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Antipsychotic substituted piperidine derivatives |
| PATENT ABSTRACT | ##STR1## The present invention relates to certain novel substituted piperidine derivatives of formula (I) to processes for their preparation, to pharmaceutical formulations containing them and to their use in medical therapy, particularly in the treatment of psychotic disorders |
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| PATENT FILE DATE | June 1, 2000 |
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| PATENT CLAIMS |
What is claimed is: 1. A compound of the formula (I) ##STR8## wherein R.sub.1 is benzothienyl, benzofuranyl, naphthyl, substituted-thienyl or substituted-furanyl, wherein the benzothienyl, benzofuranyl or naphthyl moiety is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more substituents selected from halogen, C.sub.1-6 -alkyl, C.sub.3-6 -cycloalkyl, C.sub.1-6 -alkoxy and C.sub.2-6 -alkenyl and wherein the thienyl or furanyl moiety is substituted by one or more substituents selected from halogen, C.sub.1-6 -alkyl, C.sub.3-6 -cycloalkyl, C.sub.1-6 -alkoxy and C.sub.2-6 -alkenyl; R.sub.2 is substituted-phenyl or substituted-thienyl, wherein the phenyl or thienyl moiety is substituted by one or more substitutents selected from C.sub.1-6 -alkyl and halogen; R.sub.3 is --(CH.sub.2).sub.m XCONR.sub.4 R.sub.5 ; R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a 4- or 5-membered heterocyclic ring that is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more substituents selected from halogen, C.sub.1-6 -alkyl, C.sub.1-6 -cycloalkyl, C.sub.1-6 -alkoxy and C.sub.2-6 -alkenyl; X is a bond; m is the integer 1, 2, 3 or 4; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate thereof. 2. The compound according to claim 1, wherein R.sub.1 is benzothienyl or substituted-thienyl, wherein the thienyl moiety substituent is C.sub.1-6 -alkyl, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof. 3. The compound according to claim 1, wherein R.sub.2 is substituted-phenyl, and the phenyl moiety substituent is halogen, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof. 4. A pharmaceutical formulation comprising the compound of claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier therefor. 5. The compound according to claim 1 which is 1-[4-[4-[(4-fluorophenyl)(4-methylthien-2-yl)methylene]piperidin-1-yl]-1-o xobutyl]-pyrrolidine dihydrochloride. 6. A pharmaceutical formulation comprising the compound of claim 2 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier therefor. 7. A pharmaceutical formulation comprising the compound of claim 3 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier therefor. 8. A pharmaceutical formulation comprising the compound of claim 5 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier therefor. 9. A process for the preparation of a compound of claim 1 comprising reacting a compound of formula (II) ##STR9## with a compound of the formula R.sub.3 -L, wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are as defined in claim 1 and L is a suitable leaving group. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| PATENT DESCRIPTION |
The present invention relates to certain novel substituted piperidine derivatives, to processes for their preparation, to pharmaceutical formulations containing them and to their use in medical therapy, particularly in the treatment of psychotic disorders. U.S. Pat. No. 2,739,968 describes substituted piperidine derivatives having antihistaminic, antispasmodic, antiacetylcholine and analgesic activity. U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,666,905 and 4,540,780 describe diphenylmethylene derivatives which are useful as antiemetic, antihistamine, pulmonary antispasmodic agents. Effective antipsychotic (neuroleptic) agents include tricyclic phenothiazines, thioxanthenes and dibenzepines as well as benzamides and butyrophenones. These compounds block dopamine D2 receptors and inactivate dopamine transmission. As a result of this, these compounds induce characteristic neurological side effects in man such as extrapyramidal side effects e.g. dystonia and dyskinesia (R. J. Baldessarini, 1996, Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics 9th ed., eds J. G. Hardman et. al.). In animal tests such side effects manifest themselves as catalepsy. It would be advantageous therefore to provide a series of antipsychotic agents which do not have these debilitating side effects. The present invention provides certain substituted piperidine derivatives which have potent antipsychotic activity but exhibit minimal or no cataleptic effects, and thus would not induce extrapyramidal side effects in the therapeutic dose range. Thus, according to one aspect, the present invention provides the compounds of formula (I) ##STR2## wherein R.sub.1 is benzothienyl, benzofuranyl, naphthyl (where the benzothienyl, benzofuranyl or naphthyl moiety may be optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from halogen, C.sub.1-6 alkyl, C.sub.3-6 cycloalkyl, C.sub.1-6 alkoxy and C.sub.2-6 alkenyl), substituted-thienyl or substituted-furanyl (where the thienyl or furanyl moiety is substituted by one or more substituents selected from halogen, C.sub.1-6 alkyl, C.sub.3-6 cycloalkyl, C.sub.1-6 alkoxy and C.sub.2-6 alkenyl); R.sub.2 is substituted-phenyl or substituted-thienyl (where the phenyl or thienyl moiety is substituted by one or more substituents selected from C.sub.1-6 alkyl and halogen); R.sub.3 is --(CH.sub.2).sub.m XCONR.sub.4 R.sub.5 or --(CH.sub.2).sub.m NR.sub.6 COR.sub.7 wherein R.sub.4 is hydrogen or C.sub.1-6 alkyl and R.sub.5 is hydrogen, C.sub.1-6 ealkyl, C.sub.3-6 cycloalkyl, C.sub.6-12 aryl, C.sub.6-12 arylC.sub.1-6 alkyl or a C.sub.3-9 heterocyclic group (where the alkyl, aryl or heterocyclic moiety may be optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from halogen, C.sub.1-6 alkyl, C.sub.3-6 cycloalkyl, C.sub.1-6 alkoxy and C.sub.2-6 alkenyl), or R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a 4-10-membered heterocyclic group (optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from halogen, C.sub.1-6 alkyl, C.sub.3-6 cycloalkyl, C.sub.1-6 alkoxy and C.sub.2-6 alkenyl), R.sub.6 is hydrogen or C.sub.1-6 alkyl, R.sub.7 is C.sub.3-6 cycloalkyl, C.sub.3-6 cycloalkyl-C.sub.1-6 alkyl, C.sub.6-12 aryl, C.sub.6-12 arylC.sub.1-6 alkyl or a C.sub.3-9 heterocyclic group (where the alkyl, aryl heterocyclic moiety may be optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from halogen, C.sub.1-6 alkyl, C.sub.3-6 cycloalkyl, C.sub.1-6 alkoxy and C.sub.2-6 alkenyl), X is a bond, C.sub.6-12 aryl or a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl (where the aryl or heteroaryl moiety is optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from halogen, C.sub.1-6 alkyl, C.sub.3-6 cycloalkyl, C.sub.1-6 alkoxy and C.sub.2-6 alkenyl); wherein m is an integer 1, 2, 3 or 4; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof. As used herein the term alkyl means a straight or branched chain alkyl group. Such alkyl groups include methyl, ethyl, i-propyl, n-propyl, n-butyl, s-butyl, t-butyl, n-pentyl, isopentyl, neopentyl, n-hexyl, isohexyl and neohexyl. Such alkyl groups are preferably C.sub.1-4 alkyl. Reference to cycloalkyl includes cyclopropyl and cyclopentyl. References to alkenyl groups include groups which may be in the E- or Z-form or a mixture thereof and which when they contain at least three carbon atoms, may be branched. Such alkenyl groups are preferably C.sub.2-4 alkenyl Examples of particular alkenyl groups include vinyl, allyl, isopropenyl, butenyl, isobutenyl, pentenyl, isopentenyl, hexenyl, isohexenyl and neohexenyl. The term halogen includes chloro, bromo, fluoro and iodo. As used herein the term aryl as a group or part of a group means C.sub.6-12 aryl aromatic groups and includes one or two C.sub.6 aromatic rings. Examples of such groups include phenyl, naphthyl, and biphenyl, in particular phenyl. As used herein the term C.sub.3-9 heterocyclic group means aromatic, saturated and partially saturated C.sub.3-9 heterocyclic groups. It includes one or two C.sub.3-5 aromatic, saturated or partially saturated rings containing one or more (for example, one to three) heteroatoms selected from oxygen, sulphur, and nitrogen. Examples of such aromatic groups include thienyl, pyridyl, pyrryl, thiazolyl, furanyl, quinolyl and isoquinolyl. Examples of unsaturated groups include piperidinyl pyrrolidinyl and azetidinyl. The term 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl means a 5- or 6-membered aromatic ring containing one or more (for example, one to three, preferably one) heteroatoms selected from oxygen, sulphur, and nitrogen. For example, thienyl, pyridyl, pyrryl, thiazolyl and furanyl. The term 4-10 membered heterocyclic ring means an aromatic, saturated or partially saturated 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10 membered ring containing one or more (for example, one to three, preferably one) heteroatoms selected from oxygen, sulphur, and nitrogen. Examples of such aromatic groups include thienyl, pyridyl, pyrryl, thiazolyl, furanyl, quinolyl and isoquinolyl. Examples of unsaturated groups include piperidinyl, pyrrolidinyl and azetidinyl. The benzothienyl, benzofuranyl, naphthyl, substituted-thienyl and substituted-furanyl moieties include 2- and 3-benzothienyl, 2- and 3-benzofuranyl, 2- and 3-naphthyl, substituted-2-thienyl, substituted-3-thienyl, substituted-2-furanyl and substituted-3-furanyl groups. The benzothienyl, benzofuranyl, naphthyl, thienyl and furanyl ring substituent(s) may be in any one of the available positions. Specific examples of ring substituents include fluoro, chloro and methoxy. The present invention further includes the compounds of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof wherein: (i) R.sub.1 is benzothienyl or substituted-thienyl (where the thienyl moiety substituent is C.sub.1-6 alkyl, for example, methyl and ethyl); (ii) R.sub.2 is a substituted-phenyl (where the phenyl moiety substituent is a halogen, for example, fluoro); (iii) R.sub.3 is --(CH.sub.2).sub.m XCONR.sub.4 R.sub.5 wherein R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a 4, 5 or 6-membered heterocyclic group, for example, piperidine, pyrrolidine and azetidine, X is a bond or a C.sub.6 aryl, for example, phenyl, and m is an integer 1, 2, 3 or 4, in particular 1 or 4; (iv) R.sub.3 is --(CH.sub.2).sub.m NR.sub.6 COR.sub.7 wherein R.sub.6 is hydrogen, R.sub.7 is C.sub.3-6 cycloalkyl, for example cyclopropyl, C.sub.3-6 cycloalkylC.sub.1-6 alkyl, for example, cyclopentylmethyl, C.sub.6 aryl, optionally substituted by one or more C.sub.1-6 alkyl groups, for example phenyl optionally substituted by methyl, m is an integer 1, 2, 3 or 4, in particular 2, 3 or 4; (v) R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are as defined in points (i) to (iv) above; Further examples of compounds of formula (I) above include the compounds described in Examples 2 and 3. Preferred compounds according to the present invention include compounds of formula (I) wherein X is C.sub.6-12 aryl or a 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl (where the aryl or heteroaryl moiety is optionally substituted by one or more substituents selected from halogen, C.sub.1-6 alkyl, C.sub.3-6 cycloalkyl, C.sub.1-6 alkoxy and C.sub.2-6 alkenyl); or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof Particularly preferred compounds according to the invention are: 1-[4-[4-[(4-fluorophenyl)(4-methylthien-2-yl)methylene]piperidin-1-yl]-1-ox obutyl]-piperidine (1:1) ethanedicarboxylate; 1-[4-[4-[(4-fluorophenyl)(4-methylthien-2-yl)methylene]piperidin-1-yl]-1-ox obutyl]-pyrrolidine. dihydrochloride; 1-[4-[4-[(3-fluorophenyl)(4-methylthien-2-yl)methylene]piperidin-1-yl]-1-ox obutyl]-piperidine. hydrochloride; 1-[3-[4-[(4-fluorophenyl)(4-methylthien-2-yl)methylene]piperidin-1-ylmethyl ]benzoyl]piperidine; 1-[3-[4-[(4-fluorophenyl)(4-methylthien-2-yl)methylene]piperidin-1-ylmethyl ]benzoyl]pyrrolidine.hydrochloride; 1-[3-[4-[(4-fluorophenyl)(benzothien-2-yl)methylene]piperidin-1-ylmethyl]be nzoyl]piperidine.maleate; 1-[3-[4-[(4-fluorophenyl)(benzothien-2-yl)methylene]piperidin-1-ylmethyl]be nzoyl]pyrrolidine.maleate; 1-[3-[4-[(4-fluorophenyl)(4-ethylthien-2-yl)methylene]piperidin-1-ylmethyl] benzoyl]piperidine.fumarate; 1-[3-[4-[(4-fluorophenyl)(4-ethylthien-2-yl)methylene]piperidin-1-ylmethyl] benzoyl]pyrrolidine.bis hydrochloride; 4,4-dimethyl-1-[3-[4-[(4-fluorophenyl)(4-methylthien-2-yl)methylene]-piperi din-1-ylmethyl]benzoyl]azetidine.maleate; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof. For therapeutic use, salts of the compounds of formula (I) are those wherein the counterion is pharmaceutically acceptable. However, salts of acids which are non-pharmaceutically acceptable may also find use, for example, in the preparation or purification of a pharmaceutically acceptable compound. All salts, whether pharmaceutically acceptable or not are included within the ambit of the present invention. Examples of pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts include those derived from mineral acids such as hydrochloric, hydrobromic, hydroiodic, phosphoric, metaphosphoric, nitric and sulphuric acids, and organic acids, such as tartaric, acetic, trifluoroacetic, citric, malic, lactic, maleic, malonic, fumaric, benzoic, ascorbic, propionic, glycolic, gluconic, succinic and methanesulphonic and arylsulphonic, for example benzene or p-toluenesulphonic acids. Preferred salts according to the invention include hydrochloric, maleic, succinic and fumaric acid addition salts. Solvates according to the invention include hydrates. In a further aspect of the invention there are provided the compounds of formula (I) and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates for use in therapy, more particularly in the treatment or prophylaxis of psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia, mania, hyperactivity, substance abuse, emesis and schizophreniaform disorders. The present invention further includes a method for the treatment of an animal, for example, a mammal including a human, suffering from or liable to suffer from a psychotic disorder, including any of the aforementioned disorders, which comprises administering an effective amount of a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof. In yet a further aspect, the present invention provides the use of a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment or prophylaxis of any of the aforementioned disorders. The amount of a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate, also referred to herein as the active ingredient, which is required to achieve a therapeutic effect will, of course, vary with the particular compound, the route of administration, the age and condition of the recipient, and the particular disorder or disease being treated. A suitable daily dose for any of the above mentioned disorders will be in the range of 0.001 to 25 mg per kilogram body weight of the recipient (e.g. a human) per day, preferably in the range of 0.1 to 10 mg per kilogram body weight per day and most preferably in the range 0.25 to 5 mg per kilogram body weight per day. The desired dose may be presented as one, two, three, four, five or more sub-doses administered at appropriate intervals throughout the day. While it is possible for the active ingredient to be administered alone, it is preferable to present it as a pharmaceutical formulation. Accordingly, the present invention further provides a pharmaceutical formulation comprising a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier thereof and optionally other therapeutic agents. The carrier must be "acceptable" in the sense of being compatible with the other ingredients of the formulation and not deleterious to the recipients thereof. Formulations include those suitable for oral, rectal, nasal, topical (including transdermal, buccal and sublingual), vaginal or parenteral (including subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous, intradermal and intravitreal) administration. The formulations may be prepared by any methods well known in the art of pharmacy, for example, using methods such as those described in Gennaro et al., Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences (18th ed., Mack Publishing company, 1990, see especially Part 8: Pharmaceutical Preparations and their Manufacture). Such methods include the step of bringing into association the active ingredient with the carrier which constitutes one or more accessory ingredients. Such accessory ingredients include those conventional in the art, such as, fillers, binders, diluents, disintegrants, lubricants, colorants, flavoring agents and wetting agents. Formulations suitable for oral administration may be presented as discrete units such as pills, tablets or capsules each containing a predetermined amount of active ingredient; as a powder or granules; as a solution or suspension. The active ingredient may also be presented as a bolus or paste, or may be contained within liposomes. Formulations for rectal administration may be presented as a suppository or enema. For parenteral administration, suitable formulations include aqueous and non-aqueous sterile injection. The formulations may be presented in unit-dose or multi-dose containers, for example, sealed vials and ampoules, and may be stored in a freeze dried (lyophilised) condition requiring only the addition of the sterile liquid carrier, for example, water prior to use. Formulations suitable for administration by nasal inhalation include fine dusts or mists which may be generated by means of metered dose pressurised aerosols, nebulisers or insufflators. The present invention further includes the following processes for the preparation of compounds of formula(I). The compounds of formula (I) may be produced by various methods known in the art of organic chemistry chemistry in general. Starting materials are either known and readily available from chemical sources or may themselves be produced by conventional techniques. For example, the compounds may be synthesised using methods described in The Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds, vol 44 "Thiophene and its derivatives", parts 1-5, Ed S. Gronowitz J. Wiley and Sons, and A. R. Katritsky and C. W. Rees, Comprehensive Heterocyclic Chemistry, Part 4 Ed C. W. Bird and G. H. Cheesman, Pergamon Press. For example, compounds of formula (I) may be prepared by methods analogous to those disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,540,780. In the following description the symbols R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5, R.sub.6, R.sub.7, X and m have the meanings ascribed to them in formula (I) unless otherwise stated. Compounds of formula (I) may be prepared by reacting a compound of formula (II) ##STR3## with a compound of formula R.sub.3 -L wherein L is a suitable leaving group, such as halogen, for example, chloro, bromo or iodo or methanesulphonyl (mesyl) or toluenesulphonyl (tosyl). The reaction may conveniently be carried out in the presence of a solvent such as toluene or ethanol at a temperature in the range of 60-110.degree. C. Typically, a compound of formula (II) is reacted with an agent such as 1-(3-halomethylbenzoyl)piperidine, 1-(3-halo-methylbenzoyl)pyrrolidine, (4-halo-1-oxobutyl)piperidine (where halo includes chloro, bromo or iodo) or the corresponding mesyl or tosyl derivatives such as (4-mesyloxy-1-oxo-butyl)piperidine, in toluene or ethanol in the presence of a acid scavenger such as triethylamine or potassium carbonate, conveniently at room temperature or at higher temperature up to reflux. Alternatively, compounds of formula (I) may be prepared from an amine of formula (III) ##STR4## by acylation. For example, by reacting a compound of formula (III) with the appropriate acid chloride of formula R.sub.7 COCl. Amines of formula (III) wherein R.sub.6 is an alkyl group may be prepared by alkylation of the corresponding compound of formula (III) wherein R.sub.6 is hydrogen using methods known in the chemical literature, for example, with ethyl iodide or methylated by pyrolysis of the formic acid salt prior to acylation, or using reductive alkylation methods. Where necessary or desired, following one of the above processes, any one or more of the following further steps in any order may be performed: (i) converting a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of a compound of formula (I) into a compound of formula (I). (ii) converting a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of a compound of formula (I) into another pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of formula (I). (iii) converting a compound of formula (I) into a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of a compound of formula (I) Compounds of formula (II) may conveniently be prepared by dehydration of a compound of formula (IV) ##STR5## wherein R.sub.8 is hydrogen or a nitrogen protecting group, such as trityl. Dehydration is typically carried out using a mineral acid such as hydrochloric acid or by using phosphorus oxychloride. The reaction may be conveniently carried out using standard conditions for dehydration of an alcohol. For example, by use of phosphorus oxychloride in the presence of a suitable solvent such as pyridine at a temperature in the range of 80 to 120.degree. C. Other methods well known to a skilled person or readily available from the chemical literature may be used for the dehydration, including sulphuric acid, 4-methylbenzenesulphonic acid, trifluoroacetic acid, methanesulphonic acid, trifluoromethanesulphonic acid, thionyl chloride, or by use of Martin sulphurane dehydrating agent, employing, where necessary the appropriate solvent. Compounds of formula (IV) supra wherein R.sub.6 is a nitrogen protecting group, for example, trityl may, using methods well known to a skilled person or readily available from the chemical literature, be either simultaneous or sequential dehydrated and deprotected to form a compound of formula (II) Compounds of formula (IV) may be prepared by treating compounds of formula (V) ##STR6## wherein R.sub.8 is hydrogen or a nitrogen protecting group, with an appropriate organometallic reagent, such as a Grignard, or a lithium reagent derived from R.sub.2 -L in which L is an appropriate halogen, such as bromo or chloro, or a lithio reagent derived from an activated aryl hydrogen atom. For example, compounds of formula (IV) wherein R.sub.2 is a phenyl group substituted with a halo atom may conveniently be prepared by treating a compound of formula (V) with the appropriate halo substituted phenyl magnesium halide using standard reaction conditions. Compounds of formula (IV) may also be prepared by treating compounds of formula (VI) ##STR7## wherein R.sub.8 is hydrogen or a nitrogen protecting group, with an appropriate organometallic reagent, such as a Grignard, or a lithium reagent derived from R.sub.1 -L in which L is an appropriate halogen, such as bromo or chloro, or a lithio reagent derived from an activated aryl hydrogen atom. The reaction is typically carried out in the presence of an apolar aprotic solvent such as ether or tetrahydrofuran at a temperature in the range of -60 to 67.degree. C. Compounds of formula (V) may be prepared by methods known in the chemical literature. For example, compounds wherein R.sub.1 is 4-chloro- or 2,3-dichloro-thienyl may be prepared, for example, as described in example 1 by chlorination of the appropriately substituted halobenzoylthiophene. These compounds are commercially available or are prepared using methods known in the art, for example, by Friedal-Crafts benzoylation of the thiophene or other groups represented by R.sub.1. Compounds of formulae (V) and (VI) may, for example, be prepared by the addition of the appropriate Grignard reagent to ethyl N-methyl or N-trityl isnicotinate. The latter compounds are commercially available or may be prepared from commercially available compounds using methods known in the art. Alternatively, compounds of formula (VI) wherein R.sub.8 is acyl or hydrogen and R.sub.2 is 4-fluoro-phenyl may be prepared by methods described in J. Med. Chem., 1970, 13, 1. Compounds of formula (V) wherein R.sub.8 is trityl may be prepared from compounds of formula (V) wherein R.sub.8 is hydrogen, for example by reaction with trityl bromide using the method described in example 4 infra. Compounds of formula R.sub.3 -L supra may, for example, be prepared by reacting the appropriate carbonylchloride with a suitable amine using methods known to a skilled person. Compounds of formula (III) supra may be prepared by reacting a compound of formula (II) with the appropriate haloalkyphthalimides, followed by treatment of the intermediate N-alkylphthalimide with hydrazine using methods known in the art. In the alternative, compounds of formula (III) wherein m is 2 and R.sub.6 is hydrogen may be prepared, for example, by treating compounds of formula (II) with bromoacetonitrile in the presence of potassium carbonate and acetonitrile or DMF. This intermediate is subsequently reduced using reagents suitable for the reduction of nitriles to amines. Suitable reducing agents include hydrides such as lithium aluminium hydride. Salts according to the present invention may be prepared by treating a compound of formula (I) with an appropriate base, for example an alkali metal, alkaline earth metal or ammonium hydroxide, or an appropriate organic or inorganic acid, such as hydrochloric, fumaric or maleic acid. The present invention further includes all novel intermediates described herein and in particular compounds of formula (II). |
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