Title of Invention

A PYRIMIDINE COMPOUND OF FORMULA ( I )

Abstract ABSTRACT PYRIMIDINE COMPOUND OF FORMULA (I) Pyrimidine compounds of formula (I), wherein R1, p, R2, q, R3 and R4 are defined within. Also described are processes for the preparation of such compounds of formula (I) or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, particularly for producing a cell cycle inhibitory (anti-cell-proliferation) effect in a warm-blooded animal, such as man.
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THE PATENTS ACT 1970
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THE PATENTS RULES, 2003
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
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A PYRIMIDINE COMPOUND OF FORMULA (I)"
ASTRAZENECA AB, a Swedish company of S-151 85 Sodertalje, SWEDEN,
The following specification particularly describes the invention
and the manner in which it is to be performed: GRANTED
24-04-2007 24 APR 2007

The invention relates to pyrimidine derivatives, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or in vivo .hydrolysable esters thereof, which possess cell-cycle inhibitory activity and are accordingly useful for their anti*cell-proliferation (such as anti-cancer) activity and are therefore useful in methods of treatment of the human or animal body. The invention also relates to processes for the manufacture of said pyrimidine derivatives, to pharmaceutical compositions containing them and to their use in the manufacture of medicaments of use in the production of an anti-cell-proliferatiqn effect in a warm-blooded animal such as man.
A family of intracellular proteins called cyclins play a central role in the cell cycle. The synthesis and degradation of cyclins is tightly controlled such that their level of expression fluctuates during the cell cycle. Cyclins bind to cyclin-dependent serine/threonine kinases (CDKs) and this association is essential for CDK (such as'CDKl, CDK2, CDK4 and/or CDK6) activity within the cell. Although the precise details of how each of these factors combine to regulate CDK activity is poorly understood, the balance between the two dictates whether or not the cell will progress through the cell cycle.
The recent convergence of oncogene and tumour suppressor gene research has identified regulation of entry into the cell cycle as a key control point of mitogenesis in tumours. Moreover, CDKs appear to be downstream of a number of oncogene signalling pathways. Disregulation of CDK activity by upregulation of cyclins and/or deletion of endogenous inhibitors appears to be an important axis between mitogenic signalling pathways and proliferation of tumour cells.
Accordingly it has been recognised that an inhibitor of cell cycle kinases, particularly inhibitors of CDK2, CDK4 and/or CDK6 (which operate at the S-phase, Gl-S and Gl-S phase respectively) should be of value as a selective inhibitor of cell prgUferation, such as growth of mammalian cancer cells.
The present invention is based on the discovery that certain pyrimidine compounds surprisingly inhibit the effects of cell cycle kinases showing selectivity for CDK2, CDK4 and CDK6, and thus possess anti-cell-proliferation properties. Such properties are expected to be of value in the treatment of disease states associated with aberrant cell cycles and cell proliferation such as cancers (solid tumours and leukemias), fibroproliferative and differentiative disorders, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, Kaposi's sarcoma, haemangioma,

acute and chronic nephropathies, atheroma, atherosclerosis, arterial restenosis, autoimmune diseases, acute and chronic inflammation, bone diseases and ocular diseases with retinal vessel proliferation.
Accordingly, the present invention provides a compound of formula (I):

(1)
wherein:
R1 is halo, nitro, cyano, hydroxy, amino, carboxy, carbamoyl, mercapto, Ci-galkyl,
C2-6alkenyl or C2-6alkynyl;
10 p is 0-4; wherein the values of R1 may be the same or different;
R2 is sulphamoyl or a group B-E-;
q is 0-2; wherein the values of R2 maybe the same or different; and wherein p + q = 1-5;
R3 is hydrogen, Ci^alkyl, C2-6alkenyl, C2-ealkynyl or C3.gcycloalkyl; wherein R3 may 15 be optionally substituted on carbon by one or more M;
R4 is Ci-6alkyl, C2-6alkenyl, C2-6alkynyl, C3.scycloalkyl or heterocyclyl; wherein R4 may be optionally substituted by one or more M; wherein if said heterocyclyl contains an -NH- moiety that nitrogen may be optionally substituted by a group selected from Z;
or R3 and R4 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached form a heterocyclic 20 ring optionally substituted on carbon by one or more M; wherein if said heterocyclic ring contains an -NH- moiety that nitrogen may be optionally substituted by a group selected from
Q;
B is selected from Ci.galkyl, C2-6alkenyl, C2-6alkynyl, C3.8cycloalkyl, C3-8cycloalkylCi_6alkyl, phenyl, a heterocyclic group, phenylCi_6alkyl or 25 (heterocyclic group)Ci_6alkyl; wherein B may be optionally substituted on carbon by one or more D; and wherein if said heterocyclic group contains an -NH- moiety that nitrogen may be optionally substituted by a group selected from G;
E is -C(O)-, -N(Ra)C(0)-, -C(0)N(Ra)-, -S(0)r> -S02N(Ra)- or -N(Ra)S02-; wherein Ra is hydrogen or Ci-6alkyl optionally substituted by one or more D and r is 1-2;
D is independently selected from halo, nitro, cyano, hydroxy, trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethoxy, amino, carboxy, carbamoyl, mercapto, sulphamoyl, Chalky!, C2-6aIkenyI, C2.6alkynyl, Ci.6alkoxy, Ci-6alkanoyl, d.6alkanoyloxy, A^-(Ci-6alkyl)amino, iV,/»/-(Ci.6alkyl)2amino, d-ealkanoylamino, A^-(Ci.6alkyl)carbamoyl, 5 iV,^(Ci.6alkyl)2carbamoyl, C].6alkylS(0)a wherein a is 0 to 2, Ci_6alkoxycarbonyl, //-(Ci-ealkyOsulphamoyl and A^iV-(Ci-6alkyl)2sulphamoyl; wherein D may be optionally substituted on carbon by one or more V;
M is independently selected from halo, nitro, cyano, hydroxy, trifluoromethoxy, amino, carboxy, carbamoyl, mercapto, sulphamoyl, Ci^alkyl, C2.ealkenyl, C2-6alkynyl,
10 Ci.6alkoxy, C^alkanoyl, Ci.6alkanoyloxy, A^Ci.6alkyl)amino, N, A4Ci.6alkyl)2amino, Ci.6alkanoylamino, AKCi-6alkyl)carbamoyl, iV,N-(Ci_6alkyl)2carbamoyl, Ci_6alkylS(0)a wherein a is 0 to 2, Gi-6alkoxycarbonyl, N-(Ci.6alkyl)sulphamoyl, N,iV-(Ci.6alkyl)2sulphamoyl, C3.gcycloalkyl, phenyl or a heterocyclic group; wherein M may be optionally substituted on carbon by one or more P; and wherein if said heterocyclic group contains an -NH- moiety that
15 nitrogen may be optionally substituted by a group selected from T;
P, X and V are independently selected from halo, nitro, cyano, hydroxy, trifluoromethoxy, trifluoromethyl, amino, carboxy, carbamoyl, mercapto, sulphamoyl, methyl, ethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, acetyl, acetoxy, methylamino, ethylamino, dimethylamino, diethylamino, N-methyl-iV-ethylamino, acetylamino, iV-methylcarbamoyl, N-ethylcarbamoyl,
20 iV,iV-dimethylcarbamoyl, N,iV-diethylcarbamoyl, N-methyl-./V-ethylcarbamoyl, methylthio, ethylthio, methylsulphinyl, ethylsulphinyl, mesyl, ethylsulphonyl, methoxycarbonyl, ethoxycarbonyl, Af-methylsulpharnoyl, iV-ethylsulphamoyl, N, N-dimethylsulphamoyl, iV, JV-diethylsulphamoyl or N-methyl-iV*-ethylsulphamoyl; and
G, Q, T and Z are independently selected from Chalky!, Q^alkanoyl,
25 Ci_4alkylsulphonyl, Ci^alkoxycarbonyl, carbamoyl, iV-(Ci-4alkyl)carbamoyl,
N, Af-(Ci_4alkyl)carbamoyl, benzyl, benzyloxycarbonyl, benzoyl and phenylsulphonyl wherein G, Q and T may be independently optionally substituted on carbon by one or more X; or a pharmaceutical^ acceptable salt or an in vivo hydrolysable ester thereof.
In this specification the term "alkyl" includes both straight and branched chain alkyl
30 groups but references to individual alkyl groups such as "propyl" are specific for the straight chain version only. For example, "Ci-ealkyl" includes Ci^alkyl, Ci_3alkyl, propyl, isopropyl and ?-butyl. However, references to individual alkyl groups such as 'propyl' are specific for the straight chained version only and references to individual branched chain alkyl groups
such as 'isopropyl' are specific for the branched chain version only. A similar convention applies to other radicals, for example "phenylCi.ealkyl" includes phenylCMalkyl, benzyl, 1-phenylethyl and 2-phenylethyl. The term "halo" refers to fluoro, chloro, bromo and iodo. Where optional substituents are chosen from "one or more" groups it is to be 5 understood that this definition includes all substituents being chosen from one of the specified groups or the substituents being chosen from two or more of the specified groups.
A "heterocyclic gro'up" is a saturated, partially saturated or unsaturated, mono or bicyclic ring containing 4-12 atoms of which at least one atom is chosen from nitrogen, sulphur or oxygen, which may, unless otherwise specified, be carbon or nitrogen linked,
10 wherein a -CH2- group can optionally be replaced by a -C(O)-, a ring nitrogen.atom may optionally bear a Ci_6alkyl group and form a quaternary compound or a ring nitrogen and/or sulphur atom may be optionally oxidised to form the TV-oxide and or the S-oxides. Examples and suitable values of the term "heterocyclic group" are morpholino, piperidyl, pyridyl, pyranyl, pyrrolyl, isothiazolyl, indolyl, quinolyl, thienyl, 1,3-benzodioxolyl, thiadiazolyl,
15 piperazinyl, thiazolidinyl, pyrrolidinyl, thiomorpholino, pyrrolinyl, homopiperazinyl, 3,5-dioxapiperidinyl, tetrahydropyranyl, imidazolyl, pyrimidyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, isoxazolyl, N-methylpyrrolyl, 4-pyridone, 1-isoquinolone, 2-pyrrolidone, 4-thiazolidone, pyridine-jV-oxide and quinoline-iV-oxide. Preferably a "heterocyclic group" is a saturated, partially saturated or unsaturated, mono or bicyclic ring containing 5 or 6 atoms of which at
20 least one atom is chosen from nitrogen, sulphur or oxygen, it may, unless otherwise specified, be carbon or nitrogen linked, a -CHo- group can optionally be replaced by a -C(0)-and a ring sulphur atom may be optionally oxidised to form the S-oxides. In another aspect, preferably a "heterocyclic group" is a saturated, partially saturated or unsaturated, monocyclic ring containing 5 or 6 atoms of which at least one atom is chosen from nitrogen, sulphur or
25 oxygen, it may, unless otherwise specified, be carbon or nitrogen linked, a -CH2- group can optionally be replaced by a -C(0)-and a ring sulphur atom may be optionally oxidised to form the S-oxides. More preferably a "heterocyclic group" is tetrahydrofuryl, pyridyl, pyrrolidinonyl, morpholino, imidazolyl, piperidinyl or pyrrolidinyl. Particularly a "heterocyclic group" is tetrahydrofuryl or morpholino. In another aspect of the invention,
30 particularly a "heterocyclic group" is morpholino, tetrahydrofuryl, piperidinyl, pyridyl, imidazolyl, piperazinyl, pyrrolidinyl, triazolyl, dioxanyl and dioxolanyl.
Where "R3 and R4 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached form a heterocyclic ring" said "heterocyclic ring" is a saturated, partially saturated or fully
unsaturated, mono or bicyclic ring containing 4-12 atoms, one atom of which is the nitrogen atom to which R3 and R4 are attached to, and the other atoms are either all carbon atoms or they are carbon atoms and 1-3 heteroatoms chosen from nitrogen, sulphur or oxygen, wherein a -CH2- group can optionally be replaced by a -C(O)-, a ring nitrogen atom may optionally 5 bear a Cj-galkyl group and form a quaternary compound or a ring nitrogen and/or a ring sulphur atom may be optionally oxidised to form an N- and /or an S-oxide. It will be appreciated that where R3 and R4 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a "heterocyclic ring" this nitrogen atom is not quaternised, i.e. a neutral compound is formed. Examples and suitable values of the term "heterocyclic group" are azetidinyl,
10 morpholino, piperidyl, piperazinyl, pyrrolidinyl, thiomorpholino, pyrrolinyl, homopiperazinyl, pyrrolyl, pyrazolyl, pyrazolinyl, imidazolyl, imidazolinyl, imidazolidinyl, pyrazolidinyl and triazolyl. Preferably "heterocyclic group" is morpholino. In another aspect of the invention, preferably "heterocyclic group" is morpholino, piperidino, pyrrolidin-1-yl orpiperazin-1-yl. A "heterocyclyl" is a saturated mono or bicyclic ring containing 4-12 atoms of which
15 at least one atom is chosen from nitrogen, sulphur or oxygen, which may, unless otherwise specified, be carbon or nitrogen linked, wherein a -CH2- group can optionally be replaced by a -C(O)- and a ring sulphur atom may be optionally oxidised to form (the) S-oxide(s). Examples of the term "heterocyclyl" are morpholinyl, piperidyl, piperazinyl, thiazolidinyl, pyrrolidinyl, thiomorpholinyl, 1,1-dioxothiomorpholinyl, homopiperazinyl, tetrahydropyranyl,
20 2-pyrrolidone and 4-thiazolidone. In one aspect of the invention a "heterocyclyl" is a saturated monocyclic ring containing 5 or 6 atoms of which at least one atom is chosen from nitrogen, sulphur or oxygen, it may, unless otherwise specified, be carbon or nitrogen linked, a -CH2-group can optionally be replaced by a -C(0)-and a ring sulphur atom may be optionally oxidised to form (the) S-oxide(s). In another aspect of the invention a "heterocyclyl" is
25 tetrahydrofuryl.
An example of "Ci.6alkanoyloxy" is acetoxy. Examples of "Ci-ealkoxycarbonyl" include Ci.4alkoxycarbonyl, methoxycarbonyl, ethoxycarbonyl, n- and r-butoxycarbonyl. Examples of "Ci^alkoxy" include methoxy, ethoxy and propoxy. Examples of "Ci-ealkanoylamino" include formamido, acetamido and propionylamino. Examples of
30 "Q.ealkylSfCOa wherein a is 0 to 2" include Ci^alkylsuiphonyl, methylthio, ethylthio, methylsulphinyl, ethylsulphkryl, mesyl and ethylsulphonyl. Examples of "C].6alkylS(0)r wherein r is 1 to 2" include methylsulphinyl, ethylsulphinyl, mesy] and ethylsulphonyl. Examples of "Ci-galkanoyl" include Q^alkanoyl, propionyl and acetyl. Examples of
'W-Ci-ealkylamino" include methylamino and ethylamino. Examples of 'W,A^-(C].6alkyl)2amino" include di-iV-methylamino, di-(iV-ethyl)amino and iV-ethyl-N-methylamino. Examples of "C^alkenyl" are vinyl, allyl and 1-propenyl. Examples of "C2-6alkynyr' are ethynyl, 1-propynyl and 2-propynyl. Examples of 5 'W-(Ci.6alkyl)sulphamoyl" are N-(methyl)sulphamoyl and iV-(ethyl)sulphamoyl. Examples of 'W-(Ci.6alkyl)2sulphamoyl" are N,AKdimethyl)sulphamoyl and A^methyO-AHethy^sulphamoyl. Examples of 4W-(Ci.6alkyl)carbamoyl" are ' A^-(Ci.4alkyl)carbamoyl, methylaminocarbonyl and ethylaminocarbonyl. Examples of "iV,2V-(Ci.6alkyl)2carbamoyr are MAKCi^alkyl^carbamoyl, dimethylaminocarbonyl and
10 methylethylaminocarbonyl. Examples of "G3.8cycloalkyr' are cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopropyl and cyclohexyl. Examples of "(heterocyclic group)Cj.6alkyl" include pyridylmethyl, 3-morpholinopropyl and 2-pyrimid-2-ylethyl. Examples of "C3.gcycloalkylCi.6alkyl" are cyclopropylethyl, cyclobutylmethyl, 2-cyclopropylpropyl and cyclohexylethyl.
15 A suitable pharmaceutical^ acceptable salt of a compound of the invention is, for
example, an acid-addition salt of a compound of the invention which is sufficiently basic, for example, an acid-addition salt with, for example, an inorganic or organic acid, for example hydrochloric, hydrobromic, sulphuric, phosphoric, trifluoroacetic, citric or maleic acid. In addition a suitable pharmaceutical^ acceptable salt of a compound of the invention which is
20 sufficiently acidic is an alkali metal salt, for example a sodium or potassium salt, an alkaline earth metal salt, for example a calcium or magnesium salt, an ammonium salt or a salt with an organic base which affords a physiologically-acceptable cation, for example a salt with methylamine, dimethylamine, trimethylamine, piperidine, morpholine or tris-(2-hydroxyethyl)amine.
25 The compounds of the formula (I) may be administered in the form of a pro-drag
which is broken down in the human or animal body to give a compound of the formula (I). Examples of pro-drugs include in vivo hydrolysable esters of a compound of the formula (I). An in vivo hydrolysable ester of a compound of the formula (I) containing carboxy or hydroxy group is, for example, a pharmaceutically acceptable ester which is hydrolysed in the
30 human or animal body to produce the parent acid or alcohol. Suitable pharmaceutically acceptable esters for carboxy include Ci-ealkoxymethyl esters for example methoxymethyl, Ci-ealkanoyloxymethyl esters for example pivaloyloxymethyl, phthalidyl esters,
C3.8cycloalkoxycarbonyloxyCi-6alkyl esters for example 1-cyclohexylcarbonyloxyethyl;
l,3-dioxolen-2-onylmethyl.esters for example 5-methyl-l,3-dioxolen-2-onylmethyl; and
Ci-ealkoxycarbonyloxyethyl esters for example 1-methoxycarbonyloxyethyl and may be
formed at any carboxy group in the compounds of this invention.
5 An in vivo hydrolysable ester of a compound of the formula (I) containing a hydroxy
group includes inorganic esters such as phosphate esters and a-acyloxyalkyl ethers and related compounds which as a result of the in vivo hydrolysis of the ester breakdown to give the parent hydroxy group. Examples of oc-acyloxyalkyl ethers include acetoxymethoxy and 2,2-dimethylpropionyloxy-methoxy. A selection of in vivo hydrolysable ester forming groups
10 for hydroxy include alkanoyl, benzoyl, phenylacetyl and substituted benzoyl and phenylacetyl, alkoxycarbonyl (to give alkyl carbonate esters), dialkylcarbamoyl and A^-(dialkylaminoethyl)-iV-alkylcarbamoyl (to give carbamates), dialkylaminoacetyl and carboxyacetyl. Examples of substituents on benzoyl include morpholino and piperazin-1-yl linked from a ring nitrogen atom via a methylene group to the 3- or 4- position of the benzoyl
15 ring.
Some compounds of the formula (I) may have chiral centres and/or geometric isomeric centres (E- and Z- isomers), and it is to be understood that the invention encompasses all such optical, diastereoisomers and geometric isomers that possess CDK inhibitory activity.
The invention relates to any and all tautomeric forms of the compounds of the formula
20 (I) that possess CDK inhibitory activity.
It is also to be understood that certain compounds of the formula (I) can exist in solvated as well as unsolvated forms such as, for example, hydrated forms. It is to be understood that the invention encompasses all such solvated forms which possess CDK inhibitory activity.
25 Accordingly, in another aspect, the present invention provides a compound of formula
(I):

R1 is halo, nitro, cyano, hydroxy, amino, carboxy, carbamoyl, mercapto, Ci.6alkyl, C2-6alkenyl or C2-6alkynyl;
p is 0-4; wherein the values of R1 may be the same or different;
R2 is sulphamoyl or a group B-E-;
5 q is 0-2; wherein the values of R2 maybe the same or different; and wherein p + q =
1-5;
R3 is hydrogen, Ci.6alkyl, C2-6alkenyl, C2-6alkynyl or C3-gcycloalkyl; wherein said
Ci.salkyl, C2.6alkenyl, C2.6alkynyl or C3-8cycloalkyl may be optionally substituted by one or
more M; and
10 R4 is Ci-ealkyl, C2-6alkenyl, C2-6alkynyl or C3.8cycloalkyl; wherein said Ci^alkyl,
C2-6alkenyl, C2_6alkynyl or C3.gcycloalkyl may be optionally substituted by one or more M;
or R3 and R4 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached form a heterocyclic ring optionally substituted on carbon by one or more M; wherein if said heterocyclic ring contains an -NH- moiety that nitrogen may be optionally substituted by a group selected from 15 Q;
B is selected from Ci_6alkyl, C2.6alkenyl, C2.6alkynyl, Cs^cycloalkyl, C3.gcycloalkylCi.6alkyl, phenyl, a heterocyclic group, phenylCi^alkyl or (heterocyclic group)C].6alkyl; wherein said Ci^alkyl, C2.6alkenyl, C2_6alkynyl, C3.scycloalkyl, C3.gcycloalkylC]-6alkyl, phenyl, heterocyclic group, phenylCi^alkyl or 20 (heterocyclic group)Ci.6alkyl are optionally substituted on carbon by one or more D; and wherein if said heterocyclic group contains an -NH- moiety that nitrogen may be optionally substituted by a group selected from G;
E is -C(O)-, -N(Ra)C(0)-, -C(0)N(Ra)-, -S(0)r, -S02N(Ra)- or -N(Ra)S02-; wherein
Ra is hydrogen or Ci^alkyl optionally substituted by one or more D and r is 1-2;
25 D is independently selected from halo, nitro, cyano, hydroxy, trifluoromethyl,
trifluoromethoxy, amino, carboxy, carbamoyl, mercapto, sulphamoyl, Ci^alkyl, C2-6alkenyl, C2.6alkynyl, Ci^alkoxy, Ci^alkanoyl, Ci-6alkanoyloxy, iV-(Ci.6alkyl)amino, A^//-(Ci-6alkyl)2amino, Ci^alkanoylamino, 7*/-(Ci.6alkyl)carbamoyl, A^A^-(Ci.6alkyl)2carbamoyl, Ci.6alkylS(0)a wherein a is 0 to 2, Ci.6alkoxycarbonyl, 30 iV-(Ci_6alkyl)surphamoyl and N,N-(Ci_6alkyi)2sulphamoyl; wherein D may be optionally substituted on carbon by a group selected from V;
M is independently selected from halo, nitro, cyano, hydroxy, trifluoromethoxy, amino, carboxy, carbamoyl, mercapto, sulphamoyl, Ci.6alkyl, C2-6alkenyl, C2.6alkynyi, Ci.6alkoxy, Ci.6alkanoyl, Ci.6alkanoyloxy, iV-(Ci.6alkyl)amino, iV,AHCi-6alkyl)2amino, Ci-6alkanoylamino, JV-(Ci-6alkyl)carbarnoy], ACAHCi-6alkyl)2carbamoyl, Ci.6alkylS(0)a 5 wherein a is 0 to 2, Ci-6alkoxycarbonyl, AHCi-6alkyl)sulphamoyl, tyiHQ-ealkyl^sulphamoyl, Ca-gcycloalkyl, phenyl or a heterocyclic group; wherein M may be optionally substituted on carbon by a group selected from P; and wherein if said heterocyclic group contains an -NH-moiety that nitrogen may be optionally substituted by a group selected from T; and
P and V are independently selected from halo, nitro, cyano, hydroxy, trifluoromethoxy, 10 trifluoromethyl, amino, carboxy, carbamoyl, mercapto, sulphamoyl, methyl, ethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, acetyl, acetoxy, methylamino, ethylamino, dimethylamino, diethylamino, /V-methyl-iV-ethylamino, acetylamino, N-methylcarbamoyl, iV-ethylcarbamoyl, A^TV-dimethylcarbamoyl, 7V,iV-diethylcarbamoyl, iV-methyl-iV-ethylcarbamoyl, mettrylthio, ethyithio, methylsulphinyl, ethylsulphinyl, mesyl, ethylsulphonyl, methoxycarbonyl, 15 ethoxycarbonyl, iV-methylsulphamoyl, iV-ethylsulphamoyl, N,iV-dimethylsulphamoyl, iV,./V-diethylsulphamoyl orN-methyl-N-ethylsulphamoyl;
G, Q and T are independently selected from Ci.4alkyl, CMalkanoyl, Ci^alkylsulphonyl, Q^alkoxycarbonyl, carbamoyl, jV-(Ci.4alkyl)carbamoyl, 7V,7V-(Ci.4alkyl)carbamoyl, benzyl, benzyloxycarbonyl, benzoyl and phenylsulphonyl; and 20 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or an in vivo hydrolysable ester thereof.
Preferred values of Rl, R2, R3, R4, p and q are as follows. Such values may be used where appropriate with any of the definitions, claims or embodiments defined hereinbefore or hereinafter.
Preferably R1 is halo or Ci_2alkyl.
25 More preferably R1 is fluoro, chloro or methyl.
Particularly R1 is fluoro or chloro.
Preferably p is 0-2; wherein the values of R1 may be the same or different.
More preferably p is 0 or 1.
In one aspect of the invention preferably p is 0.
30 In another aspect of the invention preferably pis 1.
In a further aspect of the invention preferably p is 2; wherein the values of R1 may be the same or different.
Preferably when p is 1; R1 is meta to the amino group in the aniline of formula (I).
Preferably R2 is sulphamoyl or a group B-E-; wherein
B is selected from Ci^alkyl, C2.6alkenyl, C3.8cycloalkyl, C3.8cycloalkylCi-6alkyl, phenylCi.6alkyl or (heterocyclic group)C].6alkyl; wherein said Ci-ealkyl, C2.6alkenyl, C3.8cycloalkyl, C3-8cycloalkylCi-6alkyl, phenylCi^alkyl or (heterocyclic group)Ci-ealkyl are 5 optionally substituted on carbon by one or more D; and wherein if said heterocyclic group contains an -NH- moiety that nitrogen may be optionally substituted by a group selected from G;
E is -N(Ra)S02-; wherein Ra is hydrogen;
D is independently selected from halo, hydroxy, Ci.6alkoxy or JV-(Ci-ealkyl)amino, 10 iyjA^(Ci.6alkyl)2amino; and
GisCMalkyl.
More preferably R2 is sulphamoyl or a group B-E-; wherein
B is selected from Cj.6alkyl or (heterocyclic group)C]_ealkyl; wherein said C]_6alkyl or
(heterocyclic group)Ci„6alkyl are optionally substituted on carbon by one or more D;
15 E is -N(Ra)S02-; wherein Ra is hydrogen;
D is independently selected from hydroxy or Af-(Ci.ealkyl)amino.
Particularly R2 is selected from sulphamoyl,
A^-(3-hydroxy-2,2-dimethylpropyl)sulphamoyl, A^-(3-(ALisopropylamino)propyl)sulphamoyl or
N- (tetrahydrofur-2-ylmethyl)sulphamoyl.
20 In another aspect of the invention, preferably R is sulphamoyl or a group B-E-;
B is selected from Ci_6alkyl, C2-ealkenyl, C2-6alkynyl or (heterocyclic group)C]-ealkyl;
wherein B may be optionally substituted on carbon by one or more D; and wherein if said
heterocyclic group contains an -NH- moiety that nitrogen may be optionally substituted by a
group selected from G;
25 E is -S(0)r- or -N(Ra)S02-; wherein Ra is hydrogen or Ci-ealkyl and r is 2;
D is independently selected from halo, cyano, hydroxy, amino, Chalky!, Ci_6alkoxy, N-(C],6alkyl)amino, N,N-(Ci.6alkyl)2amino, Ci-ealkanoylamino and Ci.6alkylS(0)a wherein a is 0 to 2; wherein D may be optionally substituted on carbon by a group selected from V;
V is selected from hydroxy and dimethylamino; and
30 G is selected from Ci.4alkyl.
In another aspect of the invention, more preferably R2 is sulphamoyl or a group B-E-;
B is selected from methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, 2,2-dimethylpropyl, pentyl, allyl, 2-propynyl, pyrrolidin-2-ylmethyl, pyrid-3-ylmethyl, l,4-dioxan-2-ylmethyl, pyrid-2-ylmethyl,
2-morpholinoethyl, 2-l,3,4-triaziol-2-ylethyl, 2-piperidinoethyl, 2-pyrid-2-ylethyl, 2-pyrid-4-ylethyl, 2-pyrrolidin-l-ylethyl, 2-imidazol-4-ylethyl, 3-imidazol-l-ylpropyl, 3-morpholinopropyl, 3-piperidinopropyl or tetrahydrofur-2-ylmethyl; wherein B may be optionally substituted on carbon by one or more D; and wherein if said heterocyclic group 5 contains an -NH- moiety that nitrogen may be optionally substituted by a group selected from G;
E is -S(0)r or -N(Ra)S02-; wherein Ra is hydrogen or Ci_6alkyl and r is 2; D is independently selected from fluoro, cyano, hydroxy, amino, methyl, methoxy, ethoxy, isopropylamino, dimethylamino, diethylamino, acetamido, ethylthio and mesyl; 10 wherein D may be optionally substituted on carbon by a group selected from V; V is selected from hydroxy and dimethylamino; and G is selected from ethyl.
In another aspect of the invention, particularly R" is sulphamoyl, mesyl, ethylsulphonyl, 2-ethoxyethylsuIphonyI, propylsulphonyl, 3-isopropylaminopropyIsuIphonyl, 15 4-isopropylaminobutylsulphonyl, A^-(tetrahydrofur-2-ylmethyl)sulphamoyl, A^-(pyrid-3-ylmethyl)sulphamoyl,A^-(pyrid-2-ylmethyl)sulphamoyl, iV-(l ,4-dioxan-2-ylmethyl)sulphamoyl, iV-(methyl)sulphamoyl, JV-(2-methoxyethyi)sulphamoyl, 7V-(2-ethylthioethyl)sulphamoyl, A^-(2-morpholinoethyl)sulphamoyl, A'-(2-piperidinoethyl)sulphamoyl, 20 N~(2-pyrid-2-ylethyl)sulphamoyl, A^-(2-pyrrolidin-l-ylethyl)sulphamoyl, N-(2-imidazol-4-ylethyl)siilphamoyl, A^-(2-isopropylaminoethyl)sulphamoyl, 7V-(2-mesylethyl)sulphamoyl,//-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethyl]sulphamoyl, N-[2-( 1 -ethylpyrrolidin-2-yl)ethyl]sulphamoyl, iV-(2-pyrid-2-ylethyl)sulphamoyl, //-(2-diethylaminoethyl)sulphamoyl)J^-(2-pyrid-4-ylethyl)sulphamoyl, 25 A^-(2-acetamidoethyl)sulphamoyl, Af-(2-dimethylaminoethyl)sulphamoyl,
N-2-[(5-methyl-1,3,4-triazol-2-yl)ethyl]sulphamoyl, iV-(2-hydroxyethyl)sulphamoyl, A^-(2-cyanoethyl)sulphamoyl, //-(2-diethylaminoethyl)-iV-(methyl)sulphamoyl, N-(2-methoxyethyl)-A^-(methyl)sulphamoyl, A^-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)sulphamoyl, iV-(3-hydroxy-2,2-dimethylpropyl)sulphamoyl, A^-(3-isopropylaminopropyl)sulphamoyl, 30 N-(3-methoxypwpyl)sulphamoyl, N-(3-imidazol-l -y]propyl)sulphamoyl, N-(2-hydroxy-3-aminopropyl)sulphamoyl, N-(3-hydroxypropyl)sulphamoyl, AK3-ethoxypropyl)sulphamoyl, A^-[3-(2-dimethylaminoethyl)propyl]sulphamoyl, A^(3-moipholinopropyl)sulphamoyl, A^-(2-hydroxypropyl)sulphamoyl,
iV-(2-hydroxy-3-piperidinopropyl)sulphamoyl, W-(3-piperidinopropyl)-iV-(methyl)sulphainoyl, iV-(2-hydroxybutyl)sulphamoyl, iV-(pentyl)sulphamoyl, iV-(5-hydroxypentyl)sulphamoyl, N-(allyl)sulphamoyl or AH2-propynyl)sulphamoyl.
Preferably E is -NHS02-.
5 In another aspect of the invention, preferably E is -NHS02-, -N(Me)S02- or -SO2-.
Preferably q is 0 or 1.
In one aspect of the invention preferably q is 0.
In another aspect of the invention preferably q is 1.
In a further aspect of the invention preferably q is 2; wherein the values of R~ may be 10 the same or different.
Preferably p + q = 1 or 2.
More preferably p + q = 1.
Preferably when q is 1; R2 is meta or para to the amino group in the aniline of formula
(I).
15 More preferably when q is 1; R2 is para to the amino group in the aniline of formula
(I).
Preferably R3 is hydrogen, Ci_6alkyl, C2.6alkenyl or C2-6alkynyl; wherein said C^alkyl, C2-6allcenyl or C2-6alkynyl may be optionally substituted by one or more M; and
R4 is Ci-galkyl, C2-6alkenyl or C2_6alkynyl; wherein said Cj^alkyl, C2.6alkenyl or 20 C2^alkynyl may be optionally substituted by one or more M;
or R3 and R4 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached form a heterocyclic ring optionally substituted on carbon by one or more M; wherein if said heterocyclic ring contains an -NH- moiety that nitrogen may be optionally substituted by a group selected from
Q.
25 More preferably R3 is hydrogen or Cj-ealkyl; wherein said Ci.galkyl may be optionally
substituted by one or more M; and
R4 is Ci-ealkyl or C2-6alkenyl; wherein said C].6alkyl or C2_6alkenyl may be optionally substituted by one or more M;
or R3 and R4 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached form a heterocyclic 30 ring; wherein
M is independently selected from halo, cyano, C].6alkoxy, Ci-ealkoxycarbonyl or a heterocyclic group.
Particularly R3 is hydrogen or Ci-4alkyl; and
' M is independently selected from fluoro, cyano, hydroxy, methyl, methoxy, ethoxy,
dimethylamino, methoxycarbonyl, ethoxycarbonyl, butoxycarbonyl, cyclopropyl,
tetrahydrofuryl, pyridyl, imidazolyl, dioxolanyl or morpholino; wherein M may be optionally
substituted on carbon by a group selected from P;
5 P and X are independently selected from hydroxy and methoxy; and
Q is selected from methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, ethylsulphonyl or ethoxycarbonyl; wherein G may be optionally substituted on carbon by one or more X.
Particularly R3 and R4 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached form isobutylamino, ethylamino, 2-fluoroeth5'lamino, 3-ethoxypropylamino, butylamino, 10 2,2,2-trifluoroethylamino, 3-morpholinopropylamino, cyclopropylamino, cyclopropylmethylamino, cyclohexylamino, tetrahydrofur-2-ylmethyl, 2-dimethylaminoethylamino, cyanomethylamino,pyrid-3-ylmefhylamino, butoxycarbonylmethylamino, 2-(methoxycarbonyl)ethylamino, 2-hydroxyethylamino, methylamino, 2-propynylamino, 2-methoxyethylamino, 2-imidazol-4-ylethylamino, 15 2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethylamino, 2,3-dihydroxypropylamino,
2,2-dimethyldioxolan-4-ylmethylamino, propylamino, A'-methyl-N-allylamino, N-methyl-A^ethoxycarbonylmethylamino, A/-methyl-A^-(2-cyanoethyl)amino, diethylamino, iV-methyl-N-(2-methoxyethyl)amino, bis-(2-cyanoethyl)amino, A'-ethyl-A'-cyclohexylamino, A^-methyl-A^(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)amino, Ar-methyl-Ar-(2-propynyI)amino, morpholino, 20 2,6-dimethylmorpholino, 3,5-dimethylpiperidino, piperidino,
4-(2-methoxyethyl)piperazin-l-yl, 4-methylpiperazin-l-yl, 4-isopropylpiperazin-l-yl, 4-ethylsulphonylpiperazin-l -yl, 4-ethoxycarbonylpiperazin- 1-yl, 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazin-l-yl, and 3-hydroxypyrrolidin-l-yl.
Therefore in one aspect of the invention, there is provided a compound of formula (I) 25 as depicted above wherein; p is 0;
R2 is sulphamoyl or a group B-E-; wherein
B is selected from Ci^alkyl or (heterocyclic group)Ci.6alkyl; wherein said Ci.6alkyl or
(heterocyclic group)C1.6alkyl are optionally substituted on carbon by one or more D;
30 E is -N(Ra)S02-; wherein Ra is hydrogen;
D is independently selected from hydroxy or N-(Ci.e&lkyl)a,mino; qis 1;
R3 is hydrogen or Ci^alkyl; wherein said Ci.6alkyl may be optionally substituted by one or more M; and
R4 is Ci-6alkyl or C2-6alkenyl; wherein said Q-ealkyl or C^alkenyl may be optionally
substituted by one or more M;
5 or R3 and R4 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached form a heterocyclic
ring; wherein
M is independently selected from halo, cyano, Ci_6alkoxy, Ci.6aIkoxycarbonyl or a heterocyclic group;
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or an in vivo hydrolysable ester thereof.
10 Therefore in a further aspect of the invention, there is provided a compound of formula
(I) as depicted above wherein: pis 0;
R2 is sulphamoyl, iV-(3-hydroxy-2,2-dimethylpropyl)sulphamoyl,
A^-(3-(Ar-isopropylamino)propyl)sulphamoylorA^-(tetrahydrofur-2-ylmethyl)suIphamoyl;
15 qis 1;
R3 and R4 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached form morpholino, z-butylamino, ethylamino, 2-fluoroethylamino, 3-ethoxypropylamino, butylamino, (iV-methyl)airylamino, (Af-methyl)ethoxycarbonylmethylamino, (A^-methyO^-cyanoethylamino, A'.A'-diethylamino, (Ar-methyl)-2-methoxyethylamino, 20 2,2,2-trifluroethylamino, JV,7V-di-(2-cyanoethyi)amino or 3-morpholinopropylamino; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or an in vivo hydrolysable ester thereof.
Therefore in another further aspect of the invention, there is provided a compound of
formula (I) (as depicted above); wherein:
pisO;
25 In another aspect of the invention, preferably R is sulphamoyl or a group B-E-;
B is selected from Ct^alkyl, C2-6alkenyl, C2-6alkynyl or (heterocyclic group)Ci-6alkyl;
wherein B may be optionally substituted on carbon by one or more D; and wherein if said
heterocyclic group contains an -NH- moiety that nitrogen may be .optionally substituted by a
group selected from G;
30 E is -S(0)r or -N(Ra)S02-; wherein Ra is hydrogen or d.6alkyl and r is 2;
D is independently selected from halo, cyano, hydroxy, amino, Ci.ealkyi, Ci^alkoxy, N-(Cj.6alkyI)amino, N, AHCi.6alkyl)2amino, Ci.6alkanoylamino and Ci-6alkylS(0)a wherein a is 0 to 2; wherein D may be optionally substituted on carbon by a group selected from V;
R4 is Ci.4alkyl or C2-4alkenyl; wherein said Ci.4alkyl or C2-4alkenyl may be optionally substituted by one or more M;
or R3 and R4 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached form morpholino;
wherein
5 M is independently selected from fluoro, cyano, methoxy, ethoxy, ethoxycarbonyl or
morpholino.
More particularly R3 and R4 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached form morpholino, /-butylamino, ethylamino, 2-fluoroethylamino, 3-ethoxypropylamino, butylamino, (TV-methyl)allylamino, (N-methyl)ethoxycarbonylmethylamino, 10 (A^-methyi)-2-cyanoethyIamino, JV,iV-diethylamino, (//-methyl)-2-methoxyethylamino, 2,2,2-trifluroethylamino, N, iV-di-(2-cyanoethyl)amino or 3-morpholinopropylamino.
In another aspect of the invention, preferably R is hydrogen or d-ealkyl; wherein R may be optionally substituted by one or more M; and
R4 is Ci_6alkyl, C2.6alkenyl, C2-ealkynyl or C3_gcycloalkyl; wherein R4 may be 15 optionally substituted by one or more M;
or R3 and R4 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached form a heterocyclic ring optionally substituted on carbon by one or more M; wherein if said heterocyclic ring contains an -NH- moiety that nitrogen may be optionally substituted by a group selected from
Q;
20 M is independently selected from halo, cyano, hydroxy, Ci^alkyl, Q-ealkoxy,
Ar,7V-(Ci.6alkyl)2amino, Ci_6alkoxycarbonyl, C3_8cycloalkyl or a heterocyclic group; wherein M may be optionally substituted on carbon by a group selected from P;
P and X are independently selected from hydroxy and methoxy; and Q is selected from Ci_4alkyl, Ci_4alkylsulphonyl or Ci^alkoxycarbonyl; wherein G may 25 be optionally substituted on carbon by one or more X.
In another aspect of the invention, more preferably R is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl; wherein R3 may be optionally substituted by one or more M; and
R4 is methyl, ethyl, butyl, isobutyl, propyl, allyl, 2-propynyl, cyclopropyl or
cyclohexyl; wherein R4 may be optionally substituted by one or more M;
30 or R3 and R4 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached form morpholino,
piperidino, pyrrolidin-1-yl or piperazin-1-yl optionally substituted on carbon by one or more M; wherein said piperazin-1-yl may be optionally substituted on nitrogen by a group selected from Q;
V is selected from hydroxy and dimethylamino;
G is selected from Q ^alkyl;
qisl;
R is hydrogen or Cj^alkyl; wherein R may be optionally substituted by one or more 5 M; and
R4 is Cj.6alkyl, C2-6alkenyl, C2.6alkynyl or C3-8cycloalkyl; wherein R4 may be optionally substituted by one or more M;
or R3 and R4 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached form a heterocyclic ring optionally substituted on carbon by one or more M; wherein if said heterocyclic ring 10 contains an -NH- moiety that nitrogen may be optionally substituted by a group selected from
Q;
M is independently selected from halo, cyano, hydroxy, Ci^alkyl, Q-galkoxy,
N,A^-(Cj.6alkyl)2amino, Q-galkoxycarbonyl, C3.8cycloalkyl or a heterocyclic group; wherein M
may be optionally substituted on carbon by a group selected from P;
15 P and X are independently selected from hydroxy and methoxy;
Q is selected from Ci^alkyl, Ci-4alkylsulphonyl or Ci^alkoxycarbonyl;. wherein G may be optionally substituted on carbon by one or more X; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or an in vivo hydrolysable ester thereof.
Therefore in an additional further aspect of the invention, there is provided a 20 compound of formula (I) (as depicted above); wherein:
p is 0;
R2 is sulphamoyl or a group B-E-;
B is selected from methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, 2,2-dimethylpropyl, pentyl, allyl, 2-propynyl, pyrrolidin-2-ylmethyl, pyrid-3-ylmethyl, 1,4-dioxan-2-ylmethyl, pyrid-2-ylmethyl, 25 2-morpholinoethyl, 2-l,3,4-triaziol-2-ylethyl, 2-piperidinoethyl, 2-pyrid-2-ylethyl, 2-pyrid-4-ylethyl, 2-pyrrolidin-l-ylethyl, 2-imidazol~4-ylethyI, 3-imidazol-l-ylpropyl, 3-morpholinopropyl, 3-piperidinopropyl or tetrahydrofur-2-ylmethyl; wherein B may be optionally substituted on carbon by one or more D; and wherein if said heterocyclic group contains an -NH- moiety that nitrogen may be optionally substituted by a group selected from 30 G;
E is -S(0)r- or -N(Ra)S02-; wherein Ra is hydrogen or Chalky! and r is 2;
D is independently selected from fluoro, cyano, hydroxy, amino, methyl, methoxy, ethoxy, isopropylamino, dimethyl amino, diethylamino, acetamido, ethylthio and mesyl; wherein D may be optionally substituted on carbon by.a group selected from V;
V is selected from hydroxy and dimethylamino;
5 G is selected from ethyl;
q is 1;
R3 is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl; wherein R3 may be optionally substituted by one or more M; and
R4 is methyl, ethyl, butyl, isobutyl, propyl, allyl, 2-propynyl, cyclopropyl or 10 cyclohexyl; wherein R4 may be optionally substituted by one or more M;
or R3 and R4 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached form morpholino,
piperidino, pyrrolidin-1-yl or piperazin-1-yl optionally substituted on carbon by one or more
M; wherein said piperazin-1-yl may be optionally substituted on nitrogen by a group selected
from Q;
15 M is independently selected from fluoro, cyano, hydroxy, methyl, methoxy, ethoxy,
dimethylamino, methoxycarbonyl, ethoxycarbonyl, butoxycarbonyl, cyclopropyl, tetrahydrofuryl, pyridyl, imidazolyl, dioxolanyl or morpholino; wherein M may be optionally substituted on carbon by a group selected from P;
P and X are independently selected from hydroxy and methoxy; and
20 Q is selected from methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, ethylsulphonyl or ethoxycarbonyl; wherein
G may be optionally substituted on carbon by one or more X; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or an in vivo hydrolysable ester thereof.
Therefore in an another additional further aspect of the invention, there is provided a
compound of formula (I) (as depicted above); wherein:
25 pisO;
R2 is sulphamoyl, mesyl, ethylsulphonyl, 2-ethoxyethylsulphonyl, propylsulphonyl, 3-isopropylaminopropylsulphonyl, 4-isopropylaminobutylsulphonyl, A^-(tetrahydrofur-2-ylmethyl)sulphamoyl, A^-(pyrid-3-ylmethyl)sulphamoyl, 7V-(pyrid-2-ylmethyl)sulphamoyl, N-(l ,4-dioxan-2-ylmethyl)sulphamoyl, 30 JV-(methyl)sulphamoyl, iV-(2-methoxyethyi)sulphamoyl, iV-(2-ethylthioethyl)sulphamoyl, ]V-(2-morpholinoethyl)sulphamoyl, /V-(2-piperidinoethyl)sulphamoyl, Af-(2-pyrid-2-ylethyl)sulphamoyl, iV-(2-pyrrolidin-1 -ylethyl)sulphamoyl, 7V-(2-imidazol-4-yIethyl)sulphamoyl, 7V-(2-isopropylaminoethyl)sulphamoyl,



of Examples 1-17 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or an in vivo hydrolysable ester thereof.
In another aspect of the invention, preferred compounds of the invention are any one
of the Examples or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or an in vivo hydrolysable ester thereof.
5 In an additional aspect of the invention, preferred compounds of the invention are
Examples 24, 38, 58, 59, 60, 63, 67, 73, 95 or 126 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or an in vivo hydrolysable ester thereof.
Preferred aspects of the invention are those which relate to the compound of formula
(I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
10 Another aspect of the present invention provides a process for preparing a compound
of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or an in vivo hydrolysable ester thereof which process (wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, p and q are, unless otherwise specified, as defined in formula (I)) comprises of: a) reaction of a pyrimidine of formula (II):




wherein Rb is hydrogen or r-butyl; into a compound of formula (I);
and thereafter if necessary:
i) converting a compound of the formula (I) into another compound of the formula (I);
ii) removing any protecting groups; 5 iii) forming a pharmaceutiqally acceptable salt or in vivo hydrolysable ester.
L is a displaceable group, suitable values for L are for example, a halogeno,
(optionally substituted) aryloxy or sulphonyloxy group, for example a chloro, bromo,
phenoxy, methanesulphonyloxy or toluene-4-sulphonyloxy group.
X is a displaceable group, suitable values for X are for example, a halogeno group, for 10 example a fluoro, chloro or bromo group. Preferably X is fluoro. Preferably T is S. Specific reaction conditions for the above reactions are as follows.
a) and b) Pyrimidines of formula (II) and anilines of formula (III) and pyrimidines of
formula (IV) and amines of formula (V) may be reacted together: 15 i) in the presence of a suitable solvent for example a ketone such as acetone or an alcohol such
as ethanol or butanol or an aromatic hydrocarbon such as toluene or iV-methyl pyrrolidine,
optionally in the presence of a suitable acid for example an inorganic acid such as
hydrochloric acid or sulphuric acid, or an organic acid such as acetic acid or formic acid (or a
suitable Lewis acid) and at a temperature in the range of 0°C to reflux, preferably reflux; or 20 ii) under standard Buchwald conditions (for example see J. Am. Cliem. Soc, 118, 7215; J. Am.
Chem. Soc, 119, 8451; /. Org. Chem., 62,1568 and 6066) for example in the presence of
palladium acetate, in a suitable solvent for example an aromatic solvent such as toluene,
benzene or xylene, with a suitable base for example an inorganic base such as caesium
carbonate or an organic base such as potassium-f-butoxide, in the presence of a suitable ligand 25 such as 2,2'-bis(diphenylphosphino)-l,r-binaphthyl and at a temperature in the range of 25 to
80°C.
Pyrimidines of the formula (II) and (IV) and anilines of formula (III) and amines of
formula (V) are commercially available compounds, or they are known in the literature, or
they .are prepared by standard processes known in the art. 30 c) Compounds of formula (VI) and compounds of formula (VII) are reacted together in a
suitable solvent such as /V-methylpyrrolidinone or butanol at a temperature in the range of

100-200°C, preferably in the range of 150-170°C. The reaction is preferably conducted in the presence of a suitable base such as, for example, sodium methoxide or potassium carbonate.
Compounds of formula (VI) and (VII) are commercially available compounds, or they are known in the literature, or they are prepared by standard processes known in the art. 5 d) Compounds of formula (VIII) and compounds of formula (IX) may be reacted
together in the presence of a base for example an inorganic base such as caesium carbonate in the presence of an inert solvent such as toluene or tetrahydrofuran, or in the presence of an organic base such as excess (IX) and at a temperature in the range of 25 to 80°C.
Compounds of formula (VIII) wherein X is fluoro may be prepared according to the 10 following scheme:

Compounds of formula (Villa) and (IX) are commercially available compounds, or they are known in the literature, or they are prepared by standard processes known in the art. e) Compounds of formula (X) may be converted into compounds of formula (I) under 15 standard conditions, for example in the presence of trifluoroacetic anhydride (where Rb is hydrogen) or thionyl chloride at a temperature in the range of 25 to 100°C.
Compounds of formula (X) may be prepared according to scheme 1 or scheme 2:



Scheme 2 wherein Ar is optionally substituted aryl, for example phenyl.
Compounds of formula (Xa) and (Xc) are commercially available compounds, or they 5 are known in the literature, or they are prepared by standard processes known in the art.
It will be appreciated that certain of the various ring substituents in the compounds of the present invention may be introduced by standard aromatic substitution reactions or generated by conventional functional group modifications either prior to or immediately following the processes mentioned above, and as such are included in the process aspect of the 10 invention. Such reactions and modifications include, for example, introduction of a
substituent by means of an aromatic substitution reaction, reduction of substituents, alkylation of substituents and oxidation of substituents. The reagents and reaction conditions for such procedures are well known in the chemical art. Particular examples of aromatic substitution reactions include the introduction of a nitro group using concentrated nitric acid, the 15 introduction of an acyl group using, for example, an acyl halide and Lewis acid (such as aluminium trichloride) under Friedel Crafts conditions; the introduction of an alkyl group using an alkyl halide and Lewis acid (such as aluminium trichloride) under Friedel Crafts conditions; and the introduction of a halogeno group. Particular examples of modifications include the reduction of a nitro group to an amino group by for example, catalytic
hydrogenation with a nickel catalyst or treatment with iron in the presence of hydrochloric acid with heating; oxidation of alkylthio to alkylsulphinyl or alkylsulphonyl.
It will also be appreciated that in some of the reactions mentioned herein it may be necessary/desirable to protect any sensitive groups in the compounds. The instances where 5 protection is necessary or desirable and suitable methods for protection are known to those skilled in the art. Conventional protecting groups may be used in accordance with standard practice (for illustration see T.W. Green, Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis, John Wiley and Sons, 1991). Thus, if reactants include groups such as amino, carboxy or hydroxy it may be desirable to protect the group in some of the reactions mentioned herein.
10 A suitable protecting group for an amino or alkylamino group is, for example, an acyl
group, for example an alkanoyl group such as acetyl, an alkoxycarbonyl group, for example a methoxycarbonyl, ethoxycarbonyl or f-butoxycarbonyl group, an arylmethoxycarbonyl group, for example benzyloxycarbonyl, or an aroyl group, for example benzoyl. The deprotection conditions for the above protecting groups necessarily vary with .the choice of protecting
15 group. Thus, for example, an acyl group such as an alkanoyl or alkoxycarbonyl group or an aroyl group may be removed for example, by hydrolysis with a suitable base such as an alkali metal hydroxide, for example lithium or sodium hydroxide. Alternatively an acyl group such as a f-butoxycarbonyl group may be removed, for example, by treatment with a suitable acid as hydrochloric, sulphuric or phosphoric acid or trifluoroacetic acid and an
20 arylmethoxycarbonyl group such as a benzyloxycarbonyl group may be removed, for example, by hydrogenation over a catalyst such as palladium-on-carbon, or by treatment with a Lewis acid for example boron tris(trifluoroacetate). A suitable alternative protecting group for a primary amino group is, for example, a phthaloyl group which may be removed by treatment with an alkylamine, for example dimethylaminopropylamine, or with hydrazine.
25 A suitable protecting group for a hydroxy group is, for example, an acyl group, for
example an alkanoyl group such as acetyl, an aroyl group, for example benzoyl, or an arylmethyl group, for example benzyl. The deprotection conditions for the above protecting groups will necessarily vary with the choice of protecting group. Thus, for example, an acyl group such as an alkanoyl or an aroyl group may be removed, for example, by hydrolysis with
30 a suitable base such as an alkali metal hydroxide, for example lithium or sodium hydroxide. Alternatively an arylmethyl group such as a benzyl group may be removed, for example, by hydrogenation over a catalyst such as palladium-on-carbon.

A suitable protecting group for a carboxy group is, for example, an esterifying group, for example a methyl or an ethyl group which may be removed, for example, by hydrolysis with a base such as sodium hydroxide, or for example a ?-butyl group which may be removed, for example, by treatment with an acid, for example an organic acid such as trifluoroacetic 5 acid, or for example a benzyl group which may be removed, for example, by hydrogenation over a catalyst such as palladium-on-carbon,
The protecting groups may be removed at any convenient stage in the synthesis using conventional techniques well known in the chemical art.
As stated hereinbefore the compounds defined in the present invention possesses 10 anti-cell-proliferation activity such as anti-cancer activity which is believed to arise from the CDK inhibitory activity of the compound. These properties may be assessed, for example, using the procedure set out below:-Assay
The following abbreviations have been used :-15 HEPES is A^-[2-HydroxyethylJpiperazine-AT-[2-ethanesulfonic acid] DTT is Dithiothreitol PMSF is Phenylmethylsulphonyl fluoride
The compounds were tested in an in vitro kinase assay in 96 well format using Scintillation Proximity Assay (SPA - obtained from Amersham) for measuring incorporation 20 of [y-33-P]-Adenosine Triphosphate into a test substrate (GST-Retinoblastoma protein; GST-Rb). In each well was placed the compound to be tested (diluted in DMSO and water to correct concentrations) and in control wells either roscovitine as an inhibitor control or DMSO as a positive control.
Approximately 0.2p:l of CDK2/Cyclin E partially-purified enzyme (amount dependent 25 on enzyme activity) diluted in 25u,l incubation buffer was added to each well then 20[il of GST-Rb/ATP/ATP33 mixture (containing 0.5u.g GST-Rb and 0.2nM ATP and 0.14(xCi [y-33-P]-Adenosine Triphosphate in incubation buffer), and the resulting mixture shaken gently, then incubated at room temperature for 60 minutes.
To each well was then added 150uL stop solution containing (0.8mg/well of Protein 30 A-PVT SPA bead (Amersham)), 20pM/well of Anti-Glutathione Transferase, Rabbit IgG (obtained from Molecular Probes), 61mM EDTA and 50mM HEPES pH 7.5 containing 0.05% sodium azide.
2-4

The plates were sealed with Topseal-S plate sealers, left for two hours then spun at 2500rpm, 1124xg., for 5 minutes. The plates were read on a Topcount for 30 seconds per well. The incubation buffer used to dilute the enzyme and substrate mixes contained 50mM HEPES pH7.5, lOmM MnCl2, ImM DTT, lOO^M Sodium vanadate, lOOuM NaF, lOmM 5 Sodium Glycerophosphate, BSA (lmg/ml final). Test substrate
In this assay only part of the retinoblastoma protein (Science 1987 Marl3;235 (4794): 1394-1399; Lee W.H., Bookstein R., Hong R, Young L.J., Shew J.Y., Lee E.Y.) was used, fused to a GST tag. PCR of retinoblastoma gene encoding amino acids 379-928
10 (obtained from retinoblastoma plasmid ATCC pLRbRNL) was performed, and the sequence cloned into pGEX 2T fusion vector (Smith D.B. and Johnson, K:S. Gene 67, 31 (1988); which contained a tac promoter for inducible expression, internal lac f5 gene for use in any E.Coli host, and a coding region for thrombin cleavage - obtained from Pharmacia Biotech) which was used to amplify amino acids 792-928. This sequence was again cloned into pGEX 2T.
15 The retinoblastoma 792-928 sequence so obtained was expressed in E.Coli (BL21
(DE3) pLysS cells ) using standard inducible expression techniques, and purified as follows. E.coli paste was resuspended in lOml/g of NETN buffer (50mM Tris pH 7.5, 120mM NaCl, ImM EDTA, 0.5%v/v NP-40, ImM PMSF, lug/ml leupeptin, lug/ml aprotinin and lug/ml pepstatin) and sonicated for 2 x 45 seconds per 100ml homogenate. After
20 centrifugation, the supernatant was loaded onto a 10ml glutathione Sepharose column
(Pharmacia Biotech, Herts, UK), and washed with NETN buffer. After washing with kinase buffer (50mM HEPES pH 7.5, lOmM MgC12, ImM DTT, ImM PMSF, lug/ml leupeptin, lug/ml aprotinin and lug/ml pepstatin) the protein was eluted with 50mM reduced glutathione in kinase buffer. Fractions containing GST-Rb(792-927) were pooled and dialysed overnight
25 against kinase buffer. The final product was analysed by Sodium Dodeca Sulfate (SDS) PAGE (Polyacrylamide gel) using 8-16% Tris-Glycine gels (Novex, San Diego, USA). CDK2 and Cvclin E
The open reading frames of CDK2 and Cyclin E were isolated by reverse transcriptase-PCR using HeLa cell and activated T cell mRNA as a template and cloned into
30 the insect expression vector pVL1393 (obtained from Invitrogen 1995 catalogue number: V1392-20). CDK2 and cyclin E were then dually expressed [using a standard virus

Baculogold co-infection technique] in the insect SF21 cell system (Spodoptera Frugiperda cells derived from ovarian tissue of the Fall Army Worm - commercially available). Example production of Cvclin E/CDK2
The following Example provides details of the production of Cyclin E/CDK2 in SF21 5 cells (in TC100 + 10% FBS(TCS) + 0.2% Pluronic) having dual infection MOI3 for each virus of Cyclin E & CDK2.
SF21 cells grown in a roller bottle culture to 2.33 x 106 cells/ml were used to inoculate
10 x 500 ml roller bottles at 0.2 x 10E6 cells/ml. The roller bottles were incubated on a roller
rig at 28°C.
10 After 3 days (72 hrs.) the cells were counted, and the average from 2 bottles found to
be 1.86 x 10E6 cells/ml. (99% viable). The cultures were then infected with the dual viruses at an MOI 3 for each virus.
The viruses were mixed together before addition to the cultures, and the cultures
returned to the roller rig 28°C.
15 After 2 days (48 hrs.) post infection the 5 Litres of culture was harvested. The total cell
count at harvest was 1.58 x 10E6 cells/ml.(99% viable). The cells were spun out at 2500rpm, 30 mins., 4°C in Heraeus Omnifuge 2.0 RS in 250 ml. lots. The supernatant was discarded. Partial co-purification of Cdk2 and Cyclin E
Sf21 cells were resuspended in lysis buffer (50mM Tris pH 8.2, lOmM MgCl2, ImM 20 DTT, lOmM glycerophosphate, O.lmM sodium orthovanadate, O.lmM NaF, ImM PMSF, lug/ml leupeptin and lug/ml aprotinin) and homogenised for 2 minutes in a 10ml Dounce homgeniser. After centrifugation, the supernatant was loaded onto a Poros HQ/M 1.4/100 anion exchange column (PE Biosystems, Hertford, UK). Cdk2 and Cyclin E were coeluted at the beginning of a 0-1M NaCl gradient (run in lysis buffer minus protease inhibitors) over 20 25 column volumes. Co-elution was checked by western blot using both anti-Cdk2 and anti-Cyclin E antibodies (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, California, US).
By analogy, assays designed to assess inhibition of CDK4 and CDK6 may be constructed. CDK2 (EMBL Accession No. X62071) may be used together with Cyclin A or Cyclin E (see EMBL Accession No. M73812), and further details for such assays are 30 contained in PCT International Publication No. W099/21845, the relevant Biochemical & Biological Evaluation sections of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
Although the pharmacological properties of the compounds of the formula (I) vary
with structural change, in general activity possessed by compounds of the formula (I) may be
demonstrated at IC50 concentrations or doses in the range 250uJvl to InM.
When tested in the above in-vitro assay the CDK2 inhibitory activity of Example 1
was measured as IC50 = 0.148(jM,
5 The in vivo activity of the compounds of the present invention may be assessed by
standard techniques, for example by measuring inhibition of cell growth and assessing
cytotoxicity.
Inhibition of cell growth may be measured by staining cells with Sulforhodamine B
(SRB), a fluorescent dye that stains proteins and therefore gives an estimation of amount of 10 protein (i.e. cells) in a well (see Boyd, M.R.(1989) Status of the NCI preclinical antitumour
drug discovery screen. Prin. Prac Oncol 10:1-12). Thus, the following details are provided of
measuring inhibition of cell growth :-
Cells were plated in appropriate medium in a volume of 100D1 in 96 well plates;
media was Dulbecco's Modified Eagle media for MCF-7, SK-UT-1B and SK-UT-1. The cells 15 were allowed to attach overnight, then inhibitor compounds were added at various
concentrations in a maximum concentration of 1% DMSO (v/v). A control plate was assayed
to give a value for cells before dosing. Cells were incubated at 37°C, (5% C02) for three days. At the end of three days TCA was added to the plates to a final concentration of 16%
(v/v). Plates were then incubated at 4°C for 1 hour, the supernatant removed and the plates 20 washed in tap water. After drying, 100D1 SRB dye (0.4% SRB in 1% acetic acid) was added
for 30 minutes at 37°C. Excess SRB was removed and the plates washed in 1% acetic acid.
The SRB bound to protein was solubilised in lOmM Tris pH7.5 and shaken for 30 minutes at
room temperature. The ODs were read at 540nm, and the concentration of inhibitor causing
50% inhibition of growth was determined from a semi-log plot of inhibitor concentration 25 versus absorbance. The concentration of compound that reduced the optical density to below
that obtained when the cells were plated at the start of the experiment gave the value for
toxicity.
Typical IC50 values for compounds of the invention when tested in the SRB assay are
in the range lmM to InM.
30 According to a further aspect of the invention there is provided a pharmaceutical
composition which comprises a pyrimidine derivative of the formula (I), or a
pharmaceutically acceptable salt or in vivo hydrolysable ester thereof, as defined hereinbefore
in association with a pharmaceutically-acceptable diluent or carrier.
The composition may be in a form suitable for oral administration, for example as a tablet or capsule, for parenteral injection (including intravenous, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravascular or infusion) as a sterile solution, suspension or emulsion, for topical 5 administration as an ointment or cream or for rectal administration as a suppository.
In general the above compositions may be prepared in a conventional manner using conventional excipients.
The compound of formula (I) will normally be administered to a warm-blooded animal at a unit dose within the range 5-5000 mg per square meter body area of the animal,
10 i.e. approximately 0.1-100 mg/kg, and this normally provides a therapeutically-effective dose. A unit dose form such as a tablet or capsule will usually contain, for example 1-250 mg of active ingredient. Preferably a daily dose in the range of 1-50 mg/kg is employed. However the daily dose will necessarily be varied depending upon the host treated, the particular route of administration, and the severity of the illness being treated. Accordingly the optimum
15 dosage may be determined by the practitioner who is treating any particular patient.
According to a further aspect of the present invention there is provided a compound of the formula (I), or a pharmaceutical^ acceptable salt or in vivo hydrolysable ester thereof, as defined hereinbefore for use in a method of treatment of the human or animal body by therapy. We have found that the compounds defined in the present invention, or a
20 pharmaceutically acceptable salt or in vivo hydrolysable ester thereof, are effective cell cycle inhibitors (anti-cell proliferation agents), which property is believed to arise from their CDK inhibitory properties. Accordingly the compounds of the present invention are expected to be useful in the treatment of diseases or medical conditions mediated alone or in part by CDK enzymes, i.e. the compounds may be used to produce a CDK inhibitory effect in a
25 warm-blooded animal in need of such treatment. Thus the compounds of the present invention provide a method for treating the proliferation of malignant cells characterised by inhibition of CDK enzymes, i.e. the compounds may be used to produce an anti-proliferative effect mediated alone or in part by the inhibition of CDKs. Such a compound of the invention is expected to possess a wide range of anti-cancer properties as CDKs have been implicated in
30 many common human cancers such as leukaemia and breast, lung, colon, rectal, stomach, prostate, bladder, pancreas and ovarian cancer. Thus it is expected that a compound of the invention will possess anti-cancer activity against these cancers. It is in addition expected that a compound of the present invention will possess activity against a range of leukaemias,
lymphoid malignancies and solid tumours such as carcinomas and sarcomas in tissues such as the liver, kidney, prostate and pancreas. In particular such compounds of the invention are expected to slow advantageously the growth of primary and recurrent solid tumours of, for example, the colon, breast, prostate, lungs and skin. More particularly such compounds of the 5 invention, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or in vivo hydrolysable ester thereof, are expected to inhibit the growth of those primary and recurrent solid tumours which are associated with CDKs, especially those tumours which are significantly dependent on CDKs for their growth and spread, including for example, certain tumours of the colon, breast, prostate, lung, vulva and skin.
10 It is further expected that a compound of the present invention will possess activity
against other cell-proliferation diseases in a wide range of other disease states including leukaemias, fibroproliferative and differentiative disorders, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, Kaposi's sarcoma, haemangioma, acute and chronic nephropathies, atheroma, atherosclerosis, arterial restenosis, autoimmune diseases, acute and chronic inflammation, bone diseases and
15 ocular diseases with retinal vessel proliferation.
Thus according to this aspect of the invention there is provided a compound of the formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or in vivo hydrolysable ester thereof, as defined hereinbefore for use as a medicament; and the use of a compound of the formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or in vivo hydrolysable ester thereof, as defined
20 hereinbefore in the manufacture of a medicament for use in the production of a cell cycle inhibitory (anti-cell-proliferation) effect in a warm-blooded animal such as man. Particularly, an inhibitory effect is produced by preventing entry into or progression through the S phase by inhibition of CDK2, CDK4 and/or CDK6, especially CDK2.
According to a further feature of the invention, there is provided a compound of the
25 formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or in vivo hydrolysable ester thereof, as defined herein before in the manufacture of a medicament for use in the treatment of cancers (solid tumours and leukaemias), fibroproliferative and differentiative disorders, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, Kaposi's sarcoma, haemangioma, acute and chronic nephropathies, atheroma, atherosclerosis, arterial restenosis, autoimmune diseases, acute and chronic
30 inflammation, bone diseases and ocular diseases with retinal vessel proliferation, particularly in the treatment of cancers.
According to a further feature of this aspect of the invention there is provided a method for producing a cell cycle inhibitory (anti-cell-proliferation) effect in a warm-blooded
animal, such as man, in need of such treatment which comprises administering to said animal
an effective amount of a compound as defined immediately above. Particularly, an inhibitory
effect is produced by preventing entry into or progression through the S phase by inhibition of
CDK2, CDK4 and/or CDK6, especially CDK2.
5 According to a further feature of this aspect of the invention there is provided a
method for producing a cell cycle inhibitory (anti-cell-proliferation) effect in a warm-blooded animal, such as man, in need of such treatment which comprises administering to said animal an effective amount of a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or in vivo hydrolysable ester thereof as defined herein before. Particularly, an inhibitory effect is
10 produced by preventing entry into or progression through the S phase by inhibition of CDK2, CDK4 and/or CDK6, especially CDK2.
According to an additional feature of this aspect of the invention there is provided a method of treating cancers (solid tumours and leukaemias), fibroproliferative and differentiative disorders, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, Kaposi's sarcoma, haemangioma,
15 acute and chronic nephropathies, atheroma, atherosclerosis, arterial restenosis, autoimmune diseases, acute and chronic inflammation, bone diseases and ocular diseases with retinal vessel proliferation, in a warm-blooded animal, such as man, in need of such treatment which comprises administering to said animal an effective amount of a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or in vivo hydrolysable ester thereof as defined herein before.
20 Particularly there is provided a method of treating cancer in a warm-blooded animal,
such as man, in need of such treatment which comprises administering to said animal an effective amount of a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or in vivo hydrolysable ester thereof as defined herein before.
In a further aspect of the invention there is provided a pharmaceutical composition
25 which comprises a compound of the formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or in vivo hydrolysable ester thereof, as defined herein before in association with a pharmaceutically-acceptable diluent or carrier for use in the production of a cell cycle inhibitory (anti-cell-proliferation) effect in a warm-blooded animal such as man.
In a further aspect of the invention there is provided a pharmaceutical composition
30 which comprises a compound of the formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or in vivo hydrolysable ester thereof, as defined herein before in association with a -pharmaceutically-acceptable diluent or carrier for use in the treatment of cancers (solid
tumours and leukaemias),- fibroproliferative and differentiative disorders, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, Kaposi's sarcoma, haemangioma, acute and chronic nephropathies, atheroma, atherosclerosis, arterial restenosis, autoimmune diseases, acute and chronic inflammation, bone diseases and ocular diseases with retinal vessel proliferation, in a 5 warm-blooded animal such as man.
In a further aspect of the invention there is provided a pharmaceutical composition which comprises a compound of the formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or in vivo hydrolysable ester thereof, as defined herein before in association with a pharmaceutically-acceptable diluent or carrier for use in the treatment of cancer in a 10 warm-blooded animal such as man.
Preventing cells frojn entering DNA synthesis by inhibition of essential S-phase initiating activities such as CDK2 initiation may also be useful in protecting normal cells of the body from toxicity of cycle-specific pharmaceutical agents. Inhibition of CDK2 or 4 will prevent progression into the cell cycle in normal cells which could limit the toxicity of cycle-15 specific pharmaceutical agents which act in S-phase, G2 or mitosis. Such protection may result in the prevention of hair loss normally associated with these agents.
Therefore in a further aspect of the invention there is provided a compound of formula
(I) as defined above or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or in vivo hydrolysable ester thereof
for use as a cell protective agent.
20 Therefore in a further aspect of the invention there is provided a compound of formula
(I) as defined above or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or in vivo hydrolysable ester thereof for use in preventing hair loss arising from the treatment of malignant conditions with pharmaceutical agents.
Examples of pharmaceutical agents for treating malignant conditions that are known to 25 cause hair loss include alkylating agents such as ifosfamide and cyclophosphamide; antimetabolites such as methotrexate, 5-fluorouracil, gemcitabine and cytarabine; vinca alkaloids and analogues such as vincristine, vinbalstine, vindesine, vinorelbine; taxanes such as paclitaxel and docetaxel; topoisomerase I inhibitors such as irintotecan and topotecan; cytotoxic antibiotics such as doxorubicin, daunorubicin, mitoxantrone, actinomycin-D and 30 mitomycin; and others such as etoposide and tretinoin.
In another aspect of the invention, the compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or in vivo hydrolysable ester thereof, may be administered in association with a
one or more of the above pharmaceutical agents. In this instance the compound of formula (I) may be administered by systemic or non systemic means. Particularly the compound of formula (I) my may administered by non-systemic means, for example topical administration. Therefore in an additional feature of the invention, there is provided a method of 5 preventing hair loss during treatment for one or more malignant conditions with pharmaceutical agents, in a warm-blooded animal, such as man, which comprises administering to said animal an effective amount of a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or in vivo hydrolysable ester thereof.
In an additional feature of the invention, there is provided a method of preventing hair
10 loss during treatment for one or more malignant conditions with pharmaceutical agents, in a warm-blooded animal, such as man, which comprises administering to said animal an effective amount of a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or in vivo hydrolysable ester thereof in simultaneous, sequential or separate administration with an effective amount of said pharmaceutical agent.
15 According to a further aspect of the invention there is provided a pharmaceutical
composition for use in preventing hair loss arising from the treatment of malignant conditions with pharmaceutical agents which comprises a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or in vivo hydrolysable ester thereof, and said pharmaceutical agent, in association with a pharmaceutically acceptable diluent or carrier.
20 According to a further aspect of the present invention there is provided a kit
comprising a compound of formula (I), or a phaimaceutically acceptable salt or in vivo hydrolysable ester thereof, and a pharmaceutical agent for treating malignant conditions that is known to cause hair loss.
According to a further aspect of the present invention there is provided a kit
25 comprising:
a) a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or in vivo hydrolysable ester thereof, in a first unit dosage form;
b) a pharmaceutical agent for treating malignant conditions that is known to cause hair loss; in a second unit dosage form; and
30 c) container means for containing said first and second dosage forms.
According to another feature of the invention there is provided the use of a compound of the formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or in vivo hydrolysable ester thereof,
in the manufacture of a medicament for the prevention of hair loss during treatment of malignant conditions with pharmaceutical agents.
According to a further aspect of the present invention there is provided a combination treatment for the prevention of hair loss comprising the administration of an effective amount 5 of a compound of the formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or in vivo
hydrolysable ester thereof, optionally together with a pharmaceutically acceptable diluent or . carrier, with the simultaneous, sequential or separate administration of an effective amount of a pharmaceutical agent for treatment of malignant conditions to a warm-blooded animal, such as man.
10 As stated above the size of the dose required for the therapeutic or prophylactic
treatment of a particular cell-proliferation disease will necessarily be varied depending on the host treated, the route of administration and the severity of the illness being treated. A unit dose in the range, for example, 1-100 mg/kg, preferably 1-50 mg/kg is envisaged.
The CDK inhibitory activity defined hereinbefore may be applied as a sole therapy or
15 may involve, in addition to a compound of the invention, one or more other substances and/or treatments. Such conjoint treatment may be achieved by way of the simultaneous, sequential or separate administration of the individual components of the treatment. In the field of medical oncology it is normal practice to use a combination of different forms of treatment to treat each patient with cancer. In medical oncology the other component(s) of such conjoint
20 treatment in addition to the cell cycle inhibitory treatment defined hereinbefore may be: surgery, radiotherapy or chemotherapy. Such chemotherapy may cover three main categories of therapeutic agent:
(i) other cell cycle inhibitory agents that work by the same or different mechanisms from those defined hereinbefore;
25 (ii) cytostatic agents such as antioestrogens (for example tamoxifen.toremifene,
raloxifene, droloxifene, iodoxyfene), progestogens (for example megestrol acetate), aromatase inhibitors (for example anastrozole, letrazole, vorazole, exemestane), antiprogestogens, antiandrogens (for example flutamide, nilutamide, bicalutamide, cyproterone acetate), LHRH agonists and antagonists (for example goserelin acetate, luprolide), inhibitors of testosterone
30 5oc-dihydroreductase (for example finasteride), anti-invasion agents (for example
metalloproteinase inhibitors like marimastat and inhibitors of urokinase plasminogen activator receptor function) and inhibitors of growth factor function, (such growth factors include for
example platelet derived growth factor and hepatocyte growth factor such inhibitors include
growth factor antibodies, growth factor receptor antibodies, tyrosine kinase inhibitors and
serine/threonine kinase inhibitors); and
(iii) antiproliferative/antineoplastic drugs and combinations thereof, as used in medical 5 oncology, such as antimetabolites (for example antifolates like methotrexate,
fluoropyrimidines like 5-fluorouracil, purine and adenosine analogues, cytosine arabinoside);
antitumour antibiotics (for example anthracyclines like doxorubicin, daunomycin, epirubicin
and idarubicin, mitomycin-C7 dactinomycin, mithramycin); platinum derivatives (for example
cisplatin, carboplatin); alkylating agents (for example nitrogen mustard, melphalan, 10 chlorambucil, busulphan, cyclophosphamide, ifosfamide, nitrosoureas, thiotepa); antimitotic
agents (for example vinca alkaloids like vincristine and taxoids like taxol, taxotere);
topoisomerase inhibitors (for example epipodophyllotoxins like etoposide and teniposide,
amsacrine, topotecan). According to this aspect of the invention there is provided a
pharmaceutical product comprising a compound of the formula (I) as defined hereinbefore 15 and an additional anti-tumour substance as defined hereinbefore for the conjoint treatment of
cancer.
In addition to their use in therapeutic medicine, the compounds of formula (I) and their
pharmaceutical^ acceptable salts are also useful as pharmacological tools in the development
and standardisation of in vitro and in vivo test systems for the evaluation of the effects of 20 inhibitors of cell cycle activity in laboratory animals such as cats, dogs, rabbits, monkeys, rats
and mice, as part of the search for new therapeutic agents.
In the above other pharmaceutical composition, process, method, use and medicament
manufacture features, the alternative and preferred embodiments of the compounds of the
invention described herein also apply. 25 Examples
The invention will now be illustrated by the following non limiting examples in which,
unless stated otherwise:
(i) temperatures are given in degrees Celsius (°C); operations were carried out at room or
ambient temperature, that is, at a temperature in the range of 18-25°C; 30 (ii) organic solutions were dried over anhydrous magnesium sulphate; evaporation of solvent
was carried out using a rotary evaporator under reduced pressure (600-4000 Pascals;
4.5-30mmHg) with a bath temperature of up to 60°C;
(iii) chromatography means flash chromatography on silica gel; thin layer chromatography (TLC) was carried out on silica gel plates;
(iv) in general, the course of reactions was followed by TLC and reaction times are given for illustration only; 5 (v) final products had satisfactory proton nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra and/or mass spectral data;
(vi) yields are given for illustration only and are not necessarily those which can be obtained by diligent process development; preparations were repeated if more material was required; (vii) when given, NMR data is in the form of delta values for major diagnostic protons, given 10 in parts per million (ppm) relative to tetramethylsilane (TMS) as an internal standard,
determined at 300 MHz using perdeuterio dimethyl sulphoxide (DMSO-de) as solvent unless otherwise indicated;
(viii) chemical symbols have their usual meanings; SI units and symbols are used; (ix) solvent ratios are given in volume:volume (v/v) terms; and 15 (x) mass spectra were run with an electron energy of 70 electron volts in the chemical
ionization (CI) mode using a direct exposure probe; where indicated ionization was effected by electron impact (EI), fast atom bombardment (FAB) or electrospray (ESP); values for m/z are given; generally, only ions which indicate the parent mass are reported; and unless otherwise stated, the mass ion quoted is (MH)+; 20 (xi) unless stated otherwise-compounds containing an asymmetrically substituted carbon and/or sulphur atom have not been resolved;
(xii) where a synthesis is described as being analogous to that described in a previous example
the amounts used are the millimolar ratio equivalents to those used in the previous example;
(xvi) the following abbreviations have been used:
25 THF tetrahydrofuran;
SM starting material;
NMP N-methylpyrrolidinone;
DCM dichloromethane; and
DMSO dimethylsulphoxide.
30
Example 1
5-Cyano-4-mDrpholino-2-(4-rAr-(3-isopropvlaminopropyl)sulphamoyl1anilinolpyrimidine
2-Chloro-5-cyano-4-morpholinopyrirnidine (Method 55; 425mg, 1.90mmol), 4-J7V-(3-isopropylaminopropyl)sulphamoyllaniline (Method 1; 514mg, 1.90mmol) and 1M ethereal 5 hydrogen chloride (189DL 3.79mmol) in 2-butanol (2ml) was heated at 95°C for 15 hours. The mixture was allowed to cool, silica was added and the volatiles were evaporated. The residue was purified by chromatography eluting with DCM /methanolic ammonia (100:0) increasing in polarity to (92:8) and the product was recrystallized from methanol to give the title compound (164mg, 19%). NMR: 0.89 (d, 6H), 1.44 (m, 2H), 2.40 (t,'2H), 2.56 (m, 1H), 10 2.76 (t, 2H), 3.68-3.74 (m, 4H), 3.83-3.90 (m, 4H), 7.69 (d, 2H), 7.83 (d, 2H), 8.49 (s, 1H), m/z: 460.
Examples 2-11
Following the procedure of Example 1 using 4-£Ar-(3-isopropyIaminopropyl) 15 sulphamoyllaniline (Method 1) and the appropriate 4-substituted pyrimidine starting material
the following compounds were prepared.

Ex Compound Name NMR m/z SM
2 5-Cyano-4-(2-methylpropyl-amino)-2-{4-[AH3-isopropylaminopropyl) sulphamoyl]anilino} pyrimidine 0.86 (d, 6H), 0.90 (d, 6H), 1.44 (m, 2H), 1.99 (m, IH), 2.40 (t, 2H), 2.56 (m, IH), 2.76 (t, 2H), 3.23 (t, 2H), 7.66 (d, 2H), 7.92 (d, 2H), 7.97 (m, IH), 8.37 (s, IH), 10.13 (brs, IH) 446 Meth 57
3 5-Cyano-4-ethylamino-2- {4-[7V-(3-isopropylaminopropyl) sulphamoyl]anilino} pyrimidine 0.89 (d, 6H), 1.17 (t, 3H), 1.45 (m, 2H), 2.41 (t, 2H), 2.56 (m, IH), 2.76 (t, 2H), 3.45 (m, 2H), 7.67 (d, 2H), 7.84 (brt, IH), 7.94 (d, 2H), 8.38 (s, IH), 10.13 (brs, IH) 418 Meth 56
4 5 -Cyano-4-(2~fluoroethyl-amino)-2-{4-[N-(3-isopropylaminopropyl) sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 0.90 (d, 6H), 1.44 (m, 2H), 2.41 (t, 2H), 2.57 (m, IH), 2.75 (t, 2H), 3.69 (m, IH), 3.78 (m, IH), 4.53 (t, IH), 4.69 (t, IH), 7.68 (d, 2H), 7.88 (d, 2H), 7.98 (m, IH), 8.42 (s, IH), 10.18 (brs, IH) 436 Meth 58


5 5-Cyano-4-(3-ethoxypropyl-
amino)-2-{4-[iV-(3-
isopropylaminopropyl)
sulphamoyl]anilino}
pyrimidine 0.89 (d, 6H), 1.09 (t, 3H), 1.44 (m, 2H), 1.82 (m, 2H), 2.41 (t, 2H), 2.56 (m, IH), 2.76 (t, 2H), 3.36-3.53 (m, 6H), 7.67 (d, 2H), 7.80 (t, IH), 7.94 (d, 2H), 8.38 (s, IH), 10.15 (brs, IH) 476 J Meth 59
6 5-Cyano-4-butylamino-2-{4-[A^-(3-isopropylaminopropyl) sulphamoyl]anilino} pyrimidine 0.86-0.94 (m, 9H), 1.34 (m, 2H), 1.46 (m, 2H), 1.57 (m, 2H), 2.41 (t, 2H)> 2.58 (m, IH), 2.75 (t, 2H), 3.41 (m, 2H), 7.66 (d, 2H), 7.89 (t, IH), 7.93 (d, 2H), 8.37 (s, IH), 10.14 (brs, IH) 446 Meth 60
7 5-Cyano-4-(IV-(methyl)-allylamino)-2-{4~|7V-(3-isopropylaminopropyl) sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 0.89 (d, 6H), 1.44 (m, 2H), 2.41 (t, 2H), 2.57 (m, IH), 2.76 (t, 2H), 3.25 (s, 3H), 4.34 (d, 2H), 5.19 (m, 2H), 5.90 (m, IH), 7.68 (d, 2H), 7.86 (d, 2H), 8.44 (s, IH), 10.18 (brs, IH) 444 Meth 61
8 5-Cyano-4-(AHmethyl)-ethoxycarbonylmethylamino)
-2-{4-[AK3-isopropylaminopropyj) sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 0.89 (d, 6H), 1.14 (t, 3H), 1.45 (m, 2H), 2.41 (t, 2H), 2.58 (m, IH), 2.76 (t, 2H), 3.38 (s, 3H), 4.09 (q, 2H), 4.50 (s, 2H), 7.66 (d, 2H), 7.79 (d, 2H), 8.49 (s, IH), 10.24 (brs, IH) 490 Meth 62
9 5-Cyano-4-(JV-(methyl)-2-cyanoethylamino)-2- {4-jTY-(3-isopropylaminopropyl) sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 0.89 (d, 6H), 1.44 (m, 2H), 2.41 (t, 2H), 2.58 (m, IH), 2.77 (t, 2H), 2.93 (t, 2H), 3.38 (s, 3H), 3.99 (t, 2H), 7.70 (d, 2H), 7.85 (d, 2H), 8.49 (s, IH), 10.24 (brs, IH) 457 Meth 63
10 5-Cyano-4-diethylarnino-2-{4-[iV-(3-isopropylamino-propyl) sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 0.93 (d, 6H), 1.21 (t, 6H), 1.51 (m, 2H), 2.49 (m, 2H), 2.65-2.80 (m, 3H), 3.69 (m, 4H), 7.69 (d: 2H), 7.88 (d, 2H), 8.40 (s, IH), 10.14 (brs, IH) 446 Meth 64

11 5-Cyano-4~(N-(methyl)-2-methoxyethylamino)-2- {4-[7^-(3-isopropylaminopropyl) sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 0.89 (d, 6H), 1.46 (m, 2H), 2.41 (t, 2H), 2.56 (m, IH), 2.76 (t, 2H), 3.25 (s, 3H), 3.31 (s, 3H), 3.59 (t, 2H), 3.90 (t, 2H), 7.68 (d, 2H), 7.86 (d, 2H), 8.42 (s, lH), 10.17 (brs, IH) 462 Meth 65
Example 12
5-Cyano-4-(3-moi-pholinopropvlamino)-2--f4-rA^-(tetrahydrofur-2-vlmethvl)sulphamovll 5 anilino ] pyrimidine
2-Chloro-5-cyano-4-(3-morpholinopropylamino)pyrirnidine (Method 66; 525mg, 1.87mmol), 4-[iV-(tetrahydrofur-2-ylmethyl)sulphanioyl]aniline (Method 2; 430mg, 1.68mmol) and 1M ethereal hydrogen chloride (1.87ml, 1.87mmoI) in 2-butanol (3ml) was heated at 90°C for 3 hours. The mixture was allowed to cool, the resulting precipitate was
10 collected by filtration and was washed with ethyl acetate. The crade solid was purified by chromatography eluting with DCM/methanolic ammonia/ (100:0) increasing in polarity to (97:3). The product was recrystallized from methanol to give the title compound (111 mg). NMR: 1.50 (m, IH), 1.67-1.88 (m, 5H), 2.28-2.40 (m, 6H), 2.73 (t, 2H), 3.48 (m, 2H), 3.51-3.60 (m, 5H), 3.67 (m, IH), 3.77 (m, IH), 7.50 (t, IH), 7.69 (d, 2H), 7.91 (d, 2H), 7.93 (s,
15 IH), 8.38 (s, IH), 10.13 (brs, IH); m/z: 502.
Examples 13-19
Following the procedure, of Example 12 using 4-[A^-(tetrahydrofur-2-yimethyl) sulphamoyl]aniline (Method 2) and the appropriate 4-substituted pyrimidine starting material
20 the following compounds were prepared.

Ex Compound Name NMR m/z SM
13 5-Cyano-4-(diethylamino)- 1.24 (t, 6H), 1.52 (m, IH), 1.70-1.90 (m, 431 Meth
2- {4-|W-(tetrahydrofur-2-ylmethyl)sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 3H), 2.75 (t, 2H), 3.56 (m, IH), 3.60-3.84 (m, 6H), 7.56 (t, IH), 7.71 (d, 2H), 7.88 (d, 2H), 8.43 (s, IH), 10.18 (s, IH) 64

14 5-Cyano-2-{4-j7V-(tetrahydrofur-2-ylmethyl)sulphamoyl] anilino} -4-(2-methyl-propylamino)pyrimidine 1.52 (m, IH), 1.70-1.90 (m, 3H), 2.00 (m, IH), 3.24 (t, 2H), 3.58 (m, IH), 3.67 (m, IH), 3.78 (q, IH), 7.58 (t, IH), 7.70 (d, 2H), 7.95 (d, 2H), 8.02 (brt, IH), 8.40 (s,lH), 10.18 (s, IH) 431 Meth 57
15 5-Cyano-4-[iV-(methyl)allylamino]-2- {4-[JV-(tetrahydrofur-2-ylmethyl)sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimi dine 1.52 (m, IH), 1.65-1.90 (m, 3H), 2.74 (t, 2H), 3.28 (s, 3H), 3.58 (m, IH), 3.67 (m, IH), 3.79 (q, IH), 4.35 (d, 2H), 5.24 (m, 2H), 5.92 (m, IH), 7.57 (t, IH), 7.70 (d, 2H), 7.89 (d, 2H), 8.48 (s, IH), 10.22 (s, IH) 429 Meth 61
16 5-Cyano-4-(2-fluoroethylamino)-2- {4-[JV-(tetrahydrofur-2-ylmethyl)sulphamoyl] anilino Jpyrimidine 1.50 (m, IH), 1.74 (m, 2H), 1.80 (m, IH), 2.76 (m, 2H), 3.54 (m, IH), 3.68 (m, 2H), 3.78 (m, 2H), 4.55 (t, IH), 4.68 (t, IH), 7.51 (t, IH), 7.70 (d, 2H), 7.89 (d, 2H), 7.99 (t, IH), 8.42 (s, IH), 10.19. (s, IH) 421 Meth 58
17 5-Cyano-4-[iV-(methyl)-2-cy anoethylamino] -2- {4-[7V-(tetrahydrofur-2~ ylmethy])sulphamoyl] anilino Jpyrimidine 1.52 (m, IH), 1.70-1.90 (m, 3H), 2.78 (t, 2H), 2.94 (t, 2H), 3.38 (s, 3H), 3.57 (q, IH), 3.68 (q, IH), 3.78 (q, IH), 4.00 (t, 2H), 7.54 (t, IH), 7.74 (d, 2H), 7.85 (d, 2H), 8.50 (s, IH), 10.25 (s, IH) 442 Meth 63
18 5-Cyano-4-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl amino]-2-{4-|7V-(tetrahydrofur-2-ylmethyl) sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimi dine 1.52 (m, IH), 1.70-1.90 (m, 3H), 2.20 (s, 6H), 2.48 (m, 2H), 2.75 (t, 2H), 3.54 (m, 3H), 3.68 (q, IH), 3.79 (quin, IH), 7.52 (t, IH), 7.67 (m, 3H), 7.93 (d, 2H), 8.40 (s, IH), 10.16 (s, IH) 446 Meth 97

19 5-Cyano-4-
(cy anoraethylamino)-2- {4-
[JV-(tetrahydrofur-2-
ylmethyl)sulphamoyl]
anilino }pyrimidine 1.50 (m, IH), 1.68-1.88 (m, 3H), 2.74 (t, 2H), 3.54 (m, IH), 3.65 (m, IH), 3.78 (quintet, IH), 4.38 (d, 2H), 7.52 (t, IH), 7.71 (d, 2H), 7.94 (d, 2H), 8.45 (t, IH), 8.52 (s, IH), 10.39 (s, IH) 414 Meth 100
Examples 20-28
Following the procedure of Example 12 using 4-[AL(2-methoxyethyl)sulphamoyl] 5 aniline (Method 5) and the appropriate 4-substituted pyrimidine starting material the
following compounds were prepared.

Ex Compound Name NMR m/z SM
20 5-Cyano-4-[/V-(methyl)-2-methoxyethylamino]-2- {4-|W-(2-methoxyethyl) sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 2.89 (q, 2H), 3.15 (s, 3H), 3.30 (2 x s, m, 8H), 3.60 (t, 2H), 3.92 (t, 2H), 7.52 (t, IH), 7.72 (d, 2H), 7.87 (d, 2H), 8.45 (s, IH), 10.18 (s, IH) 421 Meth 65
21 5-Cyano-4-(2,6-
dimethylmorpholino)-2- {4-
[7V-(2-methoxyethyl)
sulphamoyl]anilino}
pyrimidine
(cis and trans isomers) 1.15 (d, 6H), 2.74-2.94 (q and m, 4H), 3.18 (s, 3H), 3.29 (m, 2H), 3.65 (m, 2H cis and trans isomers), 3.98 (dd) and 4.08 (m) (cis and trans isomers, IH), 4.52 (d, 2H), 7.53 (brt, IH), 7.72 (d, 2H), 7.84 (d, 2H), 8.51 (s, IH), 10.23 (s, IH) 447 Meth 98
22 5-Cyano-4-(cz'.y-2,6-dimethylmorpholino)-2- {4-|W-(2-methoxyethyl) sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 1.15 (d, 6H), 2.74 (m2H), 2.88 (q, 2H), 3.18 (s, 3H), 3.29 (m, 2H), 3.65 (m, 2H), 4.52 (d, 2H), 7.53 (brt, IH), 7.72 (d, 2H), 7.84 (d, 2H), 8.51 (s, IH), 10.24 (s, IH) 447 Meth 99

23 * 5-Cyano-4-(3,5-dimethylpiperidino)-2- {4-[N-(2-methoxyethyl) sulphamoyljanilino} pyrimidine 0.89 (7H, d + m), 1.68 (m, 2H), 1.81 (brd, IH), 2.61 (t, 2H), 2.88 (m, 2H), 3.15 (s, 3H), 3.29 (m, 2H), 4.60 (dxq, 2H), 7.54 (t, IH), 7.71 (d, 2H), 7.85 (d, 2H), 8.44 (s, IH), 10.18 (s, IH) 445 Meth 101
24 5-Cyano-4~ethylamino-2-{4-[N-(2-methoxyethyl) sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 1.19 (t,3H), 2.88 (m,2H), 3.15 (s, 3H), 3.28 (m, 2H), 3.45 (m, 2H), 7.50 (t, IH), 7.70 (d, 2H), 7.86 (t, IH), 7.92 (d, 2H), 8.49 (s, IH), 10.14 (s, IH) 377 Meth 56
25 5-Cyano-4-[4-(2-methoxyethyl)piperazin-1 -yl]-2-{4~[N-(2-methoxyethyl)sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 2.56 (m, 4H), 2.50 (m, 2H), 2.89 (m, 2H), 3.15 (s, 3H), 3.23 (s, 3H), 3.27 (m, 2H), 3.46 (m, 2H), 3.86 (m, 4H), . 7.51 (t,lH), 7.72 (d,2H), 7.84 (d, 2H), 8.50 (s, IH), 10.21 (s, IH) 476 Meth 102
26 5~Cyano-2-{4-[/y-(2-methoxyethyl)sulphamoyl] anilino} -4-(4-methyl-piperazin- l-yl)pyrimidme 2.20 (s, 3H), 2.43 (m, 4H), 2.89 (m, 2H), 3.15 (s, 3H), 3.28 (m, 2H), 3.87 (m, 4H), 7.50 (t, IH), 7.72 (d, 2H), 7.84 (d, 2H), 8.49 (s, IH), 10.21 (s, IH) 432 Meth 103
27 5-Cyano-4-(4-isopropylpiperazin-1 -yl)-2-{4-(7V-(2-methoxyethyl) sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 0.99 (d, 6H), 2.56 (m, 4H), 2.69 (m, IH), 2.89 (q, 2H), 3.17 (s, 3H), 3.29 (m, 2H), 3.87 (m, 4H), 7.52 (t, IH), 7.72 (d, 2H), 7.84 (d, 2H), 8.48 (s, IH), 10.21 (s, IH) 460 Meth 104
28 5-Cyano-4-[4-(ethylsulphonyl)piperazin-1 -yl]-2-{4-[tf-(2-methoxyethyl)sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 1.21 (t,3H), 2.89 (q,2H), 3.12 (q, 2H), 3.17 (s, 3H), 3.29 (m, 2H), 3.36 (t, 4H), 3.94 (t,4H), 7.51 (t,lH), 7.74 (d, 2H), 7.85 (d, 2H), 8.54 (s, IH), 10.30 (s, IH) 510 Meth 105
1 cis and trans isomers in 80:20 mixture (by NMR).

Examples 29-34
Following the procedure of Example 12 using 4-[iV-(3-methoxypropyl)sulphamoyl] aniline (Method 4) and the appropriate 4-substituted pyrimidine starting material the following compounds were prepared.

Ex Compound Name NMR m/z SM
29 5-Cyano-4-(4-ethoxycarbonylpiperazin-1 -yl)-2-{4-[W-(3-methoxypropyl) • sulphamoyl]anilino) pyrimidine 1.22 (t, 3H), 1.59 (m, 2H), 2.78 (m, 2H), 3.16 (s, 3H), 3.28 (t, 2H), 3.58 (m, 4H), 3.91 (m, 4H), 4.08 (q, 2H), 7.40 (t, IH), 7.74 (d, 2H), 7.88 (d, 2H), 8.54 (s, IH), 10.29 (s, IH) 504 Meth 106
30 5-Cyano-2-{4-[/Y-(3-methoxypropyl)sulphamoyl] anilino} -4-methylamino pyrimidine 1.60 (m, 2H), 2.78 (m, 2H), 2.95 (d, 3H), 3.16 (s, 3H), 3.29 (m, 2H), 7.40 (t, IH), 7.82 (m, IH), 7.70 (d, 2H), 7.98 (d, 2H), 8.40 (s, IH), 10.18 (s, IH) 377 Meth 107
31 5-Cyano-2-{4-[JV-(3-methoxypropyl)sulphamoyl] anilino }-4-(2-propynylamino)pyrimidine 1.59 (m, 2H), 2.78 (m, 2H), 3.17 (s, 3H), 3.18 (t, IH), 3.28 (m, 2H), 4.15 (m, 2H), 7.40 (t, IH), 8.02 (d, 2H), 8.32 (t, IH), 8.48 (s, IH), 8.70 (d, 2H), 10.31 (s, IH) 401 Meth 108
32 5-Cyano-4-
cyanornethylamino-2-{4-|7V-(3-methoxypropyl) sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 1.54 (m, 2H), 2.72 (m, 2H), 3.12 (s, 3H), 3.22 (m, 2H), 4.36 (d, 2H), 7.39 (t, IH), 7.68 (d, 2H), 7.92 (t, 2H), 8.42 (t, IH), 8.51 (s, IH), 10.39 (s, IH) 402 Meth 100
33 5-Cyano-2-{4-IW-(3-methoxypropyl)sulphamoyl] anilino} -4- [/V-(methyl> 2,2,2-trifluoroethylamino] pyrimidine 1.58 (m, 2H), 2.76 (m, 2H), 3.18 (s, 3H), 3.26 (m, 2H), 3.47 (s, 3H), 4.70 (m, 2H), 7.42 (t, IH), 7.72 (d, 2H), 7.84 (t, 2H), 8.59 (s, IH), 10.35 (s, IH) 459 Meth 109

34 5-Cyano-4-(2- 1.57 (m, 2H), 2.74 (m, 2H), 3.14 (s, 421 Meth
methoxyethylamino)-2- {4-[N-(3 -methoxypropyl) sulphamoyl] anilino} 3H), 3.24 (s & m, 3H & 2H), 3.52 (m, 2H), 3.58 (m, 2H), 7.38 (brt, IH), 7.68 (d, 2H), 7.84 (brt, IH), 7.91 (d, 2H), 110
pyrimidine 8.40 (s, IH), 10.18 (s, IH)
Examples 35-39
Following the procedure of Example 12 starting from 4-/i-butylamino-2-chloro-5-5 cyanopyrimidine (Method 60) and the appropriate aniline stalling material the following
compounds were prepared.

Ex Compound Name NMR m/z SM
35 5-Cyano-4-/7.-butylamino-2-{4-[N-(2-methoxyethyI) sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 0.90 (t, 3H), 1-30 (m, 2H), 1.55 (m, 2H), 2.85 (m, 2H), 3.13 (s, 3H), 3.30 (t, 2H), 3.40 (m, 2H), 5.00 (brs, IH), 7.50 (brs, IH), 7.70 (d, 2H), 7.9 (d, 3H), 8.40 (s, IH) 404 Meth 5
36 5-Cyano-4-7i-butylamino-2-{4-[JV-(n-pentyl) sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 0.80 (t, 3H), 0.90 (t, 3H), 1.20 (m, 4H), 1.30 (m, 4H), 1.55 (m, 2H), 2.70 (t, 2H), 3.40 (m, 2H), 7.40 (brs, IH), 7.70 (d, 2H), 7.90 (d, 2H), 8.10 (brs, IH), 8.40 (s, IH) 416 Meth 8
37 5-Cyano-4-7*-butylamino-2-{4-[JV-(3-methoxypropyl) sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 0.90 (t, 3H), 1.30 (m, 2H), 1.55 (m, 4H), 2.75 (t, 2H), 3.10 (s, 3H), 3.25 (t, 2H), 3.40 (m, 2H), 7.40 (brs, IH), 7.65 (d, 2H), 7.90 (d, 2H), 8.10 (brs, IH), 8.40 (s, IH) 418 Meth 4
38 5-Cyano-4-rc-butylamino-2-(4-mesylanilino)pyrimidine 0.90 (t, 3H), 1.35 (m, 2H), 1.60 (m, 2H), 3.15 (s, 3H), 3.40 (m, 2H), 7.80 (d, 2H), 7.95 (d, 2H), 8.15 (brs, IH), 8.45 (s, IH) 345 Com Av

Example 39-40
Following the procedure of Example 12 starting from 2-chloro-5-cyano-4-(2,2,2-trifluoroethylamino)pyrimidine (Method 95) and the appropriate aniline starting material the following compounds were prepared.

Ex Compound Name NMR m/z SM
39 5-Cyano-4-(2,2,2-trifluoroethylamino)-2- {4-I7V-(3-methoxypropyl) sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 1.55 (m, 2H), 2.75 (q, 2H), 3.10 (s, 3H), 3.30 (t, 2H), 4.22 (m, 2H), 7.40 (t, 1H), 7.65 (d, 2H), 7.90 (d, 2H), 8.40 (t, 1H), 8.50 (s, 1H) m/z; 444 Meth 4
40 5-Cyano-4-(2,2,2-trifluoroethylamino)-2- {4-[iV-(2-methoxyethyl) sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 2.90 (q, 2H), 3.15 (s, 3H), 3.30 (t, 2H), 4.25 (m, 2H), 7.50 (t, 1H), 7.70 (d, 2H), 7.85 (d, 2H), 8.40 (t, 1H), 8.50 (s, 1H) 430 Meth 5
Examples 41-42
Following the procedure of Example 12 starting from 2-chloro-5-cyano-4-ethylaminopyrimidine (Method 56) and the appropriate aniline starting material the following compounds were prepared.

Ex Compound Name NMR m/z
41 5-Cyano-4-ethylamino-2-(4-mesylanilino)pyrimidine 1.20 (t, 3H), 3.15 (s, 3H), 3.45 (m, 2H), 7.80 (d, 2H), 8.00 (m, 3H), 8.40 (s, 1H) 317
42 1 5-Cyano-4-ethylamino-2-[4-
(/Y-allylsulphamoyl)
anilino]pyrimidine 1.18 (t, 3H), 3.37 (d, 2H), 3.50 (m, 2H), (d, 1H), 5.10 (d, 1H), 5.63 (m, 1H), (brs, 1H), 7.70 (d, 2H), 7.90 (d, 2H), 8.10 (brs, 1H), 8.42 (s, 1H), 10.65 (brs, 1H) 359
1 Aniline - Method 6

Example 43
S-Cvano^-butvlamino^-l^-rA^-Ctetrahvdrofur^-vlmethvDsulphamovllanilinolpvrimidine
4-Butylamino-5-7(/-r-butylcarbamoyl-2-{4-[7/-(tetrahydrofur-2-ylmethyl)sulphamoyl] anilino}pyrimidine (Method 67; 200mg, 0.40mraol) in thionyl chloride (1ml) was heated at
5 90°C for 12 hours. The mixture was allowed to cool and then was evaporated onto silica. The residue was purified by chromatography eluting with DCM / methanol (100:0) increasing in polarity to (97:3). The product was recrystallized from methanol to give the title compound (33 mg). NMR: 0.90 (t, 3H), 1.34 (m, 2H), 1.41-1.63 (m, 3H), 1.66-1.88 (m, 3H), 2.73 (t, 2H), 3.40 (m, 2H), 3.53 (m, 1H), 3.64 (m, 1H), 3.77 (m, 1H), 7.51 (t, 1H), 7.67 (d, 2H), 7.88 (brs,
10 1H), 7.91 (d, 2H), 8.37 (s, 1H), 10.13 (brs, 1H); m/z: 431.
Example 44-54
Following the procedure of Example 43 using the appropriate 4-substituted amidopyrimidine starting material the following compounds were prepared.

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Ex Compound Name NMR m/z SM
44 * 5-Cyano-4-(2,2,2-trifluoro-ethylamino)-2-{4-[iV-(tetrahydrofur-2-ylmethyl) sulphamoyl]anilino Jpyrimidine 1.50 (m,lH), 1.68-1.89 (m, 3H), 2.74 (t, 2H), 3.54 (m, 1H), 3.63 (m, 1H), 3.76 (m, 1H), 4.22-(m, 2H), 7.54 (t, 1H), 7.69 (d, 2H), 7.86 (d, 2H), 8.39 (t, 1H), 8.51 (s, 1H), 10.31 (brs, 1H) 457 Meth 68
45
1,2 5-Cyano-4-[bis-(2-cyanoethyl) amino]-2- {4-|7V-(tetrahydroiur-2-ylmethyl)sulphamoyl] anilino }pyrimidine 1.50 (m,lH), 1.65-1.88 (m, 3H), 2.74 (t, 2H), 2.95 (t, 4H), 3.54 (m, 1H), 3.65 (m, 1H), 3.77 (in, 1H), 3.98-4.09 (m, 4H), 7.52 (t, 1H), 7.72 (d, 2H), 7.82 (d, 2H), 8.54 (s, 1H), 10.31 (brs, 1H) 481 Meth 69

463 5-Cyano-4-(cyclopropylamino) -2- {4-[tf-(tetrahydrafur-2-ylmethyl)sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 0.68 (m, 2H), 0.80 (m, 2H), 1.50 (m, IH), 1.69-1.88 (m, 3H), 2.73 (t, 2H), 2.87 (m, IH), 3.54 (m, IH), 3.65 (m, IH), 3.76 (m, IH), 7.47 (t, IH), 7.69 (d, 2H), 8.02 (s, IH), 8.06 (d, 2H), 8.38 (s, IH), 10.20 (bis, IH). 415 Meth 70
473 5-Cyano-4-
(cyclopropylmethyIamino)-2-{4-|W-(tetrahydrofur-2-ylmethyl)sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 0.02 (m, 2H), 0.19 (m, 2H), 0.91 (m, IH), 1.26 (m, IH), 1.44-1.64 (m, 3H), 2.50 (t, 2H), 3.05 (t, 2H), 3.31 (m, IH), 3.38-3.58 (m, 2H), 7.29 (t, IH), 7.44 (d, 2H), 7.66 (d, 2H), 7.78 (t, IH), 8.17 (s, IH), 9.93 (s, IH). 429 Meth 71
483 5-Cyano-4-(cyclohexylamino)-2- {4-[#-(tetrahydrofur-2-ylmethyl)sulphamoyl] anilinojpyrimidine 1.08-1.56 (m,6H), 1.60-1.93 (m, 8H), 2.72 (brs, 2H), 3.54 (m, IH), 3.65 (m, IH), 3.77 (m, IH), 3.95 (brs, IH), 7.54 (brs, IH), 7.64 (brs, IH), 7.70 (d, 2H), 7.90 (d, 2H)V 8.38 (s, IH), 10.20 (brs, IH). 457 Meth 72
49 3 5-Cyano-4-(tetrahydrofur-2-ylrnethylamino)-2- {A-[N-(tetrahydrofur-2-ylmethyl)sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 1.50 (m, IH), 1.63 (m, IH), 1.70-1.96 (m, 6H), 2.73 (t, 2H), 3.36-3.60 (m, 3H), 3.64 (m, 2H), 3.77 (m, 2H), 4.09 (m, IH), 7.51 (t, IH), 7.67 (d, 2H), 7.84 (t, IH), 7.91 (d, 2H), 8.39 (s, IH), 10.15 (brs, IH) 459 Meth 73

50 4 5-Cyano-4-(pyrid-3-ylmethylamino)-2- {4-[N-(tetrahydrofur-2-ylmethyl) sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 1.50(m,lH), 1.65-1.87 (m,3H), 2.70 (m, 2H), 3,46-3.82 (m, 3H), 4.63 (d, 2H), 7.34 (m, 1H), 7.50 (m, 1H), 7.6 (m, 2H), 7.72 (m, 3H), 8.4 ' (m, 2H), 8.50 (m, 1H), 8.58 (s, 1H), 10.14 (brs, 1H) 466 Meth 74
514 5-Cyano-4-(piperidino)-2- {4-[7/-(tetrahydrofur-2~ylmethyl) sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 1.42 (m, 10H), 2.73 (t,2H), 3.54 (m, 1H), 3.65 (m, 1H), 3.72-3.90 (m, 9H), 7.50 (t, 1H), 7.69 (d, 3H), 7.83 (d, 2H), 8.44 (s, 1H), 10.15 (brs, 1H) 443 Meth 75
524 5-Cyano-4-[7V-(ethyl)-cyclohexylamino]-2- {4-[7V-(tetrahydrofur-2-ylmethyl) sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 1.20 (t, 3H), 1.25-1.86 (m, 14H), 2.73 (t, 2H), 3.48-3.80 (m, 5H), 4.58 (m, 1H), 7.54 (t, 1H), 7.68 (d, 2H)5 7.84 (d,2H), 8.40 (s, 1H), 10.13 (brs, 1H) 485 Meth 76
53 5 5-Cyano-4-(n-butoxycarbonyl methylamino)-2- {4-[N-(tetrahydrofur-2-ylmethyl)sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 0.78 (t, 3H), 1.20 (m, 2H), 1.38 (m, 2H), 1.64-1.92 (m, 3H), 3.73 (m, 2H), 3.48-3.80 (ra, 4H), 4.00 (t, 2H), 4.12 (d,2H), 7.52 (m, 1H), 7.65 (d, 2H), 7.80 (d, 2H), 8.23 (m, 1H), 8.46 (s, 1H), 10.22 (brs, 1H) 489 Meth 77
54 s 5-Cyano-4-(2-methoxycarbonyl ethylamino)-2-{4-[JV-(tetrahydrofur-2-ylmethyl)sulphamoyl] anilino }pyrimidine 1.50(m,lH), 1.67-1.9 (m,3H), 2.70 (m, 4H), 3.48-3.80 (m, 6H), 4.02 (m, 2H), 7.54 (m, 1H), 7.66 (d, 2H), 7.89 (d, 2H), 8.50 (s, 1H), 8.95 (m, 1H), 10.18 (brs, 1H) 461 Meth 78
1 Reaction mixture was heated at 90°C for 3 hours.
Chromatography eluent was isohexane/ethyl acetate (100:0) increasing in polarity to (0:100). 3 Reaction mixture was heated at 90°C for 6 hours.
5 Reaction mixture was heated at 95°C for 3 hours.

5 Reaction mixture was heated at 95°C for 4 hours. Examples 55-56
Following the procedure of Example 1, 2-chloro-5-cyano-4-moipholinopyrimidine 5 (Method 55) was treated with the appropriate aniline to give the following compounds.

Ex Compound Name NMR m/z SM
55 5-Cyano-4-morpholino-2-(4-sulphamoylanilino)pyrimidme 3.70 (t, 4H), 3.86 (m, 4H), 7.20 (s, 2H), 7.73 (d, 2H), 7.80 (d, 2H), 8.50 (s, IH), 10.22 (s, IH) 359 (MH)" Com Av
56 5-Cyano-4-morpholino-2- {4-[AH3-hydroxy-2,2-dimethylpropyl)sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 0.73 (s, 6H), 2.50 (d, 2H), 3.07 (s, IH), 3.70 (t, 4H), 3.87 (t, 4H), 7.22 (t, IH), 7.70 (d, 2H), 7.83 (d, 2H), 8.50 (s, IH), 10.25 (s, IH) 447 Meth 3
Example 57
4-r4-(2-Hvdroxvethyl)piperazin-l-vn-5-cvano-2-f4-r7^-f3-methoxvpropyl)sulphamoyn anilino) pyrimidine
10 4-[4-(2-Acetoxyethylpiperazin-1 -yl)]-5-cyano-2- {4-[7/-(3-methoxypropyl)
sulphamoyl]anilino}pyrimidine (Method 119; 290mg) was dissolved in methanol (3ml), 35% ammonia (1.5 ml) was added and the reaction was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. The volatiles were evaporated and the residue purified by chromatography on silica gel, eluting with DCM/methanol (98:2) increasing in polarity to (95:5). The resulting solid was
15 triturated with ethyl acetate / diethyl ether and collected by filtration to yield the title
compound (19 mg) NMR: 1.55 (m, 2H), 2.45 (2H), 2.55 (brt, 4H), 2.75 (q, 2H), 3.14 (s, 3H), 3.26 (2H), 3.50 (q, 2H), 3.88 (brt, 4H), 4.42 (t, IH), 7.35 (t, IH), 7.68 (d, 2H), 7.84 (d, 2H), 8.48 (s, IH), 10.21 (s, IH); m/z: 476.
20 Example 58
5-Cyano-4-cvclopropylamino-2- {4- riV-(2-methoxvethyDsulphamovTl anilino) pyrimidine
2-Chloro-5-cyano-4-cyclopropylaminopyrimidine (Method 96; 295mg, 1.2Smmol) was dissolved in hot 2-butanol (3ml). A hot solution of 4-[A^(2-methoxyethyl)sulphamoyl] aniline (Method 5; 207mg, 0.90mmol) in 2-butanol (3ml) was added and the reaction was
stirred and heated at 90°C for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was cooled and the volatiles evaporated to give a solid. The solid residue was triturated with hot ethyl acetate, cooled, and the resultant solid collected by filtration to give the title compound (270mg, 77%). NMR: 0.68 (m, 2H), 0,80 (m, 2H), 2.88 (m, 3H), 3.14 (s, 3H), 3.28 (m, 2H), 7.48 (brs, 1H), 7.70 (d, 2H), 5 8.05 (d, 2H), 8.12 (brs, 1H) 8.41 (s, 1H), 10.31 (s, 1H); m/z: 389.
Examples 59-72
The following examples were prepared using the procedure of Example 58 starting from 2-chloro-5-cyano-4-cyclopropylaminopyrimidine (Method 96) and the appropriate
10 aniline.

Ex Compound Name NMR m/z SM
59 5-Cyano-4-
cyclopropylamino-2- {4-[iV~ (3-methoxypropyl) sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 0.68 (m, 2H), 0.80 (m, 2H), 1.57 (m, 2H), 2.74 (m, 2H), 2.88 (m, IH), 3.12 (s, 3H), 3.25 (m, 2H), 7.48 (brs, IH), 7.70 (d, 2H), 8.05 (d, 2H), 8.12 (brs, IH) 8.41 (s, IH), 10.31 (s, IH) 403 Meth 4
60 5-Cyano-4-
cyclopropylamino-2-[4-(ethylsulphonyl) anilinojpyrimidme 0.68 (m, 2H), 0.83 (m, 2H), 1.08 (t, 3H), 2.88 (m, IH), 3.20 (q, 2H), 7.78 (d, 2H), 8.12 (d and s, 3H), 8.41 (s, IH), 10.37 (brs, IH) 344 Ref1
61 5-Cyano-4-
cyclopropy lamino-2- {4- [(2-
efhoxyethyl)sulphonyl]
anilino} pyrimidine 0.68 (m, 2H), 0.82 (m, 2H), 0.90 (t, 3H), 2.86 (m, IH), 3.28 (q, 2H),), 3.46 (m, 2H), 3.60 (m, 2H), 7.78 (d, 2H), 8.10 (d, 2H), 8.15 (brs, IH), 8.41 (s, IH), 10.37 (brs, IH) 388 Ref2
62 5-Cyano-4-
cyclopropylamino-2-[4-(propylsulphonyl) anilino]pyrimidine 0.68 (m, 2H), 0.82 (m, 2H), 0.88 (t, 3H), 1.52 (m, 2H), 2.86 (m, IH), 3.18 (m, 2H), 7.79 (d, 2H), 8.13 (s and d, 3H), 8.42 (s, IH), 10.39 (brs, IH) 358 Ref1
j 63 5-Cyano-4-cyclopropylamino-2-(4-mesyl
anilino)pyrimidine 0.68 (m, 2H), 0.82 (m, 2H), 0.88 (t, 3H), 2.86 (m, IH), 3.12 (s, 3H), 7.82 (d, 2H), 8.10 (d, 2H)5 8.17 (brs, IH),' 8.42 (s, IH), 10.40 (brs, IH) 330 Com
Av
64 5-Cyano-4-cyclopropyl-amino-2- {4- [2-(diethylamino) ethylsulphonyl]anilino) pyrimidine 0.68 (m, 2H), 0.82 (m, 8H), 2.33 (m, 4H), 2.68 (m, 2H), 2.85 (m, IH), 3.30 (m, 2H), 7.81 (d, 2H), 8.10 (s, IH), 8.14 (d, 2H), 8.41 (s, IH), 10.31 (s, IH) 415 Com Av
65 5-Cyano-4-
cyclopropylamino-2- {4-[iV-(2-diethylaminoethyl) sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 0.71 (m, 2H), 0.82 (m, 2H), 0.87 (t, 6H), 2.38 (m, 6H), 2.78 (m, 2H), 2.88 (m, IH), 7.21 (brs, IH), 7.71 (d, 2H), 8.08 (d and s, 3H), 8.41.(s, IH), 10.24 (s, IH) 430 Meth 17
66 5-Cyano-4-
cyclopropyl amino-2- {4- [N-
(2-diethylaminoethyl)-N-
(methyl)sulphamoyl] anilino}
pyrimidine 0.68 (m, 2H), 0.85 (m, 2H), 0.93 (t, 6H), 2.45 (m, 6H), 2.70 (s, 3H), 2.88 (m, IH), 3.00 (m, 2H), 7.71 (d, 2H), 8.09 (brs, IH), 8.14 (d, 2H), 8.43 (s, IH), 10.28 (s, IH) 444 Meth 18
67 5-Cyano-4-
cyclopropylamino-2- [4-[N-(2-methoxyethyl)-/V-(methyl)sulphamoyl]aniIino} pyrimidine 0.68 (m, 2H), 0.82 (m, 2H), 2.68 (s, 3H), 2.88 (m, IH), 3.08 (t, 2H), 3.20 (s, 3H), 3.42 (t, 2H), 7.68 (d, 2H), 8.09 (d, 3H), 8.40 (s, IH), 10.38 (brs, IH) 403 Meth 16
68 5-Cyano-4-
cyclopropylamino-2-(4- {N-[2-(piperidino)ethyl] sulphamoyl} anilino) pyrimidine 0.68 (m, 2H), 0.78 (m, 2H), 1.30 (m, 2H), 1.40 (m, 4H), 2.18 (m, 4H), 2.23 (t, 2H), 2.80 (t, 2H), 2.85 (m, IH), 7.19 (brs, IH), 7.70 (d, 2H), 8.02 (s, IH), 8.08 (d, 2H), 8.38 (s, IH), 10.19 (brs, IH) 442 Meth
7
69 5-Cyano-4-
cyclopropylamino-2- {4- [3 -(isopropylamino)propyl sulphonyljanilino}pyrimidine 0.69 (m, 2H), 0.82 (m, 2H), 1.18 (d, 6H), 1.90 (brquin, 2H), 2.90 (m, 3H), 3.19 (m, IH), 3.40 (m, 2H), 7.80 (d, 2H), 8.12 (brs, IH), 8.19 (d, 2H), 8.25 - 8.90 (brs, IH), 8.41 (s, IH), 10.35 (s, IH) 415 Meth 30
70 5-Cyano-4-
cyclopropylamino-2-{4-[4-(isopropylamino)butyl sulphonyl] anilino} pyrimidine 0.68 (m, 2H), 0.82 (m, 2H), 1.20 (d, 6H), 1.60 (m, 2H), 1.68 (m, 2H), 2.83 (m, 3H), 3.17 (m, IH), 3.28 (m, 2H), 7.80 (d,2H), 8.10 (s, IH), 8.16 (d, 2H), 8.41 (s, IH), 8.68 (brs, 2H), 10.34 (s, IH) 429 Meth 29
71 5-Cyano-4-
cyclopropylamino-2- {4~[N-(3-piperidinopropyl) sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine hydrochloride 0.68 (m, 2H), 0.81 (m, 2H), 1.21 (t, IH), 1.35 (m, IH), 1.68 (m, IH), 1.72 (m, 4H), 1.80 (m, 2H), 2.78 (m, 4H), 2.86 (m, IH), 2.95 (m, 2H), 3.06 (m, IH), 7.58 (t, IH), 7.71 (d, 2H), 8.08 (d, 3H), 8.40 (s, IH), 9.92 (brs, IH), 10.19 (brs, IH) 456 Meth 19
72 5-Cyano-4-
cyclopropyl amino-2- {4- |7V-(methyl)-iV-(3-piperidino propyl)sulphamoyl]anilino} pyrimidine hydrochloride 0.68 (m, 2H), 0.82 (m, 2H), 1.37 (brm, IH), 1.73 (m, 4H), 1.92 (brm, 5H), 2.18 (m, 4H), 2.64 (s, 3H), 2.83 (m, 3H), 2.98 (m, 4H), 3.37 (brt, 2H), 7.69 (d, 2H), 8.08 (s, IH), 8.13 (d, 2H), 8.40 (s, IH), 9.96 (brs, IH), 10.28 (brs, IH) 470 Meth 20
1 Helv. Chini. Acta, 66(4) 1046-52 (1983)
2 Kogyo Kagaku Zasshi, 62 825-8 (1959)
Example 73
5-Cvano-4-ethylamino-2- {4-\N~( 3-methoxypropyl)sulphamoyl1anilino) pyrimidine
5-Cyano-4-ethylamino-2-[(4-fluorosulphonyl)anilino]pyrimidine (Method 111; 50mg, 0.16mmol), 3-methoxypropylamine (28mg, 0.31mmol) and polymer supported 4-5 (dimethylamino)pyridme (supplied by Argonout Technologies Inc; 1.45mmol/l) (218mg, 0.31mmol) in NMP (1ml) were heated at 100°C for 18 hours. Volatiles were removed by evaporation and the residue was triturated with ether. The resultant solid was purified by reverse phase chromatography (Waters xterra 19x50mm column) (0.1% formic acid in a gradient of 0-95% acetonitrile in water) to give the title compound (16mg, 26%). NMR: 1.18 10 (t, 3H), 1.57 (m, 2H), 2.75 (m, 2H), 3.13 (s, 3H), 3.25 (m, 2H), 3.43 (m, 2H), 7.35 (m, 1H), 7.65 (d, 2H), 7.82 (m, 1H), 7.94 (d, 2H), 8.39 (s, 1H), 10.13 (s, 1H), m/z: 391.
Examples 74-100
Following the procedure of Example 73, 5-Cyano-4-ethylamino-2-[(4-15 fluorosulphonyl)anilino]pyrimidine (Method 111) was treated with the appropriate amine to
give the following compounds.

Ex Compound Name m/z
74 5-Cyano-4-ethylamino-2- {4-|W-(3-ethoxypropyl)sulphamoyl]anilino}pyrimidine 405
75 5-Cyano-4-ethylamino-2-{4-[A^-(3-imidazolylpropyl)sulphamoyl]anilino} pyrimidine 427
76 5-Cyano-4-ethylamino-2-(4-{iV-[3-(2-dimethylaminoethoxy)propyl] sulphamoyl} anilino)pyrimidine 448
77 5-Cyano-4-ethylamino-2- {4-[7V-(3-morpholinopropyl)sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 446
78 5-Cyano-4-ethylamino-2- {4- [A"-(2-pyiTolidinylethyl)sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 416
79 5-Cyano-4-ethylamino-2-(4-'{ N-[2-( 1 -ethylpyrrolidin-2-yl)ethyl] sulphamoyl} anilino)pyrimidine 430
80 5-Cyano-4-ethylamino-2-{4-[A'-(2-pyridin-2-ylethyl)sulphamoyl]anilino} pyrimidine 424
81 5-Cyano-4-ethylamino-2-{4-[A'-(pyridin-3-ylmethy])sulphamoyl]anilino} pyrimidine 410
82 5-Cyano-4-ethylamino-2-{4-[A^(2-piperidinoethyl)sulphamoyl]anilino} pyrimidine 430
83 5-Cyano-4-ethylamino2- {4-[7V-(2-diethylaminoethyl)sulphamoyl]anilino} pyrimidine 418
84 5-Cyano-4-ethylamino-2- {4-[iV-(2-pyridin-4-ylethyl)sulphamoyl]anilino} pyrimidine 424
85 5-Cyano-4-ethylamino-2-{4-[A^-(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)sulphamoyl]anilmo} pyrimidine 410
86 5-Cyano-4-ethylamino-2-{4-[A'-(2-acetamidoethyl)sulphamoyl]anilino} pyrimidine 404
87 5-Cyano-4-ethylamino-2- {4- [AL(2-isopropylaminoethyl)sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 404
88 5-Cyano-4-ethylamino-2-{4-[A'-(2-dimethylaminoethyl)sulphamoyl]anilino} pyrimidine 390
89 5-Cyano-4-ethylamino-2-{4-[A'-(2-morpholinoethyl)sulphamoyl]anilino} pyrimidine 432
90 5-Cyano-4-ethylamino-2-{4-[A'-(dioxan-2-ylmethyl)sulphamoyl]anilino} pyrimidine 419
91 5-Cyano-4-ethylamino-2-{4-[7V-(tetrahydrofur-2-ylmethyl)sulphamoyl]anilino} pyrimidine 403
92 5-Cyano-4-ethylamino-2-{4-[A'-(2-hydroxypropyl)sulphamoyl]anilino} pyrimidine 377
93 5-Cyano-4-ethylamino-2-{4-[iV-(2-propynyl)sulphamoyl]anilino}pyrimidine 418
94 5-Cyano-4-ethylamino-2-{4-[A^-(3-hydroxy-2,2-dimethylpropyl)sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 405
95 5-Cyano-4-ethylamino-2-[4-(//-methylsulphamoyl)anilino]pyrimidine 333
96 5-Cyano-4-ethylamino-2-(4-{/»/-[2-(2-hydroxyethyl)ethoxy3sulphamoyl] anilino)pyrimidine 407
97 5-Cyano-4-ethylamino-2- {4-[N-(2-hydroxyethyl)sulphamoyl]anilino Jpyrimidine 363
98 5-Cyano-4-ethylamino-2-{4-[A'-(5-hydroxypentyl)sulphamoyl]anilino} pyrimidine 405
99 5-Cyano-4-ethylamino-2- {4-[N-(2-hydroxybutyl)sulphamoyl]anilino}pyrimidine 391
100 5~Cyano-4-ethylamino-2- {4-[iV-(2-cyanoethyl)sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 377
Example 101
5-Cvano-4w7-butvlamino-2-f4-rA^-rethvlthioethvDsulpharnovllanilinolpyriniidine
5 5-Cyano-4-butylamino-2-[(4-fluorosulphonyl)anilino]pyrimidine (Method 112;
200mg, 0.57mmol), 2-(ethylthio)ethylamine (480mg, 4.56mmol), triethylamine (58mg, 0.57mmol) and 4-(dimethylammo)pyridine (7mg, 0.06mmol) in 1-butanol (6ml) was heated at 95°C for 24 hours. The mixture was allowed to cool and the solvent was removed by evaporation. The resulting solid was recrystallized from ethanol to give the title compound 10 (130mg). NMR: 0.90 (t, 3H), 1.10 (t, 3H), 1.35 (m, 2H), 1.59 (m, 2H), 2.40-2.60 (m, 4H), 2.90 (t, 2H), 3.40 (q, 2H), 7.70 (d, 2H), 7.80-8.88 (m, 3H), 8.40 (s, 1H); m/z:434.
Example 102-108
Starting from 5-cyano-4-butylamino-2-[(4-fluorosulphonyl)anilino]pyrimidine 15 (Method 112) and the appropriate amines the following compounds were prepared using the
procedure in Example 101.

Ex Compound Name NMR m/z
102 5-Cyano-4-7j-butylamino-2-{4-[7V-(2-morpholinoethyl) sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 0.90 (t, 3H), 1.35 (m, 2H), 1.59 (m, 2H), 2.30 (m, 6H), 2.81 (t, 2H), 3.39-3.60 (m, 6H), 7.75 (d, 2H), 7.90 (m, 3H), 8.39 (s, 1H) 459
103 5-Cyano-4-rc-butylamino-2-{4-[AL(3-imidazol-l-ylpropyl)sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 0.95 (t, 3H), 1.35 (m, 2H), 1.59 (m, 2H), 1.80 (m, 2H), 2.65 (t, 2H), 3.40 (q, 2H), 3.90 (t, 2H), 6.81 (s, 1H), 7.05 (s, 1H), 7.50 (s, 1H), 7.65 (d, 2H), 7.90 (m, 3H), 8.39 (s, 1H) 454
104 5-Cyano-4-7z-butylamino-2-{4-[N-(2-piperidinoethyl) sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 0.95 (t, 3H), 1.20-1.50 (m, 8H), 1.55 (m, 2H), 2.20 (brm, 6H), 2.80 (t, 2H), 3.40 (q, 2H), 7.25 (brs, IH), 7.65 (d, 2H), 7.90 (m, 3H), 8.40 (s, IH) 457
105 5-Cyano-4-rc-butylamino-2-{4-[iV-(2-pyrid-2-ylethyl)sulphamoyl] anilino Jpyrimidine 0.95 (t, 3H), 1.30 (m, 2H), 1.60 (m, 2H), 2.80 (t, 3H), 3.10 (m, 2H), 3.40 (q, 2H), 7.20 (m, 2H), 7.50 (brs, IH), 7.65 (m, 3H), 7.90 (m, 3H), 8.35 (s, IH), 8.40 (d, IH) 451
106 5-Cyano-4-/r-butylamino-2-{4-|7V-(2-pyrrolidin-l-ylethyl)sulphamoyl] anilino Jpyrimidine 0.90 (t, 3H), 1.35 (m, 2H), 1.60 (m, 6H), 2.20-2.40 (m, 6H), 2.80 (t, 2H), 3.40 (q, 2H), 7.30 (brs, IH), 7.70 (d, 2H), 7.9 (m, 3H), 8.38 (s, IH) 443
107 5-Cyano-4-n-butylamino-2-{4-[7^-(3-amino-2-hydroxypropyI)sulphamoyl] anilino Jpyrimidine 0.90 (t, 3H), 1.40 (m, 2H), 1.60 (m, 2H), 2.40 (m, IH), 2.60 (m, IH), 2.70 (m, IH), 2.80 (m, IH). 3.45 (m, 2H), 7.70 (d, IH), 7.90 (m, 3H), 8.40 (s, IH), 10.15 (brs, IH) 419
108 5-Cyano-4-n-butylamino-2-{4-[//-(2-isopropylamino-ethyl)sulphamoyl] anilino Jpyrimidine 0.90 (m, 9H), 1.40 (m, 2H), 1.60 (m, 2H), 2.60 (m, IH), 2.80 (t, 2H), 3.45 (q, 2H), 7.70 (d, 2H), 7.9 (m, 3H), 8.40 (s, IH), 10.20 (s, IH) 431
Example 109
5-Cvano-4-(2,2,2-trifluoroethvlamino)-2-f4-rA^-(2-imidazo-4-lvlethvl)sulphamovl1anilinol
pyrimidine
5 5-Cyano-4-(2,2,2-trifluoroethylamino)-2-[(4-fluorosulphonyl)anilino]pyrimidine
(Method 113; 200mg, 0.53mmol), histamine (466mg, 4.24mmol), triethylamine (54mg, 0.53mmol) and 4-(dimethylamino)pyridine (7mg, 0.05mmol) in 2-butanol (6ml) was heated at 95°C for 48 hours. The mixture was allowed to cool and the solvent was removed by evaporation. The resulting solid was recrystallized from ethanol to give the title compound 10 (80mg). NMR: 2.70 (m, 2H), 3.10 (t, 2H), 4.30 (m, 2H), 6.70 (s, 1H), 7.40 (s, 1H), 7.70 (d, 2H), 7.90 (d, 2H), 8.50 (s, 1H); m/z:466
Example 110-114
Starting from 5-cyano-4-(2,2,2-trifluoroethylarnino)-2-[(4-fluorosulphonyl)anilino] pyrimidine (Method 113) and the appropriate amines the following compounds were prepared using the procedure of Example 109.

Ex Compound Name NMR ni/z
110 5-Cyano-4-(2,2,2-trifluoroethylamino)-2- {4-[N~(2-mesylethyl) sulphamoy 1] anilino} pyrimidine 2.99 (s, 3H), 3.00-3.40 (m, 7H), 4.25 (m, 2H), 7.70 (d, 2H), 7.90 (d, 2H), 8.40 (brs, 1H), 8.50 (s, 1H) 478
111 5-Cyano-4-(2,2,2-trifluoroethylamino)-2-(4-{A42-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethyl]sulphamoyl} anilino)pyrimidine 2.90 (q, 2H), 3.40-3.60 (m, 6H), 4.25 (m, 2H), 4.55 (t, 1H), 7.55 (t, 1H), 7.70 (d, 2H), 7.90 (d, 2H), 8.40 (t, 1H), 8.55 (s, 1H), 10.40 (s, 1H) 460
112 5-Cyano-4-(2,2,2-trifluoroethylamino)-2- {4- |7V-(3-hydroxypropyl)sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 1.50 (m, 2H), 2.80 (t, 2H), 3.35 (m, 2H), 4.30 (q, 2H), 4.45 (t, 1H), 7.40 (brs, 1H), 7.75 (d, 2H), 7.90 (d, 2H), 8.40 (brs, 1H), 8.55 (s, 1H), 10.40 (brs, 1H) 430
113 5-Cyano-4-(2,2,2-trifluoroethylamino)-2-{4-[iV-(2-methyl-1,3,4-triazol-5-yl)sulphamoyl]anilino}pyrimidine 2.20 (bnn, 3H), 2.75 (brm, 2H), 3.00 (brm, 2H), 4.20 (q, 2H), 7.50 (brs, 1H), 7.75 (d, 2H), 7.90 (d, 2H), 8.40 (t, 1H), 8.50 (s, 1H) 481
114 5-Cyano-4-(2,2,2-trifluoroethylamino)-2- {4-[iV-(2-hydroxyethyl)sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 2.80 (q, 2H), 3.40 (t, 2H), 4.25 (m, 2H), 7.40 (t, 1H), 7.70 (d, 2H), 7.90 (d, 2H), 8.40 (t, 1H), 8.55 (s, 1H), 10.40 (brs, 1H) 416
Example 115
5-Cvano-4-(2,3-dihvdroxvpropvlamino)-2-{447y-(3-methoxypropvl)sulphamovll anilino} pyrimidine
A suspension of 2-chloro-4-(4-chlorophenoxy)-5-cyanopyrimidine (Method 115; 179mg, 0.68mmol) and 4-[7V-(3-methoxypropyl)sulph£.moyl]aniline (Method 4; 149mg, 0.61mmol) in 2-butanol (6ml) was heated and stirred at 50°C for 5 hours. 3-Amino-l,2-
propanediol (309mg, 3.4mmol) was then added and the temperature was raised to 90°C and the reaction was stirred at this temperature for a further 18 hours. The solvent was removed by evaporation and the resulting solid was recrystallized from ethanol to give the title compound (104mg, 39%). NMR: 1.55 (m, 2H), 2.75 (m, 2H), 3.15 (s, 3H), 3.25 (m, 2H), 3.40 (m, 3H), 5 3.60 (m, 1H), 3.75 (m, 1H), 4.70 (t, 1H), 5.85 (m, 1H), 7.35 (t, 1H), 7.55 (brs, 1H), 7.70 (d, 2H), 7.95 (d, 2H), 8.40 (s, 1H), 10.20 (s, 1H); m/z:436.
Example 116-129
Starting from 2-chloro-4-(4-chlorophenoxy)-5~cyanopyrimidine (Method 115), the 10 appropriate anilino sulphonamide/sulphone (see column SM) and the appropriate amines
following the procedure in Example 115 the following compounds were prepared.

Ex Compound Name NMR m/z SM
116 5-Cyano-4-(3-hydroxypyrrolidin- l-yl)-2-{4-[iV-(2-methoxyethyl) sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 1.95 (brs, 2H), 2.90 (q, 2H), 3.15 (s, 3H), 3.25 (m, 2H), 3.60-3.90 (brm, 4H), 4.40 (brs, IH), 5.05 (brs, IH), 7.50 (brs, IH), 7.75 (d, 2H), 7.90 (d, 2H), 8.40 (s, IH) 418 Meth
5
117 5-Cyano-4-(7V-methyl-AH2-propynyl)amino]-2-{4-[JV-(3-methoxypropyl)sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 1.55 (m, 2H), 2.75 (m, 2H), 3.15 (s, 3H), 3.25 (m, 2H), 3.30 (s, IH), 3.70 (s, 3H), 4.50 (s, 2H), 7.40 (t, IH), 7.70 (d, 2H), 7.90 (d, 2H), 8.50 (s, IH) 414 Meth 4
118 5-Cyano-4-(2,2-dimethyldioxolan-4-ylmethylamino)-2- {4-[JV-(3-methoxypropyl)sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 1.21 (s,3H), 1.35 (s,3H), 1.58 (m, 2H), 2.75 (m, 2H), 3.10 (s, 3H), 3.25 (m, 2H), 3.55 (m, 2H), 3.76 (m, IH), 3.95 (m, IH), 4.30 (m, IH), 7.40 (t, IH), 7.65 (d, 2H), 7.85 (t, IH), 7.9 (d, 2H), 8.40 (s, IH) 476 Meth 4
119 5-Cyano-4-(2-imidazol-4-ylethylamino)-2- {4-[W-(3-methoxypropyl)sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 1.65 (m, 2H), 2.80-3.00 (m, 4H), 3.20 (s, 3H), 3.35 (t, 2H), 3.75 (m, 2H), 6.82 (brs, IH), 7.02 (brs, IH), 7.50 (s, IH), 7.55 (brs, IH), 7.70 (d, 2H), 7.95 (d, 2H), 8.35 (s, IH), 9.80 (brs, IH) 456 Meth 4
120 5-Cyano-4-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethylamino]-
2-{4-[7V"-(3-rnethoxypropyl) sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 1.60 (m, 2H), 2.75 (q, 2H), 3.10 (s, 3H), 3.25 (m, 2H), 3.50 (m, 4H), 3.60 (brs, 4H), 4.55 (t, IH), 7.35 (t, IH), 7.65 (d, 2H), 7.75 (brs, IH), 7.90 (d, 2H), 8.40 (s, IH) 450 Meth
4
121
1 5-Cyano-4-(2-
hy droxyethylamino)-2- {4-
(7V-(3-methoxypropy]) sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 1.55 (m, 2H), 2.75 (m 2H), 3.10 (s, 3H), 3.25 (m, 2H), 3.50 (m, 2H), 3.60 (m, 2H), 4.75 (t, IH), 7.35 (t, IH), 7.65 (d, 2H), 7.90 (d, 2H), 8.40 (s, IH) 406 Meth 4
122 5-Cyano-4-(2-hydroxyethylamino)-2-(4-mesyl anilino)pyrimidine 3.12 (s, 3H), 3.50 (m, 2H), 3.60 (m, 2H), 4.80 (t, IH), 7.70 (t, IH), 7.80 (d, 2H), 8.00 (d, 2H), 8.40 (s, IH) 333 Com Av
123 5-Cyano-4-(isobutylamiflo)-
2-(4-mesylanilino)
pyrimidine 0.95 (d, 6H), 2.00 (m, IH), 3.25 (m, 2H), 3.30 (s, 3H), 7.80 (d, 2H), 8.00 (d, 2H), 8.40 (s, IH), 10.25 (s, IH) 345 Com Av
124 5-Cyano-4-
(cycl opropylmethylamino)-
2-(4-mesylanilino)
pyrimidine 0.30 (m, 2H), 0.50 (m, 2H), 1.20 (m, IH), 3.20 (s, 3H), 3.35 (m, 2H), 7.85 (d, 2H), 8.00 (d, 3H), 8.45 (s, IH), 10.25 (s, IH) 343 Com
Av
125 5-Cyano-4-
(cyclopropylamino)-2- {4- [N-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl) sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 0.65 (m, 2H), 0.80 (m, 2H), 2.85 (m, IH), 3.65 (m, 2H), 7.70 (d, 2H), 8.10 (d, 3H), 8.35 (brs, IH), 8.40 (s, IH) 412 Meth 9
126 5-Cyano-4-(ethylamino)'-2-
(4-ethylsulphonylanilino)
pyrimidine 1.10 (t, 3H), 1.20 (t, 3H), 3.-20 (m, 2H), 3.45 (m, 2H), 7.80 (d, 2H), 7.90 (m, 2H), 8.00 (d, 2H), 8.40 (s, IH) 331 Ref2
127 5-Cyano-4-(ethylamino)^2-{4-[iV-(2,2,2-trifruoroethyl) sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 1.20 (t, 3H), 3.45 (m, 2H), 3.65 (m, 2H), 7.75 (d, 2H), 7.85 (t, IH), 7.95 (d, 2H), 8.35 (m, 2H) 400 Meth 9
128 5-Cyano-4-(methylamino)-2-(4-mesylanilino)pyrimidine 2.90 (d, 3H), 3.10 (s,3H), 7.80 (d, 3H), 8 .00 (d, 2H), 8.40 (s, IH) 303 Com
Av
129 5~Cyano-4-(propylamino)~2-(4-mesylanilino)pyrimidine 0.90 (t, 3H), 1.60 (m, 2H), 3.10 (s, 3H), 3.40 (m, 2H), 7.80 (d, 2H), 7.90 (t, IH), 8.00 (d, 2H), 8.40 (s, IH) 331 Ref2
1 In this case the intermediate 2-anilino-4-phenoxy-5-cyanopyrimidine was isolated and purified before treatment with ethanolamine.
2 Helv. Chim. Acta, 66(4) 1046-52 (1983)
5 Example 130
5-Cvano-4-ethvlamino-2-(4-riVr-f2-hvdroxv-3-piperidinoT)ropvl')sulphamovl1anilino) pyrimidine
4-[iV-(2-Hydroxy-3-piperidinopropyl)sulphamoyl]aniline (Method 118; 200mg, 0.64mmol) was dissolved in methanol (4ml). 1M Ethereal hydrogen chloride (1.28ml,
10 1.28mmol) was added and the mixture gently warmed to give a solution. The volatiles were partially evaporated to give a volume of approx. 1.5ml. 2-Butanol (5ml) was added and the cloudy solution warmed to 50°C. 2-Chloro-5-cyano-4-ethylaminopyrirnidine (Method 56; 233mg, 1.28mmol) was added in portions and the reaction was then heated at 95°C for 20 hours. The hot supernatant was decanted from the solid residue and the solution allowed to
15 cool. The resulting precipitate was collected by filtration, washed with diethyl ether and suspended in water (approx. 35ml). The suspension was adjusted to pH>10 with 2M aqueous sodium hydroxide solution and extracted with ethyl acetate (3 x 15ml). The extracts were dried, the volatiles evaporated and the residue purified by chromatography on silica eluting with DCM/ methanolic ammonia (100:0) increasing in polarity to (85:15). The product was
20 triturated with diethyl ether and collected by filtration to give the title compound (30mg, 10%). NMR : 1.15 (t, 3H), 1.35 (m, 2H), 1.43 (m, 4H), 2.10-2.35 (m, 6H), 2.68 (m, IH), 2.83 (m, IH), 3.48 (quin, 2H), 3.56 (m, IH), 4.59 (s, IH) 7.36 (brt, IH), 7.70 (d, 2H), 7.88 (t, IH), 7.95 (d, 2H), 8.40 (s, IH) 10.16 (s, IH); m/z: 460.

Examples 131-132
The following compounds were prepared starting from 4-|7V-(2-hydroxy-3-piperidinopropyI)sulphamoyl]aniline (Method 118) using the procedure of Example 130 and the appropriate pyrimidine starting material.

Ex Compound Name NMR m/z SM
131 5-Cyano-4-
cyclopropylamino-2-{4-[7V-
(2-hydroxy-3-piperidino-
propyl)sulphamoyl]anilino}
pyrimidine 0.70 (m, 2H), 0.84.(m, 2H), 1.30-1.52 (m, 6H), 2.10-2.30 (m, 6H), 2.67 (m, IH), 2.90 (m, 2H), 3.58 (m, IH), 4.60 (brs, IH), 7.37 (t, IH) 7.70 (d, 2H), 8.05 (d, 3H), 8.40 (s, IH), 10.23 (brs, IH) 472 Meth 96
132 5-Cyano-4-(2,2,2-trifluoroethylamino)-2- {4-[iV-(2-hydroxy-3-piperidino-propyl)sulphamoyl]anilino} pyrimidine 1.25-1.85 (m, 6H), 2.10-2.80 (m, 8H), 3.80 (brs, IH), 4.25 (m, 2H), 4.60 (brs, IH), 7.60 (brs, IH), 7.71 (d, 2H), 7.91 (d, 2H), 8.42 (t, IH), 8.55 (s, IH), 10.35 (brs, IH) 514 Meth 95
5
Preparation of Starting Materials
The starting materials for the above Examples are either commercially available or are readily prepared by standard methods from known materials. For example the following reactions are illustrations but not limitations of the preparation of some of the starting 10 materials used in the above reactions.
Method 1
4-rAL(3-IsopropvlaminopropvDsulphamovnaniline.
Sulphanilyl fluoride (6.5g, 37.1mmol), /V-isopropyl-l,3-propanediamine (5.71ml,
15 40.8mmol) and triethylamine (5.69ml, 40.8mmol) in /V-butanol (15ml) was heated at reflux for 10 hours. The mixture was allowed to cool, silica was added and the volatiles were evaporated. The residue was purified by chromatography eluting with DCM / methanolic ammonia (100:0) increasing in polarity to (90:10) to give the title compound as a clear oil which crystallized on standing (8.8lg, 88%). NMR: 0.89 (d, 6H), 1.43 (m, 2H), 2.41 (t, 2H),
20 2.58 (m, IH), 2.68 (t, 2H)5 3.16 (s, 2H), 5.85 (s, 2H), 6.58 (d, 2H), 7.38 (d, 2H); m/z: 272.

Methods 2-9
The following compounds were prepared using the procedure of Method 1.

Meth Compound Name m/z
2 4-[A^(tetrahydrofur-2-ylmethyl)sulphamoyl]aniline 257

Meth Compound Name NMR m/z
3 4-(7V-(3-hydroxy-2,2-
dimethylpropyl)sulphamoylJ
aniline 0.72 (s, 6H), 2.45 (d, 2H), 3.06 (d, 2H), 4.37 (t, 1H), 5.83 (s, 2H), 6.57 (d, 2H), 6.85 (t, 1H), 7.40 (d, 2H) 259
4 4-[jV-(3-methoxypropyl) sulphamoyl] aniline 1.60 (m, 2H), 2.95 (q, 2H), 3.20 (s, 3H), 3.30 (t, 2H), 4.10 (bis, 2H), 4.90 (brt, 1H), 6.60 (d, 2H), 7.55 (d, 2H) 244
5 4-[N-(2-methoxyethyi) sulphamoyl]aniline 2.80 (q, 2H), 3.15 (s, 3H), 3.30 (t, 2H), 5.85 (bis, 2H), 6.60 (d, 2H), 7.10 (t, 1H), 7.40 (d,2H) 230
6 4-(N-allylsulphamoyl)anilme 3.30 (t, 2H), 5.00 (d, 1H), 5.10 (d, 1H), 5.65 (m, 1H), 5.85 (s, 2H), 6.40 (d, 2H), 7.20 (t, 1H), 7.40 (d, 2H) 212
7 4- [7V-(2-piperidinoethyl) sulphamoyl] aniline 1.30 (brm, 2H), 1.40 (brm, 4H), 2.25 (brm, 6H), 2.70 (brt, 2H), 5.85 (s, 2H), 6.60 (d, 2H), 6.80 (brs, 1H), 7:40 (d, 2H) 283
8 4-(//-7i-pentylsulphamoyl) aniline 0.80 (t, 3H), 1.20 (brm, 4H), 1.35 (brm, 2H), 2.80 (q, 2H), 4.10 (brs, 2H), 4.40 (t, 1H), 6.60 (d, 2H), 7.45 (d, 2H) 242
9 4-|7Vr-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl) sulphamoyl] aniline 3.50 (m, 2H), 5.90 (brs, 2H), 6.60 (d, 2H), 7.40 (d, 2H), 8.00 (brt, 1H) 254
5 Method 10
7Y-('2-Methoxvethvl')-A^-methvl-4-nitrobenzenesulphonamide
A stirred solution of triethylamine (2.4ml, 17.23mmol) and //-(2-methoxyethyl) methylamine (1.5g, 16.85mmol) in DCM (20ml) was cooled in an ice/water bath. A solution of 4-nitrobenzenesulphonyl chloride (3.2g, 14.45mmol) in DCM (20ml) was added dropwise.
' The reaction was stirred for one hour the cooling bath was removed and the mixture stirred for further 3 hours. The reaction mixture was washed with 1M hydrochloric acid (40ml), water (30ml) and then brine. The volatiles were evaporated to give the title compound (3.8g). M/z: 245.
Methods 11 -14
Using the procedure of Method 10 starting from 4-nitrobenzenesulphonyl chloride and the appropriate commercially available amine the following compounds were prepared.

Meth Compound Name m/z
11 A^-(2-Diethylaminoethyl)-4-nitrobenzenesulphonamide 302
12 Ar-(2-Diethylaminoethyl)-A^-methyl-4-nitrobenzenesulphonamide 316

10


Meth Compound Name NMR m/z
13 4-Nitro-JV-(2-
piperidinoethyl)
benzenesulphonamide 1.35 (brs, 1H), L72 (brm, 5H), 2.85 (brs, 2H),
3.09 (brt, 2H), 3.26 (brq, 2H), 3.35 (brm, 2H),
8.10 (d, 2H), 8.41 (d, 2H), 8.55 (brt, 1H) 314
14 4-Nitro-AK3-
piperidinopropyl)
benzenesulphonamide 1.33 (brt, 2H), 1.40 (m, 4H), 1.51 (m, 2H), 2.18 (brt, 6H), 2.82 (t, 2H), 8.02 (d, 2H), 8.41 (d, 2H) 328

Method 15
/vr-Methyl-4-nitro-//-(3-piperidinopropvl)benzenesulphonamide
4-Nitro-AL(3-piperidinopropyl)benzenesulphonamide (Method 14; lg, 3.06 mmol) was
stirred under nitrogen at ambient temperature. Sodium hydride (60% dispersion in mineral oil) 15 (122mg, 3.05mmol) was added in portions. The reaction was stirred for 10 minutes, then
iodomethane (210ul, 3.38mniol) was added dropwise. After 2 hours, added extra sodium
hydride ( Volatiles were removed by evaporation, water (20ml) was added and the solution was
extracted with ethyl acetate (2x 30ml). The organic layers were combined, washed with water 20 and the volatiles evaporated to give the title compound (830 mg). NMR: 1.34 (m, 2H), 1.45
(m, 4H), 1.60 (quintet, 2H),-2.19 (m, 2H), 2.24 (m, 4H), 2.72 (s, 3H), 3.02 (t, 2H), 8.02 (d,
2H), 8.40 (d, 2H); m/z: 342.
Method 16
4-rA^-r2-Methoxvethy1)-A^-(fflethvl')suIphamovl1aniline
A^2-Methoxyethyl)'N-methyl-4-nitiobenzenesulphonamide (Method 10; 3.8g) was reduced by hydrogenation in ethanol (lOOml)over 10% palladium on carbon (400mg) at 3 bar 5 pressure. The catalyst was removed by filtration and the volatiles evaporated to give the title compound (3.2g). M/z: 245.
Methods 17-20
The following compounds were prepared using the procedure of Method 16.

Meth Compound Name m/z SM
17 4-[A^-(2-DiethylaminoethyI)sulphamoyl]aniline 272 Meth 11
18 4-[A?-(2-Diethylaminoethyl)-iV-(methyl)sulphamoyl]aniline 286 Meth 12
19 x 4-[Ar-(3-Piperidinopropyl)sulphamoyl]aniline (hydrochloride) 298 Meth 14
201 4-[A^-(Methyl)-A^-(3-piperidinopropyl)sulphamoyl]aniline (hydrochloride) 312 Meth 15
10 * Reduced in 1M hydrochloric acid / ethanol
Method 21
l-Nitro-4-r4-(phtha1imido^hutvlsulphide1phenvl
4-Nitrothiophenol (1.9g, 12.26 mmol) was stirred in DMF under nitrogen and cooled
15 (ice/water bath). Sodium hydride (60% dispersion in oil: 400mg, lOmmpl) was added in portions and the mixture stirred for 10 minutes. N--(4-bromobutyl)phth.alimide (2.8g, 9.93 mmol) in DMF (10ml) was added and the reaction was heated at 90°C for 1.5 hours, cooled to room temperature and stood overnight at ambient temperature. Volatiles were removed by evaporation, water (20 ml) was added and the solution was extracted into ethyl acetate (50 +
20 25 ml). The organic layers were combined, washed with water (20ml) and brine, dried and the volatiles evaporated. The resulting gum was triturated twice with isohexane. The solvent was decantated to give the title compound as a solid (3.8g). NMR: 1.64 (m, 2H), 1.74 (m, 2H), 3.12 (t, 2H), 3.60 (t, 2H), 7.45 (d, 2H), 7.81 (m, 4H), 8.06 (d, 2H).

> Method 22
The following compound was prepared using the procedure of Method 21

Meth Compound Name NMR M/z
22 1 -Nitro-4- [3 -(phthalimido) propylsulpliide]phenyl 1.97 Cquin, 2H), 3.18 (t, 2H), 3.71 (t, 2H), 7.49 (d, 2H), 7.71 (m, 4H), 8.10 (d, 2H) 342 (EI)
Method 23
1 -Nitro-4- r4-(phthaliniido)butvlsulphonvnphenvl
A solution of chromium(VT)oxide (3.5g, 35.0 mmol) in water (3ml) and glacial acetic acid (12.5 ml) was added dropwise over 15 to 20 minutes to a solution of l-nitro-4-[4-(phthalimido)butylsulphidejphenyl (Method 21; 3.5g, 9.83 mmol) in glacial acetic acid (17.5ml) heated at 90-100°C. The mixture was then heated at 100°C for 3.5 hours. The reaction was cooled and poured onto crushed ice (250g). The solid was collected by filtration and washed with water. The solid was dried by azeotroping with methanol 3 times to give the title compound (3.4g). M/z: 389.
Method 24
l-Nitro-4-r3-(phthaIimido)propvlsulphonyl1phenyl
l-Nitro-4-[3-(phthalimido)propylsulphide]phenyl (Method 22; 600mg) was dissolved in DCM (20ml) and methanol (1ml). 3-Chloroperbenzoic acid (70%; 1.4g) was added in portions over 10 minutes. After 75 minutes DCM (10ml), saturated sodium bicarbonate solution (10ml) and water (10 ml) was added and the solution was stirred for 20 minutes before additional saturated sodium. T and the organic layer was separated and washed with water and brine, dried and evaporated to dryness to give the title compound (795mg). NMR: 1.90 (m, 2H), 3.55 (m, 2H), 3.64 (t, 2H), 7.81 (s, 4H), 8.17 (d, 2H), 8.41 (d, 2H)
Method 25
25 l-Nitro-4-(4-aminobutylsulphonyl)phenvl
l-Nitro-4-[4-(phthalimido)butylsulphonyl]phenyI (Method 23; 3g, 7.73 mmol) was heated at 90°C in acetonitrile (30ml) and methanol (10ml). Hydrazine hydrate (0.76ml, 15.7 mmol) was added and the reaction was heated for 1.5 hours, then cooled, and stood overnight at ambient temperature. The resulting solid was removed by filtration and washed with
methanol. The combined filtrates were evaporated to give the title compound (2.3g). M/z: 259.
Method 26
5 4-f3-Aminopropvl-sulphonvD-1 -nitrophenvl
The title compound was prepared from Method 24 using the procedure of Method 25.
Method 27
1 -Nitro-4- [4-f isopropvlaminolbutvlsulphonyllphenyl
10 l-Nitro-4-(4-aminobutylsulphonyl)phenyl (Method 25; 2g, 7.75mmol) was stirred in
methanol (20ml) and acetone (2.3ml) was added. Sodium cyanoborohydride (730mg, 11.62mmol) was added in portions over 5 minutes and the reaction was stirred for 2.5 hours. Water (15ml) was added, and the organic solvents were removed by evaporation more water was added and the solution was extracted with ethyl acetate (130ml). The organic layers were
15 washed with water (25ml) and brine. The volatiles were evaporated and the residue was purified by chromatography on neutral alumina (activity H), eluting with DCM increasing polarity to methanol: DCM (3:97) to give the title compound (1.26g). m/z: 301.
Method 28
20 The following compound was prepared using the procedure of Method 27.

Meth Compound Name NMR m/z SM
28 4-[3-(Isopropylamino) 1.08 (d, 6H), 1.96 (quin, 2H), 2.77 (m, 287 Meth
propylsulphonyl]-l-nitrophenyl 2H), 2.81 (m, 1H), 3.30 (m, 2H), 8.12 (d, 2H), 8.39 (d, 2H) 26
Method 29
4-f4-(Isopropvlamino)butvlsulphonvl1aniline
l-Nitro-4-[4-(isopropyIamino)butylsulphonyl]phenyl (Method 27; 1.2g, 4mmol) was 25 dissolved in ethanol (20ml) and 1M hydrochloric acid (6ml) and hydrogenated at 1
atmosphere over 10% palladium on carbon (400mg) for 4 hours at 1 atmosphere. The catalyst was removed by filtration and the volatiles evaporated to give the title compound as a foam. M/z: 271.
Method 30
The following compound was prepared using the procedure of Method 29.

Meth Compound Name NMR m/z SM
30 4-[3-(Isopropylamino) 1.19 (d, 6H), 1.89 (quintet, 2H), 2.89 (m, 257 Meth
propylsulphonyl] aniline 2H), 3.28 (t, 2H), 6.70 (d, 2H), 7.48 (d, 2H), 9.00 (brs, 2H) 28
Method 31
5 2,4-Dichloro-5-chloroformvlpvrimidine
5-Carboxy-2,4-dihydroxypyrimidine (19.0g, 0.12mol), phosphorus pentachloride (83.5g, 0.40mol); and phosphoryl chloride (28.3ml, 0.30mol) were heated at 114°C for 5 hours. The resulting solution was cooled overnight and the volatiles removed by evaporation. The residue was purified by vacuum distillation to yield the title compound as a clear oil 10 (17.85g,70%).M/z:2ll.
Method 32
5TAr-r-Butvlcarbamovl-2-chloro-4-morpholinopvrimidine.
A solution of 2,4-dichloro-5-chloroformylpyrimidine (Method 31; 500mg, 2.36mmol)
15 in dry THF (5ml) was cooled to -15°C. f-Butylamine (250D1,2.36mmol) and triethylamine (330D1, 2.36mmol) in dry THF were added slowly so as to maintain the temperature below -10°C. The resulting mixture was stirred at -10°C for 2 hours, allowed to warm to ambient temperature and stirred for a further 30 minutes. Morpholine (208D1, 2.36mmol) and triethylamine (330D1, 2.36mmol) in dry THF (1ml) were added and the resulting mixture was
20 stirred at room temperature for 12 hours. The precipitate was removed by filtration and the filtrate evaporated to give the title compound as a pale yellow solid (570mg, 78%). NMR: 1.30 (s, 9H), 3.52-3.58 (m, 4H), 3.60-3.67 (m, 4H), 8.00 (s, 1H), 8.21 (brs, 1H); m/z: 299.
Methods 33-54
25 The following intermediates were prepared using the procedure of Method 32 starting
from 2,4-dichloro-5-chloroformylpyrimidine (Method 31), r-butylamine and amines.
Meth Compound Name m/z
331 5-JV^Butylcarbamoyl-2-chloro^(2-memylpropylamino)pyrimidine 285
34 x 5-7^-r-Butylcarbamoyl-2-chloro-4-ethylaminopyrimidine 257 273
35 x 5_jV-?_butylcarbamoyl-2-chloro-4-(2-fluoroethylamino)pyrimidine

36 * 5-Ar-r-butylcarbamoyl-2-chloro-4-(3-ethoxypropylamino)pyrimidine 315
371 5-A/"-?-butyIcarbamoyl-2-chloro-4-7i~butylaminopyrimidine 285
381 5-N-r-butylcarbamoyl-2-chloro-4-IN-(metriyT)allylamino]pyrimidme 283
39 * 5-N-f-butylcarbamoyl-2-chloro-4-[N-(methyl)-ethoxycarbonylmethylamino]pyrimidine 329
40 * 5_//./_butylcarbamoyl-2-chloro-4-fAr-(methyl)-2-cyanoethylamino]pyrimidine 296
411 5_7V-r-butyIcarbamoyl-2-chloro-4-diethylaniinopyrimidine 285
42 * 5-iV-^-butylcarbamoyl-2-chloro-4-[^-(methyl)-2-methoxyethylaminojpyrimidine 301
43 5.^/.^-butylcarbanioyl-2-chloro-4-(2,2,2-trifluoroethylaniino)pyrimidine 311
44 5-7V-/-butylcarbamoy]-2-chloro-4-[bis-(2"Cyanoethyl)amino]pyrin]idine 335
45 5-7Vr-f-butylcarbamoyl-2-chloro-4-(3-morpholinopropylamino)pyrimidine 356
46 5-A^-f-butylcarbamoyl-2-chloro-4-(cyclopropylamino)pyrimidine 269
47 5-A^-f-butylcarbamoyl-2-chloro-4-(cyclopropylmethylamino)pyrimidine 283
48 5-7^-f-butylcarbamoyl-2-chloro-4-(cyclohexylamino)pyrimidine 311
49 5-iV-f-butylcarbamoyl-2-chloro-4-(tetrahydrofur-2-ylmethylamino)pyrimidine 2
50 5-iV-^utylcarbainoyl-2-chloro-4-(pyrid-3-ylmethylamino)pyrimidine 320
51 5-A^butylcarbamdyl-2-chloro-4-piperidinopyrimidine 297
52 5-N-f-butylcarbamoyl-2-chloro-4-[A^-(ethyl)-cyclohexylamino]pyrimidine 339
53 5-A^-r-butylcarbamoyl-2-chloro-4-(ethoxycarbonylmethylamino)pyrimidine 315
54 5-7^-r-butylcarbamoyl-2-chloro-4-(2-methoxycarbonylethy]amino)pyrimJdine 315
1 Products were purified by chromatography eluting with DCM/methanoI (100:0) increasing in polarity to (95:5).
2 NMR: 1.35 (s, 9H); 2.5 (m, 2H); 1.8 (m, 2H), 3.35 (m, 1H), 3.54 (m, 1H), 3.65 (m, 1H), 3.77 5 (m, 1H), 4.0 (m, 1H), 7.95 (s, 1H) 8.48 (s, 1H), 9.96 (m, 1H).
Method 55
2-Chloro-5-cvano-4-morpholinopvrimidine
5-N-f-Butylcarbamoyl-2-chloro-4-morpholinopyrimidine (Method 32; 560mg, 1.88mmol) in thionyl chloride (4ml) was heated at 90°C for 2 hours. The mixture was cooled 5 to room temperature and the volatiles evaporated, and the residue azeotroped with toluene, to yield the title compound as a brown solid (425mg). NMR: 3.66-3.74 (m, 4H), 3.85-3.93 (m, 4H), 8.63 (s, 1H); m/z: 225, 227.
Method 56
10 2-Chloro-5-cvano-4-ethylaminopvrimidine.
5-/y'f-Butylcarbamoyl-2-chloro-4-ethylaminopyrimidine (Method 34; 255mg, l.OOmmol) and thionyl chloride (240Dl, 3.29mmol) in toluene (2 ml) was heated at 90°C for 15 hours. The mixtures were allowed to cool to room temperature, silica was added and the volatiles were evaporated. The residue was purified by chromatography eluting with
15 DCM/methanol (100:0) increasing in polarity to (97:3) to give the title compound (86mg). NMR: 1.12 (t, 3H), 3.39 (m, 2H), 8.52 (s, 1H), 8.55 (brs, 1H).
Methods 57-66
The following compounds were prepared using the procedure of Method 56 from the
20 appropriate pyrimidine starting material.

Meth Compound Name NMR m/z SM
57 2-Chloro-5-cyano-4-(2-methylpropylamino)pyrimidine 0.86 (d, 6H), 1.93 (m, 1H), 3.18 (t,2H), 8.51 (s, 1H),8.58 (brs, 1H) 211 Meth 33
58 2-Chloro-5-cyano-4-(2~ fluoroethylamino)pyrimidine 3.64 (bt, 1H), 3.73 (bt, 1H), 4.49 (t, 1H), 4.64 (t, 1H), 8.57 (s, 1H), 8.70 (brs, 1H) Meth 35
59 2-Chloro-5-cyano-4-(3-ethoxypropylamino)pyrimidine 1.09 (t,3H), 1.77 (m,2H), 3.34-3.48 (m, 6H), 8.46 (brs, IE), 8.53 (s, IH) ■ Meth 36
60 2-Chloro-5-cyano-4-7i-butylaminopyrimidine 0.89 (t,3H), 1.29 (m,2H), 1.51 (m, 2H), 3.36 (m,2H), 8.51 (s, 1H), 8.54 (brs, 1H) 209 (MH)~ Meth 37
61 2~Chloro-5-cyano-4-[AL (methyl)allylamino]pyrimidine 3.25 (s, 3H), 4.33 (d, 2H), 5.20 (m, 2H), 5.85 (m, 1H), 8.59 (s, IB) Meth 38
62 2-Chloro-5-cyano-4-[N-(methyl)-
ethoxycarbonylmethylamino]
pyrimidine 1.19 (t,3H), 3.27 (s,3H), 4.16 (q, 2H), 4.51 (brs, 2H), 8.68 (s, 1H) Meth 39
63 2-Chloro-5-cyano-4-[iV-(methyl)-2-cyanoethylamino]pyrimidine 2.90 (t, 2H), 3.38 (s, 3H), 3.97 (t, 2H), 8.66 (s, 1H) 222 Meth 40
64 2-Chloro-5-cyano-4-diethylaminopyrimidine 1.19 (t, 6H), 3.69 (q,4H), 8.57 (s, 1H) Meth 41
65 2-ChlorO"5-cyano-4-[A^-(methyl)-2-methoxyethylamino]pyrimidine 3.26 (s,3H), 3.32 (s, 3H), 3.57 (t, 2H), 3.90 (t, 2H), 8.59 (s, 1H) Meth 42
661 2-Chloro-5-cyano-4-(3-
morpholinopropylamino)
pyrimidine 282 Meth 45
Prepared by the procedure of Method 55.
Method 67
5 4-7i-Butvlamino-5-N-y-butylcarbamovl-2-f4-fA^-(tetrahvdrofur-2-vlmethvl)sulphamoyll anilino) pyrimidine
4-«-Butylamino-5-A'-?-butylcarbamoyl-2-chloropyrimidine (Method 37; 282mg, l.Ommol), 4-[N-(tetrahydrofur-2-ylmethyl)sulphamoyl]aniline (Method 2; 241mg, 0.95mmol) and IM ethereal hydrogen chloride (993Dl, l.Ommol) in 2-butanol (2ml) were heated at 90°C 10 for 3 hours. The mixture was cooled, silica was added and the volatiles were evaporated. The residue was purified by chromatography eluting with DCM / methanol (100:0) increasing in polarity to (95:5) to give the title compound as a white solid (372mg). M/z: 505.
Methods 68-78
The following examples were all prepared using the procedure of Method 67 from 4-[A^-(tetrahydrofur-2-ylmethyl)sulphamoyl]aniline (Method 2) and the appropriate pyrimidine.

Meth Compound m/z SM
68l 5-//-/-Butylcarbamoyl-2-{4-[7V-(tetrahydrofur--2-ylmethyl) sulphamoyl] anilino} -4-(2,2,2-trifluoroethylamino)pyrimidine 531 Meth 43
69 4-[Bis-(2-cyanoethyl)amino]-5-iV^-butylcarbamoyl-2-{4-[A^-(tetrahydrofur-2-ylmethyl)sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 555 Meth 44
70 4-(Cyclopropylamino)-5-N-f-butylcarbamoyl-2- {4- [Af-(tetrahydrofur-2-ylmethyl)sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 489 Meth 46
71 4-(Cyclopropylmethylamino)-5-Af-r-butylcarbamoyl-2-{4~[W-(tetrahydrofur-2-ylmethyl)sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 503 Meth 47
72 4-(Cyclohexylamino)-5-iV-t-butylcarbamoyl-2- {4-[iV-(tetrahydrofur-2-ylmethyl)sulphamoyl]anilino}pyrirnidine 531 Meth 48
73 5-Ar-/-Butylcarbamoyl-2-{4-[7V-(tetrahydrofur-2-ylmethyl) sulphamoyl] anilino} -4-(tetrahydrofur-2-ylmethylamino)pyrimidine 533 Meth 49
74 5-N-f-Butylcarbamoyl-4-(pyrid-3-ylmethylamino)-2-{4-[W-(tetrahydrofur-2-ylmethyl)sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 540 Meth 50
75 5-//-f-Butylcarbamoyl-4-(piperidino)-2-{4-[A^-(tetrahydrofur-2-ylmethyl)sulphamoyl] anilino} pyrimidine 517 Meth 51
76 5-A^-r-Butylcarbamoyl-4-[A^-(ethyl)cyclohexylaminoj-2- {4-[N~ (tetrahydrofur-2-ylmethyl)sulphamoylJanilino}pyrimidine 559 Meth 52
772 4-(7^-Butoxycarbonylmethylamino)-5-//-/-butylcarbamoyl-2- {4- [7V-(tetrahydrofur-2-ylmethyl)sulphamoyl]anilino}pyrimidine 563 Meth 53
78 5-A^-f-Butylcarbamoyl-4-(2-methoxycarbonylethylamino)-2- {4- [N-(tetrahydrofur-2-ylmethyl)sulphamoyl]anilino}pyrimidine 535 Meth 54
1 Chromatography eluent was isohexane/ethyl acetate (100:0) increasing in polarity to (50:50).
5 2 Ester exchange occurred.
Method 79
5-JV-/-ButvJcarbamovJ-2.4-dJch]oropvrimidine.
A solution of 2,4-dichloro-5-chloroformylpyrimidine (Method 31; 9.8g, 46.3mmol) in dry THF (50ml) was cooled to -15°C. f-Butylamine (5.2ml, 49.3mmol) and triethylamine 5 (6.9ml, 49.5mmol) in dry THF (20ml) were added slowly so as to maintain the temperature below -10°C. The resulting mixture was stirred at -10°C for 2 hours, allowed to warm to ambient temperature and stirred for a further 30 minutes. The precipitate was removed by filtration and the filtrate evaporated to give a viscous oil, and then evaporated under high vacuum to give the title compound as a solid (10.48g; 90%). NMR: 1.49 (s, 9H), 6.19 (brs, 10 1H), 8.86 (s, 1H); m/z: 248.
Method 80
5-N-f-ButvlcarbamoyI-2~chloro-4- r4-(2-hvdroxvethyl)piperazin-1 -yllpvrimidine.
A solution of triethylamine (210ul, 1.5mmol) and l-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazine (195
15 mg, 1.5mmol) in dry THF (3ml) was added to a solution of 5-A^-butylcarbamoyl-2,4-
dichloropyrimidine (Method 79; 372mg, 1.5mmol) in dry THF (2ml). The mixture was stirred at ambient temperature for .5 hours. The resulting precipitate was removed by filtration, the filter pad washed with dry ether (5ml) and the filtrate evaporated to give the title compound. M/z: 342 (lxCl).
20
Methods 81-94
The following derivatives were prepared from 5-A^-butylcarbamoyl-2,4-dichloropyrimidine (Method 79) and the appropriate amine using the procedure of Method 80.

Meth Compound Name mix
81 5-iV-r-Butylcarbamoyl-2-chloro-4-(2-dimethylaminoethylamino)pyrimidine 300
82 5-iV-/;-Butylcarbamoyl-2-chloro-4-(2,6-dimethylmorpholino)pyrimidine 327
83 5-/Y-f-Butylcarbamoyl-2-chloro-4-(cis-2,6-dimethylmorpholino)pyrimidine 327
84 5-//-r-Butylcarbamoyl-2-chloro-4-(cyanomethylamino)pyrimidine 268
85 5-N-r-Butylcarbamoyl-2-chloro-4-(3,5-dimethylpiperidino)pyrimidine 325
86 5-Ar-^Butylcarbamoyl-2-chloro-4-[4-(2-methoxyethyI)piperazin-l-yl)pyrimidine 356
87 5-A^-f-Butylcarbamoyl-2-chloro-4-(4-methylpiperazin-l-yl)pyrimidine 312
88 5^-r-Butylcarbamoyl-2-chloro-4-(4-isopropy]piperazin-l-yl)pyrimidine 340
89 5-N-f-Butylcarbamoyl-2-chloro-4-[4-(ethylsulphonyl)piperazin-l-yl] pyrimidine 390 369
90 5_jV".^Butylcarbamoyl-4-(ethoxycarbonylpiperazin-l-yl)-2-chloropyrimidme

91 5-A^Butylcarbamoyl-2-chloro-4-methylaminopyrimidine 243
92 5-A^Butylcarbamoyl-2-chloro-4-(2~propynylamino)pyrimidine 267
93 1 5-A^r-Butylcarbamoyl-2-chloro-4-[A'-(methy3)"2,2,2-trifluoroethylamino] pyrimidine 325
94 5-A^-r-Butylcarbamoyl-2-chloro-4-(2-methoxyethylamino)pyrimidine 287
1 Purified by chromatography eluting with DCM/MeOH (98:2).
Method 95
2-Chloro-5-cvano-4-(2,2,2-trifluoroethvlamino')pyrimidine
5 A solution of 5-iV-t-butylcarbamoyl-2-chloro-4-(2,2,2-trifluoroethylaniino)pyrimidine
(Method 43; 8.5g, 0.027mol) in thionyl chloride (100ml) was heated at reflux for 4 hours. The
thionyl chloride was removed by evaporation and the resulting gum was triturated with
isohexane/ethyl acetate (95/5), collected by filtration and dried to give the title compound
NMR: 4.20 (m, 2H), 8.70 (s, 1H), 9.10 (brt, 1H); m/z:236 10
Method 96
2-Chloro-5-cvano-4-cvclopropvlaminopyrimidine
5--/V^Butylcarbamoyl-2~chloro-4-cyclopropylarrMopyrimidine (Method 46; 2.40g,
8.92mmol) was heated at 80-90°C with thionyl chloride (10ml) for 4-6 hours. The thionyl 15 chloride was removed by evaporation, and the residue triturated with ether/ethyl acetate to
give the title compound (2.00g), which was used without further purification.
Methods 97-110
The following compounds were prepared using the procedure of Method 96 from the 20 appropriate pyrimidine starting material. Final products were not characterised but were used immediately in subsequent reactions.
Meth Compound Name SM
97 2-Chloro-5-cyano-4-(2-dimethylaminoethylamino)pyrimidine Meth 81
98 2-Chloro-5-cyano-4-(2,6-dimethylmorpholino)pyrimidine Meth 82
99 2-Chloro-5-cyano-4-(cis-2,6-dimethylmorpholino)pyrimidine Meth 83
100 2-Chloro-5-cyano-4-(cyanomethylamino)pyrimidine Meth 84
101 2-Chloro-5-cyano-4-(3,5-dimemylpiperidino)pyrimidine Meth 85
102 2-Chloro-5-cyano-4-[4-(2-methoxyethyl)piperazin-l-yl]pyrimidine Meth 86
103 2-Chloro-5-cyano-4-(4-methylpiperazin-1 -yl)pyrimidine Meth 87
104 2-Chloro-5-cyano-4-(4-isopropylpiperazin-1 -yl)pyrimidine Meth 88
105 2-ChIoro-5-cyano-4-[(4-ethylsuIphonyl)piperazin-l-yl]pyrimidine Meth 89
106 2-Chloro-4-(4-ethoxycarbonylpiperazin-l-yl)-5-cyanop3'rimidine Meth 90
107 2-Chloro-5-cyano~4-methylaminopyrimidine Meth 91
108 2-Chloro-5-cyano-4-(2-propynylamino)pyrimidine Meth 92
109 2-Chloro-5-cyano-4-[//-(methyl)-2,2,2-trifluoroethylamino]pyrimidine Meth 93
110 2-Chloro-5-cyano-4-(2-methoxyethylamino)pyrimidine Meth 94
Method 111
5-Cyano-4-ethvlarnJno-244-(fluorosulphonvI)anilmolpvrimidine
5 2-Chloro-5-cyano-4-ethylaminopyrimidine (Method 56; 6.35g, 34.88mmol) and
sulphanilyl fluoride (6.llg, 34.88mmol) in 2-butanol (120ml) were heated at 95°C for 4 hours and then stirred at ambient temperatures for 48 hours. The volatiles were evaporated and the residue triturated with ether to give the title compound (10.46g, 93%). NMR: 1.20 (t, 3H), 3.45 (m, 2H), 8.00 (d, 2H), 8.13 (d, 2H), 8.41 (s, 1H), 10.52 (s, 1H); m/z: 321. 10
Method 112-113
The following compounds were prepared using the procedure of Method 111 from the appropriate pyrimidine starting material.
Meth Compound Name NMR m/z SM
112 5-Cyano-4-7t-butylamino-2- 0.9(t,3H), 1.35 (m,2H), 1.6 (m, 349 Meth
[4-(fluorosulphonyl)anilino] pyrimidine 2H), 3.42 (m, 2H), 8.00 (d, 2H)5 8.14 (d, 2H), 8.50 (s, 1H), 10.6 (s, 1H), 10.87 (brs, 1H) 60
113 5-Cyano-4-(2,2,2- 4.24 (m, 2H), 8.0 (d, 2H), 8.08 (d, 375 Meth
trifluoroethylamino)-2- [4-
(fluorosulphonyl)anilino]
pyrimidine 2H), 8.49 (t, 1H), 8.58 (s, 1H), 10.62 (brs, 1H) 95
Method 114
5-7y-r-Butvlcarbamovl-2-chloro-4-(4-chlorophenoxv)pyrimidine
5 Sodium hydride (105mg, 2.63mmol) was added to a solution of 4-chlorophenol
(338mg, 2.63mmol) in dry THF (10ml). When effervescence had stopped, this solution was slowly added to a solution of 5-A^butylcarbamoyl-2,4-dichloropyrimidine (Method 79; 680mg, 2.74 mmoi) in dry THF (15ml). The reaction mixture was stirred at ambient temperature for 2 hours. The solvent was removed by evaporation and the resulting solid was 10 suspended in diethyl ether. The insolubles were removed by filtration and the filtrate was washed with 2M sodium hydroxide solution, citric acid solution, water and brine and then dried. The volatiles were removed by evaporation to give the title compound (880mg, 99%). M/z: 339.
15 Method 115
2-Chloro-4-(4-chlorophenoxv)-5-cyanopvrimidine
A solution of 5-7Y-^butylcarbamoyl-2-chloro-4-(4-chlorophenoxy)pyrimidine (Method 114; 200mg, 0.59mmol) in thionyl chloride (5ml, 69mmol) was heated at reflux (95°C) for 18 hours. The thionyl chloride was removed by evaporation to give the title compound (210mg). 20 NMR: 7.35 (d, 2H), 7.55 (d, 2H), 9.20 (s, 1H).
Method 116

p-Nitrobenzene sulphonamide (6.06g, 30mmol) was added portionwise to a solution of sodium hydroxide (1.32g, 33mmol) in water (60ml) at room temperature. Epibromohydrin 5 (4.5g, 33mmol) was added quickly dropwise and the solution stirred at room temperature for 24 hours. The mixture was acidified to pH 1 with 2M hydrochloric acid and extracted with DCM (2 x 30ml). The combined organic extracts were dried with sodium sulphate, filtered and the volatiles removed by evaporation. The resulting yellow oil was purified by chromatography on silica eluting with DCM/methanol (100:0) increasing in polarity to (99:1) 10 to give the title compound as a pale yellow solid (2.5g, 32%); NMR (CDC13) 2.65 (m, 1H), 2.80 (t, 1H), 3.10 (m, 2H); 3.50 (m, 1H), 5.08 (brs, 1H), 8.08 (d, 2H), 8.38 (d, 2H); m/z: 257.
Method 117

15 4-[//-(2,3-Epoxypropyl)sulphamoyl]nitrobenzene (Method 116, lg, 3.88mmol) and
piperidine (0.34g, 4mmol) in 1-propanol (75ml) were heated at reflux for 20 hours. The mixture was cooled and the solvent evaporated. The resulting yellow oil was triturated with diethyl ether collected by filtration and dried under vacuum to give the title compound 1.2g (90%). NMR : 1.26 -1.50 (m, 6H), 2.10 - 2.28 (m, 6H), 2.70 (dd, 1H), 2.90 (dd, 1H), 3.55 (m,
20 1H), 8.04 (d, 2H), 8.40 (d, 2H); m/z: 344.
Method 118

Ammonium formate (l.lg, 17.46mmol) followed by a slurry of 10% palladium on 25 carbon catalyst (0.7g) in ethanol was added in portions to a suspension of 4-[iV-(2-Hydroxy-3-piperidinopropyl)sulphamoyl]nitrobenzene (Method 117; 1.2g, 3.5mmo]) in ethanol (100ml). The mixture was heated at reflux under nitrogen for 2 hours. The mixture was cooled and the catalyst was removed by filtration through diatomaceous earth. The filter pad was Washed with ethanol and the combined filtrates were evaporated. The residue was triturated with 30 diethyl ether, collected by filtration and dried, to give the title compound (0.93g, 85%) as a pale green solid. NMR: 1.3 -1.5 (m, 6H), 2.10-2.32 (m, 6H), 2.60 (m, 1H), 2.75 (m, 1H), 3.52 (m, 1H), 4.50 (brs, 1H), 5.85 (s, 2H), 6.59 (d, 2H), 6.98 (brs, 1H), 7.39 (d, 2H); m/z: 314.
"7?
> Method 119

Thionyl chloride (1.5 ml) was added to 4-[4-(2-acetoxyethylpiperazin-l-yl)]-5-iV-f-5 butylcarbamoyl-2-{4-[A^-(3-methoxypropyl)sulphamoyl]anilino}pyrimidine (Method 120; 570 mg), and the reaction was heated at 80°C for 3 hours. The mixture was cooled, the volatiles evaporated, the residue triturated with ethyl acetate and collected by filtration to give the title compound (290mg). M/z 518.
10 Method 120
4-f4-(2-Acetoxvethvlpiperazin-l-vl)l-5-//-r-butvlcarbamovl-2-(4-riV-f3-methoxvpropvl) sulphamovll anilino} pyrimidine
5-A^-f-Butylcarbamoyl-4-[4-(2-hydroxyethylpiperazin-l-yl)]-2-{4-[Ar-(3-memoxypropy])sulphamoyl]anilino} pyrimidine (Method 121; Ig) was dissolved in pyridine
15 (5ml) at room temperature, 4-dimethylaminopyridine (~5mg) was added, followed by
dropwise addition of acetic anhydride (0.29ml, 3mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred for 18 hours. The volatiles were evaporated, water added and the reaction extracted with EtOAc (2x20ml), washed with brine, dried and evaporated to give a gum (400mg). The residue was dissolved in DCM (10ml), triethylamine was added (300ul, 4.1mmol) followed by dropwise
20 addition of acetyl chloride (100 pi, 1.15 mmol). The reaction was stirred at room temperature for 4 hours, then the volatiles were evaporated. The residue was suspended in ethyl acetate, the insolubles were removed by filtration and the filtrate evaporated to give the title compound as an oil (570 mg) which was used without further purification.
25 Method 121
5-Ar-f-Butvlcarbamovl-4-r4-(2-hydroxvethvlpiperazin-1 -vl)1-2- {4-fAL(3-methoxvpropyD sulphamovHanilinolpvrimidine
5-/y-r-Butylcarbamoyl-2-chloro-4-[4-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazin-l-yl]pyrimidine (Method 80, 1.5mmol) and 4-[7Y-(3-methoxypropyl)sulphamoyl]aniline (Method 4; 330mg, 30 1.35mmol) in 2-butanol (5ml) were heated at 95°C for 5 minutes. 1M Ethereal hydrogen
chloride (1.5ml, 1.5mmol) was added and heating continued at 95°C for 2 hours. The volatiles
were evaporated, the residue triturated with ethyl acetate and collected by filtration to give the title compound (lg). Mfz 550.
Example 133
5 The following illustrate representative pharmaceutical dosage forms containing the
compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or in vivo hydrolysable ester thereof (hereafter compound X), for therapeutic or prophylactic use in humans:-

(a): Tablet I mg/tablet
Compound X 100
Lactose Ph.Eur 182.75
Croscarmellose sodium 12.0
Maize starch paste (5% w/v paste) 2.25
Magnesium stearate 3.0

(b): Tablet II mg/tablet
Compound X 50
Lactose Ph.Eur 223.75
Croscarmellose sodium 6.0
Maize starch 15.0
Polyvinylpyrrolidone (5% w/v paste) 2.25
Magnesium stearate 3.0

(c): Tablet III mg/tablet
Compound X 1.0
Lactose Ph.Eur 93.25
Croscarmellose sodium 4.0
Maize starch paste (5% w/v paste) 0.75
Magnesium stearate 1.0
(d): Capsule mg/capsule
Compound X 10
Lactose Ph.Eur 488.5
Magnesium stearate 1.5

(e): Injection I (50 mg/ml)
Compound X 5.0% w/v
1M Sodium hydroxide solution 15.0% v/v
0.1M Hydrochloric acid (to adjust pH to 7.6)
Polyethylene glycol 400 4.5% w/v
Water for injection to 100%

(f): Injection II 10 mg/ml
Compound X 1.0% w/v
Sodium phosphate BP 3.6% w/v
0.1M Sodium hydroxide solution 15.0% v/v
Water for injection to 100%

5


(g): Injection III (lmg/ml,buffered to pH6)
Compound X 0.1% w/v
Sodium phosphate BP 2.26% w/v
Citric acid 0.38% w/v
Polyethylene glycol 400 3.5% w/v
Water for injection to 100%

Note
The above formulations may be obtained by conventional procedures well known in the phaitnaceutical art. The tablets (a)-(c) may be enteric coated by conventional means, for example to provide a coating of cellulose acetate phthalate. 10

We claim:
1 A pyrimidine compound of formula (I):

wherein:
R1 is halo, nitro, cyano, hydroxy, amino, carboxy, carbamoyl, mercapto, Ci-
6alkyl, C2-6alkenyl or C2-6atkynyl;
p is 0-4; wherein the values of R1 may be the same or different;
R2 is sulphamoyl or a group B-E-;
q is 0-2; wherein the values of R2 maybe the same or different; and wherein p + q= 1-5;
R3 is hydrogen, Ci.6alkyl, C2-6alkenyI, C2-6alkynyl or C3-8cycloalkyl; wherein R3 may be optionally substituted on carbon by one or more M; R4 is Ci-6alkyl, C2-6alkenyl, C2-6alkynyl, C3-8Cycloalkyl or heterocyclyl; wherein R4 may be optionally substituted by one or more M; wherein if said

heterocyclyl contains an -NH- moiety that nitrogen may be optionally substituted by a group selected from Z;
or R3 and R4 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached form a heterocyclic ring optionally substituted on carbon by one or more M; wherein if said heterocyclic ring contains an -NH- moiety that nitrogen may be optionally substituted by a group selected from
Q;
B is selected from Ci-6alkyl, C2-6alkenyl, C2-6alkynyl, Cs-scycloalkyl, C3
8cycloalkylCi-6alkyl, phenyl, a heterocyclic group, phenylCi-ealkyl or
(heterocyclic group)Ci_6alkyl; wherein B may be optionally substituted on
carbon by one or more D; and wherein if said heterocyclic group contains an
-NH- moiety that nitrogen may be
optionally substituted by a group selected from G;
E is -C(O)-, N(Ra)C(0)-, -C(0)N(R*)-, S(0)r-, -S02N(R*) or N(R«)S02-; wherein R* is hydrogen or Ci-ealkyl optionally substituted by one or more D and r is 1-2;
D is independently selected from halo, nitro, cyano, hydroxy, trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethoxy, amino, carboxy, carbamoyl, mercapto, sulphamoyl, Ci-6alkyl, C2-6alkenyl, C2-6alkynyl, Ci-6alkoxy, Ci-ealkanoyl, Ci. ealkanoyloxy, N-(Ci-6all^l)amino,
N,N-(Ci.6alkyl)2amino, Cj^alkanoylamino, N-(Ci-6alkyl)carbamoyl,
N,N-(Ci-6alkyl)2carbamoyl, Ci-6alkylS(0)a wherein a is 0 to 2, C1-6

alkoxycarbonyl, N-(C1-6alkyl)sulphamoyl and N,N-(C1-6alkyl)2sulphamoyl; wherein D may be optionally substituted on carbon by one or more V;
M is independently selected from halo, nitro, cyano, hydroxy, trifluoromethoxy, amino, carboxy, carbamoyl, mercapto, sulphamoyl, C1-6alkyl,
C2-6alkenyl, C2-6lkynyl, C1-6alkoxy, C1-6alkanoyl, C1-6 alkanoyloxy, N-(C1-6alkyl)amino, N,N-C1-6alkyl)2amino, C1-6 alkanoylamino, N-(C1-6alkyl)
carbamoyl, N,N-(C1-6alkylcarbamoyl, C1-6 alkylS(0)a wherein a is 0 to 2, C1-6alkoxycarbonyl, N(C1-6alkyl)sulphamoyl,
N,N-(C1-6alkyl)2Sulphamoyl, C3-8 cycloalkyl, phenyl or a heterocyclic group; wherein M may be optionally substituted on carbon by one or more P; and wherein if said heterocyclic group contains an -NH- moiety that nitrogen may be optionally substituted by a group selected from T;
P, X and V are independently selected from halo, nitro, cyano, hydroxy,
trifluoromethoxy, trifluoromethyl, amino, carboxy, carbamoyl, mercapto,
sulphamoyl, methyl, ethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, acetyl, acetoxy, methylamino,
ethylamino, dirnethylamino,
diethylarnino, N-methyl-N-ethylamino, acerylamino, N-methylcarbamoyl, N-
ethylcarbamoyl, N,N-dimethylcarbamoyl, N,N-diethylcarbamoyl, N-methyl-N-
ethylcarbamoyl, methylthio,
ethylthio, methylsulphinyl, ethylsulphinyl, mesyl, ethylsulphonyl, methoxycarbonyl, ethoxycarbonyl, N-methylsulphamoyl, N-ethylsulphamoyl, N,N-dimethylsulphamoyl, N,N-diethylsulphamoyl or N-methyl-N-ethylsulphamoyl; and


G, Q, T and Z are independently selected from Ci-4alkyl, C1-4 alkanoyl, Ci 4 alkylsulphonyl, Ci-4alkoxycarbonyl, carbamoyl, N- (Ci-4alkyl)carbamoyl, N,N-
(Ci.4alkyl)carbamoyl, benzyl, benzyloxycarbonyl, benzoyl and
phenylsulphonyl wherein
G, Q and T may be independently optionally substituted on carbon by one or more X.
2. A compound of formula (I) as claimed in claim 1 wherein p is 0.
3 A compound of formula (I) as claimed in either of claims 1 or 2 wherein R2 is
sulphamoyl or a group B-E-; wherein
B is selected from Ci-ealkyl, Ca-ealkenyl, C2-6alkynyl or (heterocyclic group)Ci-6alkyl; wherein B may be optionally substituted on carbon by one or more D; and wherein if said heterocyclic group contains an -NH- moiety that nitrogen may be optionally substituted by a group selected from G;
E is -S(0)r or -N(Ra)S02-; wherein Ra is hydrogen or Ci-ealkyl and r is 2; D is independently selected from halo, cyano, hydroxy, amino, Ci e alkyl Ci-6alkoxy, N-(Ci-6alkyl)amino, N,N-(Ci-6alkyl)2amino, C1-6 alkanoylamino and Ci-6alkylS(0)a wherein a is 0 to 2; wherein D may be optionally substituted on carbon by a group selected from V;
V is selected from hydroxy and dimethylarnino; and G is selected from Ci-4alkyl.
4. A compound of formula (I) as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3 wherein q is 1.

5. A compound of formula (I) as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4 wherein R3 is hydrogen or Ci-ealkyl; wherein R3 may be optionally substituted by one or more M; and
R4 is C1-6alkyl, C2-6alkenyl, C2-6alkynyl or C3-8cycloalkyl; wherein R4 may be optionally substituted by one or more M;
or R3 and R4 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached form a heterocyclic ring optionally substituted on carbon by one or more M; wherein if said heterocyclic ring contains an -NH- moiety that nitrogen may be optionally substituted by a group selected from Q;
M is independently selected from halo, cyano, hydroxy, C1-6alkyl, C1-6 alkoxy, N,N-(C1-6alkyl)2amino, C1-6alkoxycarbonyl, C1-6cycloalkyl or a heterocyclic group; wherein M may be optionally substituted on carbon by a group selected from P;
P and X are independently selected from hydroxy and methoxy; and
Q is selected from C1-4alkyl, C1-4alkylsulphonyl or C1-4 alkoxycarbonyl; wherein Q may be optionally substituted on carbon by one or more X.
6. A compound of formula (I) as claimed in claim 1 wherein:
p is 0;



Sfc



b) reacting a pyrimidine of formula (IV):

wherein L is a displaceable group; with an amine of formula (V):
R3R4NH (V)
with a compound of formula (VII):
c) reacting a compound of formula (VI):


wherein T is O or S; Ra may be the same or different and is selected from Ci-6alkyl;

d) for compounds of formula (I) where R2 is sulphamoyl or a group B-E-and E is -NHSO2-; reacting a pyrimidine of formula. (VIII):

wherein X is a displaceable group; with an amine of formula (IX):
B-NH2 (IX)
or
e) converting a compound of formula (X):

wherein Rb is hydrogen or t-butyl; into a compound of formula (I);
and thereafter if necessary:

i) converting a compound of the formula (I) into another compound of the
formula (I);
ii) removing any protecting groups;
iii) forming a pharmaceutically acceptable salt.
Dated this 6th day of January, 2003.

[RANJNA MEHTA-DUTT]
OF REMFRY & SAGAR
ATTORNEY FOR THE APPLICANTS

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29-mumnp-2003-pct-ipea-409(06-01-2003).pdf

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Patent Number 210738
Indian Patent Application Number 29/MUMNP/2003
PG Journal Number 43/2007
Publication Date 26-Oct-2007
Grant Date 08-Oct-2007
Date of Filing 06-Jan-2003
Name of Patentee ASTRAZENECA AB
Applicant Address S-151 85 SODERTALJE, SWEDEN
Inventors:
# Inventor's Name Inventor's Address
1 ANDREW PETER THOMAS ALDERLEY PARK, MACCLESFIELD, CHESHIRE SK10 4TG, GREAT BRITAIN
2 NICHOLAS JOHN NEWCOMBE ALDERLEY PARK, MACCLESFIELD, CHESHIRE SK10 4TG, GREAT BRITAIN
3 DAVID WILLIAM HEATON ALDERLEY PARK, MACCLESFIELD, CHESHIRE SK10 4TG, GREAT BRITAIN
PCT International Classification Number C07D 413/12
PCT International Application Number PCT/GB01/03084
PCT International Filing date 2001-07-06
PCT Conventions:
# PCT Application Number Date of Convention Priority Country
1 0016877.3 2000-07-11 U.K.