Abstract:
The invention provides compounds of formula I wherein: m is 0, 1 or 2; n is 2, 3, 4 or 5; R 0 and R 1 are both H, or they form a bridge -CH 2 -C(R 4 )=CH-, R 4 being CH 3 or CH 2 CH 3 ; R 2 and R 3 independently are H, F, Cl or (C 1 -C 4 )-alkyl; R 5 is H, F, Cl, Br, I, OCH 3 , OCF 3 , SF 5 , SO 2 F, SO 2 CH 3 , NO 2 , CF 3 or (C 1 -C 4 )-alkyl; R 6 and R 7 independently are H, F, Cl, CH 3 or CF 3 ; and optionally R 5 and R 6 form a bridge -O-CH 2 -O-, R 7 being H, in vitro assays show that compounds I are simultaneously inhibitors of acetylcholinesterase and inhibitors of soluble epoxide hydrolase, and that they have a good blood-brain barrier permeability. Thus, compounds I are multitarget active pharmaceutical ingredients for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease in humans.
Abstract:
N-(2-oxaadamantan-1-yl)ureas of formula I, where R3 is H, C 1 -C 3 alkyl, cyclohexyl or phenyl; R is -[CH 2 ] n -Y; n is 0-15; in -[CH 2 ] n - 0-n/3 of the methylene groups are optionally replaced by non adjacent oxygen atoms; and Y is a 3- or 4-substituted phenyl, a 3- or 4-substituted cyclohexyl, a N-substituted piperidin-4-yl, a N-substituted piperidin-3-yl, a di- or tri-fluorosubstituted phenyl, 4-chloro-3-trifluoromethylphenyl, 3-chloro-4-trifluoromethylphenyl, 4-fluoro-3-trifluoromethylphenyl, or 3-fluoro-4-trifluoromethylphenyl; have epoxide hydrolase (sEH) inhibitory activities similar to those of their N-(adamantan-1-yl)urea analogs. Thus, compounds I are useful as API for the treatment of sEH mediated diseases. Besides, in general, compounds (I) have higher water solubilities and lower melting points, what make them more promising from the point of view of pharmacokinetics and formulation.