Sterling Drug Inc.

Sterling Winthrop Inc.

Sanofi

Nps Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Thomas E D'Ambra

Malcolm R Bell

Susan J Ward

Edward R Bacon

Virendra Kumar

John P Mallamo

Philip M Carabateas

Michael A Eissenstat

Denis M Bailey

Bradford C VanWagenen

Roger D Tung

George Y Lesher

Pierre Casellas

Francis Barth

Christian Congy

Robert E Johnson

Murielle Rinaldi

Richard E Philion

Alan M Ezrin

Didier Oustric

William A Nelson

Steven R Duff

Edward Richard Bacon

The use of human CB.sub.2 receptor-specific agonists of formula (I) or (I') for preparing immunomodulating drugs is disclosed. In formulae (I) and (I'), R.sub.1 is a group selected from --CH.sub.2 CHR.sub.10 NR.sub.6 R.sub.11, --(CH.sub.2).sub.2 NR'.sub.6 R'.sub.11, --CHR.sub.9 CH.sub.2 NR'.sub.6 R'.sub.11, --(CH.sub.2).sub.n Z and --COR.sub.8 ; R'.sub.1 is a --CH.sub.2 CHR.sub.10 NR.sub.6 R.sub.11 or --(CH.sub.2).sub.2 NR'.sub.6 R'.sub.11 group; R.sub.2 and R'.sub.2 are hydrogen, halogen or C.sub.1-4 alkyl; R.sub.3 is hydrogen, C.sub.1-4 alkyl or a group selected from --CH.sub.2 CHR.sub.10 NR.sub.6 R.sub.11, --(CH.sub.2).sub.2 NR'.sub.6 R'.sub.11 and --COR.sub.8 ; R'.sub.3 is a .dbd.CR.sub.6 R.sub.8 group; R.sub.4 has one of the meanings given for R.sub.5 or is a --COR.sub.8 group; R.sub.5 is hydrogen, C.sub.1-4 alkyl, C.sub.1-4 alkoxy, a halogen atom, a CF.sub.3 group, an OCF.sub.3 group or C.sub.1-4 alkylthio; R'.sub.5 has one of the meanings given for R.sub.5 and is in the 5 or 6 position of the indene ring; R.sub.6 is hydrogen or C.sub.1-4 alkyl; R'.sub.6 is C.sub.1-4 alkyl; R.sub.7 has one of the meanings given for R.sub.5 or R.sub.7 and R.sub.9 together form a --Y--CH.sub.2 -- group attached to the indole ring in the 7 position by a group Y; R.sub.8 is phenyl substituted one to four times by a substituent selected from halogen, C.sub.1-4 alkyl or C.sub.1-4 alkoxy; a polycyclic ring selected from naphth-1-yl, naphth-2-yl, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphth-1-yl, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphth-5-yl, anthryl, benzofuryl, benzothien-2-yl, benzothien-3-yl, 2-, 3-, 4- or 8-quinolyl, said polycyclic rings optionally being substituted once or twice by a substituent selected from C.sub.1-4 alkyl, C.sub.1-4 alkoxy, C.sub.1-4 alkylthio, halogen, cyano, hydroxyl, trifluoromethyl and imidazol-1-yl; R.sub.10 and R.sub.11 together are a group selected from --CH.sub.2 --O--CH.sub.2 --CR.sub.12 R.sub.13 -- and --(CH.sub.2).sub.p --CR.sub.12 R.sub.13 --, wherein the carbon atom substituted by R.sub.12 and R.sub.13 is attached to the nitrogen atom; R'.sub.11 is C.sub.1-4 alkyl; or R'.sub.11 and R'.sub.6, taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, form a group selected from morpholin-4-yl, thiomorpholin-4-yl, piperidin-1-yl and pyrrolidin-1-yl; each of R.sub.12 and R.sub.13 is independently hydrogen or C.sub.1-4 alkyl; n is 2, 3, 4 or 5; p is 2 or 3; Z is a methyl group or a halogen atom; and Y is a methylene group or an oxygen atom.

CB.sub.2 Receptor agonist compounds

2-R.sub.2 --R.sub.4 -substituted-3-R.sub.3 --CO-1-�(C-attached-N-heteryl)-(Alk) .sub.n !-1H-indoles useful as analgesic, anti-rheumatic, anti-inflammatory or anti-glaucoma agents.

3-arylcarbonyl-1-(C-attached-N-heteryl)-1H-indoles

The present invention relates to functionalized ketones and novel processes for synthesizing those ketones. The processes of this invention are especially well suited for synthesizing .alpha.-methyl leaving group functionalized ketones. This invention also relates to processes for using .alpha.-methyl leaving group functionalized ketones to produce other compounds and intermediates useful in those processes.

Heteroatom functionalized .alpha.-methyl ketones

A method of making (R)-N-[1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethyl]-3-(2-chlorobenzene)propanamine which involves reducing the appropriate amidyl or iminyl precursor with an appropriate reducing agent. The appropriate amidyl or iminyl precursor is made from a synthesis involving the use of (R)-3-methoxy-.alpha.-methylbenzylamine. A method of condensing a nitrile with a primary or secondary amine to form an imine involves the reaction of a nitrile with diisobutylaluminum hydride; and then reacting the resultant compound with a primary or secondary amine to form the imine. The process is especially useful for producing enantiomerically pure chiral imines, and, ultimately, amines. Typical such imines have the formula: ##STR1## wherein R, R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl and aralkyl.

Amine preparation

2--R.sub.2 --R.sub.4 -substituted-3--R.sub.3 --CO--1--[(C-attached-N-heteryl)-(Alk).sub.n ]--1H-indoles useful as analgesic, anti-rheumatic, anti-inflammatory or anti-glaucoma agents.

3-arylcarbonyl-1(C-attached-N-heteryl)-1H-indoles

A method of making (R)-N- 1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethyl!-3-(2-chlorobenzene)propanamine which involves reducing the appropriate amidyl or iminyl precursor with an appropriate reducing agent. The appropriate amidyl or iminyl precursor is made from a synthesis involving the use of (R)-3-methoxy-.alpha.-methylbenzylamine. A method of condensing a nitrile with a primary or secondary amine to form an imine involves the reaction of a nitrile with diisobutylaluminum hydride; and then reacting the resultant compound with a primary or secondary amine to form the imine. The process is especially useful for producing enantiomerically pure chiral imines, and, ultimately, amines. Typical such imines have the formula: ##STR1## wherein R, R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl and aralkyl.

2-R.sub.2 -R.sub.4 -substitutea-3-R.sub.3 -CO-1-[(C-attached-N-heteryl)(Alk).sub.n ]-1H-indoles useful as analgesic, anti-rheumatic, anti-inflammatory or anti-glaucoma agents.

Novel diarylamidines, and compositions and methods for treating cardiac arrhythmias in mammals utilizing the novel and related known diarylamidines of formula I, II, III and IV ##STR1##

Antiarrhythmic diarylamidines

2- and 3-Aminomethyl-6-arylcarbonyl-2,3-dihydropyrrolo[1,2,3-de]-1,4-benzoxazines , useful as analgesic agents, are prepared either by reaction of a 2- or 3-aminomethyl-2,3-dihydropyrrolo[1,2,3-de]-1,4-benzoxazine with an arylcarboxylic acid halide in the presence of a Lewis acid or by reaction of a 2- or 3-aminomethyl-4-amino-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzoxazine with a 1-lower-alkyl-3-aryl-1,3-diketone or with a .beta.-aryl-.beta.-ketopropionaldehyde under dehydrating conditions and heating the resulting hydrazone in an acid medium.

2- or 3-aminomethyl-4-amino-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzoxazine intermediates

2-R.sub.2 -R.sub.4 -substituted-3-R.sub.3 -CO-1-[(C-attached-N-herteryl)-(Alk).sub.n ]-1H-indoles useful as analgesic, anti-rheumatic, anti-inflammatory or anti-glaucoma agents.

2- and 3-Aminomethyl-6-arylcarbonyl-2,3-dihydropyrrolo[1,2,3-de]-1,4-benzoxazines , useful as analgesic agents, are prepared either by reaction of a 2- or 3-aminomethyl-2,3-dihydropyrrolo[1,2,3-de]-1,4-benzoxazine with an arylcarboxylic acid halide in the presence of a Lewis acid or by reaction of 2- or 3-aminomethyl-4-amino-3,4-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzoxazine with a 1-lower-alkyl-3-aryl-1,3-diketone or with a .beta.-aryl-.beta.-ketopropionaldehyde under dehydrating conditions and heating the resulting hydrazone in an acid medium.

2- and

N-[(alkylamino)alkyl]-4,5-diaryl-1H-pyrazole-1-acetamides, wherein at least one of the aryl substituents is a pyridine, useful for treating cardiac arrhythmias in mammals, are prepared by reacting a lower-alkyl ester of pyrazole-1-acetic acid with an appropriate diamine.

Pyridinyl-1H-pyrazole-1-alkanamides as antiarrhythmic agents

N-[(heterocycle)alkyl]-3,4 (or 4,5)-diaryl-1H-pyrazole-1-acetamides and pyrazole-1-propanamides, useful for treating cardiac arrhythmias in mammals, are prepared by reacting a lower-alkyl ester of pyrazole-1-acetic or propanoic acid with an appropriate (heterocycle-alkyl) amine or by reacting a pyrazole-1-acetic or propanoic acid with an appropriate (heterocycle-alkyl)amine.

N-(heterocycle)alkyl)-1H-pyrazole-1-alkanamides as antiarrhythmic

4-Arylcarbonyl-1-[(4-morpholinyl)-lower-alkyl]-1H-indoles, useful as analgesic agents, are prepared by reaction of a 3-arylcarbonyl-2-methylnitrobenzene with DMF dimethyl acetal; reductive cyclization of the product with hydrogen over a catalyst; and N-alkylation of the resulting 4-arylcarbonylindole with an appropriate 4-(halo-lower-alkyl)morpholine in the presence of a strong base.

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