14-hydroxy-docosahexaenoic acid compounds

1. A method of treating or preventing inflammation associated with neurodegeneration, memory loss, wrinkles, psoriasis, dandruff, dermatitis, arterial inflammation, arthritis, psoriasis, urticaria, vasculitis, asthma, ocular inflammation, pulmonary inflammation, pulmonary fibrosis, seborrheic dermatitis, pustular dermatosis, AIDS, allergic responses, Alzheimer's disease, inflammatory diseases, atherosclerosis, bone diseases, breast cancer, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, colon cancer, congenital defects, degenerative neurologic disorders, dementia, dermatology disorders, diabetes mellitus, endocrine disorders, eye diseases, gastrointestinal disorders, genitourinary disorders, hearing disorders, hematologic disorders, hepatobiliary disorders, hypertension, immunologic disorders, infectious diseases, leukemia/lymphoma, lung cancer, metabolic disorders, neonatology, neurological disorders, neuromuscular disorders, obesity/eating disorders, orthopedic disorders, parasitic diseases, perinatal disorders, prostate cancer, psychiatric disorders, pulmonary disorders, renal disorders, reproduction disorders, rheumatic diseases, stroke, surgical transplantation disorders, vascular disorders, oral infections, periodontal diseases, brain injury, trauma and neuronal inflammation, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a compound having the formula:

wherein each of P 1 and P 2 individually is a protecting group or a hydrogen atom;

wherein is a double bond;

wherein each bond is, independently, in the Z or E configuration, with the exception that when Z is COOH and P1 and P2 are H, the double bonds are not in the configuration C4:Z, C7:Z, C9:E, C11:Z; C16:Z and C19:Z;

wherein the carbon at C13 and C14 are, independently, either R or S;

wherein Z is —C(O)OR d , —C(O)NR c R c , —C(O)H, —C(NH)NR c R c , —C(S)H, —C(S)OR d , —C(S)NR c R c , or —CN;

each R a , is independently selected from hydrogen, (C1-C6) alkyl, (C3-C8) cycloalkyl, cyclohexyl, (C4-C11) cycloalkylalkyl, (C5-C10) aryl, phenyl, (C6-C16) arylalkyl, benzyl, 2-6 membered heteroalkyl, 3-8 membered cycloheteroalkyl, morpholinyl, piperazinyl, homopiperazinyl, piperidinyl, 4-11 membered cycloheteroalkylalkyl, 5-10 membered heteroaryl or 6-16 membered heteroarylalkyl;

each R c , is independently a protecting group or R a , or, alternatively, each R c is taken together with the nitrogen atom to which it is bonded to 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 suitable R b groups;

each R b is independently selected from ═O, —OR d , (C1-C3) haloalkyloxy, —OCF 3 , ═S, —SR d , ═NR d , ═NOR d , —NR c R c , halogen, —CF 3 , —CN, —NC, —OCN, —SCN, —NO, —NO 2 , ═N 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 )N R 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 or -[NR a C(NR a )] n NR c R c ;

each n, independently is an integer from 0 to 3; and

each R d , independently is a protecting group or R a ;

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and

optionally, a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier;

provided when the compound has the configuration 13R,14S and C4:Z, C7:Z, C9:E, C11:E; C16:Z and C19:Z

(i) the compound is purified; and/or

(ii) Z is —C(O)OR d , then R d for Z is not a hydrogen.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein P 1 and P 2 are both hydrogen atoms.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the double bonds at the 4, 7, 16 and 19 positions are each of Z configuration.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the compound has the formula:

wherein each of P 1 and P 2 , individually, is a protecting group or a hydrogen atom;

wherein Z is —C(O)OR d , —C(O)NR c R c , —C(O)H, —C(NH)NR c R c , —C(S)H, —C(S)OR d , —C(S)NR c R c , or CN;

each R a , is independently selected from hydrogen, (C1-C6) alkyl, (C3-C8) cycloalkyl, cyclohexyl, (C4-C11) cycloalkylalkyl, (C5-C10) aryl, phenyl, (C6-C16) arylalkyl, benzyl, 2-6 membered heteroalkyl, 3-8 membered cycloheteroalkyl, morpholinyl, piperazinyl, homopiperazinyl, piperidinyl, 4-11 membered cycloheteroalkylalkyl, 5-10 membered heteroaryl or 6-16 membered heteroarylalkyl;

each R c , is independently a protecting group or R a , or, alternatively, each R c is taken together with the nitrogen atom to which it is bonded to 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 suitable R b groups;

each R b is independently selected from ═O, —OR d , (C1-C3) haloalkyloxy, —OCF 3 , ═S, —SR d , ═NR d , ═NOR d , —NR c R c , halogen, —CF 3 , —CN, —NC, —OCN, —SCN, —NO, —NO 2 , ═N 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 )N R 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 or —[NR a C(NR a )] n NR c R c ;

each n, independently is an integer from 0 to 3;

each R d , independently is a protecting group or R a ;

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and

optionally, a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the compound has the formula:

wherein each of P1 and P2, individually, are a protecting group or a hydrogen atom;

wherein Z is C(O)OR d , C(O)NR c R c , C(O)H, C(NH)NR c R c , C(S)H, C(S)ORd, C(S)NR c R c , or CN;

each R a , is independently selected from hydrogen, (C1 C6) alkyl, (C3 C8) cycloalkyl, cyclohexyl, (C4-C11) cycloalkylalkyl, (C5 C10) aryl, phenyl, (C6 C16) arylalkyl, benzyl, 2 6 membered heteroalkyl, 3 8 membered cycloheteroalkyl, morpholinyl, piperazinyl, homopiperazinyl, piperidinyl, 4 11 membered cycloheteroalkylalkyl, 5 10 membered heteroaryl or 6 16 membered heteroarylalkyl;

each R c , is independently a protecting group or R a , or, alternatively, each R c is taken together with the nitrogen atom to which it is bonded to 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 suitable R b groups;

each R b is independently selected from═O, —OR d , (C1-C3) haloalkyloxy, —OCF 3 , ═S, —SR d , ═NR d , ═NOR d , —NR c R c , halogen, —CF 3 , —CN, —NC, —OCN, —SCN, —NO, —NO 2 , ═N 2 , —N 3 , —S(O)R d , —S(O) 2 R d , —S(O) 2 R 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 )N R 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 or —[NR a C(NR a )] n NR c R c ;

each n, independently is an integer from 0 to 3;

each R d , independently is a protecting group or R a ;

or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and

optionally, a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier;

provided when the compound has the configuration 13R, 14S and C4:Z, C7:Z, C9:E, C11:E, C16:Z and C19:Z

(i) the compound is purified; and/or

(ii) Z is —C(O)OR d , then R d for Z is not a hydrogen.