2,4-pyrimidinediamine compounds and their uses

1. A process for preparing a compound of formula (I):

comprising contacting a compound of formula (II):

or a salt or N-oxide thereof, with 2,4-dichloro-5-fluoropyrimidine under conditions to provide for the compound of formula (I);

wherein

Y is selected from the group consisting of O, S, SO, SO 2 , S(O)NR 36 , NH, and NR 35 ;

Z is selected from the group consisting of O, S, SO, SO 2 , S(O)NR 36 , NH, and NR 35 ;

each R 35 , independently of the others, is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and

R 8 , or, alternatively, two R 35 bonded to the same carbon atom are taken together to form an oxo (═O) group;

each R 36 , independently, is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and R 8 ;

each R 8 , independently, is selected from the group consisting of R a , R b , R a substituted with one or more of the same or different R a or R b , —OR a substituted with one or more of the same or different R a or R b , —B(OR a ) 2 , —B(NR c R c ) 2 , —(CH 2 ) m —R b , —(CHR a ) m —R b , —O—(CH 2 ) m —R b , —S—(CH 2 ) m —R b , —O—CHR a R b , —O—CR a (R b ) 2 , —O—(CHR a ) m —R b , —O—(CH 2 ) m —CH[(CH 2 ) m R b ]R b , —S—(CHR a ) m —R b , —C(O)NH—(CH 2 ) m —R b , —C(O)NH—(CHR a ) m —R b , —O—(CH 2 ) m —C(O)NH—(CH 2 ) m —R b , —S—(CH 2 ) m —C(O)NH—(CH 2 ) m —R b , —O—(CHR a ) m —C(O)NH—(CHR a ) m —R b , —S—(CHR a ) m —C(O)NH—(CHR a ) m —R b , —NH—(CH 2 ) m —R b , —NH—(CHR a ) m —R b , —NRCH 2 ) m R b ] 2 , —NH—C(O)—NH—(CH 2 ) m —R b , —NH—C(O)—(CH 2 ) m —CHR b R b and —NH—(CH 2 ) m —C(O)—NH—(CH 2 ) m —R b ;

each R a , independently, is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, (C1-C6) alkyl, (C3-C8) cycloalkyl, (C4-C11) cycloalkylalkyl, (C5-C10) aryl, (C6-C16) arylalkyl, 2-6 membered heteroalkyl, 3-8 membered cycloheteroalkyl, 4-11 membered cycloheteroalkylalkyl, 5-10 membered heteroaryl and 6-16 membered heteroarylalkyl;

each R b , independently, is selected from the group consisting of —OR d , (C1-C3) haloalkyloxy, —SR d , —NR c R c , halogen, —CF 3 , —CN, —NC, —OCN, —SCN, —NO, —NO 2 , —N 3 , —S(O)R d , —S(O) 2 R d , —S(O) 2 OR d , —S(O)NR c R c , —S(O) 2 NR c R c , —OS(O)R d , —OS(O) 2 R d , —OS(O) 2 OR d , —OS(O) 2 NR c R c , —C(O)R d , —C(O)OR d , —C(O)NR c R c , —C(NH)NR c R c , —C(NR a )NR c R c , —C(NOH)R a , —C(NOH)NR c R c , —OC(O)R d , —OC(O)OR d , —OC(O)NR c R c , —OC(NH)NR c R c , —OC(NR a )NR c R c , —[NHC(O)] n R d , —[NR a C(O)] n R d , —[NHC(O)] n OR d , —[NR a C(O)] n OR d , —[NHC(O)] n NR c R c , —[NR a C(O) n ]NR c R c , —[NHC(NH)] n NR c R c and —[NR a C(NR a )] n NR c R c ;

each R c , independently, is R a , or alternatively, two R c , each taken together with the nitrogen atom to which it is bonded, form a 5 to 8-membered cycloheteroalkyl or heteroaryl which may optionally include one or more of the same or different additional heteroatoms and which may optionally be substituted with one or more of the same or different R a or R b groups;

each R d independently is R a ;

each m independently is an integer from 1 to 3; and

each n independently is an integer from 0 to 3.

2. The process of claim 1 , wherein Y and Z, each independently of the other, is selected from the group consisting of O and NR 35 .

3. The process of claim 2 , wherein one of Y and Z is NH and the other is O.

4. The process of claim 3 , wherein Y is O and Z is NH.

5. The process of claim 4 , wherein two R 35 bonded to the same carbon atom are taken together to form an oxo (═O) group.

6. The process of claim 5 , wherein the other two R 35 each independently are hydrogen, methyl or fluoro.

7. The process of claim 2 , wherein each of Y and Z is O.

8. The process of claim 7 , wherein each R 35 is hydrogen.

9. The process of claim 1 , wherein two R 35 bonded to the same carbon atom are taken together to form an oxo (═O) group.

10. The process of claim 9 , wherein the other two R 35 each independently are hydrogen, methyl or fluoro.

11. The process of claim 1 , wherein each R 35 is hydrogen.

12. The process of claim 1 , wherein the compound of formula (II) is selected from the group consisting of:

13. The process of claim 12 , wherein the compound of formula (II) is

14. The process of claim 1 , wherein the compound of formula (I) is contacted with from at least 0.8 to about 3.0 equivalents of the compound of formula (II).

15. The process of claim 1 , wherein said contacting of the compound of formula (I) with the compound of formula (II) is conducted in an organic solvent, with 0% to about 70% added water by volume, in the presence or absence of a catalytic amount of dilute mineral acid, at a reaction temperature of about 20° C. to reflux, for about 0.5 hours to about 24 hours.

16. The process of claim 15 , wherein the organic solvent is methanol or acetone.

17. The process of claim 16 , wherein the reaction temperature is about 60° C. to about 80° C.

18. The process of claim 17 , wherein the reaction time is about 0.5 hours to about 3 hours.

19. The process of claim 1 , which further comprises recovering the compound of formula (I).

20. The process of claim 19 , wherein the compound of formula (I) is recovered by filtration, or by isolation from an organic solvent extract and/or by chromatography.

21. The process of claim 20 , wherein the compound of formula (I) is recovered by filtration.