |
| P-23 |
H |
2-Me |
2-Cl |
H |
Ph |
| P-24 |
H |
2-Me |
3-Me |
H |
Ph |
| P-25 |
H |
2-Me |
H |
H |
Ph |
| P-26 |
H |
2-Me |
2-F |
H |
Ph |
| P-27 |
H |
2-Cl |
3-F |
5-F |
Ph |
| P-28 |
H |
2-Cl |
3-Cl |
H |
Ph |
| P-29 |
Py3CH2O |
2-F |
3-F |
5-F |
Ph |
| P-30 |
H |
4-F |
4-Cl |
H |
Ph |
| P-31 |
H |
2-Cl |
3-F |
5-F |
Ph |
| P-32 |
H |
2-F |
3-F |
5-F |
Ph |
| P-33 |
H |
2-F |
H |
H |
Py3 |
| P-34 |
H |
2-Cl |
2-Cl |
H |
Ph |
| P-35 |
H |
2-Cl |
H |
H |
Ph |
| P-36 |
H |
2-Cl |
2-F |
H |
Ph |
| P-37 |
H |
2-Cl |
3-CN |
H |
Ph |
| P-38 |
H |
4-F |
H |
H |
Ph |
| P-39 |
H |
4-F |
3-Me |
H |
Ph |
| P-40 |
H |
4-F |
3-Br |
H |
Ph |
[0044]
Table 3
| No. |
R101 |
R401 |
R501 |
R502 |
X |
| P-41 |
H |
H |
3-F |
H |
-CH2- |
| P-42 |
H |
H |
3-F |
5-F |
-(CH2)2- |
| P-43 |
H |
4-F |
3-F |
H |
-CH2- |
| P-44 |
H |
2-F |
3-F |
H |
-CH2- |
| P-45 |
H |
2-Me |
3-F |
5-F |
-CH2- |
| P-46 |
H |
H |
3-F |
H |
-CH2- |
| P-47 |
H |
2-F |
H |
H |
-CH2- |
| P-48 |
H |
2-nBu |
3-F |
H |
-CH2- |
| P-49 |
H |
2-F |
3-Cl |
H |
-CH2- |
| P-50 |
F |
2-F |
3-F |
H |
-CH2- |
| P-51 |
H |
2-F |
3-CN |
H |
-CH2- |
| P-52 |
Py3CH2O |
2-F |
3-MeO |
H |
-CH2- |
[0045]
Table 4
| No. |
R401 |
R501 |
R502 |
ring A |
| P-53 |
2-Me |
2-Cl |
H |
Ph |
| P-54 |
2-F |
3-Me |
H |
Ph |
| P-55 |
2-Cl |
3-Cl |
H |
Ph |
| P-56 |
2-F |
2-Me |
H |
Ph |
| P-57 |
4-F |
2-Cl |
H |
Ph |
| P-58 |
4-F |
3-Cl |
H |
Ph |
| P-59 |
2-MeO |
3-F |
H |
Ph |
| P-60 |
2-Me |
3-F |
H |
Ph |
| P-61 |
2-Cl |
3-F |
H |
Ph |
| P-62 |
4-F |
3-F |
5-F |
Ph |
| P-63 |
2-Me |
3-Cl |
H |
Ph |
| P-64 |
2-F |
2-Cl |
H |
Ph |
| P-65 |
2-Me |
3-Me |
H |
Ph |
| P-66 |
2-F |
3-MeO |
H |
Ph |
| P-67 |
2-Me |
H |
H |
Ph |
| P-68 |
2-F |
2-F |
H |
Ph |
| P-69 |
2-Me |
2-F |
H |
Ph |
| P-70 |
2-Cl |
3-F |
5-F |
Ph |
| P-71 |
4-F |
4-Cl |
H |
Ph |
| P-72 |
2-Cl |
3-Me |
H |
Ph |
| P-73 |
2-F |
3-F |
5-F |
Ph |
| P-74 |
2-F |
H |
H |
Py3 |
| P-75 |
2-Cl |
4-Cl |
H |
Ph |
| P-76 |
2-Cl |
H |
H |
Ph |
| P-77 |
2-Cl |
2-F |
H |
Ph |
| P-78 |
2-Cl |
3-CN |
H |
Ph |
| P-79 |
2-Cl |
H |
H |
Ph |
| P-80 |
4-F |
3-Me |
H |
Ph |
| P-81 |
4-F |
3-Br |
H |
Ph |
The active ingredient of the invention and the compound of the invention or a pharmaceutically
acceptable salt thereof can be used alone as a medicament, but it can be generally
prepared from one or two or more of active ingredients using pharmaceutical carriers,
fillers and the like materials generally used in said field by a generally used method.
Its administration may be in the form of either oral administration by tablets, pills,
capsules, granules, powders, solutions and the like, or parenteral administration
by intraarticular, intravenous, intramuscular and the like injections, suppositories,
eye drops, eye ointments, percutaneous solutions, ointments, percutaneous adhesive
preparations, transmucosal solutions, transmucosal adhesive preparations, inhalations
and the like.
The solid composition for use in the oral administration according to the present
invention is used in the form of tablets, powders, granules and the like. In such
a solid composition, one or more active ingredients are mixed with at least one inert
diluent such as lactose, mannitol, glucose, hydroxypropylcellulose, microcrystalline
cellulose, starch, polyvinyl pyrrolidone and/or aluminum magnesium silicate. In the
usual way, the composition may contain other additives than the inert diluent, such
as magnesium stearate or the like lubricant, calcium cellulose glycolate or the like
disintegrating agent, a stabilizing agent and a solubilization assisting agent. As
occasion demands, tablets or pills may be coated with a sugar coating or a film of
a gastric or enteric substance such as sucrose, gelatin, hydroxypropylcellulose, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose
phthalate or the like.
The liquid composition for oral administration includes pharmaceutically acceptable
emulsions, solutions, suspensions, syrups, elixirs and the like and contains a generally
used inert diluent such as purified water or ethanol. In addition to the inert diluent,
said composition may also contain a solubilizing agent, a moistening agent, a suspending
agent and the like auxiliary agents, as well as sweeteners, flavors, aromatics and
antiseptics.
The injections for parenteral administration includes aseptic aqueous or non-aqueous
solutions, suspensions and emulsions. Examples of the diluent for use in the aqueous
solutions and suspensions include distilled water for injection and physiological
saline. Examples of the diluent for use in the non-aqueous solutions and suspensions
include propylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, olive oil or the like plant oil, ethanol
or the like alcohol, polysorbate 80 (trade name) and the like. Such a composition
may further contain a tonicity agent, an antiseptic, a moistening agent, an emulsifying
agent, a dispersing agent, a stabilizing agent or a solubilization assisting agent.
These are sterilized for example by filtration through a bacteria retaining filter,
blending of a germicide or irradiation. Alternatively, they may be used by firstly
making into sterile solid compositions and dissolving them in sterile water or a sterile
solvent for injection use prior to their use.
Transmucosal preparations such as transnasal preparations are used in the form of
solid, liquid or semi-solid state and can be produced in accordance with a conventionally
known method. For example, conventionally known pH adjusting agents, antiseptics,
thickeners, and fillers are optionally added and formed into a solid, liquid or semi-solid
state. The transnasal preparations are administered using a usual sprayer, nasal drop
container, tube, nasal cavity insertion tool or the like.
In the case of oral administration, proper dose per day is generally from about 0.001
to 100 mg/kg, preferably from 0.1 to 30 mg/kg, more preferably from 0.1 to 10 mg/kg,
and this is administered in one portion or dividing into two to four doses. In the
case of intravenous administration, suitable dose per day is approximately from 0.0001
to 10 mg/kg body weight, and this is administered once a day or dividing it into two
or more doses. In addition, transmucosal preparations are administered at a dose of
approximately from 0.001 to 100 mg/kg body weight, once a day or by dividing it into
two or more doses. The dose is optionally decided in response to each case by taking
symptoms, age, sex and the like into consideration.
[Examples]
[0046] The following describes the invention further in detail based on Examples. The compounds
of the invention are not limited to the compounds described in the following examples.
Also, production methods of the material compounds are shown in Reference Examples.
The compound of Reference Example 1-1 is a known compound.
Reference Example 1-2
[0047] A 4.0 g portion of 2-methyl-1H-benzimidazole and 13.9 ml of TEA were dissolved in
40 ml of Diglyme, and 17.5 g of 2-chlorobenzoic acid chloride was added dropwise thereto.
The reaction mixture was stirred at 100°C for 3 hours. After cooling to room temperature,
the reaction mixture was mixed with water, extracted with chloroform, dried with anhydrous
sodium sulfate and then concentrated, thereby obtaining an orange oily substance.
This was dissolved in 60 ml of methanol, mixed with 7.9 ml of morpholine and then
heated under reflux for 3.5 hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature,
mixed with water and then stirred for 1 hour. The thus formed precipitate was collected
by filtration, washed with cool water and then dried to obtain 6.1 g (75%) of 1-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)ethanone
(Reference Example 1-2) as pale yellow powdery crystals. ES+: 271
The compounds shown in Table 5 and Table 6 were produced in the same manner.
[0048]
Table 5
| Rex No. |
R101 |
R102 |
R501 |
R502 |
R503 |
DATA |
Rex No. |
R101 |
R102 |
R501 |
R502 |
R503 |
DATA |
| 1-1 |
H |
H |
3-F |
5-F |
H |
- |
1-24 |
H |
H |
3-F |
5-Br |
H |
FA:335:333(1:1) |
| 1-2 |
H |
H |
2-Cl |
H |
H |
ES+:271 |
1-25 |
H |
H |
3-F |
5-Cl |
H |
FA: 289 |
| 1-3 |
H |
H |
2-F |
H |
H |
FA: 255 |
1-26 |
H |
H |
3-Cl |
4-F |
H |
FA:289 |
| 1-4 |
H |
H |
2-Me |
H |
H |
ES+:251 |
1-27 |
H |
H |
2-Cl |
5-F |
H |
not purified |
| 1-5 |
H |
H |
3-F |
H |
H |
FA: 255 |
1-28 |
H |
H |
3-Br |
4-F |
H |
FA:335:333(1:1) |
| 1-6 |
H |
H |
3-CN |
H |
H |
ES+:262 |
1-29 |
H |
H |
3-Cl |
4-Cl |
H |
not purified |
| 1-7 |
H |
H |
3-MeO |
H |
H |
ES+:567 |
1-30 |
H |
H |
2-F |
3-F |
H |
FA:273 |
| 1-8 |
H |
H |
3-Me |
H |
H |
ES+:251 |
1-31 |
H |
H |
2-F |
6-F |
H |
ES+:273 |
| 1-9 |
H |
H |
3-Cl |
H |
H |
ES+:271, 273 |
1-32 |
H |
H |
3-F |
4-F |
H |
FA- 273 |
| 1-10 |
H |
H |
3-MeOCO |
H |
H |
N1: 3.91(3H,s), 6.08(1H, s) |
1-33 |
H |
H |
3-Cl |
5-Cl |
H |
FA:305 |
| 1-11 |
H |
H |
3-vinyl |
H |
H |
FA:263 |
1-34 |
H |
H |
3-F |
5-CF3 |
H |
FA:323 |
| 1-12 |
H |
H |
4-F |
H |
H |
ES+:255 |
1-35 |
H |
H |
2-F |
3-F |
5-F |
not purified |
| 1-13 |
H |
H |
4-Cl |
H |
H |
ES+:271, 273 |
1-36 |
H |
H |
3-F |
4-F |
5-F |
FA 291 |
| 1-14 |
H |
H |
4-Me |
H |
H |
ES+:251 |
1-37 |
F |
H |
3-F |
5-Cl |
H |
ES+:307 |
| 1-15 |
H |
H |
4-CN |
H |
H |
FA:262 |
1-38 |
F |
H |
3-F |
H |
H |
FA:273 |
| 1-16 |
H |
H |
3-CF3 |
4-F |
H |
ES+:323 |
1-39 |
F |
H |
3-F |
5-F |
H |
FA:291 |
| 1-17 |
H |
H |
3-F |
4-Cl |
H |
ES+:289 |
1-40 |
F |
F |
3-F |
5-Cl |
H |
ES+:325 |
| 1-18 |
H |
H |
2-Me |
3-F |
H |
ES+:269 |
1-41 |
F |
F |
3-F |
5-F |
H |
ES+:309 |
| 1-19 |
H |
H |
2-MeO |
5-F |
H |
ES+:285 |
1-42 |
F |
H |
3-F |
5-F |
H |
ES+:307 |
| 1-20 |
H |
H |
3-Me |
4-F |
H |
FA:269 |
1-43 |
F |
Cl |
3-F |
5-Cl |
H |
ES+:341 |
| 1-21 |
H |
H |
2-Me |
5-Cl |
H |
FA:285 |
1-44 |
F |
Cl |
3-F |
5-F |
H |
ES+:325 |
| 1-22 |
H |
H |
2-Me |
3-Me |
H |
ES+:265 |
1-50 |
H |
H |
3-Br |
H |
H |
FA:316:314(1:1) |
| 1-23 |
H |
H |
3-Me |
5-Me |
H |
FA:263 |
|
[0049]
Table 6
| Rex No. |
ring A |
DATA |
| 1-45 |
2-CF3-Py5 |
ES+:306 |
| 1-46 |
Thiop2 |
ES+:243 |
| 1-47 |
2-F-Py4 |
ES+:256 |
| 1-48 |
2,6-diCl-Py4 |
FA: 306 |
| 1-49 |
Thiop3 |
ES+:243 |
Reference Example 2-1
[0050] A 3.8 g portion of oxalic acid chloride was gradually added dropwise to 30 ml of
methylene chloride solution containing 1.54 g of 3-vinylbenzoic acid and a catalytically
effective amount of DMF and stirred at room temperature for about 2 hours, and then
an appropriate amount of Tol was poured into the mixture and evaporation was carried
out under a reduced pressure, thereby preparing 3-vinylbenzoic acid chloride. This
was dissolved in a small amount of Diglyme and gradually added dropwise to 5 ml of
Diglyme solution containing 0.82 g of 1-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)ethanone
which had been separately prepare in advance and 1.4 ml of TEA, under heating at 70°C.
After completion of the dropwise addition, this was risen to 100°C and heated for
about 25 minutes, mixed with 0.1 ml of purified water, and further risen to 175°C
and heated for about 25 minutes. This was mixed with sodium bicarbonate aqueous solution,
extracted several times with ethyl acetate, dried with anhydrous magnesium sulfate
and concentrated, and then the thus formed residue was purified by a silica gel column
chromatography to obtain 0.83 g (Reference Example 2-1) (68%) of 1-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-3-(3-vinylphenyl)propane-1,3-dione
as a yellow foam compound from an ethyl acetate-hexane (1:3) eluate. FA: 403
[0051] The compounds shown in Tables 7 to 9 were produced in the same manner.
[0052]
Table 7
| Rex No. |
R501 |
R502 |
R503 |
R101 |
R102 |
DATA |
Rex No. |
R501 |
R502 |
R503 |
R101 |
R102 |
DATA |
| 2-1 |
3-F |
5-F |
H |
H |
H |
FA:403 |
2-22 |
3-Me |
5-Me |
H |
H |
H |
ES+:395 |
| 2-2 |
2-Cl |
H |
H |
H |
H |
ES+:401 |
2-23 |
3-F |
5-Br |
H |
H |
H |
FA:465 |
| 2-3 |
2-F |
H |
H |
H |
H |
ES+:385 |
2-24 |
3-F |
5-Cl |
H |
H |
H |
FA:419 |
| 2-4 |
2-Me |
H |
H |
H |
H |
ES+:381 |
2-25 |
3-Cl |
4-F |
H |
H |
H |
FA:419 |
| 2-5 |
3-F |
H |
H |
H |
H |
FA:385 |
2-26 |
2-Cl |
5-F |
H |
H |
H |
ES+:419 |
| 2-6 |
3-CN |
H |
H |
H |
H |
ES+:392 |
2-27 |
3-Br |
4-F |
H |
H |
H |
ES+:463 |
| 2-7 |
3-OMe |
H |
H |
H |
H |
FA:397 |
2-28 |
3-Cl |
4-Cl |
H |
H |
H |
ES+:435 |
| 2-8 |
3-Me |
H |
H |
H |
H |
ES+:381 |
2-29 |
2-F |
3-F |
H |
H |
H |
ES+:403 |
| 2-9 |
3-Cl |
H |
H |
H |
H |
ES+:401 |
2-30 |
2-F |
6-F |
H |
H |
H |
ES+:403 |
| 2-10 |
3-MeOCO |
H |
H |
H |
H |
ES+:425 |
2-31 |
3-F |
4-F |
H |
H |
H |
not purified |
| 2-11 |
4-F |
H |
H |
H |
H |
ES+:385 |
2-32 |
3-Cl |
5-Cl |
H |
H |
H |
ES+:435, 437 |
| 2-12 |
4-Cl |
H |
H |
H |
H |
ES+:401, 403 |
2-33 |
3-F |
5-CF3 |
H |
H |
H |
FA:453 |
| 2-13 |
4-Me |
H |
H |
H |
H |
ES+:381 |
2-34 |
2-F |
3-F |
5-F |
H |
H |
ES+:421 |
| 2-14 |
4-CN |
H |
H |
H |
H |
ES+:392 |
2-35 |
3-F |
4-F |
5-F |
H |
H |
FA:421 |
| 2-15 |
3-CF3 |
4-F |
H |
H |
H |
ES+:453 |
2-36 |
3-F |
5D |
H |
F |
H |
ES+:437 |
| 2-16 |
3-F |
4-Cl |
H |
H |
H |
ES+:419 |
2-37 |
3-F |
5-F |
H |
F |
H |
ES+:421 |
| 2-17 |
2-Me |
3-F |
H |
H |
H |
ES+:399 |
2-38 |
3-F |
5Cl |
H |
F |
F |
ES+:455 |
| 2-18 |
2-MeO |
5-F |
H |
H |
H |
ES+:415 |
2-39 |
3-F |
5-F |
H |
F |
F |
ES+:439 |
| 2-19 |
3-Me |
4-F |
H |
H |
H |
ES+:399 |
2-40 |
3-F |
5-F |
H |
Cl |
H |
not purified |
| 2-20 |
2-Me |
5-Cl |
H |
H |
H |
ES+:415 |
2-41 |
3-F |
5-Cl |
H |
F |
Cl |
ES+:471 |
| 2-21 |
2-Me |
3-Me |
H |
H |
H |
ES+:395 |
2-42 |
3-F |
5-F |
H |
F |
Cl |
ES+:455 |
[0053]
Table 8
| Rex No. |
ring A |
DATA |
| 2-44 |
2-CF3-Py5 |
ES+:436 |
| 2-45 |
Thiop2 |
ES+:373 |
| 2-46 |
2-F-Py4 |
ES+:386 |
| 2-47 |
2,6-diCl-Py4 |
ES+:436 |
| 2-48 |
Thiop3 |
ES+:373 |
[0054]
Table 9
| Rex No. |
R501 |
R502 |
R601-ring B |
R401 |
R402 |
R101 |
DATA |
| 2-49 |
F |
F |
3-EtOCOCH=CH-Ph- |
H |
H |
H |
FA:475 |
| 2-50 |
F |
H |
3-ClCH2-Ph- |
H |
H |
H |
FA:407 |
| 2-51 |
F |
F |
3-ClCH2-Ph- |
H |
H |
H |
FA:425 |
| 2-52 |
F |
H |
3-Ac-Ph- |
H |
H |
H |
FN:399 |
| 2-53 |
F |
F |
3-Ac-Ph- |
H |
H |
H |
FA:419 |
| 2-54 |
F |
F |
5-Ac-Thiop2 |
H |
H |
H |
FA:425 |
| 2-55 |
F |
H |
3-MeCH=CH-Ph- |
2-F |
H |
H |
FA:417 |
| 2-56 |
F |
F |
4-vin-Ph- |
H |
H |
H |
ES+:403 |
| 2-57 |
F |
F |
3-vin-Ph- |
6-F |
H |
H |
ES+:421 |
| 2-58 |
F |
F |
4-vin-Ph- |
H |
H |
F |
ES+:421 |
| 2-59 |
F |
F |
2-vin-Ph- |
H |
H |
H |
ES+:403 |
| 2-60 |
F |
F |
3-vin-Ph- |
2-F |
H |
H |
ES+:421 |
| 2-61 |
F |
F |
3-vin-Ph- |
4-F |
H |
H |
ES+:421 |
| 2-62 |
F |
F |
3-vin-Ph- |
5-F |
H |
H |
ES+:421 |
| 2-63 |
H |
H |
3-vin-Ph- |
H |
H |
H |
ES+:367 |
| 2-64 |
F |
H |
3-vin-Ph- |
2-F |
H |
H |
ES+:403 |
| 2-65 |
F |
H |
3-vin-Ph- |
4-F |
H |
H |
ES+:403 |
| 2-66 |
F |
F |

|
H |
H |
H |
ES+:429 |
| 2-67 |
F |
H |

|
H |
H |
H |
ES+:411 |
| 2-68 |
F |
H |
3-vin-Ph- |
2-F |
4-F |
H |
ES+:421 |
Reference Example 3
[0055] A 4.96 g portion of ethyl orthoacetate dissolved in 10 ml of ethanol was added to
50 ml of ethanol solution containing 4.68 g of 4-chloro-5-fluorobenzene-1,2-diamine
and heated under reflux for 4 hours. After concentration of the reaction liquid, the
thus formed residue was purified by a silica gel column chromatography to obtain 2.10
g (39%) of 5-chloro-6-fluoro-2-methyl-1H-benzimidazole from a chloroform-methanol
(10:1) eluate. ES+: 185
Reference Example 4-1
[0056] At -78°C, 17.62 ml of 1.59 M n-butyl lithium-THF solution was added dropwise to 100
ml of THF solution containing 4.73 ml of tetramethylpiperidine. This was stirred at
-10°C for 10 minutes, cooled to -78°C, mixed with 5.00 g of tert-butyl 2,4-difluorobenzoate
dissolved in 20 ml of THF and then stirred for 1 hour. Subsequently, 7.23 ml of DMF
was added dropwise thereto, and the mixture was stirred for 1 hour, mixed with 5.34
ml of acetic acid and then risen to room temperature. This was mixed with an appropriate
amount of purified water, extracted with ethyl acetate and dried with anhydrous magnesium
sulfate. After concentration, the thus formed residue was purified by a silica gel
column chromatography to obtain 5.65 g (100%) of tert-butyl 2,4-difluoro-3-formylbenzoate
(Reference Example 4-1) from a hexane-ethyl acetate (20:1 - 10:1) eluate. N2: 1.60
(9 H, s), 7.04 (1 H, m), 8.14 (1 H, m), 10.38 (1 H, s)
[0057] The compounds shown by Reference Examples 4-2 and 4-3 were obtained in the same manner.
Reference Example 4-2 Tert-butyl 2-fluoro-3-formylbenzoate FA: 225
N2: 1.62 (9 H, s), 7.32 (1 H, t, J = 8 Hz), 8.08 (2 H, m), 10.42 (1 H, s)
Reference Example 4-3 3-(2,2-Dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)-2-fluorobenzaldehyde
FA: 225
Reference Example 5-1
[0058] At -78°C, 9.50 ml of 1.59 M n-butyl lithium-THF solution was added dropwise to 90
ml of THF solution containing 8.13 g of methyltriphenylphosphonium iodide. This was
stirred at 0°C for 10 minutes, cooled to -78°C and then mixed with 2.44 g of tert-butyl
2,4-difluoro-3-formylbenzoate dissolved in 10 ml of THF. After 40 minutes thereof,
this was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour, mixed with appropriate amounts of
saturated ammonium chloride aqueous solution and purified water, extracted with ethyl
acetate and then dried with anhydrous magnesium sulfate. After concentration, the
thus formed residue was purified by a silica gel column chromatography to obtain 1.20
g (50%) of tert-butyl 2,4-difluoro-3-vinylbenzoate (Reference Example 5-1) from a
hexane-ethyl acetate (50:1) eluate. ES-: 239
The compounds of the following Reference Examples 5-2 to 5-5 and those shown in Table
10 were obtained in the same manner.
Reference Example 5-2 Tert-butyl 2-fluoro-3-prop-1-en-1-ylbenzoate EI: 236,
Reference Example 5-3 Methyl 3-(cyclopropylidenemethyl)benzoate FA: 189,
Reference Example 5-4 Methyl 2-methoxy-3-vinylbenzoate FA: 193,
Reference Example 5-5 1-Bromo-2-fluoro-3-vinylbenzene FA: 202
[0059]
Table 10
| Rex No. |
R501 |
R502 |
R601 |
DATA |
| 5-6 |
F |
H |
-CH=C(Me)2 |
FA:413 |
| 5-7 |
F |
H |
-CH=CH(Me) |
FA: 399 |
| 5-8 |
F |
H |
-CH=CHCN |
FA:410 |
| 5-9 |
F |
H |
-CH=CH-Ph |
ES+:461 |
| 5-10 |
F |
F |
-C(=CH2)-Me |
not purified |
| 5-11 |
F |
H |
-CH=CH-iPr |
FA:427 |
| 5-12 |
F |
H |
-CH=CHCH2OMe |
ES+:429 |
| 5-13 |
F |
F |
-CH=CHEt |
ES+:431 |
| 5-14 |
F |
H |
-CH=CHCH2N(Me)2 |
ES+:442 |
| 5-15 |
F |
H |
-CH=CH-cBu |
ES+:439 |
| 5-16 |
F |
F |
-CH=CH-cHex |
ES+:485 |
| 5-17 |
F |
H |
-CH=CH-cPr |
FA:425 |
Reference Example 6-1
[0060] A 4.27 ml portion of trifluoroacetic acid was added to 30 ml of dichloromethane solution
containing 1.33 g of tert-butyl 2,4-difluoro-3-vinylbenzoate and stirred for 5 hours.
After evaporation of the solvent, appropriate amounts of purified water and saturated
sodium bicarbonate aqueous solution were added thereto and the water layer was washed
with diethyl ether. The water layer was adjusted to pH 1 with 1 M hydrochloric acid
aqueous solution, extracted with diethyl ether and then dried with anhydrous magnesium
sulfate. After concentration, 964 mg (95%) of 2,4-difluoro-3-vinylbenzoic acid (Reference
Example 6-1) was obtained.
N2: 7.93 (m, 1 H), 6.98 (m, 1 H), 6.74 (dd, 1 H, J = 12 Hz, 18 Hz), 6.11 (dd, 1 H,
J = 1 Hz, 18 Hz), 5.68 (dd, 1 H, J = 1 Hz, 12 Hz)
2-Fluoro-3-prop-1-en-1-ylbenzoic acid (Reference Example 6-2) was obtained in the
same manner. FN: 179
Reference Example 7-1
[0061] At -78°C, 1.0 M sodium hexamethylenedisilazane-THF solution was added dropwise to
10 ml of THF solution containing 300 mg of 3-[2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-3-oxopropanoyl]benzaldehyde
and 69 µl of acetone and stirred for 15 minutes. This was mixed with appropriate amounts
of saturated ammonium chloride aqueous solution and purified water, extracted with
ethyl acetate and dried with anhydrous magnesium sulfate. After concentration, the
thus formed residue was purified by a silica gel column chromatography to obtain 184
mg (53%) of 2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-1-(3-fluorophenyl)-3-[3-(1-hydroxy-3-oxobutyl)phenyl]propane-1,3-dione
(Reference Example 7-1) from a hexane-ethyl acetate (2:1 - 1:2) eluate. ES+: 445
In the same manner, 1-{3-[2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-3-oxopropanoyl]benzoyl}-2-hydroxypropyl
acetate (Reference Example 7-2) was obtained. ES+: 459
Reference Example 8
[0062] A 0.57 ml portion of bromine was gradually added dropwise to 80 ml of acetic acid
solution containing 4.18 g of 1-(3-acetylphenyl)-3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)propane-1,3-dione,
and then 5 ml of 25% hydrogen bromide-acetic acid solution was added thereto and stirred
as such at room temperature for about 1 hour. The solvent was evaporated under a reduced
pressure, the thus formed residue was mixed with an appropriate amount of sodium bicarbonate
aqueous solution and extracted several times with ethyl acetate, and the thus obtained
organic layer was dried with anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated to obtain
an α-bromoketone intermediate. This intermediate was dissolved in 50 ml of DMSO without
purification, mixed with 2.16 g of potassium acetate and stirred at room temperature
for about 4 hours. The reaction liquid was mixed with an appropriate amount of saturated
ammonium chloride aqueous solution, extracted several times with ethyl acetate, dried
with anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated, and then the thus formed residue
was purified by a silica gel column chromatography to obtain 2.62 g (55%) of 2-{3-[3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-3-oxopropanoyl]phenyl}-2-oxoethyl
acetate as a greenish yellow foam from an ethyl acetate-hexane (1:2) eluate. FA: 477
Reference Example 9
[0063] A 25 ml portion of THF solution containing 7.8 g of tetrabutylammonium fluoride and
24 g of Molecular Sieve 4A was stirred at room temperature for 12 hours in an atmosphere
of argon. After cooling to 0°C, 20 ml of THF solution containing 300 mg of 3-[2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-3-oxopropanoyl]benzaldehyde
and 1.7 g of diphenyl(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)phosphine oxide was added dropwise thereto.
This was stirred at room temperature for 5 hours. The reaction mixture was filtered,
the filtrate was washed with water, dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated,
and then the thus formed residue was purified by a silica gel column chromatography
to obtain 201 mg (57%) of 2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-1-(3-fluorophenyl)-3-{3-[(1Z)-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-en-1-yl]phenyl}propane-1,3-dione
as a yellow powder from an ethyl acetate-hexane (1:3) eluate. FA: 463
Reference Example 10-1
[0064] A 13.55 g portion of manganese dioxide was added to 20 ml of dichloromethane solution
containing 2.11 g of 1-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-3-[3-(hydroxymethyl)phenyl]
propane-1,3-dione and stirred for 4.5 hours. After celite filtration and concentration,
the thus formed residue was crystallized from hexane-ethyl acetate to obtain 1.09
g (52%) of 3-[3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-3-oxopropanoyl]benzaldehyde
(Reference Example 10-1). FA: 405
In the same manner, 1-[3-(2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)-2-(fluorophenyl)-3-pyridin-3-ylpropane-1,3-dione
(Reference Example 10-2) was obtained. FA: 344
Reference Example 11-1
[0065] A 5.46 g portion of ethyl 3-(2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)-2-fluorobenzoate was
dissolved in 100 ml of THF and cooled to 0°C, and then 40.8 ml of 1 N sodium hydroxide
aqueous solution was slowly added thereto. This was risen to room temperature and
further stirred for 17 hours. After evaporation of THF, the residue was cooled to
0°C and acetic acid was slowly added thereto until the pH value became 3 to 4. This
was extracted with diethyl ether, dried with sodium sulfate and concentrated, and
then subjected to azeotropic treatment three times with Tol, thereby obtaining 4.66
g (95%) of 3-(2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)-2-fluorobenzoic acid (Reference Example
11-1). FN: 239
[0066] In the same manner, the compounds of Reference Example 11-2 to Reference Example
11-13 shown in Table 11 were produced. In this connection, the compounds of Reference
Examples 11-6 to 11-12 were produced using corresponding optically active materials.
Reference Example 12-1
[0067] After adding 35 mg of potassium acetate to 2 ml of DMSO solution containing 100 mg
of 1-[3-(chloromethyl)phenyl]-3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)propane-1,3-dione,
the mixture was stirred at room temperature for about 2 days. The reaction liquid
was mixed with an appropriate amount of saturated ammonium chloride aqueous solution,
extracted several times with ethyl acetate, dried with anhydrous magnesium sulfate
and concentrated, and then the thus formed residue was purified by a silica gel column
chromatography to obtain 90 mg of a yellow oily substance from an ethyl acetate-hexane
(1:2) eluate. By crystallizing this from a small amount of ethyl acetate-hexane (1:3)
at 0°C, 68 mg (64%) of 3-[3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-3-oxopropanoyl]benzyl
acetate (Reference Example 12-1) was obtained as yellow crystals. FA: 449
[0068] In the same manner, 3-[2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-3-oxopropanoyl]benzyl
acetate (Reference Example 12-2) was obtained. FA: 431
Reference Example 13
[0069] A 25 ml portion of THF solution containing 1.2 g of ethyl 3-{3-[3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-3-oxopropanoyl]phenyl}acrylate
was cooled to -78°C in a stream of argon gas, 5.5 ml of 1.0 M diisobutylaluminum hydride-Tol
solution was gradually added dropwise thereto, and then the mixture was stirred at
0°C for about 2 hours. This was again cooled to -78°C the same amount of the reducing
agent was added dropwise thereto, and then the mixture was gradually risen to room
temperature and stirred for about 40 minutes. The reaction liquid was cooled to -30°C
or lower, small amount of methanol and purified water were added thereto, and the
thus formed insoluble matter was removed by filtration through washing with an appropriate
amount of ethyl acetate. The organic layer obtained by layer separation operation
of the filtrate was washed with water, dried with anhydrous magnesium sulfate and
concentrated, and then the thus obtained residue was purified by a silica gel column
chromatography to obtain 0.58 g (53%) of 1-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-3-[3-(3-hydroxyprop-1-en-1-yl)phenyl]propane-1,3-dione
as a yellow foam from a ethyl acetate-hexane (1:1) eluate. FA: 433
Reference Example 14
[0070] A 104 mg portion of palladium acetate and 5 ml of TEA were added one by one to 50
ml of acetonitrile solution containing 7.44 g of 3-iodobenzoic acid and 3.9 ml of
ethyl acrylate, and the mixture was sealed in a tube and heated at 100°C for about
12 hours. After spontaneous cooling, the catalyst was removed by filtration while
washing with appropriate amounts of methanol and ethyl acetate, and the filtrate was
evaporated under a reduced pressure. The thus formed crude crystals were recrystallized
from a small amount of ethanol to obtain 5.82 g (88%) of 3-(3-ethoxy-3-oxoprop-1-en-1-yl)
benzoic acid as white crystals. FA: 221
Reference Example 15-1
[0071] A 1 g portion of 4-(3-bromophenyl)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxane was dissolved in 18 ml
of THF solution and cooled to - 78°C, and then 2.35 ml of hexane solution containing
1.57 M n-butyl lithium was added dropwise thereto spending 1 hour. After completion
of the dropwise addition, this was further stirred for 30 minutes. After adding excess
amount of carbon dioxide thereto at -78°C, the mixture was risen to room temperature.
The reaction solution was mixed with ammonium chloride aqueous solution and extracted
10 times with chloroform-methanol (5:1), the organic layer was dried with sodium sulfate
and concentrated, and then the thus formed residue was purified by a silica gel column
chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate = 1:1) to obtain 550 mg (63%) of 3-(2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxan-4-yl)benzoic
acid (Reference Example 15-1). FA: 237
In the same manner, 2-butyl-3-(2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxan-4-yl)benzoic acid (5%) (Reference
Example 15-2) was obtained from 4-(3-bromo-2-fluorophenyl)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxane.
FN: 277
Reference Example 16-1
[0072] A 5.71 g portion of ethyl 3-[(1R)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl]-2-fluorobenzoate was dissolved
in 30 ml of 2,2-dimethoxypropane, mixed with 476 mg of p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate
and stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes. This was mixed with saturated sodium
bicarbonate aqueous solution and extracted with ethyl acetate, the organic layer was
washed with saturated brine, dried with sodium sulfate and concentrated, and then
the thus formed residue was purified by a silica gel column chromatography (hexane:ethyl
acetate = 10:1) to obtain 5.46 g (81%) of ethyl 3-[(4R)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl]-2-fluorobenzoate
(Reference Example 16-1). FA: 269
In the same manner, the compounds of the following Reference Example 16-9 and the
Reference Example 16-2 to the Reference Example 16-8 shown in Table 11, were produced
using corresponding optically active materials.
Reference Example 16-9 (4R)-4-(3-Bromo-2-fluorophenyl)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane
FA: 276
Reference Example 17-1
[0073] A 12.76 g portion of ethyl 3-bromo-2-fluorobenzoate was dissolved in 50 ml of Tol
solution, 15.8 ml of tributyl(vinyl)tin, 236 mg of tris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium
and 1.25 ml of tri-tert-butylphosphine 10 wt % hexane solution were added thereto
in order, and stirred at room temperature for 13 hours in an atmosphere of argon.
This was diluted with 300 ml of diethyl ether, mixed with 25 g of potassium fluoride,
and 5 ml of purified water and stirred for 30 minutes, the insoluble matter was filtered
using a Kiriyama funnel, and then the mother liquid was concentrated. The residue
was purified by a silica gel column chromatography (hexane:ethyl acetate = 40:1) to
obtain 10.3 g (97%) of ethyl 2-fluoro-3-vinylbenzoate (Reference Example 17-1).
In the same manner, the compounds of Reference Example 17-2 to the Reference Example
17-5 shown in Table 11 were produced.
Reference Example 18-1
[0074] A 74.3 g portion of AD-mix β was added to a mixed solvent of 265 ml tert-butanol
and 265 ml purified water and dissolved therein at room temperature spending 30 minutes.
After cooling to 0°C, this was mixed with 10.3 g of ethyl 2-fluoro-3-vinylbenzoate
and stirred for 3.5 hours. This was mixed with 79.6 g of sodium sulfite, stirred at
room temperature for 30 minutes and then extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic
layer was washed with saturated brine, dried with sodium sulfate and concentrated,
and then the thus formed residue was purified by a silica gel column chromatography
(hexane:ethyl acetate = 1:2) to obtain 5.71 g (47%) of ethyl 3-[(1R)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl]-2-fluorobenzoate
(Reference Example 18-1). FA: 229
In the same manner, the following optically active compounds of Reference Example
18-8 and the Reference Example 18-2 to the Reference Example 18-7 shown in Table 11,
were produced.
Furthermore, (1S)-1-phenylethane-1,2-diol derivatives were produced with AD-mix alpha
in the same manner.
Reference Example 18-8 (1R)-1-(3-Bromo-2-fluorophenyl)ethane-1,2-diol
FA: 236
Reference Example 19
[0075] To a DMF solution (30 ml) containing 2.70 g of 3-bromo-2-chlorobenzoic acid were
added 1.10 ml of methyl iodide and 2.38 g of potassium carbonate in order at room
temperature, followed by 1 hour of stirring. The reaction liquid was mixed with water
and then diluted with ethyl acetate. After a layer separation operation, the organic
layer was washed with water and saturated brine in that order, dried with anhydrous
magnesium sulfate and then concentrated under a reduced pressure. The thus obtained
residue was purified by a silica gel column chromatography using ethyl acetate-n-hexane
(100:3) as the elution solvent to obtain 2.26 g (79%) of methyl 3-bromo-2-chlorobenzoate.
FA: 250
Reference Example 20
[0076] In a stream of argon, anhydrous THF solution containing 0.72 ml of N,N-diisopropylamine
was cooled to about -70°C, 3.3 ml of 1.54 M n-butyl lithium-hexane solution was added
dropwise thereto, and then the reaction liquid was risen to about -15°C. The reaction
liquid was again cooled to about -70°C, mixed with 0.54 ml of 3-acetylpyridine and
then stirred at the same temperature for about 30 minutes, and subsequently, 5 ml
of anhydrous THF solution containing 1.1 g of 3-((4R)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)-2-fluorobenzaldehyde
was gradually added dropwise thereto. After stirring at -70°C for about 20 minutes
and then at about -30°C for about 3 hours, this was mixed with an appropriate amount
of 0.2 M hydrochloric acid aqueous solution and subjected to several times of extraction
operation with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with saturated brine and
dried with anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and then the solvent was evaporated and the
thus formed residue was isolated and purified by a silica gel column chromatography
to obtain 0.77 g (45%) of 3-[3-((4R)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)-2-fluorophenyl]-3-hydroxy-1-pyridin-3-yl-propan-1-one
as a colorless oil from an ethyl acetate-hexane (7:3) eluate. FA: 346
Reference Example 21
[0077] A 4 ml portion of DMF solution containing 0.38 g of 1-[3-((4R)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)-2-fluorophenyl]-3-pyridin-3-yl-propan-1,3-dione
and 1.3 g of potassium fluoride was mixed with 0.1 g of carbon disulfide, stirred
at room temperature for about 2.5 hours under a closed condition, mixed with 0.16
ml of methyl iodide and then further stirred for about 1 hour under the same condition.
The reaction liquid was mixed with an appropriate amount of purified water and extracted
several times with ethyl acetate, and the thus obtained organic layer was washed with
saturated brine and dried with anhydrous magnesium sulfate in that order. The solvent
was evaporated and the thus formed residue was isolated and purified by a silica gel
column chromatography to obtain 0.14 g (49%) of 2-[bis(methylsulfanyl)methylene]-1-[3-((4R)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)-2-fluorophenyl]-3-pyridin-3-yl-propan-1,3-dione
as a yellow oil from an ethyl acetate-hexane (1:1) eluate. ES+: 448
[0078]
Table 11
| Rex No. |
R701 |
R702 |
R703 |
DATA |
| 11-2 |
H |
2-F |
5-vin |
FN:165 |
| 11-3 |
H |
2-F |
3-vin |
FN:165 |
| 11-4 |
H |
4-F |
3-vin |
FN:165 |
| 11-5 |
H |
3-F |
5-vin |
FN:165 |
| 11-6 |
H |
2-Me |
3-{(2,2-diMe)-1,3-dixr4} |
ES-:235 |
| 11-7 |
H |
H |
3-{(2,2-diMe)-1,3-dixr4} |
ES-:221 |
| 11-8 |
H |
H |
3-{(2,2-diMe)-1,3-dixr4} |
ES-:221 |
| 11-9 |
H |
2-F |
3-{(2,2-diMe)-1,3-dixr4} |
FN:239 |
| 11-10 |
H |
4-F |
3-{(2,2-diMe)-1,3-dixr4} |
FA:241 |
| 11-11 |
H |
2-OMe |
3-{(2,2-diMe)-1,3-dixr4} |
ES-:251 |
| 11-12 |
H |
2-Cl |
3-{(2,2-diMe)-1,3-dixr4} |
FA:257 |
| 11-13 |
H |
H |

|
FN:173 |
| 16-2 |
Et |
2-Me |
3-{(2,2-diMe)-1,3-dixr4} |
El:264 |
| 16-3 |
Me |
H |
3-{(2,2-diMe)-1,3-dixr4} |
FA:237 |
| 16-4 |
Me |
H |
3-{(2,2-diMe)-1,3-dixr4} |
FA:237 |
| 16-5 |
Et |
2-F |
3-{(2,2-diMe)-1,3-dixr4} |
FA:269 |
| 16-6 |
Et |
4-F |
3-{(2,2-diMe)-1,3-dixr4} |
FA:269 |
| 16-7 |
Me |
2-OMe |
3-{(2,2-diMe)-1,3dixr4} |
FA:267 |
| 16-8 |
Me |
2-Cl |
3-{(2,2-diMe)-1,3-dixr4} |
FA:271 |
| 17-1 |
Et |
2-F |
3-vin |
EI:194 |
| 17-2 |
Et |
4-F |
3-vin |
FA:195 |
| 17-3 |
Et |
3-F |
5-vin |
EI:194 |
| 17-4 |
Et |
2-Me |
3-vin |
N2:7.44(3H, m), 7.01 (1 H, dd, J=11Hz, 17Hz), 5.59(1 H, dd, J=1Hz, 17Hz), 5.35(1H,
dd, J=1Hz, 11 Hz), 4.36(2H, q, J=7Hz), 2.51 (3H, s), 1.39(3H, t, J=7Hz) |
| 17-5 |
Me |
2-Cl |
3-vin |
FA:197 |
| 18-2 |
Et |
2-Me |

|
N2:7.42(3H, m), 5.09(1 H, m), 4.33(2H, q, J=7Hz), 3.58(4H, m), 2.42(3H, s), 1.37(3H,
t, J=7Hz) |
| 18-3 |
Me |
H |

|
N2:8.00(2H, m), 7.50(2H, m), 4.89(1H, m), 3.92(3H, s), 3.73(2H, m), 2.87(1 H, d, J=3Hz),
2.29(1H, m) |
| 18-4 |
Me |
H |

|
N2:8.00(2H, m), 7.51 (2H, m), 4.89(1H, m), 3.92(3H, s), 3.73(2H, m), 2.83(1 H, d,
J=3Hz), 2.25(1 H, m) |
| 18-5 |
Et |
4-F |

|
FA:229 |
| 18-6 |
Me |
2-OMe |

|
FA:227 |
| 18-7 |
Me |
2-Cl |

|
FA:231 |
Example 1-1
[0079]
- (1) An acid chloride forming reagent was prepared by adding 5 ml of dichloromethane
to a stirring solution of 0.80 ml thionyl chloride and 1.31 g 1H-benzotriazole. Subsequently,
the reagent prepared in the above was added to 90 ml of dichloromethane solution containing
1.96 g of (4R)-3-(2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)benzoic acid and stirred at room
temperature for 10 minutes. After filtration of the formed chloride, anhydrous magnesium
sulfate was added to the filtrate. After filtration and concentration, an acid chloride
compound was obtained.
- (2) At 70°C, the acid chloride compound obtained in (1) was dissolved in 10 ml of
Diglyme and added dropwise to 10 ml of Diglyme solution containing 933 mg of 2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-1-(3-fluorophenyl)ethanone
and 1.28 ml of TEA. Next, this was risen to 100°C, mixed with 66 µl of purified water
and then heated under reflux for 40 minutes. After cooling to room temperature, this
was mixed with an appropriate amount of purified water, extracted with ethyl acetate
and dried with anhydrous magnesium sulfate. After concentration of the organic layer,
the thus formed residue was purified by a silica gel column chromatography to obtain
1.68 g (100%) of 2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-1-{3-[(4R)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl]phenyl}-3-(3-fluorophenyl)propane-1,3-dione
(Example 1-1) from a hexane-ethyl acetate (6:1) eluate.
In the same manner, the compounds shown in Table 12 and Table 13 were produced using
corresponding optically active materials.
[0080]
Table 12
| Ex No. |
R101 |
R401 |
R501 |
R502 |
DATA |
| 1-1 |
H |
H |
3-F |
H |
ES+:459 |
| 1-2 |
H |
2-F |
3-F |
H |
FA:477 |
| 1-3 |
H |
2-F |
3-CN |
H |
FA:484 |
| 1-4 |
H |
2-F |
2-Me |
H |
FA:473 |
| 1-5 |
H |
2-F |
3-Me |
H |
FA:473 |
| 1-6 |
H |
2-F |
2-Cl |
H |
ES+:493 |
| 1-7 |
H |
2-F |
2-F |
H |
FA:477 |
| 1-8 |
H |
2-F |
H |
H |
FA:459 |
| 1-9 |
H |
2-F |
3-Cl |
H |
FA:493 |
| 1-10 |
H |
H |
3-F |
H |
not purified |
| 1-11 |
H |
4-F |
3-F |
H |
not purified |
| 1-12 |
H |
2-Me |
3-F |
H |
not purified |
| 1-13 |
F |
2-F |
3-F |
H |
not purified |
| 1-14 |
H |
2-F |
3-MeO |
H |
not purified |
| 1-15 |
H |
4-F |
3-F |
5-F |
not purified |
| 1-16 |
H |
4-F |
2-Cl |
H |
not purified |
[0081]
Table 13
| Ex No. |
R101 |
R401 |
R501 |
R502 |
ring A |
DATA |
| 1-17 |
H |
2-nBu |
3-F |
H |
Ph |
FA:515 |
| 1-18 |
H |
4-F |
H |
H |
Ph |
ES+:419 |
| 1-19 |
H |
2-MeO |
3-F |
H |
Ph |
FA:489 |
| 1-20 |
H |
2-Cl |
3-F |
H |
Ph |
ES+:493 |
| 1-21 |
H |
2-Me |
3-F |
5-F |
Ph |
ES+:491 |
| 1-22 |
H |
2-Me |
3-Cl |
H |
Ph |
ES+:489 |
| 1-23 |
H |
2-Me |
2-Cl |
H |
Ph |
ES+:489 |
| 1-24 |
H |
2-Me |
3-Me |
H |
Ph |
ES+:469 |
| 1-25 |
H |
2-Me |
H |
H |
Ph |
ES+:455 |
| 1-26 |
H |
2-Me |
2-F |
H |
Ph |
ES+:473 |
| 1-27 |
H |
2-Cl |
3-F |
5-F |
Ph |
ES+:511 |
| 1-28 |
H |
2-Cl |
3-Cl |
H |
Ph |
ES+:509 |
| 1-29 |
Py3CH2O |
2-F |
3-F |
5-F |
Ph |
FA:602 |
| 1-30 |
H |
4-F |
4-Cl |
H |
Ph |
ES+:493 |
| 1-31 |
H |
2-Cl |
3-F |
5-F |
Ph |
N1: 1.40(6H, m), 2.15(3H, s) 4.39(2H, m), 5.17(1 H, m), 7.03(7H, m), 7.32(2H, dt,
J=3 Hz, 9Hz), 7.78(2H, dt, J=3Hz, 9Hz), 13.20(2H, brs) |
| 1-32 |
H |
2-F |
3-F |
5-F |
Ph |
FA:495 |
| 1-33 |
H |
2-F |
H |
H |
Py3 |
FA:460 |
| 1-34 |
H |
2-Cl |
2-Cl |
H |
Ph |
ES+:509 |
| 1-35 |
H |
2-Cl |
H |
H |
Ph |
ES+:475 |
| 1-36 |
H |
2-Cl |
2-F |
H |
Ph |
ES+:493 |
| 1-37 |
H |
2-Cl |
3-CN |
H |
Ph |
ES+:500 |
| 1-38 |
H |
4-F |
H |
H |
Ph |
ES+:459 |
| 1-39 |
H |
4-F |
3-Me |
H |
Ph |
ES+:473 |
| 1-40 |
H |
4-F |
3-Br |
H |
Ph |
ES+:539 |
Example 2-1
[0082] A THF (12 ml)-purified water (3 ml) solution containing 72 mg of N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide
was mixed with 0.5 ml of 0.08 M osmium tetroxide-t-butanol solution and 0.82 g of
1-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-3-(3-vinylphenyl)propane-1,3-dione
in that order, and then stirred at room temperature for about 2 hours. The reaction
liquid was concentrated to about 1/4 volume, mixed with an appropriate amount of sodium
sulfite aqueous solution and extracted several times with ethyl acetate. The thus
obtained organic layer was washed with water, dried with anhydrous magnesium sulfate
and concentrated, and then the resulting residue was purified by a silica gel column
chromatography to obtain 0.83 g (69%) of 1-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-3-[3-(1,2-dihydroxyethyl)phenyl]propane-1,3-dione
(Example 2-1) as pale yellow crystals from a chloroform-methanol (80:1) eluate.
In the same manner, the compounds shown in Table 14 to Table 17 were produced.
[0083]
Table 14
| Ex No. |
R101 |
R102 |
R401 |
ring A |
DATA |
| 2-1 |
H |
H |
H |
3,5-diF-Ph |
FA:437 |
| 2-2 |
H |
H |
H |
3-F-5-CF3-Ph |
FA: 487 |
| 2-3 |
H |
H |
H |
3-Cl-5-F-Ph |
FA: 453 |
| 2-4 |
H |
H |
H |
3,4,5-triF-Ph |
FA: 455, N1: 3.28(2H, m), 4.43(1H, dd, J=4Hz, 6Hz), 4.72(1H, t, J=6Hz), 5.20(1H, d,
J=4Hz), 7.20(8H, m), 7.75(2H, m), 13:12(2H, s). mp:139-140°C (EA-H) |
| 2-5 |
F |
H |
H |
3,5-diF-Ph |
FA:455 |
| 2-6 |
F |
F |
H |
3,5-diF-Ph |
FA:473 |
| 2-7 |
H |
H |
H |
3-F-Ph |
FA:419 |
| 2-8 |
H |
H |
H |
3,5-diCl-Ph |
FA:469 |
| 2-9 |
H |
H |
H |
3,4-diF-Ph |
FA:437 |
| 2-10 |
H |
H |
H |
2,6-diCl-Py4 |
FA:470 |
| 2-11 |
H |
H |
H |
2,6-diF-Ph |
FA:437 |
| 2-12 |
F |
Cl |
H |
3,5-diF-Ph |
FA:489 |
| 2-13 |
H |
H |
H |
4-F-Ph |
FA:419 |
| 2-14 |
F |
H |
H |
3-Cl-5-F-Ph |
FA:471 |
| 2-15 |
H |
H |
H |
3-MeO-Ph |
FA:431 |
| 2-16 |
H |
H |
H |
3-Cl-4-F-Ph |
FA:453 |
| 2-17 |
H |
H |
H |
4-CN-Ph |
FA:426 |
| 2-18 |
H |
H |
H |
3-Br-5-F-Ph |
FA:497,499(1:1) |
| 2-20 |
H |
H |
6-F |
3,5-diF-Ph |
FA:455, N1:4.40(1H, t, J=6Hz), 4.73(1H, m), 5.22(1H, m), 6.77(1H, t, J=9Hz), 6.87(2H,
m), 6.95(1H, m), 7.10(1H, m), 7.16(1H, m), 7.32(2H, m), 7.75(2H, m), 13.17(2H, s),
mp:128-129°C(EA-H) |
| 2-21 |
H |
H |
H |
2-Cl-Ph |
FA:435 |
| 2-22 |
H |
H |
H |
Thiop3 |
FA:407 |
| 2-23 |
H |
H |
H |
3,5-diMe-Ph |
FA:429 |
| 2-24 |
H |
H |
H |
2,3-diMe-Ph |
FA:429 |
| 2-25 |
H |
H |
H |
2-F-Py4 |
FA:420 |
| 2-26 |
H |
H |
H |
Thiop2 |
FA:407 |
| 2-28 |
Cl |
H |
H |
3,5-diF-Ph |
FA:471 |
| 2-29 |
F |
Cl |
H |
3-Cl-5-F-Ph |
FA:505 |
| 2-31 |
H |
H |
H |
3-MeOCO-Ph |
FA:459 |
| 2-32 |
H |
H |
H |
3-Cl-6-Me-Ph |
FA:449 |
| 2-33 |
H |
H |
H |
4-F-3-Me-Ph |
FA:433 |
| 2-34 |
F |
F |
H |
3-Cl-5-F-Ph |
FA:489 |
| 2-35 |
H |
H |
H |
2-CF3-Py5 |
FA:470 |
| 2-36 |
H |
H |
H |
3-N(Me)2SO2-Ph |
FA:508 |
[0084]
Table 15
| Ex No. |
ring A |
R401 |
R401 |
DATA |
| 2-37 |
3,5-diF-Ph |
2-F |
H |
FA:455, N1:3.15(1H, m), 3.32(1H, m), 4.64(1H, m), 4.79(1H, m), 5.26(1H, m), 6.92(4H,
m), 7.11(1H, t, J=6Hz), 7.27(1H, t, J=6Hz), 7.32(2H, m), 7.75(2H, m), 13.18(2H, s),
mp:218-219°C (EA-H) |
| 2-38 |
3,5-diF-Ph |
4-F |
H |
FA:455, N1:3.24(2H, m), 4.68(1H, m), 4.84(1H, t, J=6Hz), 5.38(1H, d, J=5Hz), 6.89(3H,
m), 6.96(1H, m), 7.29(3H,m), 7.44(1H, m), 7.73(2H, m), 13.09(2H, s), mp:202-203°C
(EA-H) |
| 2-39 |
3,5-diF-Ph |
5-F |
H |
FA:455 |
| 2-40 |
3-F-6-MeO-Ph |
H |
H |
FA:449 |
| 2-41 |
3-F-2-Me-Ph |
H |
H |
FA:433 |
| 2-42 |
3-Me-Ph |
H |
H |
FA:415 |
| 2-43 |
4-Cl-3-F-Ph |
H |
H |
FA:453 |
| 2-44 |
4-F-3-CF3-Ph |
H |
H |
FA:487 |
| 2-45 |
3-CN-Ph |
H |
H |
FA:426 |
| 2-46 |
3-Br-4-F-Ph |
H |
H |
FA:497, 499(1:1) |
| 2-47 |
3,4-diCl-Ph |
H |
H |
FA:469 |
| 2-48 |
2,3,5-triF-Ph |
H |
H |
FA:455 N1:4.44(1H, m), 4.72(1H, t, J=6Hz), 5.18(1H, d, J=4Hz), 6.89(1H, m), 7.15(4H,
m), 7.32(3H, m), 7.76(2H, dd, J=3Hz, 6Hz), 13.19(2H, s), mp:127-129°C (EA-H) |
| 2-49 |
Ph |
H |
H |
FA:401 |
| 2-50 |
3-Cl-Ph |
H |
H |
FA:435 |
| 2-51 |
4-Cl-Ph |
H |
H |
FA:435 |
| 2-52 |
2-Me-Ph |
H |
H |
FA:415 |
| 2-53 |
4-Me-Ph |
H |
H |
FA:415 |
| 2-54 |
3-F-Ph |
2-F |
H |
FA:437 |
| 2-55 |
3-F-Ph |
4-F |
H |
FA:437 |
| 2-56 |
2-Cl-5-F-Ph |
H |
H |
FA:453 |
| 2-57 |
2-F-Ph |
H |
H |
FA:419 |
| 2-58 |
2,3-diF-Ph |
H |
H |
FA:437 N1:4.42(1H, m), 4.69(1H, t, J=6Hz), 5.14(1H, d, J=4Hz), 7.10(9H, m), 7.75(2H,
m), 13.17(2H, s), mp:129-131 °C (EA-H) |
| 2-59 |
3-F-Ph |
2-F |
4-F |
FA:455 |
[0085]
Table 16
| Ex No. |
R401 |
R501 |
X |
DATA |
| 2-60 |
H |
F |
1,1-cPr-diyl |
FA:463 |
| 2-61 |
H |
F |
- CH(COOEt) - |
FA:509 |
| 2-62 |
H |
F |
-CH(OH)CH2- |
FA:467, N1: 2.97(1 H. m), 3.31 (2H, m), 4.42(2H, m), 4.50(1.H, d, J=6Hz), 5.01(1H,
d, J=6Hz), 6.92(3H, m), 7.14(3H, m), 7.31 (3H, m), 7.73(2H, m), 13.07(2H, s), mp:
187-188°C (EA-H) |
| 2-63 |
H |
H |
1,1-cPr-diyl |
FA:445 |
| 2-64 |
H |
H |
- C(Me)2 - |
FA:447 |
| 2-65 |
H |
H |
- CH(Me) - |
FA:433, N1: 0.70(3H, m), 3.53(1 H, m), 4.24(1 H, m), 4.51(1H, m), 5.05(1 H, m), 6.90(1
H, m), 7.16(9H, m), 7.72(2H, m), 13.06(2H, s), mp:122- 123°C (EA-H) |
| 2-66 |
H |
H |
- CH(CN) - |
FA:444 |
| 2-67 |
H |
H |
-CH(Ph)- |
FA:495 |
| 2-68 |
H |
H |
-CH(i-Pr)- |
ES+:461 |
| 2-69 |
H |
H |
CH(MeOCH2) - |
ES+:463 |
| 2-70 |
H |
F |
- CH(Et) - |
ES+:465 |
| 2-71 |
H |
H |
CH[N(Me)2CH2] - |
FA:476 |
| 2-72 |
H |
H |
- CH(cBu) - |
FA:473 |
| 2-73 |
H |
F |
- CH(cHex) - |
FA:519 |
| 2-74 |
H |
H |
- CH(cPr) - |
FA:459 |
| 2-75 |
2-F |
H |
- CH(Me) - |
FA:451 |
| 2-76 |
H |
H |
- CH(CF3) - |
FA:487 |
Example 3-1
[0087] A 6 ml portion of THF solution containing 0.21 g of 2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-1-[3-(1,2-dihydroxyethyl)phenyl]-3-(3-fluorophenyl)propane-1,3-dione
and 0.3 g of methyl orthoacetate was mixed with 63 mg of pyridinium p-toluenesulfonate
and then stirred at room temperature for about 30 minutes. After evaporation of the
solvent, the residue was mixed with an appropriate amount of sodium bicarbonate aqueous
solution, extracted several times with ethyl acetate, dried with anhydrous magnesium
sulfate and concentrated. The thus formed residue was purified by a silica gel column
chromatography to obtain 162 mg (68%) of 2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-1-(3-fluorophenyl)'-3-[3-(2-methoxy-2-methyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)phenyl]propane-1,3-dione
(Example 3-1) as a pale yellow foam from an ethyl acetate-hexane (1:2) eluate.
In the same manner, the compounds shown in Table 18 were produced.
[0088]
Table 18
| Ex No. |
R7 |
R8 |
DATA |
| 3-1 |
MeO |
Me |
FA:475, N1:1.55(3H, s), 3.28(3H, m), 3.41 (1 H, m), 4.32(1H, m), 5.07(1 H, m), 6.92(1
H, m), 7.10(5H, m), 7.30(4H, m), 7.74(2H, m), 13.13(2H, s). |
| 3-2 |
MeO |
H |
FA:461, N1:3.30(3H, m), 3.43(1H, m), 4.31 (1 H, m), 5.05(1 H, m), 5.95(1 H, m), 6.91
(1H, m), 7.09(5H, m), 7.29(4H, m), 7.74(2H, m), 13.13(2H, s). |
| 3-3 |
vin |
H |
FA:457 |
| 3-4 |
EtO |
Et |
FA:503 |
Example 4-1
[0089] A 20 ml portion of methanol solution containing 1.68 g of 2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-1-{3-[(4R)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl]phenyl}-3-(3-fluorophenyl)propane-1,3-dione
was mixed with 560 mg of p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate and stirred at room temperature
for 18 hours. This was mixed with appropriate amounts of purified water and saturated
sodium bicarbonate aqueous solution, extracted with ethyl acetate and dried with anhydrous
magnesium sulfate. After concentration, the thus formed residue was purified by a
silica gel column chromatography to obtain 640 mg (42%) of 2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-1-{3-[(1R)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl]phenyl}-3-(3-fluorophenyl)propane-1,3-dione
(Example 4-1) from a hexane-ethyl acetate (3:1 - 1:3) eluate.
In this connection, the compound of Example 4-11 was produced by the following method.
A 140 mg portion of 3-(2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-3-{3-[(4R)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl]-2-fluorophenyl}-3-oxopropanoyl)benzonitrile
was dissolved in 5 ml of acetic acid-water (4:1) and stirred at 50°C for 3 hours.
The solvent was evaporated to carry out an azeotropic treatment using Tol. The thus
formed residue was purified by a silica gel column chromatography, and the foamy substance
obtained from a chloroform-methanol (10:0 - 9:1) eluate was recrystallized from ethyl
acetate hexane to obtain 105 mg (82%) of 3-(2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-3-{3-[(1R)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl]-2-fluorophenyl}-3-oxopropanoyl)benzonitrile
(Example 4-11).
In the same manner, the compounds shown in Tables 19 to 21 were produced using corresponding
optically active materials derived from the dihydroxy compounds synthesized using
AD-mix beta.
[0090]
Table 19
| Ex No. |
R401 |
R501 |
R502 |
X |
R101 |
Salt |
DATA |
| 4-1 |
H |
3-F |
H |
-CH2- |
H |
- |
FA:419 N1:4.40(1H, m), 4.68(1 H, t, J=6Hz), 5.15(1 H, d, J=4Hz), 7.10(10H, m), 7.73(2H,
m), 13.09(2H, s), mp:190-191°C(EA-H) |
| 4-2 |
H |
3-F |
5-F |
-(CH2)2- |
H |
- |
FA:451 |
| 4-3 |
4-F |
3-F |
H |
-CH2- |
H |
- |
FA:437 N1:4.66(1H, m), 4.82(1 H, t, J=6Hz), 5.37(1 H, d, J=5Hz), 7.14(9H, m), 7.73(2H,
m), 13.08(2H, s), mp:127-128°C(EA-H) |
| 4-4 |
2-F |
3-F |
H |
-CH2- |
H |
- |
FA:437, N1:3.11(1H, m), 3.31 (1 H, m), 4.62(1H, m), 4.77(1H, t, J=6Hz), 5.23(1H, d,
J=4Hz), 6.92(2H, m), 6.99(1H, m), 7.09(3H, m), 7.19(1H, m), 7.31 (2H, m), 7.75(2H,
m),13.17(2H, s), mp: 197-198°C(EA-H) |
| 4-5 |
2-Me |
3-F |
5-F |
-CH2- |
H |
- |
FA:451 N1:2.34(3H, s), 3.50(2H, m), 4.95(1H, m), 6.48(1 H, m), 6.73(2H, m), 6.98(2H,
m), 7.29(1 H, m), 7.40(2H, m), 7.53(2H, m), 12.70(1H, brs), 13.10(1H, brs), mp:228-229°C(EtOH) |
| 4-6 |
H |
3-F |
H |
-CH2- |
H |
- |
FA:419 |
| 4-7 |
2-F |
H |
H |
-CH2- |
H |
- |
FA:419 |
| 4-8 |
2-nBu |
3-F |
H |
-CH2- |
H |
- |
FA:475 N1:0.90(3H, t, J=7Hz), 1.17(4H, m), 1.83(1H, m), 229(1 H, m), 293(1 H, m),
3.06(1 H, m), 4.55-4.63(1 H, m), 4.71 ((1 H, t, J=6Hz), 5.00(1 H, m), 6.79-6.94(5H,
m), 7.04(1H, m), 7.14(1H, m), 7.29(2H, dd, J=3Hz, 9Hz),7.75(2H, dt, J=3Hz, 9Hz) 13.10(2H,
s), mp: 132-133°C(EA+H) |
| 4-9 |
2-F |
3-Cl |
H |
-CH2- |
H |
- |
FA:453 N1:4.63(1 H, m), 4.78(1 H, t, J=6Hz), 524(1 H, d, J=4Hz), 7.12(9H, m), 7.76(2H,
m), 13.18(2H, s), mp:139-140°C(EA-H)) |
| 4-10 |
2-F |
3-F |
H |
-CH2- |
F |
- |
FA: 455, N1:3.11 (1H, m), 3.32(1H, m), 4.62(1H, m), 4.78(1H, t, J=6Hz), 523(1H, d,
J=5Hz), 6.95(3H, m), 7.10(3H, m), 7.19(2H, m), 7.54(1H, m), 7.72-7.75(1H, m), 13.22(2H,
s), mp: 208-209°C(EA-H) |
| 4-11 |
2-F |
3-CN |
H |
-CH2- |
H |
- |
FA:444 |
| 4-12 |
2-F |
3-MeO |
H |
-CH2- |
Py3CH2O |
oxal |
ES+:562 |
[0091]
Table 20
| Ex No. |
R501 |
R502 |
R401 |
DATA |
| 4-13 |
2-Cl |
H |
2-Me |
FA:449 |
| 4-14 |
3-Me |
H |
2-F |
FA:433 |
| 4-15 |
3-Cl |
H |
2-Cl |
ES+:469 N1:2.93(1 H, m), 4.76(2H, m), 5.33(1 H, 2-Cl m),7.09(6H, m), 7.25(1 H, m),
7.33(2H, dt, J=3Hz, 9Hz), 7.77(2H, dt, J=3Hz, 9Hz) 13.24(2H, brs), mp:134-136°C (EA-CT-H) |
| 4-16 |
2-Me |
H |
2-F |
FA:433 |
| 4-17 |
2-Cl |
H |
4-F |
FA:453 N1:4.66(1H, m), 4.81 (1 H, m), 5.34(1 H, d, J=5Hz), 6.77(1 H, m), 7.01 (3H,m),
7.16(2H, m), 7.32(2H, dd, J=3Hz, 6Hz), 7.42(1 H, m), 7.75(2H, dd, J=3Hz, 6Hz), 13.20(2H,
s) mp:135-137°C (EA-H) |
| 4-18 |
3-Cl |
H |
4-F |
FA:453 N1:3.26(2H, m), 4.67(1 H, m), 5.35(1H, m), 6.86(1 H, m), 7.08(1H, m), 7.23(6H,
m), 7.45(1H, m), 7.75(2H, m) 13.08(2H, s). |
| 4-19 |
3-F |
H |
2-MeO |
FA:449 |
| 4-20 |
3-F |
H |
2-Me |
FA:433 N1:4.61 (1 H, brs), 4.71 (1 H, t, J=6Hz), 5.02(1H, brs), 6.99(7H, m), 7.31
(2H, m), 7.75(2H, m), 13.18(2H, s), mp:139-141°C(EA-H) |
| 4-21 |
3-F |
H |
2-Cl |
FA:453 N1:2.91(1H, m), 4.78(2H, m), 5.34(1H, m), 6.98(6H, m), 7.24(1H, m), 7.33(2H,
dt, J=3Hz, 9.Hz),7.77(2H, dt, J=3Hz, 9Hz) 13.25(2H, brs), mp: 125-127°C (EA-H) |
| 4-22 |
3-F |
5-F |
4-F |
FA:455 N1:4.68(1H, m), 4.85(1H, m), 5.40(1H, d, J=4Hz), 6.95(4H, m), 7.30(3H, m),
7.45(1H, dd, J=2Hz, 7Hz), 7.74(2H, dd, J=3Hz, 6Hz), 13.10(2H, s), mp:147-149°C (EA-H) |
| 4-23 |
3-Cl |
H |
2-Me |
ES+:449 N1: 2.31 (3H, s), 3.32(1H, m), 3.58(1H, m), 4.92(1H, m); 7.00(4H, m), 7.12(2H,
m), 7.23(1H, m), 7.38(2H, m), 7.51 (2H, m), 12.70(1 H, brs), 13.10(1 H, brs) |
| 4-24 |
2-Cl |
H |
2-F |
FA:453 |
| 4-25 |
3-Me |
H |
2-Me |
FA:429 N1:2.18(3H, s), 2.26(3H, s), 3.47(2H, m), 4.85(1 H, m), 6.94(5H, m), 7.17(1
H, m), 7.36(2H, m), 7.50(2H, m), mp: 196-197°C (EA-H) |
| 4-26 |
3-MeO |
H |
2-F |
FA:449 |
| 4-27 |
H |
H |
2-Me |
ES+:415 |
[0092]
Table 21
| Ex No. |
ring A |
R501 |
R502 |
R401 |
DATA |
| 4-28 |
Ph |
2-F |
H |
2-F |
FA:437 |
| 4-29 |
Ph |
2-F |
H |
2-Me |
ES+:433, N1:223(3H, s), 3.46(2H, m), 4.93(1 H, m), 6.62(1 H, m), 6.82(1H, m), 7.12(5H,
m), 7.41 (1H, m), 7.52(1 H, m), 13.10(2H, m) mp: 215-217°C (EA-H) |
| 4-30 |
Ph |
3-F |
5-F |
2-Cl |
ES+:471 N1: 2.98(1H, m), 4.81 (2H, m), 5.48(1 H, m), 6.87(3H, m), 7.09(2H, m), 7.29(3H,
m) 7.75(2H, dt, J=3Hz, 9Hz), 13.27(2H, brs), mp: 126-129°C (EA-ET-H) |
| 4-31 |
Ph |
4-Cl |
H |
4-F |
ES+:453 |
| 4-32 |
Ph |
3-Me |
H |
2-Cl |
FA:449 N1: 215(3H, s), 286(1H, m), 4.75(1H, m), 4.78(1H, t, J=6Hz), 5.27(1H, m), 6.96(6H,
m), 7.19(1H, m), 7.32(2H, dt, J=3Hz, 9Hz), 7.75(2H, dt, J=3Hz, 9Hz), 13.20(2H, brs) |
| 4-33 |
Ph |
3-F |
5-F |
2-F |
FA:455 N1:3.15(1 H, m), 3.32(1 H, m), 4.64(1H, m), 4.79(1H, m), 5.26(1H, m), 6.92(4H,
m), 7.11(1H, t, J=6Hz), 7.27(1 H, t, J=6Hz), 7.32(2H, m), 7.75(2H, m), 13.18(2H, s),
mp:218-219°C (EA-H) |
| 4-34 |
Py3 |
H |
H |
2-F |
ES+:420 |
| 4-35 |
Ph |
4-Cl |
H |
2-Cl |
ES+:469 |
| 4-36 |
Ph |
H |
H |
2-Cl |
ES+:435 |
| 4-37 |
Ph |
2-F |
H |
2-Cl |
FA:453 |
| 4-38 |
Ph |
3-NC |
H |
2-Cl |
FA:460 |
| 4-39 |
Ph |
H |
H |
2-Cl |
ES+:419 |
| 4-40 |
Ph |
3-Me |
H |
4-F |
ES+:433 |
| 4-41 |
Ph |
3-Br |
H |
4-F |
ES+:497, 499(1:1) |
Example 5
[0093] A chloroform solution containing 0.11 g of 1-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-3-{3-[1-hydroxy-2-(methylsulfanyl)ethyl]phenyl}propane-1,3-dione
was mixed with 0.13 g of 77% 3-chloroperbenzoic acid and stirred at room temperature
for about 30 minutes. The reaction liquid was mixed with an appropriate amount of
sodium bicarbonate aqueous solution, extracted several times with ethyl acetate, dried
with anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated, and then the thus formed residue
was purified by a silica gel column chromatography to obtain 85 mg (71%) of 1-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-3-{3-[1-hydroxy-2-(methylsulfonyl)ethyl]phenyl}propane-1,3-dione
as a yellow foam from a chloroform-methanol (100:1) eluate. ES+: 499
Example 6-1
[0094] At -10°C, 10 ml of ethanol solution containing 184 mg of 2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-1-(3-fluorophenyl)-3-[3-(1-hydroxy-3-oxobutyl)phenyl]propane-1,3-dione
was mixed with sodium borohydride and stirred for 30 minutes. This was mixed with
an appropriate amount of saturated ammonium chloride aqueous solution and purified
water, extracted with ethyl acetate and dried with anhydrous magnesium sulfate. After
concentration, the thus formed residue was purified by a silica gel column chromatography
to obtain 110 mg (60%) of 2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-1-[3-(1,3-dihydroxybutyl)phenyl]-3-(3-fluorophenyl)propane-1,3-dione
(Example 6-1) from a hexane-ethyl acetate (1:1 - 1:3) eluate.
In the same manner, the compounds shown in Table 22 were produced.
Table 22
| Ex No. |
R501 |
R502 |
ring B |
R2 |
R3 |
X |
DATA |
| 6-1 |
F |
H |
pheny-1,3-diyl |
- OH |
H |
- CH2CH(Me) - |
FA:447 |
| 6-2 |
F |
H |
pheny-1,3-diyl |
Cl |
H |
- CH2 - |
FA:437 |
| 6-3 |
F |
F |
pheny-1,3-diyl |
H |
Me |
bond |
FA:421 |
| 6-4 |
F |
F |
pheny-1,3-diyl |
- OAc |
H |
- CH2 - |
FA:479 |
| 6-5 |
F |
F |
Thiop-2,5-diyl |
-OAc |
H |
- CH2 - |
not purified |
| 6-6 |
F |
F |
pheny-1,3-diyl |
- N(Me)2 |
H |
- CH2 - |
FA:464 |
| 6-7 |
F |
F |
pheriy-1,3-diyl |
- SMe |
H |
- CH2 - |
FA:467 |
| 6-8 |
F |
F |
pheny-1,3-diyl |
-N3 |
H |
- CH2 - |
not purified |
| 6-9 |
F |
H |
pheny-1,3-diyl |
- OH |
H |
-CH(OAc)CH(Me)- |
ES+:505 |
Example 7-1
[0095] To 5 ml of DMF solution containing 200 mg of 2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-1-[3-(1,2-dihydroxyethyl)phenyl]-3-(3-fluorophenyl)propane-1,3-dione
and 53 µl of 2-methylpropanoic acid were added 88 mg of 1-hydroxybenzotriazole monohydrate,
110 mg of WSCHC1 and 70 mg of dimethylaminopyridine in that order, and the mixture
was stirred at room temperature for 18 hours. This was mixed with an appropriate amount
of purified water, extracted with ethyl acetate and dried with anhydrous magnesium
sulfate. After concentration, the thus formed residue was purified by a silica gel
column chromatography to obtain 90 mg (39%) of 2-{3-[2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-3-oxopropanoyl]phenyl}-2-hydroxyethyl-2-methyl
propanoate (Example 7-5) from a hexane-ethyl acetate (2:1 - 0:1) eluate.
In the same manner, the compounds shown in Table 23 were produced.
[0096]
Table 23
| Ex No. |
R501 |
R502 |
R1 |
R2 |
X |
DATA |
| 7-1 |
F |
H |
H |
-OCO-iPr |
-CH2- |
FA:489 |
| 7-2 |
F |
F |
H |
-OH |
-CH[N(Me)2CO]- |
FA:508 |
| 7-3 |
F |
H |
-COMe |
-oCOMe |
-CH2- |
FA:503 |
| 7-4 |
F |
H |
-CO-iPr |
-OCO-iPr |
-CH2- |
FA:559 |
| 7-5 |
F |
H |
H |
-oCOMe |
-CH2- |
FA:489 |
Example 8
[0097] A 0.35 g portion of 2-(1,3- dihydro-2H-benzoùodazol-2-ylidene )-1-[3-(1,2-dihydroxyethyl)phenyl]-3-(3-
fluorophenyl)propane-1,3-dione was added to 10 ml of DMF solution containing 0.14
g of N,N-dimethylglycine hydrochloride, 0.14 g of HOBt, 0.19 g of WSCHCl and 0.28
ml of TEA, and then the mixture was stirred at room temperature for about 12 hours.
The reaction liquid was mixed with an appropriate amount of ammonium chloride aqueous
solution, extracted several times with ethyl acetate, dried with anhydrous magnesium
sulfate and concentrated, and then the thus formed residue was purified by a silica
gel column chromatography to obtain 0.3 g of a yellow foam from a chloroform-methanol
(50:1) eluate. This was dissolved in 15 ml of ethyl acetate, 0.5 ml of 4 N hydrochloric
acid-ethyl acetate solution was added dropwise thereto,' the mixture was stirred at
room temperature for about 15 minutes, and then the thus formed crystals were collected
by filtration and dried to obtain 0.2 g (44%) of 2-{3-[2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-3-oxopropanoyl]phenyl}-2-hydroxyethyl
(dimethylamino)acetate hydrochloride as white crystals. FA: 504
Example 9-1
[0098] A 10 ml portion of THF solution containing 104 mg of 1-[{3-[2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-3-oxopropanoyl]phenyl}(hydroxy)methyl]-2-hydroxypropyl
acetate and 2 ml of methanol solution were mixed with 0.62 ml of 1.0 M sodium hydroxide
and stirred for 30 minutes. This was mixed with appropriate amounts of saturated ammonium
chloride aqueous solution and purified water, extracted with ethyl acetate and dried
with anhydrous magnesium sulfate. After concentration, the thus formed residue was
purified by a silica gel column chromatography to obtain 35 mg (37%) of 2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-1-(3-fluorophenyl)-3-[3-(1,2,3-trihydroxybutyl)phenyl]propane-1,3-dione
(Example 9-1) from a hexane-ethyl acetate (1:1 - 1:3) eluate.
In the same manner, the compounds shown in Table 24 and Examples 9-5 and 9-6 were
produced.
Example 9-5 2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-1-(3-fluorophenyl)-3-[3-(hydroxymethyl)phenyl]propane-1,3-dione
FA: 389
Example 9-6 1-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-3-[3-(hydroxymethyl)phenyl]propane-1,3-dione
FA: 407
[0099]
Table 24
| Ex No. |
R501 |
R502 |
ring B |
R2 |
X |
DATA |
| 9-1 |
F |
H |
pheny-1,3-diyl |
-OH |
-CH(OH)CH(Me)- |
ES+:463 |
| 9-2 |
F |
F |
pheny-1,3-diyl |
H |
Bond |
FA: 407 |
| 9-3 |
F |
F |
Thiop-2,5-diyl |
-OH |
-CH2- |
FA: 443 |
| 9-4 |
F |
F |
pheny-1,3-diyl |
-OH |
-CH(COOH)- |
FA:481 |
[0100] Under ice-cooling, 0.54 g of sodium periodate was added to 3 ml of THF-methanol aqueous
solution (1:1:1) containing 0.25 g of -2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-1-{3-[2-(1,2-dihydroxyethyl)-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl]phenyl}-3-(3-fluorophenyl)propane-1,3-dione
and stirred at room temperature for about 30 minutes. The reaction liquid was mixed
with an appropriate amount of saturated brine, extracted with ethyl acetate, dried
with anhydrous magnesium sulfate and then concentrated to obtain a formyl inter mediate
as yellow foam. This was dissolved in 5 ml of methylene chloride, 60 µl of morpholine
and 0.3 ml of acetic acid were added thereto in that order, and then 0.22 g of triacetoxy
sodium borohydride was added thereto under ice-cooling, and the mixture was stirred
at room temperature for about 30 minutes. After evaporation of the solvent, the residue
was mixed with an appropriate amount of sodium bicarbonate, extracted several times
with ethyl acetate, dried with anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated. The thus
formed residue was purified by a silica gel column chromatography to obtain 0.16 g
(60%) of 2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-1-(3-fluorophenyl)-3-{3-[2-(morpholin-4-ylmethyl)-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl]phenyl}propane-1,3-dione
as a yellow foam from an ethyl acetate eluate. FA: 530
Example 11-1
[0101] A 0.33 ml portion of 2-bromopyridine was dissolved in 3 ml of THF, and the solution
was cooled to -78°C, mixed with 2.2 ml of n-butyl lithium and then stirred at the
same temperature for 30 minutes. This solution was poured at -78°C into a solution
prepared by dissolving 3-[2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-3-oxopropanoyl]benzaldehyde
in 10 ml of THF. This was slowly risen to room temperature and mixed with 50 ml of
saturated ammonium chloride aqueous solution. This was extracted with ethyl acetate,
dried with sodium sulfate and then concentrated, and the thus formed residue was purified
by a silica gel column chromatography (chloroform:methanol = from 100:0 to 90:10).
By subjecting the thus obtained reddish brown solid to salt formation with 4N HCl/EtOAC
(0.2 ml), 151 mg (42%) of 2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-1-(3-fluorophenyl)-3-{3-[hydroxy(pyridin-2-yl)methyl]phenyl}propane-1,3-dione
hydrochloride (Example 11-1) was obtained. FA: 466
[0102] In the same manner, 2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-1-(3-fluorophenyl)-3-{3-[hydroxy(1-methyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)methyl]phenyl}propane-1,3-dione
hydrochloride (Example 11-2) was obtained. FA: 469
Example 12
[0103] A 2 ml portion of DMSO solution containing 100 mg of 1-[3-(chloromethyl)phenyl]-3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)propane-1,3-dione
was mixed with 35 mg of potassium acetate and stirred at room temperature for about
2 days. The reaction liquid was mixed with an appropriate amount of saturated ammonium
chloride aqueous solution, extracted several times with ethyl acetate, dried with
anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated, and then the thus formed residue was
purified by a silica gel column chromatography to obtain 90 mg of a yellow oily substance
from an ethyl acetate-hexane (1:2) eluate. By crystallizing this from a small amount
of an ethyl acetate-hexane (1:3) at a low temperature, 68 mg (64%) of 3-[3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-3-oxopropanoyl]benzylacetate
was obtained as yellow crystals. FA: 449
Example 13-1
[0104] Resolution of 1-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-3-[3-(1,2-dihydroxyethyl)phenyl]propane-1,3-dione
was carried out in the usual way using a chiral column: CHIRALCEL OD-H (trade name,
Daicel Chemical Industries) and an eluent: hexane/ethanol 3:1. 1-(3,5-Difluorophenyl)-2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-3-{3-[(1S)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl]phenyl}propane-1,3-dione
(Example 13-1) was obtained as the isomer having shorter retention time. Example 13-1
FA: 437, [α]
D +21.3° (c 0.356 MeOH) Also, 1-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-3-{3-[(1R)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl]phenyl}propane-1,3-dione
(Example 13-2) was obtained as the isomer having longer retention time. FA: 437, N1:
3.27 (2 H, m), 4.42 (1 H, m), 4.71 (1H, t, J = 6 Hz), 5.17 (1 H, d, J = 4 Hz) , 6.91
(3 H, m), 7.14 (3 H, m), 7.30 (3H, m), 7.74 (2 H, m), 13.11 (2 H, s), mp: 189 - 190°C,
[α]
D -21.2° (c 0.367 MeOH)
Example 14-1
[0105] A 568 mg portion of 1-[3-(2-azido-1-hydroxyethyl)phenyl]-3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)propane-1,3-dione
and 120 mg of 10% palladium-carbon were added to 50 ml of ethyl acetate and stirred
at room temperature for 8.5 hours under ordinary pressure and in an atmosphere of
hydrogen. This was filtered through celite, concentrated, mixed with diethyl ether
and then extracted with water. By concentrating the water layer, 250 mg (47%) of 1-[3-(2-amino-1-hydroxyethyl)phenyl]-3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)propane-1,3-dione
(Example 14-1) was obtained as a yellow solid. FA: 436
In the same manner, the following compounds were obtained. Example 14-2 2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-1-[3-
(2-ethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)phenyl]-3-(3-fluorophenyl)propane-1,3-dione FA: 459
Example 14-3 1-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-3-13-[(1R)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl]-2-fluorophenyl}-2-(5-hydroxy-1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)propane-1,3-dine
FA: 471
Example 15-1
[0106] A 137 mg portion of 1-[3-(2-amino-1-hydroxyethyl)phenyl]-3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)propane-1,3-dione
was dissolved in 10 ml of pyridine, and 35 mg of acetic anhydride was added thereto
under ice-cooling. After 2.5 hours of stirring at room temperature, the reaction liquid
was mixed with an appropriate amount of sodium bicarbonate aqueous solution, extracted
with ethyl acetate, dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated, and then
the thus formed residue was purified by a silica gel column chromatography to obtain
120 mg (80%) of N-(2-{3-[3-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-3-oxopropanoyl]phenyl}-2-hydroxyethyl)acetamide
(Example 15-1) as a yellow foam from a chloroform-methanol (30:1) eluate. FA: 478
[0107] The following compounds were obtained in the same manner. Example 15-2 2-{3-[2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-3-oxopropanoyl]phenyl}-2-hydroxyethyl
ethylcarbonate FA: 491
Example 15-3 1-{3-[2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-3-oxopropanoyl]phenyl}-2-hydroxyethyl
acetate
FA: 461
Example 15-4 2-(acetyloxy)-2-{3-[2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-3-oxopropanoyl]phenyl}ethyl
(dimethylamino) acetate FA: 546
Example 16
[0108] A 300 mg portion of 2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-l-[3-(-1,2-dihydroxyethyl)phenyl]-3-(3-fluorophenyl)propane-1,3-dione
and 200 mg of CDI were dissolved in 7 ml of Tol and stirred at 80°C for 12 hours.
After concentration of the reaction liquid, the thus formed residue was purified by
a silica gel column chromatography to obtain 30 mg (9%) of 2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-1-(3-fluorophenyl)-3-[3-(2-oxo-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)phenyl]propane-1,3-dione
as a yellow solid from a chloroform-methanol (10:1) eluate. ES+: 445
Example 17
[0109] In accordance with the aforementioned method of Example 1, 1-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-3-[3-(2,12-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)phenyl]propane-1,3-dione
was obtained. ES+: 491
Example 18
[0110] A 0.12 g portion of 2-[bis(methylsulfanyl)methylene]-1-[3-((4R)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl-)-2-fluorophenyl]-3-pyridin-3-yl-propan-1,3-dione
and 36 mg of 1,2-phenylenediamine were dissolved in 8 ml of ethanol and heated under
reflux for 3 hours. After concentration of the reaction liquid, the thus formed residue
was purified by a silica gel column chromatography to obtain 0.12 g (97%) of 2-(1,3-dihydro-2H-benzimidazol-2-ylidene)-1-{3-[(4R)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl]-2-fluorophenyl}-3-pyridin-3-yl-propane-1,3-dione
as a yellow solid from an ethyl acetate-hexane (3:1) eluate. FA: 460
Test Example 1. Test on GnRH receptor antagonism
[0111] GnRH receptor antagonism of the compounds of the invention was evaluated by calculating
their concentration for inhibiting 50% of the binding of
125I-D-Trp
6-LHRH to human GnRH receptor (IC
50 value), in accordance with the 1. GnRH receptor antagonism test method described
on p. 56 of the Patent Reference 1.
The results are shown in Table 25.
Test Example 2. Measurement of blood concentration of a compound by ex vivo binding
assay
[0112] Each compound to be tested was dissolved or suspended in 0.5% methyl cellulose (MC)
solution and was orally administered to Wistar male rat of 9 weeks of age (SLC Japan)
at a dose of 10 mg/kg. Blood sample was collected after 2 hours of the administration
to obtain serum.
Each serum sample was mixed with the same volume of methanol to remove protein and
optionally diluted with an assay buffer, and then the
125I-D-Trp
6-LHRH binding inhibition ratio was measured in the same manner as in Test Example
1. Using a separately prepared calibration curve on the concentration-binding inhibition
of compounds to be tested, blood concentration of each compound (µM) was calculated
from the binding inhibition ratio.
The results are shown in Table 25.
[0113]
Table 25
| Test compounds |
Test Example 1 GnRH receptor antagonism (A) IC50 (nM) |
Test Example 2 Blood compound concentration (B) 2 hour value (µM) |
(B)/(A)* |
| Ex 2-3 |
0.082 |
0.71 |
8.7 |
| Ex 2-4 |
0.17 |
1.31 |
7.7 |
| Ex 2-5 |
0.10 |
0.82 |
8.2 |
| Ex 2-7 |
0.19 |
1.65 |
8.7 |
| Ex 2-12 |
0.15 |
0.92 |
6.1 |
| Ex 2-20 |
0.20 |
1.14 |
5.7. |
| Ex 2-48 |
0.22 |
2.16 |
9.8 |
| Ex 2-50 |
0.12 |
0.88 |
7.3 |
| Ex 4-1 |
0.093 |
1.36 |
14.6 |
| Ex 4-4 |
0.10 |
1.04 |
10.4 |
| Ex 4-5 |
0.12 |
3.74 |
31.2 |
| Ex 4-8 |
0.081 |
1.79 |
22.1 |
| Ex 4-15 |
0.076 |
1.44 |
19.0 |
| Ex 4-21 |
0.24 |
2.17 |
9.0 |
| Ex 4-22 |
0.13 |
2.17 |
16.7 |
| Ex 4-23 |
0.18 |
1.11 |
6. 2 |
| Ex 4-25 |
0.14 |
1.39 |
9.9 |
| Ex 4-29 |
0.19 |
6.44 |
33.9 |
| Ex 4-30 |
0.10 |
1.5 |
15.0 |
| Ex 4-32 |
0.12 |
0.67 |
5.6 |
| Ex 4-33 |
0.12 |
1.59 |
13.3 |
| Control compound 1 |
0.95 |
1.49 |
1.6 |
| Control compound 2 |
0.97 |
1.29 |
1.3 |
| Control compound 3 |
0.19 |
0.04 |
0.21 |
Control compound 1: Ex 40 described in Patent Reference 1
Control compound 2: Ex 251 described in Patent Reference 1
Control compound 3: Ex 239 described in Patent Reference 1
*: Shows the ratio of blood compound concentration (B) to GnRH receptor antagonism
(A) |
[0114] It is considered that strength of the action of a GnRH receptor antagonist in the
living body depends on both of the receptor inhibitory activity and the blood drug
concentration, and that a compound having larger ratio of blood drug concentration
to in vitro receptor inhibitory activity has stronger drug effect in the living body.
Since the compounds of the invention have GnRH receptor antagonism which is similar
to or larger than that of the compounds disclosed in Patent Reference 1, and the value
of (B)/(A) as a ratio of blood concentration to receptor inhibitory activity is further
improved, it was confirmed that their effect in the living body can be expected. For
example, in Table 25, when the blood concentration is higher, the value of IC50 on
the antagonism activity is smaller, and the value of the drug effect became larger
and stronger will be shown.
Test Example 3. Test on antagonism for GnRH-induced blood testosterone increasing
reaction
[0115] In vivo GnRH receptor antagonism of the compounds of the invention was evaluated in
accordance with the method described in "2. Test on antagonism for GnRH-induced blood
testosterone increasing reaction" on p. 57 of the Patent Reference 1. Each compound
to be tested was suspended in 0.5% methyl cellulose (MC) aqueous solution and orally
administered at a dose of 10 mg/kg, 2 or 4 hours before the administration of GnRH.
The compounds of the invention had good antagonism.
Test Example 4. Test on cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A4 enzyme inhibition (evaluation of
drug interaction)
(1) Inhibition test I (calculation of inhibitory activity I)
[0116] Using a 96 well plate, a substrate (midazolam), a test compound and human liver microsome
(0.1 mg protein/ml) were incubated at 37°C for 20 minutes in 100 mM phosphate buffer
containing 0.1 mM EDTA and 1 mM NADPH. Thereafter, the reaction was stopped by adding
an aqueous solution containing 80% acetonitrile. Thereafter, each sample was analyzed
by HPLC, and the inhibitory activity I was calculated using the following formula.
The results are shown in Table 26.
On the basis of these results, it was considered that the compounds of the invention
had weak inhibitory effects on CYP3A4 and that these compounds showed low risk which
occurred drug-drug interaction with drugs of which CYP3A4 contributed to the metabolism
in the human liver in comparison with the compounds of Ex40, Ex251 and Ex239 described
in Patent Reference 1.
[0117] 
V
i.I: metabolic rate of substrate in the presence of a test compound of known concentration
in the inhibition test I
V
0.I: metabolic rate of substrate in the absence of test compound in the inhibition test
I
Table 26
| Ex No. |
CYP3A4 Inhibitory activity I (%) |
Ex No. |
CYP3A4 Inhibitory activity I (%) |
| 2-3 |
|
2-54 |
7 |
| 2-4 |
-8 |
2-50 |
-10 |
| 2-5 |
-7 |
2-56 |
13 |
| 2-7 |
-5 |
2-57 |
-12 |
| 2-11 |
-5 |
2-58 |
2 |
| 2-15 |
-5 |
2-62 |
-10 |
| 2-18 |
6 |
2-65 |
-5 |
| 2-20 |
18 |
4-4 |
-10 |
| 2-21 |
17 |
4-9 |
-1 |
| 2-23 |
15 |
4-14 |
-6 |
| 2-28 |
-5 |
4-15 |
4 |
| 2-29 |
14 |
4-18 |
2 |
| 2-33 |
-9 |
4-21 |
4 |
| 2-34 |
1 |
4-22 |
-9 |
| 2-37 |
-1 |
4-23 |
-3 |
| 2-38 |
-4 |
4-24 |
10 |
| 2-39 |
0 |
4-25 |
1 |
| 2-43 |
-2 |
4-28 |
9 |
| 2-46 |
-9 |
4-29 |
-8 |
| 2-47 |
4 |
4-30 |
9 |
| 2-48 |
4 |
Control compound 1 |
40 |
| 2-49 |
-2 |
Control compound 2 |
53 |
| 2-50 |
-8 |
Control compound 3 |
58 |
(2) Inhibition test II (calculation of inhibitory activity II)
[0118] Using a 96 well plate, a test compound and human liver microsome (0.1 mg protein/ml)
were incubated at 37°C for 30 minutes in 145 µl in total volume of 100 mM phosphate
buffer (pH = 7.4) containing 0.1 mM EDTA and 1 mM NADPH. Thereafter, midazolam as
the substrate was added thereto and incubated at 37°C for 20 minutes. After the incubation,
the reaction was stopped by adding an aqueous solution containing 80% acetonitrile.
Thereafter, each sample was analyzed by HPLC, and the inhibitory activity II was calculated.
[0119] 
V
i.II: metabolic rate of substrate in the presence of a test compound of known concentration
in the inhibition test II
V
0.II : metabolic rate of substrate in the absence of test compound in the inhibition test
II
On the basis of these results, it was considered that the compounds of Ex 2-4, Ex
4-1, Ex 4-4, Ex 4-5, Ex 4-21, Ex 4-22, Ex 4-25, Ex 4-29 and Ex 4-30 had weak inhibitory
effects on CYP3A4 and that these compounds showed low risk which occurred drug-drug
interaction with drugs of which CYP3A4 contributed to the netabolism in the human
liver in comparison with the compounds of Ex40, Ex251 and Ex239 described in Patent
Reference 1.
Test Example 5. Test on metabolic stability in human liver microsome
[0120] Using a test tube, a test compound and human liver microsome (0.2 mg protein/ml)
were incubated at 37°C for 15 minutes in 100 mM phosphate buffer (pH = 7.4) containing
0.1 mM EDTA and 1 mM NADPH. After the incubation, the reaction was stopped by adding
an aqueous solution containing 80% acetonitrile. Thereafter, each sample was analyzed
by HPLC, and the in vitro clearance was calculated with a integration plot.
As a result of this test, for example, the compounds of Ex 2-4, Ex 4-1, Ex 4-4, Ex
4-5, Ex 4-21, Ex 4-22, Ex 4-25, Ex 4-29 and Ex 4-30 showed superior metabolic stability
in human liver and it was considered that the compounds were less influenced by first-pass
effect in comparison with the compounds of Ex 40, Ex 251 and Ex 239 described in Patent
reference 1.