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Definitions

• the present invention relates to methods and intermediates for synthesizing 2'- deoxy-2' ⁇ '-difiuorotetrahydrouridine compounds.
• chemotherapeutic compounds are analogs of the nucleotide cytidine, including decitabine, gemcitabine, 5-azacytidine, ara-C, tezacitabine, 5-fluoro-2'- deoxycytidine, and cytochlor.
• analogs of cytidine the compounds are subject to degradation by the enzyme cytidine deaminase (CDA) which degrades the compounds into inactive metabolites.
• CDA cytidine deaminase
• the presence of CDA limits the effectiveness of the cytidine analogs, requiring the administration of higher and/or more frequent doses of the analogs to achieve therapeutic benefit.
• CDA inhibitor 2'-deoxy-2',2'-difluorotetrahydrouridine compounds.
• US Patent No. 8,268,800 incorporated herein by reference in its entirety, discloses compounds in this class, including compound 1 :
• CD A inhibitors such as 2'- deoxy-2',2'-difluorotetrahydrouridine for use in methods of treating cancer and other disorders.
• the present invention relates to the development of a more efficient method for synthesizing 2 , -deoxy-2' ⁇ 2'-difluorotetrahydrouridine compounds and intermediates involved in the synthesis. Previous synthetic methods were inconvenient due to the requirement for high pressure hydrogenation and the use of preparative HPLC to isolate the final compound.
• the improved efficiency of the present method may be achieved as a result of any of the following aspects: (i) it reduces the number of impurities in the final compound, which means that (ii) the final compound can be purified by precipitation or crystallization, e.g., crystallization-induced diastereoseiective transformation (CIDT) which converts the mixture of epimers to the desired compound and hence (iii) results in enhanced yield of the desired epimer.
• CIDT crystallization-induced diastereoseiective transformation
• R is a hydroxyl protecting group
• Ri is H, a hydroxyl protecting group, or absent;
• R ⁇ is H or a hydroxyl protecting group
• the compound of Formula I has the structure of Formula II:
• the compound of Formula I has the structure of Formula III:
• a further aspect of the invention relates to a method of producing compound 1 (named (4R)- 1 - [(2R f 4R, 5R)-3 ,3 -difluoro-4-hydroxy-5 -(hydroxymethy l)tetrahydrofuran-2- yl]-4-hydroxytetrahydropyrimidin-2(lH)-one)): or a salt thereof;
• Another aspect of the invention relates to a method of producing compound 1:
• R is a hydroxyl protecting group
• a further aspect of the invention relates to high purity compound 1 (for example compound 1 having a purity of at least about 80%, e.g., at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99%, 99.5%, or 99.9%): or a salt thereof; produced by the methods of the invention.
• high purity compound 1 for example compound 1 having a purity of at least about 80%, e.g., at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99%, 99.5%, or 99.9%
• a can mean one or more than one.
• a compound can mean a single compound or a multiplicity of compounds.
• the transitional phrase “consisting essentially of means that the scope of a claim is to be interpreted to encompass the specified materials or steps recited in the claim "and those that do not materially affect the basic and novel characteristic(s)" of the claimed invention. See, In re Herz, 537 F.2d 549, 551-52, 190 U.S.P.Q. 461, 463 (CCPA 1976) (emphasis in the original); see also MPEP ⁇ 2111.03. Thus, the term “consisting essentially of when used in a claim or the description of this invention is not intended to be interpreted to be equivalent to "comprising.”
• the terms “increase,” “increases,” “increased,” “increasing,” and similar terms indicate an elevation of at least about 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%, 150%, 200%, 300%, 400%, 500% or more.
• the terms “reduce,” “reduces,” “reduced,” “reduction,” and similar terms mean a decrease of at least about 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 35%, 50%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 97% or more. In particular embodiments, the reduction results in no or essentially no (i.e., an insignificant amount, e.g., less than about 10% or even 5%) detectable activity or amount.
• salt thereof includes pharmaceutically acceptable salts.
• pharmaceutically acceptable salts shall mean non-toxic salts of the compounds employed in this invention which are generally prepared by reacting the free acid with a suitable organic or inorganic base or the free base with a suitable organic or inorganic acid.
• salts include, but are not limited to, acetate, benzenesulfonate, benzoate, bicarbonate, bisulfate, bitartrate, borate, bromide, calcium, calcium edetate, camsylate, carbonate, chloride, clavulanate, citrate, dihydrochlonde, edetate, edisylate, estolate, esylate, fumarate, gluceptate, gluconate, glutamate, gly coll larsanilate, hexylresorcinate, hydrabamine, hydrobromide, hydrochloride, hydroxynapthoate, iodide, isothionate, lactate, lactobionate, iaurate, malate, maleate, mandelate, mesylate, methylbromide, methylnitrate, methylsulfate, mucate, napsylate, nitrate, oleate, oxalate,
• phosphate/diphosphate polygalacturonate
• potassium salicylate
• sodium sodium, stearate, subacetate
• succinate tannate, tartrate
• teoclate tosylate
• triethiodide triethiodide
• Bronsted-Lowry base refers to a species with the ability to accept a proton.
• hydroxyl protecting group may be any suitable hydroxyl protecting group, i.e., a labile chemical moiety which is known in the art to protect a hydroxyl group against undesired reactions during synthetic procedures. After said synthetic procedure(s) the blocking group as described herein may be selectively removed. See, e.g., A. isidro-Llobet et al, Amino Acid-Protecting Groups, Chem. Rev. 109:2455-2504 (2009) and T. Greene and P. Wuts, Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis (3d Ed. 1999).
• the hydroxyl protecting group is an acid-stabile hydroxyl protecting group.
• hydroxyl protecting groups include, but are not limited to, alkyl, cycloalkyl, arylalkyl, aryl, ethers, esters, cyclic ethers, cyclic esters, acetal, cyclic acetal, ketal, and cyclic ketal groups and the like that can be removed under either acidic or basic conditions so that the protecting group is removed and replaced with a hydrogen atom.
• hydroxyl protecting groups include, but are not limited to, methyl, ethyl, acetate, ethylacetate, propionate, ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, 4-methox benzyl, benzyl, trityl, trimethylsilyl, tetrahydropyranyl, and benzoyl.
• Other hydroxyl protecting groups include, but are not limited to, methoxylmethyl (MOM), methylthiomethyl (MTM), t-butylthiomethyl,
• dichlorophthalimidophenyl)methyl 4,4' 5 4"-tris(levulinoyloxyphenyl)methyl, 4,4'A"- tris(benzoyloxyphenyl)methyl 5 3-(imidazol-l-yl)bis(4',4"-dimethoxyphenyl)methyl, 1,1- bis(4-methoxyphenyl)- -pyrenylmethyl, 9-anthryI, 9-(9-phenyl)xanthenyl, 9-(9 ⁇ phenyl ⁇ 10- oxo)anthryl, l,3-benzodithiolan-2-yl, benzisothiazolyl S,S-dioxido, trimethylsilyl (TMS), triethylsilyl (TES), triisopropylsilyl (TIPS), dimethylisopropylsilyl (IPDMS),
• DEIPS diethylisopropylsilyl
• TDMS t-butyldimethylsilyl
• TDPS t- butyldiphenyisilyl
• tribenzylsilyl tri-p-xylylsilyl, triphenylsilyl
• DPMS diphenylmethylsilyl
• TMPS t-butylmethoxyphenylsilyl
• formate benzoylformate, acetate, chloroacetate, dichloroacetate, trichloroacetate, trifluoroacetate, methoxyacetate, triphenylmethoxyacetate, phenoxyacetate, p-chlorophenoxyacetate, 3-phenylpropionate, 4- oxopentanoate (levulinate), 4,4-(ethylenedithio)pentanoate (levulmoyldithioacetal), pivaloate, adamantoate, crotonate, 4-methoxycrotonate, benzoate, p-phenylbenzoate, 2,4,6- trimethylbenzoate(mesitoate), alkyl methyl carbonate, 9-fluorenylmethyl carbonate (Fmoc), alkyl ethyl carbonate, alkyl 2,2,2-t
• a bond identified by " is either present or absent.
• a bond identified by " " is one that includes a mixture of stereochemistries.
• enantiomers refers to stereoisomers of a compound that are mirror images of each other that are non-superimposable.
• chemical designation of compounds denotes the mixture of all possible stereochemically isomeric forms.
• diastereomers refers to stereoisomers of a compound that have different configurations at one or more stereocenters but are not mirror images of each other (and therefore not enantiomers).
• alkyl denotes a straight or branched hydrocarbon chain containing 1-12 carbon atoms, e.g., 1-6 or 1-4 carbon atoms.
• alkyl groups include methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, and the like.
• aryl refers to an aromatic 5-8 membered monocyclic or 8—12 membered bicyclic ring system.
• the term also includes aromatic bicyclic ring systems in which a hydrogen atom has been added to one, two, or three of the ring carbons in one of the rings (e.g., a partially saturated ring).
• aryl groups include phenyl, naphthyl and the like.
• acyl denotes an alkyl or aryl group linked to a carbonyl group.
• acyl groups include formyl, acetyl, propionyl, acrylyl, benzoyl, and the like.
• benzoyl refers to the acyl of benzoic acid (attached through the carbonyl carbon) and has the following structure.
• One aspect of the invention relates to intermediate compounds useful for the synthesis of 2'-deoxy-2',2'-difluoro-tetrahydrouridine compounds.
• the invention relates to a compound of Formula I:
• R is a hydroxyl protecting group
• Ri is H, a hydroxyl protecting group, or absent;
• R 3 ⁇ 4 is H or a hydroxyl protecting group
• R is benzoyl. In other embodiments, R is benzoyl or TBDMS. In certain embodiments, R ⁇ is H or absent.
• the compound of Formula I has the structure of Formula la:
• the compound of Formula I has the structure of Formula II:
• R is benzoyl
• the compound of Formula I has the structure of Formula Ila;
• the compound of Formula I has the structure of Formula III:
• R is benzoyl
• the compound of Formula I has the structure of Formula Ilia:
• the compound of Formula I is compound 3:
• the compound of Formula I is compound 4:
• the invention relates to a compound of Formula V:
• R and R ⁇ are independently hydroxyl protecting groups
• R ⁇ is an alkyl or acyl group. In some embodiments, R ⁇ is a C 1-12 alkyl group, e.g., a C 1-6 alkyl group, e.g., a C 1-4 alkyl group. In some embodiments, 3 ⁇ 4 is a C ⁇ .n acyl group, e.g., a C 1-6 acyl group, e.g., a 4 acyl group.
• the compound of Formula V has the structure of Formula Va:
• R and Rj are independently hydroxyl protecting groups
• the compound of Formula V has the structure of Formula Vb:
• Bz is benzoyl and 1 is a hydroxyl protecting group
• Certain of the compounds described herein contain one or more chiral centers, or may otherwise be capable of existing as multiple stereoisomers.
• the scope of the present invention includes pure stereoisomers as well as mixtures of stereoisomers, such as purified enantiomers/diastereomers/epimers, enantiomerically/diastereomerically/epimerically enriched mixtures, or racemates.
• the compounds have a
• stereochemical purity of at least about 80%, e.g., at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or more.
• the compounds of the invention can also exist as tautomeric isomers, e.g., amide/iminol tautomers, in certain cases. Although only one delocalized resonance structure may be depicted, all such forms are contemplated within the scope of the invention.
• the compounds disclosed herein can, as noted above, be prepared in the form of their pharmaceutically acceptable salts.
• Pharmaceutically acceptable salts are salts that retain the desired biological activity of the parent compound and do not impart undesired toxicological effects.
• Examples of such salts are (a) acid addition salts formed with inorganic acids, for example hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, nitric acid and the like; and salts formed with organic acids such as, for example, acetic acid, oxalic acid, tartaric acid, succinic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, gluconic acid, citric acid, malic acid, ascorbic acid, benzoic acid, tannic acid, palmitic acid, alginic acid, polyglutarmc acid, naphthalenesulfonic acid, methanesulfonic acid, p-toluenesulfonic acid,
• naphthalenedisulfonic acid polygalacturonic acid, and the like; (b) salts formed from elemental anions such as chlorine, bromine, and iodine, and (c) salts derived from bases, such as ammonium salts, alkali metal salts such as those of sodium and potassium, alkaline earth metal salts such as those of calcium and magnesium, and salts with organic bases such as dicyclohexylamine and N-methyl-D-glucamine.
• bases such as ammonium salts, alkali metal salts such as those of sodium and potassium, alkaline earth metal salts such as those of calcium and magnesium, and salts with organic bases such as dicyclohexylamine and N-methyl-D-glucamine.
• the compounds disclosed herein are prepared in the form of a free base.
• compositions herein comprise compounds and combinations with stoichiometric or non-stoichiometric amounts of water, as in hydrates, or other components, as in solvates.
• the compounds of the invention have a purity of at least about 80%, e.g., at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or more. In some embodiments, the compounds of the invention contain less than about 20%, e.g., less than about 15%, 10%, 5%, 4%, 3%, 2%, 1%, or 0.1% of impurities, reaction side products and/or degradation products.
• One aspect of the invention relates to compound 1 (or salt thereof) produced by the methods of the present invention, in particular compound 1 in free base form having high purity (for example epimeric purity or low amounts of impurities, solvents, reaction side products and/or degradation products).
• Another aspect of the invention relates to compound 1 having a purity of at least about 80%, e.g., at least about 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99%, 99.5%, or 99.9%, or more.
• compound 1 contains less than about 20%, e.g., less than about 15%, 10%, 5%, 4%, 3%, 2%, 1%, or 0.1% of impurities, solvents, reaction side products and/or degradation products.
• a further aspect of the invention relates to compound 1 having a molar ratio of the desired epimer (compound 1) to the other epimer (compound 6) of at least about 60:40, e.g., at least about 70:30, 80:20, 90:10, 95:5, 96:4, 97:3, 98:2, 99:1 or more, e.g., an epimeric purity of at least about 60%, e.g., at least about 70%, 80%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99%, or more, e.g., 99.5% or 99.9%.
• a further aspect of the invention relates to a method of producing compound 1: or a salt thereof;
• the method produces compound 1.
• the method takes advantage of crystallization-induced diastereoselective transformation (CIDT) to provide enhanced production of the desired epimer (compound 1).
• CIDT crystallization-induced diastereoselective transformation
• Any suitable catalyst can be used in the method.
• the catalyst is thought to act by facilitating the opening of compound 6 to the aldehyde form, thereby increasing conversion of one epimer to the other and equilibrating the amount of compound 1 and compound 6 in solution as, upon usage of an appropriate solvent, compound 1 preferentially precipitates or crystallizes out of solution.
• the catalyst is present in a catalytically effective amount.
• the catalyst can be an acid, e.g., an inorganic acid, e.g., an organic acid, e.g., acetic acid or trifluoroacetic acid.
• the catalyst can be a base, e.g., a Bronsted-Lowry base, e.g., a weak base (one that does not ionize fully in an aqueous solution).
• the catalyst can be diisopropylethyl amine or ammonium hydroxide.
• the base has a basicity of 10 or more in a solvent.
• the base has a pKa of 10 or more in a solvent, e.g., DMSO, for example as reported in Bordwell, Acc. Chem. Res. 21:456 1988); Crampton, J Chem. Res. (S) 22 (1997); Kaliurand et al, J.
• the catalyst is a strong base.
• the catalyst is a strong base such as a sterically hindered strong base, e.g. , a strong base which is a poor nucleophile.
• the catalyst is l,8-diazabicyclo(5.4.0)undec ⁇ 7-ene (DBU).
• the DBU may be present in any amount that is effective, e.g., about 1 mol% to about 20 mol%, e.g., about 2 mol% to about 15 mol%, e.g., about 5 mol% to 10 mol%, e.g., about 5 mol%, or e.g., about 10 mol%, e.g., about 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, ⁇ , 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, or 20 mol%.
• the DBU may be present at 1 mol% to 20 mol%, e.g., 2 mol% to 15 mol%, e.g., 5 mol% to 10 mol%, e.g., 5 mol%, or e.g., 10 mol%, e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 1 1 , 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, or 20 mol%.
• the solvent is a solvent in which compound 6 has greater solubility than compound 1.
• the solution used to form the solution of compound 2 comprises, consists essentially of, or consists of an organic solvent.
• the solution comprises, consists essentially of, or consists of water or an aqueous solvent.
• the solvent is a protic solvent
• the solvent is one that is miscible with water.
• the solution is acetonitrile, acetone, tetrahydrofuran, dimethylsulfoxide, or methanol.
• the solution is aqueous acetonitrile, aqueous acetone, aqueous tetrahydrofuran, aqueous dimethylsulfoxide, or aqueous methanol. In a particular embodiment, the solution is aqueous acetonitrile.
• the precipitation or crystallization can be carried out for a length of time sufficient for a suitable amount of compound 1 to be formed, e.g., about 0.5 days to 14 days, e.g., about 1-4 days, e.g., about 2-3 days, e.g., about 3-10 days, e.g., about 4-6 days.
• the precipitation or crystallization can be carried out at any suitable temperature, e.g., at about room temperature.
• the precipitate can be collected, e.g., by filtration, and washed, e.g., with aqueous acetonitrile and/or acetonitrile.
• the progress of the reaction can be monitored, e.g., by sampling the supernatant of the reaction mixture and determining the ratio of compound 1 to compound 6. Completion of the reaction is indicated by the presence of a 50:50 mixture of compound 1 and compound 6 in the supernatant. If this ratio has not been achieved, additional catalyst can be added and the reaction continued until completion.
• compound 1 optionally is further purified by recrystallization or slurrification, e.g., from aqueous acetonitrile, optionally with addition of an acid, e.g., trifluoroacetic acid.
• the precipitate can be resuspended in watenacetonitrile in a ratio of about 1 :2 to about 1 :10 (v/v), heated to about 35-45 °C, then cooled to about 0 °C.
• the resulting precipitate can be washed in water: acetonitrile in a ratio of about 1 :2 to about 1 :10 (v/v) and then acetonitrile.
• compound 1 optionally is further purified by other methods known in the art, such as HPLC.
• the molar ratio of the desired epimer (compound 1) to the other epimer (compound 6) after precipitation or crystallization can be at least about 60:40, e.g., at least about 70:30, 80:20, or 90:10 or more.
• the molar ratio of the desired epimer (compound 1) to the other epimer (compound 6) after a second purification step can be at least about 80:20, e.g., at least about 90:10, 95:5, or 98:2 or more.
• the purity of compound 1 can be increased by reduction in particle size.
• the particle size of compound 1 can be reduced for example by using manual means such as pestle and mortar or by mechanical means such as milling. This enables efficient release of excess solvent (for example acetonitrile).
• the efficacy of milling as a means to remove solvent was greater when the mill pressure was set to higher levels to allow for reduction of the particle size (D90) to about 50 ⁇ or less, for example about 25 ⁇ or less, in particular about 10 ⁇ ⁇ or less (e.g., between 0.1-10 ⁇ , 1-10 ⁇ , 1-25 ⁇ or 1-50 ⁇ ).
• the process of air-jet milling the material mechanically allows the solvent to be released without re-slurrying.
• optional solvent re-slurry can also be performed subsequently for example by re-slurrying the material in ethyl acetate.
• Another aspect of the invention relates to a method of producing compound 1 :
• R is a hydroxyl protecting group
• the starting compound of Formula IV can be obtained commercially, e.g. , from Aurora Fine Chemicals (San Diego, CA), or synthesized by known methods, for example as disclosed in Wheeler et ah, J. Labeled Compounds Radiopharm. 29:583 (1991) and Chou et al., Synthesis 6:565 (1992), incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.
• the hydrogenation of the compound of Formula IV in step (a) to produce the compound of Formula Ila can be carried out by methods known in the art. For example, the step can be carried out under catalytic transfer hydrogenation conditions, e.g., in the presence of 5% palladium on charcoal.
• the hydrogenation can occur by heating the compound of Formula IV to reflux, e.g., with formic acid and hydrochloric acid in a solvent, e.g., aqueous ethyl acetate. Hydrogenation can be carried out at a temperature of about 50 °C to about 80 °C, e.g., at about 68 °C for about 12-48 hours, e.g. , about 24 hours.
• the reagents used to affect hydrogenation e.g., palladium and charcoal
• the catalyst can be removed, e.g., by filtering, and washed, e.g., with ethyl acetate. After separation of the organic layer it can be washed, e.g., with aqueous sodium bicarbonate and/or aqueous NaCl.
• the reduction of the compound of Formula Ila to the compound of Formula Ilia in step (b) can be carried out by methods known in the art.
• reduction can be carried out with a reducing agent such as a sodium borohydride in an organic solvent, e.g. , a mixture of methylene chloride and ethanol.
• the reduction can be carried out at any suitable temperature, e.g., around -5 °C to about 10 °C, e.g., about 0 °C to about 5 °C, for about 0.5 to 3 hours, e.g., about 1.5 hours.
• the reduction can optionally be carried out in the presence of cerium trichloride.
• the amount of cerium chloride is about 50 mol% (e.g., 50 mol%). In another embodiment, the amount of cerium chloride is about 20 mol% or about 10 moI% (for example 20 mol% or 10 mol%).
• the reaction can be quenched, e.g., with acetone, and the solution neutralized with an acid, e.g., hydrochloric acid.
• the organic layer containing the compound of Formula Ilia can be separated and washed, e.g., with water.
• (c) can be carried out by methods known in the art.
• deprotection can be carried out in the presence of a weak base, e.g., ammonium hydroxide, in a solvent, e.g., methanol.
• the deprotection can be carried out for about 12-48 hours, e.g., about 24 hours.
• the mixture can be concentrated, dissolved in an aqueous solvent, e.g. , water, and washed with an organic solvent, e.g. , ethyl acetate.
• the method can be modified to include a step of protecting the hydroxyl group of the compound of Formula Ilia to produce a compound of Formula Va, e.g., as part of step (b) above or as step (bl) after step (b).
• the method comprises the step of protecting the compound of Formula Ilia to produce a compound of Formula Va:
• R and R ⁇ are each independently a hydroxyl protecting group
• the method can further include the step of deprotecting the compound of Formula Va by removing the 3 ⁇ 4 hydroxyl protecting group to produce the compound of Formula Ilia, e.g., as part of step (b) above or as step (b2) after steps (b) and (b).
• the method can further include the step of deprotecting the compound of Formula Va by removing all of the hydroxyl protecting groups to produce compound 2, e.g., as an alternate step (c) or as step (b2) after steps (b) and (bl).
• the protection of the compound of Formula Ilia to produce the compound of Formula Va can be carried out by methods known in the art.
• the hydroxyl group can be protected as an ether. Protection of the hydroxyl group as an alkyl ether (e.g., a methyl ether) can be carried out with an alkylating agent (e.g., a methylating agent such as dimethyl sulfate) in the presence of, e.g., tetrabutylammonium iodide in a two-phase system, e.g. , a mixture of hexanes and 50% aqueous sodium hydroxide.
• an alkylating agent e.g., a methylating agent such as dimethyl sulfate
• the reaction can be carried out at any suitable temperature, e.g., around 5 °C to about 45 °C, e.g., about 30 °C to about 45 °C, for about 0.5 to 6 hours, e.g., about 3 hours.
• the hydroxyl group can be protected as an ester. Protection of the hydroxyl group as an ester can be carried out with an acylating agent such as acetic anhydride in an organic solvent, e.g., pyridine.
• the acylation can be carried out at any suitable temperature, e.g., around 0 °C to about 40 °C, e.g., about 15 °C to about 25 °C, for about 8 to 24 hours, e.g., about 12 hours.
• the deprotection of the compound of Formula Va where the hydroxyl group is protected as an ether to produce the compound of Formula Ilia can be carried out by methods known in the art. For example, cleavage of a methyl ether can be carried out with a Lewis acid such as boron trichloride in an organic solvent such as dichloromethane. The reaction can be carried out at any suitable temperature e.g., around -78 °C to about -65 °C, for about 8 to 16 hours, e.g., about 12 hours.
• the deprotection of the compound of Formula Va when the hydroxyl group is protected as an ester to produce compound 2 can be carried out by methods known in the art. For example, deprotection can be carried out in the presence of a weak base, e.g., ammonium hydroxide, in a solvent, e.g., methanol. The deprotection can be carried out for about 12-48 hours, e.g., about 24 hours. Following deprotection, the mixture can be concentrated, dissolved in an aqueous solvent, e.g., water, and washed with an organic solvent, e.g., ethyl acetate.
• a weak base e.g., ammonium hydroxide
• a solvent e.g., methanol
• the deprotection can be carried out for about 12-48 hours, e.g., about 24 hours.
• the mixture can be concentrated, dissolved in an aqueous solvent, e.g., water, and washed
• Compound 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof produced by the present invention can be used to inhibit CDA activity.
• Compound 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof can be in the form of a pharmaceutical composition, e.g., together with a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
• compound 1 or a pharmaceutical composition e.g., together with a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.
• the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof may be used in a method for treating cancer in a subject in need thereof in combination with a CDA substrate drug, e.g., a. CDA substrate drug that may be used to treat cancer.
• CDA substrate drugs include, without limitation, decitabine, 5-azacytidine, gemcitabine, ara-C, tezacitabine, 5-fiuoro-2'- deoxycytidine, and cytochlor.
• the cancer may be selected from the group consisting of hematological cancers and solid cancers.
• the hematological cancer may be myelodysplasia syndromes or leukemia, e.g., acute myeloid leukemia or chronic myeloid leukemia.
• the solid cancer may be pancreatic cancer, ovarian cancer, peritoneal cancer, non small cell lung cancer, metastatic breast cancer, bladder cancer, squamous cell carcinoma, transitional cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, gynecological cancer, fallopian tube carcinoma, liver cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, lung cancer, cervical carcinoma, genitourinary tract cancer, or gastrointestinal cancer.
• compound 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof may be administered at substantially the same time with the CDA substrate drug, prior to the CDA substrate drug or after the CDA substrate drug, optionally in a single unit dosage form or in multiple, separate unit dosage forms.
• Example 1 Embodiments according to the present invention are described in non-limiting examples below.
• Example 1 Example 1

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