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4-(1-(sulfonyl)-1h-indol-2-yl)-4-(hydroxy)-cyclohexa-2,5-dienone compounds and analogs thereof as therapeutic agents

US7307099B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 20, 2002
Grant dateDec 11, 2007
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Expiry dateDec 20, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61P43/00
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

This invention pertains to certain 4-(1-(sulfonyl)-1H-indol-2-yl)-4-(hydroxy)-cyclohexa-2,5-dienone compounds, and analogs thereof, including compounds of the following formula, which are, inter alia, antiproliferative agents, anticancer agents, and/or thioredoxin/thioredoxin reductase inhibitors: formula (I) wherein: Ar is a 1-(sulfonyl)-1H-indol-2-yl group; the bond marked α is independently: (a) a single bond; or: (b) a double bond; the bond marked β is independently: (a) a single bond; or: (b) a double bond; the group —ORO is independently: (a) —OH; (b) an ether group (e.g., —OMe); or: (c) an acyloxy (i.e., reverse ester) group (e.g., —OC(═O)Me); each of R2, R3, R5, and R6, is independently a ring substituent and is: (a) H; (b) a monovalent monodentate substituent; or: (c) a ring substituent which, together with an adjacent ring substituent, and together with the ring atoms to which these ring substituents are attached, form a fused ring; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, amides, solvates, hydrates, and protected forms thereof. The present invention also pertains to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and the use of such compounds and composition…

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