Caspase inhibitors and uses thereof
US7053057B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 23, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 30, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 2, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07D409/12
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
This invention provides caspase inhibitors having the formula:wherein Ring A is an optionally substituted piperidine, tetrahydroquinoline or tetrahydroisoquinoline ring; R1 is hydrogen, CHN2, R, or —CH2Y; R is an optionally substituted group selected from an aliphatic group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, a heterocyclic group, or an heterocyclylalkyl group; Y is an electronegative leaving group; R2 is CO2H, CH2CO2H, or esters, amides or isosteres thereof; Ar is an optionally substituted aryl group; and R3 is hydrogen, an optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl, F2, CN, aryl or R3 is attached to Ar to form an unsaturated or partially saturated five or six membered fused ring having 0–2 heteroatoms. The compounds are useful for treating caspase-mediated diseases in mammals.
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