US 12,128,106 B2
ASGPR-binding compounds for the degradation of extracellular proteins
Mark George Saulnier, Higganum, CT (US); Jesse Jingyang Chen, Lexington, MA (US); Srinivasa Karra, Pembrooke, MA (US); Kevin Tyler Sprott, Needham, MA (US); Jason Allan Wiles, Madison, CT (US); and Soumya Ray, Quincy, MA (US)
Assigned to Avilar Therapeutics, Inc., Waltham, MA (US)
Filed by Avilar Therapeutics, Inc., Waltham, MA (US)
Filed on Feb. 22, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/584,914.
Application 18/584,914 is a continuation of application No. 18/220,708, filed on Jul. 11, 2023.
Application 18/220,708 is a continuation of application No. 17/877,538, filed on Jul. 29, 2022, granted, now 11,819,551, issued on Nov. 21, 2023.
Application 17/877,538 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2021/015939, filed on Jan. 29, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/063,015, filed on Aug. 7, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/968,802, filed on Jan. 31, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0245785 A1, Jul. 25, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61K 47/54 (2017.01); A61K 47/62 (2017.01); C07H 5/06 (2006.01); C07H 7/02 (2006.01); C07H 9/02 (2006.01); C07H 9/04 (2006.01); C07H 15/203 (2006.01); C07H 17/00 (2006.01); C07H 17/02 (2006.01); C07H 19/02 (2006.01); C07H 19/044 (2006.01); H03L 7/081 (2006.01); H03L 7/099 (2006.01)
CPC A61K 47/549 (2017.08) [A61K 47/62 (2017.08); C07H 5/06 (2013.01); C07H 7/02 (2013.01); C07H 9/02 (2013.01); C07H 9/04 (2013.01); C07H 15/203 (2013.01); C07H 17/00 (2013.01); C07H 17/02 (2013.01); C07H 19/02 (2013.01); C07H 19/044 (2013.01); H03L 7/0814 (2013.01); H03L 7/0818 (2013.01); H03L 7/0998 (2013.01)] 5 Claims
 
1. A compound of the formula:

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or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof;
wherein:
Extracellular Protein Targeting Ligand is an IgG binding ligand selected from the group consisting of Fc-III, FcBP-1, FcBP-2, and Fc-III-4c;
R2 is selected from the group consisting of:
(i) aryl, heterocycle, and heteroaryl containing 1 or 2 heteroatoms independently selected from N, O, and S, each of which aryl, heterocycle, and heteroaryl is optionally substituted with 1, 2, 3, or 4 substituents;
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(iii)-NR8—S(═O)—R3, —NR8—C(═S)—R3, —NR8—S(═O)(NR6)—R3, —N═S(═O)(R3)2, —NR8C(═O)NR9S(═O)2R3, —NR8—S(═O)2—R10, and —NR8—C(NR6)—R3 each of which is optionally substituted with 1, 2, 3, or 4 substituents; and
(iv) hydrogen, R10, alkyl-C(═O)—R3, —C(═O)—R3, alkyl, haloalkyl, —OC(═O)R3, and —NR8—C(═O)R10;
R10 is selected from the group consisting of aryl, alkyl-NR8—C(═O)—R3, alkyl-aryl, alkyl-heteroaryl with 1, 2, or 4 heteroatoms, alkyl-cyano, alkyl-OR6, alkyl-NR6R8, NR8—NR6—C(═O)R3, NR8—S(═O)2—R3, alkenyl, allyl, alkynyl, —NR6-alkenyl, —O-alkenyl, —NR6-alkynyl, —O-alkynyl, —NR6-heteroaryl, —NR6-aryl, —O-heteroaryl, and —O-aryl, each of which R10 is optionally substituted with 1, 2, 3, or 4 substituents;
R5 at each occurrence is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, heteroalkyl, C0-C6alkyl-cyano, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkyl, F, Cl, Br, I, aryl, arylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroarylalkyl, heterocycle, heterocycloalkyl, haloalkoxy, —O-alkenyl, —O-alkynyl, C0-C6alkyl-OR6, C0-C6alkyl-SR6, C0-C6alkyl-NR6R7, C0-C6alkyl-C(═O)R3, C0-C6alkyl-S(═O)R3, C0-C6alkyl-C(═S)R3, C0-C6alkyl-S(═O)2R3, C0-C6alkyl-N(R8)—C(═O)R3, C0-C6alkyl-N(R8)—S(═O)R3, C0-C6alkyl-N(R8)—C(═S)R3, C0-C6alkyl-N(R8)—S(═O)2R3 C0-C6alkyl-O—C(═O)R3, C0-C6alkyl-O—S(═O)R3, C0-C6alkyl-O—C(═S)R3, —N═S(═O)(R3)2, C0-C6alkylN3, and C0-C6alkyl-O—S(═O)2R3, each of which is optionally substituted with 1, 2, 3, or 4 substituents;
R3 at each occurrence is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, heteroalkyl, haloalkyl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, heterocycle, —OR8, and —NR8R9;
R6 and R7 are independently selected at each occurrence from the group consisting of hydrogen, heteroalkyl, alkyl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, haloalkyl, heteroaryl, heterocycle, -alkyl-OR8, -alkyl-NR8R9, C(═O)R3, S(═O)R3, C(═S)R3, and S(═O)2R3;
R8 and R9 are independently selected at each occurrence from the group consisting of hydrogen, heteroalkyl, alkyl, arylalkyl, heteroarylalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, and heterocycle;
R21 is independently at each occurrence selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, F, Cl, Br, I, hydroxyl, alkoxy, azide, amino, cyano, —NR6R7, —NR8S(═O)2R3, —NR8S(═O)R3, haloalkyl, heteroalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, and heterocycle;
tt is independently selected from 2 or 3;
ss is 3-tt;
each LinkerA and LinkerB is independently selected from

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wherein:
R11, R12, R13, R14, R15, R16, R17, R18, R19, and R20 are independently at each occurrence selected from the group consisting of a bond, alkyl, —C(═O)—, —C(═O)O—, —OC(═O)—, —SO2—, —S(═O)—, —C(═S)—, —C(═O)NR6—, —NR6C(═O)—, —O—, —S—, —NR6—, —C(R21R21)—, —P(═O)(R3)O—, —P(═O)(R3)—, a divalent residue of a natural or unnatural amino acid, alkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, aryl, heterocycle, heteroaryl, —CH2CH2—[O—(CH2)2]n—O—, —CH2CH2—[O—(CH2)2]n—NR6—, —CH2CH2—[O—(CH2)2]n—, —[—(CH2)2—O—]n—, —[O—(CH2)2]n—, —[O—CH(CH3)C(═O)]n—, —[C(═O)—CH(CH3)—O]n—, —[O—CH2C(═O)]n—, —[C(═O)—CH2—O]n—, a divalent residue of a fatty acid, and a divalent residue of an unsaturated or saturated mono- or di-carboxylic acid, each of which is optionally substituted with 1, 2, 3, or 4 substituents independently selected from R21;
n is independently selected at each instance from 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10;
LinkerC and LinkerD are each independently selected from the group consisting of:

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and
the optional substituents are selected from alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkyl, —OR6, F, Cl, Br, I, —NR6R7, heteroalkyl, cyano, nitro, C(═O)R3,

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as allowed by valence such that a stable compound results.