| abstract |
Novel bicyclic condensed pyrimidine compounds having general formula (I) wherein X is -CH2-, -NH-(CH2)n-, -O- (CH2) n- or -S- (CH2) n- in which n is zero or 1; A is a 4,5-fused imidazole ring N-substituted by R3 which is hydrogen, C1-C4 alkyl or benzyl, or A is a 2,3-fused pyridine ring C-substituted by R4 which is hydrogen, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, halogen or NR5R6 in which each of R5 and R6 independently is H or C1-C4 alkyl; B is a bicyclic ring chosen from tetralin, indane and 2-oxindole; each of R1 and R2, independently, is hydrogen, C1-C4 alkyl, halogen, hydroxy, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 alkoxycarbonyl, nitro, cyano or CF3; and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; and wherein, when at the same time, A is pyridine and B is a tetralin ring, R4 is H, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy or halogen and X is as defined above, then each of R1 and R2 is other than H; and wherein, when at the same time, A is imidazole, X is -NH-(CH2)n- as defined above, and B is an indan ring unsubstituted or substituted by one or more of halogen, hydroxy, C1-C4 alkoxy and nitro, then R3 is other than C1-C4 alkyl or benzyl, are provided. Compounds of the formula (I) may be used as tyrosine kinase inhibitors. |