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[0419] In general, for compounds having stereoisomers that were separated, e.g., using chiral chromatography, the absolute stereochemistry of each compound was arbitrarily assigned. Preparation of Compounds for Synthesis of Exemplary PDGFRα Inhibitors [0420] To synthesize the exemplary compounds disclosed herein, intermediate compounds were first prepared as described below. Synthesis of 3-bromo-7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazine (Compound S3)
Step 1. Preparation of 5-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyridazin-3-ol
[0421] To a solution of 5-chloropyridazin-3-ol (1.00 g, 7.66 mmol) and 1-methylpyrazole- 4-boronic acid pinacol ester (1.59 g, 7.66 mmol) in dioxane (18 mL) was added 2M Na
2CO
3 (15.3 mL, 30.6 mmol). The biphasic mixture was sparged for 10 min with argon then Pd(dppf)Cl
2 (0.28 g, 0.38 mmol) was added. The reaction was sparged with argon for 10 min, then heated to 75 °C for 6 h under an argon. The reaction was cooled to rt and stirred overnight. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure then water (30 mL) was added. The aqueous mixture was extracted with 10% EtOH in EtOAc (4 x 50 mL) and 50% EtOAc in THF (3 x 50 mL). Brine (30 mL) was added to the aqueous layer, then extracted with 10% EtOH in EtOAc (3 x 50 mL). The organic layers were combined, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with 0-10% MeOH in DCM to afford 0.93 g (69%) of 5-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyridazin-3-ol as a pale yellow solid. MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C
8H
9N
4O, 171.1; found, 171.0.
Step 2. Preparation of 3-chloro-5-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyridazine
[0422] 5-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyridazin-3-ol (6.0 g, 30 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) was treated with POCl
3 (75 mL, 0.80 mol). The suspension was warmed at 80 °C for 1.5 h. The reaction was cooled to rt and the excess POCl
3 was removed in vacuo. Toluene was added to the residue then the solvent was removed under reduced pressure. This was repeated twice more. The residue was slowly treated with ice water (350 mL) then solid NaHCO
3 was slowly added to adjust the pH to 8. The reaction was stirred for 30 min, then extracted with 10% MeOH in DCM (2 x 200 mL). The aqueous layer was diluted with water (100 mL) and extracted with 10% MeOH in DCM (2 x 200 mL) and 10% trifluoroethanol in DCM (3 x 200 mL). The organic layers were combined, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with 0-100% of 5% MeOH in DCM solution/DCM to afford 5.14 g (87%) of 3-chloro-5-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyridazine as a white solid. MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C
8H
8ClN
4, 195.0; found, 195.0. Step 3. Preparation of N-(2,2-dimethoxyethyl)-5-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyridazin-3- amine
[0423] A suspension of 3-chloro-5-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyridazine (5.10 g, 26.2 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) and aminoacetaldehyde dimethyl acetal (29 mL, 0.27 mol) was warmed in an oil bath at 120 °C for 20 h, then additional aminoacetaldehyde dimethyl acetal (15 mL, 0.14 mol) was added. The reaction was stirred at 120 °C for 27 h, then cooled to rt, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was partitioned between sat. aqueous NaHCO
3 (100 mL) and 10% MeOH in DCM (100 mL). The aqueous layer was washed with 10% MeOH in DCM (4 x 100 mL). The organic layers were combined, dried with anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under
reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with 0-100% of 10% MeOH in DCM solution/ DCM to afford 6.56 g (95%) of N-(2,2- dimethoxyethyl)-5-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyridazin-3-amine as a tan solid. MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C
12H
18N
5O
2, 264.2; found, 264.0. Step 4.7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazine
[0424] Conc. H
2SO
4 (52 mL) was cautiously added to N-(2,2-dimethoxyethyl)-5-(1- methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyridazin-3-amine (15.7 g, 59.6 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) while stirring. After 15 minutes, the reaction was cooled in an ice bath and 1M NaOH (100 mL) was carefully added to the reaction. 50% NaOH (approx. 210 mL) was slowly added to the cold reaction until basic (pH 12). The pH was adjusted to pH 8 with slow addition of 1M H
2SO
4. The reaction was partitioned between DCM (400 mL) and water (1200 mL). The aqueous layer was washed with DCM (2 x 300 mL). The aqueous layer containing an emulsion was filtered through a pad of Celite. The filter pad was washed with DCM which was then used to wash the aqueous layer (2 x 300 mL). The filter pad was then washed with 10% MeOH in DCM that was in turn used to wash the aqueous layer (4 x 300 mL). The aqueous layer was washed again with 10% MeOH in DCM (4 x 100 mL) or until no product was evident in the aqueous layer by HPLC. The organic layers were combined, dried with anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 10.5 g (89%) of 7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazine as a tan solid. MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C10H10N5, 200.1; found, 200.0. Step 5. Preparation of 3-bromo-7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazine (Compound S3)
[0425] A solution of 7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazine (2.98 g, 15.0 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in DMF (85.0 mL) was cooled in an ice bath then
NBS (2.93 g, 16.4 mmol) was added. The reaction was stirred at 0°C for 2.5 h, then was poured into a solution of sat. aqueous Na
2S2O3 (28.6 mL, 112 mmol) and sat. aqueous NaHCO
3 (66.1 mL, 68.3 mmol). The reaction was diluted with water (120 mL). The ice bath was removed, and the reaction allowed to warm to rt. After stirring 1 h, the reaction was further diluted with water (270 mL). The solids were filtered off, washed with water (2 x 45 mL) and dried under a nitrogen press to afford 3.80 g (91%) of 3-bromo-7-(1- methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazine (Compound S3) as a yellow solid. (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 9.00 (d, J=1.96 Hz, 1H) 8.45 (s, 1H) 8.33 (d, J=2.08 Hz, 1H) 8.17 (s, 1H) 7.85 (s, 1H) 3.90 (s, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C10H9BrN5, 278.0; found, 277.9; HPLC purity: 210 nm: 97.9%; 254 nm: 97.5%. Synthesis of O-(mesitylsulfonyl)hydroxylamine (Compound S4)
[0426] To a solution of ethyl N-hydroxyacetimidate (40.0 g, 329.2 mmol) and 2,4,6- trimethylbenzenesulfonyl chloride (40.0 g, 182.8 mmol) in DMF (300 mL) was added TEA (27.7 g, 274.3 mmol) dropwise at rt then the mixture was stirred at rt for 2 h. The reaction was poured into ice water (900 mL) then the mixture was filtered, and the filter cake was washed with H
2O (3 x 200 mL) and dried under reduced pressure. The solids were dissolved in dioxane (26 mL), then solution was cooled to 0°C, then HClO4 (16 mL) was added dropwise at 0°C. After completion of addition, the mixture was stirred at 0°C for 30 min, then poured into ice water (400 mL). The mixture was filtered, then the filter cake was washed with H
2O (3 x 200 mL). The solids were dissolved in DCM (200 mL) to afford a DCM solution of O-(mesitylsulfonyl)hydroxylamine (Compound S4). Synthesis of 3-bromo-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine (Compound S5)
Step 1. Synthesis of 1-amino-3-bromopyrazin-1-ium 2,4,6-trimethylbenzenesulfonate
[0427] To a solution of 2-bromopyrazine (22.0 g, 138.3 mmol) in DCM (154 mL) was added a solution of O-(mesitylsulfonyl)hydroxylamine (Compound S4) (38.6 g, 179.8 mmol) in DCM (308 mL) dropwise at rt, then the mixture was stirred at rt overnight. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was triturated with MTBE (100 mL) and dried under reduced pressure to afford 34.0 g (66%) of 1-amino-3- bromopyrazin-1-ium 2,4,6-trimethylbenzenesulfonate as a black solid. Step 2. Synthesis of ethyl 6-bromopyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine-3-carboxylate
[0428] To a solution of K2CO
3 (12.4 g, 97.4 mmol) and ethyl propiolate (27.0 g, 108.2 mmol) in DMF (270 mL) was added 1-amino-3-bromopyrazin-1-ium 2,4,6- trimethylbenzenesulfonate (27.0 g, 72.1 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in portions at rt, then the reaction mixture was stirred at rt overnight. The mixture was diluted with H
2O, the mixture was extracted with MTBE (3 x 200 mL). The combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography to afford 2.0 g (10%) of ethyl 6-bromopyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine-3- carboxylate as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl
3) δ (ppm) 9.41 (s, 1H), 8.66 (d, J=0.8Hz, 1H), 8.46 (s, 1H), 4.45 (q, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 1.45 (t, J=7.2Hz, 3H). Step 3. Synthesis of ethyl 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine-3- carboxylate
[0429] To a mixture of ethyl 6-bromopyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine-3-carboxylate (5.0 g, 18.5 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in dioxane (80 mL) and water (20 mL) was added
1-methyl-4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-1H-pyrazole (5.7g, 27.7 mmol), Na
2CO
3 (5.7 g, 55.4 mmol), and Pd(dppf)Cl
2 (1.0 g) under nitrogen. The mixture was heated to reflux and stirred under nitrogen for 2.5 h. The mixture was cooled to rt and filtered. The filtrate was poured into cold water, extracted with DCM/MeOH (10/1) ten times, the organic phase was washed with brine, dried over Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography to afford 3.5 g (70%) of ethyl 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyrazine-3-carboxylate as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl
3) δ (ppm) 9.56 (d, J=1.6 Hz, 1H), 8.59 (d, J=1.2 Hz, 1H), 8.45 (s, 1H), 7.96 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 4.45 (q, J=7.2Hz, 2H), 4.01 (s, 3H), 1.46 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 3H). Step 4. Synthesis of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine
[0430] To a mixture of ethyl 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine-3- carboxylate (3.5 g, 12.9 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in 40% aqueous H
2SO
4 (35 mL) was stirred at 100°C overnight, then the mixture was poured into water, and the pH was adjusted to 8 with aqueous NaOH. The precipitate was isolated by filtration, the filter cake was washed with water, and dried to afford 1.7 g (66%) of 6-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine as yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 9.19 (d, J=1.6 Hz, 1H), 9.14 (d, J=0.8 Hz, 1H), 8.26 (s, 1H), 8.12 (d, J=2.4 Hz, 1H), 8.05 (s, 1H), 6.956 (dd, J=0.8, 2.4Hz, 1H), 3.89 (s, 3H). Step 5. Synthesis of 3-bromo-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine (Compound S5)
[0431] To a mixture of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine (1.0 g, 5.0 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in DMF (30 mL) was added NBS (1.76 g, 5.0 mmol) in portions. The mixture was stirred at rt for 1 h, poured into water, and extracted with EtOAc three times. The combined organic phase was washed with water and brine,
dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with DCM/MeOH from 1:0 to 100:1 to afford 600 mg (43%) of 3-bromo-6-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine (Compound S5) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 9.19 (d, J=1.2 Hz, 1H), 9.09 (d, J=1.2 Hz, 1H), 8.28 (s, 2H), 8.07 (s, 1H), 3.90 (s, 3H). Synthesis of 3-bromo-7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine (Compound S7)
Step 1. Synthesis of 7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine
[0432] To a mixture of 7-bromoimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine (4.5 g, 22.8 mmol) in dioxane (100 mL) and H
2O (20 mL) was added 1-methyl-4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2- yl)-1H-pyrazole (7.1 g, 34.3 mmol), Na
2CO
3 (5.3 g, 50.3 mmol), and Pd(dppf)Cl
2 (0.9 g) under nitrogen. The mixture was heated to reflux and stirred under nitrogen for 6 h. The mixture was cooled to rt and filtered. The filtrate was poured into cold water, extracted with DCM/MeOH (10/1) ten times, then the combined organic phase was washed with brine, dried over Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography to afford 3.4 g (75%) of 7-(1-methyl- 1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.50 (d, J=7.2Hz, 1H), 8.29 (s, 1H), 8.03 (s, 1H), 7.86 (s, 1H), 7.76 (s, 1H), 7.52 (s,1H), 7.14 - 7.16 (m, 1H), 3.88 (s, 3H).
Step 2. Synthesis of 3-bromo-7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine (Compound S7)
[0433] To a mixture of 7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine (4.1 g, 20.7 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in ACN (120 mL) was added NBS (3.7 g, 20.7 mmol) in portions. The mixture was stirred at rt for 2 h, poured into water and extracted with DCM/MeOH (10/1) ten times. The combined organic phase was washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography to afford 2.2 g (39%) of 3-bromo-7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine (Compound S7) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.36 (s, 1H), 8.29 (d, J=7.2Hz, 1H), 8.08 (s, 1H), 7.85 (s, 1H), 7.67 (s, 1H), 7.32 - 7.35 (m, 1H), 3.88 (s, 3H). Synthesis of 3-bromo-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-b]pyridazine (Compound S8)
Step 1. Synthesis of 1-amino-3-bromopyridazin-1-ium 2,4,6-trimethylbenzenesulfonate
[0434] To a solution of 3-bromopyridazine (20.0 g, 125.7 mmol) in DCM (300 mL) was added the solution of O-(mesitylsulfonyl)hydroxylamine (Compound S4) (35.1 g, 125.7 mmol) in DCM (300 mL) dropwise at rt then the reaction mixture was stirred overnight at rt. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was triturated with MTBE (80 mL) and filtered to afford 24.0 g (51%) of 1-amino-3-bromopyridazin-1- ium 2,4,6-trimethylbenzenesulfonate as black solid.
Step 2. Synthesis of ethyl 6-bromopyrazolo[1,5-b]pyridazine-3-carboxylate
[0435] To a solution of K
2CO
3 (12.4 g, 89.8 mmol) and ethyl propiolate (7.5 g, 77.0 mmol) in DMF (230 mL) was added 1-amino-3-bromopyridazin-1-ium 2,4,6- trimethylbenzenesulfonate (24.0 g, 64.1 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in portions at rt then the reaction mixture was stirred overnight at rt. The mixture was diluted with H
2O and extracted with MTBE (3x200 mL). The combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by chromatography to afford 2.2 g (13%) of ethyl 6-bromopyrazolo[1,5-b]pyridazine-3-carboxylate as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl
3) δ (ppm) 8.40-8.44 (m, 2H), 7.40 (d, J=9.6 Hz, 1H), 4.43 (q, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 1.44 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 3H). Step 3. Synthesis of ethyl 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-b]pyridazine-3- carboxylate
[0436] To a mixture of ethyl 6-bromopyrazolo[1,5-b]pyridazine-3-carboxylate (9.0 g, 33.3 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in dioxane (144 mL) and water (36 mL) was added 1-methyl-4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-1H-pyrazole (10.4 g, 49.9 mmol), Na
2CO
3 (10.6g, 99.9 mmol), and Pd(dppf)Cl
2 (1.0 g) under nitrogen. The mixture was heated to reflux and stirred under nitrogen for 2 h. The mixture was cooled to rt and filtered. The filtrate was poured into cold water and extracted with DCM/MeOH (10/1) ten times. The combined organic phase was washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography to afford 9 g (99%) of ethyl 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol- 4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-b]pyridazine-3-carboxylate as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl
3) δ (ppm) 8.48 (d, J=9.2 Hz, 1H), 8.42(s, 1H), 8.06 (d, J=4.4 Hz, 1H), 7.45 (d, J=9.2Hz, 1H), 7.86 (s, 1H), 4.43 (q, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 4.03 (s, 3H), 1.45 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 3H).
Step 4. Synthesis of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-b]pyridazine
[0437] To a mixture of ethyl 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-b]pyridazine-3- carboxylate (4.5 g, 16.6 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in 40% aqueous H
2SO
4 (45 mL) was stirred at 100°C overnight, then the mixture was poured into water and extracted with DCM/MeOH (10/1) ten times. The combined organic phase was washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was washed with MTBE to afford 2.5 g (76%) of 6-(1- methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-b]pyridazine as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl
3) δ (ppm) 8.04 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 7.98 (d, J=2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.93 (d, J=9.6 Hz, 1H), 7.21 (d, J=9.2 Hz, 1H), 6.61 (d, J=2.4 Hz, 1H), 4.00 (s, 3H). Step 5. Synthesis of 3-bromo-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-b]pyridazine (Compound S8)
[0438] To a mixture of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-b]pyridazine (2.5 g, 12.5 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in ACN (50 mL) was added NBS (2.2 g, 12.5 mmol) in portions. The mixture was stirred at rt for 1 h, then poured into water and extracted with DCM/MeOH (10/1) ten times. The combined organic phase was washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 2.5 g (71%) of 3-bromo-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- b]pyridazine (Compound S8) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.51 (s, 1H), 8.14-8.19 (m, 3H), 7.65 (d, J=9.6Hz, 1H), 3.93 (s, 3H).
Synthesis of 3-bromo-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound S9)
Step 1. Synthesis of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine
[0439] To a mixture of 6-bromopyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (4.5 g, 22.8 mmol) in dioxane (90 mL) and water (18 mL) was added 1-methyl-4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2- yl)-1H-pyrazole (7.1 g, 34.2 mmol), Na
2CO
3 (7.2g, 68.8 mmol), and Pd(dppf)Cl
2 (0.45 g) under nitrogen. The mixture was heated to reflux and stirred under nitrogen for 3 h. The mixture was cooled to rt and filtered. The filtrate was poured into cold water and extracted with DCM/MeOH (10/1) ten times. The combined organic phase was washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography to afford 3.5 g (78%) of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl
3) δ (ppm) 8.61 (s, 1H), 7.95(d, J=1.6 Hz, 1H), 7.77 (s, 1H), 7.63 (s, 1H), 7.57 (d, J=9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.23-7.26 (m,1H), 6.52 (d, J=1.6 Hz, 1H), 3.99 (s, 3H). Step 2. Synthesis of 3-bromo-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound S9)
[0440] To a mixture of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (4.0 g, 20.2 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in ACN (80 mL) was added NBS (4.3 g, 24.2 mmol) in portions. The mixture was stirred at rt for 1 h, then poured into water and extracted with DCM/MeOH (10/1) ten times. The combined organic phase was washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure
then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography to afford 2.5 g (45%) of 3- bromo-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound S9) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl
3) δ (ppm) 8.55 (s, 1H), 7.92 (s, 1H), 7.77 (s, 1H), 7.65 (s, 1H), 7.53 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.53 (dd, J=0.8, 9.2 Hz, 1H), 4.00 (s, 3H). Synthesis of 3-bromo-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine (Compound S10)
Step 1. Synthesis of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine
[0441] To a mixture of 6-bromopyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine (4.5 g, 22.7 mmol) in dioxane (90 mL) and water (18 mL) was added 1-methyl-4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2- dioxaborolan-2-yl)-1H-pyrazole (7.0 g, 34.1 mmol), Na
2CO
3 (7.2g, 68.1 mmol), and Pd(dppf)Cl
2 (0.45 g) under nitrogen. The mixture was heated to reflux and stirred under nitrogen for 3 h. The mixture was cooled to at rt and filtered. The filtrate was poured into cold water and extracted with DCM/MeOH (10/1) ten times. The combined organic phase was washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography to afford 3.5 g (78%) of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyrimidine as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl
3) δ (ppm) 8.75-8.76 (m, 1H), 8.64 (d, J=2 Hz, 1H), 8.12 (d, J=2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.80 (s, 1H), 7.70 (s, 1H), 6.72-6.73 (m,1H), 4.02 (s, 3H).
Step 2. Synthesis of 3-bromo-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine (Compound S10)
[0442] To a mixture of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine (7.0 g, 35.1 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in ACN (140 mL) was added NBS (7.5 g, 42.1 mmol) in portions. The mixture was stirred at rt for 1 h, poured into water and extracted with DCM/MeOH (10/1) ten times. The combined organic phase was washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography to afford 5 g (51%) of 3-bromo-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine (Compound S10) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl
3) δ (ppm) 8.72-8.69 (m, 2H), 8.10 (s, 1H), 7.79 (s, 1H), 7.72 (s, 1H), 4.02 (s, 3H). Synthesis of tert-butyl 4-[6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 11)
[0443] To a round bottom flask containing 3-bromo-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound S9) (4.00 g, 14.4 mmol) and tert-butyl-1- piperazinecarboxylate (3.23 g, 17.3 mmol) was added tBuOH (202 mL) and dioxane (124 mL). The solution was sparged with nitrogen for 20 min at 25°C. To the solution was added tBuXPhos Pd G1 (248 mg, 5.41 mmol) and NaOtBu (520 mg, 0.54 mmol) and the reaction mixture was sparged with nitrogen for an additional 10 min at 25°C. The flask was heated in a 55°C bath for 1.5 h, cooled to rt and diluted with EtOAc. The mixture was washed with H
2O and brine, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with 10-90% EtOAc/DCM. The solids obtained were dried under reduced pressure to afford 1.62 g (29%) of tert-butyl 4-[6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 11) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl
3)
δ (ppm) 8.46 (s, 1H), 7.74 (s, 1H), 7.70 (s, 1H), 7.63 (s, 1H), 7.50 (d, J = 7.3 Hz, 1H), 7.14 (d, J = 1.47 Hz, 1H), 4.03-4.01 (m, 4H), 3.98 (s, 3H), 3.64 (m, 4H), 3.02 (m, 4H), 1.50 (s, 9H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C20H27N6O2, 383.2; found, 383.3; HPLC purity: 210 nm: 99.4%; 254 nm: 99.2%. Synthesis of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-piperazin-1-ylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 12)
[0444] To a round bottom flask containing tert-butyl 4-[6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 11) (0.340 g, 0.89 mmol) was added DCM (6.80 mL) then the solution was cooled on an ice bath and TFA (1.70 mL, 22.1 mmol) was added slowly. After 1 h the solvent was removed under reduced pressure, then MTBE was added to the residue and concentrated under reduced pressure to remove excess TFA. The residue was dissolved in DCM and swirled with sat. aqueous NaHCO
3, diluted with H
2O, and diluted with MTBE. The aqueous layer was washed with MTBE then extracted with DCM. The DCM layer was dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4 and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 105 mg (42%) of 6- (1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-piperazin-1-ylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 12) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl
3) δ (ppm) 8.45 (s, 1H), 7.74 (s, 1H), 7.70 (s, 1H), 7.60 (s, 1H), 7.52 (d, J = 9.17 Hz, 1H), 7.11 (d, J = 9.05 Hz, 1H), 3.97 (s, 3H), 3.08 (bs, 5H), 3.06 (bs, 4H); MS (ESI+, m/z): Calcd. for C15H19N6: 283.2. Found: 283.1; HPLC purity: 210 nm: 100%; 254 nm: 100%. Synthesis of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-piperazin-1-ylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine dihydrochloride salt (Compound S19)
[0445] To a round bottom flask containing tert-butyl 4-[6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 11) (0.250 g, 0.65 mmol) was added MeOH (5.00 mL) and 4M HCl in dioxane (2 mL). The reaction was
stirred at 27°C for 24 h, then stirred another 5 h at 24°C. The mixture was filtered through a frit, and the solid was rinsed with MeOH (5 mL). The solid was dried under reduced pressure to afford 227 mg (98%) of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-piperazin-1- ylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine dihydrochloride salt (Compound S19) as a light gray solid. MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C15H21Cl
2N6, 283.2; found, 283.2. Synthesis of di-tert-butyl 4,4'-(1,2-bis(1H-benzo[d][1,2,3]triazol-1-yl)ethane-1,2- diyl)bis(piperazine-1-carboxylate) (Compound S47)
[0446] A solution of 1H-1,2,3-benzotriazole (19.2 g, 161.1 mmol) and tert-butyl piperazine-1-carboxylate (30.0 g, 161.1 mmol) in EtOH (300 mL) was stirred under nitrogen at 25℃ for 20 min. Then glyoxal (40 wt.% in H
2O, 4.7 g, 80.5 mmol) was added to the mixture at 25℃. The reaction mixture was stirred at 30℃ for 16 h. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure then PE was added. The mixture was stirred for 30 min and filtered, the filter cake was dried to afford 42.0 g (32%) of di-tert- butyl 4,4'-(1,2-bis(1H-benzo[d][1,2,3]triazol-1-yl)ethane-1,2-diyl)bis(piperazine-1- carboxylate (Compound S47) as a white solid. [0447] Using the procedures described for Compound S47 and reagents, starting materials, and conditions known to those skilled in the art, the following compounds representative of the present disclosure were prepared:
Synthesis of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-amine (Compound S56)
Step 1. Synthesis of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-nitropyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine
[0448] To a solution of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (4.0 g, 5.05 mmol, as prepared in Compound S9, Step 1) dissolved in conc. H
2SO
4 (10 mL) was added KNO3 (2.24 g, 5.55 mmol). The reaction mixture was stirred for 1 h at rt under nitrogen. The mixture was cooled to 0°C and diluted with water (300 mL). The mixture was neutralized to pH 8 with sat. aqueous Na
2CO
3. The precipitated solids were collected by filtration and washed with water (3x300 mL). The filter cake was dried under reduced pressure to afford 3.5 g (71%) of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-nitropyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridine as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 9.34 (s, 1H), 8.90 (s, 1H), 8.38 (s, 1H), 8.24 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, 1H), 8.15 (d, J = 9.3 Hz, 1H), 8.11 (s, 1H), 3.90 (s, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C11H9N5O2, 244.1; found, 244.1. Step 2. Synthesis of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-amine (Compound S56)
[0449] To a solution of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-nitropyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (3.0 g, 12.33 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) dissolved in aqueous HBr (50 mL) was added SnCl
2·2H
2O (8.42 g, 37.0 mmol). The resulting solution was stirred for 4 h at 90°C under nitrogen. The mixture was cooled to rt, the pH was adjusted to pH 9 with aqueous NaOH, and extracted with EtOAc (3 x 500 mL). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine (3x100 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 2.5 g (90%) of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-amine (Compound S56) as a yellow-brown solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.63 (s, 1H), 8.15 (s, 1H), 7.92 (s, 1H), 7.59 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.44 (s, 1H), 7.11 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 4.33 (s, 2H), 3.86 (s, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C11H11N5, 214.1; found, 214.1.
Synthesis of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound S57)
Step 1. Preparation of 3-iodo-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine
[0450] To a solution of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (7.0 g, 35.3 mmol, as prepared in Compound S9, Step 1) in DMF (70 mL) was added NIS (9.53 g, 42.4 mmol). The resulting mixture was stirred for 1 h at rt. The reaction was poured into a stirred mixture of 2.8M aqueous Na
2S2O3 (64 mL) and 1.14M aqueous NaHCO
3 (144 mL). The mixture was stirred vigorously for 1 h resulting in an off-white precipitate. The solids were collected by filtration, washed with H
2O (2 x 10 mL), and dried under high vacuum to afford 10 g (79%) of 3-iodo-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine as a white solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 9.06 (s, 1H), 8.28 (s, 1H), 8.08 (s, 1H), 8.02 (d, J = 0.8 Hz, 1H), 7.60 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.52 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 3.88 (s, 3H).; MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C11H9IN4, 325.0; found, 325.1. Step 2. Preparation of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2- dioxaborolan-2-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound S57)
[0451] To a solution of 3-iodo-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (9.0 g, 27.8 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in THF (180 mL) was added 2-isopropoxy-
4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolane (17.1 g, 91.7 mmol) then cooled to 0°C under nitrogen and 1.3M iPrMgCl·LiCl in THF (31.9 mL, 41.7 mmol) was added dropwise. The reaction was stirred for 3 h at 0°C under nitrogen, diluted with DCM (160 mL), and filtered through a pad of silica gel. The pad was washed with EtOAc (100 mL) and the combined filtrates were concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 5.0 g (42%) of 6-(1-methyl- 1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound S57) as a grey white solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 9.08 (s, 1H), 8.26 (s, 1H), 8.12 (s, 1H), 8.01 (d, J = 0.8 Hz, 1H), 7.82 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, 1H), 7.65 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, 1H), 3.89 (s, 3H), 1.32 (s, 12H).; MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C17H21BN4O2, 325.2; found, 325.2. Synthesis of 2-chloro-5-(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)pyrimidine (Compound S80, Steps 1-2)
Step 1. Preparation of potassium pyridine-2-ylacetate
[0452] In dried glassware, a solution of methyl 2-pyridylacetate (0.500 g, 3.31 mmol), absolute ethanol (6.6 mL), and water (0.63 mL, 3.47 mmol) was heated at 60°C. A solution of potassium tert-butoxide (0.390 g, 3.47 mmol) was prepared in absolute ethanol (3.3 mL) in dried glassware, and then added dropwise to the initial solution at 60°C over 30 min. After complete conversion, the solvent was removed under vacuum and the residue was stirred in anhydrous Et2O (6.6 mL) for 30 min. The solids were filtered through a frit and washed in quick sequence with ethanol/ether (1:1, 0.6 mL x2) and Et2O (3 mL x3). The white solid was transferred to a dried flask and placed under vacuum in a 30°C bath for 2 h to afford 468 mg (81%) of potassium pyridine-2-ylacetate as a white solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) d (ppm) 8.33 (d, J = 4.3 Hz, 1H) 7.57 (td, J = 7.6, 1.8, 1H) 7.27 (d, J = 7.8 Hz, 1H) 7.06 (dd, J = 6.6, 5.4 Hz 1H) 3.32 (s, 2H);
13C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d6) d (ppm) 49.5, 119.9, 123.8, 135.1, 147.8, 160.5, 171.5; MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C7H8NO2: 138.1; found, 138.0.
Step 2.2-Chloro-5-(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)pyrimidine (Compound S80)
[0453] 5-Bromo-2-chloropyrimidine (110 mg, 0.590 mmol), Xantphos (22 mg, 0.04 mmol), Pd2(dba)3 (10 mg, 0.01 mmol), potassium pyridin-2-ylacetate (125 mg, 0.713 mmol, as prepared in the previous step), and mesitylene (1.2 mL) were added to a pressure tube that was pre-flushed with argon. It was sparged with more argon, sealed, and heated at 150°C for 24 h. The mixture was cooled to rt and purified by silica gel flash chromatography (acetone with 0.1% Et3N/DCM) to afford 72 mg (59%) of 2-chloro-5- (pyridin-2-ylmethyl)pyrimidine (Compound S80) as an oil.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl
3) d (ppm) 8.59 (s, 2H) 8.57 (m, 1H) 7.68 (td, J=7.6, 1.8 Hz 1H) 7.21 (m, 2H) 4.13 (s, 2H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C
10H
9ClN
3: 206.5; found, 206.0; HPLC purity: 210 nm: 93.3%; 254 nm: 100.0%. Synthesis of 7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1-yl)imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazine hydrochloride salt (Compound S83)
Step 1. Synthesis of tert-butyl 4-(7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazin-3- yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate
[0454] To a 20 mL vial containing 3-bromo-7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2- b]pyridazine (Compound S3) (300.4 mg, 1.080 mmol) and tert-butyl 1- piperazinecarboxylate (1.00 g, 5.40 mmol) was added tBuOH (3.0 mL) and dioxane (1.5 mL) then the solution was sparged with argon for 10 min. KOtBu (182 mg, 1.62 mmol) was added and the mixture was sparged again for 10 min with argon. tBuXPhos Pd G1 (111 mg, 0.162 mmol) was added, and the mixture was sparged for 10 min with argon. The mixture was stirred at 55°C under an argon for 1 h. The reaction was cooled to rt, diluted
with DCM (40 mL), and washed with 10% citric acid solution (3 x 10 mL), H
2O (3 x 10 mL), and sat. aqueous NaHCO
3 (2 x 10 mL). The organic layer was dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4 and filtered, then the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel flash chromatography eluted with 0-100% (10% MeOH in DCM)/DCM to afford 280.8 mg (68%) of tert-butyl 4-(7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl
3) δ (ppm) 8.51 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.91 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.84 (s, 1H), 7.75 (s, 1H), 7.25 (s, 1H), 4.00 (s, 3H), 3.75 - 3.64 (m, 4H), 3.29 - 3.20 (m, 4H), 1.51 (s, 9H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C
19H
25N
7O
2: 384.2, Found: 384.2; HPLC purity: 210 nm: 97.8%; 254 nm: 100.0%. Step 2. Synthesis of 7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1-yl)imidazo[1,2- b]pyridazine hydrochloride salt (Compound S83)
[0455] A solution of tert-butyl 4-[7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazin- 3-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate (274.5 mg, 0.7159 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in DCM (30 mL) was cooled to 0°C then a solution of 4M HCl in dioxane (1.8 mL, 7.3 mmol) was added dropwise. After completion of addition, the mixture was warmed to rt and stirred for 7 h. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure, then the residue was triturated with ether and filtered. The solid was dried under reduced pressure to afford 214.6 mg (94%) of 7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1-yl)imidazo[1,2- b]pyridazine hydrochloride salt (Compound S83) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 9.69 (br s, 2H), 9.34 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 8.69 (s, 1H), 8.44 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 8.34 (s, 1H), 7.98 (s, 1H), 3.94 (s, 3H), 3.54 - 3.49 (m, 4H), 3.37 - 3.25 (m, 4H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C14H17N7: 284.2, Found: 284.2; HPLC purity: 210 nm: 95.9%; 254 nm: 100.0%. Synthesis of 5-benzyl-2-chloropyrimidine (Compound S88)
[0456] To a mixture of (2-chloropyrimidin-5-yl)boronic acid (20 g, 0.126 mol) and Na
2CO
3 (40.43 g, 0.381 mol) in dioxane (200 mL) and H
2O (80mL) stirred under nitrogen at 25°C was added (Ph3P2PdCl
2 (4.43 g, 0.0063 mol);benzyl bromide (23.76 g, 0.138 mol) was added after 20 min The reaction mixture was stirred at 100°C for 1 h. The mixture was diluted with water and extracted with EtOAc (3x50mL). The combined organic layers were concentrated under vacuum to give crude product, which was purified by silica gel column eluting with DCM/MeOH (30:1~15:1) to afford 18.18 g (69%) of 5-benzyl-2- chloropyrimidine (Compound S88) as a white solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl
3) δ (ppm) 8.48 (s, 2H), 7.34~7.37 (m, 2H), 7.27~7.31 (m, 1H), 7.19 (d, J=7.2Hz, 2H), 3.98 (s,2H). Synthesis of (R)-1-(4-chlorophenyl)ethyl (2,5-dioxopyrrolidin-1-yl) carbonate (Compound S95)
[0457] To a solution of (1R)-1-(4-chlorophenyl)ethanol (20.00 g, 127.7 mmol) in ACN (240 mL was added di(N-succinimidyl) carbonate (49.07 g, 191.6 mmol) then the mixture was cooled to 0°C. TEA (53 mL, 380 mmol) was added dropwise over 5 min then stirred at 0°C for 30 min. The solution was warmed to rt and stirred overnight, then the mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was diluted with EtOAc (250 mL) and washed with sat. aqueous NaHCO
3. Additional EtOAc (100 mL) was added, then the organic layer was washed with water and brine, then dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. To the residue was added MTBE (150 mL) and the mixture was heated to 45°C. Hexanes (100 mL) was added hot, then the mixture was allowed to cool with efficient stirring. The solids were isolated by filtration, washed with hexanes (100 mL), and dried under reduced pressure to afford 31.85 g (84%) of (R)-1-(4-chlorophenyl)ethyl (2,5-dioxopyrrolidin-1-yl) carbonate (Compound S95) as a light tan solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 7.49 (s, 4H), 5.89 (q, J = 6.8 Hz, 1H), 2.80 (s, 4H), 1.62 (d, J = 6.8 Hz, 3H).
Synthesis of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine (Compound S98)
Step 1. Preparation of tert-butyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyrimidin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate
[0458] To a vial was added 3-bromo-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyrimidine (Compound S10) (0.150 g, 0.539 mmol) and tert-butyl 1- piperazinecarboxylate (0.120 g, 0.647 mmol) followed by tBuOH (1.5 mL) and dioxane (3 mL) then the mixture was sparged with argon for 5 min. NaOtBu (0.0778 g, 0.809 mmol) was added then the mixture was sparged for 5 min with argon. tBuXPhos Pd G1 (37.0 mg, 0.0539 mmol) was added then the mixture was sparged with argon for 5 min. The reaction was heated to 80°C for 2.5 h then additional tBuXPhos Pd G1 (15 mg) was added as a slurry in dioxane (0.5 mL) and the mixture was stirred at 80°C overnight. The reaction was cooled to rt, quenched with sat. aqueous NaHCO
3, and extracted with DCM (3x). The combined organic extracts were washed with water, then dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4 and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography to afford 95 mg (46%) of tert-butyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate as a yellow-orange solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl
3) δ (ppm) 8.58 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 8.45 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.78 (s, 1H), 7.77 (s, 1H), 7.68 (s, 1H), 4.01 (s, 3H), 3.71 – 3.65 (m, 4H), 3.30 – 3.24 (m, 4H), 1.51 (s, 9H). MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C19H25N7O2, 384.2; found, 384.3.
Step 2. Preparation of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyrimidine (Compound S98)
[0459] To a solution of tert-butyl 4-[6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyrimidin-3-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate (0.09 g, 0.2 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in DCM (2 mL) was added TFA (0.2 mL) and the reaction was stirred at rt overnight. The mixture was diluted with DCM (20 mL) and washed with sat. aqueous NaHCO
3 (25 mL). The aqueous layer was extracted with DCM (2 x 20 mL) and the combined organic extracts were dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4 and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 65 mg (93%) of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3- (piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine (Compound S98) as an orange solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl
3) δ (ppm) 8.58 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 8.45 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.79 (s, 1H), 7.77 (s, 1H), 7.68 (s, 1H), 4.01 (s, 3H), 3.37 – 3.31 (m, 4H), 3.20 – 3.14 (m, 4H). MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C14H17N7, 284.2; found, 284.1. Synthesis of 5-benzyl-2-pyrrolidin-3-ylpyrimidine (Compound S100)
Step 1. Preparation of tert-butyl 3-(5-benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrole-1- carboxylate
[0460] A mixture of tert-butyl 3-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-2,5- dihydro-1H-pyrrole-1-carboxylate (500.0 mg, 1.69 mmol), 5-benzyl-2-chloropyrimidine (Compound S88) (289 mg, 1.41 mmol) and K3PO4 (599 mg, 2.82 mmol) in dioxane (14.3 mL) and H
2O (5.1 mL) was sparged with argon for 20 min. (tBu3P)2Pd (108 mg, 0.21 mmol) was added then the mixture was heated to 80°C for 4 h. The reaction was cooled to rt, diluted with H
2O (40 mL), and extracted with EtOAc (2 x 25 mL). The combined organic
extracts were washed with H
2O (25 mL), dried over anhydrous MgSO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with 20-30% EtOAc/hexanes to afford 420 mg (88%) of tert-butyl 3-(5-benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrole-1-carboxylate as a white solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl
3) δ (ppm) 8.56 (s, 2H), 7.31 - 7.39 (m, 2H), 7.24 - 7.31 (m, 1H), 7.20 (d, J=6.97 Hz, 2H), 6.83 - 6.95 (m, 1H), 4.53 - 4.69 (m, 2H), 4.33 - 4.49 (m, 2H), 3.89 - 4.03 (m, 2 H), 1.53 (s, 9H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C20H24N3O2: 338.2; found, 338.3; HPLC purity 210 nm: 98.3%; 254 nm: 100.0%. Step 2. Preparation of tert-butyl 3-(5-benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate
[0461] To a solution of tert-butyl 3-(5-benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrole-1- carboxylate (437 mg, 1.30 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in EtOAc (20 mL) was added 10% Pd/C (100 mg, 50% H
2O). The reaction flask was evacuated and filled with hydrogen gas three times and allowed to stir under an atmosphere of hydrogen. After 19 h, the reaction mixture was filtered through a pad of celite, and the pad was washed with an additional 40 mL of EtOAc. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with 25-40% EtOAc/hexanes to afford 377 mg (86%) of tert-butyl 3-(5-benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate as a colorless, viscous oil.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl
3) δ (ppm) 8.52 (s, 2H), 7.30 - 7.39 (m, 2H), 7.22 - 7.30 (m, 1H), 7.19 (d, J=7.09 Hz, 2H), 3.95 (s, 2H), 3.83 (m, 1H), 3.53 - 3.73 (m, 3H), 3.43 (m, 1H), 2.18 - 2.43 (m, 2H), 1.47 (s, 9H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C20H25N3O2: 340.2; found, 340.3; HPLC purity: 210 nm: 100.0%; 254 nm 100.0%. Step 3. Preparation of 5-benzyl-2-pyrrolidin-3-ylpyrimidine (Compound S100)
[0462] A solution of tert-butyl 3-(5-benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate (377 mg, 1.11 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in DCM (9.0 mL) was cooled to 0°C, then TFA (1.0 mL) was added dropwise. The mixture was stirred for 30 min at 0°C then warmed to rt for 3 h. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was
dissolved in DCM (10 mL) and concentrated again. The residue was dissolved in DCM (20 mL) and washed with 20 mL sat. aqueous NaHCO
3. The organic phase was dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4 and filtered, then the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 211 mg (79%) of 5-benzyl-2-pyrrolidin-3-ylpyrimidine (Compound S100) as a light pink viscous oil.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CD3OD) δ (ppm) 8.58 (s, 2H), 7.27 - 7.36 (m, 2H), 7.19 - 7.27 (m, 3H), 3.99 (s, 2H), 3.56 - 3.69 (m, 1H), 3.32 - 3.38 (m, 1H), 3.23 - 3.30 (m, 1H), 3.13 - 3.23 (m, 1H), 3.08 (dt, J=11.19, 7.37 Hz, 1H), 2.24 - 2.38 (m, 1H), 2.07 - 2.24 (m, 1H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C15H17N3: 240.2; found, 240.1; HPLC purity: 210 nm: 100.0%; 254 nm: 100.0%. Synthesis of 1-benzyl-3-(pyrrolidin-3-yl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole (Compound S101)
Step 1. Preparation of 1-benzyl-3-bromo-1H-1,2,4-triazole
[0463] A mixture of 3-bromo-1H-1,2,4-triazole (5.0 g, 33.8 mmol), benzyl bromide (5.8 g, 33.8 mmol) and NaOMe (1.8 g, 33.8 mmol) in DMF (50 mL) was stirred under nitrogen at 35°C for 6 h, then diluted with water and extracted with EtOAc (5 x 100 mL). The combined organic extracts were concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with 1:50 EtOAc/PE to 1:20 EtOAc/PE to afford 2.5 g (31%) of 1-benzyl-3-bromo-1H-1,2,4-triazole as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.72 (s, 1H), 7.30~7.40 (m, 5H), 5.40 (s, 2H). Step 2. Preparation of tert-butyl 3-(1-benzyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)-2,5-dihydro-1H- pyrrole-1-carboxylate
[0464] To a solution of 1-benzyl-3-bromo-1H-1,2,4-triazole (3.0 g, 12.6 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in a mixture of dioxane (10 mL) and H
2O (30 mL) was added tert- butyl 3-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrole-1- carboxylate (4.5 g, 15.1 mmol), K3PO4 (5.4 g, 25.2 mmol), and Pd(PPh3)2Cl
2 (0.4 g, 0.6
mmol) under nitrogen. The reaction was stirred at 80°C for 4 h under nitrogen, then poured into water (100 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (3 x 50 mL). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with 1:10 EtOAc/PE to 1:1 EtOAc/PE to afford 3.3 g (80%) of tert-butyl 3-(1-benzyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrole-1-carboxylate as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.67 (d, J=4.4Hz, 1H), 7.26~7.35 (m, 5H), 6.42 (d, J=12.8Hz, 1H), 5.41 (s, 1H), 4.32 (s, 2H), 4.18 (s, 2H), 1.41~1.43 (m, 12H). Step 3. Preparation of tert-butyl 3-(1-benzyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)pyrrolidine-1- carboxylate
[0465] A mixture of tert-butyl 3-(1-benzyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrole- 1-carboxylate (3.0 g, 9.2 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) and 10% Pd/C (50% water, 1.6 g) in EtOAc (30 mL) was stirred at 25°C for 5 h under an atmosphere of hydrogen (20 psi). The mixture was filtered and the filtrate was concentrated to afford 3.0 g (99%) of tert-butyl 3-(1-benzyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate as a yellow solid. 1HNMR (400 MHz, CDCl
3) δ (ppm) 7.94 (s, 1H), 7.37 (d, J=7.2Hz, 3H), 7.25-7.29 (m, 2H), 5.28 (d, J=7.2Hz, 2H), 3.79 (s, 1H), 3.42~3.52 (m, 3H), 3.26~3.28 (m, 1H), 2.20~2.23 (m, 2H), 1.37~1.45 (m, 9H). Step 4. Preparation of 1-benzyl-3-(pyrrolidin-3-yl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole (Compound S101)
[0466] To a solution of tert-butyl 3-(1-benzyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)pyrrolidine-1- carboxylate (2.9 g, 8.8 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in DCM (30 mL) was added TFA (10 mL) at 0°C. The reaction mixture was stirred at 25°C for 3 h under nitrogen. The pH of the mixture was adjusted to pH 9 with sat. aqueous NaHCO
3, then extracted with EtOAc (3 x 50 mL). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 1.1 g (55%) of 1-benzyl-3-(pyrrolidin-3-yl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole (Compound S101) as
a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d
6) δ (ppm) 8.53 (s, 1H), 7.31~7.34 (m, 3H), 7.26~7.30 (m, 2H), 5.33 (s, 2H), 3.21~3.38 (m, 2H), 2.86~2.96 (m, 3H), 1.87 ~2.05 (m, 2H). Synthesis of 3-(4-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound S102)
Step 1. Preparation of a mixture of 3-bromo-1-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)-1H-1,2,4- triazole and 3-bromo-4-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole and 5-bromo-1- (tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole
[0467] To a solution of 3-bromo-1H-1,2,4-triazole (500 mg, 3.37 mmol) and 3,4-dihydro- 2H-pyran (426.3 mg, 5.06 mmol) in toluene (20 mL) was added TsOH·H
2O (64.2 mg, 0.33 mmol) then the mixture was heated to 105°C and stirred overnight under nitrogen. The reaction was cooled to rt then concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was dissolved in water (100 mL) and extracted with DCM (3 x 100 mL). The combined organic extracts were dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4 and filtered, then the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 700 mg (89%) of a mixture of 3-bromo-1-(tetrahydro-2H- pyran-2-yl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole and 3-bromo-4-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)-4H-1,2,4- triazole and 5-bromo-1-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole as a black oil. MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C
7H
10BrN
3O, 232.0; found, 232.0. LCMS purity: 254 nm:85%. Step 2. Preparation of a mixture of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(4-(1-(tetrahydro-2H- pyran-2-yl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine, 6-(1-methyl- 1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(4-(4-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-
yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine, and 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(4-(1-(tetrahydro-2H- pyran-2-yl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-5-yl)piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine
[0468] To a solution of the mixture of 3-bromo-1-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)-1H-1,2,4- triazole and 3-bromo-4-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole and 5-bromo-1- (tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole (600 mg, 2.58 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) and 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-piperazin-1-ylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 12) (364.9 mg, 1.29 mmol) in dioxane (20 mL) were added C
s2CO
3 (1.68 g, 5.17 mmol) and Pd-PEPPSI-IPent
Cl 2-methylpyridine (326.1 mg, 0.38 mmol), then the reaction was heated to 100°C and stirred overnight under nitrogen. The mixture was cooled to rt then concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was dissolved in water (100 mL) and extracted with DCM (3 x 100 mL). The combined organic extracts were dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4 and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by reversed-phase flash chromatography with a C18 silica gel column eluting with 10% to 50% ACN / water (10mM NH
4HCO
3 to afford 450 mg (40%) of a mixture of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(4-(1-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)-1H- 1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine, 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)- 3-(4-(4-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridine, and 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(4-(1-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)-1H- 1,2,4-triazol-5-yl)piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine as a yellow oil.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.83 – 8.76 (m, 1H), 8.36 (s, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.78 (s, 1H), 7.67 (dd, J = 9.3, 0.9 Hz, 1H), 7.32 (dd, J = 9.2, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 5.33 (dd, J = 9.9, 2.3 Hz, 1H), 3.97 – 3.90 (m, 1H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.67 – 3.57 (m, 1H), 3.49-3.47 (m, 4H), 3.07 (t, J = 5.0 Hz, 4H), 2.05 – 1.90 (m, 3H), 1.67 – 1.52 (m, 3H). MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C
22H
27N
9O, 434.2; found, 434.2.LCMS purity:254 nm:90%.
Step 3. 3-(4-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound S102)
[0469] To a solution of a mixture of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(4-(1-(tetrahydro-2H- pyran-2-yl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine, 6-(1-methyl- 1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(4-(4-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine, and 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(4-(1-(tetrahydro-2H- pyran-2-yl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-5-yl)piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (400 mg, 0.92 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in DCM (20 mL) was added 4M HCl in dioxane (336.4 mg, 9.23 mmol) then the reaction was stirred at rt for 2 h under nitrogen. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure then the pH of the residue was adjusted to pH 7 with aqueous NH
3. The residue was purified by reversed-phase flash chromatography with a C18 silica gel column eluting with10% to 50% ACN / water (10mM NH
4HCO
3) to afford 270 mg (84%) of 3-(4-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound S102) as a yellow oil.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO- d6) δ (ppm) 13.13-12.70 (m, 1H), 8.82 (s, 1H), 8.57-8.20 (m, 2H), 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.78 (s, 1H), 7.68 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.34-7.30 (m, 1H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.50 (t, J = 4.8 Hz, 4H), 3.08 (t, J = 4.8 Hz, 4H). MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C17H19N9, 350.2; found, 350.2.LCMS purity:254 nm:95%. Synthesis of 1-[6-(1-methylpyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazin-3-yl]piperazine (Compound S103)
[0470] To a solution of 3-bromo-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine (Compound S5) (900 mg, 3.25 mmol) in dioxane (20 mL) was added piperazine (1.39 g, 16.18 mmol), Pd-PEPPSI-IPent
Cl 2-methylpyridine (272.2 mg, 0.32 mmol), and C
s2CO
3 (2.11 g, 6.47 mmol) then the mixture was heated to 100°C and stirred for 16 h under
nitrogen. The mixture was cooled to rt, diluted with water (50 mL), and extracted with EtOAc (3 x 50 mL). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine (3 x 10 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by reversed-phase flash chromatography with a C18 silica gel column eluting with 10% to 100% ACN / water (0.1% FA) to afford 500 mg (42%) of 1-[6-(1-methylpyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazin-3-yl]piperazine as a light yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 9.17 (s, 1H), 8.89 (s, 1H), 8.28 (d, J = 5.6 Hz, 1H), 8.21 (s, 1H), 8.00 (s, 1H), 7.81 (s, 1H), 3.88 (s, 3H), 3.21 – 3.11 (m, 4H), 3.08 – 2.94 (m, 4H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C14H17N7, 284.1; found, 284.1; LCMS purity: 254 nm: 98.6%. Synthesis of 1-(2-methylbenzo[d]thiazol-6-yl)ethan-1-one (Compound S104)
[0471] To a solution of 6-bromo-2-methylbenzo[d]thiazole (5 g, 21.92 mmol) and tributyl(1-ethoxyvinyl)stannane (11.87 g, 32.88 mmol) in dioxane (500 mL) was added Pd(PPh3)4 (2.53 g, 2.19 mmol) then the mixture was heated to 90°C and stirred for 16 h under nitrogen. The reaction was cooled to rt and concentrated under reduced pressure. Water (150 mL) was added to the residue then the mixture was extracted with EtOAc (3x300 mL). The organic extracts were combined, washed with brine (50 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography eluting with PE/EtOAc (1:1) to afford 3.5 g (83%) of 1-(2-methylbenzo[d]thiazol-6-yl)ethan-1-one (Compound S104) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.72 (d, J = 1.8 Hz, 1H), 8.06 – 7.95 (m, 2H), 2.85 (s, 3H), 2.65 (s, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C10H9NOS, 192.0; found, 192.1. Synthesis of (2-methylbenzo[d]thiazol-6-yl)methanol (Compound S105)
[0472] To a stirred solution of 2-methylbenzo[d]thiazole-6-carboxylic acid (1 g, 5.17 mmol) in THF (20 mL) cooled to 0°C was added a 2M solution of LiAlH4 in THF (5.2 mL) then the mixture was warmed to rt and stirred for 3 h. The reaction was cooled to 0°C and
quenched by the addition of saturated aqueous NaHCO
3 solution. The mixture was filtered, and the filter cake was washed with DCM (3x30 mL). The filtrate was extracted with DCM/MeOH (10:1) (3x80 mL), then the organic extracts were combined, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography, eluted with PE/EtOAc (1:1) to afford 400 mg (43%) of (2-methylbenzo[d]thiazol-6-yl)methanol (Compound S105) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 7.93 (d, J = 1.5 Hz, 1H), 7.84 (d, J = 8.3 Hz, 1H), 7.41 (dd, J = 8.3, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 5.31 (t, J = 5.7 Hz, 1H), 4.61 (d, J = 5.7 Hz, 2H), 2.78 (s, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C9H9NOS, 180.0; found, 180.1. Synthesis of 2-(hydroxymethyl)-5-methylbenzonitrile (Compound S106)
[0473] To a stirred solution of methyl 2-cyano-4-methylbenzoate (500 mg, 2.85 mmol) and NaBH4 (323.91 mg, 8.56 mmol) in MeOH (10 mL) cooled to 0°C was added LiCl (241.97 mg, 5.70 mmol) in portions then the mixture was warmed to rt and stirred for 1 h. The reaction was diluted with water (30 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (3x50 mL). The organic extracts were combined, washed with brine (2x2 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 400 mg (38%) of 2- (hydroxymethyl)-5-methylbenzonitrile (Compound S106) as a yellow solid. MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C9H9NO, 148.2; found, 148.0. Synthesis of 2-(hydroxymethyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)benzonitrile (Compound S107)
Step 1. Preparation of methyl 2-cyano-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzoate
[0474] To a solution of 2-bromo-5-(trifluoromethyl)benzonitrile (5 g, 19.99 mmol) in MeOH (30 mL) was added Pd(dppf)Cl
2 (1.46 g, 2 mmol) in a pressure vessel then the mixture was pressurized to 15 atm with carbon monoxide at 80°C overnight. The reaction was cooled to rt and filtered, then the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The
residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography eluting with PE/EtOAc (1:1) to afford 3 g (65%) of methyl 2-cyano-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzoate as a brown solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.55 – 8.50 (m, 1H), 8.30 (d, J = 8.2 Hz, 1H), 8.24 (dd, J = 8.3, 1.9 Hz, 1H), 3.96 (s, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C10H6F3NO2, 229.0; found, 229.2. Step 2. Preparation of 2-(hydroxymethyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)benzonitrile (Compound S107)
[0475] To a stirred solution of methyl 2-cyano-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzoate (2.9 g, 12.65 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in MeOH (29 mL) cooled to 0°C was added NaBH4 (0.96 g, 25.3 mmol) in portions then the mixture was warmed to rt and stirred for 2 h. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was dissolved in water (300 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (2x200 mL). The organic extracts were combined, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 1.5 g (59%) of 2-(hydroxymethyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)benzonitrile (Compound S107) as a white solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.05 – 7.94 (m, 2H), 7.82 (d, J = 3.8 Hz, 1H), 5.43 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 2H), 4.55 – 4.53 (m, 1H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C9H6F3NO, 201.0; found, 201.1. Synthesis of 1-(4-(fluoromethyl)phenyl)ethan-1-ol (Compound S108)
Step 1. Preparation of 1-(4-(fluoromethyl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
[0476] To a stirred solution of 1-(p-tolyl)ethan-1-one (3 g, 22.3 mmol) and K2S2O8 (18.13 g, 67 mmol) in ACN (30 mL) and H
2O (30 mL) was added F-TEDA (23.7 g, 67 mmol) in portions at rt then the mixture was heated to 80°C and stirred overnight. The reaction was cooled to rt and extracted with EtOAc (3x200 mL). The organic extracts were combined,
washed with brine (3x100 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography eluting with PE/EtOAc (1:1) to afford 2 g (59%) of 1-(4- (fluoromethyl)phenyl)ethan-1-one as colorless liquid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.00 (dd, J = 8.3, 1.3 Hz, 2H), 7.62 – 7.49 (m, 2H), 5.53 (d, J = 48 Hz, 2H), 2.60 (d, J = 0.8 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C9H9FO, 153.0; found, 153.0. Step 2. Preparation of 1-(4-(fluoromethyl)phenyl)ethan-1-ol (Compound S108)
[0477] To a solution of 1-(4-(fluoromethyl)phenyl)ethan-1-one (800 mg, 5.2 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in MeOH (10 mL) cooled to 0°C was added NaBH4 (238 mg, 6.3 mmol) then the mixture was stirred for 1 h. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography eluting with PE/EtOAc (1:1) to afford 600 mg (74%) of 1-(4-(fluoromethyl)phenyl)ethan-1-ol (Compound S108) as colorless liquid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 7.43 – 7.29 (m, 4H), 5.38 (d, J = 48 Hz, 2H), 5.20 (d, J = 4.2 Hz, 1H), 4.87 – 4.68 (m, 1H), 1.33 (d, J = 6.4 Hz, 3H). Synthesis of 1-(4-(difluoromethyl)phenyl)ethan-1-ol (Compound S109)
[0478] To a solution of 1-(4-(difluoromethyl)phenyl)ethan-1-one (600 mg, 3.5 mmol) in MeOH (8 mL) cooled to 0°C was added NaBH4 (267 mg, 7 mmol) then the mixture was stirred for 2 h. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography eluting with PE/EtOAc (1:1) to afford 550 mg (91%) of 1-(4-(difluoromethyl)phenyl)ethan-1-ol (Compound S109) as a colorless oil. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 7.76 – 7.41 (m, 4H), 7.01 (t, J = 56.0 Hz, 1H), 5.29 (d, J = 4.3 Hz, 1H), 4.95 – 4.61 (m, 1H), 1.34 (d, J = 6.5 Hz, 3H).
Synthesis of 2-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-1-(p-tolyl)ethan-1-ol (Compound S110) and 2-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-2-(p-tolyl)ethan-1-ol (Compound S111)
Step 1. Preparation of 2-hydroxy-1-(p-tolyl)ethan-1-one
[0479] To a solution of 2-bromo-1-(4-methylphenyl)ethanone (3 g, 14.08 mmol) in MeOH (20 mL) was added NaOAc (9.24 g, 112.64 mmol) then the mixture was heated to 80°C and stirred for 12 h under nitrogen. The reaction was cooled to rt and concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography eluting with PE/EtOAc (5:1) to afford 1.47 g (70%) of 2-hydroxy-1-(4-methylphenyl)ethanone as a white solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl
3) δ (ppm) 7.82 (d, J = 8.2 Hz, 2H), 7.30 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 4.85 (s, 2H), 3.50 (d, J = 7.4 Hz, 1H), 2.43 (s, 3H). Step 2. Preparation of 2-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-1-(p-tolyl)ethan-1-one
[0480] To a solution of 2-hydroxy-1-(4-methylphenyl)ethanone (1.27 g, 8.45 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in THF (20 mL) was added TBSCl (1.91 g, 12.68 mmol) and imidazole (0.87 g, 12.68 mmol) then the mixture was stirred at rt for 2 h. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography eluting with PE/EtOAc (5:1) to afford 2.17 g (97%) of 2-((tert- butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-1-(p-tolyl)ethan-1-one as a colorless liquid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 7.83 (d, J = 8.2 Hz, 2H), 7.32 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 4.99 (s, 2H), 2.37 (s, 3H), 0.90 (s, 9H), 0.07 (s, 6H).
Step 3. Preparation of 2-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-1-(p-tolyl)ethan-1-ol (Compound S110) and 2-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-2-(p-tolyl)ethan-1-ol (Compound S111)
[0481] To a stirred solution of 2-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-1-(p-tolyl)ethan-1-one (1 g, 3.78 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in MeOH (10 mL) cooled to 0°C was added NaBH4 (0.22 g, 5.673 mmol) in portions then the mixture was warmed to rt and stirred at rt for 2 h under nitrogen. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by reversed-phase flash chromatography using a Prep Phenyl column eluting with 35-65% MeOH/water (10mM NH
4HCO
3) to afford 250 mg (25%) of 2-((tert- butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-1-(p-tolyl)ethan-1-ol (Compound S110) as colorless liquid and 200 mg (20%) of 2-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-2-(p-tolyl)ethan-1-ol (Compound S111) as a colorless oil. [0482] 2-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-1-(p-tolyl)ethan-1-ol (Compound S110).
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 7.21 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.10 (d, J = 7.9 Hz, 2H), 5.16 (d, J = 4.3 Hz, 1H), 4.49 (q, J = 5.7 Hz, 1H), 3.65 – 3.58 (m, 1H), 3.55 – 3.48 (m, 1H), 2.27 (s, 3H), 0.81 (s, 9H), -0.04 (s, 3H), -0.07 (s, 3H). [0483] 2-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-2-(p-tolyl)ethan-1-ol (Compound S111).
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 7.20 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.12 (d, J = 7.9 Hz, 2H), 4.70 (t, J = 5.7 Hz, 1H), 4.66 – 4.61 (m, 1H), 3.44 – 3.31 (m, 2H), 2.28 (s, 3H), 0.85 (s, 9H), 0.05 (s, 3H), -0.05 (s, 3H). Synthesis of 1-(1,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)ethan-1-ol (Compound S112)
Step 1. Preparation of 1-(1,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)ethan-1-one
[0484] To a solution of 1-(5-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)ethan-1-one (1 g, 8.05 mmol) in DCM (20 mL) was added MeI (1.72 g, 12.08 mmol) then the mixture was stirred at rt for 2
h. The reaction was filtered, and the filter cake was washed with DCM (2x20 mL), then the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by reversed- phase flash chromatography using a C18 silica gel column eluting with 20-30% ACN/water (10mM NH
4HCO
3) to afford 240 mg (22%) of 1-(1,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)ethan-1- one as a white solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 6.47 (s, 1H), 3.81 (s, 3H), 2.41 (s, 3H), 2.27 (s, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C7H10N2O, 139.1; found, 139.2. Step 2. Preparation of 1-(1,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)ethan-1-ol (Compound S112)
[0485] To a stirred mixture of 1-(1,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)ethan-1-one (220 mg, 1.59 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in MeOH (5 mL) cooled to 0°C was added NaBH
4 (90.3 mg, 2.38 mmol) in portions then the mixture was warmed to rt and stirred for 2 h. The reaction was cooled to 0°C, quenched with water, and extracted with EtOAc (3x20 mL). The organic extracts were combined, washed with water (3x20 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by reversed-phase flash chromatography using a C18 silica gel column eluting with 5-10% ACN/water (10mM NH
4HCO
3) to afford 140 mg (63%) of 1- (1,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)ethan-1-ol (Compound S112) as yellow liquid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 5.92 (s, 1H), 4.83 (d, J = 4.7 Hz, 1H), 4.63 – 4.52 (m, 1H), 3.63 (s, 3H), 2.19 (s, 3H), 1.29 (d, J = 6.5 Hz, 3H). Synthesis of 3-(4-cyclopropylphenyl)propanoic acid (Compound S113)
[0486] To a stirred mixture of 3-(4-bromophenyl)propanoic acid (1 g, 4.36 mmol) and cyclopropylboronic acid (449.9 mg, 5.23 mmol) in dioxane (10 mL) were added Pd(dppf)Cl
2 (319.4 mg, 0.43 mmol) and C
s2CO
3 (2.8 g, 8.73 mmol) in portions at rt under nitrogen then the mixture was heated to 100°C and stirred for 2 h. The reaction was cooled to rt, diluted with water (200 mL), and extracted with DCM (2x150 mL). The organic extracts were combined, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by reversed-phase flash
chromatography using a C18 silica gel column eluting with 5-100% ACN/water (10mM NH
4HCO
3) to afford 500 mg (60%) of 3-(4-cyclopropylphenyl)propanoic acid (Compound S113) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 7.08 (d, J = 7.9 Hz, 2H), 6.97 (d, J = 7.9 Hz, 2H), 2.75 (t, J = 7.7 Hz, 2H), 2.44 (t, J = 7.7 Hz, 2H), 1.92 – 1.78 (m, 1H), 0.96 – 0.82 (m, 2H), 0.67 – 0.55 (m, 2H). Synthesis of 1-(4-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)phenyl)ethan-1-ol (Compound S114)
Step 1. Preparation of 1-(4-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
[0487] To a stirred mixture of 4-acetylphenylboronic acid (1 g, 6.1 mmol) and 1,1,1- trifluoro-2-iodoethane (5.1 g, 24.3 mmol) in dioxane (20 mL) were added C
s2CO
3 (5.96 g, 18.3 mmol), Pd2(dba)3 (1.1 g, 1.2 mmol), and XantPhos (705 mg, 1.2 mmol) in portions at rt under nitrogen then the mixture was heated to 100°C and stirred overnight under nitrogen. The reaction was cooled to rt and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography eluting with PE/EtOAc (5:1) to afford 800 mg (65%) of 1-(4-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)phenyl)ethan-1-one as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.02 – 7.95 (m, 2H), 7.52 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 3.77 (q, J = 11.5 Hz, 2H), 2.59 (s, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C10H9F3O, 203.1; found, 203.1. Step 2. Preparation of 1-(4-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)phenyl)ethan-1-ol (Compound S114)
[0488] To a stirred solution of 1-(4-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)phenyl)ethan-1-one (400 mg, 2 mmol) in MeOH (10 mL) cooled to 0°C was added NaBH4 (89.8 mg, 2.4 mmol) in portions then the mixture was warmed to rt and stirred for 1 h. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography eluting with PE/EtOAc (1:1) to afford 150 mg (37%) of 1-(4-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)phenyl)ethan-1-
ol (Compound S114) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d
6) δ (ppm) 7.38 – 7.32 (m, 2H), 7.32 – 7.23 (m, 2H), 5.16 (d, J = 4.2 Hz, 1H), 4.85 – 4.53 (m, 1H), 3.61 (q, J = 11.6 Hz, 2H), 1.32 (d, J = 6.4 Hz, 3H). Synthesis of 1-(4-(1,1-difluoroethyl)phenyl)ethan-1-ol (Compound S115)
Step 1. Preparation of 1-bromo-4-(1,1-difluoroethyl)benzene
[0489] To a solution of 1-(4-bromophenyl)ethan-1-one (10 g, 50.23 mmol) in DCM (60 mL) was added DAST (64.7 g, 401.9 mmol) dropwise at rt then the mixture was heated to 50°C and stirred overnight. The reaction was cooled to 0°C, quenched with water, and extracted with DCM (2x100 mL). The organic extracts were combined, washed with water (2x100 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography eluting with DCM/PE (50:1) to afford 3.4 g (31%) of 1-bromo-4-(1,1- difluoroethyl)benzene as colorless liquid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 7.70 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 2H), 7.53 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 2H), 1.97 (t, J = 18.9 Hz, 3H). Step 2. Preparation of 1-(4-(1,1-difluoroethyl)phenyl)ethan-1-ol (Compound S115)
[0490] To a stirred solution of 1-bromo-4-(1,1-difluoroethyl)benzene (500 mg, 2.26 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in THF (10 mL) cooled to -78°C was added 2.5M nBuLi in hexane (1.4 mL, 3.39 mmol) dropwise under nitrogen then the mixture was stirred at - 78°C for 30 minutes under nitrogen. A solution of 5M acetaldehyde in THF (0.6 mL, 2.71 mmol) was added dropwise over 5 minutes at -78°C then the reaction was warmed to rt and stirred for 1 h. The reaction was cooled to 0°C, quenched with saturated aqueous NH
4Cl
solution, and extracted with EtOAc (2x30 mL). The organic extracts were combined, washed with water (2x30 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by reversed-phase flash chromatography using a C18 silica gel column eluting with 30-40% ACN/water (10mM NH
4HCO
3) to afford 180 mg (43%) of 1-(4-(1,1-difluoroethyl)phenyl)ethan-1-ol (Compound S115) as yellow liquid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 7.50 (d, J = 8.3 Hz, 2H), 7.44 (d, J = 8.2 Hz, 2H), 5.25 (d, J = 4.3 Hz, 1H), 4.81 – 4.71 (m, 1H), 1.95 (t, J = 18.8 Hz, 3H), 1.32 (d, J = 6.5 Hz, 3H). Synthesis of 2-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)propanoic acid (Compound S116)
Step 1. Preparation of methyl 2-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)acetate
[0491] To a stirred solution of 2-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)acetic acid (1.2 g, 5.878 mmol) in MeOH (20 mL) was added conc. H
2SO
4 (1.15 g, 11.756 mmol) dropwise at rt then the mixture was heated to 80°C and stirred overnight. The reaction was cooled to rt, diluted with water (50 mL), and the pH was adjusted to pH 7 with saturated aqueous NaHCO
3 solution. The resulting mixture was extracted with Et2O (3x100mL) then the organic extracts were combined, washed with brine (3x10 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography eluting with PE/EtOAc (1:1) to afford 800 mg (62%) of methyl 2-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)acetate as a yellow oil. The product was used without further purification. Step 2. Preparation of methyl 2-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)propanoate
[0492] To a stirred solution of methyl 2-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)acetate (500 mg, 2.292 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in THF (20 mL) cooled to -78°C was added NaH
(60% wt., 183.2 mg, 4.584 mmol) in portions under nitrogen then the mixture was stirred at -78°C for 30 minutes under nitrogen. To the stirred reaction at -78°C was added MeI (650.5 mg, 4.584 mmol) in portions then the mixture was warmed to rt and stirred overnight. The reaction was poured into a water /ice mixture, then extracted with EtOAc (3x100 mL). The organic extracts were combined, washed with brine (3x50 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography eluting with PE/EtOAc (1:1) to afford 130 mg (24%) of methyl 2-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)propanoate as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 7.70 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.55 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 3.97 (q, J = 7.2 Hz, 1H), 3.61 (s, 3H), 1.43 (d, J = 7.2 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C
11H
11F
3O, 231.0; found, 231.2. Step 3. Preparation of 2-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)propanoic acid (Compound S116)
[0493] To a stirred solution of methyl 2-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)propanoate (110 mg, 0.474 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in MeOH (10 mL) was added LiOH (22.6 mg, 0.948 mmol) in portions at rt then the mixture was heated to 50°C and stirred overnight. The reaction was cooled to rt, diluted with water (20 mL), and the pH was adjusted to pH 4 with 1M HCl solution. The mixture was extracted with EtOAc (3x50 mL) then the organic extracts were combined, washed with brine (3x10 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography eluting with PE/EtOAc (1:1) to afford 150 mg (145%) of 2-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)propanoic acid (Compound S116) as a yellow green solid. The solid was used without further purification. MS (ESI) m/z [M-H]- calcd. for C10H9F3O2, 217.2; found, 217.0. Synthesis of 1-(2-methylquinolin-6-yl)ethan-1-ol (Compound S117)
Step 1. Preparation of N-methoxy-N,2-dimethylquinoline-6-carboxamide
[0494] To a stirred mixture of 2-methylquinoline-6-carboxylic acid (2 g, 10.7 mmol) and N,O-dimethylhydroxylamine hydrochloride (1.5 g, 16.11 mmol) in DCM (30 mL) were added HATU (6.1 g, 16 mmol) and DIEA (5.5 g, 42.71 mmol) then the mixture was stirred at rt for 3 h. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography eluting with PE/EtOAc (1:1) to afford 1.6 g (65%) of N-methoxy-N,2-dimethylquinoline-6-carboxamide as a white solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.35 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 8.22 (d, J = 1.8 Hz, 1H), 8.00 – 7.93 (m, 1H), 7.88 (dd, J = 8.7, 1.9 Hz, 1H), 7.48 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 3.57 (s, 3H), 3.32 (s, 3H), 2.68 (s, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C13H14N2O2, 231.1; found, 231.1. Step 2.1-(2-methylquinolin-6-yl)ethan-1-one
[0495] To a stirred solution of N-methoxy-N,2-dimethylquinoline-6-carboxamide (1.5 g, 6.5 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in THF (20 mL) cooled to -78°C was added 3M MeMgBr in THF (5 mL, 19.5 mmol) dropwise under nitrogen then the mixture was stirred at -78°C for 1 h under nitrogen. The reaction was warmed to 0°C, quenched with saturated aqueous NH
4Cl solution, and extracted with DCM (3x300 mL). The organic extracts were combined, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography eluting with PE/EtOAc (1:1) to afford 800 mg (66%) of 1-(2- methylquinolin-6-yl)ethan-1-one as a white solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.67 (d, J = 2.1 Hz, 1H), 8.49 – 8.39 (m, 1H), 8.17 (dd, J = 8.8, 2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.99 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.53 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 2.71 (s, 3H), 2.70 (s, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C12H11NO, 186.1; found, 186.1.
Step 3.1-(2-methylquinolin-6-yl)ethan-1-ol (Compound S117)
[0496] To a mixture of 1-(2-methylquinolin-6-yl)ethan-1-one (500 mg, 2.7 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in MeOH (10 mL) cooled to 0°C was added NaBH4 (204 mg, 5.4 mmol) then the mixture was stirred for 1 h. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography eluting with PE/EtOAc (1:1) to afford 320 mg (63%) of 1-(2-methylquinolin-6-yl)ethan-1-ol (Compound S117) as colorless oil.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.21 (dd, J = 8.5, 0.8 Hz, 1H), 7.88 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 1H), 7.84 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.71 (dd, J = 8.7, 2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.38 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 5.37 (d, J = 4.2 Hz, 1H), 5.07 – 4.86 (m, 1H), 2.64 (s, 3H), 1.42 (d, J = 6.4 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C12H13NO, 188.1; found, 188.1. Synthesis of 1-(2-methylquinolin-7-yl)ethan-1-ol (Compound S118)
[0497] To a solution of 7-bromo-2-methylquinoline (500 mg, 2.25 mmol) in THF (10 mL) cooled to -78°C was added 2.5M nBuLi in hexane (1.4 mL, 3.37 mmol) dropwise over 5 minutes under nitrogen, followed by the dropwise addition of 5M acetaldehyde in THF solution (0.54 mL, 2.70 mmol) at -78°C then the mixture was warmed to rt and stirred for 1 h. The reaction was cooled to 0°C, quenched with saturated aqueous NH
4Cl solution, and extracted with DCM (3x20 mL). The organic extracts were combined, washed with water (3x20 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by reversed-phase flash chromatography using a C18 silica gel column eluting with 40-50% ACN/water (10mM NH
4HCO
3) to afford 210 mg (50%) of 1-(2-methylquinolin-7-yl)ethanol (Compound S118) as a yellow solid. MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C12H13NO, 188.1; found, 188.1.
Synthesis of 1-(4-(oxetan-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-ol (Compound S119)
[0498] To a stirred solution of 3-(4-bromophenyl)oxetane (500 mg, 2.34 mmol) in THF (6 mL) cooled to -78°C was added 2.5M nBuLi in hexane (1.4 mL, 3.52 mmol) dropwise under nitrogen then the mixture was stirred for 30 minutes. To the stirred reaction was added 5M acetaldehyde in THF solution (0.56 mL, 2.81 mmol) dropwise at -78°C then the mixture was warmed to rt and stirred for 2 h. The reaction was quenched with water (100 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (2x150 mL). The organic extracts were combined, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by reversed-phase flash chromatography using a C18 silica gel column eluting with 5-100% ACN/water (10mM NH
4HCO
3) to afford 200 mg (48%) of 1-(4-(oxetan-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-ol (Compound S119) as a yellow solid. MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C11H14O2, 178.1; found, 178.2. Synthesis of 1-(4-isopropylphenyl)ethan-1-ol (Compound S120)
[0499] To a stirred solution of 1-(4-isopropylphenyl)ethan-1-one (500 mg, 3.1 mmol) in MeOH (10 mL) cooled to 0°C was added NaBH4 (140 mg, 3.7 mmol) in portions then the mixture was warmed to rt and stirred for 2 h. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography eluting with PE/EtOAc (1:1) to afford 500 mg (99%) of 1-(4-isopropylphenyl)ethan-1-ol (Compound S120) as colorless oil.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 7.28 – 7.22 (m, 2H), 7.18 – 7.16 (m, 2H), 5.04 (d, J = 4.2 Hz, 1H), 4.73 – 4.62 (m, 1H), 2.92 – 2.79 (m, 1H), 1.30 (d, J = 6.5 Hz, 3H), 1.19 (d, J = 6.9 Hz, 6H). Synthesis of 1-(quinolin-7-yl)ethan-1-ol (Compound S121)
[0500] To a stirred solution of 1-(quinolin-7-yl)ethan-1-one (400 mg, 2.33 mmol) in MeOH (10 mL) cooled to 0°C was added NaBH4 (132.5 mg, 3.50 mmol) in portions then the mixture was warmed to rt and stirred for 2 h. The reaction was quenched with water (50 mL) and extracted with DCM (2x150 mL). The organic extracts were combined, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 350 mg (86%) of 1-(quinolin-7-yl)ethan-1-ol (Compound S121) as a yellow solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.89 (dd, J = 4.2, 1.8 Hz, 1H), 8.33 (dd, J = 8.6, 2.2 Hz, 1H), 8.00 – 7.90 (m, 2H), 7.62 (dd, J = 8.5, 1.7 Hz, 1H), 7.49 (dd, J = 8.3, 4.2 Hz, 1H), 5.45 – 5.38 (m, 1H), 5.01 – 4.91 (m, 1H), 1.44 (d, J = 6.4 Hz, 3H). Synthesis of 1-(4-(oxetan-2-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-ol (Compound S122)
[0501] To a stirred solution of 2-(4-bromophenyl)oxetane (500 mg, 2.34 mmol) in THF (10 mL) cooled to -78°C was added 2.5M nBuLi in hexane (1.4 mL, 3.52 mmol) dropwise under nitrogen followed by the addition of 5M acetaldehyde in THF solution (0.56 mL, 2.81 mmol) dropwise at -78°C then the mixture was warmed to rt and stirred for 1 h. The reaction was cooled to 0°C, quenched with saturated aqueous NH
4Cl solution, and extracted with DCM (3x20 mL). The organic extracts were combined, washed with water (3x20 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by reversed-phase flash chromatography using a C18 silica gel column eluting with 15-20% ACN/water (10mM NH
4HCO
3) to afford 170 mg (41%) of 1-(4-(oxetan-2-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-ol (Compound S122) as a yellow liquid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 7.40 – 7.33 (m, 4H), 5.69 (t, J = 7.5 Hz, 1H), 5.13 (d, J = 4.2 Hz, 1H), 4.77 – 4.62 (m, 2H), 4.56 – 4.48 (m, 1H), 3.00 – 2.90 (m, 1H), 2.60 – 2.52 (m, 1H), 1.31 (d, J = 6.4 Hz, 3H). Synthesis of 1-(quinolin-6-yl)ethan-1-ol (Compound S123)
[0502] To a stirred solution of 1-(quinolin-7-yl)ethan-1-one (300 mg, 1.75 mmol) in MeOH (5 mL) cooled to 0°C was added NaBH4 (132.5 mg, 3.50 mmol) in portions then the mixture was warmed to rt and stirred for 2 h. The reaction was quenched with water (20 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (3x20 mL). The organic extracts were combined, washed with brine (2x3 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 300 mg (99%) of 1-(quinolin-7-yl)ethan-1-ol (Compound S123) as a colorless oil.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl
3) δ (ppm) 8.89 (dd, J = 4.2, 1.6 Hz, 1H), 8.17 (d, J = 8.2 Hz, 1H), 8.11 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 1H), 7.82 (d, J = 1.5 Hz, 1H), 7.74 (dd, J = 8.7, 1.9 Hz, 1H), 7.41 (dd, J = 8.3, 4.3 Hz, 1H), 5.12 (q, J = 6.5 Hz, 1H), 3.49 (s, 1H), 1.60 (d, J = 6.5 Hz, 3H). Synthesis of 1-(2-chloroquinolin-6-yl)ethan-1-ol (Compound S124)
Step 1. Preparation of 1-(2-chloroquinolin-6-yl)ethan-1-one
[0503] To a stirred solution of 6-bromo-2-chloroquinoline (1 g, 4.1 mmol) and tributyl(1- ethoxyethenyl)stannane (1.8 g, 4.9 mmol) in dioxane (15 mL) was added Pd(dppf)Cl
2 (0.6 g, 0.8 mmol) in portions under nitrogen then the mixture was heated to 100°C and stirred overnight. The reaction was cooled to rt and 0.1M HCl solution (15 mL, 2 mmol) was added dropwise over 5 minutes. The reaction was stirred at rt for 1 h then extracted with DCM (3x300 mL). The organic extracts were combined, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography eluting with DCM/MeOH (10:1) to afford 200 mg (24%) of 1-(2-chloroquinolin-6-yl)ethan-1-one as a white solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.80 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 8.65 (d, J = 8.6 Hz, 1H), 8.28 (dd, J = 8.8, 2.0 Hz, 1H), 8.05 (d, J = 8.9 Hz, 1H), 7.73 (d, J = 8.6 Hz, 1H), 2.73 (s, 3H).
Step 2.1-(2-chloroquinolin-6-yl)ethan-1-ol (Compound S124)
[0504] To a solution of 1-(2-chloroquinolin-6-yl)ethan-1-one (190 mg, 0.9 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in MeOH (10 mL) cooled to 0°C was added NaBH4 (41.9 mg, 1.1 mmol) in portions then the mixture was stirred at 0°C for 1 h. The reaction concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography eluting with PE/EtOAc (1:1) to afford 170 mg (89%) of 1-(2- chloroquinolin-6-yl)ethan-1-ol (Compound S124) as an off-white solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.45 (dd, J = 8.7, 0.8 Hz, 1H), 7.98 (d, J = 1.9 Hz, 1H), 7.92 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 1H), 7.83 (dd, J = 8.8, 2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.57 (d, J = 8.6 Hz, 1H), 5.43 (d, J = 4.2 Hz, 1H), 4.98 – 4.88 (m, 1H), 1.42 (d, J = 6.5 Hz, 3H). Synthesis of 2-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)ethan-1-ol (Compound S125) and 2-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-2-(4-fluorophenyl)ethan-1-ol (Compound S126)
Step 1. Preparation of 2-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)ethan-1-one
[0505] To a stirred mixture of 1-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-hydroxyethan-1-one (1 g, 6.49 mmol) and imidazole (0.88 g, 12.9 mmol) in THF (20 mL) cooled to 0°C was added TBSCl (1.6 g, 9.73 mmol) in portions then the mixture was warmed to rt and stirred overnight. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography eluting with PE/EtOAc (1:1) to afford 600 mg (34%) of 2- ((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)ethan-1-one as colorless oil.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.06 – 7.98 (m, 2H), 7.40 – 7.32 (m, 2H), 5.03 (s, 2H), 0.90 (s, 9H), 0.08 (s, 6H).
Step 2. Preparation of 2-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)ethan-1-ol (Compound S125) and 2-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-2-(4-fluorophenyl)ethan-1-ol (Compound S126)

[0506] To a stirred solution of 2-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)ethan-1- one (1 g, 3.72 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in MeOH (20 mL) cooled to 0°C was added NaBH4 (84.5 mg, 2.23 mmol) in portions then the mixture was warmed to rt and stirred overnight. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography eluting with PE/EtOAc (1:1) to afford 700 mg (69%) of 2-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)ethan-1-ol (Compound S125) as a yellow solid and 350 mg (35%) of 2-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)- 2-(4-fluorophenyl)ethan-1-ol (Compound S126) as a yellow solid. [0507] 2-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)ethan-1-ol (Compound S125). 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 7.42 – 7.32 (m, 2H), 7.18 – 7.08 (m, 2H), 5.33 (d, J = 4.4 Hz, 1H), 4.60 – 4.51 (m, 1H), 3.66 (dd, J = 10.1, 6.0 Hz, 1H), 3.53 (dd, J = 10.1, 5.9 Hz, 1H), 0.81 (s, 9H), -0.05 (s, 3H), -0.08 (s, 3H). [0508] 2-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-2-(4-fluorophenyl)ethan-1-ol (Compound S126). 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 7.40 – 7.30 (m, 2H), 7.18 – 7.09 (m, 2H), 4.77 (t, J = 5.7 Hz, 1H), 4.68 (dd, J = 6.8, 5.2 Hz, 1H), 3.47 – 3.38 (m, 2H), 0.84 (s, 9H), 0.05 (s, 6H). Synthesis of 2-(4-(1-hydroxyethyl)phenyl)propan-2-ol (Compound S127)

Step 1. Preparation of 1-(4-(2-hydroxypropan-2-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
[0509] To a stirred mixture of N,O-dimethylhydroxylamine hydrochloride (5.47 g, 56.12 mmol) in THF (30 mL) cooled to 0°C was added 1.5M DIBAL-H in toluene (38 mL, 56.12 mmol) dropwise under nitrogen then the mixture was warmed to rt and stirred for 2 h. The reaction was cooled to 0°C, methyl 4-acetylbenzoate (5 g, 28.06 mmol) was added, and the mixture was stirred at 0 °C for 1 h. To the stirred mixture at 0°C was added 1M MeMgBr in THF (33.7 mL, 33.672 mmol) dropwise over 30 minutes then the reaction was stirred at 0°C for 2 h. The reaction was cooled to -78°C and 3M MeLi in Et2O (11.2 mL, 33.672 mmol) was added dropwise over 30 minutes then the mixture was stirred at -78°C for 1 h. The reaction was poured into a water/ice mixture and extracted with EtOAc (3x100 mL). The organic extracts were combined, washed with brine (3x10 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography eluting with PE/EtOAc (1:1) to afford 1 g (20%) of 1-(4-(2-hydroxypropan-2-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one as yellow oil.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 7.92 – 7.90 (m, 2H), 7.59 – 7.57 (m, 2H), 2.58 (s, 3H), 1.59 (s, 6H). Step 2. Preparation of 2-(4-(1-hydroxyethyl)phenyl)propan-2-ol (Compound S127)
[0510] To a stirred solution of 1-(4-(2-hydroxypropan-2-yl)phenyl)ethan-1-one (1.8 g, 10.09 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in MeOH (10 mL) cooled to 0°C was added NaBH4 (460 mg, 12.11 mmol) in portions under nitrogen then the mixture was warmed to rt and stirred overnight. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 300 mg of 2-(4-(1-hydroxyethyl)phenyl)propan-2-ol (Compound S127) was used directly without further purification.
Example 1: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 156 3-(4-(1-benzyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 156)
Step 1. Preparation of 1-benzyl-3-chloro-1H-1,2,4-triazole
[0511] To a solution of 3-chloro-1H-1,2,4-triazole (5 g, 48.3 mmol) and benzyl bromide (9.09 g, 53.14 mmol) in DMF (200 mL) was added K2CO
3 (13.35 g, 96.61 mmol) then the reaction was stirred at 80°C under nitrogen for 16 h. The mixture was cooled to rt, then concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was filtered, then the filter cake was washed with DCM (3 x 100 mL). The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by reversed-phase flash chromatography with a C18 silica gel column eluting with 10% to 100% ACN / water (10mM NH
4HCO
3) to afford 3.9 g (42%) of 1-benzyl-3-chloro-1H-1,2,4-triazole as a white solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.76 (s, 1H), 7.46 – 7.26 (m, 5H), 5.40 (s, 2H).; MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C9H8ClN3, 194.1; found, 194.2. Step 2. 3-(4-(1-benzyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 156)
[0512] To a solution of 1-benzyl-3-chloro-1H-1,2,4-triazole (5 g, 25.82 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) and 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-piperazin-1-ylpyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridine (Compound 12) (7.29 g, 25.82 mmol) in dioxane (200 mL) were added C
s2CO
3 (16.83 g, 51.64 mmol) and Pd-PEPPSI-IPent
Cl 2-methylpyridine (2.17 g, 2.58 mmol). The
reaction was stirred at 90°C under nitrogen for 16 h then the resulting mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was diluted with water and extracted with DCM (6 x 100 mL). The combined organic layers were washed with brine (10 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with MeOH/DCM (1:15) then recrystallized from ACN/THF (5:1) to afford 5.14 g (45%) of 3-(4-(1-benzyl-1H- 1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 156) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.82 (s, 1H), 8.32 (s, 1H), 8.23 (s, 1H), 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.77 (s, 1H), 7.66 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.43 – 7.25 (m, 6H), 5.24 (s, 2H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.46 (t, J = 4.8 Hz, 4H), 3.06 (t, J = 4.8 Hz, 4H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C
24H
25N
9, 440.2; found, 440.05; LCMS purity: 254 nm: 99.7%. Example 2: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 275 1-(5-benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)-1,4- diazepan-2-one (Compound 275).
[0513] 6-(1-Methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-piperazin-1-ylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine hydrochloride salt (Compound S19) (5.25 g, 16.5 mmol) was added to a solution of 1- chloro-4-(isocyanatomethyl)benzene (2.76 g, 16.5 mmol) in ACN (110 mL) and DIEA (14.0 mL, 80.4 mmol). The reaction was stirred at rt for 1 h, then the mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with acetone (0.1% TEA additive)/EtOAc to afford 5.90 g (80%) of N-(4-chlorobenzyl)-4-[6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl]piperazine-1-carboxamide (Compound 275) as a solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.81 (s, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H) 7.96 (s, 1H) 7.77 (s, 1H), 7.66 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 1H), 7.37 (m, 2H), 7.31 (m, 3H) 7.21 (t, J = 5.9 Hz, 1H), 4.25 (d, J = 5.7 Hz, 2H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.52 (m, 4H), 2.95 (m, 4H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+Na]
+ calcd. for C23H24ClN7NaO: 472.2. Found: 472.2; HPLC purity: 210 nm: 98.7%; 254 nm: 98.3%.
Example 3: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 326 1-(5-benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)-1,4- diazepan-2-one (Compound 326)
Step 1. Preparation of tert-butyl (3-((6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin- 3-yl)amino)propyl)carbamate
[0514] To a solution of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-amine (Compound S56) (1.0 g, 4.69 mmol) in DMF (30 mL) was added tert-butyl (3- bromopropyl)carbamate (1.34 g, 5.63 mmol) and K2CO
3 (1.94 g, 14.07 mmol). The reaction was stirred at 90°C under nitrogen for 16 h, cooled to rt, and diluted with water (50 mL). The mixture was extracted with EtOAc (3 x 200 mL), then the combined organic extracts were washed with brine (3x100 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep- TLC (MeOH / DCM 1:20) to afford 500 mg (19%) of tert-butyl (3-((6-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)amino)propyl)carbamate as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.67 (s, 1H), 8.17 (s, 1H), 7.93 (s, 1H), 7.60 (dd, J = 9.2, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 7.49 (s, 1H), 7.14 (dd, J = 9.2, 1.6 Hz, 1H), 6.88 (t, J = 5.6 Hz, 1H), 4.70 (t, J = 6.4 Hz, 1H), 3.86 (s, 3H), 3.09 – 2.98 (m, 4H), 1.73 – 1.62 (m, 2H), 1.38 (s, 9H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C19H26N6O2, 371.2; found, 371.2. Step 2. Preparation of ethyl N-(3-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)propyl)-N-(6-(1-methyl- 1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)glycinate
[0515] To a solution of tert-butyl (3-((6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl)amino)propyl)carbamate (500 mg, 1.35 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) and ethyl 2-iodoacetate (346.6 mg, 1.62 mmol) in DMF (10 mL) was added K2CO
3 (373.1 mg, 2.70 mmol) then the reaction was stirred at rt under nitrogen for 16 h. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was dissolved in water (30 mL). The mixture was extracted with EtOAc (3 x 50 mL), then the combined organic extracts were washed with brine (10 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by reversed- phase flash chromatography with a C18 silica gel column eluting with 10% to 100% ACN / water (0.1% FA) to afford 300 mg (49%) of ethyl N-(3-((tert- butoxycarbonyl)amino)propyl)-N-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin- 3-yl)glycinate as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.77 (s, 1H), 8.20 (s, 1H), 7.95 (s, 1H), 7.76 (s, 1H), 7.57 (d, J = 9.3 Hz, 1H), 7.29 (dd, J = 9.3 ,1.2 Hz, 1H), 6.79 (t, J = 5.3 Hz, 1H), 4.04 (q, J = 7.1 Hz, 2H), 3.93 - 3.82 (m, 5H), 3.22 - 3.13 (m, 2H), 2.96 (q, J = 6.3 Hz, 2H), 1.52 (q, J = 6.3 Hz, 2H), 1.35 (s, 9H), 1.14 (t, J = 7.1 Hz, 3H) ;MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C23H32N6O4, 457.2; found, 457.3. Step 3. Preparation of ethyl N-(3-aminopropyl)-N-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)glycinate hydrochloride salt
[0516] To a solution of ethyl N-(3-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)propyl)-N-(6-(1-methyl- 1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)glycinate (300 mg, 0.68 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in DCM (10 mL) was added 4M HCl in dioxane (3 mL) then the mixture was stirred at rt under nitrogen for 2 h. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 200 mg (77%) of ethyl N-(3-aminopropyl)-N-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol- 4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)glycinate hydrochloride salt as a white solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.77 (s, 1H), 8.19 (s, 1H), 7.95 (s, 1H), 7.77 (s, 1H), 7.63 - 7.54 (m, 1H), 7.29 (d, J = 9.3 Hz, 1H), 4.04 (q, J = 7.1 Hz, 2H), 3.94 - 3.88 (m, 2H), 3.86 (s, 3H), 3.26 - 3.18 (m, 2H), 2.98 (q, J = 5.8 Hz, 1H), 2.58 (t, J = 6.7 Hz, 1H), 1.58 - 1.43 (m, 2H), 1.14 (t, J = 7.1 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C19H25N2O2, 356.2 found, 356.2.
Step 4. Preparation of 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)-1,4- diazepan-2-one
[0517] To a solution of ethyl N-(3-aminopropyl)-N-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)glycinate hydrochloride (200 mg, 0.55 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in MeOH (5 mL ) was added 1,5,7-triazabicyclo[4.4.0]dec-5-ene (152.6 mg, 1.10 mmol) then the mixture was stirred at 90°C under nitrogen for 16 h. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was dissolved in water (30 mL). The mixture was extracted with EtOAc (3 x 50 mL), then the combined organic extracts were washed with brine (10 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-TLC (MeOH / DCM 1:3) to afford 160 mg (84%) of 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)-1,4-diazepan-2-one as a white solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CD3OD) δ (ppm) 8.56 (s, 1H), 8.03 (s, 1H), 7.87 (s, 1H), 7.80 (s, 1H), 7.66 (d, J = 9.3 Hz, 1H), 7.34 (dd, J = 9.3, 1.4 Hz, 1H), 3.95 (d, J = 5.5 Hz, 1H), 3.59 - 3.52 (m, 2H), 3.45 - 3.39 (m, 2H), 1.94 - 1.85 (m, 2H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C16H18N6O, 311.2; found, 311.3. Step 5. 1-(5-benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl)-1,4-diazepan-2-one (Compound 326)
[0518] To a solution of 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)-1,4- diazepan-2-one (150.0 mg, 0.48 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) and 5-benzyl-2- chloropyrimidine (Compound S88) (118.7 mg, 0.58 mmol) in dioxane (10 mL) were added Pd2(dba)3 (88.5 mg, 0.01 mmol), XantPhos (55.9 mg, 0.01 mmol), and K3PO4 (205.2 mg, 0.97 mmol), then the mixture was stirred at 90°C under nitrogen for 16 h. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-TLC (MeOH /
DCM 1:10) and by Prep-HPLC to afford 42.3 mg (18%) of 1-(5-benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)-4- (6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)-1,4-diazepan-2-one (Compound 326) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.87(s, 1H), 8.70 (m, 3H), 8.21 (s, 1H), 7.90 (s, 1H), 7.65 (dd, J = 9.2, 1.0 Hz, 1H), 7.35 - 7.27 (m, 5H), 7.26 - 7.18 (m, 1H), 4.15 (d, J = 7.2 Hz, 4H), 4.00-3.80 (m, 5H), 3.52 (t, J = 5.4 Hz, 2H), 1.94 - 1.81 (m, 2H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C27H26N8O,479.2; found,479.1; LCMS purity: 254 nm: 99.0% Example 4: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 327 (R)-1-phenylethyl (R)-2-methyl-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 327)
Step 1. Preparation of tert-butyl (R)-2-methyl-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate
[0519] To a solution of 3-bromo-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound S9) (2.0 g, 7.22 mmol) dissolved in dioxane (30 mL) and tBuOH (30 mL) was added tert-butyl (R)-2-methylpiperazine-1-carboxylate (7.21 g, 36.08 mmol), tBuXPhos Pd G1 (0.99 g, 1.44 mmol), and KOtBu (1.62 g, 14.43 mmol), then the reaction was stirred at 90°C under nitrogen for 16 h. The reaction was cooled rt then diluted with water (200 mL). The mixture was extracted with EtOAc (3 x 200 mL) then the combined organic extracts were washed with brine (3 x 200 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with EtOAc / PE (3:2) to afford 1.2 g (42%) of tert-butyl (R)-2- methyl-4-[6-(1-methylpyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate as a light blue solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.82 (s, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H),
7.96 (s, 1H), 7.75 (s, 1H), 7.57 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.33 (dd, J = 9.2, 1.6 Hz, 1H), 4.22 (dd, J = 7.6, 4.0 Hz, 1H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.84 – 3.76 (m, 1H), 3.22 – 3.19 (m, 1H), 3.14 – 3.07 (m, 1H), 2.77 (dd, J = 11.6, 3.6 Hz, 1H), 2.68 – 2.58 (m, 1H), 2.08 – 1.93 (m, 1H), 1.43 (s, 9H), 1.34 (d, J = 6.8 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C21H28N6O2, 397.2; found, 397.2. Step 2. Preparation of (R)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(3-methylpiperazin-1- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine
[0520] To a solution of tert-butyl (R)-2-methyl-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (800 mg, 2.02 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in DCM (10 mL) cooled to 0°C was added 4M HCl in dioxane (3 mL) then the reaction was stirred at 0°C under nitrogen for 1 h. The mixture was neutralized to pH 8 with sat. aqueous Na
2CO
3 then extracted with MeOH / DCM (1:10) (3 x 100 mL). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine (3 x 100 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 500 mg (83%) of (R)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(3-methylpiperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridine as a light yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.79 (s, 1H), 8.21 (s, 1H), 7.96 (d, J = 0.8 Hz, 1H), 7.70 (s, 1H), 7.60 (dd, J = 9.2, 1.0 Hz, 1H), 7.27 (dd, J = 9.2, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 3.86 (s, 3H), 3.21 – 3.11 (m, 2H), 2.91 (dd, J = 8.4, 2.8 Hz, 3H), 2.67 – 2.54 (m, 1H), 2.28 (d, J = 10.4 Hz, 1H), 1.23 (s, 1H), 1.00 (d, J = 6.4 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C16H20N6, 297.2; found, 297.2. Step 3. Preparation of (R)-1-phenylethyl (R)-2-methyl-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 327)
[0521] To a solution of (R)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(3-methylpiperazin-1- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (400 mg, 1.35 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) and (R)-
1-phenylethan-1-ol (494.6 mg, 4.05 mmol) in pyridine (15 mL) cooled to 0°C was added triphosgene (400.5 mg, 1.35 mmol) in portions over 1 min. The reaction was warmed to rt and stirred for 1 h, then diluted with water (100 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (6 x 100 mL). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine (6 x 100 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 158 mg (26%) of (R)-1-phenylethyl (R)- 2-methyl-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1- carboxylate (Compound 327) as an off-white solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.84 (s, 1H), 8.23 (s, 1H), 7.98 (d, J = 0.8 Hz, 1H), 7.76 (s, 1H), 7.59 (dd, J = 9.2, 1.0 Hz, 1H), 7.43 – 7.31 (m, 5H), 7.31 – 7.26 (m, 1H), 5.76 (q, J = 6.4 Hz, 1H), 4.33 (s, 1H), 3.92 (d, J = 13.2 Hz, 1H), 3.88 (s, 3H), 3.38 – 3.28 (m, 1H), 3.26 (d, J = 12.4 Hz, 1H), 3.18 – 3.09 (m, 1H), 2.81 (dd, J = 11.4, 4.0 Hz, 1H), 2.73 – 2.63 (m, 1H), 1.49 (d, J = 6.8 Hz, 3H), 1.38 (d, J = 6.0 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C25H28N6O2, 445.2; found, 445.1; LCMS purity: 254 nm: 98.5%; chiral purity: 100%. Example 5: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 329 (R)-1-phenylethyl (S)-2-methyl-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 329)
Step 1. Preparation of tert-butyl (S)-2-methyl-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate
[0522] To a solution of 3-bromo-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound S9) (2 g, 7.21 mmol) and tert-butyl (S)-2-methylpiperazine-1-carboxylate (7.23 g, 36.08 mmol) in dioxane (50 mL) and tBuOH (50 mL) were added KOtBu (1.62 g, 14.43 mmol) and tBuXPhos Pd G1 (0.99 g, 1.44 mmol) then the mixture was stirred at
90°C under nitrogen overnight. The reaction was cooled to rt and concentrated under reduced pressure. The mixture was diluted with water (100 mL) and extracted with DCM (3 x 100 mL). The combined organic extracts were dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4 and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by reversed-phase flash chromatography with a C18 silica gel column eluting with 10% to 50% ACN / water (0.1% FA) to afford 370 mg (13%) of tert-butyl (S)-2-methyl-4-(6-(1- methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.84 (t, J = 1.3 Hz, 1H), 8.23 (s, 1H), 7.97 (d, J = 0.8 Hz, 1H), 7.76 (s, 1H), 7.59 – 7.57 (m, 1H), 7.35 – 7.33 (m, 1H), 4.22 (s, 1H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.85 – 3.77 (m, 1H), 3.25 – 3.20 (m, 2H),3.13 – 3.09 (m, 1H), 2.79 – 2.75 (m, 1H), 2.69 – 2.58 (m, 1H), 1.43 (s, 9H), 1.34 (d, J = 6.7 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C21H28N6O2, 397.2; found, 397.2. Step 2. Preparation of (S)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(3-methylpiperazin-1- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine hydrochloride salt
[0523] To a solution of (S)-2-methyl-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (360 mg, 0.90 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in dioxane (10 mL) was added 4M HCl in dioxane (2.3 mL, 9.0 mmol) then the mixture was stirred at rt for 30 minutes. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 300 mg (78%) of (S)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(3- methylpiperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine hydrochloride salt as a white solid. MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C16H20N6, 297.1; found, 297.1. Step 3. (R)-1-phenylethyl (S)-2-methyl-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 329)
[0524] To a solution of (S)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(3-methylpiperazin-1- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine hydrochloride salt (200 mg, 0.67 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) and (R)-1-phenylethan-1-ol (247.3 mg, 2.02 mmol) in pyridine (15 mL) was added triphosgene (200.2 mg, 0.67 mmol), then the mixture was stirred at rt under nitrogen overnight. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was dissolved in water (50 mL) and the mixture was extracted with DCM (3 x 50 mL). The combined organic extracts were dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4 and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 57.2 mg (19%) of (R)-1-phenylethyl (S)-2-methyl-4-[6-(1-methylpyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 329) as an off-white solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d
6) δ (ppm) 8.84 (s,1H), 8.23 (s, 1H), 7.97 (s,1H), 7.76 (s, 1H), 7.59 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.43 – 7.26 (m, 6H), 5.75 (q, J = 6.6 Hz, 1H), 4.34 (s, 1H), 3.92 (d, J = 12.9 Hz, 1H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.28 – 3.11 (m, 3H), 2.80 (d, J = 11.3 Hz, 1H), 2.72 – 2.62 (m, 1H), 1.49 (d, J = 6.6 Hz, 3H), 1.37 (d, J = 6.7 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C25H28N6O2, 445.1; found, 445.1.LCMS purity:254 nm: 99.9%; chiral purity: 99.6%. Example 6: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 330 (R)-1-phenylethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazin-3-yl)-1,4- diazepane-1-carboxylate (Compound 330)
Step 1. Preparation of tert-butyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazin- 3-yl)-1,4-diazepane-1-carboxylate
[0525] To a solution of 3-bromo-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine (Compound S5) (500 mg, 1.80 mmol) and tert-butyl 1,4-diazepane-1-carboxylate (1.80 g, 9.00 mmol) in tBuOH (6 mL) and dioxane (3 mL) was added KOtBu (302 mg, 2.70 mmol) and tBuXPhos Pd G1 (185 mg, 0.27 mmol) under nitrogen then the reaction was stirred at 60°C under nitrogen for 16 h. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with EtOAc / PE (2:1) and reversed-phase flash chromatography with a C18 silica gel column eluting with 10% to 70% ACN / water (10mM NH
4HCO
3) to afford 150 mg (19%) of tert-butyl 4-(6-(1-methyl- 1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazin-3-yl)-1,4-diazepane-1-carboxylate as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 9.06 (d, J = 4.4 Hz, 1H), 8.74 (d, J = 5.6 Hz, 1H), 8.16 (s, 1H), 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.65 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.71 – 3.63 (m, 1H), 3.60 – 3.48 (m, 5H), 3.35 – 3.24 (m, 2H), 1.90 – 1.81 (m, 2H), 1.37 – 1.01 (m, 9H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C20H27N7O2, 398.2; found, 398.3. Step 2. Preparation of 3-(1,4-diazepan-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyrazine hydrochloride salt
[0526] To a solution of tert-butyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin- 3-yl)-1,4-diazepane-1-carboxylate (150 mg, 0.38 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in dioxane (5 mL) was added 4M HCl in dioxane (5 mL) then the reaction was stirred at rt for 1 h. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 170 mg (135%) of 3-(1,4-diazepan-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine hydrochloride salt as a red solid. MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C15H19N7, 298.2; found, 298.3.
Step 3. Preparation of (R)-1-phenylethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyrazin-3-yl)-1,4-diazepane-1-carboxylate (Compound 330).
[0527] To a solution of 3-(1,4-diazepan-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyrazine hydrochloride salt (75 mg, 0.25 mmol, as prepared in the previous step), (R)-1- phenylethan-1-ol (37.0 mg, 0.30 mmol), and pyridine (79.8 mg, 1.01 mmol) in DCM (2 mL) cooled to 0°C was added triphosgene (22.5 mg, 0.08 mmol) in small portions then the reaction was stirred at 0°C for 1h. MeOH (2 mL) was added then the mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 16.3 mg (14%) of (R)-1-phenylethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyrazin-3-yl)-1,4-diazepane-1-carboxylate (Compound 330) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 9.11 – 9.02 (m, 1H), 8.79 – 8.71 (m, 1H), 8.17 (s, 1H), 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.66 (d, J = 3.0 Hz, 1H), 7.34 – 7.15 (m, 4H), 7.15 – 7.06 (m, 1H), 5.66 – 5.47 (m, 1H), 3.88 (s, 3H), 3.83 – 3.69 (m, 1H), 3.69 – 3.34 (m, 7H), 2.03 – 1.70 (m, 2H), 1.41 – 1.15 (m, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C24H27N7O2, 446.2; found, 446.1; LCMS purity: 254 nm: 99.0%. Example 7: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 328 (R)-1-phenylethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)-1,4- diazepane-1-carboxylate (Compound 328)
Step 1. Preparation of tert-butyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)-1,4-diazepane-1-carboxylate
[0528] To a solution of 3-bromo-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound S9) (500 mg, 1.80 mmol) and tert-butyl 1,4-diazepane-1-carboxylate (1.81 g, 9.02 mmol) in tBuOH (6 mL) and dioxane (3 mL) were added KOtBu (304 mg, 2.71 mmol) and tBuXPhos Pd G1 (186 mg, 0.27 mmol) under nitrogen, then the reaction was stirred at 60℃ under nitrogen for 16 h. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with EtOAc / PE (1:1) and reversed-phase flash chromatography with a C18 silica gel column eluting with 10% to 70% ACN / water (10mM NH
4HCO
3) to afford 255 mg (32%) of tert-butyl 4-(6-(1-methyl- 1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)-1,4-diazepane-1-carboxylate as a yellow oil. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.73 (s, 1H), 8.19 (s, 1H), 7.94 (s, 1H), 7.65 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.57 (d, J = 9.4 Hz, 1H), 7.24 – 7.14 (m, 1H), 3.86 (s, 3H), 3.55 – 3.49 (m, 2H), 3.46 – 3.39 (m, 1H), 3.39 – 3.32 (m, 4H), 3.30 (s, 1H), 1.91 – 1.79 (m, 2H), 1.46 – 1.13 (m, 9H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C21H28N6O2, 397.2; found, 397.3. Step 2. Preparation of 3-(1,4-diazepan-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridine hydrochloride salt
[0529] To a solution of tert-butyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin- 3-yl)-1,4-diazepane-1-carboxylate (245 mg, 0.62 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in dioxane (6 mL) was added 4M HCl in dioxane (12 mL) then the reaction was stirred at rt for 1 h. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 290 mg (87%) of 3-(1,4-diazepan-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl) pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine hydrochloride salt as a light yellow solid. MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C16H20N6, 297.2; found, 297.3.
Step 3. Preparation of (R)-1-phenylethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl)-1,4-diazepane-1-carboxylate (Compound 328)
[0530] To a solution of 3-(1,4-diazepan-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridine hydrochloride salt (50 mg, 0.17 mmol, as prepared in the previous step), (R)-1- phenylethan-1-ol (25 mg, 0.20 mmol) and pyridine (20 mg, 0.25 mmol) in DCM (2 mL) cooled to 0°C was added triphosgene (15 mg, 0.05 mmol) in small portions then the reaction was stirred at 0°C for 1 h. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 54 mg (72%) of (R)-1-phenylethyl 4-(6-(1- methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)-1,4-diazepane-1-carboxylate (Compound 328) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d
6) δ (ppm) 8.76 – 8.71 (m, 1H), 8.20 (s, 1H), 7.95 (s, 1H), 7.66 (d, J = 1.2 Hz, 1H), 7.60 – 7.53 (m, 1H), 7.34 (d, J = 4.3 Hz, 2H), 7.31 – 7.18 (m, 4H), 5.75 – 5.59 (m, 1H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.75 – 3.49 (m, 3H), 3.49 – 3.41 (m, 2H), 3.41 – 3.33 (m, 2H), 3.31 – 3.22 (m, 1H), 2.01 – 1.73 (m, 2H), 1.50 – 1.27 (m, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C25H28N6O2, 445.2; found, 445.1; LCMS purity: 254 nm: 99.4% Example 8: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 331 3-(4-(5-benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)-1,4-diazepan-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyrazine (Compound 331)
[0531] To a solution of 3-(1,4-diazepan-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyrazine hydrochloride salt (50.0 mg, 0.15 mmol, as prepared in Example 6, Step 2) and DIEA (58.1 mg, 0.45 mmol) in IPA (2 mL) was added 5-benzyl-2-chloropyrimidine (Compound S88) (30.7 mg, 0.15 mmol) then the reaction was stirred at 100°C for 16 h. The mixture was cooled to rt and concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 26.1 mg (37%) of 3-(4-(5-benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)-1,4-
diazepan-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine (Compound 331) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 9.04 (d, J = 1.5 Hz, 1H), 8.70 (d, J = 1.4 Hz, 1H), 8.19 (s, 2H), 8.16 (s, 1H), 7.96 (d, J = 0.8 Hz, 1H), 7.63 (s, 1H), 7.32 – 7.23 (m, 2H), 7.22 – 7.14 (m, 3H), 3.96 (t, J = 5.4 Hz, 2H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.73 (s, 2H), 3.67 (t, J = 6.0 Hz, 2H), 3.65 – 3.60 (m, 2H), 3.51 – 3.46 (m, 2H), 2.01 – 1.91 (m, 2H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C26H27N9, 466.2; found, 466.1; LCMS purity: 254 nm: 99.1% Example 9: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 332 tert-butyl 8-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)-3,8- diazabicyclo[3.2.1]octane-3-carboxylate (Compound 332)

[0532] To a round bottom flask containing 3-bromo-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound S9) (200 mg, 0.72 mmol) and tert-butyl-3,8- diazabicyclo[3.2.1]octane-3-carboxylate (613 mg, 2.89 mmol) was added tBuOH (2 mL) and dioxane (1 mL). The solution was sparged with nitrogen for 20 min at rt then tBuXPhos Pd G1 (50 mg, 0.07 mmol) and KOtBu (121 mg, 1.08 mmol) were added and the reaction mixture was sparged with nitrogen for 5 min at rt. The reaction was heated to 60°C for 4 h, cooled to rt, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with 10-60% acetone / DCM to afford 166 mg (56%) of tert- butyl 8-[6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl]piperazine-3,8- diazabicyclo[3.2.1]octane-3-carboxylate (Compound 332).
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl
3) δ (ppm) 8.42 (s, 1H), 7.74 (s, 1H) 7.61 (s, 1H) 7.57 (s, 1H) 7.51 (d, J = 9.3 Hz, 1H) 7.27 (s, 1H) 7.10 (dd, J = 9.2, 1.5 Hz, 1H) 3.98 (s, 3H) 3.75-3.91 (m, 4H) 3.25-3.36 (m, 2H) 2.04 (d, J = 4 Hz, 2H) 1.81 (dd, J = 13, 7.4 Hz, 2H) 1.49 (s, 9H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C22H29N6O2, 409.2; found, 409.2; HPLC purity: 210 nm: 100%; 254 nm: 100%. Example 10: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 333 3-(4-(isobutylsulfonyl)cyclohexyl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 333)
Step 1. Preparation of 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)cyclohex-3-en-1-ol
[0533] To a solution of 3-bromo-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound S9) (1.20 g, 4.33 mmol) and 4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2- yl)cyclohex-3-en-1-ol (0.97 g, 4.33 mmol) in dioxane (10 mL) and H
2O (1 mL) was added XPhos Pd G3 (0.37 g, 0.43 mmol), XPhos (0.21 g, 0.43 mmol), and K3PO4 (1.84 g, 8.66 mmol) under nitrogen, then the reaction was stirred at 90°C under nitrogen for 16 h. The mixture was cooled to rt, then concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with EtOAc / PE (3:1) to afford 1.79 g (98%) of 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)cyclohex-3-en-1-ol as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.93 (s, 1H), 8.25 – 8.23 (m, 1H), 8.04 – 7.97 (m, 2H), 7.85 – 7.77 (m, 1H), 7.46 (dd, J = 9.3, 1.7 Hz, 1H), 6.02 – 5.92 (m, 1H), 4.67 (d, J = 4.1 Hz, 1H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.85 – 3.76 (m, 1H), 2.64 – 2.54 (m, 1H), 2.47 – 2.38 (m, 1H), 2.14 – 1.84 (m, 3H), 1.67 – 1.56 (m, 1H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C17H18N4O, 295.1; found, 295.2. Step 2. Preparation of 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)cyclohexan-1-ol
[0534] To a solution of 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)cyclohex-3-en-1-ol (1.5 g, 5.10 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in MeOH (20 mL) was added Pd/C (0.54 g, 5.10 mmol) then the reaction was stirred at rt under an
atmosphere of hydrogen for 40 h. The mixture was filtered, and the filter cake was washed with MeOH (2 x 5 mL). The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 760 mg (45%) of 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)cyclohexan-1- ol as a grey solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.92 – 8.83 (m, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 7.97 (d, J = 0.8 Hz, 1H), 7.80 (d, J = 5.1 Hz, 1H), 7.73 – 7.61 (m, 1H), 7.42 – 7.33 (m, 1H), 4.38 (d, J = 3.3 Hz, 1H), 3.89 (s, 1H), 3.87 (d, J = 1.0 Hz, 3H), 2.91 – 2.62 (m, 1H), 2.01 – 1.44 (m, 8H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C17H20N4O, 297.2; found, 297.3. Step 3. Preparation of 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)cyclohexyl methanesulfonate
[0535] To a solution of 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)cyclohexan-1-ol (615 mg, 2.08 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) and TEA (420 mg, 4.15 mmol) in DCM (10 mL) was added Ms2O (542 mg, 3.11 mmol) at 0°C then the reaction was stirred at rt for 2 h. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with MeOH / DCM (1:20) to afford 580 mg (678%) of 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)cyclohexyl methanesulfonate as a green solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.90 (s, 1H), 8.23 (s, 1H), 7.98 (s, 1H), 7.87 – 7.79 (m, 1H), 7.78 – 7.66 (m, 1H), 7.45 – 7.36 (m, 1H), 5.00 (s, 1H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.21 (s, 3H), 2.99 – 2.79 (m, 1H), 2.17 (s, 1H), 2.10 – 1.94 (m, 1H), 1.90 – 1.60 (m, 6H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C18H22N4O3S, 375.1; found, 375.2. Step 4. Preparation of S-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)cyclohexyl) ethanethioate
[0536] To a solution of 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)cyclohexyl methanesulfonate (500 mg, 1.34 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in
DMF (10 mL) was added potassium thioacetate (610 mg, 5.34 mmol) then the reaction was stirred at 90°C for 16 h. The mixture was cooled to rt, water (100 mL) was added, then the mixture was extracted with EtOAc (3 x 100 mL). The combined organic extracts were dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4 and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-TLC (EtOAc) to afford 200 mg (42%) of S-(4-(6-(1- methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)cyclohexyl) ethanethioate as a yellow oil. MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C16H19N3, 254.2; found, 254.3. Step 5. Preparation of 3-(4-(isobutylthio)cyclohexyl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine
[0537] To a solution of S-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)cyclohexyl) ethanethioate (200 mg, 0.11 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in DMSO (3 mL) and H
2O (1 mL) was added KOH (13.3 mg, 0.24 mmol) then the reaction was stirred at rt for 1 h. To the mixture was added 1-bromo-2-methylpropane (15.5 mg, 0.11 mmol) and the reaction was stirred at rt for 1 h. H
2O (20 mL) was added then the mixture was extracted with EtOAc (3 x 40 mL). The combined organic extracts were dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4 and filtered then the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by reversed-phase flash chromatography with a C18 silica gel column eluting with 10% to 90% ACN / water (10mM NH
4HCO
3) to afford 20 mg (10%) of 3-(4-(isobutylthio)cyclohexyl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridine as a colorless oil.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.91 – 8.85 (m, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 7.96 (s, 1H), 7.83 – 7.77 (m, 1H), 7.74 – 7.63 (m, 1H), 7.43 – 7.34 (m, 1H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.20 – 3.10 (m, 1H), 2.46 – 2.39 (m, 2H), 2.11 – 2.03 (m, 1H), 1.99 – 1.81 (m, 4H), 1.79 – 1.68 (m, 2H), 1.64 – 1.37 (m, 3H), 1.03 – 0.89 (m, 6H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C21H28N4S, 369.2; found, 369.3.
Step 6. Preparation of 3-(4-(isobutylsulfonyl)cyclohexyl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a] pyridine (Compound 333)
[0538] To a solution of 3-(4-(isobutylthio)cyclohexyl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (15 mg, 0.04 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in DCM (2 mL) cooled to 0°C was added mCPBA (35 mg, 0.21 mmol) then the reaction was stirred at 0°C for 1 h. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 3.5 mg (21%) of 3-(4-(isobutylsulfonyl)cyclohexyl)-6-(1- methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a] pyridine (Compound 333) as a white solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d
6) δ (ppm) 8.97 – 8.83 (m, 1H), 8.23 (s, 1H), 7.98 (d, J = 0.8 Hz, 1H), 7.88 – 7.78 (m, 1H), 7.79 – 7.66 (m, 1H), 7.47 – 7.36 (m, 1H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.29 – 3.10 (m, 2H), 3.05 – 2.97 (m, 2H), 2.31 – 2.10 (m, 3H), 2.09 – 1.87 (m, 3H), 1.86 – 1.76 (m, 1H), 1.71 – 1.57 (m, 2H), 1.10 – 1.03 (m, 6H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C21H28N4O2S, 401.2; found,401.2; LCMS purity: 254 nm: 99.9%. Example 11: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 334 tert-butyl 6-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)-3,6- diazabicyclo[3.2.1]octane-3-carboxylate (Compound 334)
[0539] To a stirred solution of 3-bromo-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridine (Compound S9) (1.20 g, 4.33 mmol) and tert-butyl 3,6- diazabicyclo[3.2.1]octane-3-carboxylate (1.84 g, 8.66 mmol) in tBuOH (20 mL) and dioxane (10 mL) were added KOtBu (728.8 mg, 6.50 mmol) and tBuXPhos Pd G1 (594.7 mg, 0.87 mmol) at rt then the reaction was stirred at 50°C under nitrogen for 48 h. The mixture was cooled to rt, concentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue was dissolved in water (100 mL). The resulting mixture was extracted with DCM (3 x 80 mL) then the combined organic extracts were dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4 and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel
chromatography eluting with EtOAc / PE (10:1) and by Prep-HPLC to afford 20.4 mg (1%) of tert-butyl 6-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)-3,6- diazabicyclo[3.2.1]octane-3-carboxylate (Compound 334) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.76 – 8.55 (m, 1H), 8.17 (s, 1H), 7.93 (s, 1H), 7.64 (d, J = 9.3 Hz, 1H), 7.51 – 7.43 (m, 1H), 7.10 – 7.01 (m, 1H), 4.23 – 3.70 (m, 6H), 3.64 – 3.48 (m, 1H), 3.23 – 3.00 (m, 1H), 2.91 – 2.63 (m, 2H), 2.49 – 2.43 (m, 1H), 2.13 – 1.92 (m, 1H), 1.87 – 1.73 (m, 1H), 1.30 (s, 3H), 0.92 (s, 6H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C22H28N6O2, 409.2; found, 409.15; LCMS purity: 254 nm: 98.9%. Example 12: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 335 Mixture of 3-(4-(5-benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)-2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-azepin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl- 1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine and 3-(5-(5-benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)-2,3,4,7- tetrahydro-1H-azepin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 335)
Step 1. Preparation of tert-butyl 4-(5-benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)-2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-1H- azepine-1-carboxylate and tert-butyl 5-(5-benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)-2,3,4,7-tetrahydro-1H- azepine-1-carboxylate
[0540] To a solution of 5-benzyl-2-chloropyrimidine (Compound S88) (500 mg, 2.44 mmol) in dioxane (25 mL) and H
2O (5 mL) was added a mixture of tert-butyl 5-(4,4,5,5- tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-2,3,4,7-tetrahydro-1H-azepine-1-carboxylate and tert-butyl 4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-azepine-
1-carboxylate (789.7 mg, 2.44 mmol), Pd(dppf)Cl
2 (268.1 mg, 0.37 mmol), and Cs
2CO
3 (1.59 g, 4.89 mmol) then the reaction was stirred at 90°C under nitrogen for 16 h. The mixture was cooled to rt and extracted with EtOAc (3 x 100 mL). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine (3x100 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with EtOAc/ PE (1:2) to afford 700 mg (78%) of a mixture of tert-butyl 4-(5-benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)-2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-azepine-1-carboxylate and tert-butyl 5-(5-benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)-2,3,4,7-tetrahydro-1H-azepine-1-carboxylate as a yellow oil.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.67 (s, 2H), 7.35 – 7.24 (m, 4H), 7.24 – 7.16 (m, 2H), 4.12 – 4.04 (m, 2H), 3.96 (s, 2H), 3.56 – 3.48 (m, 2H), 2.89 – 2.81 (m, 2H), 1.79 (s, 2H), 1.38 (s, 5H), 1.36 (s, 4H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C
22H
27N
3O
2, 366.2; found, 366.2. Step 2. Preparation of 4-(5-benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)-2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-azepine and 5-(5- benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)-2,3,4,7-tetrahydro-1H-azepine
[0541] To a solution of a mixture of tert-butyl 4-(5-benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)-2,3,6,7- tetrahydro-1H-azepine-1-carboxylate and tert-butyl 5-(5-benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)-2,3,4,7- tetrahydro-1H-azepine-1-carboxylate (700 mg, 1.92 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in DCM (15 mL) cooled to 0°C was added TFA (5 mL) then the reaction was stirred at 0°C under nitrogen for 1 h. The mixture was neutralized to pH 8 with sat. aqueous Na
2CO
3 then extracted with MeOH / DCM (1:10) (3 x 100 mL). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine (3x100 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 460 mg (90%) of a mixture of 4-(5-benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)-2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-azepine and 5-(5-benzylpyrimidin-2- yl)-2,3,4,7-tetrahydro-1H-azepine as a yellow oil.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.69 – 8.62 (m, 2H), 7.37 – 7.18 (m, 6H), 4.12 – 4.06 (m, 1H), 3.96 (s, 2H), 3.59 – 3.52 (m, 1H), 3.46 – 3.41 (m, 1H), 2.99 – 2.86 (m, 3H), 1.81 – 1.76 (m, 1H), 1.72 – 1.61 (m, 1H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C17H19N3, 266.2; found, 266.2.
Step 3. Preparation of a mixture of 3-(4-(5-benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)-2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-1H- azepin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine and 3-(5-(5- benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)-2,3,4,7-tetrahydro-1H-azepin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 335)
[0542] To a solution of a mixture of 4-(5-benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)-2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-1H- azepine and 5-(5-benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)-2,3,4,7-tetrahydro-1H-azepine (200 mg, 0.75 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in dioxane (8 mL) was added 3-iodo-6-(1-methyl- 1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (293.2 mg, 0.91 mmol, as prepared for Compound S57, Step 1), Pd-PEPPSI-IPent
Cl 2-methylpyridine (95.1 mg, 0.11 mmol) and C
s2CO
3 (491.1 mg, 1.51 mmol), then the reaction was stirred at 100°C under nitrogen for 16 h. The mixture was cooled to rt, diluted with water (30 mL), and extracted with EtOAc (3 x 30 mL). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine (3 x 30 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 13 mg (3.65%) of a mixture of 3-(4- (5-benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)-2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-azepin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine and 3-(5-(5-benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)-2,3,4,7-tetrahydro-1H- azepin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 335) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.86 – 8.82 (m, 1H), 8.62 – 8.57 (m, 2H), 8.22 – 8.18 (m, 1H), 7.97 – 7.93 (m, 1H), 7.80 – 7.76 (s, 1H), 7.76 – 7.62 (m, 1H), 7.57 – 7.50 (m, 1H), 7.43 – 7.33 (m, 1H), 7.33 – 7.14 (m, 5H), 5.16 – 5.09 (m, 1H), 3.93 – 3.80 (m, 5H), 3.44 – 3.34 (m, 1H), 3.12 – 3.05 (m, 1H), 3.03 – 2.94 (m, 1H), 2.63 – 2.53 (m, 2H), 2.49 – 2.38 (m, 2H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C28H27N7, 462.2; found, 462.1; HPLC purity: 254 nm: 97.7%
Example 13: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 336 (5-methylfuran-3-yl)methyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 336)
[0543] To a solution of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridine (Compound 12) (200 mg, 0.71 mmol) and (5-methylfuran-3-yl)methanol (95 mg, 0.85 mmol) in pyridine (5 mL) was added triphosgene (63.1 mg, 0.21 mmol) then the reaction was stirred at rt under nitrogen for 6 h. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was dissolved in water (30 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (3 x 50 mL). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine (10 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 80.8 mg (27%) of (5-methylfuran-3- yl)methyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1- carboxylate (Compound 336) as an off-white solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.83 (s, 1H), 8.23 (s, 1H), 7.98 (s, 1H), 7.77 (s, 1H), 7.65 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.56 (s, 1H), 7.33 (dd, J = 9.2, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 6.15 (s, 1H), 4.90 (s, 2H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.57 (t, J = 5.0 Hz, 4H), 2.96 (t, J = 4.9 Hz, 4H), 2.25 (s, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C22H24N6O3, 421.2; found, 421.1; LCMS purity: 254 nm: 99.7% Example 14: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 337 (R)-1-phenylethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-3-yl)-1,4- diazepane-1-carboxylate (Compound 337)
Step 1. Preparation of 3-(1,4-diazepan-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyrimidine formic acid salt
[0544] To a solution of 3-bromo-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine (Compound S10) (2.00 g, 7.19 mmol) and 1,4-diazepane (3.60 g, 35.96 mmol) in DMF (120 mL) were added Pd-PEPPSI-IPent
Cl 2-methylpyridine (1.21 g, 1.44 mmol) and C
s2CO
3 (4.69 g, 14.38 mmol) then the reaction was stirred at 90°C under nitrogen for 16 h. The mixture was cooled to rt then concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by reversed-phase flash chromatography with a C18 silica gel column eluting with 10% to 100% ACN / water (0.1% FA) to afford 550 mg (22%) of 3-(1,4-diazepan-1-yl)-6- (1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine formic acid salt as a yellow solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 9.08 (d, J = 2.1 Hz, 1H), 8.52 (d, J = 2.1 Hz, 1H), 8.33-8.24 (m, 2H), 8.01 (s, 1H), 7.81 (s, 1H), 3.88 (s, 3H), 3.73 (t, J = 5.1 Hz, 2H), 3.60 (t, J = 6.0 Hz, 2H), 3.15 - 3.12 (m, 2H), 3.04 -2.98 (m, 2H), 2.04 - 1.93 (m, 2H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C
15H
19N, 298.2 found, 298.1. Step 2. (R)-1-phenylethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-3- yl)-1,4-diazepane-1-carboxylate (Compound 337)
[0545] To a solution of 3-(1,4-diazepan-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyrimidine formic acid salt (200 mg, 0.61 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) and (R)-1-phenylethanol (89 mg, 0.73 mmol) in pyridine (5 mL) was added triphosgene (54.1 mg, 0.18 mmol) then the reaction was stirred at rt under nitrogen for 6 h. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was dissolved in water (30 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (3 x 50 mL). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine (10 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 47.7 mg (18%) of
(R)-1-phenylethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-3-yl)-1,4- diazepane-1-carboxylate (Compound 337) as a red solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 9.06 (dd, J = 6.1, 2.1 Hz, 1H), 8.51 (dd, J = 6.5, 2.2 Hz, 1H), 8.25 (s, 1H), 8.01 (d, J = 0.8 Hz, 1H), 7.79 (d, J = 1.7 Hz, 1H), 7.36 – 7.09 (m, 5H), 5.70 - 5.48 (m, 1H), 3.89 (s, 3H), 3.85 - 3.48 (m, 6H), 3.59-3.34 (m, 2H), 2.03 - 1.68 (m, 2H), 1.44 - 1.25 (m, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C24H27N7O2, 446.2,found, 446.2; LCMS purity: 254 nm: 99.4% Example 15: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 338 3-(4-(5-benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)-1,4-diazepan-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyrimidine (Compound 338)
[0546] To a solution of 3-(1,4-diazepan-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyrimidine formate (200 mg, 0.58 mmol, as prepared in Example 12, Step 1) and 5- benzyl-2-chloropyrimidine (Compound S88) (143 mg, 0.70 mmol) in IPA (3 mL) was added DIEA (225.8 mg, 1.72 mmol) then the reaction was stirred at 90°C under nitrogen for 16 h. The mixture was cooled to rt and concentrated under reduced pressure, then the residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 15.6 mg (6%) of 3-(4-(5-benzylpyrimidin-2- yl)-1,4-diazepan-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine (Compound 338) as a red solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 9.01 (s, 1H), 8.50 (s, 1H), 8.27-8.18 (m, 3H), 8.00 (s, 1H), 7.77 (s, 1H), 7.32-7.24 (m, 2H), 7.23-7.14 (m, 3H), 3.96 - 3.86 (m, 5H), 3.78 – 3.62 (m, 6H), 3.53 (t, J = 5.9 Hz, 2H), 1.97 (t, J = 5.9 Hz, 2H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C26H27N9, 466.2; found, 466.2; LCMS purity: 254 nm: 99.2%
Example 16: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 339 tert-butyl 3-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)-3,8- diazabicyclo[3.2.1]octane-8-carboxylate (Compound 339)
[0547] To a glass vial containing 3-iodo-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridine (220 mg, 0.68 mmol, as prepared for Compound S57, Step 1), tert-butyl-3,8- diazabicyclo[3.2.1]octane-8 carboxylate (433 mg, 2.04 mmol), CuI (52 mg, 0.27 mmol), and K3PO4 (288 mg, 1.36 mmol) under nitrogen was added 1-butanol (4 mL) and 1,2- ethanediol (0.66 mL), then the reaction was heated to 100°C for 44 h. The mixture was cooled to rt, diluted with DCM and washed with water and brine. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4 and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with acetone / DCM to afford 154 mg (56%) of tert-butyl 3-[6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl]-3,8-diazabicyclo[3.2.1]octane-8-carboxylate (Compound 339).
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl
3) δ (ppm) 8.45 (br. s., 1H) 7.74 (s, 1H) 7.70 (s, 1H) 7.67 (br. s., 1H) 7.61 (s, 1H) 7.47 (d, J = 8.7 Hz, 1H) 7.11 (d, J = 8.6 Hz, 1H) 4.34 (br. s., 4H) 3.97 (s, 3H) 3.09 (br. s., 4H) 2.09 (m, 2H) 1.99 (m, 2H) 1.51 (s, 9H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C22H29N6O2, 409.2; found, 409.2; HPLC purity: 210 nm: 98.8%; 254 nm: 97.6%. Example 17: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 340 3-(3-(5-benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)-3,6-diazabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-6-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 340)
Step 1. Preparation of 3-(3,6-diazabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-6-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine hydrochloride salt
[0548] To a solution of tert-butyl 6-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin- 3-yl)-3,6-diazabicyclo[3.2.1]octane-3-carboxylate (Compound 334) (40 mg, 0.10 mmol) in DCM (0.5 mL) cooled to 0°C was added 4M HCl in dioxane (2.6 mL) then the reaction was warmed to rt and stirred for 1 h. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 30 mg (89%) of 3-(3,6-diazabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-6-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol- 4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine hydrochloride salt as a yellow solid. MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C9H8N2O2, 309.2; found, 309.3. Step 2. Preparation of 3-(3-(5-benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)-3,6-diazabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-6-yl)-6- (1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 340)
[0549] To a solution of 3-(3,6-diazabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-6-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine hydrochloride salt (28 mg, 0.08 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) and 5-benzyl-2-chloropyrimidine (Compound S88) (16.6 mg, 0.08 mmol) in IPA (2 mL) was added DIEA (31.5 mg, 0.24 mmol) then the reaction was stirred at 100°C for 24 h. The resulting mixture was cooled to rt and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 16.7 mg (43%) of 3-(3-(5- benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)-3,6-diazabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-6-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 340) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.62 (s, 1H), 8.17 (s, 1H), 8.14 (s, 2H), 7.92 (d, J = 0.4 Hz, 1H), 7.66 (d, J = 9.4 Hz, 1H), 7.46 (s, 1H), 7.30 – 7.20 (m, 2H), 7.19 – 7.12 (m, 3H), 7.06 (dd, J = 9.3, 1.6 Hz, 1H), 4.40 (d, J = 12.6 Hz, 1H), 4.29 (d, J = 12.4 Hz, 1H), 4.19 – 4.11 (m, 1H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.70 (s, 2H), 3.63 – 3.56 (m, 1H), 3.17 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, 1H), 3.08 (d, J = 12.0 Hz, 1H), 2.85 (d, J = 12.5 Hz, 1H), 2.72 – 2.60 (m, 1H), 2.13 – 2.02 (m, 1H), 1.88 (d, J = 10.7 Hz, 1H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C28H28N8, 477.2; found, 477.50; HPLC purity: 254 nm: 95.5%.
Example 18: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 341 4-(5-benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)-1-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)-1,4- diazepan-5-one (Compound 341)
Step 1. Preparation of ethyl 3-((6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)amino)propanoate
[0550] To a solution of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-amine (Compound S56) (800 mg, 3.75 mmol) and ethyl 3-iodopropanoate (1.28 g, 5.62 mmol) in DMF (50 mL) was added K2CO
3 (1.04 g, 7.50 mmol) then the reaction was stirred at 90°C under nitrogen overnight. The mixture was cooled to rt then purified by reversed-phase flash chromatography with a C18 silica gel column eluting with 10% to 60% ACN / water (0.1%FA) to afford 370 mg (31%) of ethyl 3-((6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl)amino)propanoate as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.68 (s,1H), 8.17 (s,1H), 7.93 (s,1H), 7.62 – 7.52 (m, 2H), 7.16 (d, J = 9.2Hz, 1H), 4.75 (t, J = 6.6 Hz, 1H), 4.06 (q, J = 7.1 Hz, 2H), 3.86 (s, 3H), 3.30 (t, J = 6.6 Hz, 2H), 2.56 (t, J = 6.7 Hz, 2H), 1.18 (t, J = 7.1 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C16H19N5O2, 314.1; found, 314.1. Step 2. Preparation of a mixture of ethyl 3-((2-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)ethyl)(6-(1- methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)amino)propanoate and methyl 3-((2- ((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)ethyl)(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin- 3-yl)amino)propanoate
[0551] To a solution of ethyl 3-{[6-(1-methylpyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl]amino}propanoate (320 mg, 1.02 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) and tert-butyl N-(2-oxoethyl)carbamate (812.7 mg, 5.10 mmol) in MeOH (10 mL) was added NaHCO
3 (257.3 mg, 3.06 mmol) then the reaction was stirred at 60°C under nitrogen for 72 h. The mixture was cooled to rt and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was dissolved in THF (10mL), the solution was cooled to 0°C then borane THF (877.6 mg, 10.21 mmol) was added dropwise over 1 minute. The resulting mixture was warmed to rt and stirred overnight. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure, then the residue was dissolved in water (50 mL) and extracted with DCM (3 x 50mL). The combined organic extracts were dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 40 mg (9%) of ethyl 3-((2-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)ethyl)(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)amino)propanoate as a white solid and 110 mg (24%) of methyl 3-((2-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)ethyl)(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)amino)propanoate as a white solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.81 (t, J = 1.2 Hz, 1H), 8.21 (s, 1H), 7.96 (d, J = 0.8 Hz, 1H), 7.84 (s, 1H), 7.55 (d, J = 9.3 Hz, 1H), 7.34 – 7.31 (m, 1H), 6.71 – 6.70 (m, 1H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.54 (s, 3H), 3.17 (d, J = 5.3 Hz, 2H), 3.08 – 2.87 (m, 4H), 2.40 (t, J = 6.8 Hz, 2H), 1.36 (s, 9H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C23H32N6O4, 457.2; found, 457.2 and MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C22H30N6O4, 443.2; found, 443.2 Step 3. Preparation of a mixture of ethyl 3-((2-aminoethyl)(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)amino)propanoate hydrochloride salt and methyl 3-((2- aminoethyl)(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)amino)propanoate hydrochloride salt

[0552] To a solution of a mixture of ethyl 3-((2-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)ethyl)(6-(1- methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)amino)propanoate and methyl 3-((2- ((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)ethyl)(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin- 3-yl)amino)propanoate (150 mg, 0.33, as prepared in the previous step) in DCM (5 mL) was added 4M HCl in dioxane (119.7 mg, 3.30 mmol) then the reaction was stirred at rt under nitrogen for 1 h. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 150 mg of a mixture of ethyl 3-((2-aminoethyl)(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl)amino)propanoate hydrochloride salt and methyl 3-((2-aminoethyl)(6-(1- methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)amino)propanoate hydrochloride salt as a white solid. MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C18H24N6O2, 357.2; found, 357.2 and MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C
17H
22N
6O
2, 343.2; found, 343.2. Step 4. Preparation of 1-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)-1,4- diazepan-5-one
[0553] To a solution of the mixture of ethyl 3-((2-aminoethyl)(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)amino)propanoate hydrochloride salt and methyl 3-((2- aminoethyl)(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)amino)propanoate hydrochloride salt (150 mg, 0.43 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in MeOH (5 mL) was added 1,5,7-triazabicyclo[4.4.0]dec-5-ene (121.9 mg, 0.87 mmol) then the recation was stirred at 80°C under nitrogen overnight. The mixture was cooled to rt, then concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was dissolved in water (20 mL) then extracted with DCM (3 x 20 mL). The combined organic extracts were dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4 and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-TLC (MeOH / DCM 1:1) to afford 100 mg (74%) of 1-(6- (1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)-1,4-diazepan-5-one as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.81 (s, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 7.96 (s, 1H), 7.79 (s, 1H), 7.68 – 7.65 (m, 1H), 7.59 (dd, J = 9.2, 1.0 Hz, 1H), 7.32 (dd, J = 9.3, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 5.76 (s, 1H), 3.86 (s, 3H), 3.18 – 3.09 (m, 4H), 2.64 – 2.57 (m, 2H), 1.23 (s, 1H) ;MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C16H18N6O, 311.1; found, 311.1.
Step 5. 4-(5-benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)-1-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl)-1,4-diazepan-5-one (Compound 341)
[0554] To a solution of 1-[6-(1-methylpyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl]-1,4- diazepan-5-one (100 mg, 0.32 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) and 5-benzyl-2- chloropyrimidine (Compound S88) (79.1 mg, 0.38 mmol) in dioxane (10 mL) were added Pd2(dba)3 (44.2 mg, 0.05 mmol), XantPhos (27.9 mg, 0.05 mmol), and K3PO4 (136.7 mg, 0.64 mmol) then the reaction was stirred at 90°C under nitrogen overnight. The mixture was cooled to rt and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was dissolved in water (20 mL) then extracted with EtOAc (3 x 20 mL). The combined organic extracts were dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4 and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 52.7 mg (34%) of 4-(5- benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)-1-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)-1,4- diazepan-5-one (Compound 341) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.83 (s, 1H), 8.72 (s, 2H), 8.23 (s, 1H), 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.84 (s, 1H), 7.63 (d, J = 9.3 Hz, 1H), 7.42 – 7.28 (m, 5H), 7.25 – 7.21 (m, 1H), 4.18 – 4.16 (m, 2H), 4.00 (s, 2H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.29 – 3.25 (m, 4H), 3.00 – 2.92 (m, 2H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C27H28N8O, 479.2; found, 479.2; LCMS purity: 254 nm: 99.7%. Example 19: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 342 (R)-1-(4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl)ethyl 4-(7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2- b]pyridazin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 342)
Step 1. Preparation of 4-nitrophenyl (1R)-1-[4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl]ethyl carbonate
[0555] To a solution of (R)-1-[4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl]ethanol (300 mg, 1.46 mmol) in DCM (15 mL) cooled to 0 °C was added pyridine (0.50 mL, 6.2 mmol) then the mixture was stirred for 10 minutes, then 4-nitrophenyl chloroformate (1.21 g, 2.94 mmol) was added in one portion. The reaction was warmed to rt and stirred overnight. The mixture was filtered, then the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with 0-80% DCM / hexanes to afford 0.54 g (94%) of 4-nitrophenyl (1R)-1-[4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl]ethyl carbonate as a white solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl
3) δ (ppm) 8.27 (d, J=9.17 Hz, 2H) 7.47 (d, J=8.56 Hz, 2H) 7.37 (d, J=9.17 Hz, 2H) 7.20 - 7.30 (m, 2H) 5.85 (q, J=6.60 Hz, 1H) 1.71 (d, J=6.72 Hz, 3H). Step 2. Preparation of (R)-1-[4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl]ethyl 4-[7-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazin-3-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 342)

[0556] To a solution of 4-nitrophenyl (R)-1-[4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl]ethyl carbonate (144 mg, 0.39 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in ACN (3.1 mL) was added 7-(1- methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-piperazin-1-ylimidazo[1,2-b]pyridazine trihydrochloride salt (84 mg, 0.21 mmol, as prepared in Example 64, Step 2) followed by DIEA (1.1 mL, 6.4 mmol) then the reaction was stirred at rt under nitrogen for 22 h. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with 0-100% (10% IPA in DCM)/ DCM, then the combined fractions were concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was suspended in 25% ether in hexanes then concentrated under reduced pressure. This was repeated four times to afford 78 mg (70%) of (R)-1-[4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl]ethyl 4-[7-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazin-3-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 342) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CD3OD) δ (ppm) 8.74 (d, J=2.08 Hz, 1H) 8.21 (s, 1H) 8.02 (s, 1H) 7.97 (d, J=1.96 Hz, 1H) 7.49 (d, J=8.68 Hz, 2H) 7.28 (d, J=7.95 Hz, 3H) 5.83
(q, J=6.56 Hz, 1H) 3.97 (s, 3H) 3.60 - 3.90 (m, 4H) 3.27 (br. s., 4H) 1.57 (d, J=6.60 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C24H25F3N7O3, 516.2; found, 516.2; HPLC purity: 210 nm: 97.0%; 254 nm: 97.0%. Example 20: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 343 (R)-1-(5-methylpyridin-2-yl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 343)
Step 1. Preparation of 4-nitrophenyl 4-[6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl]piperazine- 1-carboxylate
[0557] Pyridine (0.229 mL, 2.83 mmol) was added to a solution of 6-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)-3-piperazin-1-ylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 12) (0.400 g, 1.42 mmol) and 4-nitrophenyl chloroformate (0.314 g, 1.56 mmol) in ACN (10 mL) at rt. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure, then MTBE (50 mL) was added to the residue and the mixture was stirred at rt overnight. The solid was collected by filtration and air dried to give 600 mg (100%) of 4-nitrophenyl 4-[6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl
3) δ (ppm) 8.50 (s, 1H), 8.23 - 8.37 (m, 2H), 7.72 - 7.82 (m, 2H), 7.64 (s, 1H), 7.48 - 7.58 (m, 1H), 7.33 - 7.41 (m, 2H), 7.20 (dd, J=9.17, 1.47 Hz, 1H), 4.00 (s, 3H) 3.91 (br. s., 2H), 3.82 (br. s., 2H), 3.08 - 3.21 (m, 4H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C22H22N7O4: 448.4; found: 448.1; HPLC purity: 210 nm: 90.4%; 254 nm: 89.3% Step 2. Preparation of (R)-1-(5-methylpyridin-2-yl)ethanol
[0558] To a solution of (R,R)-Ts-DENEB (0.0480 g, 0.0740 mmol) in toluene (5 mL) was added 1-(5-methylpyridin-2-yl)ethanone (1.00 g, 7.40 mmol) under nitrogen at rt. TEA (2.58 mL, 18.5 mmol) was added followed by formic acid (0.698 mL, 18.5 mmol) then the reaction was stirred at rt overnight. The mixture was partitioned between sat. aqueous NaHCO
3 (20 mL) and EtOAc (20 mL) then the aqueous phase was extracted with EtOAc (2 x 20 mL). The combined organic extracts were washed with sat. aqueous NaHCO
3 (20 mL), then the combined aqueous layers were extracted with EtOAc (20 mL). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine (20 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with 0-80% acetone / DCM to afford 700 mg (69%) of (R)-1-(5-methylpyridin-2-yl)ethanol as a light brown oil.
1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl
3) δ (ppm) 8.36 (s, 1H), 7.50 (ddt, J=7.96, 1.40, 0.63, 0.63 Hz, 1H), 7.18 (d, J=7.92 Hz, 1H), 4.86 (q, J=6.52 Hz, 1H), 4.29 (br. s., 1H), 2.34 (s, 3H), 1.49 (d, J=6.61 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C8H12NO: 138.2; found: 138.0. Step 3. Preparation of (R)-1-(5-methylpyridin-2-yl)ethyl 4-[6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1, 5-a]pyridin-3-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 343)
[0559] To a solution of (R)-1-(5-methylpyridin-2-yl)ethanol (0.100 g, 0.729 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in DMF (6 mL) cooled to 0°C under nitrogen was added NaH (267.3 mg, 0.67 mmol) then the reaction was stirred at 0°C for 20 minutes.4-Nitrophenyl 4-[6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate (0.309 g, 0.607 mmol, , as prepared in Step 1) was added then the reaction was stirred at 0°C for 30 minutes, then warmed to rt and stirred overnight. The mixture was diluted with sat. aqueous NaHCO
3 (50 mL) and EtOAc (50 mL). The layers were separated and the EtOAc layer was washed with water (3 x 20 mL) and sat. aqueous NaHCO
3 (20 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with 5% MeOH / DCM to afford 40 mg (15%) of (R)-1-(5-methylpyridin-2-yl)ethyl 4-[6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 343) as an orange
solid.
1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl
3) δ (ppm) 8.37 - 8.56 (m, 2H), 7.71 (s, 1H), 7.75 (s, 1H), 7.61 (s, 1H), 7.50 (d, J=9.22 Hz, 2H), 7.20 - 7.34 (m, 1H), 7.15 (dd, J=9.17, 1.26 Hz, 1H), 5.87 (q, J=6.67 Hz, 1H), 3.98 (s, 3H), 3.74 (br. s., 4H), 2.96 - 3.14 (m, 4H), 2.34 (s, 3H), 1.63 (d, J=6.61 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C24H28N7O2: 446.5; found: 446.2; HPLC purity: 210 nm: 100.0%; 254 nm: 100.0%. Example 21: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 345 tert-butyl 4-(7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1- carboxylate (Compound 345)

[0560] To a glass vial containing 3-bromo-7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2- a]pyridine (Compound S7) (0.250 g, 0.90 mmol) and tert-butyl-1-piperazinecarboxylate (0.672 g, 3.61 mmol) was added NaOtBu (0.152 g, 1.35 mmol) and tBuXPhos Pd G1 (0.062 g, 0.09 mmol) and the headspace was flushed with nitrogen. To another glass vial was added tBuOH (2 mL) and dioxane (2 mL) and the mixture was sparged with nitrogen for 15 minutes at rt. The solvent mixture was added to the vial containing the solids then the reaction was heated to 50°C for 2 h, cooled to rt, and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was treated with ACN then concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with 20% MeOH (0.1%TEA) / DCM to afford 312 mg (90%) of tert-butyl 4-(7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin- 3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 345) as an amber oil.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl
3) δ (ppm) 7.97 (d, J= 7.1 Hz, 1H), 7.82 (s, 1H), 7.73 (s, 1H), 7.64 (s, 1H), 7.26 (s, 1H), 3.98 (s, 3H), 3.98 (s, 3H), 3.65 (m, 4H), 3.01 (m, 4H), 1.50 (s, 9H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C20H27N6O2, 383.2; found, 383.3; HPLC purity: 210 nm: 86.8%; 254 nm: 87.4%.
Example 22: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 344 (R)-1-(4-chlorophenyl)ethyl 4-(7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 344)
Step 1. Preparation of 7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-piperazin-1-ylimidazo[1,2- a]pyridine trihydrochloride salt
[0561] To solution of tert-butyl 4-[7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-3- yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 345) (0.300 g, 0.78 mmol) in EtOAc (5 mL) was heated to 50 °C then conc. HCl (0.32 mL, 3.92 mmol) was slowly added. After 1 h MTBE (9 mL) was added with vigorous stirring at 50 °C for 30 minutes, then the mixture was cooled to rt, filtered, and the filter cake was washed with MTBE. The solid was dried in a vacuum oven to afford 296 mg (97%) of 7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-piperazin-1- ylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine trihydrochloride salt as a tan solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO- d6) δ (ppm) 8.73 (s, 1H), 8.64 (s, 1H), 8.25 (s, 1H), 8.03 (s, 1H), 7.96 (s, 1H), 7.73 (dd, J = 7.2, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 3.92(s, 3H), 3.31 (bs, 8H); MS (ESI+, m/z): Calcd. for C15H19N6: 283.2. Found: 283.1; HPLC purity: 210 nm: 66%; 254 nm: 74%. Step 2. Preparation of (R)-1-(4-chlorophenyl)ethyl 4-[7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-3-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 344)
[0562] To a solution of (R)-1-(4-chlorophenyl)ethyl (2,5-dioxopyrrolidin-1-yl) carbonate (Compound S95) (297 mg, 1.00 mmol) in ACN (9 mL) was added 7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol- 4-yl)-3-piperazin-1-ylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine trihydrochloride salt (290 mg, 0.740 mmol,
as prepared in the previous step) and DIEA (3 mL, 18.0 mmol), then the reaction was stirred for 90 minutes. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was partitioned between water (adjusted to pH 9) and EtOAc. The organic layer was washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with MeOH (0.1% TEA) / DCM to afford 185 mg (54%) of (R)-1-(4-chlorophenyl)ethyl 4-[7- (1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-3-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 344) as a foam solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.30 (s, 1H) 8.16 (d, J=7 Hz, 1H) 8.02 (s, 1H) 7.70 (s, 1H) 7.44 (m, 4H), 7.24 (s, 1H) 7.15 (dd, J=7.2, 1.5 Hz, 1H) 5.75 (q, J=6.5, 1H) 3.88 (s, 3H) 3.64 (m, 4H) 2.97 (br. s., 4H) 1.49 (d, J=6.6, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C
24H
26ClN
6O
2: 465.2, Found: 465.2; HPLC purity: 210 nm: 100.0%; 254 nm: 100.0%. Example 23: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 346 tert-butyl 4-(7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-3-yl)-1,4-diazepane-1- carboxylate (Compound 346)
Step 1. Preparation of 4-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyridin-2-amine
[0563] To a solution of 4-bromopyridin-2-amine (10.0 g, 57.8 mmol) in dioxane (175 mL) and H
2O (35 mL) was added 1-methyl-4-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)- 1H-pyrazole (15.6 g, 75.1 mmol), Na
2CO
3 (12.2 g, 115.6 mmol), and Pd(dppf)Cl
2 (1.2 g, 1.7 mmol) at rt under nitrogen then the reaction was stirred at 100°C under nitrogen for 4 h. The mixture was cooled to rt, filtered through a Celite pad, and the filtrate was poured into H
2O (300 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (4 x 150 mL). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine (100 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel
chromatography to afford 9.8 g (95%) of 4-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyridin-2-amine as a yellow solid.
1HNMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.14 (s, 1H), 7.84 (d, J= 5.2Hz, 2H), 7.82 (s, 1H), 6.67 (d, J=5.2Hz, 1H), 6.55 (s, 1H), 5.80 (s, 2H), 3.86 (s, 3H). Step 2. Preparation of tert-butyl 4-(7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-3- yl)-1,4-diazepane-1-carboxylate (Compound 346)
[0564] To a solution of 4-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyridin-2-amine (1.0 g, 5.7 mmol, as prepared in the previous step), di-tert-butyl 4,4'-(1,2-bis(1H-benzo[d][1,2,3]triazol-1- yl)ethane-1,2-diyl)bis(1,4-diazepane-1-carboxylate) (Compound S48) (5.6 g, 8.5 mmol) in DCM (10 mL) was added ZnBr
2 (3.8 g, 17.1 mmol) then the reaction was stirred at reflux under nitrogen for 5 h. The reaction mixture was cooled to rt, poured into 1N NaOH (40 mL), and extracted with EtOAc (3 x 50 mL). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine (30 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography and prep-HPLC to afford 120 mg (5%) of tert-butyl 4-(7-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-3-yl)-1,4-diazepane-1-carboxylate (Compound 346) as a white solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.26 (s, 1H), 8.20~8.22 (m, 1H), 7.86 (s, 1H), 7.82~7.84 (m, 1H), 7.23~7.33 (d, J=6.8 Hz, 1H), 7.28 (s, 1H), 3.89 (s, 3H), 3.52~3.54 (m, 4H), 3.14~3.18 (m, 4H), 1.82~1.83 (m, 2H), 1.41 (d, J=11.6 Hz, 9H). Example 24: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 347 (R)-1-phenylethyl 4-(7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-3-yl)-1,4- diazepane-1-carboxylate (Compound 347)
Step 1. Preparation of (R)-4-nitrophenyl (1-phenylethyl) carbonate
[0565] To a solution of 4-nitrophenyl chloroformate (4.0 g, 19.8 mmol) and (R)-1- phenylethanol (1.21 g, 9.9 mmol) in DCM (50 mL) was added pyridine (1.57 g, 19.8 mmol) at rt then the reaction was stirred at rt for 3h. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography to afford 3.7 g (65%) of (R)-4-nitrophenyl (1-phenylethyl) carbonate as yellow oil.
1HNMR (400 MHz, CDCl
3) δ (ppm) 8.21-8.28 (m, 2H), 7.25-7.41 (m, 7H), 5.82-5.87 (m, 1H), 1.70 (d, J= 6.4 Hz, 3H). Step 2. Preparation of (R)-1-phenylethyl 4-(7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2- a]pyridin-3-yl)-1,4-diazepane-1-carboxylate (Compound 347)
[0566] To a solution of 3-(1,4-diazepan-1-yl)-7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2- a]pyridine hydrochloride salt (1.69 g, 5.1 mmol, as prepared in Example 29, Step 1) in ACN (15 mL) was added (R)-4-nitrophenyl (1-phenylethyl) carbonate (1.47 g, 5.1 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) and DIEA (1.98 g, 15.3 mmol) then the reaction was stirred at 80°C under nitrogen for 4 h. The mixture was cooled to rt, then poured into water (100 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (4 x 30 mL). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by prep-HPLC to afford 169 mg (8%) of (R)-1-phenylethyl 4-(7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-3-yl)-1,4- diazepane-1-carboxylate (Compound 347) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO- d6) δ (ppm) 8.28 (s, 1H), 8.02 (s, 1H), 8.00 (s, 1H), 7.71 (s, 1H), 7.15~7.35 (m, 7H), 5.75~5.78 (m, 1H), 3.88 (s, 3H), 3.66~3.68 (m, 2H), 3.56~3.61 (m, 2H), 3.12~3.24 (m, 4H), 1.86 (s, 2H), 1.45~1.49 (m, 3H).
Example 25: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 348 3-(3-(5-benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- b]pyridazine (Compound 348)
[0567] To a solution of 5-benzyl-2-pyrrolidin-3-ylpyrimidine (Compound S100) (344.2 mg, 1.44 mmol) in dioxane (8 mL) was added 3-bromo-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-b]pyridazine (Compound S8) (200.0 mg, 0.72 mmol), C
s2CO
3 (468.6 mg, 1.44 mmol), and tBuXPhos Pd G1 (74.1 mg, 0.11 mmol) at rt under nitrogen then the reaction was stirred at 110°C under nitrogen for 10 h. The mixture was cooled to rt, then concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue purified by prep-HPLC to afford 7.0 mg (2%) of 3-(3-(5-benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-b]pyridazine (Compound 348) as a yellow solid.
1HNMR (400 MHz, CDCl
3) δ (ppm) 8.55 (s, 2H), 7.94-7.98 (m, 3H), 7.45 (s, 2H), 7.31-7.35 (m, 1H), 7.27-7.28 (m, 1H), 7.19 (d, J = 7.6 Hz, 2H), 6.83 (d, J = 9.6 Hz, 1H), 3.97 (s, 3H), 3.82-3.84 (m, 2H), 3.76-3.80 (m, 3H), 3.53-3.59 (m, 2H), 2.48-2.52 (m, 2H). Example 26: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 349 3-(3-(1-benzyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-b]pyridazine (Compound 349)
[0568] To a solution of 1-benzyl-3-(pyrrolidin-3-yl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole (Compound S101) (492.5 mg, 2.16 mmol) in dioxane (10 mL) was added 3-bromo-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol- 4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-b]pyridazine (Compound S8) (300.0 mg, 1.08 mmol), C
s2CO
3 (1.05 g, 3.24 mmol), and tBuXPhos Pd G1 (111.1 mg, 0.16 mmol) at rt under nitrogen then the reaction was stirred at 110°C under nitrogen for 16 h. The reaction mixture was cooled to rt, then concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by prep-HPLC to afford 4.0 mg (1%) of 3-(3-(1-benzyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-
1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-b]pyridazine (Compound 349) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl
3) δ (ppm) 9.24 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 8.43 (s, 1H), 8.38 (s, 1H), 8.05 (d, J = 10.0 Hz, 2H), 7.40-7.45 (m, 2H), 7.33-7.36 (m, 3H), 7.21-7.22 (m, 1H), 5.38 (s, 2H), 4.35-4.42 (m, 3H), 4.10-4.23 (m, 2H), 4.01 (s, 3H), 2.95-3.00 (m, 1H), 2.64-2.70 (m, 1H). Example 27: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 350 3-(3-(5-benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyrazine (Compound 350)
Step 1. Preparation of 5-benzyl-2-(pyrrolidin-3-yl)pyrimidine trihydrochloride salt
[0569] To a solution of tert-butyl 3-(5-benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate (3.00 g, 8.84 mmol, as prepared for Compound S100, Step 2) in dioxane (20 mL) was added 4M HCl in dioxane (10 mL) at rt then the reaction was stirred at rt for 2 h. The precipitated solids were collected by filtration, washed with dioxane (2 x 3 mL), and dried to afford 2.4 g (113%) of 5-benzyl-2-(pyrrolidin-3-yl)pyrimidine trihydrochloride salt as a dark green oil: MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C15H17N3, 240.1; found, 240.1. Step 2. Preparation of 3-(3-(5-benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine (Compound 350)
[0570] To a solution of 3-bromo-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine (Compound S5) (200 mg, 0.719 mmol) and 5-benzyl-2-(pyrrolidin-3-yl)pyrimidine trihydrochloride salt (502 mg, 1.44 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in tBuOH (12 mL) and dioxane (4 mL) was added KOtBu (807 mg, 7.19 mmol) and tBuXPhos Pd G1 (99 mg, 0.144 mmol) under nitrogen then the reaction was stirred at 90°C under nitrogen for
40 h. The mixture was cooled to rt, then concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with EtOAc / PE (1:1) and Prep-HPLC to afford 3.6 mg (1%) of 3-(3-(5-benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine (Compound 350) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 9.08 (d, J = 1.4 Hz, 1H), 8.73 (d, J = 1.4 Hz, 1H), 8.70 (s, 2H), 8.16 (s, 1H), 7.99 – 7.94 (m, 1H), 7.55 (s, 1H), 7.36 – 7.25 (m, 4H), 7.25 – 7.17 (m, 1H), 3.97 (s, 2H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.85 – 3.77 (m, 2H), 3.71 – 3.65 (m, 1H), 3.61 – 3.53 (m, 2H), 2.49 – 2.29 (m, 2H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C25H24N8, 437.2; found, 437.2; LCMS purity: 254 nm: 99.5% Example 28: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 351 (R)-1-phenylethyl 4-(7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1- carboxylate (Compound 351)
Step 1. Preparation of 7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1-yl)imidazo[1,2- a]pyridine hydrochloride salt
[0571] To a solution of tert-butyl 4-(7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin- 3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 345) (8.2 g, 21.4 mmol) in DCM (80 mL) cooled to 0°C was added 4M HCl in dioxane (22 mL) then the reaction was warmed to rt and stirred for 2 h. The mixture was filtered and the filter cake was dried to afford 6.2 g (91%) of 7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1-yl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine hydrochloride salt as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.74 (d, J = 6.8 Hz, 1H), 8.65 (s, 1H), 8.26 (s, 1H), 7.91 (s, 1H), 7.72~7.74 (m, 1H), 7.43~7.45 (m, 1H), 3.92 (s, 3H), 3.56 (s, 2H), 3.32~3.34 (m, 6H).
Step 2. Preparation of (R)-1-phenylethyl 4-(7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2- a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 351)
[0572] To a solution of 7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1-yl)imidazo[1,2- a]pyridine hydrochloride salt (3.0 g, 9.4 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in ACN (30 mL) was added (R)-4-nitrophenyl (1-phenylethyl) carbonate (2.7 g, 9.4 mmol, as prepared in Example 23, Step 1) and DIEA (3.6 g, 28.2 mmol) then the reaction was stirred at 80°C under nitrogen for 4 h. The reaction mixture was cooled to rt, poured into water (80 mL), and extracted with EtOAc (4 x 30 mL). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by prep-HPLC to afford 65 mg (2%) of (R)-1-phenylethyl 4-(7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin- 3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 351) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl
3) δ (ppm) 7.93~7.95 (m, 1H), 7.80 (s, 1H), 7.68 (s, 1H), 7.59 (s, 1H), 7.36~7.37 (m, 4H), 7.30~7.32 (m, 1H), 7.24~7.25 (m, 1H), 6.93~6.95 (m, 1H), 5.86~5.89 (m, 1H), 3.97 (s, 3H), 3.71 (s, 4H), 3.02 (s, 4H), 1.57~1.59 (d, J=6.4Hz, 3H). Example 29: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 352 3-(4-(5-benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)-1,4-diazepan-1-yl)-7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2- a]pyridine (Compound 352)
Step 1. Preparation of 3-(1,4-diazepan-1-yl)-7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2- a]pyridine hydrochloride salt
[0573] To a solution of tert-butyl 4-(7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin- 3-yl)-1,4-diazepane-1-carboxylate (Compound 346) (5.5 g, 13.9 mmol) in DCM (55 mL) cooled to 0°C was added 4M HCl in dioxane (18 mL) then the reaction was warmed to rt and stirred for 2 h. The mixture was filtered and the filter cake was dried to afford 5.9 g (128%) of 3-(1,4-diazepan-1-yl)-7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine hydrochloride salt as a yellow solid.
1HNMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.74 (d, J = 7.2 Hz, 1H), 8.62 (s, 1H), 7.95 (s, 1H), 7.71 (d, J = 7.2 Hz, 1H), 7.65~7.68 (m, 1H), 7.43~7.45 (m, 1H), 3.92 (m, 3H), 3.46~3.53 (m, 4H), 3.24~3.32 (m, 3H), 2.13 (s, 3H). Step 2. Preparation of 3-(4-(5-benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)-1,4-diazepan-1-yl)-7-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine (Compound 352)
[0574] To a solution of 3-(1,4-diazepan-1-yl)-7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2- a]pyridine hydrochloride salt (0.2 g, 0.6 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in dioxane (10 mL) was added C
s2CO
3 (0.59 g, 1.8 mmol), 5-benzyl-2-chloropyrimidine (Compound S88) (0.12 g, 0.6 mmol), and tBuXPhos Pd G1 (0.12 g, 0.18 mmol) then the reaction was stirred at 90°C under nitrogen for 6 h. The reaction mixture was cooled to rt, poured into water (40 mL), and extracted with EtOAc (3 x 50 mL). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by prep-HPLC to afford 30 mg (11%) of 3-(4-(5-benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)-1,4-diazepan-1-yl)-7-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine (Compound 352) as a yellow solid.
1HNMR (400 MHz, CDCl
3) δ (ppm) 8.20 (s, 2H), 7.79~7.82 (m, 1H), 7.71 (s, 1H), 7.65 (s, 1H), 7.34 (s, 1H), 7.28~7.32 (m, 2H), 7.15~7.24 (m, 4H), 6.85~6.87 (m, 1H), 3.99~4.02 (m, 4H), 3.96 (s, 3H), 3.81 (s, 2H), 3.55~3.62 (m, 2H), 3.18~3.20 (m, 2H), 2.04~2.07 (m, 2H).
Example 30: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 353 N-((5-chloropyridin-2-yl)methyl)-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazine-1-carboxamide (Compound 353)

[0575] To a solution of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-piperazin-1-ylpyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridine (Compound 12) (300 mg, 1.06 mmol), TEA (323 mg, 3.19 mmol) in DCM (15 mL) was added triphosgene (94.6 mg, 0.32 mmol) at 0°C. The resulting mixture was stirred for 0.5 h at 0°C. Then resulting mixture was added 1-(5-chloropyridin-2-yl)methanamine (303 mg, 2.13 mmol) at 0°C. The resulting mixture was stirred for 16h at rt. Desired product could be detected. The resulting mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography, eluted with DCM / MeOH (10:1).The crude product (600 mg) was purified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions (Column: Xselect CSH Prep Fluoro-Phenyl Column, 19*250 mm, 5μm; Mobile Phase A: Water (0.1% FA), Mobile Phase B: ACN; Flow rate: 25 mL/min mL/min; Gradient: 33% B to 43% B in 12min; Wave Length: 254nm/220nm nm; RT1(min): 8.65) to afford N-((5- chloropyridin-2-yl)methyl)-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazine-1-carboxamide (279.7 mg, 57.97%) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.87 (s, 1H), 8.55 (d, J = 2.5 Hz, 1H), 8.25 (s, 1H), 7.99 (s, 1H), 7.94 – 7.85 (m, 2H), 7.77 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.42 – 7.32 (m, 3H), 4.35 (s, 2H), 3.88 (s, 3H), 3.64 – 3.57 (m, 4H), 3.09 (s, 4H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C
22H
23ClN
8O, 451.2; found, 451.2; LCMS purity: 254 nm: 99.3% Example 31: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 354 N-((6-chloropyridin-3-yl)methyl)-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazine-1-carboxamide (Compound 354)
[0576] To a solution of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridine (Compound 12) (400 mg, 1.42 mmol) in DCM (5 mL) cooled to 0°C was added triphosgene (126.1 mg, 0.43 mmol) then the reaction was stirred at 0°C under nitrogen for 16 h. The mixture was added dropwise to a DCM (5 mL) solution of (6-chloropyridin-3- yl)methanamine (148.8 mg, 1.10 mmol) and TEA (176.1 mg, 1.74 mmol) cooled to 0°C, then stirred at 0°C under nitrogen for 2 h. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was dissolved in water (30 mL) and extracted with DCM (3 x 50 mL). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine (10 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 131.6 mg (33%) of N-((6-chloropyridin-3-yl)methyl)- 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxamide (Compound 354) as a white solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.83 (s, 1H), 8.37 – 8.21 (m, 2H), 7.98 (s, 1H), 7.79 – 7.23 (m, 2H), 7.70 – 7.63 (m, 1H), 7.48 (d, J = 8.2 Hz, 1H), 7.36 – 7.24 (m, 2H), 4.27 (d, J = 5.6 Hz, 2H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.52 (t, J = 4.9 Hz, 4H), 2.95 (t, J = 4.9 Hz, 4H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C22H23ClN8O, 451.2; found, 451.1; LCMS purity: 254 nm: 99.7% Example 32: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 355 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)-N-((5-methylpyridin-2- yl)methyl)piperazine-1-carboxamide (Compound 355)
[0577] To a solution of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridine (Compound 12) (500 mg, 1.77 mmol) in DCM (20 mL) cooled to 0°C was added TEA (537.6 mg, 5.31 mmol) and triphosgene (173.4 mg, 0.58 mmol) at 0°C then the reaction was warmed to rt and stirred under nitrogen for 30 minutes. To the reaction was added (5-methylpyridin-2-yl)methanamine (432.7 mg, 3.54 mmol) dropwise over 1 minute then the reaction was stirred at rt for 16 h. The mixture was diluted with water (100 mL) and extracted with DCM (3 x 50 mL). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine (3x50 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 250.1 mg
(32%) of 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)-N-((5- methylpyridin-2-yl)methyl)piperazine-1-carboxamide (Compound 355) as a yellow solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.83 (s, 1H), 8.32 (d, J = 2.2 Hz, 1H), 8.23 (s, 1H), 7.98 (s, 1H), 7.78 (s, 1H), 7.68 (dd, J = 9.2, 0.8 Hz, 1H), 7.57 (dd, J = 8.0, 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.33 (dd, J = 9.2, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 7.24 (t, J = 6.0 Hz, 1H), 7.19 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H), 4.32 (d, J = 5.6 Hz, 2H), 3.88 (s, 3H), 3.55 (d, J = 9.9 Hz, 4H), 2.97 (t, J = 4.8 Hz, 4H), 2.27 (s, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C23H26N8O, 431.2; found, 431.2; LCMS purity: 254 nm: 99.3%. Example 33: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 356 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)-N-((6-methylpyridin-3- yl)methyl)piperazine-1-carboxamide (Compound 356)
[0578] To a solution of (6-methylpyridin-3-yl)methanamine (400 mg, 3.27 mmol) and TEA (994 mg, 9.82 mmol) in DCM (5 mL) cooled to 0°C was added triphosgene (291.5 mg, 0.98 mmol) then the reaction was stirred at 0°C under nitrogen for 2 h. The mixture was added to a solution of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridine (Compound 12) (686 mg, 2.43 mmol) and TEA (409.8 mg, 4.05 mmol) in DCM (5 mL) cooled to 0°C, then the reaction was stirred at 0°C under nitrogen for 2 h. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure, then water (30 mL) was added and the mixture was extracted with EtOAc (3 x 30 mL). Then combined organic extracts were washed with brine (10 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 100 mg (11%) of 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)-N-((6- methylpyridin-3-yl)methyl)piperazine-1-carboxamide (Compound 356) as a white solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.82 (s, 1H), 8.35 (d, J = 2.3 Hz, 1H), 8.23 (s, 1H), 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.77 (s, 1H), 7.66 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.56 (dd, J = 8.0, 2.3 Hz, 1H), 7.32 (dd, J = 9.3, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 7.23-7.16 (m, 2H), 4.23 (d, J = 5.6 Hz, 2H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.51 (t, J = 4.8 Hz, 4H), 2.94 (t, J = 4.8 Hz, 4H), 2.43 (s, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C
23H
26N
8O, 430.2; found, 431.1; LCMS purity: 254 nm: 99.5%
Example 34: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 357 3-(4-(1-benzyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine (Compound 357)
[0579] To a solution of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyrimidine (Compound S98) (250 mg, 0.88 mmol) and 1-benzyl-3-chloro-1H-1,2,4- triazole (256.2 mg, 1.32 mmol, as prepared in Example 1, Step 1) in dioxane (20 mL) were added Pd-PEPPSI-IPent
Cl 2-methylpyridine (111.3 mg, 0.13 mmol) and C
s2CO
3 (574.9 mg, 1.76 mmol) then the reaction was stirred at 100°C under nitrogen overnight. The mixture was cooled to rt and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was dissolved in water (50 mL), then the mixture was extracted with DCM (3 x 50 mL). The combined organic extracts were dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4 and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 74.3 mg (19%) of 3-(4-(1-benzyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine (Compound 357) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 9.17 (d, J = 2.2 Hz, 1H), 8.63 (d, J = 2.1 Hz, 1H), 8.31 – 8.29 (m, 2H), 8.03 (s, 1H), 7.90 (s, 1H), 7.44 – 7.20 (m, 5H), 5.23 (s, 2H), 3.89 (s, 3H), 3.46 – 3.43 (m, 4H).3.32 – 3.29 (m, 4H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C23H24N10, 441.2; found, 441.15.LCMS purity:254 nm:99.1%. Example 35: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 358 3-(3-(1-benzyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 358)
[0580] To a vial pre-sparged with argon 20 minutes containing 3-iodo-6-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (234 mg, 0.72 mmol, as prepared for Compound S57, Step 1), 1-benzyl-3-pyrrolidin-3-yl-1H-1,2,4-triazole (Compound S101) (110 mg, 0.48
mmol), K
3PO
4 (307 mg, 1.44 mmol), and CuI (37 mg, 0.193 mmol) was added 1-butanol (2.8 mL) and 1, 2-ethanediol (0.6 mL) then the reaction was heated to 100°C for 48 h. The mixture was cooled to rt, diluted with 10% IPA / DCM, and washed with (7:3) sat. aqueous NH
4Cl / conc. NH
4OH (3 times) and brine, then dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with 0-6% MeOH / DCM. The pure fractions were concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was stirred with a mixture of (6:1:2) MTBE/MeOH/heptane. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure then the solid was triturated with MTBE (1 mL) overnight. The solid was collected by filtration and dried under reduced pressure to afford 29 mg (16%) of 3-[3-(1-benzyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3- yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl]-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 358) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.69 (s, 1H), 8.55 (s, 1H), 8.18 (s, 1H), 7.93 (s, 1H), 7.68 (d, J = 9.3 Hz, 1H), 7.53 (s, 1H), 7.40-7.25 (m, 5H), 7.11 (m, 1H), 5.36 (s, 2H), 3.86 (s, 3H), 3.70-3.54 (m, 2H), 3.48-3.32 (m, 3H), 2.40-2.17 (m, 2H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C24H25N8, 425.2; found, 425.2; HPLC purity: 210 nm: 95.8%; 254 nm: 96.2%. Example 36: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 359 (R)-1-(6-methylpyridin-3-yl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 359)
Step 1. Preparation of (1R)-1-(6-methylpyridin-3-yl)ethanol
[0581] To a solution of (R,R)-Ts-DENEB (0.263 g, 0.405 mmol) in toluene (5 mL) under nitrogen was added 3-acetyl-6-methylpyridine (5.48 g, 40.5 mmol) at rt then TEA (14.1 mL, 101 mmol) and formic acid (3.82 mL, 101 mmol) were added. The reaction was stirred at rt overnight then the mixture was partitioned between sat. aqueous NaHCO
3 (100 mL)
and EtOAc (100 mL). The layers were separated, and the aqueous phase was extracted with EtOAc (2 x 100 mL). The combined organic extracts were washed with sat. aqueous NaHCO
3 (50 mL). The combined aqueous layers were extracted with EtOAc (100 mL). The organic extracts were combined, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with 30-100% acetone / DCM to afford 4 g (72%) of (R)-1-(6- methylpyridin-3-yl)ethanol as a dark solid.
1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl
3) δ (ppm) 8.30 - 8.46 (m, 1H), 7.62 (dd, J=7.96, 2.10 Hz, 1H), 7.12 (d, J=8.01 Hz, 1H), 4.90 (q, J=6.33 Hz, 1H), 3.12 (s, 1H), 2.51 (s, 3H), 1.49 (d, J=6.43 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C
8H
12NO: 138.2; found: 137.9. Step 2. Preparation of (R)-1-(6-methylpyridin-3-yl)ethyl 4-[6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1, 5-a]pyridin-3-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 359)
[0582] To a solution of (R)-1-(6-methylpyridin-3-yl)ethanol (1.30 g, 9.44 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in NMP (20 mL) cooled to 0°C was added 1M LiHMDS in THF (8.64 mL, 8.64 mmol) under nitrogen over 10 minutes, then the reaction was stirred at 0°C for 20 minutes. 4-nitrophenyl 4-[6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate (4.00 g, 7.87 mmol, as prepared in Example 18, Step 1) was added portion wise as a solid, then the mixture was stirred at 0°C for 15 minutes. The reaction was warmed to rt and stirred overnight. The reaction mixture was diluted with EtOAc (100 mL) then washed with sat. aqueous NaHCO
3 (3 x 100 mL) and water (4 x 100 mL). The combined aqueous washes were extracted with EtOAc (50 mL). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine (50 mL), dried over Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with 5% MeOH / DCM followed by silica gel chromatography eluting with 20-80% acetone / DCM to afford 2.3g (54%) of (R)-1-(6- methylpyridin-3-yl)ethyl 4-[6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 359) as a yellow foam.
1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl
3) δ (ppm) 8.54 (d, J=2.05 Hz, 1H), 8.46 (s, 1H), 7.74 (s, 1H), 7.70 (s, 1H), 7.53 -
7.65 (m, 2H), 7.49 (d, J=9.22 Hz, 1H), 7.07 - 7.21 (m, 2H), 5.86 (q, J=6.61 Hz, 1H), 3.89 - 4.09 (m, 3H), 3.70 (br. s., 4H), 2.93 - 3.13 (m, 4H), 2.56 (s, 3H), 1.60 (d, J=6.61 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C
24H
28N
7O
2: 446.5; found: 446.0; HPLC purity: 210 nm: 100.0%; 254 nm: 100.0% Example 37: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 360 5-benzyl-2-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin-1- yl)thiazole (Compound 360)
Step 1. Preparation of 5-benzyl-2-chlorothiazole
[0583] To a solution of CuCl
2 (848 mg, 6.31 mmol) in ACN (20 mL) was added tert-butyl nitrite (867.2 mg, 8.41 mmol) at rt. The reaction was stirred for 30 minutes then 5-benzyl- 1,3-thiazol-2-amine (1 g, 5.26 mmol) was added. The mixture was stirred at rt for 1 h then 1M HCl was added and the reaction was stirred at rt for 1 h, then concentrated under reduced pressure. Then residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with EtOAc / PE (1:5) to afford 800 mg (73%) of 5-benzyl-2-chlorothiazole as a light yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl
3) δ 7.39 – 7.33 (m, 2H), 7.32 – 7.29 (m, 2H), 7.24 (dd, J = 6.8, 1.6 Hz, 2H), 4.11 (s, 2H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]+ calcd. for C10H8ClNS, 210.0; found, 210.1. Step 2. Preparation of 5-benzyl-2-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)thiazole (Compound 360)
[0584] To a solution of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridine (Compound 12) (200 mg, 0.71 mmol) and 5-benzyl-2-chlorothiazole (222.8 mg,
1.06 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in ACN (15 mL) was added Cs
2CO
3 (577 mg, 1.77 mmol) then the reaction was stirred at 90°C for 48 h. The mixture was cooled to rt, then concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was diluted with water (100 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (2 x 200 mL). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine (2x100 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 175.3 mg (54%) of 5-benzyl-2-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazin-1-yl)thiazole (Compound 360) as a light yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.83 (s, 1H), 8.23 (s, 1H), 7.98 (s, 1H), 7.79 (s, 1H), 7.67 (dd, J = 9.2, 1.0 Hz, 1H), 7.38 – 7.18 (m, 6H), 7.00 (s, 1H), 4.00 (s, 2H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.52 (t, J = 4.4 Hz, 4H), 3.13 – 3.03 (m, 4H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]+ calcd. for C
25H
25N
7S, 456.1; found, 456.1; LCMS purity: 254 nm: 99.1% Example 38: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 361 5-benzyl-3-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)- 1,2,4-oxadiazole (Compound 361)
Step 1. Preparation of 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazine-1-carbonitrile
[0585] To a solution of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridine (Compound 12) (500 mg, 1.77 mmol) and TEA (268.8 mg, 2.66 mmol) in DCM (6 mL) cooled to 0°C was added BrCN (187.6 mg, 1.77 mmol) then the reaction was stirred at 0°C for 3 h. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with MeOH / DCM (1:30) to afford 410 mg (75%) of 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-
carbonitrile as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d
6) δ (ppm) 8.84 (s, 1H), 8.24 (s, 1H), 7.98 (d, J = 0.6 Hz, 1H), 7.81 (s, 1H), 7.66 (dd, J = 9.2, 0.7 Hz, 1H), 7.35 (dd, J = 9.2, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.41 (t, J = 4.9 Hz, 4H), 3.06 (t, J = 4.9 Hz, 4H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C16H17N7, 308.1; found, 308.2. Step 2. Preparation of N'-hydroxy-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboximidamide
[0586] To a solution of 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazine-1-carbonitrile (400 mg, 1.30 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) and TEA (263.4 mg, 2.60 mmol) in EtOH (6 mL) cooled to 0°C was added NH
2OH·HCl (90.4 mg, 1.30 mmol) then the reaction was warmed to rt and stirred for 5 h. The mixture was filtered, the filter cake was washed with EtOH (3 x 20 mL),and dried under reduced pressure to afford 400 mg (90%) of N'-hydroxy-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboximidamide as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 10.73 (s, 1H), 10.02 (s, 1H), 8.85 (s, 1H), 8.25 (s, 1H), 8.10 (s, 2H), 7.99 (s, 1H), 7.80 (s, 1H), 7.71 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.36 (dd, J = 9.3, 1.4 Hz, 1H), 3.88 (s, 3H), 3.59 (t, J = 4.6Hz, 4H), 3.06 (t, J = 4.6 Hz, 4H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C16H20N8O, 341.1; found, 341.2. Step 3. Preparation of 5-benzyl-3-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-1,2,4-oxadiazole (Compound 361)

[0587] To a solution of 2-phenylacetic acid (160 mg, 1.17 mmol) in THF (6 mL) was added CDI (191 mg, 1.17 mmol) then the reaction was stirred for 1 h at 55°C. The mixture was cooled to rt and N'-hydroxy-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazine-1-carboximidamide (400 mg, 1.17 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) was added. The reaction was heated to 55°C and stirred for 1 h then the mixture was heated
to 150°C for 20 minutes. The reaction was cooled to rt and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with MeOH / DCM (1:15) then the pure fractions were concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was triturated with MeOH to afford 100.5 mg (19%) of 5-benzyl-3-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-1,2,4-oxadiazole (Compound 361) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.83 (s, 1H), 8.23 (s, 1H), 7.98 (s, 1H), 7.78 (s, 1H), 7.67 (d, J = 9.3 Hz, 1H), 7.44 – 7.18 (m, 6H), 4.23 (s, 2H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.52 (t, J = 4.9 Hz, 4H), 3.07 (t, J = 4.9 Hz, 4H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C24H24N8O, 441.1; found, 441.20; LCMS purity: 254 nm: 99.5%. Example 39: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 362 (R)-N-(4-chlorobenzyl)-2-methyl-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazine-1-carboxamide (Compound 362)
Step 1. Preparation of (R)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(3-methylpiperazin-1- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine hydrochloride salt
[0588] To a solution of tert-butyl (R)-2-methyl-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (600 mg, 1.51 mmol, as prepared in Example 4, Step 1) in DCM (20 mL) cooled to 0°C was added 4M HCl in dioxane (10 mL) dropwise then the reaction was warmed to rt and stirred for 5 h. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 690 mg (137%) (R)-6-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(3-methylpiperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine hydrochloride salt as a brown solid: MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C16H20N6, 297.2; found, 297.3.
Step 2. Preparation of (R)-N-(4-chlorobenzyl)-2-methyl-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxamide (Compound 362)

[0589] To a solution of (R)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(3-methylpiperazin-1- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine hydrochloride salt (300 mg, 0.68 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) and TEA (410 mg, 4.05 mmol) in DCM (5 mL) cooled to 0°C was added triphosgene (60.1 mg, 0.20 mmol) then the reaction was stirred for 30 minutes. To the mixture at 0°C was added 1-(4-chlorophenyl)methanamine (191 mg, 1.35 mmol), then the reaction was warmed to rt and stirred for 2 h. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with EtOAc / PE (5:1) followed by Prep-HPLC to afford 150.5 mg (48%) of (R)-N-(4-chlorobenzyl)-2- methyl-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1- carboxamide (Compound 362) as a light green solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.82 (s, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.76 (s, 1H), 7.59 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.42 – 7.35 (m, 2H), 7.35 – 7.25 (m, 3H), 7.16 (t, J = 5.9 Hz, 1H), 4.33 – 4.17 (m, 3H), 3.93 – 3.78 (m, 4H), 3.25 – 3.09 (m, 3H), 2.82 – 2.74 (m, 1H), 2.70 – 2.59 (m, 1H), 1.33 (d, J = 6.6 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C24H26ClN7O, 464.2; found, 464.2; LCMS purity: 254 nm: 99.4%. Example 40: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 363 (S)-N-(4-chlorobenzyl)-2-methyl-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazine-1-carboxamide (Compound 363)
Step 1. Preparation of (S)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(3-methylpiperazin-1- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine hydrochloride salt
[0590] To a solution of (S)-2-methyl-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (600 mg, 1.51 mmol, as prepared in Example 5, Step 1) in DCM (20 mL) was added 4M HCl in dioxane (551.7 mg, 15.13 mmol) then the reaction was stirred at rt under nitrogen overnight. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 500 mg (89%) of (S)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(3- methylpiperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine hydrochloride salt as a grey solid. MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C16H20N6, 297.1; found, 297.1. Step 2. (S)-N-(4-chlorobenzyl)-2-methyl-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxamide (Compound 363)
[0591] To a solution of 1-(4-chlorophenyl)methanamine (500 mg, 3.53 mmol) in DCM (20 mL) was added triphosgene (1 mg, 3.53 mmol) then the reaction was stirred at rt under nitrogen for 4 h. The solution was added dropwise to a mixture of (S)-6-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(3-methylpiperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine hydrochloride salt (265.2 mg, 0.89 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) and TEA (1.63 g, 16.11 mmol) in DCM (20 mL), then the reaction was stirred under nitrogen overnight. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was dissolved in water (50 mL). The mixture was extracted with DCM (3 x 50 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure, then the residue was purified by Prep- HPLC to afford 80.9 mg (10%) of (S)-N-[(4-chlorophenyl)methyl]-2-methyl-4-[6-(1- methylpyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl]piperazine-1-carboxamide (Compound 363) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.82 (s, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.76 (s, 1H), 7.59 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.40 – 7.29 (m, 4H), 7.16 (t, J = 5.9 Hz, 1H), 4.29-4.23 (m, 3H), 3.87-3.83 (m, 4H), 3.28 – 3.11 (m, 3H), 2.80 – 2.76 (m, 1H), 2.64
– 2.54 (m,1H), 1.33 (d, J = 6.6 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C
24H
26ClN
7O, 464.2; found, 464.2.LCMS purity:254 nm:99.5%; HPLC purity: 98.2%. Example 41: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 364 (R)-1-(5-methylpyridin-2-yl)ethyl 4-(7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazin- 3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 364)
Step 1. Preparation of 4-nitrophenyl 4-[7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2- b]pyridazin-3- yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate
[0592] To a suspension of 7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-piperazin-1-ylimidazo[1,2- b]pyridazine hydrochloride salt (Compound S84) (0.201 g, 0.564 mmol) in ACN (4 mL) was added TEA (0.314 mL, 2.26 mmol) then the mixture was stirred for 5 minutes at rt.4- Nitrophenyl chloroformate (0.125 g, 0.620 mmol) was added and the mixture was stirred at rt overnight. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was partitioned between 1N NaOH (10 mL) and DCM (10 mL). The layers were separated, and the DCM layer was extracted with 1N NaOH (2 x 10 mL). The combined aqueous layers were extracted with DCM (10 mL) then the combined DCM layers were dried over Na
2SO
4 and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 190 mg (75%) of 4-nitrophenyl 4-[7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazin-3- yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl
3) δ (ppm) 8.52 (d, J=2.08 Hz, 1H), 8.23 - 8.36 (m, 2H), 7.82 - 7.92 (m, 2H), 7.75 (s, 1H), 7.34 - 7.41 (m, 2H), 7.32 (s, 1H), 4.02 (s, 3H), 3.98 (br. s., 2H), 3.89 (br. s., 2H), 3.35 - 3.46 (m, 4H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. For C21H21N8O4: 449.4; found: 449.1; HPLC purity: 210 nm: 100.0%; 254 nm: 100.0%
Step 2. Preparation of (1R)-1-(5-methylpyridin-2-yl)ethyl 4-[7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)imidazo[1, 2-b]pyridazin-3-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 364)
[0593] To a solution of (R)-1-(5-methylpyridin-2-yl)ethanol (0.0697 g, 0.508 mmol, as prepared in Example 20, Step 2) in DMF (4 mL) cooled to 0°C was added 60% NaH in mineral oil (0.0203 g, 0.508 mmol) under nitrogen, then the mixture was stirred at 0°C for 20 minutes. 4-Nitrophenyl 4-[7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazin-3- yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate (0.190 g, 0.424 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) was added as a solid and the reaction was stirred at 0°C for 30 minutes, then warmed to rt and stirred overnight. The mixture was diluted with sat. aqueous NaHCO
3 (20 mL) and EtOAc (20 mL). The layers were separated and the EtOAc layer was extracted with water (3 x 20 mL) and sat. aqueous NaHCO
3 (20 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with 5% MeOH / DCM to afford 74 mg (39%) of (R)-1-(5- methylpyridin-2-yl)ethyl 4-[7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazin-3- yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 364) as a yellow foam.
1H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.75 - 8.90 (m, 1H), 8.32 - 8.43 (m, 2H), 8.13 - 8.20 (m, 1H), 8.10 (s, 1H), 7.62 (d, J=6.98 Hz, 1H), 7.31 (d, J=6.78 Hz, 1H), 7.29 (s, 1H), 5.71 (q, J=6.61 Hz, 1H), 3.89 (s, 3H), 3.64 (br. s., 4H), 3.19 (br. s., 4H), 2.29 (s, 3H), 1.50 (d, J=6.61 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C23H27N8O2: 447.5; found: 447.2; HPLC purity: 210 nm: 100.0%; 254 nm: 100.0% Example 42: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 365 (R)-1-(6-methylpyridin-3-yl)ethyl 4-(7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazin- 3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 365)
Step 1. Preparation of (R)-1-(6-methylpyridin-3-yl)ethyl (4-nitrophenyl) carbonate
[0594] To a solution of (R)-1-(6-methylpyridin-3-yl)ethanol (600 mg, 4.37 mol, as prepared in Example 36, Step 1) in ACN (6 mL) was added pyridine (0.708 mL, 0.00875 mol) then p-nitrophenyl chloroformate (0.970 g, 0.00481 mol) was added and the reaction was stirred at rt overnight. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with 0-50% EtOAc / DCM to afford 900 mg (68%) of (R)-1-(6-methylpyridin-3-yl)ethyl 4-nitrophenyl carbonate as a clear oil.
1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl
3) δ (ppm) 8.59 (d, J=1.86 Hz, 1H), 8.21 - 8.34 (m, 2H), 7.67 (dd, J=7.96, 2.37 Hz, 1H), 7.31 - 7.44 (m, 2H), 7.21 (d, J=8.01 Hz, 1H), 5.86 (q, J=6.61 Hz, 1H), 2.50 - 2.68 (m, 3H), 1.73 (d, J=6.71 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. For C15H15N2O5: 303.3; found: 303.3; HPLC purity: 210 nm: 94.3%; 254 nm: 96.1% Step 2. Preparation of (1R)-1-(6-methylpyridin-3-yl)ethyl 4-[7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)imidazo[1, 2-b]pyridazin-3-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 365)
[0595] To a mixture of 7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-piperazin-1-ylimidazo[1,2- b]pyridazine hydrochloride salt (Compound S84) (0.150 g, 0.421 mmol) in ACN (2 mL) was added TEA (0.196 mL, 1.40 mmol). The mixture was stirred at rt for 5 minutes then (1R)-1-(6-methylpyridin-3-yl)ethyl 4-nitrophenyl carbonate (0.106 g, 0.351 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) was added and the reaction was stirred at rt for 2 h. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was dissolved in DCM (20 mL). The mixture was washed with 1N NaOH (2 x 10 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with 5% MeOH / DCM and further purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with acetone to afford 70 mg (45%) of (R)- 1-(6-methylpyridin-3-yl)ethyl 4-[7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazin- 3-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 365) as a yellow glass.
1H NMR (400 MHz,
CDCl
3) δ (ppm) 8.55 (d, J=2.08 Hz, 1H), 8.49 (d, J=1.96 Hz, 1H), 7.80 - 7.90 (m, 2H), 7.73 (s, 1H), 7.59 (dd, J=7.95, 2.32 Hz, 1H), 7.23 - 7.30 (m, 1H), 7.17 (d, J=8.07 Hz, 1H), 5.88 (q, J=6.60 Hz, 1H), 4.01 (s, 3H), 3.78 (br. s., 4H), 3.27 (br. s., 4H), 2.58 (s, 3H), 1.62 (d, J=6.72 Hz,3 H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. For C23H27N8O2: 447.5; found: 447.2; HPLC purity: 210 nm: 100.0%; 254 nm: 100.0%. Example 43: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 366 4-benzyl-2-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin-1- yl)thiazole (Compound 366)
Step 1. Preparation of 4-benzyl-2-chlorothiazole
[0596] To a solution of 4-benzyl-1,3-thiazol-2-amine (1 g, 5.25 mmol) and tert-butyl nitrite (1.08 g, 10.51 mmol) in ACN (20 mL) was added CuCl
2 (1.06 g, 7.88 mmol) then the reaction was stirredat rt under nitrogen for 4 h. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was dissolved in water (100 mL). The mixture was extracted with DCM (3 x 100 mL), then the combined organic extracts were dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4 and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with EtOAc / PE (1:10) to afford 250 mg (23%) of 4-benzyl-2-chlorothiazole as a yellow oil.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 7.36 – 7.18 (m, 6H), 4.01 (s, 2H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C10H8ClNS, 210.0; found, 210.0. Step 2. 4-benzyl-2-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazin-1-yl)thiazole (Compound 366)
[0597] To a solution of 4-benzyl-2-chloro-1,3-thiazole (222.8 mg, 1.06 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) and 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-piperazin-1-ylpyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridine (Compound 12) (200 mg, 0.70 mmol) in dioxane (20 mL) were added C
s2CO
3 (461.5 mg, 1.41 mmol) and Pd-PEPPSI-IPent
Cl 2-methylpyridine (59.5 mg, 0.07 mmol) under nitrogen then the reaction was heated to 100°C and stirred overnight. The mixture was cooled to rt then concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was dissolved in water (50 mL) then the mixture was extracted with DCM (3 x 50 mL). The combined organic extracts were dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4 and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 126.7 mg (39%) of 4-benzyl-2-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazin-1-yl)thiazole as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d
6) δ (ppm) 8.84 (s, 1H), 8.24 (s, 1H), 7.98 (s, 1H), 7.80 (s, 1H), 7.69 – 7.67 (m, 1H), 7.38 – 7.32 (m, 1H), 7.32 – 7.31 (m, 1H), 7.30 – 7.26 (m, 3H), 7.24 – 7.18 (m, 1H), 6.41 (s, 1H), 3.88 – 3.84 (m, 5H), 3.56 (t, J = 5.1 Hz, 4H), 3.10 (t, J = 5.1 Hz, 4H). MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C25H25N7S, 456.2; found, 455.95.LCMS purity:254 nm:99.7%. Example 44: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 367 3-benzyl-5-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)- 1,2,4-oxadiazole (Compound 367)
Step 1. Preparation of 3-benzyl-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5(4H)-one
[0598] To a solution of N'-hydroxy-2-phenylethanimidamide (5.00 g, 33.3 mmol) in dioxane (50 mL) was added CDI (8.10 g, 49.9 mmol) and DBU (5.48 mL, 36.6 mmol). The solution was warmed to 105 °C and stirred for 3 h. The reaction was cooled to rt then partitioned between EtOAc and water. The pH of the aqueous layer was adjusted to pH 2 with 1M HCl, then the aqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc (3 times). The combined
organic extracts were dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4 and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with 0-100% (10% MeOH in DCM) / DCM to afford 4.18 g (71%) of 3-benzyl-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5(4H)-one as a white solid. MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C9H9N2O2, 177.1; found, 176.9. Step 2. Preparation of 3-[4-(3-benzyl-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl)piperazin-1-yl]-6-(1-methyl- 1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 367)
[0599] To a solution of 3-benzyl-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5(4H)-one (0.15 g, 0.85 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) and PyBroP (0.40 g, 0.85 mmol) in dioxane (5 mL) was added DIEA (0.43 mL, 2.4 mmol). The reaction was heated to 50 °C for 2 h, cooled rt, then 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-piperazin-1-ylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 12) (0.12 g, 0.43 mmol) was added. The reaction was stirred at rt overnight then concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was partitioned between DCM (20 mL) and water (10 mL). The DCM layer was washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with 0-100% (10% MeOH in DCM) / DCM. The pure fractions were concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was dissolved in DCM and extracted with water (x3) and aqueous LiCl (x3), then dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4 and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was stirred with hexane and concentrated to dryness (x3) to afford 52 mg (28%) of 3-[4-(3-benzyl-1,2,4- oxadiazol-5-yl)piperazin-1-yl]-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 367) as a grey solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CD
3OD) δ (ppm) 8.60 (s, 1H) 8.03 (s, 1H) 7.87 (s, 1H) 7.80 (s, 1H) 7.66 (d, J=9.29 Hz, 1H) 7.37 (dd, J=9.23, 1.41 Hz, 1H) 7.31 (d, J=4.28 Hz, 4H) 7.21 - 7.27 (m, 1H) 3.94 (s, 3H) 3.87 (s, 2H) 3.77 - 3.83 (m, 4H) 3.12 - 3.19 (m, 4H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C24H25N8O, 441.2; found, 441.2; HPLC purity: 210 nm: 100.0%; 254 nm: 100.0%.
Example 45: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 368 (R)-3-(4-(1-benzyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)-3-methylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol- 4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 368)
[0600] To a solution of (R)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(3-methylpiperazin-1- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine hydrochloride salt (300 mg, 0.90 mmol, as prepared in Example 39, Step 1) and 1-benzyl-3-chloro-1H-1,2,4-triazole (174 mg, 0.90 mmol, as prepared in Example 1, Step 1) in dioxane (10 mL) were added C
s2CO
3 (1.17 g, 3.61 mmol) and Pd- PEPPSI-IPent
Cl 2-methylpyridine (76 mg, 0.09 mmol) then the reaction was heated to 90°C and stirred for 16 h under nitrogen. The mixture was cooled to rt and filtered, then the filter cake was washed with EtOAc (2 x 5 mL). The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with EtOAc and further purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 194.3 mg (47%) of (R)-3-(4-(1-benzyl-1H-1,2,4- triazol-3-yl)-3-methylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridine (Compound 368) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.84 – 8.80 (m, 1H), 8.30 – 8.20 (m, 2H), 7.96 (s, 1H), 7.75 (s, 1H), 7.58 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.41 – 7.23 (m, 6H), 5.23 (s, 2H), 4.26 – 4.12 (m, 1H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.74 – 3.64 (m, 1H), 3.31 – 3.22 (m, 2H), 3.18 – 3.10 (m, 1H), 2.92 (dd, J = 11.3, 3.6 Hz, 1H), 2.85 – 2.75 (m, 1H), 1.29 (d, J = 6.5 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C25H27N9, 454.2; found, 454.2; LCMS purity: 254 nm: 99.8% Example 46: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 369 (S)-3-(4-(1-benzyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)-3-methylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 369)
[0601] To a solution of (S)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(3-methylpiperazin-1- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine hydrochloride salt (300 mg, 1.01 mmol, as prepared in Example 40, Step 1) and 1-benzyl-3-chloro-1H-1,2,4-triazole (215.6 mg, 1.11 mmol, as prepared in Example 1, Step 1) in dioxane (20 mL) were added C
s2CO
3 (1.32 g, 4.04 mmol) and Pd- PEPPSI-IPent
Cl 2-methylpyridine (85.1 mg, 0.10 mmol) then the reaction was heated to 90°C and stirred overnight under nitrogen. The mixture was cooled to rt then concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was dissolved in water (50 mL). The resulting mixture was extracted with DCM (3 x 50 mL) then the combined organic extracts were dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4 and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 145.9 mg (32%) of (S)-3-(4-(1-benzyl- 1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)-3-methylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 369) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.82 (s, 1H), 8.29 (s, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 7.96 (s, 1H), 7.75 (s, 1H), 7.60 – 7.57 (m,1H), 7.45 – 7.18 (m, 6H), 5.23 (s, 2H), 4.27 – 4.13 (m, 1H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.74 – 3.62 (m, 1H), 3.31 – 3.21 (m, 2H), 3.16 – 3.13 (m, 1H), 2.93 – 2.91 (m, 1H), 2.80 – 2.79 (m, 1H), 1.29 (d, J = 6.5 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C25H27N9, 454.2; found, 453.90.LCMS purity:254 nm:99.9%; ANAL_SFC purity: 97.9%. Example 47: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 370 (R)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyrimidin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 370)
[0602] To a solution of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyrimidine (Compound S98) (150 mg, 0.53 mmol) and ((R)-1-(4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)ethan-1-ol (120.8 mg, 0.63 mmol) in pyridine (5 mL) was added triphosgene (63.5 mg, 0.21 mmol) then the reaction was stirred at rt under nitrogen for 16 h. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was treated with water (30 mL), then the mixture was extracted with EtOAc (3 x 50 mL). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine (10 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified
by Prep-HPLC to afford 54.0 mg (20%) of (R)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)ethyl 4-(6-(1- methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 370) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 9.19 (d, J = 2.1 Hz, 1H), 8.65 (d, J = 2.1 Hz, 1H), 8.30 (s, 1H), 8.04 (s, 1H), 7.91 (s, 1H), 7.74 (d, J = 8.2 Hz, 2H), 7.61 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2H), 5.82 (q, J = 6.5 Hz, 1H), 3.89 (s, 3H), 3.80 - 3.45 (m, 4H), 3.33 (s, 4H), 1.51 (d, J = 6.6 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C24H24F3N7O2, 500.2; found, 500.0; LCMS purity: 254 nm: 99.7% Example 48: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 371 (R)-1-(4-chlorophenyl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-3- yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 371)
[0603] To a solution of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyrimidine (Compound S98) (250 mg, 0.88 mmol) and (R)-1-(4-chlorophenyl)ethanol (207.3 mg, 1.32 mmol) in pyridine (5 mL) cooled to 0°C was added triphosgene (105.8 mg, 0.35 mmol) then the reaction was stirred at 0°C under nitrogen for 16 h. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was treated with water (30 mL). The mixture was extracted with EtOAc (3 x 50 mL) then the combined organic extracts were washed with brine (10 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 101.1 mg (24%) of (R)-1-(4-chlorophenyl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazol- 4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 371) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 9.19 (d, J = 2.1 Hz, 1H), 8.64 (d, J = 2.1 Hz, 1H), 8.30 (s, 1H), 8.03 (d, J = 0.9 Hz, 1H), 7.90 (s, 1H), 7.47 – 7.37 (m, 4H), 5.73 (q, J = 6.5 Hz, 1H), 3.89 (s, 3H), 3.75 – 3.45 (m, 4H), 3.22 (s, 3H), 1.47 (d, J = 6.6 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C23H24ClN7O2, 466.2; found, 466.2; LCMS purity: 254 nm: 99.3%
Example 49: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 372 3-(4-(1-(4-fluorobenzyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 372)
Step 1. Preparation of 3-chloro-1-(4-fluorobenzyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole
[0604] To a solution of 3-chloro-1H-1,2,4-triazole (3.00 g, 28.9 mmol) dissolved in DMF (60 mL) was added 1-(bromomethyl)-4-fluorobenzene (6.57 g, 34.8 mmol) and K2CO
3 (8.01 g, 58.0 mmol) then the reaction was heated to 80°C and stirred for 16 h. The mixture was cooled to rt and filtered, then the filter cake was washed with DMF (2 x 1 mL). The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep- HPLC to afford 4.5 g (58.7%) of 3-chloro-1-(4-fluorobenzyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole as a white solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.73 (s, 1H) 7.42 – 7.37 (m, 2H) 7.25 – 7.19 (m, 2H) 5.38 (s, 2H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C
9H
7ClFN
3, 212.0; found, 212.0. Step 2. 3-(4-(1-(4-fluorobenzyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 372)
[0605] To a solution of 3-chloro-1-(4-fluorobenzyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole (300 mg, 1.42 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) dissolved in dioxane (8 mL) was added 6-(1- methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 12) (400 mg, 1.42 mmol), C
s2CO
3 (924 mg, 2.84 mmol), and Pd-PEPPSI-IPent
Cl 2-methylpyridine (119 mg, 0.142 mmol), then the reaction under nitrogen was heated to 100°C and stirred for 16 h at 100°C. The mixture was cooled to rt and concentrated under reduced pressure.
The residue was purified by Prep-Achiral-SFC to afford 161.6 mg (25%) of 3-(4-(1-(4- fluorobenzyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 372) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.82 (t, J = 1.3 Hz, 1H) 8.31 (s, 1H) 8.23 (s, 1H) 7.97 (s, 1H) 7.77 (s, 1H) 7.66 (d, J = 9.3 Hz, 1H) 7.39 – 7.28 (m, 3H) 7.25 – 7.16 (m, 2H) 5.23 (s, 2H) 3.87 (s, 3H) 3.45 (t, J = 4.9 Hz, 4H) 3.06 (t, J = 5.0 Hz, 4H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C24H24FN9, 458.2; found, 458.5; LCMS purity: 254 nm: 99.7% Example 50: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 373 3-(4-(2-benzyl-2H-tetrazol-5-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridine (Compound 373)
Step 1. Preparation of 2-benzyl-5-bromo-2H-tetrazole
[0606] To a solution of 5-bromo-2H-1,2,3,4-tetrazole (100 mg, 0.67 mmol) and K2CO
3 (92.8 mg, 0.67 mmol) in ACN (10 mL) was added benzyl bromide (114.8 mg, 0.67 mmol) at rt then the reaction was heated to 80°C and stirred for 3 h. The mixture was cooled to rt, filtered, and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by Prep-TLC (EtOAc / PE 1:5) to afford 45 mg (28%) of 2-benzyl-5-bromo-2H-tetrazole as a colorless oil.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 7.48 – 7.32 (m, 5H), 5.98 (s, 2H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C8H7BrN4, 239.0; found, 239.1. Step 2. Preparation of 3-(4-(2-benzyl-2H-tetrazol-5-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 373)
[0607] To a solution of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-piperazin-1-ylpyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridine (Compound 12) (413.3 mg, 1.46 mmol), C
s2CO
3 (954 mg, 2.93 mmol), and 2- benzyl-5-bromo-2H-tetrazole (350 mg, 1.46 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in dioxane (15 mL) was added Pd-PEPPSI-IPent
Cl 2-methylpyridine (123.1 mg, 0.15 mmol) under nitrogen, then the reaction was heated to 90°C and stirred for 16 h. The mixture was cooled to rt, concentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue was purified by Prep- TLC (MeOH / DCM 1:10), then the crude product was re-crystallized from THF/ACN (1:5) (5 mL) to afford 164.5 mg (26%) of 3-(4-(2-benzyl-2H-tetrazol-5-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1- methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 373) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.83 (t, J = 1.3 Hz, 1H), 8.23 (s, 1H), 7.98 (d, J = 0.8 Hz, 1H), 7.79 (s, 1H), 7.67 (dd, J = 9.2, 0.9 Hz, 1H), 7.46 – 7.30 (m, 6H), 5.75 (s, 2H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.56 (t, J = 5.0 Hz, 4H), 3.14 – 3.18 (m, 4H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C23H24N10, 441.2; found, 441.3; LCMS purity: 254 nm: 98.6%. Example 51: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 374 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(4-(5-((5-methylpyridin-2-yl)methyl)pyrimidin-2- yl)piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 374)
Step 1. Preparation of potassium 2-(5-methylpyridin-2-yl)acetate
[0608] To a solution of methyl 2-(5-methylpyridin-2-yl)acetate (2.00 g, 12.11 mmol) dissolved in EtOH (20 mL) was added H
2O (0.23 g, 12.71 mmol). The resulting mixture was stirred for 10 minutes at 60°C under nitrogen. A solution of KOtBu (1.43 g, 12.71 mmol) was prepared in absolute EtOH (10 mL) in dried glassware, and then added dropwise over 10 minutes to the initial solution at 60°C. After complete conversion as monitored by HPLC, the mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue was stirred in anhydrous MTBE (10 mL) for 30 minutes. The solids were isolated by filtration and washed with EtOH/MTBE (1:1) (2 x 10 mL) and MTBE (3 x10 mL). The solids were dried under
reduced pressure to afford 1.85 g (77%) of potassium 2-(5-methylpyridin-2-yl)acetate as a white solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.17 (s, 1H), 7.39 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.17 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H), 3.29 (s, 2H), 2.21 (s, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C8H8KNO2, 190.0; found, 152.1. Step 2. Preparation of 2-chloro-5-((5-methylpyridin-2-yl)methyl)pyrimidine
[0609] To a solution of potassium 2-(5-methylpyridin-2-yl)acetate (1.3 g, 6.87 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) dissolved in mesitylene (50 mL) was added 5-bromo-2- chloropyrimidine (1.06 g, 5.50 mmol), Pd2(dba)3 (0.09 g, 0.10 mmol), and Xantphos (0.24 g, 0.41 mmol) under nitrogen, then the reaction was heated to 135°C and stirred for 24 h. The mixture was cooled to rt, diluted with water (50 mL), and extracted with EtOAc (3 x 50 mL). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine (3 x 30 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with EtOAc / PE (1:3) to afford 1.0 g (53%) of 2-chloro-5-((5-methylpyridin-2-yl)methyl)pyrimidine as an orange solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.70 (s, 2H), 8.30 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.54 (dt, J = 7.9, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 7.27 (d, J = 7.9 Hz, 1H), 4.10 (s, 2H), 2.23 (s, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C11H10ClN3, 220.1; found, 220.1. Step 3. Preparation of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(4-(5-((5-methylpyridin-2- yl)methyl)pyrimidin-2-yl)piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 374)
[0610] To a solution of 2-chloro-5-((5-methylpyridin-2-yl)methyl)pyrimidine (400 mg, 1.82 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) dissolved in NMP (10 mL) was added 6-(1- methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 12) (411.3 mg, 1.46 mmol) and K2CO
3 (755 mg, 5.46 mmol) under nitrogen, then the reaction was heated to 110°C and stirred for 16 h. The mixture was cooled to rt, diluted with water (50 mL), and extracted with DCM (3 x 50 mL). The combined organic extracts were
washed with brine (3 x 50 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 120.6 mg (14%) of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(4-(5-((5-methylpyridin-2- yl)methyl)pyrimidin-2-yl)piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 374) as a white solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.82 (s, 1H), 8.34 – 8.29 (m, 3H), 8.23 (s, 1H), 7.97 (d, J = 0.9 Hz, 1H), 7.77 (s, 1H), 7.68 (dd, J = 9.3, 1.0 Hz, 1H), 7.53 (dd, J = 8.1, 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.32 (dd, J = 9.2, 1.6 Hz, 1H), 7.20 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H), 3.92 – 3.84 (m, 9H), 3.03 (t, J = 5.0 Hz, 4H), 2.25 (s, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C26H27N9, 466.2; found, 466.2; LCMS purity: 254 nm: 99.0%. Example 52: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 375 3-(4-(1-benzyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridine (Compound 375)
Step 1. Preparation of 1-benzyl-3-bromo-1H-pyrazole
[0611] To a solution of 3-bromo-1H-pyrazole (3 g, 20.41 mmol) and K2CO
3 (4.23 g, 30.62 mmol) in ACN (50 mL) cooled to 0°C was added benzyl bromide (4.19 g, 24.49 mmol), then the reaction was heated to 80°C and stirred for 5 h. The mixture was cooled to rt, the precipitated solids were collected by filtration and washed with DCM (3 x 60 mL). The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with EtOAc / PE (1:5) to afford 3.2 g (66%) of 1-benzyl-3-bromo- 1H-pyrazole as a white solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 7.88 (d, J = 2.3 Hz, 1H), 7.41 – 7.19 (m, 5H), 6.40 (d, J = 2.3 Hz, 1H), 5.30 (s, 2H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C10H9BrN2, 237.0; found, 237.1.
Step 2. Preparation of 3-(4-(1-benzyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 375)
[0612] To a solution of 1-benzyl-3-bromo-1H-pyrazole (1 g, 4.22 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) and 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridine (Compound 12) (1.19 g, 4.22 mmol) in dioxane (30 mL) under nitrogen were added Pd-PEPPSI-IPent
Cl 2-methylpyridine (354.77 mg, 0.42 mmol) and K3PO4 (1.79 g, 8.44 mmol) then the reaction was heated to 100°C and stirred for 16 h. The mixture was cooled to rt, concentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue was dissolved in water. The aqueous mixture was extracted with DCM (5 x 80 mL), then the combined organic extracts were dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4 and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with MeOH / DCM (1:15) and Prep-HPLC to afford 158.2 mg (8%) of 3-(4-(1-benzyl-1H- pyrazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 375) as a white solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.82 (s, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.77 (s, 1H), 7.67 – 7.57 (m, 2H), 7.38 – 7.16 (m, 6H), 5.80 (d, J = 2.3 Hz, 1H), 5.15 (s, 2H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.26 (t, J = 4.8 Hz, 4H), 3.08 (t, J = 4.8 Hz, 4H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C25H26N8, 439.2; found, 439.15; LCMS purity: 254 nm: 99.3%. Example 53: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 376 3-(4-(1-(4-fluorobenzyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-5-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 376)
Step 1. Preparation of 5-chloro-1-(4-fluorobenzyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole
[0613] To a solution of 3-chloro-1H-1,2,4-triazole (3 g, 28.9 mmol) dissolved in DMF (60 mL) was added 1-(bromomethyl)-4-fluorobenzene (6.57 g, 34.8 mmol) and K2CO
3 (8.01 g, 58.0 mmol) then the reaction was heated to 80°C and stirred for 16 h. The mixture was cooled to rt, filtered, and the filter cake was washed with DMF (2 x 5 mL). The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 180 mg (0.3%) of 5-chloro-1-(4-fluorobenzyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole as a white solid. MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C9H7ClFN3, 212.0; found, 212.0; LCMS purity: 254 nm: 70%. Step 2. Preparation of 3-(4-(1-(4-fluorobenzyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-5-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1- methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 376)
[0614] To a solution of 5-chloro-1-(4-fluorobenzyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole (20 mg, 0.095 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in dioxane (2 mL) under nitrogen was added 6-(1- methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 12) (26.7 mg, 0.095 mmol), C
s2CO
3 (61.6 mg, 0.19 mmol), and Pd-PEPPSI-IPent
Cl 2-methylpyridine (7.95 mg, 0.01 mmol), then the reaction was heated to 100°C and stirred for 16 h under nitrogen. The mixture was cooled to rt and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by Prep-Achiral-SFC to afford 7.2 mg (17%) of 3-(4-(1-(4- fluorobenzyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-5-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 376) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.83 (t, J = 1.2 Hz, 1H) 8.23 (s, 1H) 7.98 (d, J = 0.9 Hz, 1H) 7.77 (d, J = 7.3 Hz, 2H) 7.68 (dd, J = 9.3, 1.0 Hz, 1H) 7.36 – 7.25 (m, 3H) 7.24 – 7.17 (m, 2H) 5.27 (s, 2H) 3.87 (s, 3H) 3.27 – 3.22 (m, 4H) 3.15 – 3.09 (m, 4H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C24H24FN9, 458.2; found, 458.2; LCMS purity: 254 nm: 99.5%.
Example 54: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 377 3-(4-(1-benzyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridine (Compound 377)
Step 1. Preparation of 1-benzyl-5-bromo-1H-pyrazole
[0615] To a stirred solution of 3-bromo-1H-pyrazole (3 g, 20.41 mmol) and K2CO
3 (4.23 g, 30.62 mmol) in ACN (60 mL) cooled to 0°C was added benzyl bromide (4.19 g, 24.49 mmol) then the reaction was heated to 80°C and stirred for 16 h. The mixture was cooled to rt then the precipitated solids were collected by filtration and washed with DCM (3 x 60 mL). The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with EtOAc / PE (1:5) to afford 800 mg (17%) of 1- benzyl-5-bromo-1H-pyrazole as a white solid. MS: (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C
10H
9BrN
2, 237.0; found, 237.1. Step 2. Preparation of 3-(4-(1-benzyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 377)
[0616] To a solution of 1-benzyl-5-bromo-1H-pyrazole (300 mg, 1.26 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) and 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridine (Compound 12) (357.3 mg, 1.26 mmol) in dioxane (5 mL) under nitrogen were added Pd-PEPPSI-IPent
Cl 2-methylpyridine (106.4 mg, 0.13 mmol) and K3PO4 (537.2 mg, 2.53 mmol), then the reaction was heated to 100°C and stirred for 16 h under nitrogen. The mixture was cooled to rt, concentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue was dissolved in water. The aqueous mixture was extracted with DCM (3 x 80 mL) then the
combined organic extracts were dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4 and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure, then the residue was purified by Prep-TLC (MeOH / DCM 1:15) and Prep-HPLC to afford 27.1 mg (5%) of 3-(4-(1-benzyl-1H-pyrazol-5- yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 377) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.83 (s, 1H), 8.23 (s, 1H), 7.98 (d, J = 0.6 Hz, 1H), 7.79 (s, 1H), 7.65 (dd, J = 0.6 Hz, 9.2 Hz 1H), 7.42 (d, J = 1.9 Hz, 1H), 7.38 – 7.15 (m, 6H), 6.07 (d, J = 1.9 Hz, 1H), 5.25 (s, 2H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.12 (t, J = 4.6 Hz, 4H), 2.98 (t, J = 4.6 Hz, 4H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C25H26N8, 439.2; found, 439.15; LCMS purity: 254 nm: 99.6%. Example 55: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 378 2-benzyl-5-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)- 1,3,4-thiadiazole (Compound 378)
Step 1. Preparation of 5-benzyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-amine
[0617] To a solution of 2-phenylacetic acid (1.3 g, 9.55 mmol) in POCl
3 (5.86 g, 38.19 mmol) was added hydrazinecarbothioamide (1.31 g, 14.32 mmol) then the reaction was heated to 80°C and stirred for 4 h under nitrogen. The mixture was cooled in an ice bath, neutralized to pH 8 with 50% NaOH solution, and filtered. The filter cake was washed with EtOH (3 x 20 mL) then the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with EtOAc / PE (2:1) to afford 1.1 g (60%) of 5-benzyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-amine as a white solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO- d6) δ (ppm) 7.37 – 7.20 (m, 5H), 7.03 (s, 2H), 4.14 (s, 2H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C9H9N3S, 192.1; found, 192.1.
Step 2. Preparation of 2-benzyl-5-bromo-1,3,4-thiadiazole
[0618] To a solution of 5-benzyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-amine (500 mg, 2.61 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in ACN (20 mL) was added CuBr2 (700.7 mg, 3.137 mmol) and tert-butyl nitrite (404.4 mg, 3.92 mmol) then the reaction was stirred at rt for 16 h under nitrogen. The reaction was cooled to 0°C then quenched by the addition of sat. aqueous NH
4Cl (30 mL). The resulting mixture was extracted with EtOAc (3 x 30 mL). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine (3 x 10 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with EtOAc / PE (1:2) to afford 400 mg (59%) of 2-benzyl-5-bromo-1,3,4-thiadiazole as a light-yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 7.40 – 7.24 (m, 5H), 4.49 (s, 2H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C9H7BrN2S, 255.0; found, 255.0. Step 3. Preparation of 2-benzyl-5-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyrimidin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-1,3,4-thiadiazole (Compound 378)
[0619] To a solution of 2-benzyl-5-bromo-1,3,4-thiadiazole (200 mg, 0.78 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in DMSO (5 mL) was added 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)- 3-(piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine (Compound S98) (222.1 mg, 0.78 mmol) and DIEA (202.6 mg, 1.57 mmol), then the reaction was heated to 110°C and stirred for 16 h under nitrogen. The mixture was cooled to rt, diluted with water (30 mL), and extracted with EtOAc (3 x 30 mL). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine (3x30 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 27.5 mg (7%) of 2- benzyl-5-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)- 1,3,4-thiadiazole (Compound 378) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 9.20 (d, J = 2.1 Hz, 1H), 8.65 (d, J = 2.1 Hz, 1H), 8.30 (s, 1H), 8.04 (d, J = 0.8 Hz, 1H), 7.93 (s, 1H), 7.40 – 7.23 (m, 5H), 4.25 (s, 2H), 3.89 (s, 3H), 3.59 (dd, J = 6.6, 3.8 Hz,
4H), 3.39 – 3.34 (m, 4H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C
23H
23N
9S, 458.1; found, 458.1; LCMS purity: 254 nm: 98.9%. Example 56: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 379 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(4-(1-(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin- 1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 379)
Step 1. Preparation of 2-((3-chloro-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)methyl)pyridine
[0620] To a solution of 2-(bromomethyl)pyridine hydrobromide (8.8 g, 34.8 mmol) in DMF (30 mL) was added 3-chloro-1H-1,2,4-triazole (3.00 g, 29.0 mmol) and K2CO
3 (8.01 g, 58.0 mmol) then the reaction was heated to 80°C and stirred for 16 h under nitrogen. The mixture was cooled to rt and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by reversed-phase flash chromatography with a C18 silica gel column eluting with 10-50% ACN / water (10mM NH
4HCO
3) to afford 5.4 g (48%) of 2-((3-chloro-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1- yl)methyl)pyridine as a brown liquid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.76 (s, 1H), 8.56 – 8.45 (m, 1H), 7.86 – 7.78 (m, 1H), 7.38 – 7.27 (m, 2H), 5.55 – 5.50 (m, 2H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C8H7ClN4, 195.0; found, 195.0. Step 2. Preparation of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(4-(1-(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)-1H- 1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 379)
[0621] To a solution of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-piperazin-1-ylpyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridine (Compound 12) (300 mg, 1.06 mmol) and 2-((3-chloro-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1- yl)methyl)pyridine (248 mg, 1.28 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in dioxane (10
mL) under nitrogen was added Cs
2CO
3 (692 mg, 2.13 mmol) and Pd-PEPPSI-IPent
Cl 2- methylpyridine (90 mg, 0.11 mmol) then the reaction was heated to 90°C and stirred for 16 h under nitrogen. The mixture was cooled to rt, filtered, and the filter cake was washed with EtOAc (2 x 5 mL). The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with MeOH / DCM (1:25) and Prep-Achiral- SFC to afford 120.9 mg (26%) of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(4-(1-(pyridin-2- ylmethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 379) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.81 (s, 1H), 8.57 – 8.51 (m, 1H), 8.33 (s, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 7.96 (s, 1H), 7.84 – 7.77 (m, 1H), 7.76 (s, 1H), 7.68 – 7.61 (m, 1H), 7.37 – 7.27 (m, 2H), 7.25 – 7.18 (m, 1H), 5.33 (s, 2H), 3.86 (s, 3H), 3.48 – 3.41 (m, 4H), 3.09 – 3.02 (m, 4H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C
23H
24N
10, 441.2; found, 441.1; LCMS purity: 254 nm: 99.0% Example 57: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 380 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(4-(1-((5-methylpyridin-2-yl)methyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3- yl)piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 380)
Step 1. Preparation of 2-(bromomethyl)-5-methylpyridine
[0622] To a solution of (5-methylpyridin-2-yl)methanol (300 mg, 2.43 mmol) in DCM (6 mL) was added POBr3 (698.3 mg, 2.43 mmol) then the reaction was stirred at rt for 30 minutes under nitrogen.
Step 2. 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(4-(1-((5-methylpyridin-2-yl)methyl)-1H-1,2,4- triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 380).
[0623] To a solution of 3-(4-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound S102) (120 mg, 0.34 mmol) in DMF (10 mL) were added K2CO
3 (189.8 mg, 1.37 mmol) and 2-(bromomethyl)-5-methylpyridine (127.8 mg, 0.68 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) then the reaction was heated to 90°C and stirred overnight under nitrogen. The mixture was cooled to rt and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was dissolved in water (50 mL) and the aqueous mixture was extracted with DCM (3 x 50 mL). The combined organic extracts were dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4 and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 15.1 mg (10%) of 6-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(4-(1-((5-methylpyridin-2-yl)methyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 380) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d
6) δ (ppm) 8.81 (s, 1H), 8.37 (s, 1H), 8.31 (s, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.76 (s, 1H), 7.66-7.60 (m,2H), 7.32-7.30 (m,1H), 7.15-7.13 (m,1H), 5.27 (s, 2H), 3.86 (s, 3H), 3.44 (t, J = 5.0 Hz, 4H), 3.05 (t, J = 5.0 Hz, 4H), 2.28 (s, 3H). MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C24H26N10, 455.2; found, 455.15.LCMS purity:254 nm:99.2%. Example 58: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 381 3-(4-(1-(4-fluorobenzyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine (Compound 381)
[0624] To a solution of 3-chloro-1-(4-fluorobenzyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole (194.1 mg, 0.91 mmol, as prepared in Example 49, Step 1) and 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin- 1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine (Compound S98) (200 mg, 0.706 mmol) in dioxane (20 mL) under nitrogen were added C
s2CO
3 (460.5 mg, 1.41 mmol) and Pd-PEPPSI-IPent
Cl 2-
methylpyridine (59.3 mg, 0.07 mmol) then the reaction was heated to 100°C and stirred overnight under nitrogen. The mixture was cooled to rt and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was dissolved in water (50 mL) then the aqueous mixture was extracted with DCM (3 x 50 mL). The combined organic extracts were dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4 and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 12.9 mg (4%) of 3-(4-(1-(4-fluorobenzyl)- 1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyrimidine (Compound 381) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 9.18 (d, J = 2.1 Hz, 1H), 8.63 (d, J = 2.1 Hz, 1H), 8.31-8.28 (m, 2H), 8.03 (s, 1H), 7.90 (s, 1H), 7.44 – 7.26 (m, 2H), 7.26 – 7.12 (m, 2H), 5.22 (s, 2H), 3.89 (s, 3H), 3.47-3.42 (m, 4H), 3.32-3.29 (m, 4H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C
23H
23FN
10, 459.2; found, 459.20. LCMS purity:254 nm:99.6%. Example 59: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 382 3-(4-(1-benzyl-5-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 382)
[0625] To a stirred solution of 1-benzyl-3-chloro-5-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole (150 mg, 0.72 mmol) and 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 12) (204 mg, 0.72 mmol) in dioxane (5 mL) under nitrogen were added Pd- PEPPSI-IPent
Cl 2-methylpyridine (60.8 mg, 0.072 mmol) and C
s2CO
3 (470.7 mg, 1.44 mmol) then the reaction was heated to 90°C and stirred for 16 h under nitrogen. The mixture was cooled to rt, diluted with water, and extracted with DCM (3x60 mL). The combined organic extracts were dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4 and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with MeOH / DCM (1:15) and Prep-HPLC to afford 166.7 mg (51%) of 3-(4-(1-benzyl-5-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 382) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.82 (s, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 7.97 (d, J = 0.5 Hz, 1H), 7.76 (s, 1H),
7.65 (dd, J = 0.5Hz, 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.45 – 7.15 (m, 6H), 5.19 (s, 2H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.43 (t, J = 4.8 Hz, 4H), 3.05 (t, J = 4.8 Hz, 4H), 2.32 (s, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C25H27N9, 454.2; found, 454.10; LCMS purity: 254 nm: 99.7%. Example 60: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 383 3-(3-(1-benzyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazine (Compound 383)
Step 1. Preparation of 3-iodo-7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazine
[0626] To a round bottom flask containing 7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2- b]pyridazine (1.00 g, 5.02 mmol, as prepared for Compound S3, Step 4) was added DMF (10 mL) then the solution was cooled to 0°C and NIS (1.36 g, 6.02 mmol) was added at a rate to keep the temperature <10°C. The reaction was warmed to rt and stirred for 75 minutes then the mixture was added to a stirred solution of Na
2S2O3 (1.98 g, 12.5 mmol) and NaHCO
3 (1.05 g, 12.5 mmol) in water (10 mL). The reaction flask was rinsed with THF (2 x 1.5 mL) and the slurry was stirred vigorously for 1 h. The mixture was filtered and the solids were washed with water (3 x 5.5 mL) and dried to afford 1.54 g (94%) of 3- iodo-7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazine as a white solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.97 (d, J = 2.1 Hz, 1H), 8.43 (s, 1H), 8.27 (d, J = 2.1 Hz, 1H), 8.16 (s, 1H), 7.83 (s, 1H), 3.90 (s, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C10H9IN5, 326.1; found, 325.8; HPLC purity: 210 nm: 100.0%; 254 nm: 100.0%. Step 2. Preparation of 3-(3-(1-benzyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-7-(1-methyl- 1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazine (Compound 383)

[0627] To a round bottom flask containing 3-iodo-7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazine (1.45 g, 4.46 mmol, as prepared in the previous step), 1- benzyl-3-pyrrolidin-3-yl-1H-1,2,4-triazole (Compound S101) (750 mg, 3.30 mmol), K3PO4 (2.09 g, 9.86 mmol), and CuI (256 mg, 1.35 mmol) (pre-sparged with argon for 20 minutes) was added 1-butanol (19 mL) and 1,2-ethanediol (3.8 mL) under nitrogen, then the reaction was heated to 100°C and stirred for 60 h under nitrogen. The mixture was cooled to rt and diluted with MeOH (100 mL). After stirring rapidly for 20 minutes, the mixture was filtered through a bed of Celite, and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was dissolved in 10% IPA/DCM, washed with an equal volume of (7:3) sat. aqueous NH
4Cl/conc. NH
4OH (3 times), brine, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with of 0-10% MeOH / DCM. The pure fractions were concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was dissolved in a warm mixture of acetone / MTBE. After cooling to rt, the solid was collected by filtration and dried under reduced pressure to afford 463 mg (33%) of 3-[3-(1-benzyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3- yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl]-7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imadazo[1,2-b]pyridazine (Compound 383) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.72 (m, 1H), 8.56 (s, 1H), 8.33 (s, 1H), 8.07 (s, 2H), 7.40-7.25 (m, 5H), 7.13 (s, 1H), 5.36 (s, 2H), 3.88 (s, 3H), 3.80 (m, 1H), 3.66-3.51 (m, 3H), 3.50-3.43 (m,1H), 2.42-2.31 (m, 1H); 2.30-2.19 (m, 1H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C24H24N8, 426.2; found, 426.1; HPLC purity: 210 nm: 98.5%; 254 nm: 98.0%. Example 61: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 384 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(4-(1-(pyridin-3-ylmethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin- 1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 384)
Step 1. Preparation of 3-((3-chloro-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)methyl)pyridine
[0628] To a solution of 3-chloro-1H-1,2,4-triazole (3 g, 28.98 mmol) and 3- (bromomethyl)pyridine hydrobromide (8.8 g, 34.78 mmol) in DMF (40 mL) was added K2CO
3 (8.01 g, 57.97 mmol) under nitrogen then the reaction was heated to 80°C and stirred overnight. The mixture was cooled to rt, diluted with water (110 mL), and extracted with EtOAc (2 x 100 mL). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine (2 x 80 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 1.70 g (30%) of 3-((3- chloro-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)methyl)pyridine as a white solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.76 (s, 1H), 8.59 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 8.55 (dd, J = 4.8, 1.6 Hz, 1H), 7.74 (dt, J = 8.0, 2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.42 (dd, J = 7.8, 4.8 Hz, 1H), 5.45 (s, 2H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C8H7ClN4, 195.0; found, 195.1. Step 2. Preparation of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(4-(1-(pyridin-3-ylmethyl)-1H- 1,2,4-triazol-3-yl) piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine(Compound 384)
[0629] To a solution of 3-((3-chloro-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)methyl)pyridine (200 mg, 1.03 mmol, as prepared in the previous step), 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 12) (290.2 mg, 0.77 mmol), and C
s2CO
3 (837.1 mg, 2.57 mmol) in dioxane (10 mL) under nitrogen was added Pd-PEPPSI-IPent
Cl 2- methylpyridine (86.4 mg, 0.10 mmol) then the reaction was heated to 100°C and stirred overnight under nitrogen. The mixture was cooled to rt and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was diluted with water (60 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (2 x 50 mL). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine (2 x 40 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by reversed-phase flash chromatography with a C18 silica gel column eluting with 10-50% ACN / water (10mM NH
4HCO
3) to afford 155.1 mg (34%) of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(4-(1-(pyridin-3-ylmethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)
piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 384) as a light yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.81 (s, 1H), 8.58 – 8.50 (m, 2H), 8.35 (s, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.76 (s, 1H), 7.71 – 7.69 (m, 1H), 7.65 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.40 (dd, J = 7.6, 4.8 Hz, 1H), 7.31 (dd, J = 9.2, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 5.29 (s, 2H), 3.86 (s, 3H), 3.50 – 3.40 (m, 4H), 3.06 – 3.04 (m, 4H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C23H24N10, 441.2; found, 441.2; LCMS purity: 254 nm: 98.9% Example 62: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 385 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(4-(1-(4-methylbenzyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 385)
Step 1. Preparation of 3-chloro-1-(4-methylbenzyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole
[0630] To a solution of 3-chloro-1H-1,2,4-triazole (1 g, 9.66 mmol) and 1-(bromomethyl)- 4-methylbenzene (2.15 g, 11.59 mmol) in DMF (20 mL) were added K
2CO
3 (2.67 g, 19.32 mmol) then the reaction was heated to 80°C and stirred for 16 h under nitrogen. The mixture was cooled to rt and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by reversed-phase flash chromatography with a C18 silica gel column eluting with 10-100% ACN / water (10mM NH
4HCO
3) to afford 1.5 g (75%) of 3-chloro-1-[(4- methylphenyl)methyl]-1,2,4-triazole as a white solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.72 (s, 1H), 7.29-7.14 (m, 4H), 5.34 (s, 2H), 2.29 (s, 3H). MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C10H10ClN3, 208.0; found, 208. Step 2. Preparation of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(4-(1-(4-methylbenzyl)-1H-1,2,4- triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 385)
[0631] To a solution of 3-chloro-1-[(4-methylphenyl)methyl]-1,2,4-triazole (264.7 mg, 1.27 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) and 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3- piperazin-1-ylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 12) (300 mg, 1.06 mmol) in dioxane (20 mL) under nitrogen were added C
s2CO
3 (692.3 mg, 2.12 mmol) and Pd-PEPPSI-IPent
Cl 2- methylpyridine (89.3 mg, 0.10 mmol) then the reaction was heated to 100°C and stirred for 16 h under nitrogen. The mixture was cooled to rt and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by Prep-TLC (MeOH / DCM 1:10) and Prep-HPLC to afford 122.7 mg (25%) of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(4-(1-(4-methylbenzyl)-1H-1,2,4- triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 385) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.81 (d, J = 1.6 Hz, 1H), 8.28 (s, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.76 (s, 1H), 7.65 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.31 (d, J = 9.2, 1H), 7.17 (s, 4H), 5.17 (s, 2H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.44 (t, J = 4.9 Hz, 4H), 3.05 (t, J = 4.9 Hz, 4H), 2.28 (s, 3H). MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C25H27N9, 454.1; found, 454.10.LCMS purity:254 nm:99.9%. Example 63: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 386 3-(4-(5-benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)-1,4-diazepan-1-yl)-7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2- b]pyridazine (Compound 386)
Step 1. Preparation of tert-butyl 4-[7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazin- 3-yl]-5-oxo-1,4-diazepane-1-carboxylate
[0632] A suspension of 3-bromo-7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazine (Compound S3) (3.91 g, 13.3 mmol) and tert-butyl 5-oxo-1,4-diazepane-1-carboxylate (3.13 g, 14.6 mmol) in dioxane (72 mL) under nitrogen was treated with N,N'-dimethyl- 1,2-ethanediamine (0.57 mL, 5.3 mmol), CuI (0.507 g, 2.66 mL), and K3PO4 (8.47 g, 39.9 mmol) then the reaction was heated to 100°C and stirred overnight under nitrogen. The mixture was cooled to rt and filtered through a pad of Celite. The filter pad was washed
with DCM and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with 0-100% of (10% MeOH in DCM) / DCM to afford 2.18 g (40%) of tert-butyl 4-[7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2- b]pyridazin-3-yl]-5-oxo-1,4-diazepane-1-carboxylate as a tan solid. MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C20H26N7O3, 412.2; found, 411.7 Step 2. Preparation of tert-butyl 4-[7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazin- 3-yl]-5-thioxo-1,4-diazepane-1-carboxylate

[0633] A suspension of tert-butyl 4-[7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2- b]pyridazin-3-yl]-5-oxo-1,4-diazepane-1-carboxylate (1.95 g, 4.74 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in THF (75 mL) was warmed to 55 °C then 2,4-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)- 2,4-dithioxo-1,3,2,4-dithiadiphosphetane (1.3 g, 3.3 mmol) was added. The reaction warmed to 60 °C and stirred for 2 h, then additional 2,4-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)-2,4- dithioxo-1,3,2,4-dithiadiphosphetane (1.34 g, 3.32 mmol) was added and the reaction was stirred at 60 °C for 4.5 h. Additional 2,4-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)-2,4-dithioxo-1,3,2,4- dithiadiphosphetane (1.50 g, 3.71 mmol) was added and the reaction was stirred at 60°C for 1.5 h at 60 °C. The mixture was cooled to rt and stirred overnight then rewarmed to 60 °C, 2,4-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)-2,4-dithioxo-1,3,2,4-dithiadiphosphetane (1.4 g, 3.5 mmol) was added, and the mixture was stirred for 2.5 h. The reaction was cooled to rt, concentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue was dissolved in DCM (100 mL). The mixture was washed with a mixture of sat. aqueous NaHCO
3 (50 mL) and water (100 mL). DCM (100 mL) was added to the aqueous layer resulting in an emulsion. The mixture was filtered through a pad of Celite, and the layers separated. The filter pad was washed with DCM and this filtrate was used to extract the aqueous layer. The filter pad was washed with DCM and the filtrate was used to extract the aqueous layer an additional three times until the aqueous layer showed no desired product by HPLC. The filter pad was washed with DCM until HPLC showed no additional product eluted from the Celite pad. All the DCM extracts were combined, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel
chromatography eluting with 20% DCM in acetone to afford 1.83g (90%) of tert-butyl 4- [7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazin-3-yl]-5-thioxo-1,4-diazepane-1- carboxylate as a yellow solid. MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C20H26N7O2S, 428.2; found, 428.1 Step 3. Preparation of tert-butyl 4-[7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazin- 3-yl]-1,4-diazepane-1-carboxylate
[0634] To a mixture of tert-butyl 4-[7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2- b]pyridazin-3-yl]-5-thioxo-1,4-diazepane-1-carboxylate (107 mg, 0.25 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in MeOH (6 mL) was added Raney nickel (1.5 g, 26 mmol) as a suspension in MeOH (5 mL) then the reaction was stirred vigorously at rt overnight. The mixture was filtered through a pad of Celite then the filter pad was washed well with THF. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with 20% DCM in acetone to afford 65 mg (66%) of tert-butyl 4-[7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazin-3-yl]-1,4-diazepane-1- carboxylate as an orange foam. MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C20H28N7O2, 398.2; found, 398.0 Step 4. Preparation of 3-[4-(5-benzylpyrimidin-2yl)-1,4-diazepan-1-yl]-7-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazine (Compound 386)
[0635] To a solution of tert-butyl 4-[7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2- b]pyridazin-3-yl]-1,4-diazepane-1-carboxylate (124 mg, 0.31 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in DCM (6.3 mL) cooled to 0 °C was added TFA (1.3 mL, 17 mmol) dropwise then the reaction was stirred for 30 minutes. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was stirred with toluene and concentrated under reduced pressure. This was repeated two more times. The residue was then stirred with DCM and concentrated under reduced pressure. This was repeated two more times and the residue
placed under high vacuum. The residue was dissolved in NMP (2.3 mL) then 5-benzyl-2- chloropyrimidine (67 mg, 0.33 mmol) and K2CO
3 (216 mg, 1.57 mmol) were added. The mixture was heated to 110 °C for 3.5 h, cooled to rt, and stirred overnight. The reaction was rewarmed to 110 °C and stirred for another 4.5 h. The reaction was cooled to rt, diluted with EtOAc (30 mL), and washed with water (2 x 10 mL). The aqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc (2 x 10 mL). The combined organic extracts were dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4 and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with 0-100% of (10% MeOH in DCM) / DCM. The pure fractions were combined and concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was stirred with hexane and concentrated (x3), then dried under reduced pressure overnight. The solid residue was triturated with 25% ether in hexane, filtered, washed with hexane and dried at 50 °C overnight under reduced pressure to afford 77 mg (53%) of 3-[4-(5- benzylpyrimidin-2yl)-1,4-diazepan-1-yl]-7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2- b]pyridazine (Compound 386) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CD3OD) δ (ppm) 8.66 (d, J=2.08 Hz, 1H) 8.12 - 8.19 (m, 3H) 7.98 (s, 1H) 7.87 (d, J=2.20 Hz, 1H) 7.24 - 7.32 (m, 2H) 7.15 - 7.22 (m, 3H) 7.11 (s, 1H) 3.98 - 4.04 (m, 2H) 3.96 (s, 3H) 3.91 (t, J=6.05 Hz, 2H) 3.79 (s, 2H) 3.62 - 3.69 (m, 2H) 3.44 - 3.53 (m, 2H) 2.06 (quin, J=5.87 Hz, 2H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C26H28N9, 466.3; found, 466.1; HPLC purity: 210 nm: 99.6%; 254 nm: 99.6%. Example 64: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 387 N-(4-chlorobenzyl)-4-(7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazin-3- yl)piperazine-1-carboxamide (Compound 387)
Step 1. Preparation of tert-butyl 4-[7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazin- 3-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate

[0636] A suspension of 3-bromo-7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazine (Compound S3) (6.56 g, 23.6 mmol), tert-butyl 1-piperazinecarboxylate (22.0 g, 118 mmol) and KOtBu (3.97 g, 35.4 mmol) in tBuOH (66 mL) and dioxane (33 mL) was sparged with argon for 10 minutes. The reaction was treated with tBuXPhos Pd G1 (2.43 g, 3.54 mmol) and the mixture sparged again for another 10 minutes. The reaction was sparged an additional 2 minutes while being agitated in an ultrasound bath. The reaction was then warmed at 55 °C under argon for 3 h. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue was diluted with DCM (300 mL). The mixture was washed with 10% citric acid (4 x 100 mL). The combined citric acid washes were extracted with DCM (100 mL). The combined DCM extracts were washed with water (3 x 100 mL). The combined water washes were extracted with DCM (100 mL). The combined DCM extracts were washed with sat. aqueous NaHCO
3 (100 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with 0-100% of (10% MeOH in DCM) / DCM to afford 6.62 g (73%) of tert-butyl 4-[7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazin-3- yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate as a yellow green solid. MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C19H26N7O2, 384.2; found, 394.0. Step 2. Preparation of 7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-piperazin-1-ylimidazo[1,2- b]pyridazine trihydrochloride salt
[0637] To a suspension of tert-butyl 4-[7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2- b]pyridazin-3-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate (4.6 g, 12 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in EtOAc (69 mL) heated to 40 °C was added conc. HCl (5.1 mL, 60 mmol) slowly over 10 minutes while under nitrogen. The slurry was stirred at 45 °C for 3 h, cooled to rt,
and diluted with MTBE (180 mL). After stirring 10 minutes, the mixture was filtered, and the filter pad washed with MTBE (4 x 40 mL). The solids were air dried to afford 4.50 g (96%) of 7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-piperazin-1-ylimidazo[1,2-b]pyridazine trihydrochloride salt as a yellow-green solid. MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C14H18N7, 284.2; found, 284.1. Step 3. Preparation of N-(4-chlorobenzyl)-4-[6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl]piperazine-1-carboxamide (Compound 387)
[0638] A mixture of 7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-piperazin-1-ylimidazo[1,2- b]pyridazine trihydrochloride salt (100 mg, 25 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in ACN (3 mL) was cooled to 0°C then DIEA (0.22 mL, 1.3 mmol) and 1-chloro-4- (isocyanatomethyl)benzene (34 μL, 0.26 mmol) were added. The reaction was warmed to rt and stirred for 30 minutes, then additional ACN (3 mL) was added. After stirring 1 h, the reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was partitioned between water (10 mL), DCM (10 mL), and 10% MeOH in DCM (5 mL). The water layer was washed with 10% MeOH in DCM (3 x 5 mL). The combined organic extracts were washed with sat. aqueous NaHCO
3 (5 mL), and brine (5 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with 0-100% (10% MeOH in DCM) / DCM to afford 73 mg (64%) of N-(4-chlorobenzyl)-4-[6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl]piperazine-1-carboxamide (Compound 387) as a yellow solid;
1H NMR (400 MHz, CD3OD) d (ppm) 8.74 (d, J=1.96 Hz, 1H) 8.20 (s, 1H) 8.02 (s, 1H) 7.96 (d, J=2.08 Hz, 1H) 7.23 - 7.35 (m, 5H) 4.36 (s, 2H) 3.96 (s, 3H) 3.62 - 3.71 (m, 4H) 3.23 - 3.30 (m, 4H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C22H24ClN8O, 451.2; found, 451.0; HPLC purity: 210 nm: 99.5%; 254 nm: 99.4%.
Example 65: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 388 2-benzyl-5-(4-(7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)- 1,3,4-thiadiazole (Compound 388)
[0639] To a mixture of 2-benzyl-5-bromo-1,3,4-thiadiazole (243 mg, 0.95 mmol, as prepared in Example 55, Step 2) and 7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-piperazin-1- ylimadazo[1,2-b]pyridazine trihydrochloride salt (404 mg, 1.03 mmol, as prepared in Example 64, Step 2) in DMAc (6.8 mL) was added DIEA (1.60 mL, 9.18 mmol) under a nitrogen then the reaction was heated to 100°C and stirred for 25 h. The mixture was cooled to rt, diluted with EtOAc, was washed with water (3 times) and brine, then dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with 0-15% MeOH/DCM to afford 114 mg (26%) of 3-[4-(5-benzyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)piperazin-1-yl]-7-(1-methyl- 1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazine (Compound 388) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d
6) δ (ppm) 8.83 (d, J= 2.1 Hz, 1H), 8.36 (s, 1H), 8.17 (d, J= 2.1 Hz, 1H), 8.10 (s, 1H), 7.40-7.21 (m, 6H), 4.25 (s, 2H), 3.89 (s, 3H), 3.62 (m, 4H), 3.31 (m, 5H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C23H24N9S, 458.2; found, 458.1; HPLC purity: 210 nm: 97.2%; 254 nm: 98.1%. Example 66: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 389 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(4-(1-((6-methylpyridin-3-yl)methyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3- yl)piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 389)
Step 1. Preparation of 5-((3-chloro-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)methyl)-2-methylpyridine
[0640] To a solution of 3-chloro-1H-1,2,4-triazole (1.00 g, 9.66 mmol) and 5- (bromomethyl)-2-methylpyridine hydrobromide (3.09 g, 11.59 mmol) in DMF (100 mL) was added K2CO
3 (2.67 g, 19.32 mmol) then the reaction was heated to 90°C and stirred for 16 h under nitrogen. The mixture was cooled to rt and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by reversed-phase flash chromatography with a C18 silica gel column eluting with 10-100% ACN / water (10 mM NH
4HCO
3) to afford 240 mg (12%) of 5-((3-chloro-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)methyl)-2-methylpyridine as a yellow solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.74 (s, 1H), 8.46 (s, 1H), 7.65-7.62 (m, 1H), 7.28- 7.25 (m, 1H), 5.40 (s, 2H), 2.46 (s, 3H). MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C9H9ClN4, 209.0; found, 209.0. Step 2. 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(4-(1-((6-methylpyridin-3-yl)methyl)-1H-1,2,4- triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 389)
[0641] To a solution of 5-((3-chloro-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)methyl)-2-methylpyridine (221.6 mg, 1.06 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) and 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)-3-(piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 12) (300 mg, 1.06 mmol) in dioxane (20 mL) under nitrogen were added C
s2CO
3 (692.3 mg, 2.12 mmol) and Pd- PEPPSI-IPent
Cl 2-methylpyridine (89.3 mg, 0.10 mmol) then the reaction was heated to 100°C and stirred overnight under nitrogen. The mixture was cooled to rt and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was dissolved in water (100 mL) then the aqueous mixture was extracted with EtOAc (3 x 100 mL). The combined organic extracts were dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4 and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 122.7 mg (25%) of 6-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(4-(1-((6-methylpyridin-3-yl)methyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 389) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.81 (s, 1H), 8.42 (d, J = 2.3 Hz, 1H), 8.32 (s, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 7.97
(s, 1H), 7.76 (s, 1H), 7.66-7.63 (m, 1H), 7.60-7.58 (m, 1H), 7.32-7.30 (m,1H), 7.26-7.24 (m, 1H), 5.23 (s, 2H), 3.86 (s, 3H), 3.44 (t, J = 5.0 Hz, 4H), 3.05 (t, J = 5.0 Hz, 4H), 2.45 (s, 3H). MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C24H26N10, 455.2; found, 455.25.LCMS purity:254 nm: 99.8%. Example 67: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 390 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(4-(1-(3-methylbenzyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 390)
Step 1. Preparation of 3-chloro-1-(3-methylbenzyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole
[0642] To a solution of 3-chloro-1H-1,2,4-triazole (2 g, 19.32 mmol) and 1- (bromomethyl)-3-methylbenzene (4.29 g, 23.19 mmol) in DMF (20 mL) was added K2CO
3 (5.34 g, 38.64 mmol) in portions at rt then the reaction was heated to 80°C and stirred overnight. The mixture was cooled to rt and purified by Prep-AChiral-HPLC to afford 2.75 g (69%) of 3-chloro-1-(3-methylbenzyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole as a colorless oil:
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.73 (s, 1H), 7.23 – 7.24 (m, 1H), 7.15 – 7.09 (m, 3H), 5.34 (s, 2H), 2.29 (s, 3H).MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C10H10ClN, 208.0; found, 208.1. Step 2. Preparation of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(4-(1-(3-methylbenzyl)-1H-1,2,4- triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 390)
[0643] To a solution of 3-chloro-1-(3-methylbenzyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole (200 mg, 0.96 mmol, as prepared in the previous step), 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 12) (271.9 mg, 0.96 mmol) and C
s2CO
3 (784.5 mg,
2.41 mmol) in dioxane (10 mL) under nitrogen was added Pd-PEPPSI-IPent
Cl 2- methylpyridine (81 mg, 0.10 mmol) then the reaction was heated to 100°C and stirred overnight under nitrogen. The mixture was cooled to rt and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was diluted with water (60 mL) then the aqueous mixture was extracted with EtOAc (2 x 50 mL). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine (2 x 40 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 158.3 mg (36%) of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(4-(1-(3-methylbenzyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl) piperazin- 1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 390) as a light yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.82 (s, 1H), 8.30 (s, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.77 (s, 1H), 7.65 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.31 (dd, J = 9.3, 1.4 Hz, 1H), 7.25 (t, J = 7.5 Hz, 1H), 7.10 (dd, J = 14.2, 8.0 Hz, 3H), 5.19 (s, 2H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.51 – 3.39 (m, 4H), 3.12 – 2.99 (m, 4H), 2.30 (s, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C25H27N9, 454.3; found, 454.3; LCMS purity: 254 nm: 99.9% Example 68: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 391 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(4-(1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3- yl)piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 391)
Step 1. Preparation of 3-bromo-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole
[0644] To a solution of 3-bromo-1H-1,2,4-triazole (3 g, 20.27 mmol) in DMF (30 mL) were added 1-(bromomethyl)-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzene (5.82 g, 24.33 mmol) and K2CO
3 (5.60 g, 40.55 mmol) then the reaction was warmed to 80°C and stirred for 16 h. The mixture was cooled to rt, and filtered, then the filter cake was washed with DMF (2 x 1 mL). The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by reversed-phase flash chromatography with a C18 silica gel column eluting with 10-80%
ACN / water to afford 4 g (58%) of 3-bromo-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl)-1H-1,2,4- triazole as a white solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.75 (s, 1H), 7.76 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2H), 7.51 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 5.53 (s, 2H). MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C10H7BrF3N3, 306.0; found, 306.0. Step 2. Preparation of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(4-(1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl)- 1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 391)
[0645] To a solution of 3-bromo-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole (277.9 mg, 1.06 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) and 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3- piperazin-1-ylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 12) (200 mg, 0.71 mmol) in dioxane (10 mL) under nitrogen were added C
s2CO
3 (461.5 mg, 1.41 mmol) and Pd-PEPPSI-IPent
Cl 2- methylpyridine (59.5 mg, 0.07 mmol) then the reaction was warmed to 100°C and stirred overnight under nitrogen. The mixture was cooled to rt and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was dissolved in water (50 mL) then the aqueous mixture was extracted with EtOAc (3 x 50 mL). The combined organic extracts were dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4 and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 105.3 mg (29%) of 6-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(4-(1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 391) as a white solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO- d6) δ (ppm) 8.82 (s, 1H), 8.37 (s, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.78 – 7.71 (m, 3H), 7.65 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.47 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.33-7.29 (m, 1H), 5.36 (s, 2H), 3.86 (s, 3H), 3.45 (t, J = 4.8 Hz, 4H), 3.06 (t, J = 4.9 Hz, 4H). MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C25H24F3N9, 508.2; found, 508.25.LCMS purity:254 nm:99.9%.
Example 69: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 392 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(4-(1-(1-phenylethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 392)
Step 1. Preparation of 3-bromo-1-(1-phenylethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole
[0646] To a solution of 3-bromo-1H-1,2,4-triazole (3 g, 20.3 mmol) in DMF (30 mL) was added (1-bromoethyl)benzene (4.5 g, 24.3 mmol) and K2CO
3 (5.6 g, 40.5 mmol) then the reaction was warmed to 80°C and stirred for 16 h. The mixture was cooled to rt and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by reversed-phase flash chromatography with a C18 silica gel column eluting with 10-50% ACN / water (10mM NH
4HCO
3) and Prep-HPLC to afford 2.9 g (51%) of 3-bromo-1-(1-phenylethyl)-1,2,4- triazole as a light yellow oil.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.75 (s, 1H), 7.41 – 7.27 (m, 5H), 5.79 – 5.69 (m, 1H), 1.81 (d, J = 7.1 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C10H10BrN3, 252.0; found, 252.1. Step 2. Preparation of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(4-(1-(1-phenylethyl)-1H-1,2,4- triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 392)
[0647] To a solution of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-piperazin-1-ylpyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridine (Compound 12) (200 mg, 0.71 mmol) and 3-bromo-1-(1-phenylethyl)-1H-1,2,4- triazole (214 mg, 0.85 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in dioxane (5 mL) under nitrogen was added C
s2CO
3 (462 mg, 1.42 mmol) and Pd-PEPPSI-IPent
Cl 2-methylpyridine (60 mg, 0.07 mmol) then the reaction was warmed to 90°C and stirred for 16 h under nitrogen. The mixture was cooled to rt and filtered, then the filter cake was washed with
EtOAc (2x5 mL). The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressurethen the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with MeOH / DCM (1:25) and Prep-HPLC to afford 111.5 mg (35%) of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(4-(1-(1-phenylethyl)-1H- 1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 392) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.81 (s, 1H), 8.34 (s, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.76 (s, 1H), 7.65 (d, J = 6.2 Hz, 1H), 7.41 – 7.24 (m, 6H), 5.51 (q, J = 7.0 Hz, 1H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.48 – 3.41 (m, 4H), 3.09 – 3.02 (m, 4H), 1.77 (d, J = 7.1 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C25H27N9, 454.2; found, 454.2; LCMS purity: 254 nm: 99.7% Example 70: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 393 (R)-1-(4-chlorophenyl)ethyl 4-(7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazin-3-yl)- 1,4-diazepane-1-carboxylate (Compound 393)

[0648] To a solution of tert-butyl 4-[7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2- b]pyridazin-3-yl]-1,4-diazepane-1-carboxylate (182 mg, 0.31 mmol, as prepared in Example 63, Step 3) in DCM (9.1 mL) cooled to 0 °C was added TFA (2 mL, 25 mmol) dropwise, then the reaction was stirred for 30 minutes. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was stirred with toluene and concentrated under reduced pressure. This was repeated three more times, then the residue was suspended in EtOAc (3 mL) and cooled to 0 °C. TEA (0.277 mL, 1.99 mmol) was added and the mixture was stirred at 0°C for 5 minutes, then (R)-1-(4-chlorophenyl)ethyl (2,5-dioxopyrrolidin-1-yl) carbonate (Compound S95) (118 mg, 0.40 mmol) was added and the reaction was stirred at 0°C for 2 h. The mixture was filtered through a pad of Celite and the filter pad was washed with EtOAc (6 x 5mL). The combined filtrates were washed with sat. aqueous NaHCO
3 (2 x 8 mL) and water (8 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with 0-100% (10% MeOH in DCM) / DCM. The pure fractions were combined and concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was stirred with hexane and concentrated several times then dried under vacuum at 40 °C to afford 158 mg
(91%) of (1R)-1-(4-chlorophenyl)ethyl 4-[6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 393) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, METHANOL-d4) d ppm 8.66 (dd, J=10.64, 1.96 Hz, 1H) 8.17 (s, 1H) 8.00 (s, 1H) 7.88 (dd, J=9.41, 2.08 Hz, 1H) 7.28 - 7.38 (m, 2H) 7.13 - 7.23 (m, 3H) 5.61 - 5.78 (m, 1H) 3.96 (d, J=1.47 Hz, 3H) 3.43 - 3.85 (m, 8H) 1.89 - 2.12 (m, 2H) 1.40 - 1.57 (m, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C24H27ClN7O2, 480.2; found, 480.1; HPLC purity: 210 nm: 100.0%; 254 nm: 100.0%. Example 71: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 394 3-(3-(5-benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2- b]pyridazine (Compound 394)
[0649] A mixture of 3-bromo-7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazine (Compound S3) (0.186 g) and 5-benzyl-2-pyrrolidin-3-ylpyrimidine (Compound S100) (0.400 g, 1.67 mmol) in tBuOH (1.85 mL) and dioxane (0.939 mL) was sparged with argon for 15 minutes then tBuXPhos Pd G1 (0.0459 g, 0.0668 mmol) and KOtBu (0.112 g, 1.00 mmol) were added and the mixture was sparged again for 10 minutes with argon. The reaction was warmed to 30°C and stirred for 12 h. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue was taken up in EtOAc (50 mL). The mixture was washed with water (3 x 50 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with 5% MeOH / DCM to afford 39 mg (13%) of 3-[3-(5- benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl]-7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2- b]pyridazine (Compound 394) as an orange solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl
3) δ (ppm) 8.57 (s, 2H), 8.42 (d, J=2.20 Hz, 1H), 7.82 (s, 1H), 7.79 (d, J=2.20 Hz, 1H), 7.71 (s, 1H), 7.32 - 7.39 (m, 2H), 7.26 - 7.30 (m, 1H), 7.17 - 7.24 (m, 3H), 4.02 - 4.07 (m, 1H), 4.00 (s, 3H), 3.91 - 3.99 (m, 3H), 3.72 - 3.84 (m, 2H), 3.61 (td, J=8.68, 5.50 Hz, 1H), 2.53 - 2.64 (m, 1H), 2.44 - 2.53 (m, 1H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. For C25H25N8: 437.5; found: 437.1; HPLC purity: 210 nm: 100.0%; 254 nm: 100.0%
Example 72: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 395 3-(4-(1-benzyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazine (Compound 395)

[0650] A mixture of tBuOH (0.73 mL), dioxane (0.12 mL), and water (5 μL) sparged with a slow stream of argon for 20 minutes was added to a mixture of 1-benzyl-3-bromo-1H- 1,2,4-triazole (85 mg, 0.36 mmol, as prepared for Compound S101, Step 1), 7-(1-methyl- 1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-pyridazine trihydrochloride (155 mg, 0.39 mmol, as prepared in Example 64, Step 2), KOtBu (181 mg, 1.61 mmol), and tBuXPhos Pd G1 (12 mg, 0.02 mmol) under argon, then the reaction was evacuated and back filled with argon three times. The reaction was warmed to 60°C and stirred for 1 h. The reaction was cooled to rt andL concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was partitioned between EtOAc (40 mL) and water (10 mL). The aqueous layer was washed with EtOAc (3 x 40 mL). The combined organic extracts were dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with 0-100% (10% MeOH in DCM) / DCM. The pure fractions were combined and concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was dissolved in hexane and concentrated under reduced pressure. This was repeated until a yellow solid formed. The residue was dried under reduced pressure at 50 °C to afford 107 mg (68%) of 3-[4-(1-benzyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl]-7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazine (Compound 395) as a yellow solid;
1H NMR (400 MHz, CD3OD) d (ppm) 8.73 (d, J=2.08 Hz, 1H) 8.20 (d, J=1.59 Hz, 2H) 8.02 (s, 1H) 7.96 (d, J=2.08 Hz, 1H) 7.24 - 7.41 (m, 6H) 5.25 (s, 2H) 3.96 (s, 3H) 3.56 - 3.64 (m, 4H) 3.33 - 3.41 (m, 4H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C23H25N10, 441.2; found, 441.2; HPLC purity: 210 nm: 100.0%; 254 nm: 100.0%.
Example 73: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 396 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(4-(1-(pyridin-4-ylmethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin- 1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 396)
Step 1.4-((3-chloro-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)methyl)pyridine
[0651] To a solution of 3-chloro-1H-1,2,4-triazole (2.00 g, 19.32 mmol) and 4- (bromomethyl)pyridine (3.99 g, 23.19 mmol) in DMF (40 mL) was added K2CO
3 (5.34 g, 38.64 mmol) then the reaction was warmed to 80°C and stirred overnight. The mixture was cooled to rt and purified by reversed-phase flash chromatography with a C18 silica gel column eluting with 10-50% ACN / water (10mM NH
4HCO
3) to afford 600 mg (16%) of 4-((3-chloro-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)methyl)pyridine as a black oil.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.78 (s, 1H), 8.57 (d, J = 4.9 Hz, 2H), 7.24 (d, J = 4.7 Hz, 2H), 5.48 (s, 2H) ; MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C8H7ClN4, 195; found, 195. Step 2. 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(4-(1-(pyridin-4-ylmethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3- yl)piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 396)
[0652] To a solution of 4-((3-chloro-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)methyl)pyridine (520 mg, 2.67 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) and 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 12) (0.75 g, 2.67 mmol) in dioxane (20 mL) under nitrogen were added Pd-PEPPSI-IPent
Cl 2-methylpyridine (0.22 g, 0.27 mmol) and C
s2CO
3 (1.74 g, 5.34 mmol) then the reaction was warmed to 100°C and stirred overnight under nitrogen. The mixture was cooled to rt and purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 116.7 mg, 10%) of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(4-(1-(pyridin-4-ylmethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-
yl)piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 396) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.82 (t, J = 1.2 Hz, 1H), 8.57 – 8.53 (m, 2H), 8.36 (s, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 7.97 (d, J = 0.8 Hz, 1H), 7.76 (s, 1H), 7.65 (dd, J = 9.3, 1.0 Hz, 1H), 7.31 (dd, J = 9.3, 1.6 Hz, 1H), 7.25 – 7.16 (m, 2H), 5.31 (s, 2H), 3.86 (s, 3H), 3.46 (t, J = 5.0 Hz, 4H), 3.06 (t, J = 5.0 Hz, 4H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C23H24N10, 441.2; found, 441.2; LCMS purity: 254 nm: 99.7% Example 74: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 397 (R)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyrazin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 397)
[0653] To a solution of 1-[6-(1-methylpyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazin-3- yl]piperazine (Compound S103) (120 mg, 0.42 mmol) and (1R)-1-[4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethanol (242 mg, 1.27 mmol) in pyridine (2 mL) cooled to 0°C was added triphosgene (377 mg, 1.27 mmol) then the reaction was stirred at 0°C for 2 h. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with MeOH / DCM (1:20) and Prep-HPLC to afford 73.6 mg (35%) of (R)-1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 397) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 9.19 (d, J = 1.4 Hz, 1H), 8.91 (d, J = 1.4 Hz, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 8.01 (s, 1H), 7.83 (s, 1H), 7.74 (d, J = 8.2 Hz, 2H), 7.61 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2H), 5.82 (q, J = 6.5 Hz, 1H), 3.88 (s, 3H), 3.80 – 3.48 (m, 4H), 3.14 (s, 4H), 1.51 (d, J = 6.5 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C24H24F3N7O2, 500.2; found, 500.2; LCMS purity: 254 nm: 99.8%
Example 75: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 398 (R)-1-(4-chlorophenyl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazin-3- yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 398)
[0654] To a solution of 1-[6-(1-methylpyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazin-3- yl]piperazine (Compound S103) (120 mg, 0.42 mmol) and (R)-1-(4-chlorophenyl)ethanol (199 mg, 1.27 mmol) in pyridine (2 mL) cooled to 0°C was added triphosgene (377 mg, 1.27 mmol) then the reaction was stirred at 0°C for 2 h. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with MeOH / DCM (1:20) and Prep-HPLC to afford 65.6 mg (32%) of (R)-1-(4- chlorophenyl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazin-3- yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 398) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 9.19 (s, 1H), 8.91 (s, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 8.01 (s, 1H), 7.83 (s, 1H), 7.47 – 7.37 (m, 4H), 5.74 (q, J = 6.5 Hz, 1H), 3.88 (s, 3H), 3.74 – 3.50 (m,4H), 3.12 (s, 4H), 1.48 (d, J = 6.6 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C
23H
24ClN
7O
2, 466.2; found, 466.1; LCMS purity: 254 nm: 97.7% Example 76: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 399 (2-methylbenzo[d]thiazol-5-yl)methyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 399)

[0655] To a stirred solution of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 12) (200 mg, 0.71 mmol) and (2- methylbenzo[d]thiazol-5-yl)methanol (190.4 mg, 1.06 mmol) in pyridine (10 mL) was added triphosgene (84.1 mg, 0.28 mmol) then the reaction was stirred at rt for 16 h. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica
gel chromatography eluting with MeOH / DCM (1:40) and Prep-HPLC to afford 132.7 mg (38%) of (2-methylbenzo[d]thiazol-5-yl)methyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 399) as a white solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.83 (t, J = 1.2 Hz, 1H), 8.23 (s, 1H), 8.04 (d, J = 8.2 Hz, 1H), 7.98 – 7.95 (m, 1H), 7.93 – 7.90 (m, 1H), 7.76 (s, 1H), 7.67 – 7.61 (m, 1H), 7.42 (dd, J = 8.2, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 7.32 (dd, J = 9.2, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 5.26 (s, 2H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.62 (s, 4H), 3.03 – 2.91 (m, 4H), 2.81 (s, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C25H25N7O2S, 488.2; found, 488.2; purity: 254 nm: 99.9% Example 77: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 400 3-(4-(1-benzyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine (Compound 400)
[0656] To a solution of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyrazine (Compound S103) (120 mg, 0.42 mmol) in dioxane (5 mL) under nitrogen was added 1-benzyl-3-bromo-1H-1,2,4-triazole (121 mg, 0.51 mmol, as prepared for Compound S101, Step 1), Pd-PEPPSI-IPent
Cl 2-methylpyridine (35.6 mg, 0.04 mmol), and C
s2CO
3 (414 mg, 1.27 mmol) then the reaction was heated to 100°C and stirred for 16 h under nitrogen. The mixture was cooled to rt, diluted with water (20 mL), and extracted with EtOAc (3 x 20 mL). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine (3 x 10 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 101 mg (52%) of 3-(4-(1-benzyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine (Compound 400) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 9.20 (d, J = 1.2 Hz, 1H), 8.90 (d, J = 1.2 Hz, 1H), 8.33 (s, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 8.01 (s, 1H), 7.83 (s, 1H), 7.42 – 7.25 (m, 5H), 5.24 (s, 2H), 3.89 (s, 3H), 3.51-3.44 (m, 3.8 Hz, 4H), 3.24-3.18 (m, 4H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C23H24N10, 441.2; found, 441.2; LCMS purity: 254 nm: 97.7%.
Example 78: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 401 2-benzyl-5-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)- 1,3,4-thiadiazole (Compound 401)
[0657] To a solution of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyrazine (Compound S103) (60 mg, 0.21 mmol) in DMSO (2 mL) under nitrogen was added 2-benzyl-5-bromo-1,3,4-thiadiazole (64.8 mg, 0.25 mmol, as prepared in Example 55, Step 2) and DIEA (82.1 mg, 0.64 mmol) then the reaction was heated to 110°C and stirred 16 h under nitrogen. The mixture was cooled to rt, diluted with water (20 mL), and extracted with EtOAc (3 x 20 mL). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine (3 x 10 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 35.4 mg (36%) of 2-benzyl-5-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)- 1,3,4-thiadiazole (Compound 401) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 9.21 (d, J = 1.2 Hz, 1H), 8.92 (d, J = 1.2 Hz, 1H), 8.23 (s, 1H), 8.02 (s, 1H), 7.86 (s, 1H), 7.40 – 7.23 (m, 5H), 4.26 (s, 2H), 3.89 (s, 3H), 3.65 – 3.57 (m, 4H), 3.28 – 3.22 (m, 4H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C23H23N9S, 458.2; found, 458.2; LCMS purity: 254 nm: 98.4%. Example 79: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 402 benzo[d]thiazol-6-ylmethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 402)
[0658] To a solution of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-piperazin-1-ylpyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridine (Compound 12) (150 mg, 0.53 mmol) and 1,3-benzothiazol-6-ylmethanol (263 mg, 1.59 mmol) in pyridine (2 mL) cooled to 0°C was added triphosgene (473 mg, 1.59
mmol) then the reaction was stirred at 0°C for 1 h. The mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with MeOH / DCM (1:20) and Prep-HPLC to afford 114.1 mg (45%) of benzo[d]thiazol-6- ylmethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1- carboxylate (Compound 402) as a light yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 9.41 (s, 1H), 8.82 (s, 1H), 8.24 – 8.18 (m, 2H), 8.10 (d, J = 8.3 Hz, 1H), 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.76 (s, 1H), 7.64 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.57 (dd, J = 8.4, 1.7 Hz, 1H), 7.32 (dd, J = 9.2, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 5.27 (s, 2H), 3.86 (s, 3H), 3.61 (s, 4H), 2.98 (t, J = 5.0 Hz, 4H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C24H23N7O2S, 474.2; found, 474.2; LCMS purity: 254 nm: 99.6% Example 80: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 403 3-benzyl-5-(4-(7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)- 1,2,4-oxadiazole (Compound 403)
[0659] To a solution of 3-benzyl-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5(4H)-one (0.18 g, 1.02 mmol, as prepared in Example 44, Step 1) and PyBroP (0.48 g, 1.02 mmol) in dioxane (6 mL) was added DIEA (0.53 mL, 3.06 mmol) then the reaction was warmed to 50 °C and stirred for 2 h. 7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-piperazin-1-ylimidazo[1,2-b]pyridazine trihydrochloride salt (0.20 g, 0.51 mmol, as prepared in Example 64, Step 2) was added and the reaction was stirred at 50°C overnight. The reaction was cooled to rt and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was partitioned between DCM (20 mL) and water (10 mL). The aqueous layer was extracted with DCM (2 x 20 mL). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with 0-100% (10% MeOH in DCM) / DCM. The pure fractions were combined and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was triturated with hexane. The resulting solid was further purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with 5% MeOH in EtOAc to afford 29 mg (13%) of 3-[4-(3-benzyl-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5- yl)piperazin-1-yl]-7-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazine (Compound
403) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CD
3OD) d (ppm) 8.75 (d, J=2.08 Hz, 1H) 8.21 (s, 1H) 8.03 (s, 1H) 7.97 (d, J=2.20 Hz, 1H) 7.20 - 7.35 (m, 6H) 3.97 (s, 3H) 3.80 - 3.90 (m, 6H) 3.35 - 3.41 (m, 4H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C23H24N9O, 442.2; found, 442.1; HPLC purity: 210 nm: 95.9%; 254 nm: 95.6%. Example 81: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 404 3-(4-(1-benzyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl-2,2,3,3,5,5,6,6-d8)-6-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 404)
Step 1. Preparation of tert-butyl 4-[6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate-(d9, d10)
[0660] To a mixture of 3-bromo-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound S9) (1.290 g, 4.66 mmol) and tert-butyl piperazine-1-carboxylate-d8 (0.950 g, 4.9 mmol) in tBuOH-d10 (13.1 mL) and dioxane (6.6 mL) was sparged with argon for 10 minutes was added KOtBu (784 mg, 6.98 mmol) and the mixture was sparged with argon for 5 minutes. tBuXPhos Pd G1 (0.480 g, 0.70 mmol) was added and the mixture was sparged for 5 minutes with argon, then the reaction was heated to 55°C and stirred for 2 h under argon. The mixture was cooled to rt, diluted with EtOAc, washed with water and brine, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with a gradient of MeOH in DCM to afford 1.058 g (58%) of tert-butyl 4-[6-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate-(d9 and d10 mixture). 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.82 (s, 0.15H), 8.21 (br. s., 0.16H), 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.77 (s, 0.89H), 7.65 (d, J = 9.29 Hz, 1H), 7.32 (d, J = 9.29 Hz, 1H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 1.43 (s, 9H). MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C20H18D9N6O2, 392.27; found, 392.1 (42% of base
peak); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C
20H
17D
10N
6O
2, 393.27; found, 393.1 (base peak); HPLC purity: 210 nm: 100.0%; 254 nm: 100.0%. Step 2. Preparation of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-piperazin-1-ylpyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridine-(d9, d10)
[0661] To a mixture of tert-butyl 4-[6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin- 3-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate-(d9,d10 ) (0.950 g, 2.43 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in EtOAc (20 mL) warmed to 35°C was slowly added conc. HCl (1.01 mL, 12.2 mmol) then the mixture was stirred at 35°C for 1 h. The mixture was cooled to rt, diluted with EtOAc (40 mL) and stirred for 10 minutes. The solids were collected by filtration and washed with MTBE (2 X 20 mL). The solids were partially dissolved in a solution of 2N NaOH (6 mL) and water (10 mL) and extracted several times with DCM. The combined organic extracts were washed with water, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 660 mg (93%) of 4-[6-(1-methyl- 1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate-(d9, d10) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl
3) δ (ppm) 8.47 (s, 0.14H), 7.75 (s, 1H), 7.72 (s, 0.83H), 7.62 (s, 0.16H), 7.53 (d, J = 9.17 Hz, 1H), 7.28 (s, 1H), 7.13 (d, J = 9.17 Hz, 1H), 3.99 (s, 3H); HPLC purity: 210 nm: 100.0%; 254 nm: 100.0%. Step 3. Preparation of 3-[4-(1-benzyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl]-6-(1-methyl- 1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine-d8 (Compound 404)

[0662] A mixture of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-piperazin-1-ylpyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridine-(d9,d10) (0.650 g, 2.24 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) and 1-benzyl-3- bromo-1H-1,2,4-triazole (0.640 g, 2.69 mmol, as prepared for Compound S101, Step 1) in tBuOH (9.8 mL), dioxane (1.5 mL), THF (3.0 mL), and water (0.032 mL, 1.79 mmol) was sparged with argon for 5 minutes then KOtBu (0.377 g, 3.36 mmol) and tBuXPhos Pd G1
(0.154 g, 0.22 mmol) were added. The mixture was sparged with argon for 5 minutes then the reaction was heated to 50°C under argon and stirred for 2 h. Additional KOtBu (0.126 g, 1.12 mmol), tBuXPhos Pd G1 (0.154 g, 0.22 mmol) and water (0.032 mL, 1.79 mmol) were added, and the reaction was stirred under argon at 55°C overnight. The mixture was cooled to rt, diluted with EtOAc, and washed with water and brine. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was suspended in a mixture of tBuOH (9.8 mL), dioxane (1.5 mL), THF (3.0 mL), and water (0.032 mL, 1.79 mmol) and sparged with argon for 10 minutes. To the mixture was added KOtBu (0.377 g, 3.36 mmol) and tBuXPhos Pd G1 (0.154 g, 0.22 mmol) then the mixture was sparged with argon for 5 minutes, heated to 55°C, and stirred overnight. The mixture was cooled to rt, diluted with EtOAc, washed with water and brine, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with a gradient of MeOH in DCM to afford 680 mg (66%) of 3-[4-(1-benzyl-1H-1,2,4- triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl]-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine-d8 (Compound 404) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl
3) δ (ppm) 8.48 (s, 1H), 7.76 (s, 1H), 7.74 (d, J = 4.28 Hz, 2H), 7.63 (s, 1H), 7.55 (d, J = 9.29 Hz, 1H), 7.35 - 7.44 (m, 3H), 7.29 - 7.33 (m, 2H), 7.15 (dd, J = 1.35, 9.17 Hz, 1H), 5.21 (s, 2H), 3.99 (s, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C24H18D8N9, 448.3; found, 448.2; HPLC purity: 210 nm: 100.0%; 254 nm: 100.0%. Example 82: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 405 benzo[d]thiazol-5-ylmethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 405)
[0663] To a solution of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridine (Compound 12) (250 mg, 0.89 mmol) and benzo[d]thiazol-5-ylmethanol (175.5 mg, 1.01 mmol) in pyridine (10 mL) were added triphosgene (106.2 mg, 0.36 mmol) then the reaction was stirred at rt for 16 h under nitrogen. The mixture was concentrated under
reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-TLC (MeOH / DCM 1:10) and Prep-HPLC to afford 161.5 mg (38%) of benzo[d]thiazol-5-ylmethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 405) as a green solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 9.43 (s, 1H), 8.81 (t, J = 1.3 Hz, 1H), 8.23 – 8.16 (m, 2H), 8.11 (d, J = 1.5 Hz, 1H), 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.77 (s, 1H), 7.65 (dd, J = 9.2, 1.0 Hz, 1H), 7.54 (dd, J = 8.3, 1.6 Hz, 1H), 7.33 (dd, J = 9.2, 1.6 Hz, 1H), 5.30 (s, 2H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.62 (s, 4H), 2.98 (t, J = 5.0 Hz, 4H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C24H23N7O2S, 474.2; found, 474.1;LCMS purity: 254 nm: 99.7% Example 83: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 406 N-(benzo[d]thiazol-6-ylmethyl)-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazine-1-carboxamide (Compound 406)

[0664] To a solution of 2-(benzo[d]thiazol-6-yl)acetic acid (200 mg, 1.04 mmol) and DPPA (341.8 mg, 1.24 mmol) in THF (10 mL) was added TEA (314.2 mg, 3.11 mmol) dropwise at rt. The resulting mixture was stirred at rt for 5 h then concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was dissolved in toluene (20 mL) then 6-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 12) (155.3 mg, 0.55 mmol) was added followed by dropwise addition of TEA (166.9 mg, 1.65 mmol) at rt. The reaction was warmed to 110°C and stirred overnight. The mixture was cooled to rt and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel chromatography eluting with MeOH / DCM (1:40) and Prep-HPLC to afford 142.7 mg (55%) of N-(benzo[d]thiazol-6-ylmethyl)-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxamide (Compound 406) as a light yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 9.34 (s, 1H), 8.82 (s, 1H), 8.23 (s, 1H), 8.06 – 8.01 (m, 2H), 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.77 (s, 1H), 7.67 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.48 (dd, J = 8.4, 1.6 Hz, 1H), 7.35 – 7.28 (m, 2H), 4.42 (d, J = 5.6 Hz, 2H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.58 – 3.51 (m, 4H), 3.00 – 2.93 (m, 4H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C24H24N8OS, 473.2; found, 473.2; LCMS purity: 254 nm: 99.9%
Example 84: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 250 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-{4-[5-(pyridine-2-ylmethyl)pyrimidin-2-yl]piperazin-1- yl}pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 250)
[0665] A mixture of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-piperazin-1-pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine hydrochloride (Compound S19) (92 mg, 0.29 mmol), 2-chloro-5-(pyridine-2- ylmethyl)pyrimidine (Compound S80) (70 mg, 0.34 mmol), K2CO
3 (123 mg, 0.892 mmol), and NMP (3.7 mL) was sparged for 1 min with argon. The reaction was heated at 110°C for 2 h then cooled to rt and partitioned between water and DCM. The organic layer was washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The Filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography (IPA/DCM) then further purified by C18 reverse-phase silica gel flash chromatography (ACN/water) to yield 30 mg (23%) of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3- {4-[5-(pyridine-2-ylmethyl)pyrimidin-2-yl]piperazin-1-yl}pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 250) as a solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.81 (s, 1H), 8.48 (m, 1H), 8.34 (s, 2H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.77 (s, 1H), 7.71 (m, 2H), 7.32 (m, 2H), 7.22 (dd, J=6.9, 5.3 Hz, 1H), 3.94 (s, 2H), 3.89 (m, 4H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.04 (m, 4H). MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C25H26N9: 452.2; found, 452.3; HPLC purity: 210 nm: 100.0%; 254 nm: 100.0%. Example 85: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 407 3-(4-(1-(4-fluorobenzyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine (Compound 407)
[0666] To a solution of 3-chloro-1-[(4-fluorophenyl)methyl]-1,2,4-triazole (194.1 mg, 0.91 mmol, as prepared in Example 49, Step 1) and 1-[6-(1-methylpyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-
a]pyrimidin-3-yl]piperazine (Compound S98) (200 mg, 0.706 mmol) in dioxane (20 mL) were added C
s2CO
3 (460.5 mg, 1.41 mmol) and Pd-PEPPSI-IPent
Cl 2-methylpyridine (59.3 mg, 0.07 mmol) then the mixture was stirred overnight at 100°C under nitrogen. The reaction was cooled to rt and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was dissolved in water (50 mL) then extracted with DCM (3 x 50 mL). The combined organic extracts were dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4 and filtered, then the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 12.9 mg (4%) of 3-(4-(1-(4-fluorobenzyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine (Compound 407) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 9.18 (d, J = 2.1 Hz, 1H), 8.63 (d, J = 2.1 Hz, 1H), 8.31-8.28 (m, 2H), 8.03 (s, 1H), 7.90 (s, 1H), 7.44 – 7.26 (m, 2H), 7.26 – 7.12 (m, 2H), 5.22 (s, 2H), 3.89 (s, 3H), 3.47-3.42 (m, 4H), 3.32-3.29 (m, 4H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C23H23FN10, 459.2; found, 459.20; HPLC purity: 254 nm:99.6%. [0667] Using the procedures described in Example 85 and reagents, starting materials, and conditions known to those skilled in the art, the following compounds representative of the present disclosure were prepared:
Example 86: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 408 (2-methylbenzo[d]thiazol-6-yl)methyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 408)
[0668] To a stirred solution of (2-methylbenzo[d]thiazol-6-yl)methanol (Compound S105) (229 mg, 1.28 mmol) and 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridine (Compound 12) (180.4 mg, 0.64 mmol) in pyridine (5 mL) cooled to 0°C was added BTC (379.1 mg, 1.28 mmol) then the mixture was warmed to rt and stirred for 16 h. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-TLC (PE/EtOAc 1:100) and then further purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 123.9 mg (20%) of (2-methylbenzo[d]thiazol-6-yl)methyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 408) as an off-white solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.82 (s, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 8.06 (d, J = 1 Hz, 1H), 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.91 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.76 (s, 1H), 7.64 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.49 (dd, J = 8.4, 1.6 Hz, 1H), 7.32 (dd, J = 9.3, 1.4 Hz, 1H), 5.23 (s, 2H), 3.86 (s, 3H), 3.70 – 3.51 (m, 4H), 2.97 (t, J = 4.7 Hz, 4H), 2.80 (s, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C25H25N7O2S, 488.1; found, 488.2; HPLC purity: 254 nm: 99.3%.
[0669] Using the procedures described in Example 86 and reagents, starting materials, and conditions known to those skilled in the art, the following compounds representative of the present disclosure were prepared:
Example 87: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 409 3-(4-(5-benzyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 409)
Step 1. Preparation of 3-(4-(5-bromo-1-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3- yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine
[0670] To a stirred solution of 3,5-dibromo-1-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)-1H-1,2,4- triazole (700 mg, 2.25 mmol) and 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 12) (572 mg, 2.03 mmol) in IPA (5 mL) was added DIEA (581.9 mg, 4.50 mmol) at rt then the mixture was heated to 100°C and stirred for 16 h. The reaction was cooled to rt and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography eluting with PE/EtOAc (1:100) to afford 600 mg (52%) of 3-(4-(5-bromo-1-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin- 1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.82 (s, 1H), 8.23 (s, 1H), 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.80 (s, 1H), 7.69 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.33 (dd, J = 9.2, 1.3 Hz, 1H), 5.28 (dd, J = 9.7, 2.3 Hz, 1H), 4.00 – 3.93 (m, 1H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.71 – 3.57 (m, 1H), 3.53 – 3.45 (m, 2H), 3.39 – 3.33 (m, 2H), 3.25 – 3.17 (m, 2H), 3.16 – 3.06 (m, 2H), 2.24 – 2.06 (m, 1H), 1.98 – 1.89 (m, 1H), 1.87 – 1.77 (m, 1H), 1.75 – 1.61 (m, 1H), 1.58 – 1.48 (m, 2H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C22H26BrN9O, 512.0; found, 512.1.
Step 2. Preparation of 3-(4-(5-benzyl-1-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3- yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine
[0671] To a stirred solution of 3-(4-(5-bromo-1-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)-1H-1,2,4- triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (300 mg, 0.58 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) and potassium benzyltrifluoroborate (231.9 mg, 1.17 mmol) in toluene (5 mL) and H
2O (1 mL) were added Pd-PEPPSI-IPent
Cl 2-methylpyridine (49.25 mg, 0.06 mmol) and K3PO4 (497.1 mg, 2.34 mmol) at rt then the mixture was heated to 80°C and stirred for 16 h under nitrogen. The reaction was cooled to rt and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by Prep-TLC (DCM/MeOH 20:1) to afford 200 mg (32%) of 3-(4-(5-benzyl-1-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2- yl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridine as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.82 (s, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.78 (s, 1H), 7.67 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.39 – 7.12 (m, 6H), 5.21 (dd, J = 9.9, 2.0 Hz, 1H), 4.01 – 3.92 (m, 1H), 3.90 – 3.82 (m, 5H), 3.67 – 3.55 (m, 1H), 3.50 – 3.39 (m, 2H), 3.30 – 3.06 (m, 6H), 2.30 – 2.13 (m, 1H), 2.03 – 1.88 (m, 1H), 1.83 – 1.74 (m, 1H), 1.72 – 1.60 (m, 1H), 1.59 – 1.46 (m, 2H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C29H33N9O, 524.0; found, 524.1. Step 3. Preparation of 3-(4-(5-benzyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl- 1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 409)
[0672] To a solution of 4M HCl in dioxane (5 mL) was added 3-(4-(5-benzyl-1- (tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (190 mg, 0.36 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) at rt then the mixture was stirred for 3 h at rt. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 53.4 mg (33%) of 3-(4-(5-
benzyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridine (Compound 409) as a light yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 13.01 – 12.20 (m, 1H), 8.82 (s, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.77 (s, 1H), 7.66 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.40 – 7.12 (m, 6H), 4.01 – 3.74 (m, 5H), 3.55 – 3.39 (m, 4H), 3.06 (t, J = 4.7 Hz, 4H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C24H25N9, 440.0; found, 440.2; HPLC purity: 254 nm: 99.7%. Example 88: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 410 4-(1-benzyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)-1-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)-1,4-diazepan-5-one (Compound 410)
[0673] To a solution of 1-[6-(1-methylpyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl]-1,4- diazepan-5-one (300 mg, 0.967 mmol, as prepared in Example 18, Step 4) and 1-benzyl-3- bromo-1H-1,2,4-triazole (276.1 mg, 1.160 mmol, as prepared in Compound S101, Step 1) in dioxane (20 mL) were added C
s2CO
3 (787.3 mg, 2.417 mmol), EPhos Pd G4 (133.1 mg, 0.145 mmol), and EPhos (77.5 mg, 0.145 mmol) then the mixture was heated to 100°C and stirred overnight under nitrogen. The reaction was cooled to rt and concentrated under reduced pressure. The crude product was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 48.1 mg (11%) of 4-(1-benzyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)-1-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl)-1,4-diazepan-5-one (Compound 410) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.83 (s, 1H), 8.60 (s, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.84 (s, 1H), 7.62 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.42 – 7.28 (m, 6H), 5.37 (s, 2H), 4.01 – 3.95 (m, 2H), 3.86 (s, 3H), 3.31 – 3.27 (m, 2H), 3.27 – 3.23 (m, 2H), 2.94 – 2.88 (m, 2H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C25H25N9O, 468.2; found, 468.2; HPLC purity: 254 nm: 99.6%.
Example 89: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 411 4-(5-benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)-1-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-3-yl)- 1,4-diazepan-5-one (Compound 411)
Step 1. Preparation of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-nitropyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine
[0674] To a stirred solution of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine (10 g, 50.2 mmol, as prepared in Compound S10, Step 1) in H
2SO
4 (60 mL) cooled to 0°C was added KNO3 (5.58 g, 55.22 mmol) then the mixture was warmed to rt and stirred for 16 h. The reaction was diluted with water then the solids were isolated by filtration and the filter cake was washed with water (3x60 mL). The filter cake was triturated with saturated aqueous NaHCO
3 solution then the solids were isolated by filtration and the filter cake was washed with water (3x60 mL). The solids were triturated with water (200 mL), filtered, and dried to afford 8.8 g (72%) of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-nitropyrazolo[1,5- a]pyrimidine as a red solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 9.70 (d, J = 2.2 Hz, 1H), 9.34 (d, J = 2.2 Hz, 1H), 9.04 (s, 1H), 8.45 (s, 1H), 8.16 (d, J = 0.5 Hz, 1H), 3.92 (s, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C10H8N6O2, 245.1; found, 245.2. Step 2. Preparation of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-3-amine
[0675] To a stirred solution of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-nitropyrazolo[1,5- a]pyrimidine (8.8 g, 36.03 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in conc. HBr (100 mL) cooled to 0°C was added SnCl
2.2H
2O (24.61 g, 108.1 mmol) then the mixture was heated to 90°C and stirred for 16 h. The reaction was cooled to rt and diluted with water (200 mL), then the pH of the solution was adjusted to pH 8 with 6N NaOH. The mixture was extracted with DCM (3x80 mL) then the organic extracts were combined, dried over anhydrous
Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 5.6 g (72%) of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-3-amine as a red solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 9.03 (d, J = 2.1 Hz, 1H), 8.50 (d, J = 2.1 Hz, 1H), 8.27 (s, 1H), 8.00 (d, J = 0.7 Hz, 1H), 7.66 (s, 1H), 4.30 (s, 2H), 3.88 (s, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C10H10N6, 215.1; found, 215.2. Step 3. Preparation of ethyl 3-((6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-3- yl)amino)propanoate
[0676] To a stirred solution of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-3- amine (8 g, 37.34 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) and ethyl 3-iodopropanoate (12.77 g, 56.01 mmol) in DMF (150 mL) was added Al2O3 (7.61 g, 74.69 mmol) at rt then the mixture was heated to 55°C and stirred for 1 h. The reaction was cooled to rt, diluted with water, and the pH was adjusted to pH 8 with saturated aqueous NaHCO
3 solution. The resulting mixture was extracted with DCM (5x80 mL) then the organic extracts were combined, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by prep HPLC to afford 3.3 g (28%) of ethyl 3-((6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-3-yl)amino)propanoate as a red solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 9.07 (d, J = 2.1 Hz, 1H), 8.53 (d, J = 2.1 Hz, 1H), 8.27 (s, 1H), 8.01 (s, 1H), 7.75 (s, 1H), 4.74 (t, J = 6.7 Hz, 1H), 4.06 (q, J = 7.1 Hz, 2H), 3.88 (s, 3H), 3.41 (q, J = 6.8 Hz, 2H), 2.59 (t, J = 6.8 Hz, 2H), 1.17 (t, J = 7.1 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C15H18N6O2, 315.1; found, 315.2. Step 4. Preparation of a mixture of ethyl 3-((2-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)ethyl)(6-(1- methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-3-yl)amino)propanoate and methyl 3- ((2-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)ethyl)(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyrimidin-3-yl)amino)propanoate
[0677] To a stirred solution of ethyl 3-((6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyrimidin-3-yl)amino)propanoate (500 mg, 1.59 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) and tert-butyl (2-oxoethyl)carbamate (3.29 g, 20.68 mmol) in MeOH (15 mL) was added NaHCO
3 (267.24 mg, 3.18 mmol) at rt then the mixture was heated to 60°C and stirred for 16 h. The reaction was cooled to 0°C, then NaBH3CN (149.93 mg, 2.39 mmol) was added in portions to the stirred mixture. The reaction was stirred for 10 min at 0°C then AcOH (9.55 mg, 0.16 mmol) was added. The resulting mixture was warmed to rt, stirred for 16 h, then concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography eluting with PE/EtOAc (1:100) to afford 428 mg (59%) of a mixture of ethyl 3-((2-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)ethyl)(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-3-yl)amino)propanoate and methyl 3-((2-((tert- butoxycarbonyl)amino)ethyl)(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-3- yl)amino)propanoate as a red solid. MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C22H31N7O4, 458.2; found, 458.5; C21H29N7O4, 444.2; found, 444.5. Step 5. Preparation of a mixture of ethyl 3-((2-aminoethyl)(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-3-yl)amino)propanoate hydrochloride and methyl 3-((2- aminoethyl)(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-3- yl)amino)propanoate hydrochloride

[0678] To a stirred solution of a mixture of ethyl 3-((2-((tert- butoxycarbonyl)amino)ethyl)(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-3- yl)amino)propanoate and methyl 3-((2-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)ethyl)(6-(1-methyl- 1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-3-yl)amino)propanoate (1.5 g, 3.278 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in MeOH (10 mL) cooled to 0°C was added a 4M HCl solution in dioxane (15 mL) at 0°C then the mixture was warmed to rt and stirred for 1 h, then concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 1.2 g of a crude mixture of ethyl 3-((2- aminoethyl)(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-3- yl)amino)propanoate hydrochloride and methyl 3-((2-aminoethyl)(6-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-3-yl)amino)propanoate hydrochloride as a white
solid. The crude product was used in the next step directly without further purification. MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C17H23N7O2, 358.2; found, 358.4; C16H21N7O2, 344.2; found, 344.4. Step 6. Preparation of 1-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-3-yl)- 1,4-diazepan-5-one
[0679] To a stirred solution of a mixture of ethyl 3-((2-aminoethyl)(6-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-3-yl)amino)propanoate hydrochloride and methyl 3-((2-aminoethyl)(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-3- yl)amino)propanoate hydrochloride (1.2 g, 3.36 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in MeOH (15 mL) was added TBD (934.72 mg, 6.71 mmol) at rt then the mixture was heated to 80°C and stirred for 16 h. The reaction was cooled to rt, concentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue was dissolved in water. The resulting mixture was extracted with DCM (3x60 mL) then the organic extracts were combined, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-TLC (DCM/MeOH 15:1) to afford 400 mg (38%) of 1-(6-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-3-yl)-1,4-diazepan-5-one as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 9.16 (d, J = 2.1 Hz, 1H), 8.61 (d, J = 2.1 Hz, 1H), 8.28 (s, 1H), 8.02 (s, 1H), 7.89 (s, 1H), 7.69 – 7.58 (m, 1H), 3.89 (s, 3H), 3.55 – 3.49 (m, 2H), 3.49 – 3.44 (m, 2H), 3.29 – 3.23 (m, 2H), 2.61 – 2.55 (m, 2H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C15H17N7O, 312.1; found, 312.3. Step 7. Preparation of 4-(5-benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)-1-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-3-yl)-1,4-diazepan-5-one (Compound 411)
[0680] To a stirred solution of 1-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin- 3-yl)-1,4-diazepan-5-one (160 mg, 0.51 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) and 5-
benzyl-2-chloropyrimidine (Compound S88) (115.69 mg, 0.56 mmol) in dioxane (5 mL) were added Pd2(dba)3 (70.59 mg, 0.08 mmol), XantPhos (44.60 mg, 0.08 mmol) and K3PO4 (218.16 mg, 1.03 mmol) at rt then the mixture was heated to 100°C and stirred for 16 h under nitrogen. The reaction was cooled to rt and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was dissolved in water (20 mL) and extracted with DCM (3x50 mL). The organic extracts were combined, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-TLC (DCM/MeOH 15:1) and Prep-HPLC to afford 112 mg (45%) of 4-(5-benzylpyrimidin-2- yl)-1-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-3-yl)-1,4-diazepan-5-one (Compound 411) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 9.18 (d, J = 2.1 Hz, 1H), 8.70 (s, 2H), 8.64 (d, J = 2.1 Hz, 1H), 8.29 (s, 1H), 8.03 (s, 1H), 7.94 (s, 1H), 7.37 – 7.19 (m, 5H), 4.20 – 4.09 (m, 2H), 3.99 (s, 2H), 3.89 (s, 3H), 3.68 – 3.58 (m, 4H), 2.98 – 2.86 (m, 2H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C26H25N9O, 480.2; found, 480.2; HPLC purity: 254 nm: 99.9%. Example 90: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 412 4-(1-benzyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)-1-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyrimidin-3-yl)-1,4-diazepan-5-one (Compound 412)
[0681] To a stirred solution of 1-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin- 3-yl)-1,4-diazepan-5-one (200 mg, 0.64 mmol, as prepared in Example 89, Step 6) and 1- benzyl-3-bromo-1H-1,2,4-triazole (305.88 mg, 1.28 mmol, as prepared in Compound S101, Step 1) in dioxane (6 mL) were added EPhos Pd G4 (100.31 mg, 0.11 mmol), EPhos (58.4 mg, 0.11 mmol) and C
s2CO
3 (523.24 mg, 1.60 mmol) at rt then the mixture was heated to 100°C and stirred for 16 h under nitrogen. The reaction was cooled to rt, then filtered, and the filter cake was washed with DCM (3x30 mL). The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-TLC (DCM/MeOH 15:1) and Prep-HPLC to afford 28.9 mg (10%) of 4-(1-benzyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)-1-(6-(1-methyl- 1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-3-yl)-1,4-diazepan-5-one (Compound 412) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 9.18 (d, J = 2.1 Hz, 1H), 8.64 (d, J
= 2.1 Hz, 1H), 8.59 (s, 1H), 8.29 (s, 1H), 8.03 (s, 1H), 7.93 (s, 1H), 7.44 – 7.25 (m, 5H), 5.37 (s, 2H), 4.00 – 3.92 (m, 2H), 3.89 (s, 3H), 3.64 – 3.55 (m, 4H), 2.92 – 2.82 (m, 2H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C24H24N10O, 469.2; found, 469.2; HPLC purity: 254 nm: 99.5%. Example 91: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 413 and Compound 414 3-(4-(5-benzyl-1-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 413) and 3-(4-(3-benzyl-1-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-5- yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 414)
Step 1. Preparation of a mixture of 5-benzyl-3-bromo-1-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole and 3- benzyl-5-bromo-1-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole
[0682] To a solution of 3,5-dibromo-1-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole (2 g, 8.30 mmol) and potassium benzyltrifluoroborate (1.32 g, 6.64 mmol) in a mixture of toluene (15 mL) and H
2O (3 mL) was added K3PO4 (3.52 g, 16.61 mmol) and Pd-PEPPSI-IPent
Cl 2- methylpyridine (0.35 g, 0.42 mmol) then the mixture was heated to 80°C and stirred for 16 h under nitrogen. The reaction was cooled to rt, the organic layer was separated, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 240 mg (6%) of a mixture of 5-benzyl-3- bromo-1-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole and 3-benzyl-5-bromo-1-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole as a colorless oil. MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C10H10BrN3, 252.0; found, 252.1. Step 2. Preparation of 3-(4-(5-benzyl-1-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6- (1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 413) and 3-(4-(3-benzyl-
1-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-5-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 414)
[0683] To a solution of a mixture of 5-benzyl-3-bromo-1-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole and 3- benzyl-5-bromo-1-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole (240 mg, 0.95 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) and 1-[6-(1-methylpyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl]piperazine (Compound 12) (269 mg, 0.95 mmol) in dioxane (5 mL) were added C
s2CO
3 (620 mg, 1.90 mmol) and Pd-PEPPSI-IPent
Cl methylpyridine (80 mg, 0.01 mmol) then the mixture was heated to 90°C and stirred for 6 h under nitrogen. The reaction was cooled to rt, then concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography eluting with DCM/MeOH (15:1) then by Prep-HPLC to afford 90.8 mg (21%) of 3-(4-(5-benzyl-1-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 413) as a green solid and 63 mg (15%) of 3-(4-(3-benzyl-1-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-5-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 414) as a light green solid. [0684] 3-(4-(5-benzyl-1-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 413).
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.81 (s, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 7.96 (s, 1H), 7.77 (s, 1H), 7.65 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.37 – 7.27 (m, 3H), 7.31 – 7.19 (m, 3H), 4.07 (s, 2H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.62 (s, 3H), 3.47 – 3.40 (m, 4H), 3.06 (t, J = 5.0 Hz, 4H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C25H27N9, 454.2; found, 454.2; HPLC purity: 254 nm: 99.3%: [0685] 3-(4-(3-benzyl-1-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-5-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 414).
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.82 (s, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.79 (s, 1H), 7.66 (d, J = 9.3 Hz, 1H), 7.32 (dd, J = 9.3, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 7.30 – 7.25 (m, 4H), 7.25 – 7.15 (m, 1H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.83 (s, 2H), 3.63 (s, 3H), 3.31 – 3.24 (m, 4H), 3.17 – 3.10 (m, 4H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C25H27N9, 454.2; found, 454.2; HPLC purity: 254 nm: 99.9%.
Example 92: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 415 3-(4-(1-(4-chlorobenzyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 415)
[0686] To a solution of 3-(4-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound S102) (100 mg, 0.28 mmol) and 1- (bromomethyl)-4-chlorobenzene (88.2 mg, 0.42 mmol) in DMF (10 mL) was added K2CO
3 (158.2 mg, 1.14 mmol) then the mixture was stirred overnight at rt under nitrogen. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep- HPLC to afford 52.9 mg (39%) of 3-(4-(1-(4-chlorobenzyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3- yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 415) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.82 (s, 1H), 8.32 (s, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.76 (s, 1H), 7.65 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.50 – 7.38 (m, 2H), 7.36 – 7.26 (m, 3H), 5.23 (s, 2H), 3.86 (s, 3H), 3.52 – 3.40 (m, 4H), 3.06 (t, J = 4.9 Hz, 4H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C24H24ClN9, 474.2; found, 474.2; HPLC purity:254 nm:99.4%. Example 93: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 419 3-(4-(1-(4-fluorobenzyl)-5-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 419)
Step 1. Preparation of a mixture of 5-bromo-1-(4-fluorobenzyl)-3-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole formic acid salt and 3-bromo-1-(4-fluorobenzyl)-5-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole formic acid salt
[0687] To a solution of 3-bromo-5-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole (2 g, 12.34 mmol) and 1- (bromomethyl)-4-fluorobenzene (2.8 g, 14.81 mmol) in DMF (20 mL) was added K2CO
3 (3.41 g, 24.69 mmol) then the mixture was stirred at for 16 h under nitrogen. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by reversed-phase column chromatography using a C18 silica gel column eluting with a 10-100% gradient of ACN/water (0.1% FA) to afford 2.1 g (51%) of a mixture of 5-bromo-1-(4-fluorobenzyl)- 3-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole formic acid salt and 3-bromo-1-(4-fluorobenzyl)-5-methyl-1H- 1,2,4-triazole formic acid salt as a white solid. MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C10H10BrFN3, 270.0; found, 270.1. Step 2. 3-(4-(1-(4-fluorobenzyl)-5-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1- methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 419)
[0688] To a solution of the mixture of 5-bromo-1-(4-fluorobenzyl)-3-methyl-1H-1,2,4- triazole formic acid salt and 3-bromo-1-(4-fluorobenzyl)-5-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole formic acid salt (351.1 mg, 1.11 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) and 1-[6-(1- methylpyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl]piperazine (Compound 12) (531.6 mg, 1.88 mmol) in dioxane (30.00 mL) were added C
s2CO
3 (1.02 g, 3.13 mmol) and Pd- PEPPSI-IPent
Cl 2-methylpyridine (132 mg, 0.16 mmol) then the mixture was heated to 90°C and stirred for 16 h under nitrogen. The reaction was cooled to rt and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by Prep-TLC (DCM/MeOH 10:1) and by Prep-HPLC to afford 125 mg (17%) of 3-(4-(1-(4-fluorobenzyl)-5-methyl-1H-1,2,4- triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine
(Compound 419) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d
6) δ (ppm) 8.82 (t, J = 1.3 Hz, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 7.97 (d, J = 0.9 Hz, 1H), 7.77 (s, 1H), 7.68 –7.61 (m, 1H), 7.35 – 7.24 (m, 3H), 7.24 – 7.14 (m, 2H), 5.18 (s, 2H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.43 (t, J = 5.0 Hz, 4H), 3.05 (t, J = 5.0 Hz, 4H), 2.33 (s, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C25H26FN9, 472.2; found, 472.1; HPLC purity: 254 nm: 99.8%. [0689] Using the procedures described in Example 93 and reagents, starting materials, and conditions known to those skilled in the art, the following compounds representative of the present disclosure were prepared:
Example 94: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 422 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)-N-((2-methylbenzo[d]thiazol-5- yl)methyl)piperazine-1-carboxamide (Compound 422)
Step 1. Preparation of 2-(2-methylbenzo[d]thiazol-5-yl)-1-morpholinoethane-1-thione
[0690] To a solution of 1-(2-methylbenzo[d]thiazol-5-yl)ethan-1-one (1.0 g, 5.23 mmol) in ACN (20 mL) was added sulfur (251.5 mg, 7.84 mmol), morpholine (683.3 mg, 7.84 mmol) and Ti(OiPr)4 (2.97 g, 10.46 mmol) then the mixture was heated to 90°C and stirred for 16 h under nitrogen. The reaction was cooled to rt and filtered, then the filter cake was washed with ACN (3x50 mL). The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography eluting with PE/EtOAc (2:1) to afford 600 mg (37%) of 2-(2-methylbenzo[d]thiazol-5-yl)-1-morpholinoethane-1-thione as a light yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 7.97 (d, J = 8.2 Hz, 1H), 7.86 (d, J = 1.7 Hz, 1H), 7.39 (dd, J = 8.3, 1.7 Hz, 1H), 4.43 (s, 2H), 4.27 – 4.18 (m, 2H), 3.78 – 3.71 (m, 2H), 3.64 (t, J = 4.8 Hz, 2H), 3.42 (t, J = 4.8 Hz, 2H), 2.79 (s, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C14H16N2OS2, 293.1; found, 293.1. Step 2. Preparation of 2-(2-methylbenzo[d]thiazol-5-yl)acetic acid
[0691] To a solution of 2-(2-methylbenzo[d]thiazol-5-yl)-1-morpholinoethane-1-thione (500 mg, 1.71 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in EtOH (12 mL) and H
2O (9 mL) was added KOH (575.6 mg, 10.26 mmol) then the mixture was stirred at rt for 8 h under nitrogen. The pH of the reaction was adjusted to pH 5 with conc. HCl then the mixture was extracted with EtOAc (3x30 mL). The organic extracts were combined, washed with brine (3x10 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under
reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography eluting with DCM/MeOH (20:1) to afford 400 mg (90%) of 2-(2-methylbenzo[d]thiazol-5- yl)acetic acid as a light yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 12.22 (s, 1H), 7.93 (d, J = 8.2 Hz, 1H), 7.79 (d, J = 1.6 Hz, 1H), 7.29 (dd, J = 8.2, 1.7 Hz, 1H), 3.70 (s, 2H), 2.78 (s, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C10H9NO2S, 208.0 found, 208.0. Step 3. Preparation of 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)-N-((2- methylbenzo[d]thiazol-5-yl)methyl)piperazine-1-carboxamide (Compound 422)
[0692] To a solution of 2-(2-methylbenzo[d]thiazol-5-yl)acetic acid (200 mg, 0.97 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in ACN (10 mL) cooled to 0°C was added DPPA (398.4 mg, 1.45 mmol) and TEA (293 mg, 2.90 mmol) then the mixture was warmed to rt and stirred for 2 h under nitrogen. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure to afford crude 2-(2-methylbenzo[d]thiazol-5-yl)acetyl azide, which was used directly without purification. MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C10H8N4OS, 233.0 found, 233.0. [0693] To a solution of the crude 2-(2-methylbenzo[d]thiazol-5-yl)acetyl azide (200 mg, 0.86 mmol) in toluene (5 mL, 46.99 mmol) were added 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3- (piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 12) (243.1 mg, 0.86 mmol) and TEA (261.4 mg, 2.58 mmol) then the mixture was heated to 110°C and stirred for 16 h under nitrogen. The reaction was cooled to rt, water (30 mL) was added and the mixture was extracted with EtOAc (3x30 mL). The organic extracts were combined, washed with brine (3x10 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 20.3 mg (5%) of 4- (6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)-N-((2-methylbenzo[d]thiazol- 5-yl)methyl)piperazine-1-carboxamide (Compound 422) as a white solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.82 (s, 1H), 8.23 (s, 1H), 8.00 – 7.92 (m, 2H), 7.82 – 7.76 (m, 2H), 7.67 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.37 – 7.26 (m, 3H), 4.39 (d, J = 6.0 Hz, 2H), 3.88 (s, 3H), 3.54 (t, J = 4.9 Hz, 4H), 2.96 (t, J = 4.9 Hz, 4H), 2.79 (s, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C25H26N8OS, 487.2; found, 487.2; HPLC purity: 254 nm: 99.2%.
[0694] Using the procedures described in Example 94 and reagents, starting materials, and conditions known to those skilled in the art, the following compounds representative of the present disclosure were prepared:
Example 95: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 423 3-(3-(5-benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyrimidine (Compound 423)
[0695] To a solution of 5-benzyl-2-(pyrrolidin-3-yl)pyrimidine (Compound S100) (800 mg, 3.34 mmol) and 3-bromo-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine (Compound S10) (743.7 mg, 2.67 mmol) in dioxane (20 mL) were added KOTMS (857.6 mg, 6.68 mmol), tBuXPhos Pd G3 (797.6 mg, 1.00 mmol), and tBuXPhos (425.8 mg, 1.00 mmol) then the mixture was heated to 90°C and stirred overnight under nitrogen. The reaction was cooled to rt and concentrated under reduced pressure. Water (100 mL) was added to the residue then the mixture was extracted with DCM (3x100 mL). The organic extracts were combined, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography eluting with PE/EtOAc (1:1) and Prep-HPLC to afford 107.1 mg (7%) of 3-(3-(5-benzylpyrimidin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyrimidine (Compound 423) as an orange solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm)
9.06 (d, J = 2.1 Hz, 1H), 8.68 (s, 2H), 8.49 (d, J = 2.1 Hz, 1H), 8.26 (s, 1H), 8.00 (s, 1H), 7.71 (s, 1H), 7.35 – 7.26 (m, 4H), 7.26 – 7.17 (m, 1H), 3.97 (s, 2H), 3.93-3.85 (m, 4H), 3.82-3.72 (m, 1H), 3.66-3.60 (m, 1H), 3.58-3.48 (m, 2H), 2.40-2.30 (m, 2H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C25H24N8, 437.2; found, 437.1; HPLC purity: 254 nm: 96.3%. Example 96: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 424 N-(benzo[d]thiazol-5-ylmethyl)-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazine-1-carboxamide (Compound 424)
Step 1. Preparation of methyl 2-(3-thioureidophenyl)acetate
[0696] To a solution of methyl 2-(3-aminophenyl)acetate (10 g, 60.5 mmol) in chloroform (150 mL) was added NaSCN (7.36 g, 90.8 mmol) and TFA (17.3 g, 151 mmol) then the mixture was heated to 80°C and stirred for 2 h. The reaction was cooled to rt and water (200 mL) was added then the mixture was extracted with EtOAc (3x200 mL). The organic extracts were combined, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography eluting with PE/EtOAc (1:1) to afford 3 g (19%) of methyl 2-(3- thioureidophenyl)acetate as a light yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 9.72 (s, 1H), 7.35 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.30 – 7.18 (m, 2H), 7.01 (d, J = 7.6 Hz, 1H), 6.95 – 6.86 (m, 1H), 3.68 – 3.59 (m, 5H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C10H12N2O2S, 225.1; found, 225.1. Step 2. Preparation of a mixture of methyl 2-(2-aminobenzo[d]thiazol-5-yl) acetate and methyl 2-(2-aminobenzo[d]thiazol-7-yl) acetate
[0697] To a solution of methyl 2-(3-thioureidophenyl)acetate (1.0 g, 4.46 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in AcOH (10 mL) was added Br2 (0.86 g, 5.40 mmol) then the mixture was heated to 80°C and stirred for 2 h. The reaction was cooled to rt and concentrated under reduced pressure. To the residue was added an aqueous solution of Na
2S2O3 and an aqueous solution of Na
2CO
3, then the mixture was extracted with EtOAc (3x200 mL). The organic extracts were combined, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography eluting with PE/EtOAc (3:7) to afford 850 mg (34%) of a mixture of methyl 2-(2-aminobenzo[d]thiazol-5-yl) acetate and methyl 2-(2- aminobenzo[d]thiazol-7-yl) acetate as a brown oil. MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C
10H
10N
2O
2S, 223.0; found, 223.0. Step 3. Preparation of a mixture of methyl 2-(benzo[d]thiazol-5-yl) acetate and methyl 2- (benzo[d]thiazol-7-yl) acetate
[0698] To a solution of a mixture of methyl 2-(2-aminobenzo[d]thiazol-5-yl) acetate and methyl 2-(2-aminobenzo[d]thiazol-7-yl) acetate (800 mg, 3.60 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in THF (10 mL) was added isoamyl nitrite (843 mg, 7.20 mmol) then the mixture was heated to 70°C and stirred for 2 h. The reaction was cooled to rt and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography eluting with PE/EtOAc (5:1) to afford 490 mg (16%) of a mixture of methyl 2-(benzo[d]thiazol-5-yl) acetate and methyl 2-(benzo[d]thiazol-7-yl) acetate as a yellow oil. MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C10H9NO2S, 208.0; found, 208.0. Step 4. Preparation of 2-(benzo[d]thiazol-5-yl) acetic acid
[0699] To a solution of a mixture of methyl 2-(benzo[d]thiazol-5-yl) acetate and methyl 2- (benzo[d]thiazol-7-yl) acetate (450 mg, 2.17 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in MeOH (6 mL) and H
2O (2 mL) was added NaOH (174 mg, 4.34 mmol) then the mixture was stirred at rt for 2 h. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure then water (50mL) was added, and the mixture was extracted with DCM (3x80 mL). The organic
extracts were combined, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-ACHIRAL-SFC to afford 120 mg (26%) of 2-(benzo[d]thiazol-5-yl) acetic acid as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 9.35 (s, 1H), 8.04 (d, J = 8.2 Hz, 1H), 7.95 (s, 1H), 7.37 (dd, J = 8.3, 1.6 Hz, 1H), 3.63 (s, 2H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C9H7NO2S, 194.0; found, 194.0. Step 5. Preparation of N-(benzo[d]thiazol-5-ylmethyl)-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxamide (Compound 424)

[0700] To a solution of 2-(benzo[d]thiazol-5-yl) acetic acid (90 mg, 0.47 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) and TEA (141 mg, 1.40 mmol) in THF (4 mL) cooled to 0°C was added DPPA (256 mg, 0.93 mmol) then the mixture was warmed to rt and stirred for 2 h. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure to afford crude 2-(benzo[d]thiazol- 5-yl)acetyl azide, which was used directly without purification. [0701] To a solution of crude 2-(benzo[d]thiazol-5-yl) acetyl azide (100 mg, 0.46 mmol) and TEA (93 mg, 0.92 mmol) in toluene (4 mL) was added 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)- 3-(piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 12) (129 mg, 0.46 mmol) then the mixture was heated to 100°C and stirred for 2 h. The reaction was cooled to rt and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography eluting with DCM/MeOH (20:1) and Prep-HPLC to afford 25.9 mg (12%) of N-(benzo[d]thiazol-5-ylmethyl)-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxamide (Compound 424) as a white solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 9.38 (s, 1H), 8.82 (s, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 8.10 (d, J = 8.3 Hz, 1H), 7.97 (s, 2H), 7.77 (s, 1H), 7.67 (d, J = 9.3 Hz, 1H), 7.43 (dd, J = 8.3, 1.6 Hz, 1H), 7.35 – 7.28 (m, 2H), 4.43 (d, J = 5.7 Hz, 2H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.55 (t, J = 4.9 Hz, 4H), 2.97 (t, J = 4.9 Hz, 4H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C24H24N8OS, 473.2; found, 473.1; HPLC purity: 254 nm: 99.7%.
Example 97: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 425 (1-benzyl-3-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)- 1H-1,2,4-triazol-5-yl)methanol (Compound 425)
Step 1. Preparation of (1-benzyl-3-bromo-1H-1,2,4-triazol-5-yl)methanol
[0702] To a stirred solution of 3-bromo-1H-1,2,4-triazole-5-carboxylic acid (10 g, 52.09 mmol) in THF (150 mL) cooled to 0°C was added BH3·THF (208.4 mL, 208.36 mmol) then the mixture was warmed to rt and stirred for 30 minutes. The reaction was heated to 60°C and stirred overnight. The reaction was cooled to 0°C and quenched with MeOH. The resulting mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was passed through a silica gel column eluting with DCM/MeOH (40:1) to afford 5.0 g (54%) of crude (3-bromo-1H-1,2,4-triazol-5-yl)methanol as a light yellow oil. [0703] To a stirred solution of 3-bromo-1H-1,2,4-triazol-5-yl)methanol (5.0 g, 28.1 mmol) and benzyl bromide (9.23 g, 53.94 mmol) in DMF (150 mL) was added K2CO
3 (12.42 g, 89.89 mmol) then the mixture was heated to 80°C and stirred for 2 h. The reaction was cooled to rt and filtered, then the filter cake was washed with EtOAc (2x100 mL). The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography eluting with DCM/MeOH (40/1) and reversed-phase flash chromatography using a fluoro-phenyl column eluting with 16-28% ACN/water (0.05% TFA), to afford 195 mg (3%) of (1-benzyl-3-bromo-1H-1,2,4-triazol-5-yl)methanol as a light yellow oil.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 7.44 – 7.25 (m, 5H), 5.86 (t, J = 5.9 Hz, 1H), 5.41 (s, 2H), 4.64 (d, J = 5.8 Hz, 2H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C10H10BrN3O, 268.0; found,268.1.
Step 2. (1-benzyl-3-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazin-1-yl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-5-yl)methanol (Compound 425)
[0704] To a solution of (1-benzyl-3-bromo-1H-1,2,4-triazol-5-yl)methanol (160 mg, 0.60 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) and 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 12) (202.2 mg, 0.72 mmol) in dioxane (20 mL) were added Pd-PEPPSI-IPent
Cl 2-methylpyridine (100.4 mg, 0.12 mmol) and C
s2CO
3 (388.9 mg, 1.20 mmol) then the mixture was heated to 90°C and stirred for 16 h under nitrogen. The reaction was cooled to rt and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 44.4 mg (16%) of (1-benzyl-3-(4-(6-(1- methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-5- yl)methanol (Compound 425) as a white solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.82 (s, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.76 (s, 1H), 7.65 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.42 – 7.23 (m, 6H), 5.66 (s, 1H), 5.27 (s, 2H), 4.54 (s, 2H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.44 (t, J = 5.0 Hz, 4H), 3.05 (t, J = 5.0 Hz, 4H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C25H27N9O, 470.2; found,470.1; HPLC purity: 254 nm: 99.0%. Example 98: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 426 3-(4-(1-benzyl-5-(methoxymethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 426)
Step 1. Preparation of 1-benzyl-3-bromo-5-(methoxymethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole
[0705] To a stirred mixture of 3-bromo-5-(methoxymethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole (2 g, 10.41 mmol) and benzyl bromide (2.14 g, 12.49 mmol) in DMF (10 mL) was added K2CO
3 (2.88 g, 20.83 mmol) in portions at rt then the mixture was heated to 100°C and stirred for 3 h under nitrogen. The reaction was cooled to rt and filtered, then the filter cake was washed with EtOAc (2x10 mL). The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 580 mg (20%) of 1-benzyl-3-bromo-5- (methoxymethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole as a white solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 7.43 – 7.29 (m, 3H), 7.33 – 7.25 (m, 2H), 5.41 (s, 2H), 4.64 (s, 2H), 3.30 (s, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C26H29N9O, 282.1; found, 281.9. Step 2. Preparation of 3-(4-(1-benzyl-5-(methoxymethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin- 1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 426)
[0706] To a solution of 1-benzyl-3-bromo-5-(methoxymethyl)-1,2,4-triazole (200 mg, 0.70 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) and 1-[6-(1-methylpyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl]piperazine (Compound 12) (200.1 mg, 0.70 mmol) in dioxane (3 mL) were added Pd-PEPPSI-IPent
Cl 2-methylpyridine (59.6 mg, 0.07 mmol) and Cs
2CO
3 (461.9 mg, 1.41 mmol) then the mixture was heated to 100°C and stirred for 2 h under nitrogen. The reaction was cooled to rt, water (100 mL) was added, and the mixture was extracted with EtOAc (2x50 mL). The organic extracts were combined, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 131.7 mg (38%) of 3-(4-(1-benzyl-5-(methoxymethyl)-1H-1,2,4- triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 426) as a yellow green solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.82 (t,
J = 1.2 Hz, 1H), 8.23 (s, 1H), 7.98 (s, 1H), 7.77 (s, 1H), 7.66 (d, J = 9.3 Hz, 1H), 7.41 – 7.24 (m, 6H), 5.25 (s, 2H), 4.52 (s, 2H), 3.88 (s, 3H), 3.46 (t, J = 4.9 Hz, 4H), 3.29 (s, 3H), 3.06 (t, J = 5.0 Hz, 4H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C26H29N9O, 484.3; found, 484.2; HPLC purity: 254 nm: 99.8%. Example 99: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 427 3-(4-(1-benzyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-4-methoxy-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine (Compound 427)
Step 1. Preparation of diethyl 1-(2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-2-oxoethyl)-1H-pyrazole- 3,5-dicarboxylate
[0707] To a stirred solution of diethyl 1H-pyrazole-3,5-dicarboxylate (18.9 g, 89.06 mmol) and 2-bromo-1-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)ethan-1-one (18.08 g, 89.06 mmol) in ACN (250 mL) was added Cs
2CO
3 (58.04 g, 178.13 mmol) at rt then the mixture was stirred for 4 h. The reaction was filtered, and the filter cake was washed with ACN (100 mL). The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was dissolved in EtOAc (80 mL), then heptane (200 mL) was added. The mixture was stirred at rt for 2 h, then the suspension was filtered, and the filter cake was washed with heptane. The solid was dried under reduced pressure to afford 25 g (84%) of diethyl 1-(2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-2- oxoethyl)-1H-pyrazole-3,5-dicarboxylate as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO- d6) δ (ppm) 8.55 (s, 1H), 8.06 (s, 1H), 7.33 (s, 1H), 5.93 (s, 2H), 4.31 (q, J = 7.1 Hz, 2H), 4.22 (q, J = 7.1 Hz, 2H), 3.93 (s, 3H), 1.30 (t, J = 7.1 Hz, 3H), 1.21 (t, J = 7.1 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C15H18N4O5, 335.1; found, 335.2.
Step 2. Preparation of 4-hydroxy-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine-2- carboxylic acid
[0708] To a stirred solution of diethyl 1-(2-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-2-oxoethyl)-1H- pyrazole-3,5-dicarboxylate (50 g, 149.55 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in HOAc (1 L) was added NH
4OAc (345.84 g, 4.48 mol) then the mixture was heated to 120°C and stirred for 48 h. The reaction was cooled to rt, water (6 L) was added, and the mixture was stirred for 2 h. The suspension was filtered, and the filter cake was washed with water. The solid was added to 6M HCl (350 mL) then heated to 100°C and stirred for 16 h. The reaction was cooled to rt and water (350 mL) was added. The mixture was stirred for 1 h, then filtered and the filter cake was washed with water and dried under reduced pressure to afford (24 g (76%) of 4-hydroxy-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine-2- carboxylic acid as a white solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 13.17 (s, 1H), 11.64 (s, 1H), 8.30 (s, 1H), 8.14 (s, 1H), 8.05 (s, 1H), 7.32 (d, J = 0.5 Hz, 1H), 3.88 (s, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C11H9N5O3, 260.1; found, 260.2. Step 3. Preparation of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazin-4-ol
[0709] To a stirred solution of 4-hydroxy-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyrazine-2-carboxylic acid (2 g, 7.71 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in NMP (20 mL) were added 1,10-phenanthroline (695.2 mg, 3.86 mmol) and Cu(OAc)2 (700.7 mg, 3.86 mmol) then the mixture was heated to 165°C and stirred for 48 h. The reaction was cooled to rt, 3M HCl (40 mL) was added, and the mixture was stirred for 3 h. The suspension was filtered, the filter cake was washed with water, and dried under reduced pressure to afford 1.53 g (92%) of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazin-4- ol as an off-white solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 11.44 (s, 1H), 8.28 (s,
1H), 8.09 (s, 1H), 8.03 (s, 1H), 7.88 (d, J = 2.2 Hz, 1H), 6.99 (dd, J = 2.2, 0.8 Hz, 1H), 3.87 (s, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C10H9N5O, 216.1; found, 216.2. Step 4. Preparation of 4-chloro-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine dihydrochloride
[0710] A solution of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazin-4-ol (5.5 g, 25.56 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in POCl
3 (62.69 g, 408.90 mmol) was heated to 80°C and stirred for 7 h. The reaction was cooled to 50°C then ACN (45 mL) was added. The mixture was then cooled to rt and filtered. The filter cake was washed with ACN (25 mL) then dried under reduced pressure. To the filtrate was added MTBE (90 mL) and the mixture was stirred at rt for 16 h. The suspension was filtered, the filter cake was washed with ACN (25 mL) and dried under reduced pressure. The solids were combined to afford 5 g (64%) of 4-chloro-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine dihydrochloride as an off-white solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 10.08 – 9.39 (m, 2H), 9.21 (s, 1H), 8.27 (s, 1H), 8.20 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H), 8.03 (s, 1H), 7.01 (dd, J = 2.5, 0.9 Hz, 1H), 3.88 (s, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C10H8ClN5, 234.1; found, 234.1. Step 5. Preparation of 4-methoxy-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine
[0711] To a stirred solution of 4-chloro-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyrazine (900 mg, 3.85 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in MeOH (10 mL) was added NaOMe (416.2 mg, 7.70 mmol) at rt then the mixture was stirred for 1 h. The reaction was purified by silica gel column chromatography eluting with PE/EtOAc (1:1) to afford 560 mg (63%) of 4-methoxy-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine as a white solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.75 (s, 1H), 8.21 (s, 1H), 8.11 – 7.94
(m, 2H), 6.84 (d, J = 2.1 Hz, 1H), 4.11 (s, 3H), 3.89 (s, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C11H11N5O, 230.1; found, 230.2. Step 6. Preparation of 3-bromo-4-methoxy-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyrazine
[0712] To a stirred solution of 4-methoxy-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyrazine (240 mg, 1.05 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in ACN (9 mL) cooled to 0°C was added NBS (149.5 mg, 0.84 mmol) then the mixture was stirred for 1 h. The reaction was diluted with water and extracted with DCM (3x30 mL). The organic extracts were combined, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-TLC (DCM/MeOH 60:1) to afford 260 mg (81%) of 3-bromo-4-methoxy-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyrazine as a white solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.77 (s, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 8.13 (s, 1H), 8.02 (s, 1H), 4.12 (s, 3H), 3.88 (s, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C11H10BrN5O, 308.1; found, 308.2. Step 7. Preparation of 4-methoxy-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine formic acid salt
[0713] To a stirred solution of 3-bromo-4-methoxy-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine (260 mg, 0.84 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) and piperazine (363.4 mg, 4.22 mmol) in DMF (5 mL) were added Pd-PEPPSI-IPent
Cl 2- methylpyridine (71 mg, 0.08 mmol) and C
s2CO
3 (549.8 mg, 1.69 mmol) then the mixture was heated to 90°C and stirred for 16 h under nitrogen. The reaction was cooled to rt and filtered, then the filter cake was washed with MeOH (3x20 mL). The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue was purified by reversed-phase flash chromatography using a C18 silica gel column eluting with 5-30% ACN/water (0.1% FA)
to afford 110 mg (36%) of 4-methoxy-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine formic acid salt as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO- d6) δ (ppm) 8.54 (s, 1H), 8.30 (s, 1H), 8.18 (s, 1H), 7.98 (s, 1H), 7.74 (s, 1H), 4.08 (s, 3H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.07 (d, J = 18.5 Hz, 8H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C16H21N7O3, 314.1; found, 314.2. Step 8. Preparation of 3-(4-(1-benzyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-4-methoxy-6- (1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine (Compound 427)
[0714] To a stirred solution of 4-methoxy-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine formic acid salt (100 mg, 0.28 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) and 1-benzyl-3-bromo-1H-1,2,4-triazole (66.3 mg, 0.28 mmol, as prepared in Compound S101, Step 1) in dioxane (4 mL) were added Pd-PEPPSI-IPent
Cl 2- methylpyridine (23.4 mg, 0.03 mmol) and C
s2CO
3 (181.3 mg, 0.56 mmol) then the mixture was heated to 90°C and stirred for 16 h under nitrogen. The reaction was cooled to rt and filtered, then the filter cake was washed with DCM (3x30 mL). The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-TLC (DCM/MeOH 15:1) and Prep-HPLC to afford 47 mg (36%) of 3-(4-(1-benzyl-1H-1,2,4- triazol-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-4-methoxy-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyrazine (Compound 427) as a white solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.53 (s, 1H), 8.32 (s, 1H), 8.18 (s, 1H), 7.98 (s, 1H), 7.73 (s, 1H), 7.42 – 7.23 (m, 5H), 5.23 (s, 2H), 4.08 (s, 3H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.43 (t, J = 4.7 Hz, 4H), 3.11 (t, J = 4.7 Hz, 4H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C24H26N10O, 471.2; found, 471.3; HPLC purity: 254 nm: 99.4%.
Example 100: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 428 1-(benzo[d]thiazol-5-yl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 428)
Step 1.1-(benzo[d]thiazol-5-yl)ethan-1-ol
[0715] To a solution of 1-(1,3-benzothiazol-5-yl)ethanone (500 mg, 2.82 mmol) in MeOH (10 mL) was added NaBH4 (213.4 mg, 5.64 mmol) at rt then the mixture was stirred for 1 h under nitrogen. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure, then the residue was dissolved in water (50 mL) and extracted with DCM (3x50 mL). The organic extracts were combined, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 400 mg (79%) of 1-(benzo[d]thiazol-5-yl)ethan-1-ol as a brown solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 9.37 (s, 1H), 8.16 – 7.97 (m, 2H), 7.48 (dd, J = 8.3, 1.6 Hz, 1H), 5.31 (d, J = 4.3 Hz, 1H), 4.97 – 4.82 (m, 1H), 1.39 (d, J = 6.4 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C9H9NOS, 180.0; found, 180.0; HPLC purity: 254 nm:95%. Step 2. Preparation of 1-(benzo[d]thiazol-5-yl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 428)
[0716] To a solution of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridine (Compound 12) (300 mg, 1.06 mmol) in pyridine (15 mL)were added BTC (1.58 g, 5.31 mmol) and 1-(1,3-benzothiazol-5-yl)ethanol (209.4 mg, 1.16 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) at rt then the mixture was stirred overnight under nitrogen. The reaction
was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography eluting with DCM/MeOH (10:1) and Prep-HPLC to afford 130.7 mg (25%) of 1-(benzo[d]thiazol-5-yl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 428) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 9.42 (s, 1H), 8.82 (s, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 8.17 (d, J = 8.3 Hz, 1H), 8.08 (d, J = 1.6 Hz, 1H), 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.76 (s, 1H), 7.68-7.63 (m, 1H), 7.55-7.50 (m, 1H), 7.35-7.30 (m, 1H), 5.91 (q, J = 6.5 Hz, 1H), 3.86 (s, 3H), 3.75-3.50 (m, 4H), 2.97 (br s, 4H), 1.57 (d, J = 6.5 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C25H25N7O2S, 488.2; found, 488.1; HPLC purity: 254 nm: 98.4%. [0717] Using the procedures described in Example 100 and reagents, starting materials, and conditions known to those skilled in the art, the following compounds representative of the present disclosure were prepared:
Example 101: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 431 2-(4-chlorophenoxy)-1-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazin-1-yl)ethan-1-one (Compound 431)
[0718] To a solution of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridine (Compound 12) (150 mg, 0.53 mmol) and 2-(4-chlorophenoxy)acetyl chloride
(130.7 mg, 0.64 mmol) in DCM (10 mL) cooled to 0°C was added TEA (107.5 mg, 1.06 mmol) then the mixture was stirred for 2 h under nitrogen. The reaction was warmed to rt and concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-TLC (DCM/MeOH 10:1) and Prep-HPLC to afford 151.1 mg (63%) of 2-(4-chlorophenoxy)-1- (4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)ethan-1-one (Compound 431) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.83 (t, J = 1.3 Hz, 1H), 8.23 (s, 1H), 7.98 (s, 1H), 7.77 (s, 1H), 7.68 (dd, J = 9.2, 0.8 Hz, 1H), 7.38 – 7.28 (m, 3H), 7.02 – 6.93 (m, 2H), 4.91 (s, 2H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.68 – 3.61 (m, 4H), 3.08 – 2.92 (m, 4H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C23H23ClN6O2, 451.2; found, 451.0; HPLC purity: 254 nm: 99.6%. Example 102: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 432 (R)-2-amino-1-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)- 3-phenylpropan-1-one (Compound 432)
Step 1. Preparation of tert-butyl (R)-(1-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-1-oxo-3-phenylpropan-2-yl)carbamate
[0719] To a solution of (tert-butoxycarbonyl)-D-phenylalanine (281.9 mg, 1.06 mmol) in DCM (10 mL) cooled to 0°C was added HATU (606 mg, 1.60 mmol) and DIEA (274.7 mg, 2.13 mmol) then the mixture was stirred for 10 minutes under nitrogen. To the reaction was added 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 12) (300 mg, 1.06 mmol) at 0°C then the mixture was stirred for 2 h. The reaction was diluted with water (20 mL) and extracted with DCM (3x20 mL). The organic extracts were combined, washed with brine (3x10 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and
filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography eluting with DCM/MeOH (20:1) to afford 550 mg (78%) of tert-butyl (R)-(1-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazin-1-yl)-1-oxo-3-phenylpropan-2-yl)carbamate as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.78 (s, 1H), 8.19 (s, 1H), 7.95 (s, 1H), 7.67 (s, 1H), 7.62 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.34 – 7.23 (m, 5H), 7.22 – 7.09 (m, 2H), 4.71 – 4.58 (m, 1H), 3.86 (s, 3H), 3.79 – 3.58 (m, 4H), 2.93 – 2.57 (m, 6H), 1.31 (s, 9H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C29H35N7O3, 530.3; found, 530.3. Step 2. Preparation of (R)-2-amino-1-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-3-phenylpropan-1-one (Compound 432)
[0720] To a solution of tert-butyl (R)-(1-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-1-oxo-3-phenylpropan-2-yl)carbamate (500 mg, 0.94 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in DCM (5 mL) cooled to 0°C was added 4M HCl in dioxane (2.36 mL, 9.44 mmol) then the mixture was stirred for 2 h under nitrogen. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep- HPLC to afford 123.9 mg (30%) of (R)-2-amino-1-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-3-phenylpropan-1-one (Compound 432) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.82 (s, 1H), 8.23 (s, 1H), 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.67 (s, 1H), 7.61 (d, J = 9.3 Hz, 1H), 7.36 – 7.15 (m, 6H), 3.97 (t, J = 7.0 Hz, 1H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.74 – 3.64 (m, 1H), 3.61 – 3.48 (m, 2H), 3.47 – 3.38 (m, 1H), 2.98 – 2.82 (m, 2H), 2.80 – 2.73 (m, 2H), 2.72 – 2.65 (m, 1H), 2.49 – 3.39 (m, 1H), 1.84 (s, 2H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C24H27N7O, 430.2; found, 430.1; HPLC purity: 254 nm: 99.2%. [0721] Using the procedures described in Example 102 and reagents, starting materials, and conditions known to those skilled in the art, the following compounds representative of the present disclosure were prepared:
Example 103: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 433 2-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin- 1-yl)ethan-1-one (Compound 433)
[0722] To a stirred solution of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 12) (200 mg, 0.71 mmol), DIEA (183.1 mg, 1.42 mmol) and 2-(4-fluorophenyl)acetic acid (131 mg, 0.85 mmol) in DCM (4 mL) cooled to 0°C was added HATU (404 mg, 1.06 mmol) then the mixture was warmed to rt and stirred for 1 h. The reaction was diluted with DCM (30 mL), washed with water (3x30 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-TLC (DCM/MeOH 40:1) and Prep-HPLC to afford 201 mg (65%) of 2-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)ethan-1-one (Compound 433) as an off-white solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.83 (s, 1H), 8.23 (s, 1H), 7.98 (s, 1H), 7.75 (s, 1H), 7.66 (d, J = 9.3 Hz, 1H), 7.36 – 7.26 (m, 3H), 7.19 – 7.10 (m, 2H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.78 (s, 2H), 3.74 – 3.61 (m, 4H), 3.02 – 2.86 (m, 4H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C23H23FN6O, 419.2; found, 419.2; HPLC purity: 254 nm: 95.8%.
[0723] Using the procedures described in Example 103 and reagents, starting materials, and conditions known to those skilled in the art, the following compounds representative of the present disclosure were prepared:
Example 104: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 451 (R)-1-(2-cyanophenyl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 451) and (S)-1-(2-cyanophenyl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-
methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 452)

[0724] To a stirred mixture of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 12) (500 mg, 1.7 mmol) and 2-(1- hydroxyethyl)benzonitrile (286 mg, 1.9 mmol) in pyridine (10 mL) cooled to 0°C was added BTC (1.05 g, 3.5 mmol) in portions then the mixture was warmed to rt and stirred for 2 h. The reaction was cooled to 0°C, quenched with water, and extracted with DCM (3x200 mL). The organic extracts were combined, then concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford racemic 1-(2- cyanophenyl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate as a yellow solid. [0725] Racemic 1-(2-cyanophenyl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate was separated by Chiral-Prep-HPLC to afford 100.7 mg (25%) of (R)-1-(2-cyanophenyl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 451, first eluting peak) as a yellow solid and 102.9 mg (25%) of (S)-1-(2-cyanophenyl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl- 1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 452, second eluting peak) as a yellow solid. [0726] (R)-1-(2-cyanophenyl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 451, first eluting peak).
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.83 (s, 1H), 8.23 (s, 1H), 7.98 (s, 1H), 7.82 (d, J = 7.8 Hz, 1H), 7.78 (s, 1H), 7.74 (t, J = 7.4 Hz, 1H), 7.69 – 7.63 (m, 2H), 7.62 – 7.54 (m, 1H), 7.33 (dd, J = 9.2, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 5.84 (q, J = 6.6 Hz, 1H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.76 – 3.66 (m, 2H), 3.56 (t, J = 5.0 Hz, 2H), 3.10 – 2.83 (m, 4H), 1.58 (d, J = 6.6 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C25H25N7O2, 456.2; found, 456.2; HPLC purity: 254 nm: 99.0%. [0727] (S)-1-(2-cyanophenyl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 452, second eluting peak).
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.83 (s, 1H), 8.23 (s, 1H), 7.98 (s, 1H), 7.82 (d, J = 7.8 Hz, 1H), 7.78 (s, 1H), 7.74 (t, J = 7.4 Hz, 1H), 7.69 – 7.63 (m, 2H), 7.62 – 7.54 (m, 1H), 7.33
(dd, J = 9.2, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 5.84 (q, J = 6.6 Hz, 1H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.76 – 3.66 (m, 2H), 3.56 (t, J = 5.0 Hz, 2H), 3.10 – 2.83 (m, 4H), 1.58 (d, J = 6.6 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C25H25N7O2, 456.2; found, 456.2; HPLC purity: 254 nm: 98.3%. Example 105: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 455 (S)-1-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-3- phenylbutan-1-one (Compound 455)
[0728] To a stirred mixture of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 12) (300 mg, 1.06 mmol) and (S)-3-phenylbutanoic acid (209.36 mg, 1.27 mmol) in DMF (10 mL) cooled to 0°C were added HATU (606 mg, 1.59 mmol) and DIEA (205.99 mg, 1.59 mmol) in portions then the mixture was warmed to rt and stirred for 2 h. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was dissolved in water (200 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (2x120 mL). The organic extracts were combined, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 253.9 mg (56%) of (S)-1-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin- 3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-3-phenylbutan-1-one (Compound 455) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.83 (t, J = 1.2 Hz, 1H), 8.23 (s, 1H), 7.98 (d, J = 0.8 Hz, 1H), 7.72 (s, 1H), 7.64 (dd, J = 9.3 Hz, 1.0 Hz, 1H), 7.34 (dd, J = 9.2 Hz, 1.6 Hz, 1H), 7.30 (d, J = 4.3 Hz, 4H), 7.22 – 7.16 (m, 1H), 3.88 (s, 3H), 3.70 – 3.51 (m, 4H), 3.27 – 3.16 (m, 1H), 2.97 – 2.88 (m, 2H), 2.87 – 2.78 (m, 1H), 2.79 – 2.70 (m, 1H), 2.68 (d, J = 6.6 Hz, 1H), 2.61 (dd, J = 15.1 Hz, 7.7 Hz, 1H), 1.25 (d, J = 6.9 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C25H28N6O, 429.2; found, 429.2; HPLC purity: 254 nm: 99.6%. [0729] Using the procedures described in Example 105 and reagents, starting materials, and conditions known to those skilled in the art, the following compounds representative of the present disclosure were prepared:
Example 106: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 457 (S)-3-amino-1-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)- 3-phenylpropan-1-one (Compound 457)
Step 1. Preparation of tert-butyl (S)-(3-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-3-oxo-1-phenylpropyl)carbamate
[0730] To a stirred solution of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 12) (300 mg, 1.06 mmol) and (S)-3-((tert- butoxycarbonyl)amino)-3-phenylpropanoic acid (563.8 mg, 2.12 mmol) in DMF (10 mL) cooled to 0°C were added HATU (606 mg, 1.59 mmol) and DIEA (206 mg, 1.59 mmol) in portions then the mixture was warmed to rt and stirred for 1 h. The reaction was diluted with water and extracted with EtOAc. The organic extracts were combined, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by reversed-phase flash chromatography using a C18 silica gel column eluting with 10-50% ACN/water (10mM NH
4HCO
3) to afford 500 mg (89%) of tert-butyl (S)-(3-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-3-oxo-1-phenylpropyl)carbamate as a white solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.83 (s, 1H), 8.23 (s, 1H), 7.98 (s, 1H), 7.70 (s, 1H), 7.65 (d, J = 9.3 Hz, 1H), 7.38 (d, J = 8.6 Hz, 1H), 7.35 – 7.32 (m, 5H), 7.27 – 7.20 (m, 1H), 4.98 (d, J = 7.5 Hz, 1H), 3.88 (s, 3H), 3.64 – 3.49 (m, 4H), 2.91 – 2.82 (m, 4H), 2.78 – 2.62 (m, 2H), 1.36 (s, 9H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C29H35N7O3, 530.3; found, 530.0. Step 2. Preparation of (S)-3-amino-1-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-3-phenylpropan-1-one (Compound 457)

[0731] To a stirred solution of tert-butyl (S)-(3-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-3-oxo-1-phenylpropyl)carbamate (400 mg, 0.75 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in DCM (9 mL) cooled to 0°C was added TFA (3 mL) dropwise then the mixture was warmed to rt and stirred for 2 h. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford
146.7 mg (44%) of (S)-3-amino-1-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-3-phenylpropan-1-one (Compound 457) as a yellow solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.82 (t, J = 1.2 Hz, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 7.97 (d, J = 0.8 Hz, 1H), 7.72 (s, 1H), 7.64 (dd, J = 9.3, 1.0 Hz, 1H), 7.43 – 7.38 (m, 2H), 7.37 – 7.31 (m, 3H), 7.26 – 7.22 (m, 1H), 4.31 (t, J = 6.6 Hz, 1H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.71 – 3.51 (m, 4H), 2.96 – 2.84 (m, 3H), 2.81 – 2.78 (m, 1H), 2.69 (d, J = 6.7 Hz, 2H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C24H27N7O, 430.2; found, 430.2; HPLC purity: 254 nm: 98.2%. [0732] Using the procedures described in Example 106 and reagents, starting materials, and conditions known to those skilled in the art, the following compounds representative of the present disclosure were prepared:
Example 107: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 458 and Compound 459 (R)-2-methyl-1-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)- 3-phenylpropan-1-one (Compound 458) and (S)-2-methyl-1-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-3-phenylpropan-1-one (Compound 459)

[0733] To a stirred mixture of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 12) (600 mg, 2.1mmol) and 2-methyl-3- phenylpropanoic acid (418 mg, 2.5) in DMF (10 mL) were added HATU (1.21 g, 3.1mmol) and DIEA (549 mg, 4.2mmol) then the mixture was stirred at rt for 3 h. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford racemic 2-methyl-1-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazin-1-yl)-3-phenylpropan-1-one as a yellow solid. [0734] The racemic 2-methyl-1-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin- 3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-3-phenylpropan-1-one (400 mg, 0.933 mmol) was separated by Chiral-Prep-HPLC to afford 114.3 mg (28%) of (R)-2-methyl-1-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-3-phenylpropan-1-one (Compound 458, first eluting peak) as a yellow solid and 134.7 mg (34%) of (S)-2-methyl- 1-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-3- phenylpropan-1-one (Compound 459, second eluting peak) as a yellow solid. [0735] (R)-2-methyl-1-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazin-1-yl)-3-phenylpropan-1-one (Compound 458, first eluting peak).
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.83 (s, 1H), 8.23 (s, 1H), 7.98 (s, 1H), 7.67 (s, 1H), 7.60 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.33 – 7.28 (m, 3H), 7.22 – 7.16 (m, 3H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.72 – 3.69 (m, 1H), 3.59 – 3.48 (m, 3H), 3.20 – 3.15 (m, 1H), 2.93 – 2.82 (m, 3H), 2.74 – 2.70 (m, 1H), 2.69 – 2.67 (m, 1H), 2.48 – 2.45 (1H), 1.04 (d, J = 6.4 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]+ calcd. for C25H28N6O, 429.2; found, 429.2; HPLC purity: 254 nm: 99.5% [0736] (S)-2-methyl-1-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazin-1-yl)-3-phenylpropan-1-one (Compound 459, second eluting peak).
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.83 (s, 1H), 8.23 (s, 1H), 7.98 (s, 1H), 7.67 (s, 1H), 7.60
(d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.33 – 7.28 (m, 3H), 7.22 – 7.16 (m, 3H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.72 – 3.69 (m, 1H), 3.59 – 3.48 (m, 3H), 3.20 – 3.15 (m, 1H), 2.93 – 2.82 (m, 3H), 2.74 – 2.70 (m, 1H), 2.69 – 2.67 (m, 1H), 2.48 – 2.45 (1H), 1.04 (d, J = 6.4 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]+ calcd. for C25H28N6O, 429.2; found, 429.2; HPLC purity: 254 nm: 99.0%. [0737] Using the procedures described in Example 107 and reagents, starting materials, and conditions known to those skilled in the art, the following compounds representative of the present disclosure were prepared:
Example 108: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 460 (S)-1-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-2- phenylpropan-1-one (Compound 460)
[0738] To a stirred solution of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 12) (200 mg, 0.70 mmol) and (S)-2- phenylpropanoic acid (212.8 mg, 1.41 mmol) in DMF (10 mL) were added TCFH (298.1 mg, 1.06 mmol) and NMI (87.2 mg, 1.06 mmol) in portions at rt then the mixture was
stirred for 1 h. The reaction was diluted with water (50 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (3 x50 mL). The organic extracts were combined, washed with brine (2x3 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by reversed-phase flash chromatography using a C18 silica gel column eluting with 10-50% ACN/water (10mM NH
4HCO
3) to afford 155.6 mg (52%) of (S)-1-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-2- phenylpropan-1-one (Compound 460) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.80 (t, J = 1.2 Hz, 1H), 8.21 (s, 1H), 7.96 (d, J = 0.8 Hz, 1H), 7.65 (s, 1H), 7.59 (dd, J = 9.3, 1.0 Hz, 1H), 7.36 – 7.28 (m, 5H), 7.25 – 7.23 (m, 1H), 4.16 (q, J = 6.8 Hz, 1H), 3.86 (s, 3H), 3.68 – 3.67 (m, 3H), 3.47 – 3.44 (m, 1H), 2.96 – 2.88 (m, 1H), 2.83 (dd, J = 12.3, 7.8 Hz, 2H), 2.50 – 2.45 (m, 1H), 1.31 (d, J = 6.8 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C24H26N6O, 415.2; found, 415.2; HPLC purity: 254 nm: 97.4%. Example 109: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 468 (R)-1-(p-tolyl)ethyl (2S,6R)-2,6-dimethyl-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 468)
Step 1. Preparation of tert-butyl (2R,6S)-2,6-dimethyl-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate
[0739] To a stirred mixture of 3-bromo-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridine (Compound S9) (1 g, 3.60 mmol) and tert-butyl (2S,6R)-2,6- dimethylpiperazine-1-carboxylate (3.87 g, 18.04 mmol) in dioxane (5 mL) and tBuOH (10mL) were added KOtBu (0.61 g, 5.41 mmol) and tBuXPhos Pd G1 (247 mg, 0.36 mmol) then the mixture was heated to 90°C and stirred overnight under nitrogen. The reaction was cooled to rt and concentrated under reduced pressure then water (300 mL) was added to the
residue and the mixture was extracted with EtOAc (2x200 mL). The organic extracts were combined, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by reversed-phase flash chromatography using a C18 silica gel column eluting with 5-100% ACN/water (10mM NH
4HCO
3) to afford 400mg400mg400 mg (27%) of tert-butyl (2R,6S)-2,6-dimethyl-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate as a brown solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.86 (t, J = 1.2 Hz, 1H), 8.23 (d, J = 0.8 Hz, 1H), 7.98 (d, J = 0.8 Hz, 1H), 7.77 (s, 1H), 7.54 (dd, J = 9.2, 1.0 Hz, 1H), 7.37 (dd, J = 9.2, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 4.16 – 4.05 (m, 2H), 3.88 (s, 3H), 3.15 – 3.07 (m, 2H), 2.81 (dd, J = 11.8, 4.3 Hz, 2H), 1.45 (s, 9H), 1.39 (d, J = 6.8 Hz, 6H). Step 2. Preparation of 3-((3R,5S)-3,5-dimethylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine
[0740] A solution of tert-butyl (2R,6S)-2,6-dimethyl-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (300 mg, 0.73 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in TFA (1 mL) was stirred at rt for 1 h. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure then water (300 mL) was added to the residue and the mixture was extracted with DCM (2x200 mL). The organic extracts were combined, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 200 mg (88%) of 3-((3R,5S)-3,5-dimethylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol- 4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 9.12 (d, J = 10.7 Hz, 1H), 8.85 (s, 1H), 8.25 (s, 1H), 7.99 (s, 1H), 7.84 (s, 1H), 7.74 (d, J = 9.3 Hz, 1H), 7.38 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 3.88 (s, 3H), 3.54 (d, J = 9.7 Hz, 2H), 3.46 (d, J = 12.7 Hz, 2H), 2.70 (t, J = 11.6 Hz, 2H), 1.28 (d, J = 6.4 Hz, 6H).
Step 3. (R)-1-(p-tolyl)ethyl (2R,6S)-2,6-dimethyl-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 468)

[0741] To a stirred solution of 3-((3R,5S)-3,5-dimethylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (170 mg, 0.54 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in THF (10 mL) cooled to 0°C were added DIEA (141.5 mg, 1.09 mmol) and 2,2,2- trichloroethyl chloroformate (232.0 mg, 1.09 mmol) in portions then the mixture was stirred for 1 h. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure then water (200 mL) was added to the residue and the resulting mixture was extracted with EtOAc (2x120 mL). The organic extracts were combined, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was dissolved in DCE (2 mL) and (R)-1-(p-tolyl)ethan-1-ol (111.88 mg, 0.82 mmol) was added. To the stirred solution was added NaH (60% wt., 131.2 mg, 3.28 mmol) in portions at rt then the reaction was heated to 90°C and stirred overnight. The reaction was cooled to rt and concentrated under reduced pressure. Water (200 mL) was added to the residue and the resulting mixture was extracted with DCM (2x120 mL). The organic extracts were combined, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-TLC (PE/EtOAc 1:1) and Prep-HPLC to afford 51.3 mg (20%) of (R)-1-(p-tolyl)ethyl (2R,6S)-2,6-dimethyl-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 468) as a light yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.85 (t, J = 1.3 Hz, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 7.98 (d, J = 0.8 Hz, 1H), 7.78 (s, 1H), 7.54 (dd, J = 9.2, 1.0 Hz, 1H), 7.37 (dd, J = 9.2, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 7.31 – 7.24 (m, 2H), 7.19 (d, J = 7.9 Hz, 2H), 5.79 – 5.70 (m, 1H), 4.26 – 4.17 (m, 2H), 3.88 (s, 3H), 3.12 (d, J = 11.5 Hz, 2H), 2.84 (dd, J = 11.9, 4.4 Hz, 2H), 2.30 (s, 3H), 1.48 (d, J = 6.6 Hz, 3H), 1.41 (t, J = 6.2 Hz, 6H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C27H32N6O2, 472.3; found,473.3; HPLC purity: 254 nm: 99.6%. [0742] Using the procedures described in Example 109 and reagents, starting materials, and conditions known to those skilled in the art, the following compounds representative of the present disclosure were prepared:
Example 110: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 470 (R)-1-(p-tolyl)ethyl 2,2-dimethyl-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 470)
Step 1. Preparation of tert-butyl 2,2-dimethyl-4-[6-(1-methylpyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate
[0743] A mixture of 3-bromo-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound S9) (1 g, 3.608 mmol) and tert-butyl 2,2-dimethylpiperazine-1-carboxylate (928 mg, 4.330 mmol), Pd-PEPPSI-IHept
Cl 3-chloropyridine (303.5 mg, 0.361 mmol), and NaOTMS (1214.3 mg, 10.824 mmol) in dioxane (20 mL) was heated to 100°C and stirred for 2 h under nitrogen. The reaction was cooled to rt and filtered, then the filter cake was washed with EtOAc (2x10 mL). The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by reversed-phase flash chromatography using a C18 silica gel column eluting with 50-60% ACN/water (10mM NH
4HCO
3) to afford 677 mg (42%) of tert-butyl 2,2-dimethyl-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.82 (s, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.74 (s, 1H), 7.59 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.31 (dd, J = 9.2, 1.4 Hz, 1H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.56 – 3.51 (m, 2H), 3.07 – 3.01 (m, 2H), 2.81 (s, 2H), 1.44 (s, 6H), 1.43 (s, 9H). Step 2. Preparation of 3-(3,3-dimethylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine
[0744] To a mixture of tert-butyl 2,2-dimethyl-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (677 mg, 1.649 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in DCM (6 mL) was added TFA (2 mL) then the mixture was stirred at rt for 2 h. To the reaction was added saturated aqueous Na
2CO
3 solution to adjust the pH to 8, then the mixture was extracted with DCM (3x20mL). The organic extracts were combined, washed with water (3x20 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 490 mg (92%) of 3-(3,3- dimethylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.81 (s, 1H), 8.21 (s, 1H), 7.96 (s, 1H), 7.73 (s, 1H), 7.55 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.31 (dd, J = 9.2, 1.3 Hz, 1H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.03 – 2.98 (m, 2H), 2.93 – 2.87 (m, 2H), 2.72 (s, 2H), 1.23 (s, 6H). Step 3. Preparation of 2,2,2-trichloroethyl 2,2-dimethyl-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

[0745] To a stirred solution of 3-(3,3-dimethylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (320 mg, 1.031 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) and DIEA (399.7 mg, 3.093 mmol) in THF (10 mL) was added 2,2,2-trichloroethyl chloroformate (305.7 mg, 1.443 mmol) then the mixture was stirred at rt for 2 h. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography eluting with PE/EtOAc (1:1) to afford 426 mg (88%) of 2,2,2- trichloroethyl 2,2-dimethyl-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.82 (s, 1H), 8.23 (s, 1H), 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.77 (s, 1H), 7.62 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.33 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 4.88 (s, 2H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.76 – 3.68 (m, 2H), 3.12 (q, J = 4.9, 4.1 Hz, 2H), 2.90 (s, 2H), 1.30 – 1.25 (m, 6H).
Step 4. Preparation of (R)-1-(p-tolyl)ethyl 2,2-dimethyl-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 470)

[0746] To a solution of (R)-1-(p-tolyl)ethan-1-ol (196.2 mg, 1.440 mmol) in DCM (6 mL) cooled to 0°C was added NaH (60%wt., 144 mg, 3.6 mmol) in portions then the mixture was stirred for 10 minutes under nitrogen. To the stirred reaction was added 2,2,2- trichloroethyl 2,2-dimethyl-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (350 mg, 0.720 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) at 0°C, then the reaction was warmed to 90°C and stirred for 1 h. The reaction was cooled to rt, quenched by the addition of MeOH (10 mL), and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by reversed-phase flash chromatography using a Prep Phenyl column eluting with 35-65% MeOH/water (10mM NH
4HCO
3) to afford 181.6 mg (53%) of (R)-1- (p-tolyl)ethyl 2,2-dimethyl-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 470) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d
6) δ (ppm) 8.82 (s, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.75 (s, 1H), 7.60 (d, J = 9.1 Hz, 1H), 7.32 (dd, J = 9.2, 1.4 Hz, 1H), 7.26 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2H), 7.18 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 5.69 (q, J = 6.7 Hz, 1H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.70 – 3.55 (m, 2H), 3.09 – 3.01 (m, 2H), 2.83 (s, 2H), 2.30 (s, 3H), 1.47 – 1.44 (m, 9H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C27H32N6O2, 473.3; found, 473.3; HPLC purity: 254 nm: 98.9%. Example 111: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 475 1-(4-methoxyphenyl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 475)
[0747] To a stirred solution of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 12) (300 mg, 1.06 mmol) and 2,2,2-trichloroethyl chloroformate (450.2 mg, 2.12 mmol) in THF (10 mL) was added DIEA (274.6 mg, 2.12
mmol) in portions at rt then the mixture was stirred for 2 h. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure then water (200 mL) was added to the residue and the mixture was extracted with EtOAc (2x150 mL). The organic extracts were combined, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was dissolved in DCE (4 mL). To the stirred solution was added NaH (60%wt., 212.4 mg, 5.31 mmol) and 1-(4-methoxyphenyl)ethan-1-ol (194 mg, 1.27 mmol) in portions at rt then the mixture was heated to 90°C and stirred for 2 h. The reaction was cooled to rt and concentrated under reduced pressure. Water (200 mL) was added to the residue then the resulting mixture was extracted with DCM (2x150 mL). The organic extracts were combined, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 224.5 mg (46%) of 1-(4-methoxyphenyl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 475) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.83 (t, J = 1.2 Hz, 1H), 8.23 (s, 1H), 7.98 (d, J = 0.8 Hz, 1H), 7.77 (s, 1H), 7.65 (dd, J = 9.3, 0.9 Hz, 1H), 7.35 – 7.27 (m, 3H), 6.97 – 6.90 (m, 2H), 5.75 – 5.65 (m, 1H), 3.88 (s, 3H), 3.76 (s, 3H), 3.67 – 3.45 (m, 4H), 2.96 (s, 4H), 1.48 (d, J = 6.6 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C25H28N6O3, 461.2; found, 461.2; HPLC purity: 254 nm: 99.3%. [0748] Using the procedures described in Example 111 and reagents, starting materials, and conditions known to those skilled in the art, the following compounds representative of the present disclosure were prepared:
Example 112: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 477 (R)-1-(p-tolyl)ethyl (2R,6R)-2,6-dimethyl-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 477)
Step 1. Preparation of tert-butyl (2R,6R)-2,6-dimethyl-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate
[0749] To a stirred solution of 3-bromo-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridine (Compound S9) (1 g, 3.608 mmol) and tert-butyl (2R,6R)-2,6- dimethylpiperazine-1-carboxylate (2.32 g, 10.82 mmol) in dioxane (10 mL) and tBuOH (20 mL) were added tBuXPhos Pd G1 (371.69 mg, 0.54 mmol) and KOtBu (809.84 mg, 7.21 mmol) in portions at rt then the mixture was heated to 55°C and stirred overnight under nitrogen. The reaction was cooled to rt and diluted with water (100 mL), then extracted with EtOAc (3x100 mL). The organic extracts were combined, washed with brine (2x2 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by reversed-phase flash chromatography using a C18 silica gel column eluting with 30-60% ACN/water (10mM NH
4HCO
3) to afford 250 mg (17%) of tert-butyl (2R,6R)-2,6-dimethyl-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.77 (s, 1H), 8.20 (s, 1H), 7.96 (s, 1H), 7.68 (s, 1H), 7.61 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.24 (dd, J = 9.3, 1.6 Hz, 1H), 4.04 – 3.93 (m, 2H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.42 (dd, J = 11.7, 3.8 Hz, 2H), 3.02 (dd, J = 11.7, 4.3 Hz, 2H), 1.43 (s, 9H), 1.31 (d, J = 6.5 Hz, 6H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C22H30N6O2, 411.2; found, 411.2.
Step 2. Preparation of 3-((3R,5R)-3,5-dimethylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine
[0750] To a stirred solution of tert-butyl (2R,6R)-2,6-dimethyl-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (250 mg, 0.61 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in DCM (3 mL) cooled to 0°C was added TFA (1 mL) dropwise then the mixture was warmed to rt and stirred for 1 h. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by reversed-phase flash chromatography using a C18 silica gel column eluting with 10-50% ACN/water (10mM NH
4HCO
3) to afford 200 mg (90%) of 3-((3R,5R)-3,5-dimethylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-(1- methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.85 (s, 1H), 8.23 (s, 1H), 7.98 (s, 1H), 7.83 (s, 1H), 7.63 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.38 (dd, J = 9.2, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.78 – 3.70 (m, 2H), 3.21 (dd, J = 12.5, 3.3 Hz, 2H), 2.93 (dd, J = 12.5, 6.3 Hz, 2H), 1.40 (d, J = 6.6 Hz, 6H), 1.17 (t, J = 7.3 Hz, 1H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C17H22N6, 311.2; found, 311.3. Step 3. Preparation of (R)-4-nitrophenyl (1-(p-tolyl)ethyl) carbonate
[0751] To a stirred solution of 4-nitrophenyl chloroformate (1 g, 4.96 mmol) and (R)-1-(p- tolyl)ethan-1-ol (675.70 mg, 4.96 mmol) in DCM (20 mL) was added pyridine (784.88 mg, 9.92 mmol) dropwise at rt then the mixture was stirred for 2 h. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-TLC (PE/EtOAc 1:1) to afford 500 mg (80%) (R)-4-nitrophenyl (1-(p-tolyl)ethyl) carbonate as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl
3) δ (ppm) 8.25 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.37 – 7.32 (m, 4H), 7.21 (d, J = 7.9 Hz, 2H), 5.82 (q, J = 6.6 Hz, 1H), 2.37 (s, 3H), 1.70 (d, J = 6.6 Hz, 3H).
Step 4. Preparation of (R)-1-(p-tolyl)ethyl (2R,6R)-2,6-dimethyl-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 477)

[0752] To a stirred solution of (R)-4-nitrophenyl (1-(p-tolyl)ethyl) carbonate (200 mg, 0.66 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) and 3-((3R,5R)-3,5-dimethylpiperazin-1-yl)-6-(1- methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo [1,5-a]pyridine (206 mg, 0.66 mmol, as prepared in step 2) in ACN (10 mL) was added DIEA (857.9 mg, 6.64 mmol) dropwise at room temperature. The resulting mixture was stirred at rt overnight. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 20.1 mg (6%) of (R)-1-(p-tolyl)ethyl (2R,6R)-2,6-dimethyl-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 477) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.77 (s, 1H), 8.21 (s, 1H), 7.96 (s, 1H), 7.69 (s, 1H), 7.62 (d, J = 9.3 Hz, 1H), 7.29 – 7.22 (m, 3H), 7.18 (d, J = 7.8 Hz, 2H), 5.73 (q, J = 6.5 Hz, 1H), 4.14 – 4.02 (m, 2H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.45 (dd, J = 11.8, 3.7 Hz, 2H), 3.05 (dd, J = 11.8, 4.3 Hz, 2H), 2.30 (s, 3H), 1.47 (d, J = 6.5 Hz, 3H), 1.34 (d, J = 6.5 Hz, 6H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C27H32N6O2, 473.3; found, 473.20; HPLC purity: 254 nm: 99.4%. Example 113: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 478 2-hydroxy-1-(p-tolyl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 478)
Step 1. Preparation of 2-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-1-(p-tolyl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate
[0753] To a stirred solution of 2-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-1-(p-tolyl)ethan-1-ol (Compound S110) (250 mg, 0.93 mmol) and 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin- 1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 12) (198.7 mg, 0.70 mmol) in pyridine (5 mL) cooled to 0°C was added BTC (278.4 mg, 0.94 mmol) in portions then the mixture was warmed to rt and stirred for 1 h. The reaction was cooled to 0°C and quenched with water, then the mixture was extracted with EtOAc (3x20 mL). The organic extracts were combined, washed with water (3x20 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by reversed- phase flash chromatography using a C18 silica gel column eluting with 45-55% ACN/water (10mM NH
4HCO
3) to afford 320 mg (59%) of 2-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-1-(p- tolyl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1- carboxylate as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.82 (s, 1H), 8.23 (s, 1H), 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.75 (s, 1H), 7.66 (d, J = 9.7 Hz, 1H), 7.33 (dd, J = 9.2, 1.4 Hz, 1H), 7.25 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2H), 7.17 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 5.69 – 5.61 (m, 1H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.83 – 3.75 (m, 2H), 3.69 (s, 2H), 3.51 (s, 2H), 2.97 (s, 4H), 2.29 (s, 3H), 0.84 (s, 9H), 0.01 (s, 6H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. For C31H42N6O3Si, 575.3; found, 575.3. Step 2. Preparation of 2-hydroxy-1-(p-tolyl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 478)
[0754] A solution of 2-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-1-(p-tolyl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (300 mg, 0.52 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in THF (8 mL) was added Et3N·3HF (3 mL) then the mixture was stirred at rt for 2 h. To the reaction was added saturated aqueous Na
2CO
3 solution to
adjust the pH to 8 then the mixture was extracted with EtOAc (3x20 mL). The organic extracts were combined, washed with water (3x20 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by reversed-phase flash chromatography using a Prep Phenyl column eluting with35with35with 35-65% MeOH/water (10mM NH
4HCO
3) to afford 151.8 mg (63%) of 2-hydroxy-1-(p-tolyl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 478) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.82 (s, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.77 (s, 1H), 7.65 (d, J = 9.3 Hz, 1H), 7.33 (dd, J = 9.2, 1.6 Hz, 1H), 7.22 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.16 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 5.59 – 5.54 (m, 1H), 5.01 (t, J = 6.0 Hz, 1H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.74 – 3.48 (m, 6H), 2.96 (s, 4H), 2.28 (s, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. For C
25H
28N
6O
3, 461.2; foumd, 461.2; HPLC purity: 254 nm: 99.9%. Example 114: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 479 (R)-O-(1-(p-tolyl)ethyl) 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazine-1-carbothioate (Compound 479)
Step 1. Preparation of (1H-imidazol-1-yl)(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)methanethione
[0755] To a stirred solution of 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 12) (200 mg, 0.7 mmol) and di(1H-imidazol-1- yl)methanethione (189.3 mg, 1.06 mmol) in DMF (10 mL) was added TEA (143.3 mg, 1.41 mmol) in portions at rt then the mixture was stirred for 2 h. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure then the water (200 mL) was added to the residue and the resulting mixture was extracted with EtOAc (2x150 mL). The organic extracts were combined, dried
over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-TLC (PE/EtOAc 1:1) to afford 250 mg (90%) of (1H- imidazol-1-yl)(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin-1- yl)methanethione as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.84 (t, J = 1.2 Hz, 1H), 8.24 (s, 1H), 8.09 (d, J = 1.1 Hz, 1H), 7.98 (s, 1H), 7.81 (s, 1H), 7.71 (dd, J = 9.3, 1.0 Hz, 1H), 7.57 (t, J = 1.4 Hz, 1H), 7.36 (dd, J = 9.3, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 7.07 (t, J = 1.2 Hz, 1H), 4.11 (br s, 4H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.18 (br s, 4H). Step 2. (R)-O-(1-(p-tolyl)ethyl) 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazine-1-carbothioate (Compound 479)
[0756] To a stirred mixture of (1H-imidazol-1-yl)(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)methanethione (250 mg, 0.63 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) and (R)-1-(p-tolyl)ethan-1-ol (104.1 mg, 0.76 mmol) in DMF (10 mL) was added C
s2CO
3 (415 mg, 1.27 mmol) in portions at rt then the mixture was stirred overnight. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure then water (300 mL) was added to the residue and the resulting mixture was extracted with DCM (2x200 mL). The organic extracts were combined, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep- HPLC to afford 107.3 mg (37%) of (R)-O-(1-(p-tolyl)ethyl) 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carbothioate (Compound 479) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.84 (t, J = 1.2 Hz, 1H), 8.24 (s, 1H), 7.98 (d, J = 0.8 Hz, 1H), 7.79 (s, 1H), 7.68 (dd, J = 9.2, 0.9 Hz, 1H), 7.35 (dd, J = 9.3, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 7.32 – 7.26 (m, 2H), 7.19 (d, J = 7.9 Hz, 2H), 6.49 – 6.40 (m, 1H), 4.20 – 4.11 (m, 2H), 4.04 – 3.91 (m, 2H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.05 – 2.95 (m, 4H), 2.30 (s, 3H), 1.56 (d, J = 6.6 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C25H28N6OS, 461.2; found, 461.2; HPLC purity: 254 nm: 99.7%.
Example 115: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 480 1-(4-(hydroxymethyl)phenyl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 480)
Step 1. Preparation of 1-(4-(((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)methyl)phenyl)ethan-1-one
[0757] To a stirred solution of 1-(4-(hydroxymethyl)phenyl)ethan-1-one (600 mg, 4.0 mmol) and imidazole (544 mg, 8.0 mmol) in THF (10 mL) cooled to 0°C was added TBSCl (1.2 g, 8.0 mmol) in portions then the mixture was warmed to rt and stirred for 2 h. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography eluting with PE/EtOAc (5:1) to afford 700 mg (66%) of 1-(4- (((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)methyl)phenyl)ethan-1-one as a colorless oil.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 7.94 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2H), 7.44 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2H), 4.79 (s, 2H), 2.56 (s, 3H), 0.91 (s, 9H), 0.09 (s, 6H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C15H24O2Si, 265.1; found, 265.1. Step 2.1-(4-(((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)methyl)phenyl)ethan-1-ol
[0758] To a solution of 1-(4-(((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)methyl)phenyl)ethan-1-one (700 mg, 2.6 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in MeOH (10 mL) cooled to 0°C was added NaBH4 (120 mg, 3.1 mmol) then the mixture was stirred for 2 h. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-TLC (PE/EtOAc 3:1) to afford 550 mg (78%) of 1-(4-(((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)methyl)phenyl)ethan-1- ol as colorless oil.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 7.31 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2H), 7.24
(d, J = 8.2 Hz, 2H), 5.10 (d, J = 4.2 Hz, 1H), 4.71 – 4.58 (m, 3H), 1.31 (d, J = 6.4 Hz, 3H), 0.91 (s, 9H), 0.08 (s, 6H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C15H26O2Si, 267.2; found, 267.2. Step 3. 1-(4-(((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)methyl)phenyl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate
[0759] To a stirred solution of 1-(4-(((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)methyl)phenyl)ethan-1- ol (530 mg, 2.0 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) and 4-nitrophenyl 4-[6-(1-methyl- 1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl]piperazine-1-carboxylate (0.89 g, 2.0 mmol, as prepared in Example 20, Step 1) in DMF (10 mL) was added C
s2CO
3 (1.3 g, 4.0 mmol) then the mixture was stirred at rt overnight. The reaction was quenched with water (200 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (3x100 mL). The organic extracts were combined, washed with brine (3x50 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography eluting with PE/EtOAc (1:1) to afford 430 mg (37%) of 1-(4-(((tert- butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)methyl)phenyl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.81 (s, 1H), 8.21 (s, 1H), 7.96 (s, 1H), 7.76 (s, 1H), 7.65 (dd, J = 9.3, 0.9 Hz, 1H), 7.39 – 7.21 (m, 5H), 5.73 (q, J = 6.5 Hz, 1H), 4.69 (s, 2H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 2.96 (s, 4H), 2.07 (s, 10H), 1.48 (d, J = 6.5 Hz, 3H), 0.90 (s, 9H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C31H42N6O3Si, 575.3; found, 575.3. Step 4. 1-(4-(hydroxymethyl)phenyl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 480)
[0760] To a solution of 1-(4-(((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)methyl)phenyl)ethyl 4-(6-(1- methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (300 mg, 0.522 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) was added Et3N·3HF (2 mL) then the mixture
was stirred at rt for 2 h. A saturated aqueous NaHCO
3 solution was added to the reaction to adjust the pH to 8 then the mixture was extracted with DCM (3x100 mL). The organic extracts were combined, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 140.7 mg (59%) of 1-(4-(hydroxymethyl)phenyl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 480) as an off-white solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.83 (s, 1H), 8.23 (s, 1H), 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.77 (s, 1H), 7.65 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.39 – 7.21 (m, 5H), 5.73 (q, J = 6.5 Hz, 1H), 5.16 (t, J = 5.7 Hz, 1H), 4.49 (d, J = 5.7 Hz, 2H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.69 (s, 4H), 2.97 (s, 4H), 1.49 (d, J = 6.6 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C25H28N6O3, 461.2; found, 461.2; HPLC purity: 254 nm: 99.6%. Example 116: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 482 1-(4-(fluoromethyl)phenyl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 482)

[0761] To a stirred solution of 1-(4-(fluoromethyl)phenyl)ethan-1-ol (Compound S108) (103.3 mg, 0.67 mmol) and 4-nitrophenyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (300 mg, 0.67 mmol, as prepared in Example 20, Step 1) in DCE (5 mL) cooled to 0°C was added NaH (60%wt., 134 mg, 3.35 mmol) then the mixture was warmed to rt and stirred for 2 h. The reaction was poured into water (200 mL) and extracted with DCM (3x50 mL). The organic extracts were combined and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 135 mg (44%) of 1-(4-(fluoromethyl)phenyl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 482) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.84 (t, J = 1.2 Hz, 1H), 8.24 (s, 1H), 7.98 (d, J = 0.8 Hz, 1H), 7.78 (s, 1H), 7.66 (d, J = 9.3 Hz, 1H), 7.44 (s, 4H), 7.34 (dd, J = 9.3, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 5.84 – 5.69 (m, 1H), 5.41 (d, J = 48 Hz, 2H), 3.88 (s, 3H), 3.78 – 3.47 (m, 4H), 2.98 (s, 4H), 1.50 (d, J = 6.6 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C25H27FN6O2, 463.2; found, 463.2; HPLC purity: 254 nm: 99.6%.
[0762] Using the procedures described in Example 116 and reagents, starting materials, and conditions known to those skilled in the art, the following compounds representative of the present disclosure were prepared:
Example 117: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 484 1-(1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 484)
[0763] To a stirred solution of 4-nitrophenyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (250 mg, 0.56 mmol, as prepared in Example 20, Step 1) and 1-(1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)ethan-1-ol (391.6 mg, 2.80 mmol) in DMF (10 mL) was added C
s2CO
3 (364 mg, 1.12 mmol) in portions then the mixture was stirred at rt overnight. The reaction was diluted with water (100 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (3x150 mL). The organic extracts were combined, washed with brine (3x5 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by reversed-phase flash chromatography using a C18 silica gel column eluting with 30-60% ACN/water (10mM NH
4HCO
3) to afford 151.2 mg (59%) of 1-(1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl) pyrazolo [1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl) piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 484) as a
yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d
6) δ (ppm) 8.82 (t, J = 1.2 Hz, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 7.97 (d, J = 0.8 Hz, 1H), 7.76 (s, 1H), 7.64 (dd, J = 9.3, 1.0 Hz, 1H), 7.32 (dd, J = 9.3, 1.6 Hz, 1H), 6.10 (s, 1H), 5.84 (q, J = 6.5 Hz, 1H), 3.86 (s, 3H), 3.71 (s, 3H), 3.55 (t, J = 5.1 Hz, 4H), 2.95 (s, 4H), 2.10 (s, 3H), 1.52 (d, J = 6.6 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C23H28N8O2, 449.2; found, 449.3; HPLC purity: 254 nm: 98.1%. [0764] Using the procedures described in Example 117 and reagents, starting materials, and conditions known to those skilled in the art, the following compounds representative of the present disclosure were prepared:
Example 118: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 486 (R)-1-(p-tolyl)ethyl 2-(hydroxymethyl)-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 486)
Step 1. Preparation of tert-butyl 2-(((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)methyl)piperazine-1- carboxylate
[0765] To a stirred solution of tert-butyl 2-(hydroxymethyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (6 g, 27.74 mmol) and imidazole (3.78 g, 55.48 mmol) in THF (100 mL) cooled to 0°C was added TBSCl (6.27 g, 41.61 mmol) in portions then the mixture was warmed to rt and stirred for 2 h. The reaction was diluted with water (500 mL) and extracted with EtOAc (3x500 mL). The organic extracts were combined, washed with brine (3x10 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography eluting with PE/EtOAc (1:1) to afford 8 g (87%) of tert-butyl 2-(((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)methyl)piperazine-1- carboxylate as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 3.93 – 3.74 (m, 2H), 3.63 (d, J = 12.8 Hz, 1H), 3.58 – 3.49 (m, 1H), 2.95 (d, J = 12.0 Hz, 1H), 2.79 (d, J = 11.2 Hz, 2H), 2.53 – 2.50 (m, 1H), 2.41 (td, J = 12.0, 3.2 Hz, 1H), 1.39 (s, 9H), 0.87 (s, 9H), 0.05 (s, 6H). Step 2. Preparation of tert-butyl 2-(((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)methyl)-4-(6-(1-methyl- 1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

[0766] To a stirred solution of tert-butyl 2-(((tert- butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)methyl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (6 g, 18.15 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) and 3-bromo-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound S9) (5.03 g, 18.15 mmol) in tBuOH (80 mL) and dioxane (40 mL) were added tBuXPhos Pd G1 (1.53 g, 1.81 mmol) and KOtBu (4.07 g, 36.30 mmol) in portions under nitrogen then the mixture was heated to 90°C and stirred for 2 h under nitrogen. The reaction was cooled to rt, diluted with water (300 mL), and extracted with EtOAc (3x300 mL). The organic extracts were combined, washed with brine (2x10 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography eluting with PE/EtOAc (1:1) to afford 3 g (31%) of tert-butyl 2-(((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)methyl)-4-(6-(1-methyl- 1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate as a yellow solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.83 (s, 1H), 8.24 (s, 1H), 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.75 (s, 1H), 7.59 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.29 (dd, J = 9.2, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 4.17 – 3.97 (m, 2H), 3.87 (s,
4H), 3.68 – 3.62 (m, 1H), 3.48 – 3.45 (m, 1H), 3.27 – 3.08 (m, 2H), 2.73 – 2.62 (m, 2H), 1.43 (s, 9H), 0.90 (s, 9H), 0.10 (s, 6H). Step 3. Preparation of 3-(3-(((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)methyl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1- methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine

[0767] To a stirred solution of tert-butyl 2-(((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)methyl)-4-(6-(1- methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (2 g, 3.79 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in ACN (40 mL) cooled to 0°C was added TMSI (1.60 g, 11.39 mmol) in portions then the mixture was warmed to rt and stirred at rt overnight. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by reversed-phase flash chromatography using a C18 silica gel column eluting with 10-80% ACN/water (10mM NH
4HCO
3) to afford 320 mg (20%) of 3-(3-(((tert- butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)methyl)piperazin-1-yl)-6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine as a brown solid. MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C22H34N6OSi, 427.3; found, 427.3. Step 4. Preparation of (R)-1-(p-tolyl)ethyl 2-(((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)methyl)-4-(6- (1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate
[0768] To a stirred solution of 3-(3-(((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)methyl)piperazin-1-yl)- 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (160 mg, 0.37 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) and (R)-4-nitrophenyl (1-(p-tolyl)ethyl) carbonate (113.0 mg, 0.37 mmol, as prepared in Example 112, Step 3) in ACN (3 mL) was added DIEA (96.9 mg, 0.75 mmol) dropwise then the mixture was heated to 60°C and stirred for 48 h. The reaction was cooled to 0°C, quenched by the addition of water (20 mL), and extracted with EtOAc (3x30 mL). The organic extracts were combined, washed with brine (3x10 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then
the residue was purified by reversed-phase flash chromatography using a C18 silica gel column eluting with 50-100% ACN/water (10mM NH
4HCO
3) to afford 170 mg (77%) of (R)-1-(p-tolyl)ethyl 2-(((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)methyl)-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol- 4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate as a brown solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.84 (s, 1H), 8.25 (s, 1H), 7.99 (s, 1H), 7.77 (s, 1H), 7.60 (dd, J = 9.4, 3.4 Hz, 1H), 7.35 – 7.24 (m, 3H), 7.18 (d, J = 7.9 Hz, 2H), 5.76 – 5.68 (m, 1H), 4.19 – 4.06 (m, 2H), 3.88 (s, 3H), 3.48 (d, J = 11.7 Hz, 1H), 3.27 – 3.16 (m, 2H), 2.77 – 2.66 (m, 2H), 2.30 (s, 3H), 1.48 (d, J = 6.5 Hz, 3H), 1.25 (s, 2H), 0.88 (s, 9H), 0.01 (s, 6H). Step 5. Preparation of (R)-1-(p-tolyl)ethyl 2-(hydroxymethyl)-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol- 4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 486)

[0769] To a stirred solution of TBAF (124.3 mg, 0.47 mmol) in THF (2 mL) was added (R)-1-(p-tolyl)ethyl 2-(((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)methyl)-4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol- 4-yl) pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (140 mg, 0.23 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in portions then the mixture was stirred at rt for 1 h. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep- HPLC to afford 68.5 mg (61%) of (R)-1-(p-tolyl)ethyl 2-(hydroxymethyl)-4-(6-(1-methyl- 1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 486) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.82 (s, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.75 (s, 1H), 7.64 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.34 (dd, J = 9.2, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 7.30 – 7.23 (m, 2H), 7.17 (d, J = 7.6 Hz, 2H), 5.76 – 5.65 (m, 1H), 5.01 (s, 1H), 4.21 – 4.04 (m, 1H), 3.98 – 3.89 (m, 2H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.50 (d, J = 11.6 Hz, 2H), 3.27 – 3.09 (m, 2H), 2.78 – 2.57 (m, 2H), 2.29 (s, 3H), 1.46 (d, J = 6.6 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C26H30N6O3, 475.2; found, 475.3; HPLC purity: 254 nm: 98.9%.
Example 119: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 487 1-(5-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 487)
Step 1. Preparation of 1-(5-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)ethan-1-one
[0770] To a solution of TEA (9.85 g, 97.29 mmol) and CH
3MgI in Et2O (3M, 32 mL, 97.29 mmol) in THF (130 mL) was added a solution of ethyl 5-methyl-1H-pyrazole-3- carboxylate (5 g, 32.43 mmol) in THF (10 mL) cooled to -10°C dropwise then the mixture was warmed to rt and stirred for 2 h. The reaction was acidified to pH=4 with aqueous HCl solution then the mixture was extracted with EtOAc (3x200 mL). The organic extracts were combined, washed with water (3x200 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by reversed- phase flash chromatography using a C18 silica gel column eluting with 5-10% ACN/water (10mM NH
4HCO
3) to afford 1.6 g (38%) of 1-(5-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)ethan-1-one as yellow liquid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 13.13 (s, 1H), 6.42 (s, 1H), 2.43 (s, 3H), 2.26 (s, 3H). Step 2. Preparation of 1-(5-methyl-1-((2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl)-1H-pyrazol-3- yl)ethan-1-one
[0771] To a mixture of 1-(5-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)ethan-1-one (1.6 g, 12.88 mmol, as prepared in the previous step), SEM-Cl (1.07 g, 64.44 mmol) in DCM (20 mL) was added C
s2CO
3 (8.40 mg, 25.77 mmol) then the reaction was stirred at rt for 2 h. Water was added and the mixture was extracted with DCM (3x20 mL). The organic extracts were combined, washed with water (3x20 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was
concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by reversed-phase flash chromatography using a C18 silica gel column eluting with 60-70% ACN/water (10mM NH
4HCO
3) to afford 470 mg (14%) of 1-(5-methyl-1-((2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl)- 1H-pyrazol-3-yl)ethan-1-one as yellow liquid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 6.54 (s, 1H), 5.48 (s, 2H), 3.56 (t, J=8.0 Hz, 2H), 2.45 (s, 3H), 2.34 (s, 3H), 0.86 – 0.84 (m, 2H), -0.05 (s, 9H). Step 3. Preparation of 1-(5-methyl-1-((2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl)-1H-pyrazol-3- yl)ethan-1-ol
[0772] To a solution of 1-(5-methyl-1-((2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl)-1H-pyrazol-3- yl)ethan-1-one (420 mg, 1.65 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in MeOH (10 mL) cooled to 0°C was added NaBH4 (93.6 mg, 2.47 mmol) in portions then the mixture was warmed to rt and stirred for 2 h. The reaction was cooled to 0°C, quenched with water, and extracted with EtOAc (3x30 mL). The organic extracts were combined, washed with water (3x30 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 400 mg (94%) of 1-(5-methyl-1-((2- (trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)ethan-1-ol as yellow liquid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 6.02 (s, 1H), 5.28 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 2H), 4.93 (d, J = 4.9 Hz, 1H), 4.65 – 4.57 (m, 1H), 3.49 (t, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 2.25 (s, 3H), 1.30 (d, J = 6.5 Hz, 3H), 0.85 – 0.75 (m, 2H), -0.06 (s, 9H). Step 4. Preparation of 1-(5-methyl-1-((2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl)-1H-pyrazol-3- yl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1- carboxylate

[0773] A solution of 1-(5-methyl-1-((2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl)-1H-pyrazol-3- yl)ethan-1-ol (200 mg, 0.78 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in DMF (5 mL) cooled to 0°C was added NaH (60% wt., 93.6 mg, 2.34 mmol) in portions then the mixture was
stirred for 10 minutes under nitrogen. The reaction was warmed to rt and 4-nitrophenyl 4- (6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (349.0 mg, 0.78 mmol, as prepared in Example 20, Step 1) in portions then the mixture was stirred at rt for 3 h. The reaction was cooled to 0°C, quenched with water, and extracted with EtOAc (3x30 mL). The organic extracts were combined, washed with water (3x30 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by reversed-phase flash chromatography using a C18 silica gel column eluting with 55-65% ACN/water (10mM NH
4HCO
3) to afford 380 mg (85%) of 1-(5-methyl-1-((2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl)-1H-pyrazol-3- yl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1- carboxylate as yellow oil.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d
6) δ (ppm) 8.82 (s, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 7.96 (s, 1H), 7.76 (s, 1H), 7.64 (d, J = 9.3 Hz, 1H), 7.32 (dd, J = 9.3, 1.3 Hz, 1H), 6.11 (s, 1H), 5.70 (q, J = 6.5 Hz, 1H), 5.32 (s, 2H), 3.86 (s, 3H), 3.55 (s, 4H), 3.52 – 3.47 (m, 2H), 2.95 (s, 4H), 2.27 (s, 3H), 1.48 (d, J = 6.6 Hz, 3H), 0.82 – 0.76 (m, 2H), -0.07 (s, 9H). Step 5. Preparation of 1-(5-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 487)
[0774] To a solution of 1-(5-methyl-1-((2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxy)methyl)-1H-pyrazol-3- yl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1- carboxylate (340 mg, 0.60 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in DCM (6 mL) was added TFA (2 mL) then the mixture was stirred at rt for 2 h. The pH of the reaction was adjusted to pH 8 with saturated aqueous Na
2CO
3 solution then the mixture was extracted with DCM (3x20 mL). The organic extracts were combined, washed with water (3x20 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by reverse phase flash chromatography using a Prep OBD RP18 column eluting with 17-37% ACN/water (10mM NH
4HCO
3) to afford 146.2 mg (56%) of 1-(5-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 487) as a white solid. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 12.35 (s, 1H), 8.82 (s, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 7.97 (s,
1H), 7.76 (s, 1H), 7.64 (d, J = 9.3 Hz, 1H), 7.32 (dd, J = 9.2, 1.3 Hz, 1H), 5.99 (s, 1H), 5.76-5.71 (m, 1H), 3.86 (s, 3H), 3.55 (s, 4H), 2.95 (s, 4H), 2.19 (s, 3H), 1.48 (d, J = 6.8 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. For C22H26N8O2, 435.2; found, 435.1; HPLC purity: 254 nm: 96.8%. Example 120: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 488 1-(1,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 488)
[0775] To a solution of 1-(1,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)ethan-1-ol (Compound S112) (130 mg, 0.92 mmol) in DMF (8 mL) cooled to 0°C was added NaH (60% wt., 111.2 mg, 2.78 mmol) then the mixture was stirred for 10 minutes under nitrogen. The reaction was warmed to rt then 4-nitrophenyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (497.9 mg, 1.11 mmol, as prepared in Example 20, Step 1) was added then the mixture was stirred at rt for 1 h. The reaction was cooled to 0°C, quenched with water, and extracted with EtOAc (3x20 mL). The organic extracts were combined, washed with water (3x20 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by reverse phase flash chromatography using a Prep OBD C18 column eluting with 21-41% ACN/water (10mM NH
4HCO
3) to afford 144.5 mg (35%) of 1-(1,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)ethyl 4-(6-(1- methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 488) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.82 (s, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.76 (s, 1H), 7.64 (d, J = 9.3 Hz, 1H), 7.32 (dd, J = 9.2, 1.4 Hz, 1H), 6.02 (s, 1H), 5.68 (q, J = 6.6 Hz, 1H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.67 (s, 3H), 3.54 (s, 4H), 2.95 (s, 4H), 2.22 (s, 3H), 1.47 (d, J = 6.6 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. For C23H28N8O2, 449.2; found, 449.1; HPLC purity: 254 nm: 99.8%. [0776] Using the procedures described in Example 120 and reagents, starting materials, and conditions known to those skilled in the art, the following compounds representative of the present disclosure were prepared:
Example 121: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 494 and Compound 499 3-hydroxy-1-(p-tolyl)propyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 494) and 3-hydroxy-3-(p-tolyl)propyl 4-(6-(1- methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 499)
Step 1. Preparation of 3-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-1-(p-tolyl)propan-1-ol
[0777] To a stirred mixture of 1-(p-tolyl)propane-1,3-diol (500 mg, 3 mmol) and imidazole (409.5 mg, 6.01 mmol) in THF (10 mL) was added TBSCl (453.3 mg, 3 mmol) in portions at rt then the mixture was stirred for 2 h. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure then water 200 mL) was added to the residue and the mixture was extracted with EtOAc (2x150 mL). The organic extracts were combined, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 500 mg (59%) of 3-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-1-(p-tolyl)propan-1-ol as a yellow solid. The crude product was used for the next step directly without further purification.
Step 2. Preparation of the mixture of 3-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-1-(p-tolyl)propyl 4- (6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate and 3-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-3-(p-tolyl)propyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate

[0778] To a stirred mixture of 3-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-1-(p-tolyl)propan-1-ol (250 mg, 0.89 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) and 4-nitrophenyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (478.5 mg, 1.06 mmol, as prepared in Example 20, Step 1) in DMF (10 mL) was added NaH (60% wt., 71.2 mg, 1.78 mmol) in portions at rt then the mixture was stirred for 2 h. The reaction was quenched with water (200 mL) and extracted with DCM (2x150 mL). The organic extracts were combined, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-TLC (DCM/MeOH 10:1) to afford 500 mg (95%) of a mixture of 3-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-1-(p-tolyl)propyl 4-(6-(1- methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate and 3- ((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-3-(p-tolyl)propyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate as a yellow solid. MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C32H44N6O3Si, 589.3; found, 588.8. Step 3. 3-hydroxy-1-(p-tolyl)propyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 494) and 3-hydroxy-3-(p-tolyl)propyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 499)

[0779] To a stirred solution of the mixture of 3-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-1-(p- tolyl)propyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1- carboxylate and 3-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-3-(p-tolyl)propyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-
pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (250 mg, 0.42 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in THF (2 mL) cooled to 0°C was added TEA·HF (1 mL) dropwise, then the mixture was warmed to rt and stirred for 2 h. The reaction was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 98.1 mg (49%) of 3-hydroxy-1-(p-tolyl)propyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 494) as a yellow solid and 82.3 mg (41%) of 3-hydroxy-3-(p-tolyl)propyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 499) as a yellow solid. [0780] 3-hydroxy-1-(p-tolyl)propyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 494).
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d
6) δ (ppm) 8.83 (s, 1H), 8.23 (s, 1H), 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.78 (s, 1H), 7.63 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.34 (dd, J = 9.6, 1.6 Hz, 1H), 7.24 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2H), 7.18 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 5.71 (dd, J = 8.3, 5.6 Hz, 1H), 4.57 (t, J = 5.0 Hz, 1H), 3.88 (s, 3H), 3.69 – 3.47 (m, 3H), 3.50 – 3.42 (m, 2H), 3.42 – 3.35 (m, 1H), 2.95 (s, 4H), 2.29 (s, 3H), 2.08 – 1.98 (m, 1H), 1.89 – 1.78 (m, 1H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C26H30N6O3, 475.2; found,475.2; HPLC purity: 254 nm: 99.7%. [0781] 3-hydroxy-3-(p-tolyl)propyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 499).
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.83 (s, 1H), 8.24 (s, 1H), 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.78 (s, 1H), 7.66 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.34 (dd, J = 9.3, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 7.24 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.15 (d, J = 7.8 Hz, 2H), 5.26 (d, J = 4.5 Hz, 1H), 4.68 – 4.59 (m, 1H), 4.17 – 4.07 (m, 1H), 4.07 – 3.98 (m, 1H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.53 (t, J = 4.9 Hz, 4H), 2.96 (t, J = 5.0 Hz, 4H), 2.29 (s, 3H), 2.01 – 1.83 (m, 2H).; MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C26H30N6O3, 475.2; found, 475.3; HPLC purity: 254 nm: 99.5%. Example 122: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 496 and Compound 497 (R)-2-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazin-1-yl)propan-1-one (Compound 496) and (S)-2-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-(4-(6-(1-
methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)propan-1-one (Compound 497)
[0782] A solution of 2-(4-fluorophenyl)propanoic acid (200 mg, 1.18 mmol), HATU (678.3 mg, 1.78 mmol) and DIEA (307.4 mg, 2.37 mmol) in DMF (10 mL) was stirred at rt for 10 minutes, then 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridine (Compound 12) (402.9 mg, 1.42 mmol) was added and the mixture was stirred at rt for 4 h. The reaction was quenched with saturated aqueous NH
4Cl solution then the mixture was extracted with EtOAc (3x20 mL). The organic extracts were combined, washed with water (3x20 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by reversed-phase flash chromatography using a C18 silica gel column eluting with 50-60% ACN/water (10mM NH
4HCO
3) to afford racemic 2-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)propan-1-one as a yellow solid. [0783] Racemic 2-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)propan-1-one was separated by Prep-Chiral-HPLC to afford 165.5 mg (32%) of (R)-2-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)propan-1-one (Compound 496, first eluting peak) as a yellow solid and 178.2 mg (35%) of (S)-2-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-(4-(6-(1-methyl- 1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)propan-1-one (Compound 497, second eluting peak) as a yellow solid. [0784] (R)-2-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)propan-1-one (Compound 496, first eluting peak).
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.80 (s, 1H), 8.21 (s, 1H), 7.96 (s, 1H), 7.67 (s, 1H), 7.61 (d, J = 9.6 Hz, 1H), 7.36 – 7.28 (m, 3H), 7.19 – 7.12 (m, 2H), 4.21 (q, J = 6.4 Hz, 1H), 3.86 (s, 3H), 3.73 – 3.62 (m, 3H), 3.51 – 3.42 (m, 1H), 3.00 – 2.78 (m, 3H), 2.58 – 2.52 (m, 1H), 1.30 (d, J = 6.8 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C24H25FN6O, 433.2; found, 433.2; HPLC purity: 254 nm: 99.6%.
[0785] (S)-2-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin- 3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)propan-1-one (Compound 497, second eluting peak).
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.80 (s, 1H), 8.21 (s, 1H), 7.96 (s, 1H), 7.67 (s, 1H), 7.61 (d, J = 9.6 Hz, 1H), 7.36 – 7.28 (m, 3H), 7.19 – 7.12 (m, 2H), 4.21 (q, J = 6.9 Hz, 1H), 3.86 (s, 3H), 3.73 – 3.62 (m, 3H), 3.51 – 3.42 (m, 1H), 3.00 – 2.78 (m, 3H), 2.58 – 2.52 (m, 1H), 1.30 (d, J = 6.4 Hz, 3H).; MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C24H25FN6O, 433.2; found, 433.2; HPLC purity: 254 nm: 99.6%. [0786] Using the procedures described in Example 122 and reagents, starting materials, and conditions known to those skilled in the art, the following compounds representative of the present disclosure were prepared:
Example 123: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 513 and Compound 514 (R)-1-(4-(difluoromethyl)phenyl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 513) and (S)-1-(4- (difluoromethyl)phenyl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 514)

[0787] Racemic 1-(4-(difluoromethyl)phenyl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 483) (300 mg, 0.62 mmol) was separated by Prep-Chiral-HPLC to afford 134.8 mg (45%) of (R)-1-(4- (difluoromethyl)phenyl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 513, first eluting peak) as a yellow solid and 145.7 mg ( 49%) of (S)-1-(4-(difluoromethyl)phenyl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 514, second eluting peak) as a yellow solid. [0788] (R)-1-(4-(difluoromethyl)phenyl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 513, first eluting peak).
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d
6) δ (ppm) 8.83 (s, 1H), 8.23 (s, 1H), 7.98 (s, 1H), 7.78 (s, 1H), 7.65 (d, J = 9.3 Hz, 1H), 7.58 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.53 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2H), 7.34 (dd, J = 9.2, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 7.04 (t, J = 55.9 Hz, 1H), 5.79 (q, J = 6.5 Hz, 1H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.70 – 3.55 (m, 4H), 2.98 (s, 4H), 1.51 (d, J = 6.6 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C25H26F2N6O2, 481.2; found, 481.1, HPLC purity: 254 nm: 99.7%. [0789] (S)-1-(4-(difluoromethyl)phenyl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 514, second eluting peak).
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.83 (s, 1H), 8.23 (s, 1H), 7.98 (s, 1H), 7.78 (s, 1H), 7.65 (d, J = 9.3 Hz, 1H), 7.58 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.53 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 2H), 7.34 (dd, J = 9.2, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 7.04 (t, J = 55.9 Hz, 1H), 5.79 (q, J = 6.5 Hz, 1H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.70 – 3.55 (m, 4H), 2.98 (s, 4H), 1.51 (d, J = 6.6 Hz, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C25H26F2N6O2, 481.2; found, 481.1, HPLC purity: 254 nm: 99.7%. Example 124: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 518 1-(4-(tert-butyl)phenyl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 518)
Step 1. Preparation of 1-(4-(tert-butyl)phenyl)ethan-1-ol
[0790] To a stirred solution of 1-(4-(tert-butyl)phenyl)ethan-1-one (400 mg, 2.26 mmol) in MeOH (5 mL) cooled to 0°C was added NaBH4 (128.7 mg, 3.40 mmol) in portions then the mixture was warmed to rt and stirred for 2 h. The reaction was quenched with water (50 mL) and extracted with DCM (2x150 mL). The organic extracts were combined, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure to afford 330 mg (82%) of 1-(4-(tert-butyl)phenyl)ethan-1-ol as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 7.35 – 7.31 (m, 2H), 7.28 – 7.24 (m, 2H), 5.04 (dd, J = 4.1, 1.7 Hz, 1H), 4.71 – 4.64 (m, 1H), 1.31 (dd, J = 6.5, 1.5 Hz, 3H), 1.28 (s, 9H). Step 2. 1-(4-(tert-butyl)phenyl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 518)
[0791] To a stirred mixture of 1-(4-(tert-butyl)phenyl)ethan-1-ol (300 mg, 1.68 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) and 4-nitrophenyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (828.2 mg, 1.85 mmol, as prepared in Example 20, Step 1) in DMF (4 mL) was added C
s2CO
3 (256.2 mg, 3.36 mmol) in portions then the mixture was heated to 100°C and stirred for 2 h. The reaction was cooled to rt and concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was purified by Prep- HPLC to afford 95.7 mg (12%) of 1-(4-(tert-butyl)phenyl)ethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 518) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.83 (s, 1H), 8.23 (s, 1H), 7.98 (s, 1H), 7.78 (s, 1H), 7.66 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.43 – 7.37 (m, 2H), 7.35 (d, J =8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.33 – 7.27 (m, 2H), 5.72 (q, J = 6.5 Hz, 1H), 3.88 (s, 3H), 3.62 – 3.55 (m, 4H), 2.97 (s, 4H), 1.48 (d, J = 6.6 Hz, 3H), 1.28 (s, 9H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C28H34N6O2, 487.3; found, 487.3; HPLC purity: 254 nm: 99.5%.
[0792] Using the procedures described in Example 124 and reagents, starting materials, and conditions known to those skilled in the art, the following compounds representative of the present disclosure were prepared:
Example 125: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 527 3-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-fluoro-1-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazin-1-yl)propan-1-one (Compound 527)
Step 1. Preparation of 3-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-hydroxy-1-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)propan-1-one
[0793] A mixture of 3-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-hydroxypropanoic acid (1 g, 4.98 mmol), HATU (2.84 g, 7.48 mmol), and DIEA (1.29 g, 9.97 mmol) in DMF (15 mL) was stirred at rt for 10 minutes then 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridine (Compound 12) (1.41 g, 4.98 mmol) was added then the mixture was stirred for 4 h. The reaction was quenched with saturated aqueous NH
4Cl solution and extracted with
EtOAc (3x200 mL). The organic extracts were combined, washed with brine (3x20 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography eluting with DCM/MeOH (10:1) to afford 1 g (43%) of 3-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-hydroxy-1-(4-(6-(1- methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)propan-1-one as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.82 (s, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.72 (s, 1H), 7.64 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.44 – 7.36 (m, 4H), 7.32 (dd, J = 9.2, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 5.46 (d, J = 4.4 Hz, 1H), 5.02 – 4.97 (m, 1H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.69 – 3.54 (m, 4H), 2.95 – 2.93 (m, 2H), 2.90 – 2.83 (m, 1H), 2.82 – 2.75 (m, 2H), 2.65– 2.60 (m, 1H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C24H25ClN6O2, 465.2; found, 465.0. Step 2. Preparation of 3-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-fluoro-1-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)propan-1-one (Compound 527)
[0794] To a solution of 3-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-hydroxy-1-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)propan-1-one (1 g, 2.15 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in DCM (30 mL) cooled to -78°C was added a solution of DAST (571 mg, 2.58 mmol) in DCM (3 mL) dropwise under nitrogen then the mixture was stirred for 10 minutes. The reaction was quenched by the addition of a water/ice mixture (20 mL) at - 78°C then the mixture was warmed to rt and extracted with DCM (3x100 mL). The organic extracts were combined, washed with brine (3x10 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 40 mg (4%) of 3-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-fluoro-1-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)propan-1-one (Compound 527) as a light yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.84 (s, 1H), 8.23 (s, 1H), 7.98 (s, 1H), 7.76 (s, 1H), 7.67 (d, J = 9.3 Hz, 1H), 7.51 (q, J = 8.5 Hz, 4H), 7.34 (d, J = 9.3 Hz, 1H), 6.19 – 5.82 (m, 1H), 3.88 (s, 3H), 3.74 – 3.54 (m, 4H), 3.26 (dd, J = 15.8, 8.4 Hz, 1H), 3.06 – 2.78 (m, 5H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]+ calcd. for C24H24ClFN6O, 467.2; found, 467.1; HPLC purity: 254 nm: 99.6%.
Example 126: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 528 3-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-fluoro-1-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazin-1-yl)propan-1-one (Compound 528)
Step 1. Preparation of 3-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-hydroxy-1-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)propan-1-one
[0795] A solution of 3-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-hydroxypropanoic acid (500 mg, 2.49 mmol), EDC (573.3 mg, 2.99 mmol), HOBt (404.1 mg, 2.99 mmol) and 6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol- 4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 12) (844.4 mg, 2.99 mmol) in DCM (10 mL) was stirred for 16 h at rt. The reaction was quenched with saturated aqueous NH
4Cl solution and extracted with DCM (3x20 mL). The organic extracts were combined, washed with water (3x20 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by reversed-phase flash chromatography using a C18 silica gel column eluting with 40-50% ACN/water (10mM NH
4HCO
3) to afford 390 mg (34%) of 3-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-hydroxy-1-(4-(6-(1-methyl- 1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)propan-1-one as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.82 (s, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.73 (s, 1H), 7.65 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.37 – 7.26 (m, 5H), 5.18 (d, J = 7.9 Hz, 1H), 4.61 – 4.52 (m, 1H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.73 – 3.62 (m, 4H), 2.99 – 2.88 (m, 4H), 2.86 – 2.72 (m, 2H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C24H25ClN6O2, 465.2; found, 465.1; HPLC purity: 254 nm: 90%.
Step 2. Preparation of 3-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-fluoro-1-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)propan-1-one (Compound 528)
[0796] To a solution of 3-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-hydroxy-1-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4- yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)propan-1-one (200 mg, 0.43 mmol, as prepared in the previous step) in DCM (5 mL) cooled to 0°C was added DAST (83.2 mg, 0.51 mmol) then the mixture was stirred for 1 h. The reaction was quenched with water then extracted with DCM (2x20 mL). The organic extracts were combined, washed with water (2x20 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 33.3 mg (17%) of 3-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-fluoro-1-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5- a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)propan-1-one (Compound 528) as a light yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.83 (s, 1H), 8.23 (s, 1H), 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.74 (s, 1H), 7.66 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.39 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 2H), 7.37 – 7.31 (m, 3H), 5.78 – 5.60 (m, 1H), 3.87 (s, 3H), 3.84 – 3.58 (m, 4H), 3.19 – 3.06 (m, 2H), 3.04 – 2.88 (m, 3H), 2.87 – 2.78 (m, 1H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. For C24H24ClFN6O, 467.2; foumd, 467.1; HPLC purity: 254 nm: 99.8%. Example 127: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 529 1-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-hydroxyethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 529)
[0797] To a stirred mixture of 2-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)ethan-1- ol (Compound S125) (300 mg, 1.11 mmol) and 4-nitrophenyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol- 4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (496.4 mg, 1.11 mmol, as prepared in Example 20, Step 1) in DMF (5 mL) cooled to 0°C was added NaH (60%wt., 88.7 mg, 2.2 mmol) in portions then the mixture was warmed to rt and stirred for 2 h. The
reaction was cooled to 0°C, quenched with water, and extracted with EtOAc (3x50 mL). The organic extracts were combined, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep- HPLC to afford 29.8 mg (6%) of 1-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-hydroxyethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 529) as an off-white solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.84 (s, 1H), 8.23 (s, 1H), 7.98 (s, 1H), 7.78 (s, 1H), 7.66 (d, J = 9.3 Hz, 1H), 7.43 – 7.37 (m, 2H), 7.34 (dd, J = 9.3, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 7.23 – 7.15 (m, 2H), 5.61 (dd, J = 7.0, 4.4 Hz, 1H), 5.05 (t, J = 5.9 Hz, 1H), 3.88 (s, 3H), 3.77 – 3.41 (m, 6H), 2.98 (s, 4H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C24H25FN6O3, 465.2; found, 465.2; HPLC purity: 254 nm: 99.8%. Example 128: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 530 2-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-hydroxyethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3- yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 530)
[0798] To a stirred mixture of 2-((tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy)-2-(4-fluorophenyl)ethan-1- ol (Compound S126) (300 mg, 1.11 mmol) and 4-nitrophenyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol- 4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (990 mg, 2.22 mmol, as prepared in Example 20, Step 1) in DMF (5 mL) cooled to 0°C was added NaH (60%wt., 88.7 mg, 2.2 mmol) in portions then the mixture was warmed to rt and stirred for 2 h. The reaction was cooled to 0°C, quenched with water, and extracted with EtOAc (3x50 mL). The organic extracts were combined, dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep- HPLC to afford 91.9 mg (18%) of 2-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-hydroxyethyl 4-(6-(1-methyl-1H- pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazine-1-carboxylate (Compound 530) as an off-white solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.83 (s, 1H), 8.24 (s, 1H), 7.98 (s, 1H), 7.77 (s, 1H), 7.66 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.43 (dd, J = 8.6, 5.7 Hz, 2H), 7.34 (dd, J = 9.2, 1.6 Hz, 1H), 7.18 (t, J = 8.9 Hz, 2H), 5.66 (d, J = 4.6 Hz, 1H), 4.82 (q, J = 5.4 Hz, 1H),
4.11 – 4.03 (m, 2H), 3.88 (s, 3H), 3.54 (s, 4H), 2.94 (s, 4H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C24H25FN6O3, 465.2; found, 465.3; HPLC purity: 254 nm: 99.7%. Example 129: Synthesis of Exemplary Compound 533 1-(4-(6-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-2-(5- methylpyridin-2-yl)ethan-1-one (Compound 533)
[0799] To a solution of (5-methylpyridin-2-yl)acetic acid (200 mg, 1.32 mmol), HATU (628.84 mg, 1.65 mmol), and DIEA (342 mg, 2.64 mmol) in DMF (5 mL) was added 6-(1- methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-3-(piperazin-1-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (Compound 12) (448.2 mg, 1.58 mmol) then the mixture was heated to 60°C and stirred for 3 h. The reaction was cooled to 0°C, quenched with saturated aqueous NH
4Cl solution, and extracted with EtOAc (3x20 mL). The organic extracts were combined, washed with water (3x20 mL), dried over anhydrous Na
2SO
4, and filtered. The filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure then the residue was purified by Prep-HPLC to afford 138.5 mg (25%) of 1-(4-(6- (1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-2-(5- methylpyridin-2-yl)ethan-1-one (Compound 533) as a yellow solid.
1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ (ppm) 8.82 (s, 1H), 8.34 – 8.30 (m, 1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 7.97 (s, 1H), 7.74 (s, 1H), 7.65 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.56 (dd, J = 8.0, 2.1 Hz, 1H), 7.32 (dd, J = 9.2, 1.4 Hz, 1H), 7.20 (d, J = 7.9 Hz, 1H), 3.88 (s, 2H), 3.86 (s, 3H), 3.72 – 3.69 (m, 2H), 3.68 – 3.64 (m, 2H), 2.95 – 2.91 (m, 4H), 2.27 (s, 3H); MS (ESI) m/z [M+H]
+ calcd. for C23H25N7O, 416.2; found, 416.3; HPLC purity: 254 nm: 99.4%.