DERIVATIVES OF BETA-AMINO ACID NITRILES

FIELD: organic synthesis. ^ SUBSTANCE: invention provides compounds of general formula I: ^ , where R1 represents -CO-Ra, -SO2-Rb, or aryl optionally substituted by lower alkoxy, wherein Ra represents cycloalkyl, cycloalkyl(lower)alkyl, cycloalkyloxy, aryl, aryloxy, aryl(lower)alkyl, aryl(lower)alkoxy, aryloxy(lower)alkyl, aryl-S-(lower)alkyl, aryl(lower)alkenyl, provided that aryl group can be optionally substituted by halogen, lower alkyl, hydroxy, nitro, cyano, lower alkoxy, phenyl, CF3, cyano(lower)alkyl, lower alkyl-C(O)NH, lower alkyl-CO, and lower alkyl-S; heteroaryl, heteroaryl(lower)alkyl, or heteroaryl(lower)alkoxy, provided that heteroaryl group is 5- or 6-membered ring or bicyclic aromatic group constituted by two 5- or 6-membered rings including 1-3 heteroatoms selected from oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur and that heteroaryl group can be optionally substituted by lower alkoxy; Rb represents aryl, aryl(lower)alkyl, or heteroaryl, aryl group optionally substituted by halogen, cyano, or lower alkyl-C(O)NH; R2 and R3 represent hydrogen atoms; R4 represents hydrogen or lower alkyl; R5 represents hydrogen, lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, benzodioxyl, or aryl optionally substituted by lower alkyl, halogen, lower alkoxy, hydroxy, or (lower)alkyl-C(O)O; n is 1 or 2; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and/or pharmaceutically acceptable esters thereof. Invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition exhibiting inhibitory activity with regard to cysteine proteases of the cathepsin family, which composition comprises compound of formula I, pharmaceutically acceptable recipient, and/or adjuvant. ^ EFFECT: increased choice of cysteine protease inhibitors. ^ 34 cl, 1 tbl, 13 ex