Title of Invention

NOVEL 6 - PHENYLPHENANTHRIDINES

Abstract A compounds of formula I, in which Rl is methoxy, R2 is methoxy, R3, R31, R4, R5 and R51 are hydrogen, R6 is 3-cyclopropylmethoxy, R13 is hydrogen and R20 is 4-cyclopropylmethoxy, and the salts, the N-oxide and the salts of the N-oxides of this compound.
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THE PATENT ACT 1970 (39 of 1970)
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1. TITLE OF INVENTION
NOVEL 6-PHENYLPHENANTHRIDINES

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ALTANA PHARMA AG GERMAN Company BYK-GULDEN-STRASSE 2, 78467 KONSTANZ, GERMANY


PREAMBLE TO THE DESCRIPTION
The following specification particularly describes the invention and the manner in which it is to be performed : -


Field of application of the invention
The invention relates to novel 6-phenylphenanthridines, which are used in the pharmaceutical industry for the production of medicaments. Known technical background
Chem. Ber. 1939, 72, 675-677, J. Chem. Soc., 1956, 4280-4283 and J. Chem. Soc.(C), 1971, 1805 describe the synthesis of 6-phenylphenanthridines. The International Applications WO 97/28131 and WO 97/35854 describe 6-phenyl- and 6-pyridylphenanthridines as PDE4 inhibitors. Description of die invention
It has now been found that the novel 6-phenylphenanthridines described in greater detail below differ from the previously known 6-phenylphenanthridines by a different substitution pattern on the 6-phenyl ring and have surprising and particularly advantageous properties. The invention thus relates to compounds of the formula I,

in which
Rl is hydroxyl, l-4C-alkoxy, 3-7C-cycloalkoxy, 3-7C-cycloalkylmethoxy or
completely or predominantly fluorine-substituted l-4C-alkoxy,
R2 is hydroxyl, l-4C-alkoxy, 3-7C-cycloalkoxy, 3-7C-cycloalkylmethoxy or
completely or predominantly fluorine-substituted l-4C-alkoxy,or in which
Rl and R2 together are a l-2C-alkylenedioxy group,
R3 is hydrogen or l-4C-alkyl,
R31 is hydrogen or l-4C-alkyl, or in which
R3andR31 together are a l-4C-alkylene group,
R4 is hydrogen or l-4C-alkyl,
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R5 is hydrogen,
R51 is hydrogen, or in which
R5 and R51 together represent an additional bond,
R6 is 0-R7, S-R8, C(0)-R9, CH2-RIO, S(0)2-aryl, 0-S(0)2-Rll, pyrrolidin-1-yl,
pyrrolidin-l-yl-2-one, pyrrolidin-l-yl-2,5-dione, piperidin-1-yL, piperidin-l-yl-2-one
or piperidin-l-yl-2,6-dione, where
R7 is 3-7C-cycloalkyl, 3-7C-cycloalfylmethyl, l-4C-alkoxy-l-4C-alkyL aryl or
phenyM-4C-aIkyI,
R8 is hydrogen, l-4C-alkyl, l-4C-alkylcarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, trifluoromethyl,
difluoromethyl, trichloromethyl or phenyl,
R9 is l-4C-alkyl, 3-7C-cycloalky], 3-7C-cycloalkylmethyl,, 1-
piperidinyl, 1-piperazinyl, 4-methylpiperazinyl, 4-morpholinyl or aryl,
RIO is hydroxyl, halogen, cyano, carboxyl, l-4C-alkoxy, phenoxy, 1-4C-
alkoxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, mono- or di-l-4C-alkylaminocarbonyl, N(R15)R16
or l-4C-alkylcarbonylamino, and
Rll is l-4C-alkyl, amino, mono- or di-l-4C-alkylamino or aryl,
aryl is phenyl, pyridyl or R12-substituted phenyl, where
R12 is hydroxyl, halogen, carboxyl, nitro, amino, cyano, l-4C-alkyl, trifluoromethyl,
l-4C-alkoxy, l-4C-alkoxycarbonyl, l-4C-alkylcarbonylamino, l-4C-alkylcarbonyloxy
or aminocarbonyl,
R13 is hydrogen, hydroxyl, halogen, cyano, nitro, amino, l-4C-alkyl,
trifluoromethyl, l-4C-alkoxy, completely or predominantly fluorine-substituted 1-
4C-alkoxy, phenyl, phenyl-l-iC-alkyl, C(0)-OR14, C(0)-N(R15)R16, N(R17)R18,
S(0)2-R19, S(0)2-N(R15)R16 or has one of the meanings of R6, where
R14 is hydrogen, l-4C-alkyl, 3-7C-cycloalkyl or 3-7C-cycloalkylmethyl,
R15 is hydrogen, l-4C-alkyl, 3-7C-cycloalkyl or 3-7C-cycloalkylmethyl,
R16 is hydrogen, l^C-alkyl, S^C-cycloalkyl, 3-7C-cycloalkylmethyl or aryl,
or where R15 and R16, together and including the nitrogen atom to which both are
bonded, represent a 1-pyrrolidinyl, 1-piperidinyl, 1-piperazinyl, 4-methylpiperazin-
1-yl, 1-hexahydroazepinyl or 4-morpholinyl radical,
R17 is hydrogen, l-4C-alkyl, S(0)2-R19 or S(0)2-aryl,
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R18 is l-4C-alkyl, l-4C-alkylcarbonyl, 3-7C-cycloalkylcarbonyl, 3-7C-
cycloalkymiethylcarbonyl, S(0)2-R19 or S(0)2-aryl, and
R19 isl-4C-alkyl,
R20 is hydrogen, hydroxyl, halogen, nitro, amino, l-4C-alkyl, trifluoromethyl, 1-4C-
alkoxy, completely or predominantly fluorine-substituted l-4C-alkoxy, 3-7C-
cycloalkoxy, 3-7C-cycloalkylmethoxy, CH2-RIO, carboxyl, l-4C-alkoxycarbonyl, 1-
4C-alkylcarbonyloxy, l-4C-alkylcarbonylamino or aminocarbonyl, and the salts, the
N-oxides and the salts of the N~oxid.es of these compounds.
1-4C-Alkyl represents a straight-chain or branched alkyl radical having 1 to 4 carbon
atoms. Examples which may be mentioned are the butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, tert-
butyl, propyl, isopropyl and preferably the ethyl and methyl radicals.
l-4C-Alkoxy represents radicals which, in addition to the oxygen atom, contain a
straight-chain or branched alkyl radical having 1 to 4 carbon atoms. Examples which
may be mentioned are the butoxy, isobutoxy, sec-butoxy, tert-butoxy, propoxy,
isopropoxy and preferably the efhoxy and methoxy radicals.
3-7C-Cycloalkoxy represents cyclopropyloxy, cyclobutyloxy, cyclopentyloxy,
cyclohexyloxy and cycloheptyloxy, of which cyclopropyloxy, cyclobutyloxy and
cyclopentyloxy are preferred.
3-7C-Cycloalkylmethoxy represents cyclopropylmethoxy, cyclobutylmethoxy,
cyclopentylmethoxy, cyclohexylmethoxy and cycloheptylmethoxy, of which
cyclopropylmethoxy, cyclobutylmethoxy and cyclopentylmethoxy are preferred.
As completely or predominantly fluorine-substituted l-4C-alkoxy, for example, the 2,2,3,3,3-pentafluoropropoxy, the perfluoroethoxy, the 1,2,2-trifluoroethoxy, in particular the 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethoxy, the 2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy, the trifluoromethoxy and preferably the difluoromethoxy radicals may be mentioned. "Predominantly" in this connection means that more than half of the hydrogen atoms are replaced by fluorine atoms.
l-2C-Alkylenedioxy represents, for example, the methylenedioxy [-OCH2-O-] and the ethylenedioxy [-O-CH2-CH2-O-] radicals.
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If R3 and R31 together have the meaning l-4C-alkylene, the positions 1 and 4 in
compounds of the formula I are linked to one another by a l-4C-alkylene bridge, 1-
4C-alkylene representing straight-chain or branched alkylene radicals having 1 to 4
carbon atoms. Examples which may be mentioned are the radicals methylene [-CH2-
], ethylene [-CH2-CH2-], trimethylene [-CH2-CH2-CH2-], 1,2-dimethylethylene [-
CH(CH3)-CH(CH3)-] and isopropylidene [-C(CH3)2-].
If R5 and R51 together are an additional bond, then the carbon atoms in positions 2
and 3 in compounds of the formula I are linked to one another via a double bond.
Halogen within the meaning of the invention is bromine, chlorine or fluorine.
3-7C-Cycloalkyl represents cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl
and cycloheptyl, of which cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl and cyclopentyl are preferred.
3-7C-Cycloalkylmethyl represents a methyl radical which is substituted by one of the
abovementioned 3-7C-cycloalkyl radicals. Preferably, the 3-5C-cycloalkylmethyl
radicals cyclopropylmethyl, cyclobutylmethyl and cyclopentylmethyl may be
mentioned.
l-4C-Alkoxy-l-4C-alkyl represents one of the abovementioned l-4C-alkyl radicals,
which is substituted by one of the abovementioned l-4C-alkoxy radicals. Examples
which may be mentioned are the methoxymethyl, the methoxyethyl and the
isopropoxyethyl radicals.
Phenyl-l-4C-alkyl represents one of the abovementioned, phenyl-substituted 1-4C-
alkyl radicals. Examples which may be mentioned are the phenethyl and the benzyl
radicals.
l-4C-Alkylcarbonyl represents a radical which, in addition to the carbonyl group,
contains one of the abovementioned l-4C-alkyl radicals. An example which may be
mentioned is the acetyl radical.
3-7C-Cycloalkylcarbonyl represents a radical which, in addition to the carbonyl
group, contains one of the abovementioned 3-7C-cycloalkyl radicals. An example
which may be mentioned is the cyclopentylcarbonyl radical.
3-7C-Cycloalkylmethylcarbonyl represents a radical which, in addition to the
carbonyl group, contains one of the abovementioned 3-7C-cycloalkylmethyl radicals.
An example which may be mentioned is the cyclopropylmethylcarbonyl radical.
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l-4C-Alkoxycarbonyl represents a carbonyl group to which one of the abovementioned l-4C-alkoxy radicals is bonded. Examples which may be mentioned are the methoxycarbonyl [CHsO-QO)-] and the ethoxycarbonyl [CH3CH20-C(0)-] radicals. l-4C-Alkylcarbonyloxy represents a carbonyloxy group to which one of the abovementioned l-4C-alkyl radicals is bonded. An example which may be mentioned is the acetoxy radical [CH3C(0)-0-].
In addition to the carbonyl group, mono- or di-l-4C-alkylaminocarbonyl radicals
contain one of the abovementioned mono- or di-l-4C-alkylarnino radicals. Examples
which may be mentioned are the N-methyl-, the N,N-dimethyl-, the N-ethyl-, the N-
propyl-, the N,N-diethyl- and the N-isopropylaminocarbonyl radicals.
In addition to the nitrogen atom/ mono- or di-l-4C-alkylamino radicals contain one
or two of the abovementioned l-4C-alkyl radicals. Di-l-4C-alkylamino is preferred
and here, in particular, dimethyl-, diethyl- or diisopropylamino.
As a l-4C-alkylcarbonylamino radical, for example, the propionylamino
[C3H7C(0)NH-] and the acetylarnino [CH3C(0)NH-] radicals may be mentioned.
Exemplary phenyl radicals substituted by R6, R13 and R20 which may be mentioned
are 3-phenoxyphenyl, 4-phenoxyphenyl, 3-benzyloxyphenyl, 4-benzyloxyphenyl, 3-
phenethoxyphenyl, 4-phenethoxyphenyl, 3-benzyloxy-4-methoxyphenyl, 4-
benzyloxy-3-methoxyphenyl, 3-beiizyloxy-5-methoxyphenyl, 4-benzyloxy-3-
cyclopropylmethoxyphenyl, 3-cyclopentyloxyphenyl, 4-cyclopentyloxyphenyl, 4-
cyclohexyloxyphenyl, 3-cyclohexyloxyphenyl, 3-cyclopropylmethoxyphenyl, 4-
cyclopropylmethoxyphenyl, 3-cyclopropylmethoxy-4-methoxyphenyl, 3-
cyclopropylmethoxy-4-difluoromethoxyphenyl, 3-cyclopropylmethoxy-4-
ethoxyphenyl, 4-cyclopropylmethoxy-3-methoxyphenyl, 3-cyclopropylmethoxy-5-
methoxyphenyl, bis-3,4-cyclopropylmethoxyphenyl/ bis-3,5-
cyclopropylmethoxyphenyl, 3,4-dicyclopentyloxyphenyl, 3-cyclopentyloxy-4-
methoxyphenyl, 4-cyclopentyloxy-3-methox5^phenyl, 3-cyclopropylmethoxy-4-
cyclopentyloxyphenyl, 3-cyclopentyloxy-5-mefhoxyphenyl, 4-cyclopropylmethoxy-
3-cyclopentyloxyphenyl, 3-cyclobutyloxy-4-methoxyphenyl, 4-(3-
hydroxyphenoxy)phenyl, 4-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)phenyl, 3-methoxyethoxy-4-methoxyphenyl, 3-cyclopropylmethoxy^acetylaminophenyl, 4-mercaptophenyl, 4-
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ethylfhiophenyl, 2-methylthiophenyl, 4-methylthiophenyl, 4-
trifluoromethylthiophenyl, 4-memyltHc^3-rutrophenyl, 4-phenylthiophenyl, 3-
phenylthiophenyl, 2-methoxy-4-methylfhiophenyl/ 4-[(4-chlorophenyl)thio]-3-
nitrophenyl, 3-methylsulfonyloxyphenyl, 4-methylsulfonyloxyphenyl, 3-(p-
toluenesulfonyloxy)phenyl, 4-(p-toluenesulfonyloxy)phenyl, M(4-
fluorophenyl)sulfonyloxy]phenyl, 3-[(4-fluorophenyl)sulfonyloxy]-4-nitrophenyl, 3-
[(4-chlorophenyl)sulfonyloxy]-4-nitrophenyl/ 4-[(4-
chlorophenyl)sulfonyloxy]phenyl, 4-[(4-bromophenyl)sulfonyloxy]phenyl, 4-(pyrid-4-ylcarbonyl)phenyl, 4-(4-carboxybenzoyl)phenyl, 4-(2-carboxybenzoyl)phenyl, 4-(2-bromobenzoyl)phenyl, 4-(3-hromobenzoyl)phenyl, 4-(3-methoxybenzoyl)phenyl, 4-(4-mefhoxybenzoyl)phenyl, 2-benzoylphenyl, 3-benzoylphenyl, 4-benzoylphenyl, 4-(4-chlorobenzoyl)phenyl, 4-(3-chlorobenzoyl)phenyl, 4-(4-cyanobenzoyl)phenyl, 4-(4-nitrobenzoyl)phenyl, 4-(4-methylbenzoyl)phenyl, 3-acetylphenyl, 4-acetylphenyl, 4-ethylcarbonylphenyl, 4-isobutylcarbonylphenyl, 4-
cyclopropylmethylcarbonylphenyl, 3,4-diacetylphenyl, 3,5-diacetylphenyl, 5-acetyl-
2-hydroxyphenyl, 3-(piperidin-l-ylcarbonyl)-phenyl, 4-(piperidin-l-yl-
carbonyl)phenyl, 4-methoxycarbonylmethylphenyl, 4-(morpholin-4-
ylmethyl)phenyl, 4-(4-methylpiperazin-l-ylmethyl)phenyl, 3-
dimethylsulfamoyloxyphenyl, 4-dimethylsulfamoyloxyphenyl, 3-chloro-4-
dimethylsulfamoyloxyphenyl, 3-methylsulfonyloxy-4-nitrophenyl, 4-
chloromethylphenyl, 3-chloromethylphenyl, 3-(phenylsulfonyl)phenyl, 4-(phenylsulfonyl)phenyl, 3-(4-methoxyphenoxy)phenyl, 3-(pyrid-4-yloxy)phenyl, 4-(pyrid-4-yloxy)phenyl, 3-pyrrolidinyl-4-methoxyphenyl, 3-(pyrrolidin-2-on-l-yl)phenyl and 3-(pyrrolidin-2,5-dion-l-yl)phenyl.
Possible salts for compounds of the formula I -depending on substitution - are all acid addition salts or all salts with bases. Particular mention may be made of the pharmacologically tolerable salts of the inorganic and organic acids and bases customarily used in pharmacy. Those suitable are, on the one hand, water-soluble and water-insoluble acid addition salts with acids such as, for example, hydrochloric
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acid, hydrobromic acid, phosphoric acid, nitric acid, sulfuric acid, acetic acid, citric acid, D-gluconic acid, benzoic acid, 2-(4-hydroxybenzoyl)benzoic acid, butyric acid, sulfosalicylic acid, maleic acid, lauric acid, malic acid, fumaric acid, succinic acid, oxalic acid, tartaric acid, embonic acid, stearic acid, toluenesulfonic acid, methanesulfonic acid or 3-hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid, it being possible to employ the acids in salt preparation - depending on whether a mono- or polybasic acid is concerned and depending on which salt is desired - in an equimolar quantitative ratio or one differing therefrom.
On the other hand, salts with bases are also suitable. Examples of salts with bases which may be mentioned are alkali metal (lithium, sodium, potassium) or calcium, aluminum, magnesium, titanium, ammonium, meglumine or guanidinium salts, where here too the bases are employed in salt preparation in an equimolar quantitative ratio or one differing therefrom.
Pharmacologically intolerable salts which can initially be obtained, for example, as process products in the preparation of the compounds according to the invention on an industrial scale are converted into pharmacologically tolerable salts by processes known to the person skilled in the art.
It is known to the person skilled in the art that the compounds according to the invention and their salts, when they are isolated, for example, in crystalline form, can contain various amounts of solvents. The invention therefore also comprises all solvates and in particular all hydrates of the compounds of the formula I, and also all solvates and in particular all hydrates of the salts of the compounds of the formula I.
One embodiment (embodiment a) of the invention are compounds of the formula I,
in which Rl is l-2C-alkoxy, 3-5C-cycloalkoxy, 3-5C-cycloalkylmethoxy or
completely or predominantly fluorine-substituted l-2C-alkoxy,
R2 is l-2C-alkoxy, 3-5C-cycloalkoxy, 3-5C-cycloalkylmethoxy or completely or
predominantly fluorine-substituted l-2C-alkoxy,
R3 is hydrogen
R31 is hydrogen,
R4 is hydrogen or l-2C-alkyl,
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R5 is hydrogen,
R51 is hydrogen, or in which
R5 and R51 together represent an additional bond,
R6 is 0-R7, S-R8, C(0)-R9, CH2-RIO, S02-aryl, 0-S(0)2-Rll, pyrrolidin-1-yl,
pyrrolidin-l-yl-2-one or pyirolidin-l-yl-2,5-dione, where
R7 is 3-7C-cycloalkyl, 3-7C-cycloallsylmethyl, l-4C-alkoxy-l-4C-alkyl, aryl or
phenyl-l-4C-alkyl,
R8 is hydrogen, l-4C-alkyl, acetyl, phenylcarbonyl, trifluoromethyl or phenyl,
R9 is l-4C-alkyl, 3-7C-cycloalkyl, 3-7C-cycloalkylmethyl, 1-piperidinyl, 1-
piperazinyl, 4-methylpiperazinyl, 4-morpholinyl or aryl,
RIO is halogen, carboxyl, l-4C-alkoxy, phenoxy, l-4C-alkoxycarbonyl,
aminocarbonyl, mono- or dil-4C-alkylaminocarbonyl, N(R15)R16 or 1-4C-
alkylcarbonylamino, and
Rll is l-4C-alkyl, mono- or di-l-4C-alkylamino or aryl,
aryl is phenyl, pyridyl or R12-substituted phenyl, where
R12 is halogen, carboxyl, nitro, amino, cyano, l^C-alkyl, trifluoromethyl or 1-4C-
alkoxy,
R13 is hydrogen, hydroxyl, halogen, cyano, nitro, amino, l-4C-alkyl,
trifluoromethyl, l-4C-alkoxy, completely or predominantly fluorine-substituted 1-
4C-alkoxy, phenyl, phenyl-l-4C-alkyl, C(0)-OR14, C(0)-N(R15)R16, N(R17)R18,
S(0)2-R19, S(0)2-N(R15)R16 or has one of the meanings of R6, where
R14 is hydrogen or l-4C-alkyl,
R15 is hydrogen or l-4C-alkyl,
R16 is hydrogen, l-4C-alkyl or aryl,
or where R15 and R16, together and including the nitrogen atom to which both are
bonded, are a 1-piperidyl, 1-piperazinyl, l-methylpiperazin-4-yl or 4-morpholinyl
radical,
R17 is hydrogen, l-4C-alkyl, S(0)2-R19 or S(0)2-aryl,
R18 is l-4C-alkyl, l-4C-alkylcarbonyl, 3-7C-cycloalkylcarbonyl, 3-7C-
cycloalkylmethylcarbonyl, S(0)2-R19 or S(0)2-aryl, and
R19 is l-4C-alkyl,
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R20 is hydrogen, hydroxyl, halogen, nitro, amino, l-4C-alkyl, trifluoromethyl, 1-4C-alkoxy, completely or predominantly fluorine-substituted l-4C-alkoxy, 3-7C-cycloalkoxy, 3-7C-cycloalkylmethoxy, carboxyl, l-4C-alkoxycarbonyl or 1-4C-alkylcarbonyloxy,and the salts, the N-oxides and the salts of the N-oxides of these compounds.
Compounds of the formula I of embodiment a to be emphasized are those in which
Rl isl-2C-alkoxy,
R2 is l-2C-alkoxy,
R3, R31, R4, R5 and R51 are hydrogen,
R6 is OR7, S-R8, C(0)-R9, CH2-RIO, S(0)2-phenyl, 0-S(0)2-Rll, pyrrolidin-1-yl,
pyrrolidin-l-yl-2-one or pyrrolidin-l-yl-2,5-dione, where
R7 is 3-5C-cycloalkyl, 3-5C-cycloalkylmethyl, l-2C-alkoxy-l-2C-alkyl, aryl or
phenyl-l-2C-alkyl,
R8 is phenyl,
R9 is l-4C-alkyl, S-SC-cycloalkylmethyl, 1-piperidinyl or aryl,
RIO is halogen, l-4C-alkoxycarbonyl or N(R15)R16, and
Rll is methyl or ^methylphenyLaryl is phenyl, pyridyl or R12-substituted phenyl,
where R12 is l-4C-alkyl, l-4C-alkoxy, halogen, nitro or cyano,
R15 is l-4C-alkyl, and
R16 is l-4C-alkyl, or where
R15 and R16, together and including the nitrogen atom to which both are bonded,
are a 1-piperidinyl, 1-piperazinyl, l-methylpiperazin-4-yl or 4-morpholinyl
radical,and in which either
R13 is hydrogen, l-4C-all 2C-alkoxy, or l-4C-alkylcarbonylamino and
R20 is hydrogen, or
R13 is hydrogen and
R20 is 3-5C-cycloalkoxy or 3-5C-cycloalkylmethoxy,and the salts, the N-oxides and
the salts of the N-oxides of these compounds.
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Compounds of the formula I of embodiment a particularly to be emphasized are
those in which
Rl is l-2C-alkoxy,
R2 is l-2C-alkoxy,
R3, R31, R4, R5 and R51 are hydrogen,
R6 is 0-R7, S-R8, C(0)-R9, CH2-RIO, S(0)2-phenyl, 0-S(0)2-Rll, pyrrolidin-1-yl or
pyrrolidin-l-yl-2-one, where
R7 is cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cydopropylmethyl, 2-methoxyethyl, phenyl, 4-
methoxyphenyl, benzyl, phenethyl or pyridyl,
R8 is phenyl,
R9 is methyl, ethyl, isobutyl, cyclopropylmethyl, 1-piperidinyl or aryl,
RIO is methoxycarbonyl, morpholin-4-yl or l-methylpiperazin-4-yI, and
Rll is methyl or 4-methylphenyl,aryl is phenyl, pyridyl or R12-substituted phenyl,
in which
R12 is methoxy, halogen, nitro or cyano,and in which either
R13 is hydrogen, methoxy, ethoxy, difluoromethoxy or acetylamino and
R20 is hydrogen, or R13 is hydrogen and
R20 is cyclopropylmethoxy,and the salts, the N-oxides and the salts of the N-oxides
of these compounds.
Another embodiment (embodiment b) of the invention are compounds of the
formula I in which
Rl is hydroxyl, l-4C-alkoxy, 3-7C-cycloalkoxy, 3-7C-cycloalkylmethoxy or
completely or predominantly fluorine-substituted l-4C-alkoxy,
R2 is hydroxyl, l-4C-alkoxy, 3-7C-cycloalkoxy, 3-7C completely or predominantly fluorine-substituted l-4C-alkoxy,
or in which Rl and R2 together are a l-2C-alkylenedioxy group,
R3 is hydrogen or l^C-alkyl,
R31 is hydrogen or l-4C-alkyl, or in which
R3 and R31 together are a l-4C-alkylene group,
R4 is hydrogen or l-4C-alkyl,
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R5 is hydrogen,
R51 is hydrogen,or in which
R5 and R51 together are an additional bond,
R6 is 0-R7, S-R8, C(0)-R9, CH^RIO or OS(0)2-R11, where
R7 is 3-7C-cycloalkyl, 3-7C-cycl0alkylmethyl, aryl or phenyl-l-4C-alkyl,
R8 is hydrogen, l-4C-alkyl, l-4C-alkylcarbonyl, trifluoromethyl, difluoromethyl,
trichloromethyl or phenyl,
R9 is l-4C-a!kyl, 1-pyiPoUdmyl, 1-piperidinyl, 1-piperazinyl, 4-methylpiperazinyl,
4-morpholinyl or aryl,
RIO is hydroxyl, halogen, cyano, carboxyl, l-4C-alkoxy, phenoxy, 1-4C-
alkoxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, mono- or di-l-4C-alkylaminocarbonyl, N(R15)R16
or l-4C-alkylcarbonylamino, and,
Rll is l-4C-alkyl, amino, mono- or di-l-4C-alkylamino or aryl,
aryl is phenyl, pyridyl or R12-substituted phenyl, where
R12 is hydroxyl, halogen, carboxyl, nitro, amino, cyano, l-4C-alkyl, trifluoromethyl,
l-4C-alkoxy, l-4C-alkoxycarbonyl, l-4C-alkylcarbonylarnino, l-4C-alkylcarbonyloxy
or aminocarbonyl,
R13 is hydrogen, hydroxyl, halogen, cyano, nitro, amino, l-4C-alkyl,
trifluoromethyl, l-4C-alkoxy, completely or predominantly fluorine-substituted 1-
4C-alkoxy, phenyl, phenyl-l-40alkyl, C(0)-OR14, C(0)-N(R15)R16, N(R17)R18,
S(0)2-R19, S(0)2-N(R15)R16 or has one of the meanings of R6, where
R14 is hydrogen, l-4C-alkyl, 3-^C-cycloalkyl or 3-7C-cycloallcylmethyl,
R15 is hydrogen, l-4C-alkyl, 3-7C-cycloalkyl or 3-7C-cycloalkylmethyl,
R16 is hydrogen, l-4C-alkyl, 3-7C-cycloalkyl, 3-7C-cycloalkylmethyl or aryl,
or where R15 and R16, together and including the nitrogen atom to which both are
bonded, are a 1-pyrrolidinyl, 1-piperidinyl, 1-piperazinyl, 4-methylpiperazin-l-yl, 1-
hexahydroazepinyl or 4-morpholinyl radical,
R17 is hydrogen, l-4C-alkyl, S(o)2-R19 or S(0)2-aryl,
R18 is l-4C-alkyl, l-4C-alkylca*bonyl or S(0)2-R19 or S(0)2-aryl, and
R19 is l-4C-alkyl,
R20 is hydrogen, hydroxy!, halogen, nitro, amino, l-4C-alkyl, trifluormethyl, 1-4C-
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alkoxy, completely or predominantly fluorine-substituted l-4C-alkoxy, 3-7C-cycloalkoxy, 3-7C-cycloalkylmethoxy, CH2-R10, carboxyl, l-4C-alkoxycarbonyl, 1-4C-alkylcarbonyloxy, l-4C-alkylcarbonylamino or aminocarbonyl,and the salts, the N-oxides and the salts of the N-oxides of these compounds.
Compounds of the formula I of embodiment b to be emphasized are those in which
Rl is l-2C-alkoxy, 3-5C-cycloalkoxy, 3-5C-cycloalkylmethoxy or completely or
predominantly fluorine-substituted l-2C-alkoxy,
R2 is l-2C-alkoxy, 3-5C-cycloalkoxy, 3-5C-cycloalkylmethoxy or completely or
predominantly fluorine-substituted l-2C-alkoxy,
R3 is hydrogen,
R31 is hydrogen,
R4 is hydrogen or l^C-alkyl,
R5 is hydrogen,
R51 is hydrogen, or in which
R5 and R51 together represent an additional bond,
R6 is 0-R7, S-R8, C(0)-R9, CH2-RIO or O-S(0)2-Rll, where
R7 is 3-7C-cycloalkyl, 3-7C-cycloalkylmethyl, aryl or phenyl-l-4C-alkyl,
R8 is hydrogen, l-4C-alkyl, acetyl, trifluoromethyl or phenyl,
R9 is l-4C-alkyl, 1-piperidinyl, 1-piperazinyl, 4-methylpiperazinyl, 4-morpholinyl
or aryl,
RIO is halogen, carboxyl, l-4C-alkoxy, phenoxy, l-4C-allcoxycarbonyl,
aminocarbonyl, mono- or di-l-4C-alkylaminocarbonyl, N(R15)R16 or 1-4C-
alkylcarbonylamino, and
Rll is l-4C-alkyl, mono- or di-l-4C-alkykmino or aryl,aryl is phenyl, pyridyl or
R12-substituted phenyl, where
R12 is halogen, carboxyl, nitro, amino, cyano, l-4C-alkyl, trifluoromethyl or 1-4C-
alkoxy,
R13 is hydrogen, hydroxyl, halogen, cyano, nitro, amino, l^C-alkyl,
trifluoromethyl, l-4C-alkoxy, completely or predominantly fluorine-substituted 1-
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4C-alkoxy, phenyl, phenyl-l-4C-alkyl, C(0)-0R14, C(0)-N(R15)R16, N(R17)R18,
S(0)2-R19, S(0)2-N(R15)R16 or has one of the meanings of R6, where
R14 is hydrogen or l-4C-alkyl,
R15 is hydrogen or l-4C-alkyl,
R16 is hydrogen, l-4C-alkyl or aryl,or where R15 and R16, together and including
the nitrogen atom to which both are bonded, are a 1-piperidyl, 1-piperazinyl, 4-
methylpiperazin-1-yl or 4-morpholinyl radical,
R17 is hydrogen, l-4C-alkyl S(0>2-R19 or S(0)2-aryl,
R18 is l-4C-alkyl, l-4C-aIkylcarbonyl, S(0)2-R19 or S(0)2-aryl, and
R19 is l-4C-alkyL
R20 is hydrogen, hydroxyl, halogen, nitro, amino, l-4C-alkyl, trifluoromethyl, 1-4C-
alkoxy, completely or predominantly fluorine-substituted l-4C-alkoxy, 3-7C-
cycloalkoxy, 3-7C-cycloalkylmethoxy, carboxyl, l-4C-alkoxycarbonyl or 1-4C-
alkylcarbonyloxy,and the salts, the N-oxides and the salts of the N-oxides of these
compounds.
Compounds of the formula I of embodiment b particularly to be emphasized are
those in which
Rl is l-2C-alkoxy,
R2 is l-2C-alkoxy,
R3, R31, R4, R5 and R51 are hydrogen,
R6 is OR7, S-R8, C(0)-R9, CH2-RIO or 0-S(0)2-Rll, where
R7 is 3-5C-cycloalkyl, 3-5C-cycloalkylmethyl, phenyl or phenyl-l-2C-alkyl,
R8 is phenyl,
R9 is methyl, 1-piperidinyl or phenyl,
RIO is halogen, l-4C-alkoxycarbonyl or N(R15)R16 and
Rll is methyl or 4-methylphenyl,
R15 isl-4C-alkyland
R16 is l-4C-alkyl, or where
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R15 and R16, together and including the nitrogen atom to which both are bonded,
are a 1-piperidinyl, 1-piperazinyl, l-methylpiperazin-4-yl or 4-morpholinyl
radical,and in which either
R13 is hydrogen, methoxy or ethoxy and
R20 is hydrogen, or
R13 is hydrogen and
R20 is 3-5C-cycloalkoxy or 3-5C-cycloalkylmethoxy,and the salts, the N-oxides and
the salts of the N-oxides of these compounds.
Preferred compounds of the formula I of embodiment b are those in which
Rl is l-2C-alkoxy,
R2 is l-2C-alkoxy,
R3, R31, R4, R5 and R51 are hydrogen,
R6 is 0-R7, S-R8, C(0)-R9, CH2-RIO or 0-S(0)2-Rll, where
R7 is cyclopentyl, cyclopropylmethyl, phenyl, benzyl or phenethyL,
R8 is phenyl,
R9 is methyl, 1-piperidinyl or phenyl,
RIO is halogen, methoxycarbonyl, morpholin-4-yl or l-methylpiperazin-4-yl and
Rll is methyl or 4-methylphenyl,and in which either
R13 is hydrogen or methoxy and
R20 is hydrogen,or
R13 is hydrogen and
R20 is cyclopropylmethoxyand the salts, the N-oxides and the salts of the N-oxides
of these compounds.
A further embodiment (embodiment c) of the invention are compounds of the
formula I in which
Rl is l-2C-alkoxy, 3-5C-cycloalkoxy, 3-5C-cycloalkylmethoxy or completely or
predominantly fluorine-substituted l-2C-alkoxy,
R2 is l-2C-alkoxy, 3-5C-cycloalkoxy, 3-5C-cycloalkylmethoxy or completely or
predominantly fluorine-substituted l-2C-alkoxy,
R3 is hydrogen,
R31 is hydrogen,
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R4 is hydrogen or l-2C-alkyl,
R5 is hydrogen,
R51 is hydrogen, or where
R5 and R51 together represent an additional bond,
R6 is 0-R7, S-R8, C(0)-R9, CH2-RIO, S(0)2-phenyl or 0-S(0)2-Rll, where
R7 is 3-5C-cycloalkyl, 3-5C-cycloalkylmethyl, l-2C-alkoxy-l-2C-alkyl, aryl or
phenyl-l-2C-alkyI,
R8 is phenyl,
R9 is l-4C-alkyl, 3-5C-cycloalkylmethyl, 1-piperidinyl or aryl,
RIO is halogen and
Rll is l-4C-alkyl or ary^aryl is phenyl or R12-substituted phenyl, where
R12 is halogen, nitro, l-4C-alkyl or l-4C-alkoxy,
R13 is hydrogen, l-4C-alkoxy, l-4C-all predominantly fluorine-substituted l-2C-alkoxy, and
R20 is hydrogen, 3-5C-cycloalkoxy or 3-5C-cycloalkylmethoxy,and the salts, the N-
oxides and the salts of the N-oxides of these compounds.
Compounds of the formula I of embodiment c to be emphasized are those in which
Rl is l-2C-alkoxy,
R2 is l-2C-alkoxy,
R3, R31, R4, R5 and R51 are hydrogen,
R6 isO-R7,S-R8,C(O)-R9,CH2-R10,S(O)2-phenyloraS(O)2-Rll,whereR7 is3-
SC-cycloalkyl, 3-5C-cycloalkylmethyl, l-2C-alkoxy-l-2C-alkyl, aryl or phenyl-l-2C-
alkyl
R8 is phenyl,
R9 is l-4C-alkyl, 3-5C-cycloalkylmethy], 1-piperidinyl or aryl,
RIO is halogen,
Rll is l-4C-alkyl or aryl, aryl is phenyl or R12-substituted phenyl, where
R12 is halogen, nitro, l-4C-alkyl or l-4C-alkoxy,
R13 is hydrogen, l-4C-alkoxy, l-4C-alkylcarbonylamino or completely or
predominantly fluorine-substituted l-2C-alkoxy, and
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R20 is hydrogen, 3-5C-cycloalkoxy or 3-5C-cycloalkylmethoxy,and the salts, the N-
oxides and the salts of the N-oxides of these compounds.
Preferred compounds of the formula I of embodiment c are those in which
Rl is l-2C-alkoxy,
R2 is l-2C-alkoxy,
R3, R31, R4, R5 and R51 are hydrogen,
R6 is acetyl, ethylcarbonyl, isobutylcarbonyl, cyclopropylmethylcarbonyl, benzoyl,
4-methoxyphenylcarbonyl, 4-chlorophenylcarbonyl, 3-chloro-phenylcarbonyl, 4-
nitrophenylcarbonyl, thio-phenoxy, phenoxy, 4-methoxyphenyloxy, benzyloxy,
phenethyloxy, methylsulfonyloxy, 4-methylphenylsulfonyloxy, phenylsulfonyl, 4-
chloromethyl or piperid-1-ylcarbonyl,
R13 is hydrogen and
R20 is hydrogen,and the salts, the N-oxides and the salts of the N-oxides of these
compounds.
Further preferred compounds of the formula I of embodiment c are those in which
Rl is l-2C-alkoxy,
R2 is l-2C-alkoxy,
R3, R31, R4, R5 and R51 are hydrogen,
R6 is benzyloxy, methoxyethoxy, cyclopropylmethoxy or cyclobutoxy,
and in which either
R13 is methoxy, ethoxy or acetylamino and
R20 is hydrogen, or
R13 is hydrogen and
R20 is cyclopropylmethoxy,and the salts, the N-oxides and the salts of the N-oxides
of these compounds.
Particularly preferred compounds of the formula I of embodiment c are those in
which Rl is methoxy,
R2 is methoxy or ethoxy,
R3, R31, R4, R5 and R51 are hydrogen,
R6 is acetyl, benzoyl, phenoxy or piperid-1-ylcarbonyl,
R13 is hydrogen and
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R20 is hydrogen^ind the salts, the N-oxides and the salts of the N-oxides of these
compounds.
Further particularly preferred compounds of the formula I of embodiment c are
those in which
Rl ismethoxy,
R2 is methoxy or ethoxy,
R3, R31, R4, R5 and R51 are hydrogen,
R6 is cyclopropylmethoxy or cyclobutoxy,and in which either
R13 is methoxy or ethoxy and
R20 is hydrogen, or
R13 is hydrogen and
R20 is cyclopropylmethoxy,and the salts, the N-oxides and the salts of the N-oxides
of these compounds.
The compounds of the formula I are chiral compounds having cniral centers in positions 4a and 10b and, depending on the meaning of the substituents R3, R31, R4, R5 and R51, further chiral centers in the positions 1,2,3 and 4. Numbering:

The invention therefore comprises all conceivable pure diastereomers and pure
enantiomers and their mixtures in any mixing ratio, including the racemates. The
compounds of the formula I are preferred in which the hydrogen atoms in positions
4a and 10b are cis to one another. The pure cis enantiomers are particularly
preferred.
In this connection, particularly preferred compounds of the formula I are those in
which positions 4a and 10b nave the same absolute configuration as the compound (-
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)
for example by means of salt formation of the racemic compounds of the formula IV with optically active carboxylic acids. Examples which may be mentioned in this connection are the enantiomeric forms of mandelic acid, tartaric acid, 0,0'-dibenzoyltartaric acid, camphoric acid, quinic acid, glutamic acid, malic acid, camphorsulfonic acid, 3-bromocamphorsulfonic acid, a-methoxyphenylacetic acid, -methoxy- -trifluoromethylphenylacetic acid and 2-phenylpropionic acid. Alternatively, enantiomerically pure starting compounds of the formula IV can also be prepared via asymmetric syntheses.
The preparation of the compounds of the formula I in which Rl, R2, R3, R31, R4, R5, R51, R6, R13 and R20 have the meanings indicated above and their salts can be carried out, for example, by the process described below in greater detail. The process comprises cyclocondensing compounds of the formula II

in which Rl, R2, R3, R31, R4, R5, R51, R6, R13 and R20 have the meanings indicated above, and, optionally, then converting the compounds of the formula I obtained
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into their salts, or, optionally, then converting salts of the compounds of the formula
I obtained into the free compounds.
Compounds of the formula I obtained can be converted, optionally, into further
compounds of the formula I by derivatization.
For example, from compounds of the formula I in which
a) R12 and/or R13 and/or R20 are an ester group, the corresponding acids can be obtained by acidic or alkaline hydrolysis, or the corresponding amides can be prepared by reaction with suitably substituted amines;
b) R12 and/or R20 are a l-4C-alkylcarbonyloxy group, the corresponding hydroxyl compounds can be obtained by acidic or alkaline hydrolysis;
c) one or more of the radicals RIO, R12, R13 and R20 are a nitro group, the corresponding amino compounds, which, for their part, can again be further derivatized, can be obtained by selective catalytic hydrogenation. The methods mentioned under a), b) and c) are expediently carried out analogously to the methods known to the person skilled in the art.
In addition, the compounds of the formula I can be converted, optionally, into their N-oxides, for example with the aid of hydrogen peroxide in methanol or with the aid of m-chloroperoxybenzoic acid in dichloromethane. The person skilled in the art is familiar on the basis of his/her expert knowledge with the reaction conditions which are specifically necessary for carrying out the N-oxidation.
The cyclocondensation is carried out in a manner known per se to the person skilled in the art, according to Bischler-Napieralski (e.g. as described in J. Chem. Soc., 1956, 4280-4282) in the presence of a suitable condensing agent, such as, for example, polyphosphoric acid, phosphorus pentachloride, phosphorus pentoxide or preferably phosphorus oxychloride, in a suitable inert solvent, e.g. in a chlorinated hydrocarbon such as chloroform, or in a cyclic hydrocarbon such as toluene or xylene, or another inert solvent such as acetonitrile, or without further solvent using an excess of condensing agent, preferably at elevated temperature, in particular at the boiling temperature of the solvent or condensing agent used. Compounds of the formula H in which Rl, R2, R3, R31, R4, R5, R51, R6, R13 and R20 have the meanings indicated above are accessible from the corresponding
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compounds of the formula IV, in which Rl, R2, R3, R31, R4, R5 and R51 have the meanings indicated above, by reaction with compounds of the formula III,




in which R6, R13 and R20 have the meanings indicated above and X represents a
suitable leaving group, preferably a chlorine atom. For example, the acylation or
benzoylation is carried out as described in the following examples or as in J. Chem.
Soc. (C), 1971,1805-1808.
Compounds of the formula III and compounds of the formula IV are either known or
can be prepared in a known manner.
The compounds of the formula IV can be prepared, for example, from compounds of
the formula V,

in which Rl, R2, R3, R31, R4, R5 and R51 have the abovementioned meanings, by
reduction of tixe nitro group.
The reduction is carried out in a manner known to the person skilled in the art, for
example as described in J. Org. Chem. 1962,27,4426 or as described in the following
examples.
The reduction can be carried out, for example, by catalytic hydrogenation, e.g. in the
presence of Raney nickel, in a lower alcohol such as methanol or ethanol at room
temperature and under normal or elevated pressure. Optionally, a catalytic amount
of an acid, such as, for example, hydrocMoric acid, can be added to tine solvent
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Preferably, however, the reduction is carried out using metals such as zinc or iron with organic acids such as acetic acid or mineral acids such as hydrochloric acid. The compounds of the formula IV in which Rl, R2, R3, R31 and R4 have the meanings indicated above and R5 and R51 together represent an additional bond can be prepared from the corresponding compounds of the formula V by selective reduction of the nitro group in a manner known to the person skilled in the art, for example in the presence of Raney nickel in a lower alcohol as solvent using hydrazine hydrate as a hydrogen donor.
The compounds of the formula V, in which Rl, R2, R3, R31 and R4 have the meanings indicated above and R5 and R51 are hydrogen, are either known or can be prepared from corresponding compounds of the formula V in which R5 and R51 together are an additional bond. The reaction can be carried out in a manner known to the person skilled in the art, preferably by hydrogenation in the presence of a catalyst, such as, for example, palladium on active carbon, e.g. as described in J. Chem. Soc. (C), 1971,1805-1808.
The compounds of the formula V, in which R5 and R51 together are an additional bond, are either known or can be obtained by the reaction of compounds of the formula VI,
in which Rl and R2 have the meanings mentioned above, with compounds of the formula VII,
R3-CH=C(R4)-C(R4)=CH-R31 (VII)
in which R3, R31 and R4 have the meanings mentioned above.
Compounds of the formula V in which R5 and R51 together are an additional bond
and R3 and R31 together are a l-4C-alkylene group can be obtained, for example, by
reaction of cyclic compounds of the formula VII, in which R4 has the meanings
indicated above and R3 and R31 together are a l-4C-alkylene group [e.g. cyclohexa-
1,3-diene, 23-dimefhylcyclohexa-l,3-diene, cyclohepta-l,3-diene, 2,3-
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dimethylcyclohepta-l,3-diene or cycloocta-l,3-diene] with compounds of the formula VI in which Rl and R2 have the abovementioned meanings. The cydoaddition is in this case carried out in a manner known to the person skilled in the art according to Diels-Alder, e.g. as described in J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 1957, 79, 6559 or in J. Org. Chem. 1952,17,581 or as described in the following examples. Compounds of the fonnula V obtained in the cydoaddition, in which the phenyl ring and the nitro group are trans to one another, can be converted in a manner known to the person skilled in the art into the corresponding cis compounds, e.g. as described in J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 1957, 79, 6559 or as described in the following examples.
The compounds of the formulae VI and VII are either known or can be prepared in a known manner. The compounds of the formula VI can be prepared, for example, in a manner known to the person skilled in the art from corresponding compounds of the formula VIII as described, for example, in J. Chem. Soc. 1951, 2524 or in J. Org. Chem. 1944,9,170 or as described in the following examples. The compounds of the formula VIII,

in which Rl and R2 have the meanings indicated above, are either known or can be prepared in a manner known to the person skilled in the art, as described, for example, in Ber. Dtsch. Chem. Ges. 1925,58,203.
It is moreover known to the person skilled in the art that if there are a number of reactive centers on a starting or intermediate compound it may be necessary to block one or more reactive centers temporarily by protective groups in order to allow a reaction to proceed specifically at the desired reaction center. A detailed description for the use of a large number of proven protective groups is found, for example, in T.W. Greene, Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis, John Wiley & Sons, 1991. The isolation and purification of the substances according to the invention is carried out in a manner known per se, e.g. by distilling off the solvent in vacuo and
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recrystallizing the resulting residue from a suitable solvent or subjecting it to one of the customary purification methods, such as, for example, column chromatography on suitable support material.
Salts are obtained by dissolving the free compound in a suitable solvent (e.g. a ketone, such as acetone, methyl ethyl ketone or methyl isobutyl ketone, an ether, such as diethyl ether, tetrahydrofuran or dioxane, a chlorinated hydrocarbon, such as methylene chloride or chloroform, or a low molecular weight aliphatic alcohol such as ethanol or isopropanol) which contains the desired acid or base, or to which the desired acid or base is then added. The salts are obtained by filtering, reprecipitating, precipitating with a nonsolvent for the addition salt or by evaporating the solvent. Salts obtained can be converted by alkalization or by acidification into the free compounds, which in turn can be converted into salts. In this way, pharmacologically intolerable salts can be converted into pharmacologically tolerable salts.
The following examples serve to illustrate the invention further without restricting it. Likewise, further compounds of the formula I, whose preparation is not explicitly described, can be prepared in an analogous manner or in a manner familiar per se to the person skilled in the art using customary process techniques. In the examples, m.p stands for melting point, h for hour(s), RT for room temperature, EF for empirical formula, MW for molecular weight, calc. for calculated, fnd for found. The compounds mentioned in the examples and their salts are a preferred subject of the invention.
Examples
Final products
l.(-)-cis-8,9-Dimethoxy-6-(4-benzoylphenyl)-l,2,3,4/4a,10b-
hexahydrophenanthridine
7.1 g of (-)K3S-N-[2-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)cyclohexyl]-4-benzoylbenzamide
(compound Al) are dissolved in 100 ml of acetonitrile and 5.0 ml of phosphoryl
chloride and stirred overnight at 80 deg. C. The reaction mixture is concentrated
under reduced pressure and the residue is extracted with satd sodium
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hydrogencarbonate solution and ethyl acetate. After chromatography on silica gel
using petroleum ether (low)/ethyl acetate/triethylamine in the ratio 6/3/1 and
concentration of the product fractions, 5.3 g of the title compound are obtained.
EF: C28 H27 N O3; MW: 425.53
Elemental analysis x 0.08 H2O: calc: C 78.77 H 6.41 N 3.28
fnd: C 78.55 H 6.64 N 3.50
Optical rotation: [a]2^ = -70.6 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
Starting from the starting compounds described below, the following are obtained according to the procedure as in Example 1:
2.(-) EF: C23 H25 N O3; MW: 363.46
Elemental analysis: calc: C 76.01 H 6.93 N 3.85
fnd: C 75.77 H 6.98 N 3.82
Optical rotation: [a ] 2°D = -97.4 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
3.(-) EF: C28 H27 N O3; MW: 425.53
Elemental analysis x 0.15 H2O: calc: C 78.54 H 6.43 N 3.27
fnd: C 78.39 H 6.58 N 3.40
Optical rotation: [a] 2°D = -96.8 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
4.(-)-ds-8,9-Dimethoxy-6-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-l,23,4,4a,10b-
hexahydrophenanthridine
EF: C27 H27 N O3; MW: 413.52; m.p. 110-115 ° C
Elemental analysis: calc: C 78.42 H 6.58 N 3.39
fnd: C 78.44 H 6.61 N 3.29
Optical rotation: [a] 2°D = -63 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
5.(-)-cis-8/9-Dimethoxy-6-(3-phenoxyphenyl)-l,2,3/4,4a/10b-
hexahydrophenanthridine
EF: On H27 N O3; MW: 413.52
Elemental analysis x 0.23 H2O: calc: C 77.64 H 6.63 N 3.35
fnd: C 77.77 H 6.71 N 3.22
Optical rotation: [a]2°D = -46,4° (c=0.2, ethanol)
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6. (-jKis^^-Dimethoxy-S-IS-^henylthioJphenyl-l^^^a/lOb-
hexahydrophenanthridine
EF: C27 H27 N O2 S; MW: 429.59
Elemental analysis x 0.32 H2O: calc: C 74.48 H 6.40 N 3.22 S7.36
fhd: C 74.82 H 6.44 N 3.22S 7.02
Optical rotation: [a]20 D = -66 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
7. (-)-cis-8/9-Dimethoxy-6-(3-benzyloxyphenyl)-l/2/3,4,4a,10b-
hexahydrophenanthridine
EF: C28 H29 N O3; MW: 427.55; m.p. 118-120 ° C
Elemental analysis: calc: C 78.66 H 6.83 N 3.28
fnd: C 78.62 H 6.90 N 3.26
Optical rotation: [a]20 D = -79.2 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
8. (-J-cis-S^-Dimetiioxy^S-phenethyloxyphenylJ-l^^^a^Ob-
hexahydrophenanthridine
EF: C29 H31N O3; MW: 441.58
Elemental analysis x 0.2 H2O: calc: C 78.24 H 7.11 N 3.15
fnd: C 78.29 H 7.26 N 3.03
Optical rotation: [a]20 D =-73.6 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
9. (-)-ds-6-(3-Cydopentyloxy-^methoxyphenyl)-8,9-dimethoxy-1.2.3.4.4a.l0b-
hexahydrophenanthridine
EF: C27 H33 N O4; MW: 435.57
Elemental analysis x 0.2 H2O: calc: C 73.84 H 7.67 N 3.19
fnd: C 73.59 H 7.86 N 3.48
Optical rotation: [ap D = -78.5 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
10. (-)-cis-6-(4-Benzyloxy-3Kyclopropylmethoxyphenyl)-8,9-dimethoxy-
l,23,4,4a/10b-hexahydrophenanfhridine
EF: C32 H35 N 04; MW: 497.64
Elemental analysis x 0.27 H2O: calc: C 76.50 H 7.13 N 2.79
fnd : C 76.44 H 7.12 N 2.85
Optical rotation: [a]20D = -72.2° (c=0.2, ethanol)
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hexahydrophenanthridine EF: C29 H31N O4; MW: 457.57
Elemental analysis x 0.22 H2O: calc: C 75.46 H 6.87 N 3.03
fnd: C 75.57 H 6.96 N 2.92
Optical rotation: [a]20 D = +83.8 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
12. (-J-cis^^-Dimethoxy^tS^clopropylmetiioxy^methoxyphenyll-l^^^^a^Ob-
hexahydrophenanthridine EF: C26 H31 N 04; MW: 421.54
Elemental analysis: calc: C 74.08 H 7.41 N 3.32
fnd: C 73.84 H 7.54 N 3.44
Optical rotation: [a]*1 D = -92.2 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
13. (-J-ds-S^-Dimethoxy^S-methanestdfonyloxyphenylJ-l^^^^lOb-
hexahydrophenanthridine
EF: C22 H25 N Os S; MW: 415.51
Elemental analysis x 0.35 H2O: calc: C 62.63 H 6.14 N 3.32
fnd: C 62.97 H 6.26 N 3.14
Optical rotation: [a]20 D = -82.6 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
14. (-J-cis-S^-Dimethoxy^IS-^-toluenesulfonyloxyJphenylJ-l^^^lOb-
hexahydrophenanthridine
EF: CM H29 N O5S; MW: 491.61
Elemental analysis x 0.45 H2O: calc: C 67.30 H 6.03 N 2.80 S 6.42
fnd: C67.52H6.03N2.58S6.20
Optical rotation: [a]20 D = -52.2 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
15. (-)-cis-8/9-Dimethoxy-6-[3,4-bis-(cyclopropylmethoxy)phenyl]-l,2/3,4/4a/10b-
hexahydrophenanthridine
EF: C29 H35 N O4; MW: 461.61
Elemental analysis x 0.13 H2O: calc: C 75.08 H 7.66 N 3.02
fnd: C 74.90 H 7.64 N 3.21
Optical rotation: [a]20 D = -80 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
16. (-J-cis-S^-Dimethoxy-^^iperidin-l-ylcarbonylJphenyll-l^^^lOb-
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hexahydrophenanthridine EF: C27 H32 N2 O3; MW: 432.57
Elemental analysis: calc: C 75.95 H 7.53 N 6.09
fnd: C 75.80 H 7.55 N 5.79
Optical rotation: [a]20 D = -57.6 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
17. (-) hexahydrophen-anthridine
EF: C27 H32 N2 O3; MW: 432.57, m.p. 182-185 ° C
Elemental analysis: calc: C 75.95 H 7.53 N 6.09
fnd: C 75.19 H 7.49 N 6.28
Optical rotation: [a]20 D = -83.6 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
18. (-)-cis-8/9-Dimethoxy-6-(4-methoxycarbonylmethylphenyl)-l/23A4a/10b-
hexahydrophenanthridine
EF: C24 H27 N O4; MW: 393.49; m.p. 124-125 ° C
Elemental analysis: calc.: C 73.26 H 6.92 N 3.56
fnd: C 73.34 H 6.94 N 3.55
Optical rotation: [a]20 D = -91 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
19.cis-6-(4-Chloromethylphenyl)-9-ethoxy-8-methoxy-l,2/3/4/4a/10b-
hexahydrophenanthridine
EF: C23 H26 Q N O2; MW: 383.92; m.p. 151-153 ° C
Elemental analysis x 0.25 H2O: calc: C 71.09 H 6.88 N 3.60 CI 9.12
fnd: C71.63H6.87N3.50CI8.57
20. (-)-ds-6-(4-Oiloromethylphenyl)-8/9-dimethoxy-l/2A4/4a/10b-
hexahydrophenanthridine
EF: C22 H24 Q N O2; MW: 369.9
Rf = 0.6 (neutral silica gel, toluene:dioxane = 2:1)
Optical rotation: [a]20 D = -247.3 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
21. (-)-ds-8,9-Dimethoxy-6-[4-(morpholin-4-yImethyl)phenyl]-l,2A4,4a,10b-
hexahydrophenanthridine
3.0 g of (-)-ds-6-(4-chloromethylphenyl)-8,9-dimefhoxy-l,23,4,4a,10b-
hexahydrophenanthridine (compound 20) and 2.2 g of potassium carbonate are
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suspended in 150 ml of dimethylformamide, treated with 1.1 g of morpholine and stirred at 50 deg. C for 3 h. The suspension is treated with water and extracted with diethyl ether. The organic phase is dried using sodium sulfate and concentrated. The residue is chromatographed on silica gel using petroleum ether (low)/ethyl acetate/triethylamine in the ratio 6/3/1. EF: Cas H32 N2O3; MW: 420.56
Elemental analysis x 0.4 H2O: calc: C 73.00 H 7.73 N 6.55
fnd: C 73.25 H 7.69 N 6.22
Optical rotation: [a]20 D = -73.5 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
22. (-) hexahydrophenanthridine
Prepared analogously to the preparation of example 21 starting also from (+)-cis-6-
(4-cMoromemylphenyl)-8,9-dimemoxy-l/23/44a/10b-hexahydrophenanthridine
(compound 20).
EF: C27 H35 N3 O2; MW: 433.60
1H-NMR (200 MHz, DMSO-de): 1.1-1.95 ppm (m, 7H), 2.02-2.2 ppm (m, 1H), 2.15
ppm (s, 3H), 2.2-2.55 ppm (m, 8H), 2.57-2.78 ppm (m, 1H), 3.45-3.59 ppm (m, 1H),
3.52 ppm (s, 2H), 3.6 ppm (s, 3H), 3.84 ppm (s, 3H), 6.72 ppm (s, 1H), 6.98 ppm (s,
1H), 7.35-7.54 ppm (m, 4H)
Optical rotation: [a]20 D = -66 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
23. (-)-cis-8/9-Dimethoxy-6-[4-(3-methylbutyryl)phenyl]-1.2.3.4.4a.l0b-
hexahydrophenanthridine
M. p. 114-117 °C EF: C26 H31 N O3; MW: 405.54
Elemental analysis: calc: C 77.01 H 7.71 N 3.45
fnd.: C 76.90 H 7.81 N 3.41
Optical rotation: [aF D = -84.8 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
24. (-)-ds-8,9-Dimethoxy-6-[4-cyclopropylmethylcarbonylphenyl]-l/23,4/4a,10b-
hexahydrophenanthridine
M. p. 93-98 ° C
EF: C26 H29 N O3; MW: 403.53
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Elemental analysis: calc: C 77.39 H 7.24 N 3.47
fnd.: C 76.99 H 7.22 N 3.34
Optical rotation: [a]20D =-76.3° (c=0.2, ethanol)
25.(-)-cis-9-Ethoxy-8-methoxy-6-(4-benzoylphenyl)-l,2/3/44a/10b-
hexahydrophenanthridine
EF: C29 H29 N O3; MW: 439.56
Elemental analysis: calc: C 79.24 H 6.65 N 3.19
fnd.: C 78.94 H 6.62 N 3.19
Optical rotation: [a]20 D = -50 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
26. (-)-cis-8/9-Dimethoxy-6-[4-(4-methoxybenzoyl)phenyl]-l,23,4/4a/10b-
hexahydrophenanthridine
EF: C29 H29 N 04; MW: 455.56
Elemental analysis: calc: C 76.46 H 6.42 N 3.07
fnd.: C 76.33 H 6.55 N 2.97
Optical rotation: [a]20 D - -61.7 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
27. (-)-ds-8,9-Dimethoxy-6-[4-(4-chlorbenzoyl)phenyl]-l/2/3/4,4a,10b-
hexahydrophenanthridine
EF: C28 H26 Q N O3; MW: 459.98
Elemental analysis x 0,18 Toluene:calc: C 73.82 H 5.82 N 2.93 d 7.41
fnd.: C 73.91 H 5.89 N 2.80 CI 7.17
Optical rotation: [a]™ D = -67.6 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
28.(-)-ds-8/9-Dimethoxy-6-[4-(3-chlorbenzoyl)phenyl]-l/23,4/4a,10b-
hexahydrophenanthridine
M. p. 180-183.5 ° C
EF: Czs H26 Q N O3; MW: 459.98
Elemental analysis: calc: C 73.11 H 5.70 N 3.04 CI 7.71
fnd.: C 72.93 H 5.76 N 2.91 CI 7.84
Optical rotation: [a]20 D = -14.3 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
29.(-)-cis-8/9-Dimethoxy-6-[4-(4-nitrobenzoyl)phenyl]-l,23/4/4a,10b-
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hexahvdrophenanthridine
EF: C28 H26 N2 O5; MW: 470.53
Elemental analysis x 0.28 H2O: calc: C 70.68 H 5.63 N 5.89
md.: C 70.79 H 5.85 N 5.77
Optical rotation: [a]20 D = -65.1° (c=0.2, ethanol)
30.(-)-cis-8,9-Dimethoxy-6-[4-(3-methoxybenzoyl)phenyl]-l/23,4,4a/10b-
hexahydrophenanthridine
M. p. 146-148° C
EF: C29 H29 N O4; MW: 455.56
Elemental analysis: calc: C 76.46 H 6.42 N 3.07
md.: C 76.53 H 6.42 N 3.00
Optical rotation: [a]20 D = -2.4 ° (c=0.1, ethanol)
31. (-)-cis-8,9-Dimethoxy-6-[4-(4-cyanobenzoyl)phenyl]-l/2,3/4/4a/10b-hexahydrophenanthridine EF: C29 H26 N2 O3; MW: 450.54
Optical rotation: [a]20 D = -56 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
32.(-)- Elemental analysis x 0.3 H2O: calc.: C 75.08 H 6.21 N 6.49
md.: C 75.25 H 6.32 N 6.42
Optical rotation: [a]20 D =-72.9° (c=0.2, ethanol)
33.(-)-cis-8,9-Dimethoxy-6-[3-(phenylsulfonyl)phenyl]-l/2/3,4,4a/10b-hexahydrophenanthridine M. p. 164-166 ° C EF: C27 H27 N O4 S; MW: 461.58
Elemental analysis x 0.15 H2O: calc: C 69.89 H 5.92 N 3.02 S 6.91
md.: C 69.75 H 5.90 N 3.22 S 6.68
Optical rotation: [a]20 D = -106.3 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
34. (-)-cis-8/9-Dimethoxy-6-[4-(phenylsulfonyl)phenyl]-l,2,3,4,4a/10b-
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hexahydrophenanthridine M. p. 177-182 ° C EF: C27 H27 N O4 S; MW: 461.58
Elemental analysis: calc.: C 70.26 H 5.89 N 3.03 S 6.96
fnd.: C 70.23 H 5.95 N 2.89 S 6.79
Optical rotation: [a]20 D = -91.5 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
35. (-)Kis-8.9-Dimethoxy-6-(3Kydopropylmethoxyphenyl)-l/2/3/4/4a/10b-
hexahydiopheTkanthridine
M. p. 54-61 ° C EF: C25H29 N O3; MW: 391.51
Elemental analysis: calc.: C 76.70 H 7.47 N 3.58
fnd.: C 76.67 H 7.61 N 3.56
Optical rotation: [a]20 D = -80 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
36. (-J-ds-S^-Dmiethoxy^I^^methoxyphenoxyJphenyll-l^^^axlOb-
hexahydrophenanthridine
EF: C28 H29 N 04; MW: 443.55
Elemental analysis: calc: C 75.82 H 6.59 N 3.16
fnd.: C 75.76 H 6.79 N 3.25
Optical rotation: [a]20 D =-41.3 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
37. (-)-cis-8,9-Dimethoxy-6-[3-(pyrid-4-yloxy)phenyl]-l/2/3/4/4a,10b-
hexahydrophenanthridine
EF: C26 H26 N2 O3; MW: 414.51
Elemental analysis x 0.4 H2O: calc: C 74.05 H 6.41 N 6.64
fnd.: C 74.25 H 6.36 N 6.42
Optical rotation: [a]20 D = -35.2 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
38. (-)-cis-8/9-Dimethoxy-6-(3-cydopropylmethoxy-4-ethoxyphenyl)-l/2/3,4/4a,10b-
hexahydrophenanthridine
EF: C27 H33 N O4; MW: 435.57
Elemental analysis: calc: C 74.45 H 7.64 N 3.22
fnd.: C 74.29 H 7.67 N 3.14
Optical rotation: [a]20 D = -87.8 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
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39. (-) 1,2,3,4,48,10 hexahydrophenanthridine
M. p. 102-105 ° C EF: C28 H35 N O4; MW: 449.60
Elemental analysis: calc: C 74.80 H 7.85 N 3.12
fnd.: C 74.82 H 7.87 N 3.05
Optical rotation: [a]20 D = -58.7 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
40. (-)-ds-9-Ethoxy-8-methoxy-6-[3,4-bis(cyclopropylmethoxy)phenyl]-l,2^,4,4a,10b-
hexahydrophenanthridine—>
EF: C30 H37 N O4; MW: 475.63
Elemental analysis: calc: C 75.76 H 7.84 N 2.94
fnd.:C 75.66 H 7.90 N 3.01
Optical rotation: [a]20 D = -54.9 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
41. (-)-cis-8,9-Dimethoxy-6-[3/5-bis(cyclopropylmethoxy)phenyl]-l/2A4,4a/10b-
hexahydrophenanthridine
EF: C29 H35 N O4; MW: 461.61
Elemental analysis x 0.17 H2O: calc: C 74.96 H 7.67 N 3.01
fnd.:C 74.99 H 7.63 N 2.97
Optical rotation: [a]20 D - -65.9 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
42. (-)-cis-8,9-Dimethoxy-6-(3-cycIopropylmethoxy-4-difluorometi\oxyphenyl)-
l^^^a/lOb-hexahydrophenanthridine
EF: C26 H29 F2 N 04; MW: 457.52
Elemental analysis: calc: C 68.26 H 6.39 N 3.06 F 8.30
fnd.: C 68.27 H 6.45 N 3.11 F 8.25
Optical rotation: [a]20 D = -91.3 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
43. (-)-cis-8,9-Dimethoxy-6-[3-(2-methoxyethoxy)-4-methoxyphenyl]-l/2^,4,4a,10b-
hexahydrophenanthridine
EF: C25 H31 N Os; MW: 425.53
Elemental analysis: calc: C 70.57 H 7.34 N 3.29
fnd.: C 70.35 H 7.44 N 3.25
Optical rotation: [a]20 D = -82.9 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
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44. (-jKis^^-Dimeftoxy-^-KS-cyclobutoxy-^methoxyJphenyll-l^^^a/lOb-
hexahydrophenanthridine
EF: C26 Hs! N O4; MW: 421.54
Elemental analysis x 0.17 H2O: calc.: C 73.55 H 7.44 N 3.30
fnd.:C 73.36 H 7.65 N 3.40
Optical rotation: [a]20 D = -77.6 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
45. (-) l,23,44a,10b-hexahydrophenanthridine
EF: C27 H32 N2 04; MW: 448.57
Elemental analysis: calc: C 70,60 H 7.29 N 6.10
fnd.:C 70.80 H 7.35 N 5.88
Optical rotation: [a]20 D = -80 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
46. (-) hexahydrophenanthridine
EF: C26 H32 N2 03; MW: 420.56
Elemental analysis x 0.23 H2O: calc: C 73.51 H 7.71 N 6.59
fnd.:C 73.75 H 7.71 N 6.35
Optical rotation: [a]20 D = -89.5 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
47. (-) l,2A4/4a,10b-hexahydrophenanthridine
M. p. 147-152 ° C EF: C26 H30 N2 04; MW: 434.54
Elemental analysis x 0.39 H2O: calc: C 70.71 H 7.03 N 6.34
fhd.:C 70.82 H 7.00 N 6.23
Optical rotation: [a]20 D = -61.6 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
48. (-) l,2;34/4a40b-hexahydrophertantriridine
2.5 g (-J-cis-S^-Dimethoxy^KS-amino^methoxyJphenyll-l^^^^aAOb-hexahydrophenanthridine and 680 mg succinic acid anhydride are heated 14 h in a water trap. The solution is evaporated under reduced pressure and the residue is
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chromatographed on silica gel with toluene/dioxan/triethylamine in a ratio 10/1/1. After evaporation of the product containing fractions 0.28 g of the title compound with a m. p. 168-177 ° C are obtained. EF: C26 H28 N2 Os; MW: 448.52
Elemental analysis: calc: C 69.63 H 6.29 N 6.25
fnd.:C 69.29 H 6.28 N 6.17
Optical rotation: [a]20 D - -58.5 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
49. (-J-cis-S^-Dimemoxy^S-acetylphenylJ-l^AMa/lOb-hexahydrophenanthridine
M. p. 112.5-114 ° C
EF: C23 H25 N O3; MW: 363.46
Elemental analysis: calc: C 76.01 H 6.93 N 3.85
fnd.:C 75.62 H 6.90 N 3.83
Optical rotation: [a]20 D =-168.7 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
50. (-)-cis-8,9-Dimethoxy-6-[4-propionylphenyl]-l,23,4,4a,10b-
hexahydrophenanthridine
EF: C24 H27 N O3; MW: 377.49
Elemental analysis x 0.24 H2O: calc.: C 75.50 H 7.25 N 3.67
md.: C 75.52 H 7.34 N 3.55
Optical rotation: [a]20 D = -71.3 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
Starting compounds:
Al. (-)-ds-N-[2-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)cyclohexyl]-4-benzoylbenzamide
4.0 g of (-)-cis-l/2-diniemoxy-4-(2-aminocyclohexyl)-benzene (compound B4) are
dissolved in 40 ml of methylene chloride and 10.0 ml of triethylamine. A solution of
4.9 g of benzophenone-4-carbonyl chloride in 100 ml of methylene chloride is added
dropwise at RT and the mixture is extracted, after stirring overnight with 50 ml each
of water, 2N hydrochloric acid, satd sodium hydrogencarbonate solution and water
again. The organic phase is dried using sodium sulfate and concentrated. 7.78 g of
the title compound are obtained as a crystallizing oil. M.p. 119-122.5 ° C
Optical rotation: [a]20 D =-151.7 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
Starting from the starting compounds described below, the following are obtained according to the procedure as in Example Al:
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A2. (-) m.p. 129-137 ° C
Optical rotation: [a]20 D - -180.4 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
A3. (-)-ds-N-[2-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)cydohexyl]-3-benzoylbenzamide oil
Optical rotation: [a]20 D - -162.9 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
A4. (-)-cis-N-[2-(3/4-Dimethoxyphenyl)cyclohexyl]-4-phenoxybenzamide
m.p. 116-119.5 ° C
Optical rotation: [a]20 D = -151.7 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
A5. (-)-cis-N-[2-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)cyclohexyl]-3-phenoxybenzarnide oil
Optical rotation: [a]20 D - -97.1 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
A6. (-)-os-N-[2-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)cydohexyl]-3-phenylthiobenzamide
m.p. 157.5-159.5 ° C
Optical rotation: [a]20 D =-120.5 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
A7. (-)-cis-N-[2-(3/4-Dimethoxyphenyl)cyclohexyl]-3-benzyloxybenzamide
m.p. 131-133 ° C
Optical rotation: [a]20 D -108.8 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
A8. (-)-cis-N-[2-(3,4-I)imethoxyahenyl)cyclohexyl]-3-(2-phenylethyloxy)benzamide
solidifying oil
Optical rotation: [a]*> D - -100.9 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
A9. (-J-cis-N-p^S^DimethoxyphenylJcyclohexyll^S-cyclopentyloxy^
methoxy)benzamide solidifying oil
Optical rotation: [a]20 D =-117.3 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
A10. (-)-cis-N-[2-(3,4-Dirnethoxyphenyl)cyclohexyl]-(3-cyclopropylmethoxy-4-
benzyloxy)benzamide
m.p. 72.5-75.5 ° C
Optical rotation: [a]20 D = -118 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
All. (-)-cis-N-[2-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)cyclohexyl]-(3-benzyloxy-4-
methoxy)benzamide
m.p. 129.5-132 ° C
Optical rotation: [a]20 D - -108 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
A12. (-)-ds-N-[2-(3/4-Dimethoxyphenyl)cyclohexyl]-(3-cyclopropylmethoxy-4-
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methoxy)benzamide oil
Optical rotation: [a]20 D = -133.2 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
A13. (-)-cis-N-[2-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)q^clohexyl]-3-methanesulfonyloxybenzamide m.p. 155-158 ° C
Optical rotation: [a]20 D = -97.7 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
A14. (-)-cis-N-[2-(3/4-Dimethoxyphenyl)cyclohexyl]-3-(p-toluenesulfonyloxy)benzamide solidifying oil
Optical rotation: [a]20 D - -60 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
A15. (-)-cis-N-[2-(3,4-Dimetiioxyphenyl)cyclohexyl]-(3/4-bis-cyclopropylmethoxoy)benzamide m.p. 90-98 ° C
Optical rotation: [a]20 D = -119.1 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
A16. (-)-cis-N-[2-(3/4-Dimethoxyphenyl)cyclohexyl]-4-(4-piperidinylcarbonyl)benzamide solidifying oil
Optical rotation: [a]20 D =-128.3 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
A17. (-)-cis-N-[2-(3/4-Dimethoxyphenyl)cyclohexyl]-4-(3-piperidinylcarbonyl)benzamide oil
Optical rotation: [a]20 D = -88.6 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
A18. (-)-cis-N-[2-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)cyclohexyl]-4-methoxycarbonylmethylbenzamide m.p.: 88-98 ° C
Optical rotation: [a]20 D = -116.2 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
A19. ds-N-[2-(3-Ethoxy^methoxyphenyl)cyclohexyl]^ A20. (-)-cis-N-[2-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)cyclohexyl]-4 Optical rotation: [a]20 D = -150.2 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
A21.(-)-cis-6-(4-Chloromethylphenyl)-8,9-dimethoxy-l,2/3,4/4a/10b-hexahydrophenanthridine Compare example 20.
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A22. (-)-cis-6-(4-Chloromethylphenyl)-8,9-dimethoxy-l/2/3,4,4a,10b-
hexahydrophenanthridine
Compare example 20.
A23. (-)Kds-N-[2-(3,4-I)iinemoxyphenyl)q?dohexyl]^(3-methylbutyiyl)benzamide
m.p. 118-120 ° C
Optical Rotation: [a]20 D = -168.2 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
A24. (-)-cis-4-(2-Cyclopropylmethylcarbonyl)-N-[2-(3/4-
dimethoxyphenyl)cyclohexyl]benzamide solidifying oil
Optical Rotation: [a]20 D = -151.4 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
A25. (-)-cis-N-2-(3-Ethoxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-cyclohexyl]-4-benzoylbenzamide
solidifying oil
Optical Rotation: [a]20 D = -151 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
A26. (-)-ds-N-[2-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)cyclohexyl]-4-(4-
methoxybenzoyl)benzamide solidifying oil
Optical Rotation: [a]20 D = -152.2 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
A27. (-)^is^[4-CWorbenzoyl]-N-[2-(3/4-dimethoxyphenyl)cyclohexyl]benzamide
m.p. 143-147,5 ° C
Optical Rotation: [a]20 D = -173.3 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
A28. (-)-ds^[3-OUorbenzoyl]-N-[2-(3/4-dimethoxyphenyl)cyclohexyl]benzamide
solidifying oil
Optical Rotation: [a]20 D = -146.8 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
A29. (^^^^^-(S^DimethoxyphenylJcyclohexyll^^-nitrobenzoyllbenzainide
solidifying oil
Optical Rotation: [a]20 D = -147.6 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
A30. (-J-cis-N-p-tS^DimethoxyphenylJcyclohexyq^p-
metiioxybenzoyl]benzamide solidifying oil
Optical Rotation: [a]20 D = -140.9 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
A31. (-)-cis^[4^yanobenzoyl]-N-[2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)cyclohexyl]benzamide
solidifying oil
Optical Rotation: [a]20 D = -143.3 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
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A32. (-)^is-N-2-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)cydohexyl]^(pyrid^ylcarbonyl)benzanude
m.p. 109-117 ° C
Optical Rotation: [a]20 D = -193.7 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
A33. (-)-ds-N-[2-(3ADimethoxyphenyl)qrclohexyl]-3-phenylsulfonylbenzainide
solidifying oil
Optical Rotation: [a]20 D = -48.8 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
A34. (-)-cis-N-[2-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)cyclohexyl-4-phenylsulfonylbenzamide
Optical Rotation: [a]20 D = -134.1 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
A35. (-)-cis-3-Cydopropylmethoxy-N-[2-(3,4-
dimethoxyphenyl)cydohexyl]benzamide
m.p. 84.5 - 96 ° C
Optical Rotation: [a]20 D = -95.5 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
A36. (-)-cis-N-[2-(3/4-Dimethoxyphenyl)cydohexyl]-3-(4-
methoxyphenoxy)benzamide solidifying oil
Optical Rotation: [a]20 D = -110.9 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
A37. (-J-cis-N-p^S^DimethoxyphenylJcydohexyll-S-^yrid-^yloxyJbenzamide
m.p. 173-176 ° C
Optical Rotation: [a]20 D = -110.7 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
A38. (-J-cis-S-Cyclopropylmethoxy-N-P^S^dimethoxyphenylJcydohexyl]^
ethoxybenzamide
m.p. 99-101 ° C
Optical Rotation: [a]20 D = -140.5 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
A39. (-)-cis-3-Cydopropylmethoxy-4-ethoxy-N-[-2-(3-ethoxy-4-
methoxyphenyl)cyclohexyl]-benzamide
m.p. 98-100 ° C
Optical Rotation: [a]20 D = -119.5 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
A40. (-)-cis-3,4-Bis(cydopropylmethoxy)-N-[2-(3-ethoxy-4-
metfioxyphenyl)cyclohexyl-benzamide
m.p. 91-98 ° C
Optical Rotation: [a]20 D = -107.1 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
A41. (-)-cis-3,5-Bis(cyclopropylmethoxy)-N-[2-(3/4-
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dimethoxyphenyl)cyclohexyl]benzamide solidifying oil
Optical Rotation: [a]20 D = -71.6 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
A42. (-)-cis-3-Cyclopropylmethoxy-4-difluormethoxy-N-[2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)cyclohexyl]-benzamide m.p. 90-91 ° C
Optical Rotation: [a]20 D - -92.5 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
A43. (-)-cis-N-[2-(3/4-Dimethoxyphenyl)cyclohexyl]-4-methoxy-3-(2-methoxyethoxy)benzamide
Optical Rotation: [a]20 D = -130.2 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
A44. (-)-cis-3-Cyclobutoxy-N-[2-(3,4-dimetiioxyphenyl)cyclohexyl]-4-methoxybenzamide solidifying oil
Optical Rotation: [a]20 D = -135.3 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
A45. (-)-cis-4-Acetamido-3-cyclopropylmethoxy-N-[2-(3,4-
dimethoxyphenyl)cyclohexyl]-benzamide solidifying oil
Optical Rotation: [a]20 D =-153.3 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
A46. (-)-cis-N-[2-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)cyclohexyl]-4-methoxy-3-pyrrolidin-l-ylbenzamide solidifying oil
Optical Rotation: [a]20 D = -125.1 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
A47. (-)-cis-N-[2-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)cyclohexyl]-4-methoxy-3-(2-oxopyrroUdin-l-yl)-benzamide
Optical Rotation: [a]20 D = -113.5 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
A48. (-jK^S^-Dimethoxy-e-KS-amino-l-rnethoxyJphenyll-l^^^lOb-hexahydrophenanthridine
Prepared from (-)-ds-N-[2-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)cyclohexyl]-4-methoxy-3-nitro-benzamide [optical rotation [a]20 D = -119.1 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)] as descibed for compound 1.
EF: C22 H24 N2 Os; MW: 396.45
Elemental analysis: calc: C 66.65 H 6.10 N 7.07
fnd.:C 67.06 H 6.21 N 6.77
Optical rotation: [a]20 D = -137.5 ° (c=0.2,ethanol)
A49. (-J-cis-S-Acetyl-N-p^S^dimethoxyphenylJcyclohexyllbenzamide solidifying
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oil
Optical Rotation: [a]20 D = -127.1 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
A50. (-J-ds-N-P^^Dimethox^henylJcyclohexyll-^propionylbenzamide
solidifying oil
Optical Rotation: [a]2" D = -160 ° (c=0.2, ethanol)
Bl. (+/-)-cis-2-Ethoxy-l-methoxy-4-(2-aminocyclohexyl)benzene
40.0g of (+/-)-cis-2-ethoxy-l-methoxy-4-(2-nitrocydohex-4-enyl)benzene (compound
CI) are dissolved in 1000 ml of ethanol and 500 ml of tetrahydrofuran, treated with
10 g of Raney nickel and hydrogenated in an autoclave for 4 days at a hydrogen
pressure of 100 bar. After filtration and removal of the solvent in vacuo, 35.9 g of the
title compound are obtained as a solidifying oil.
B2. (-)-ds-l-Memoxy-2-emoxy-4-(2-aminocyclohexyl)benzene
65.0 g of (+/-)-cis-l-metiioxy-2-ethoxy-4-(2-aminocyclohexyl)benzene and 100.0 g of
(+)-0,0'-dibenzoyltartaric acid are dissolved in 900 ml of dioxane and 900 ml of
methyl isobutyl ketone and the solution is stirred overnight at RT. The solid is
filtered off with suction, washed by stirring 500 ml of acetone and 1000 ml of ethyl
acetate, filtered off with suction again and dried. The product is treated with 600 ml
of 2N sodium hydroxide solution and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic
phase is washed with water, dried using sodium sulfate and concentrated under
reduced pressure. 15.3 g of the title compound are obtained as a pale yellow oil
Optical rotation: [a]20 D = -47.5 ° (c = 0.2, ethanol).
B3. (+/-)-cis-l,2-Dimemoxy^(2-aminocyclohexyl)benzene
125 g of (+/-)-cis-l,2-dimethoxy-4-(2-nitrocyclohexyl)benzene and 120 g of zinc
powder or granules are suspended in 1300 ml of ethanol. 220 ml of acetic acid are
added dropwise at boiling heat. The precipitate is filtered off with suction and
washed with ethanol, and the filtrate is concentrated under reduced pressure. The
residue is taken up in hydrochloric acid and extracted with toluene. The aqueous
phase is rendered alkaline using 50% strength sodium hydroxide solution, the
precipitate is filtered off with suction and the filtrate is extracted with toluene. The
organic phase is dried using sodium sulfate and concentrated. 98 g of the title
compound are obtained as a crystallizing oil.
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Alternatively:
8.5 g of (+/-)-ds-l,2-dimethoxy-4-(2-nitrocyclohexyl)benzene are dissolved in 400 ml of methanol and treated at RT with 7 ml of hydrazine hydrate and 2.5 g of Raney nickel in portions in the course of 8 h. After stirring overnight at RT, the reaction mixture is filtered, the filtrate is concentrated and the residue is chromatographed on silica gel using a mixture of toluene/ethyl acetate/triethylamine = 4/2/0.5. The title compound is obtained as an oil
B4. (-) 12.0 g of (+/-)-ds-l,2-dimemoxy^(2-amMocyclohexyl)benzene and 6.2 g of (-)-mandelic acid are dissolved in 420 ml of dioxane and 60 ml of tetrahydrofuran and the solution is stirred overnight at RT. The solid is filtered off with suction, dried, treated with 100 ml of saturated sodium hydrogencarbonate solution and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic phase is dried using sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. 4.8 g of the title compound are obtained of m.p.: 80-81.5 ° C. Specific rotation: [a]20 D = -58.5 ° C (c = 1, ethanol). CI. (+/-)-cis-2-Ethoxy-l-metiioxy-4-(2-nitrocyclohex-4-enyl)benzene 89.25 g of (+/-)-trans-2-ethoxy-l-metiioxy-4-(2-nitrocyclohex-4-enyl)benzene (compound Dl) and 37 g of potassium hydroxide are dissolved in 500 ml of absolute ethanol A solution of 23.5 ml of cone, sulfuric acid in 120 ml of absolute ethanol is then added dropwise such that the internal temperature does not exceed -2 ° C. After stirring for 1 h, the mixture is added to 41 of ice water, and the precipitate is filtered off with suction, washed with water and dried. M.p. 66-67 ° C. C2. (+/-)-cis-l,2-r3imethoxy-4-(2-nitrocyclohex-4-enyl)benzene 10.0 g of (+/-)-trans-l,2-dimethoxy-4-(2-nitrocyclohex-4-enyl)benzene and 20.0 g of potassium hydroxide are dissolved in 150 ml of ethanol and 35 ml of dimethylformamide. A solution of 17.5 ml of cone, sulfuric acid in 60 ml of ethanol is then added dropwise such that the internal temperature does not exceed 4 ° C. After stirring for 1 h, the mixture is added to 11 of ice water, the precipitate is filtered off with suction, washed with water and dried, and the crude product is recrystallized from ethanol. 8.6 g of the title compound of m.p. 82.5-84 ° C are obtained. C3. (+/-l-cis-l,2-Dimethoxy-4-(2-nitrocyclohexyl)benzene
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8.4 g of (+/-)-cis-l,2-dimethoxy-4-(2-nitrocyclohex-4-enyl)benzene are dissolved in
450 ml of methanol, treated with 2 ml of cone, hydrochloric acid and hydrogenated
after addition of 500 mg of 10% strength Pd/C. The reaction mixture is filtered and
the filtrate is concentrated. Mp.: 84-86.5 ° C.
Dl. (+/-)-trans-2-Ethoxy-l-mefhoxy-4-(2-nitrocyclohex-4-enyl)benzene
110 g of 3-ethoxy-2-rnefhoxy- -nitrostyrene (compound El) and 360 mg of
hydroquinone are suspended in 360 ml of absolute toluene and treated with 180 ml
of liquid 1,3-butadiene at -70 ° C. The mixture is stirred at 160-180 ° C for 6 days in
an autoclave and then cooled. The product is washed by stirring with ethanol,
filtered off with suction and dried. M.p.: 130-131 ° C.
D2. (+/-)-traris-l,2-Dimethoxy-4-(2-mtrocyclohex-4-enyl)benzene
50.0 g of 3,4-dimethoxy- -nitrostyrene and 1.0 g (9.1 mmol) of hydroquinone are
suspended in 200 ml of abs. toluene and treated at -70 ° C with 55.0 g (1.02 mol) of
liquid 1,3-butadiene. The mixture is stirred at 160 ° C for 6 days in an autoclave and
then cooled. Some of the solvent is removed on a rotary evaporator, and the
resulting precipitate is filtered off with suction and recrystallized in ethanol. M.p.:
113.5-115.5 °C.
El. 3-Ethoxy-2-methoxy- -nitrostyene
236 g of 3-ethoxy-2-methoxybenzaldehyde, 101 g of ammonium acetate and 320 ml
of nitromethane are heated at 100 ° C for 4 h in 655 ml of glacial acetic acid. The
solution is added to 5 1 of ice water, and the precipitate is filtered off with suction,
washed with water and dried. M.p. 132-133 ° C.
E2.3,4-Dimethoxy- -nitrostyrene
207.0 g of 3,4-dimethoxybenzaldehyde, 100.0 g of ammonium acetate and 125 ml of
nitromethane are heated to boiling for 3-4 h in 1.0 1 of glacial acetic acid. After
cooling in an ice bath, the precipitate is filtered off with suction, rinsed with glacial
acetic acid and petroleum ether and dried. M.p.: 140-141 ° C. Yield: 179.0 g.
Commercial applicability
The compounds according to the invention have valuable pharmacological
properties which make them commercially utilizable. As selective cyclic nucleotide
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phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitors (namely of type 4), they are suitable on the one hand as bronchial therapeutics (for the treatment of airway obstructions on account of their dilating but also on account of their respiratory rate- or respiratory drive-increasing action) and for the elimination of erectile dysfunction on account of the vasodilating action, but on the other hand especially for the treatment of disorders, in particular of inflammatory nature, e.g. of the airways (asthma prophylaxis), of the skin, of the central nervous system, of the intestine, of the eyes and of the joints, which are mediated by mediators such as histamine, PAF (platelet-activating factor), arachidonic acid derivatives such as leukotrienes and prostaglandins, cytokines, interleukins, chemokines, alpha-, beta- and gamma-interferon, tumor necrosis factor (TNF) or oxygen radicals and proteases. The compounds according to the invention are distinguished here by low toxicity, good enteral absorption (high bioavailability), a large therapeutic breadth and the absence of significant side-effects. On account of their PDE-inhibiting properties, the compounds according to the invention can be employed in human and veterinary medicine and therapeutics, where they can be used, for example, for the treatment and prophylaxis of the following illnesses: acute and chronic (in particular inflammatory and allergen-induced) airway disorders of various origins (bronchitis, allergic bronchitis, bronchial asthma, emphysema, COPD); dermatoses (especially of proliferative, inflammatory and allergic type) such as, for example, psoriasis (vulgaris), toxic and allergic contact eczema, atopic eczema, seborrheic eczema, lichen simplex, sunburn, pruritus in the anogenital area, alopecia areata, hypertrophic scars, discoid lupus erythematosus, follicular and wide-area pyodermias, endogenous and exogenous acne, acne rosacea and other proliferative, inflammatory and allergic skin disorders; disorder which are based on an excessive release of TNF and leukotrienes, e.g. disorders of the arthritis type (rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid spondylitis, osteoarthritis and other arthritic conditions), disorders of the immune system (AIDS, multiple sclerosis), graft-versus-host reactions, transplant rejection reactions, symptoms of shock [septic shock, endotoxin shock, gram-negative sepsis, toxic shock syndrome and ARDS (adult respiratory distress syndrome)], and generalized inflammations in the gastrointestinal area (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis);
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disorders which are based on allergic and/or chronic, faulty immunological reactions in the area of the upper airways (pharynx, nose) and the adjacent regions (paranasal sinuses, eyes), such as, for example, allergic rhinitis/sinusitis, chronic rhinitis/ sinusitis, allergic conjunctivitis and nasal polyps; but also disorders of the heart which can be treated by PDE inhibitors, such as, for example, cardiac insufficiency, or disorders which can be treated on account of the tissue-relaxant action of the PDE inhibitors, such as, for example, erectile dysfunction or colics of the kidneys and the ureters in connection with kidney stones. In addition, the compounds according to the invention can be employed for the treatment of diabetes insipidus and disorders in connection with disturbances of brain metabolism, such as, for example, cerebral senility, senile dementia (Alzheimer's dementia), multiinfarct dementia or alternatively disorders of the CNS, such as, for example, depressions or arteriosclerotic dementia.
A further subject of the invention is a process for the treatment of mammals, including man, which are suffering from one of the abovementioned illnesses. The process comprises administering to the sick mammal a therapeutically efficacious and pharmacologically tolerable amount of one or more of the compounds according to the invention.
The invention further relates to the compounds according to the invention for use in the treatment of mammals, including man, which are suffering from one of the abovementioned illnesses. The process comprises administering to the sick mammal a therapeutically efficacious and pharmacologically tolerable amount of one or more of the compounds according to the invention.
The invention further relates to the compounds according to the invention for use in the treatment and/or prophylaxis of illnesses, in particular the illnesses mentioned. The invention likewise relates to the use of the compounds according to the invention for the production of medicaments which are employed for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of the illnesses mentioned.
Medicaments for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of the illnesses mentioned, which contain one or more of the compounds according to the invention, are furthermore a subject of the invention.
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A further subject of the invention is a commercial product, consisting of a customary secondary pack, a primary pack containing the medicament (for example an ampoule or a blister pack) and, optionally, a pack insert, the medicament exhibiting antagonistic action against cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases of type 4 (PDE4) and leading to the attenuation of the symptoms of illnesses which are connected with cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases of type 4, and the suitability of the medicament for the prophylaxis or treatment of illnesses which are connected "with cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases of the type 4 being indicated on the secondary pack and/or on the pack insert of the commercial product, and the medicament containing one or more compounds of the formula I according to the invention. The secondary pack, the primary pack containing the medicament and the pack insert otherwise comply with what would be regarded as standard to the person skilled in the art for medicaments of this type.
The medicaments are prepared by processes which are known per se and familiar to the person skilled in the art. As medicaments, the compounds according to the invention (= active compounds) are either employed as such, or preferably in combination with suitable pharmaceutical excipients, e.g. in the form of tablets, coated tablets, capsules, suppositories, patches, emulsions, suspensions, gels or solutions, the active compound content advantageously being between 0.1 and 95%. The person skilled in the art is familiar on the basis of his/her expert knowledge with the excipients which are suitable for the desired pharmaceutical formulations. In addition to solvents, gel-forming agents, ointment bases and other active compound vehicles, it is possible to use, for example, antioxidants, dispersants, emulsifiers, preservatives, solubilizers or permeation promoters. For the treatment of disorders of the respiratory tract, the compounds according to the invention are preferably also administered by inhalation. For this, these are either administered directly as a powder (preferably in micronized form) or by nebulization of solutions or suspensions which contain them. With respect to the preparations and administration forms, reference is made, for example, to the details in European Patent 163 965.
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For the treatment of dermatoses, the compounds according to the invention are in particular used in the form of those medicaments which are suitable for topical application. For the production of the medicaments, the compounds according to the invention (= active compounds) are preferably mixed with suitable pharmaceutical excipients and further processed to give suitable pharmaceutical formulations. Suitable pharmaceutical formulations which may be mentioned are, for example, powders, emulsions, suspensions, sprays, oils, ointments, fatty ointments, creams, pastes, gels or solutions.
The medicaments according to the invention are prepared by methods known per se. Dosage of the active compounds takes place in the order of magnitude customary for PDE inhibitors. Thus topical application forms (such as, for example, ointments) for the treatment of dermatoses contain the active compounds in a concentration of, for example, 0.1-99%. The dose for administration by inhalation is customarily between 0.1 and 3 mg per day. The customary dose in the case of systemic therapy (p.o. or i.v.) is between 0.03 and 3 mg per kilogram per day.
Biological investigations
In the investigation of PDE4 inhibition at the cellular level, the activation of inflammatory cells has particular importance. As an example, the FMLP (N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine)-induced superoxide production of neutrophilic granulocytes may be mentioned, which can be measured as luminol-potentiated chemoluminescence [McPhail LC, Strum SL, Leone PA and Sozzani S, The neutrophil respiratory burst mechanism. In "Immunology Series" 1992, 57,47-76; ed. Coffey RG (Marcel Decker, Inc. New York-Basle-Hong Kong)]. Substances which inhibit chemoluminescence and cytokine secretion and the secretion of inflammatory mediators on inflammatory cells, in particular neutrophilic and eosinophilic granulocytes, T lymphocytes, monocytes and macrophages, are those which inhibit PDE4. This isoenzyme of the phosphodiesterase families is particularly represented in granulocytes. Its inhibition leads to an increase in the intracellular cyclic AMP concentration and thus to the inhibition of cell activation. PDE4 inhibition by the substances according to the
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invention is thus a central indicator of the suppression of inflammatory processes (Glembycz MA, Could isoenzyme-selective phosphodiesterase inhibitors render bronchodilatory therapy redundant in the treatment of bronchial asthma?. Biochem Pharmacol 1992, 43, 2041-2051; Torphy TJ et al., Phosphodiesterase inhibitors: new opportunities for treatment of asthma. Thorax 1991, 46, 512-523; Schudt C et al., Zardaverine: a cyclic AMP PDE 3/4 inhibitor. In "New Drugs for Asthma Therapy", 379-402, BirkMuser Verlag Basle 1991; Schudt C et al., Influence of selective phosphodiesterase inhibitors on human neutrophil functions and levels of cAMP and Ca; Naunyn-Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 1991, 344, 682-690; Tenor H and Schudt C, Analysis of PDE isoenzyme profiles in cells and tissues by pharmacological methods. In "Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors", 21-40, "The Handbook of Immunopharmacology", Academic Press, 1996; Hatzelmann A et aL, Enzymatic and functional aspects of dual-selective PDE3/4-inhibitors. In "Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors", 147-160. "The Handbook of Immunopharmacology", Academic Press, 1996).
Inhibition Oof PDE4 activity. Methodology
The activity test was carried out according to the method of Bauer and Schwabe, which was adapted to microtiter plates (Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Arch. Pharmacol. 1980, 311,193-198). The PDE reaction takes place in the first step here. In a second step, the resulting 5-nucleotide is cleaved by a 5'-nucloeadase of the snake venom of Crotalus atrox to the uncharged nucleoside. In the third step, the nucleoside is separated from the remaining charged substrate on ion-exchange columns. The columns are eluted directly into minivials, into which 2 ml of scintillator fluid are additionally added, for counting using 2 ml of 30 mM ammonium formate (pH 6.0).
The inhibitory values determined for the compounds according to the invention [inhibitory concentration as -log IC50 (mol/1)] follow from the following Table A, in which the numbers of the compounds correspond to the numbers of the examples. Table A Inhibition of PDE4 activity
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Compound •lop ICU
1 7.82
a 7.27
3 8.64
4 7.52
5 8.84
7 8.40
a 8.41
» T.78
10 B.OB
11 B,03
12 7.80
13 0.33
14 8.44
15 7*8©
10 0.O2
Inhibition of PDE4 activity (Continuation)

Compound -loa !c,„
17 8.13
18 7.49
19 8.69
21 7.35
22 7.27
23 7.S
24 7.48
25 8.87
26 7.46
27 73
28 7.61
29 7.28
30 7.94
31 7.8
32 7.45
33 8.23
34 7.89
35 7.43
36 8.78
37 7.92
38 7.47
39 8.87
40 8.66
41 8.03
42 7.43
44 7.58
45 8.04
46 7.16
47 7.33
48 7.67
49 7.17
SO ] 7.98
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We Claim:
l.A compounds of formula I,

in which
Rl is methoxy,
R2 is methoxy,
R3, R31, R4, R5 and R51 are hydrogen,
R6 is 3-cyclopropylmethoxy,
R13 is hydrogen and
R20 is 4-cyclopropylmethoxy,
and the salts, the N-oxide and the salts of the N-oxides of this compound.
2. A compound of the formula I as claimed in claim 1 which has the same absolute configuration in positions 4a and 10b as the compound (-)-cis-l,2-dimethoxy-4 - (2-aminocyclohexyl) benzene having the optical rotation [a] 20D = -58.5° (c = 1, ethanol), which can be employed as a starting material.
3. (-)-cis-8,9-Dimethoxy-6-[3,4-bis-(cyclopropylmethoxy)phenyl]-l,2,3,4,4a,10b-hexahydrophenanthridine and the salts of this compound.

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Patent Number 213593
Indian Patent Application Number IN/PCT/2001/00815/MUM
PG Journal Number 13/2008
Publication Date 31-Mar-2008
Grant Date 09-Jan-2008
Date of Filing 10-Jul-2001
Name of Patentee NYCOMED GMBH.
Applicant Address BYK-GULDEN-STRASSE 2, 78467 KONSTANZ, GERMANY.
Inventors:
# Inventor's Name Inventor's Address
1 GUTTERER, BEATE ALLENSBACHER STRASSE 6B, D-78476 ALLENSBACH, GERMANY.
2 FLOCKERZI, DIETER ACKERWEG 26, D - 78476 ALLENSBACH, GERMANY.
3 AMSCHLER, HERMANN HOHENHEWENSTRASSE 19, 78315 RADOLFZELL (DECEASED) GERMANY.
4 GRUNDLER, GERHARD MEERSBURGER STR. 4, D -78464 KONSTANZ, GERMANY.
5 HATZELMANN, ARMIN ALTER WALL 3, D - 78467 KONSTANZ, GERMANY.
6 BUNDSCHUH, DANIELA RHEINGUTSTRASSE 17, D - 78462 KONSTANZ, GERMANY.
7 BEUME, ROLF BOHLSTRASSE 13, D - 78465 KONSTANZ, GERMANY.
8 BOSS, HILDEGARD FLURWEG 3A D - 78464 KONSTANZ, GERMANY.
9 KLEY, HANS-PETER IM WEINBERG 3B, D - 78467 ALLENSBACH, GERMANY.
PCT International Classification Number C07D221/12
PCT International Application Number PCT/EP00/00172
PCT International Filing date 2000-01-12
PCT Conventions:
# PCT Application Number Date of Convention Priority Country
1 99100694.1 1999-01-15 EPO