Aminocyclohexyl ether compounds and uses thereof

1. A method of stereoselectively making an aminocyclohexyl ether comprising:

reacting a compound of formula (55),

or a compound of formula (74),

with a compound of formula (56),

to form a compound of formula (57),

or a compound of formula (75),

respectively,

wherein R 1 and R 2 , when taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are directly attached in formula (57) or (75), form a ring denoted by formula (II):

wherein the method further comprises making the compound of formula (74) or formula (55) by activating a compound of formula (73),

or a compound of formula (94),

with a hydroxy activating reagent to form the compound of formula (74) or the compound of formula (55), respectively;

wherein the method further comprises making a compound of formula (73) by hydrogenating and hydrogenolyzing a compound of formula (72),

to form the compound of formula (73);

wherein the method further comprises making a compound of formula (72) by

alkylating a compound of formula (51),

with a compound of formula (54),

to form the compound of formula (72);

wherein X is a halide;

wherein O-J is a leaving group;

wherein R 3 , R 4 and R 5 are independently selected from hydrogen, hydroxy, and C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, with the proviso that R 3 , R 4 and R 5 cannot all be hydrogen; and

wherein O-Q is a leaving group that reacts with —OH in the compound of formula (51) to form the compound of formula (72), such that the stereochemical configuration of the compound of formula (51) is retained in the compound of formula (72).

2. A method of making a compound of compound of formula (93):

wherein the method comprises:

alkylating a compound of formula (92),

with a compound of formula (54),

to form the compound of formula (93);

wherein the method further comprises making a compound of formula (92) by

hydrogenating and hydrogenolyzing a compound of formula (91),

to form the compound of formula (92);

wherein Pro is a protecting group;

wherein X is a halide;

wherein R 3 R 4 and R 5 are independently selected from hydrogen, hydroxy, and C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, with the proviso that R 3 , R 4 and R 5 cannot all be hydrogen; and

wherein O-Q is a leaving group that reacts with —OH in the compound of formula (92) to form the compound of formula (93), such that the stereochemical configuration of the compound of formula (92) is retained in the compound of formula (93).

3. A method of stereoselectively making an aminocyclohexyl ether comprising:

reacting a compound of formula (55),

or a compound of formula (74),

with a compound of formula (56),

to form a compound of formula (57),

or a compound of formula (75),

respectively,

wherein R 1 and R 2 , when taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are directly attached in formula (57) or (75), form a ring denoted by formula (II):

and

wherein the method further comprises making a compound of formula (55) or formula (74) by alkylating a compound of formula (53),

or a compound of formula (84),

with a compound of formula (54),

to form the compound of formula (55) or the compound of formula (74); respectively; and

optionally protecting the compound of formula (53) or the compound of formula (84), before said alkylating step;

wherein O-Q is a leaving group that reacts with —OH in formula (53) or formula (84) to form the compound of formula (55) or the compound of formula (74), such that the stereochemical configuration of the compound of formula (53) or the compound of formula (84) is retained in the compound of formula (55) or the compound of formula (74), respectively;

wherein the method further comprises making the compound of formula (53) by

hydrogenating and hydrogenolyzing a compound of formula (52),

to form the compound of formula (53);

wherein X is a halide;

wherein O-J is a leaving group; and

wherein R 3 R 4 and R 5 are independently selected from hydrogen, hydroxy, and C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, with the proviso that R 3 , R 4 and R 5 cannot all be hydrogen.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the method further comprises making a compound of formula (52):

wherein the method comprises:

activating a compound of formula (51),

with a hydroxy activating reagent to form the compound of formula (52);

wherein X is a halide; and

wherein O-J is a leaving group.

5. A method of making an aminocyclohexyl ether comprising:

reacting a compound of formula (55),

or a compound of formula (74),

with a compound of formula (56),

to form a compound of formula (57),

or a compound of formula (75),

respectively,

wherein R 1 and R 2 , when taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are directly attached in formula (57) or (75), form a ring denoted by formula (II):

and

wherein the method further comprises stereoselectively making the aminocyclohexyl ether of formula (57) by

(a) hydrogenating and hydrogenolyzing a compound of formula (91),

to form a compound of formula (92),

wherein Pro is a protecting group and X is a halide;

(b) alkylating the compound of formula (92) with a compound of formula (54),

wherein R 3 , R 4 and R 5 are as defined above and O-Q is a leaving group that reacts with the hydroxy group in formula (92) to form a compound of formula (93),

such that the stereochemical configuration of the compound of formula (92) is retained in the compound of formula (93);

(c) deprotecting the compound of formula (93) to form a compound of formula (94),

(d) activating the compound of formula (94) to form a compound of formula (55),

wherein O-J is a leaving group; and

(e) reacting the compound of formula (55) with a compound of formula (56),

wherein R 1 and R 2 are as defined above, to form the aminocyclohexyl ether of formula (57);

wherein R 3 , R 4 and R 5 are independently selected from hydrogen, hydroxy and C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, with the proviso that R 3 , R 4 and R 5 cannot all be hydrogen; and

wherein O-J is a leaving group.