C-terminal modified oxamyl dipeptides as inhibitors of the ICE-ced-3 family of cysteine proteases

Abstract

This invention is directed to novel oxamyl dipeptide ICE/ced-3 family inhibitor compounds. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, as well as to the use of such compositions in the treatment of patients suffering inflammatory, autoimmune and neurodegenerative diseases, for the prevention of ischemic injury, and for the preservation of organs that are to undergo a transplantation procedure.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0002] The present invention relates to novel classes of compounds which are inhibitors of interleukin-1β converting enzyme and related proteases (“ICE/ced-3 family of cysteine proteases”), as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and to methods of using such pharmaceutical compositions.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0003] Interleukin 1 (“IL-1”) is a major pro-inflammatory and immunoregulatory protein that stimulates fibroblast differentiation and proliferation, the production of prostaglandins, collagenase and phospholipase by synovial cells and chondrocytes, basophil and eosinophil degranulation and neutrophil activation. Oppenheim, J. H. et al., Immunology Today, 7:45-56 (1986). As such, it is involved in the pathogenesis of chronic and acute inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. IL-1 is predominantly produced by peripheral blood monocytes as part of the inflammatory response. Mosely, B. S. et al., Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., 84:4572-4576 (1987); Lonnemann, G. et al., Eur. J. Immunol., 19:1531-1536 (1989).

[0004] IL-1β is synthesized as a biologically inactive precursor, proIL-1p. ProIL-1β is cleaved by a cysteine protease called interleukin-1β converting enzyme (“ICE”) between Asp-116 and Ala-117 to produce the biologically active C-terminal fragment found in human serum and synovial fluid. Sleath, P. R. et al., J. Biol. Chem., 265:14526-14528 (1992); A. D. Howard et al., J. Immunol., 147:2964-2969 (1991).

[0005] ICE is a cysteine protease localized primarily in monocytes. In addition to promoting the pro-inflammatory and immunoregulatory properties of IL-1β, ICE, and particularly its homologues, also appear to be involved in the regulation of cell death or apoptosis. Yuan, J. et al., Cell, 75:641-652 (1993); Miura, M. et al., Cell, 75:653-660 (1993); Nett-Giordalisi, M. A. et al., J. Cell Biochem., 17B:117 (1993). In particular, ICE or ICE/ced-3 homologues are thought to be associated with the regulation of apoptosis in neurogenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. Marx, J. and M. Baringa, Science, 259:760-762 (1993); Gagliardini, V et al., Science, 263:826-828 (1994).

[0006] Thus, disease states in which inhibitors of the ICE/ced-3 family of cysteine proteases may be useful as therapeutic agents include: infectious diseases, such as meningitis and salpingitis; septic shock, respiratory diseases; inflammatory conditions, such as arthritis, cholangitis, colitis, encephalitis, endocerolitis, hepatitis, pancreatitis and reperfusion injury, ischemic diseases such as the myocardial infarction, stroke and ischemic kidney disease; immune-based diseases, such as hypersensitivity; auto-immune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis; bone diseases; and certain neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. Such inhibitors are also useful for the repopulation of hematopoietic cells following chemo- and radiation therapy and for prolonging organ viability for use in transplantation.

[0007] ICE/ced-3 inhibitors represent a class of compounds useflil for the control of the above-listed disease states. Peptide and peptidyl inhibitors of ICE have been described. However, such inhibitors have been typically characterized by undesirable pharmacologic properties, such as poor oral absorption, poor stability and rapid metabolism. Plattner, J. J. and D. W. Norbeck, in Drug Discovery Technologies, C. R. Clark and W. H. Moos, Eds. (Ellis Horwood, Chichester, England, 1990), pp. 92-126. These undesirable properties have hampered their development into effective drugs.

[0008] Accordingly, the need exists for compounds that can effectively inhibit the action of the ICE/ced-3 family of proteases, for use as agents for preventing unwanted apoptosis, and for treating chronic and acute forms of IL-1 mediated diseases such as inflammatory, autoimmune or neurodegenerative diseases. The present invention satisfies this need and provides further related advantages.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0009] In general, the compounds of this invention incorporate a (N-substituted)oxamyl group as a dipeptide mimetic. The resulting compounds exhibit improved properties relative to their peptidic counterparts, for example, such as improved cell penetration or improved absorption and metabolic stability resulting in enhanced bioavailability. This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/091,689, filed Jul. 2, 1998, and U.S. application No. 09/177,549, filed Oct. 22, 1998 (both of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety).

[0010] One aspect of the instant invention is the compounds of the Formula I: 1

[0011] wherein A, B, R1, R1′ and R2 are as defined below, as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

[0012] A further aspect of the instant invention is a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of the above Formula I and a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier therefor.

[0013] Another aspect of this invention involves a method for treating an autoimmune disease comprising administering an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition discussed above to a patient in need of such treatment.

[0014] Yet another aspect of the instant invention is a method for treating an inflammatory disease comprising administering an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition discussed above to a patient in need of such treatment.

[0015] A further aspect of the instant invention is a method for treating a neurodegenerative disease comprising administering an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition discussed above to a patient in need of such treatment.

[0016] Another aspect of the instant invention is a method of preventing ischemic injury to a patient suffering from a disease associated with ischemic injury comprising administering an effective amount of the pharmaceutical composition discussed above to a patient in need of such treatment.

[0017] A further aspect of the instant invention is a method for expanding of hematopoietic cell populations and/or enhancing their survival by contacting the cells with an effective amount of the pharmaceutical composition discussed above. Cell populations included in the method of the invention include (but are not limited to) granulocytes, monocytes, erthrocytes, lymphocytes and platelets for use in cell transfusions.

[0018] An alternate aspect of the instant invention is a method of prolonging the viability of an organ that has been removed from the donor for the purpose of a future transplantation procedure, which comprises applying an effective amount of the pharmaceutical composition discussed above to the organ, thereby prolonging the viability of the organ as compared to an untreated organ. The organ may be an intact organ, or isolated cells derived from an organ (e.g., isolated pancreatic islet cells, isolated dopaminergic neurons, blood or hematopoietic cells).

[0019] These and other aspects of this invention will be evident upon reference to the following detailed description.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0020] As mentioned above, one aspect of the instant invention is the compounds of the Formula I: 2

[0021] wherein:

[0022] A is a natural or unnatural amino acid of Formula IIa-i: 3

[0023] B is a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, alkyl, cycloalkyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, naphthyl, substituted naphtbyl, 2-benzoxazolyl, substituted 2-oxazolyl, (CH2)ncycloalkyl, (CH2)nphenyl, (CH2)n(substituted phenyl), (CH2)n(1 or 2-naphthyl), (CH2)n(substituted 1 or 2-naphthyl), (CH2)n(heteroaryl), (CH2)n(substituted heteroaryl), halomethyl, CO2R12, CONR13R14, CH2ZR15, CH2OCO(aryl), CH2OCO(heteroaryl), or CH2OPO(R16)R17, where Z is an oxygen or a sulfur atom, or B is a group of the Formula IlIa-c: 4

[0024] R1 is alkyl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, (cycloalkyl)alkyl, substituted (cycloalkyl)alkyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, phenylalkyl, substituted phenylalkyl, naphthyl, substituted naphthyl, (1 or 2 naphthyl)alkyl, substituted (1 or 2 naphthyl)alkyl, heterocycle, substituted heterocycle, (heterocycle)alkyl, substituted (heterocycle)alkyl, R1a(R1b)N, or R1cO;

[0025] R1′ is hydrogen, alkyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, naphthyl, substituted naphthyl, heterocycle or substituted heterocycle;

[0026] or R1 and R1′ taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a heterocycle or substituted heterocycle;

[0027] R2 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, (cycloalkyl)aLkyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, phenylalkyl, substituted phenylalkyl, naphthyl, substituted naphthyl, (1 or 2 naphthyl)alkyl, or substituted (1 or 2 naphthyl)alkyl;

[0028] and wherein:

[0029] R1a and R1b are independently hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, (cycloalkyl)alkyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, phenylalkyl, substituted phenylalkyl, naphthyl, substituted naphthyl, (1 or 2 naphthyl)alkyl, substituted (1 or 2 naphthyl)alkyl, beteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, (heteroaryl)alkyl, or substituted (heteroaryl)alkyl, with the proviso that R1a and R1b cannot both be hydrogen;

[0030] R1c is alkyl, cycloalkyl, (cycloalkyl)alkyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, phenylalkyl, substituted phenylalkyl, naphthyl, substituted naphthyl, (1 or 2 naphthyl)alkyl, substituted (1 or 2 naphthyl)alkyl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, (heteroaryl)alkyl, or substituted (heteroaryl)alkyl;

[0031] R3 is C1-6 lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, (CH2)nNH2, (CH2)nNHCOR9, (CH2)nN(C═NH)NH2, (CH2)mCO2R2, (CH2)mOR10, (CH2)mSR11, (CH2)ncycloalkyl, (CH2)nphenyl, (CH2)n(substituted phenyl), (CH2)n(1 or 2-naphthyl) or (CH2)n(heteroaryl), wherein heteroaryl includes pyridyl, thienyl, furyl, thiazolyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, isoxazolyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidyl, triazinyl, tetrazolyl, and indolyl;

[0032] R3a is hydrogen or methyl, or R3 and R3a taken together are —(CH2)d— where d is an interger from 2 to 6;

[0033] R4 is phenyl, substituted phenyl, (CH2)mphenyl, (CH2)m(substituted phenyl), cycloalkyl, or benzofused cycloalkyl;

[0034] R5 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, (CH2)ncycloalkyl, (CH2)nphenyl, (CH2)n(substituted phenyl), or (CH2)n(l or 2-naphthyl);

[0035] R6 is hydrogen, fluorine, oxo, lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, naphthyl, (CH2)ncycloalkyl, (CH2)nphenyl, (CH2)n(substituted phenyl), (CH2)n(1 or 2-naphthyl), OR10, SR11 or NHCOR9;

[0036] R7 is hydrogen, oxo (i.e., ═O), lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, naphthyl, (CH2)ncycloalkyl, (CH2)nphenyl, (CH2)n(substituted phenyl), or (CH2)n(1 or 2-naphthyl);

[0037] R8 is lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, (CH2)ncycloalkyl, (CH2)nphenyl, (CH2)n(substituted phenyl), (CH2)n(1 or 2-naphthyl), or COR9;

[0038] R9 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, naphthyl, (CH2)ncycloalkyl, (CH2)nphenyl, (CH2)n(substituted phenyl), (CH2)n(1 or 2-naphthyl), OR12, or NR13R14;

[0039] R10 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, naphthyl, (CH2)ncycloalkyl, (CH2)nphenyl, (CH2)n(substituted phenyl), or (CH2)n(1 or 2-naphthyl);

[0040] R11 is lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, naphthyl, (CH2)ncycloalkyl, (CH2)nphenyl, (CH2)n(substituted phenyl), or (CH2)n(1 or 2-naphthyl);

[0041] R12 is lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, (CH2)ncycloalkyl, (CH2)nphenyl, (CH2)n(substituted phenyl), or (CH2)n(1 or 2-naphthyl);

[0042] R13 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, naphthyl, substituted naphthyl, (CH2)ncycloalkyl, (CH2)nphenyl, (CH2)n(substituted phenyl), or (CH2)n(1 or 2-naphthyl);

[0043] R14 is hydrogen or lower alkyl;

[0044] or R13 and R14 taken together form a five to seven membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring, such as morpholine, or N-substituted piperazine;

[0045] R15 is phenyl, substituted phenyl, napbthyl, substituted naphthyl, heteroaryl, (CH2)nphenyl, (CH2)n(substituted phenyl), (CH2)n(1 or 2-naphthyl), or (CH2)n(heteroaryl);

[0046] R16 and R17 are independently lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, naphthyl, phenylalkyl, substituted phenylalkyl, or (cycloalkyl)alkyl;

[0047] R18 and R19 are independently hydrogen, alkyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, (CH2)nphenyl, (CH2)n(substituted phenyl), or R18 and R19 taken together are —(CH═CH)2—;

[0048] R20 is hydrogen, alkyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, (CH2)nphenyl, (CH2)n(substituted phenyl);

[0049] R21 , R22 and R23 are independently hydrogen, or alkyl;

[0050] X is CH2, (CH2)2, (CH2)3, or S;

[0051] Y1 is O or NR23;

[0052] Y2 is CH2, O, or NR23;

[0053] a is 0 or 1;

[0054] b is 1 or 2, provided that when a is 1 then b is 1

[0055] c is 1 or 2, provided that when c is 1 then a is 0 and b is 1;

[0056] m is 1 or 2; and

[0057] n is 1, 2, 3 or 4;

[0058] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof

[0059] As used herein, the term “alkyl” means a straight or branched C1 to C10 carbon chain, such as methyl, ethyl, tert-butyl, iso-propyl, n-octyl, and the like. The term “lower alkyl” means a straight chain or branched C1 to C6 carbon chain, such as methyl, ethyl, iso-propyl, and the like.

[0060] The term “cycloalkyl” means a mono-, bi-, or tricyclic ring that is either fully saturated, partially of fully unsaturated, or aromatic. Examples of such a ring include cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl, adamantyl, cyclooctyl, cis- or trans decalin, bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene, cyclohex-1-enyl, cyclopent-1-enyl, 1,4-cyclooctadienyl, and the like.

[0061] The term “(cycloalkyl)alkyl” means the above-defined alkyl group substituted with one of the above cycloalkyl rings. Examples of such a group include (cyclohexyl)methyl, 3-(cyclopropyl)-n-propyl, 5-(cyclopentyl)hexyl, 6-(adamantyl)hexyl, and the like.

[0062] The term “substituted phenyl” specifies a phenyl group substituted with one or more substituents chosen from halogen, hydroxy, protected hydroxy, cyano, nitro, trifluoromethyl, alkyl, alkoxy, acyl, acyloxy, carboxy, protected carboxy, carboxymethyl, protected carboxymethyl, hydroxymethyl, protected hydroxymethyl, amino, protected amino, (monosubstituted)amino, protected (monosubstituted)amino, (disubstituted)amino, carboxamide, protected carboxamide, N-(lower alkyl)carboxamide, protected N-(lower alkyl)carboxamide, N,N-di(lower alkyl)carboxamide, N-((lower alkyl)sulfonyl)amino, N-(phenylsulfonyl)amino, substituted or unsubstituted heterocycle, substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl, or by a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, such that in the latter case a biphenyl or naphthyl group results, or wherein two adjacent allkyl substituents on the substituted phenyl ring taken together form a cycloalkyl to yield, for example, tetrahydronaphthyl or indanyl.

[0063] Examples of the term “substituted phenyl” includes a mono-, di-, tri-, tetra- or penta(halo)phenyl group such as 2-, 3- or 4-chlorophenyl, 2,6-dichlorophenyl, 2,5-dichlorophenyl, 3,4-dichlorophenyl, 2-,3- or 4-bromophenyl, 3,4-dibromophenyl, 3-chloro-4-fluorophenyl, 2-, 3- or 4-fluorophenyl, 2,4,6-trifluorophenyl, 2,3,5,6-tetrafluorophenyl, 2,3,4,5-tetrafluorophenyl, 2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorophenyl, and the like; a mono or di(hydroxy)phenyl group such as 2-, 3-, or 4-hydroxyphenyl, 2,4-dihydroxyphenyl, the protected-hydroxy derivatives thereof and the like; a nitrophenyl group such as 2-, 3-, or 4-nitrophenyl; a cyanophenyl group, for example, 2-,3- or 4-cyanophenyl; a mono- or di(alkyl)phenyl group such as 2-, 3-, or 4-methylphenyl, 2,4-dimethylphenyl, 2-, 3- or 4-(iso-propyl)phenyl, 2-, 3-, or 4-ethylphenyl, 2-, 3- or 4-(n-propyl)phenyl and the like; a mono or di(alkoxy)phenyl group, for example, 2,6-dimethoxyphenyl, 2-, 3- or 4-(iso-propoxy)phenyl, 2-, 3- or 4-(t-butoxy)phenyl, 3-ethoxy-4-methoxyphenyl and the like; 2-, 3- or 4-trifluoromethylphenyl; a mono- or dicarboxyphenyl or (protected carboxy)phenyl group such as 2-, 3- or 4-carboxyphenyl or 2,4-di(protected carboxy)phenyl; a mono- or di(hydroxymethyl)phenyl or (protected hydroxymethyl)phenyl such as 2-, 3- or 4-(protected hydroxymethyl)phenyl or 3,4-di(hydroxymethyl)phenyl; a mono- or di(aminomethyl)phenyl or (protected aminomethyl)phenyl such as 2-, 3- or 4-(aminomethyl)phenyl or 2,4-(protected aminomethyl)phenyl; or a mono- or di(N-(methylsulfonylamino))phenyl such as 2, 3 or 4-(N-(methylsulfonylamino))phenyl. Also, the term “substituted phenyl” represents disubstituted phenyl groups wherein the substituents are different, for example, 3-methyl-4-hydroxyphenyl, 3-chloro-4-hydroxyphenyl, 2-methoy-4-bromophenyl, 4-ethyl-2-hydroxyphenyl, 3-hydroxy-4-nitrophenyl, 2-hydroxy-4-chlorophenyl, and the like.

[0064] The term “phenylalkyl” means one of the above phenyl groups attached to one of the above-described alkyl groups, and the term “substituted phenylalkyl” means that either the phenyl or the alkyl, or both, are substituted with one or more of the above-defined substituents. Examples of such groups include 2-phenyl-1-chloroethyl, 2-(4′-methoxyphenyl)ethyl, 4-(2′,6′-dihydroxy phenyl)n-hexyl, 2-(5′-cyano-3′-methoxyphenyl)n-pentyl, 3-(2′,6′-dimethylphenyl)n-propyl, 4-chloro-3-aminobenzyl, 6-(4′-methoxyphenyl)-3-carboxy(n-hexyl), 5-(4′-aminomethylphenyl)-3-(aminomethyl)n-pentyl, 5-phenyl-3-oxo-n-pent-1-yl, (4-hydroxynapth-2-yl)methyl, and the like.

[0065] The term “substituted naphthyl” means a naphthyl group substituted with one or more of the above-identified substituents, and the term “(1 or 2 naphthyl)alkyl” means a naphthyl (1 or 2) attached to one of the above-described alkyl groups.

[0066] The terms “halo” and “halogen” refer to the fluoro, chloiro, bromo or iodo groups. These terms may also be used to describe one or more halogens, which are the same or different. Preferred halogens in the context of this invention are chloro and fluoro.

[0067] The term “aryl” refers to aromatic five and six membered carbocyclic rings. Six membered rings are preferred.

[0068] The term “heterocycle” denotes optionally substituted five-membered or six-membered heterocyclic rings that have 1 to 4 heteroatoms, such as oxygen, sulfur and/or nitrogen atoms, in particular nitrogen, either alone or in conjunction with sulfur or oxygen ring atoms, and include aromatic heterocycles (also referred to herein as “heteroaryls”). The following ring systems are representative examples of aromatic heterocyclic radicals denoted by the term heteroaryl (whether substituted or unsubstituted): thienyl, furyl, pyrrolyl, pyrrolidinyl, imidazolyl, isoxazolyl, triazolyl, thiadiazolyl, oxadiazolyl, tetrazolyl, thiatriazolyl, oxatriazolyl, pyridyl, pyrimidyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, oxazinyl, triazinyl, thiadiazinyl tetrazolo, 1,5-[b]pyridazinyl and purinyl, as well as benzo-fused derivatives, for example, benzoxazolyl, benzothiazolyl, benzimidazolyl and indolyl. Non-aromatic heterocycles include, for exatriple, morpholinyl, pyrrolidinonyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, piperazinyl, hydantoinyl, valerolactamyl, oxiranyl, oxetanyl, tetrahydrofuranyl, tetrahydropyranyl, tetrahydropyridinyl, tetrahydroprimidinyl, tetrahydrothiophenyl, tetrahydrothiopyranyl, tetrahydropyrimidinyl, tetrahydrothiophenyl, tetrahydrothiopyranyl, and the like.

[0069] Substituents for the above optionally substituted cycloalkyl or heterocycle rings are as listed above for substituted phenyl, and more specifically include from one to three halo, trihalomethyl, amino, protected amino, amino salts, mono-substituted amino, di-substituted amino, carboxy, protected carboxy, carboxylate salts, hydroxy, protected hydroxy, salts of a hydroxy group, lower alkoxy, lower alkylthio, lower alkyl, substituted lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, (cycloalkyl)alkyl, substituted (cycloalkyl)alkyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, phenylalkyl, and substituted phenylalkyl groups. More than one substituent may be made at any given atom of the heterocyclic ring, including carbocyclic or heterocyclic substituents that form a spiro union. “Trihalomethyl” can be trifluoromethyl, trichloromethyl, tribromomethyl or triiodomethyl, “lower alkoxy” means a C1 to C4 alkoxy group, similarly, “lower alkylthio” means a C1 to C4 alkylthio group. The term “substituted lower alkyl” means the above-defined lower alkyl group substituted from one to three times by a hydroxy, protected hydroxy, amino, protected amino, cyano, halo, trifluoromethyl, mono-substituted amino, di-substituted amino, lower alkoxy, lower alkylthio, carboxy, protected carboxy, or a carboxy, amino, and/or hydroxy salt.

[0070] The terms “substituted (cycloalkyl)alkyl” and “substituted cycloalkyl” are as defined above with regard to (cycloalkyl)alkyl and cycloalkyl, but substituted with one or more substituents as identified above with regard to substituted phenyl, cycloalkyl and/or heterocycle. The term “(monosubstituted)amino” refers to an amino group with one substituent chosen from the group consisting of phenyl, substituted phenyl, alkyl, substituted alkyl, C1 to C7 acyl, C2 to C7 alkenyl, C2 to C7 substituted alkenyl, C2 to C7 alkynyl, C7 to C16 alkylaryl, C7 to C16 substituted alkylaryl and heteroaryl group. The (monosubstituted)amino can additionally have an amino-protecting group as encompassed by the term “protected (monosubstituted)amino.” The term “(disubstituted)amino” refers to amino groups with two substituents chosen from the group consisting of phenyl, substituted phenyl, alkyl, substituted alkyl, C1 to C7 acyl, C2 to C7 alkenyl, C2 to C7 alkynyl, C7 to C16 alkylaryl, C7 to C16 substituted alkylaryl and heteroaryl. The two substituents can be the same or different. The term “heteroaryl(alkyl)” denotes an alkyl group as defmed above, substituted at any position by a heteroaryl group, as above defined.

[0071] More specifically, and in addition to the substituents disclosed above, the term “substituted” as used herein means a chemical moiety wherein at least one hydrogen atom is replaced with a substituent. In the case of a keto substituent (“C(═O)”) two hydrogen atoms are replaced. Substituents include halogen, hydroxy, alkyl, substituted alkyl (such as haloalkyl, mono- or di-substituted aminoalkyl, alkyloxyalkyl, and the like), aryl, substituted aryl, arylalkyl, substituted arylalkyl, heterocycle, substituted heterocycle, heterocyclealkyl, substituted heterocyclealkyl, —NRaRb, NRaC(═O)Rb, —NRaC(═O)NRaRb, —NRaC(═O)ORb NRaSO2Rb, —ORa, —C(═O)Ra —C(═O)ORa C(═O)NRaRb, —OC(═O)Ra, —OC(═O)ORa, —OC(═O)NRaRb, —NRaSO2Rb, or a radical of the formula —Y—Z—Ra where Y is alkanediyl, substitute alkanediyl, or a direct bond, Z is —O—, —S—, —S(═O)—, —S(═O)2—, —N(Rb)—, —C(═O)—, —C(═O)O—, —OC(═O)—, —N(Rb)C(═O)—, —C(═O)N(Rb)— or a direct bond, wherein Ra and Rb are the same or different and independently hydrogen, amino, alkyl, substituted alkyl (including halogenated alkyl), aryl, substituted aryl, arylalkyl, substituted arylalkyl, heterocycle, substituted heterocycle, heterocylealkyl or substituted heterocyclealkyl, or wherein Ra and Rb taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a heterocycle or substituted heterocycle.

[0072] Furthermore, the above optionally substituted five-membered or six-membered heterocyclic rings, and the above cycloalkyl rings, can optionally be fused to an aromatic 5-membered or 6-membered aryl, carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring system. For example, the rings can be optionally fused to an aromatic 5-membered or 6-membered ring system such as a pyridine or a triazole system, and preferably to a benzene ring.

[0073] The term “pharmaceutically-acceptable salt” encompasses those salts that form with the carboxylate anions and includes salts formed with the organic and inorganic cations such as those chosen from the alkali and alkaline earth metals, (for example, lithium, sodium, potassium, magnesium, barium and calcium); and ammonium ion; and the organic cations (for example, dibenzylammonium, benzylammonium, 2-hydroxyethylammonium, bis(2-hydroxyethyl)ammonium, phenylethylbenzyl-ammonium, dibenzylethylenediammonium, and like cations.) Other cations encompassed by the above term include the protonated form of procaine, quinine and N-methylglucosamine, the protonated forms of basic amino acids such as glycine, ornithine, histidine, phenylglycine, lysine, and arginine. Furthermore, any zwitterionic form of the instant compounds formed by a carboxylic acid and an amino group is referred to by this term. A preferred cation for the carboxylate anion is the sodium cation. Furthermore, the term includes salts that form by standard acid-base reactions with basic groups (such as amino groups) and includes organic or inorganic acids. Such acids include hydrochloric, sulfuric, phosphoric, acetic, succinic, citric, lactic, maleic, fumaric, palmitic, cholic, pamoic, mucic, D-glutamic, D-camphoric, glutaric, phthalic, tartaric, lauric, stearic, salicyclic, methanesulfonic, benzenesulfonic, sorbic, picric, benzoic, cinnamic, and the like acids.

[0074] The compounds of Formula I may also exist as solvates and hydrates. Thus, these compounds may crystallize with, for example, waters of hydration, or one, a number of, or any fraction thereof of molecules of the mother liquor solvent. The solvates and hydrates of such compounds are included within the scope of this invention.

[0075] The term “carboxy-protecting group” as used herein refers to one of the ester derivatives of the carboxylic acid group commonly employed to block or protect the carboxylic acid group while reactions are carried out on other functional groups on the compound. Examples of such carboxylic acid protecting groups include t-butyl, 4-nitrobenzyl, 4-methoxybenzyl, 3,4-dimethoxybenzyl, 2,4-dimethoxybenzyl, 2,4,6-trimethoxybenzyl, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzyl, pentamethylbenzyl, 3,4-methylenedioxybenzyl, benzhydryl, 4,4′-dimethoxytrityl, 4,4′,4″-trimethoxytrityl, 2-phenylpropyt, trimethylsilyl, t-butyldimethylsilyl, phenacyl, 2,2,2-trichloroethyl, O-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl, P-(di(n-butyl)methylsilyl)ethyl, p-toluenesulfonylethyl, 4-nitrobenzylsulfonylethyl, allyl, cinnamyl, 1-(trimethylsilylmethyl)-propenyl and like moieties. The species of carboxy-protecting group employed is not critical so long as the derivatized carboxylic acid is stable to the conditions of subsequent reaction(s) and can be removed at the appropriate point without disrupting the remainder of the molecule. Further examples of these groups are found in C. B. Reese and E. Haslam, “Protective Groups in Organic Chemistry,”0 J. G. W McOmie, Ed., Plenum Press, New York, N.Y., 1973, Chapter 5, respectively, and T. W Greene and P. G. M. Wuts, “Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis,” 2nd ed., John Wiley and Sons, New York, N.Y., 1991, Chapter 5, each of which is incorporated herein by reference. A related term is “protected carboxy,” which refers to a carboxy group substituted with one of the above carboxy-protecting groups.

[0076] The term “hydroxy-protecting group” refers to readily cleavable groups bonded to hydroxyl groups, such as the tetrahydropyranyl, 2-metboxyprop-2-yl, 1-ethoxyeth-1-yl, methoxymethyl, β-methoxyethoxymethyl, methylthiomethyl, t-butyl, t-amyl, trityl, 4-methoxytrityl, 4,4′-dimethoxytrityl, 4,4′,4″-trimethoxytrityl, benzyl, allyl, trimethylsilyl, (t-butyl)dimethylsilyl, 2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonyl, and the like.

[0077] Further examples of hydroxy-protecting groups are described by C. B. Reese and E. Haslam, “Protective Groups in Organic Chemistry,” J. G. W McOmie, Ed., Plenum Press, New York, N.Y., 1973, Chapters 3 and 4, respectively, and T. W Greene and P. G. M. Wuts, “Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis,” Second Edition, John Wiley and Sons, New York, N.Y., 1991, Chapters 2 and 3. A preferred hydroxy-protecting group is the tert-butyl group. The related term “protected hydroxy” denotes a hydroxy group bonded to one of the above hydroxy-protecting groups.

[0078] The term “amino-protecting group” as used herein refers to substituents of the amino group commonly employed to block or protect the amino functionality while reacting other functional groups of the molecule. The term “protected (monosubstituted)amino” means there is an amino-protecting group on the monosubstituted amino nitrogen atom.

[0079] Examples of such amino-protecting groups include the formyl (“For”) group, the trityl group, the phthalimido group, the trichloroacetyl group, the trifluoroacetyl group, the chloroacetyl, bromoacetyl, and iodoacetyl groups, urethane-type protecting groups, such as t-butoxycarbonyl (“Boc”), 2-(4-biphenylyl)propyl-2-oxycarbonyl (“Bpoc”), 2-phenylpropyl-2-oxycarbonyl (“Poc”), 2-(4-xenyl)isopropoxycarbonyl, 1, 1-diphenylethyl-1-oxycarbonyl, 1,-diphenylpropyl-1-oxycarbonyl, 2-(3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)propyl-2-oxycarbonyl (“Ddz”), 2-(p-toluyl)propyl-2-oxycarbonyl, cyclopentanyloxycarbonyl, I -methylcyclopentanyl-oxycarbonyl, cyclohexanyloxy-carbonyl, 1-methyl-cyclohexanyloxy-carbonyl, 2-methylcyclohexanyl-oxycarbonyl, 2-(4-toluylsulfonyl)ethoxycarbonyl, 2-(methylsulfonyl)ethoxycarbonyl, 2-(triphenylphosphino)-ethoxycarbonyl, 9-fluorenyl-methoxycarbonyl (“Fmoc”), 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxycarbonyl, allyloxycarbonyl, 1-(trimethylsilylmethyl)prop-1-enyloxycarbonyl, 5-benzisoxalylmethoxycarbonyl, 4-acetoxybenzyl-oxycarbonyl, 2,2,2-trichloroethoxycarbonyl, 2-ethynyl-2-propoxycarbonyl, cyclopropylmethoxycarbonyl, isobornyloxycarbonyl, 1-piperidyloxycarbonyl, benzyl-oxycarbonyl (“Cbz”), 4-phenylbenzyloxycarbonyl, 2-methylbenzyloxycarbonyl, α-2,4,5,-tetramethylbenzyl-oxycarbonyl (“Tmz”), 4-methoxybenzyloxycarbonyl, 4-fluorobenzyl-oxycarbonyl, 4-chlorobenzyloxycarbonyl, 3-chlorobenzyloxycarbonyl, 2-chlorobenzyloxy-carbonyl, 2,4-dichlorobenzyloxycarbonyl, 4-bromobenzyloxycarbonyl, 3-bromobenz yloxy-carbonyl, 4-nitrobenzyloxycarbonyl, 4-cyanobenzyloxycarbonyl, 4-(decyloxy)benzyloxy-carbonyl and the like; the benzoylmethylsulfonyl group, the 2,2,5,7,8-pentamethylchroman-6-sulfonyl group (“PMC”), the dithiasuccinoyl (“Dts”) group, the 2-(nitro)phenyl-sulfenyl group (“Nps”), the diphenylphosphine oxide group, and like amino-protecting groups. The species of amino-protecting group employed is not critical so long as the derivatized amino group is stable to the conditions of the subsequent reaction(s) and can be removed at the appropriate point without disrupting the remainder of the molecule. Preferred amino- protecting groups are Boc, Cbz and Fmoc. Further examples of amino-protecting groups embraced by the above term are well known in organic synthesis and the peptide art and are described by, for example, T. W. Greene and P. G. M. Wuts, “Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis,” 2nd ed., John Wiley and Sons, New York, N.Y., 1991, Chapter 7, M. Bodanzsky, “Principles of Peptide Synthesis,” 1st and 2nd revised Ed., Springer-Verlag, New York, N.Y., 1984 and 1993, and J. M. Stewart and J. D. Young, “Solid Phase Peptide Synthesis,” 2nd Ed., Pierce Chemical Co., Rockford, Ill., 1984, E. Atherton and R. C. Shephard, “Solid Phase Peptide Synthesis—A Practical Approach” IRL Press, Oxford, England (1989), each of which is incorporated herein by reference. The related term “protected amino” defines an amino group substituted with an amino-protecting group discussed above.

[0080] The terms “natural and unnatural amino acid” refers to both the naturally occurring amino acids and other non-proteinogenic α-amino acids commonly utilized by those in the peptide chemistry arts when preparing synthetic analogues of naturally occurring peptides, including D and L forms. The naturally occurring amino acids are glycine, alanine, valine, leucine, isoleucine, serine, methionine, threonine, phenylalanine, tyrosine, tryptophan, cysteine, proline, histidine, aspartic acid, asparagine, glutamic acid, glutamine, y-carboxyglutamic acid, arginine, ornithine and lysine. Examples of unnatural alpha-amino acids include hydroxylysine, citrulline, kynurenine, (4-aminophenyl)alanine, 3-(2′-naphthyl)alanine, 3-(1′-naphthyl)alanine, methionine sulfone, (t-butyl)alanine, (t-butyl)glycine, 4-hydroxyphenyl-glycine, aminoalanine, phenylglycine, vinylalanine, propargyl-gylcine, 1,2,4-triazolo-3-alanine, thyronine, 6-hydroxytryptophan, 5-hydroxytryptophan, 3-hydroxy-kynurenine, 3-aminotyrosine, trifluoromethylalanine, 2-thienylalanine, (2-(4-pyridyl)ethyl)cysteine, 3,4-dimethoxy-phenylalanine, 3-(2′-thiazolyl)alanine, ibotenic acid, 1-amino-1-cyclopentane-carboxylic acid, 1-amino-1-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, quisqualic acid, 3-(trifluoromethylphenyl)alanine, (cyclohexyl)glycine, thiohistidine, 3-methoxytyrosine, norleucine, norvaline, alloisoleucine, homoarginine, thioproline, dehydro-proline, hydroxyproline, homoproline, indoline-2-carboxylic acid, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline-2-carboxylic acid, a-amino-n-butyric acid, cyclohexylalanine, 2-amino-3-phenylbutyric acid, phenylalanine substituted at the ortho, meta, or para position of the phenyl moiety with one or two of the following groups: a (C1 to C4)alkyl, a (C1 to C4)alkoxy, a halogen or a nitro group, or substituted once with a methylenedioxy group; β-2- and 3-thienylalanine; β-2- and 3-furanylalanine; β-2-, 3- and 4-pyridylalanine; β-(benzothienyl-2- and 3-yl)alanine; β-(1- and 2-naphthyl)alanine; O-alkylated derivatives of serine, threonine or tyrosine; S-alkylated cysteine, S-alkylated homocysteine, the O-sulfate, O-phosphate and O-carboxylate esters of tyrosine; 3-(sulfo)tyrosine, 3-(carboxy)tyrosine, 3-(phospho)tyrosine, the 4-methane-sulfonic acid ester of tyrosine, 4-methanephosphonic acid ester of tyrosine, 3,5-diiodotyrosine, 3-nitrotyrosine, ε-alkyllysine, and delta-alkyl ornithine. Any of these α-amino acids may be substituted with a methyl group at the alpha position, a halogen at any position of the aromatic residue on the a-amino side chain, or an appropriate protective group at the O, N, or S atoms of the side chain residues. Appropriate protective groups are discussed above.

[0081] Depending on the choice of solvent and other conditions known to the practitioner skilled in the art, compounds of this invention may also take the ketal or acetal form, which forms are included in the instant invention. In particular, when R2 is hydrogen compounds of Formula Ia may exist in the cyclic ketal or acetal form Formula Ia′ shown below: 5

[0082] Similarly, when R2 of Formula I is a moiety other than hydrogen, and depending upon the choice of solvents as noted above (e.g., R2OH), the compounds of the cyclic ketal or acetal form include compounds having Formula Ia″ as shown below. 6

[0083] In addition, it should be understood that the equilibrium forms of the compounds of this invention may include tautomeric forms. All such forms of these compounds are expressly included in the present invention.

[0084] The compounds of this invention may be modified by appropriate functionalities to enhance selective biological properties. Such modifications are known in the art and include those which increase biological penetration into a given biological system (e.g., blood, lymphatic system, central nervous system), increase oral availability, increase solubility to allow administration by injection, alter metabolism and alter rate of exertion. In addition, the compounds may be altered to pro-drug form such that the desired compound is created in the body of the patient as the result of the action of metabolic or other biochemical processes on the pro-drug. Some examples of pro-drug forms include ketal, acetal, oxime, and hydrazone forms of compounds which contain ketone or aldehyde groups, especially where they occur in the group donated as “A” in Formula I or the modified aspartic acid residue attached to the group denoted as “A”.

[0085] Compounds of this invention with respect to the group “R1” in Formula I, include those wherein:

[0086] R1 is phenyl, substituted phenyl, phenylalkyl, substituted phenylalkyl, naphthyl, substituted naphthyl, (1 or 2 naphthyl)alkyl, heteroaryl, or (heteroaryl)alkyl.

[0087] More typically, the compounds of this invention with respect to the group “R1” include those wherein:

[0088] R1 is phenyl, substituted phenyl, phenylalkyl, substituted phenylalkyl, naphthyl, substituted naphthyl, or (1 or 2 naphthyl)alkyl.

[0089] Compounds of this invention with respect to the group “R1′” include those wherein:

[0090] R1′ is hydrogen, lower alkyl and aryl.

[0091] Compounds of this invention with respect to the group “A” in Formula I, include those of Formula IIa wherein:

[0092] R3 is lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, (CH2)nNH2, (CH2)mOR10, (CH2)mSR11, (CH2)ncycloalkyl,(CH2)nphenyl, (CH2)n(substituted phenyl), or (CH2)n(1 or 2-naphthyl);

[0093] R3a is hydrogen;

[0094] R10 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, naphthyl, (CH2)ncycloalkyl, (CH2)nphenyl, (CH2)n(substituted phenyl), or (CH2)n(1 or 2-naphthyl);

[0095] R11 is lower alkyl, cycloalkyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, naphthyl, (CH2)ncycloalkyl, (CH2)nphenyl, (CH2)n(substituted phenyl), or (CH2)n(1 or 2-naphthyl); and

[0096] n=1-4 and m=1 or 2.

[0097] Compounds of this invention with respect to the group “A” in Formula I, also include those of Formula IIb wherein:

[0098] R4 is phenyl, substituted phenyl, (CH2)mphenyl, (CH2)m(substituted phenyl), cycloalkyl, or 2-indanyl; and

[0099] m=1 or 2.

[0100] Another group of compounds with respect to the group “A” in Formula I, include those of Formula IId wherein:

[0101] R6 is hydrogen, fluorine, cycloalkyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, naphthyl, (CH2)ncycloalkyl, (CH2)nphenyl, (CH2)n(substituted phenyl), (CH2)n(1 or 2-naphthyl), OR10, or SR11;

[0102] R10 and R11 are independently cycloalkyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, naphthyl, (CH2)ncycloalkyl, (CH2)nphenyl, (CH2)n(substituted phenyl), or (CH2)n(1 or 2-naphthyl); and

[0103] n=1-4.

[0104] A fourth group of compounds with respect to the group “A” in Formula I, include those of Formula IIe wherein:

[0105] R7 is hydrogen, oxo, cycloalkyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, or naphthyl; and

[0106] X=CH2, (CH2)2, (CH2)3, or S.

[0107] Another group of compounds with respect to the group “A” in Formula I, include those of Formula IIh wherein:

[0108] a=0 andb=1 or 2.

[0109] Compounds of this invention with respect to the group “B” in Formula I, include those wherein:

[0110] B is hydrogen, 2-benzoxazolyl, substituted 2-oxazolyl, CH2ZR15, CH2O(aryl), or CH2OPO(R16)R17, where Z is an oxygen or a sulfur atom;

[0111] R15 is phenyl, substituted phenyl, naphthyl, substituted naphthyl, heteroaryl, (CH2)nphenyl, (CH2)n(substituted phenyl), (CH2)n(1 or 2-naphthyl), or (CH2)n(heteroaryl);

[0112] R16 and R17 are independently alkyl, cycloalkyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, naphthyl, phenylalkyl, substituted phenylalkyl, or (cycloalkyl)alkyl.

[0113] Another group of compounds with respect to the group “B” in Formula I, include those of Formula IIIa-c wherein:

[0114] Y1 is O or NR23;

[0115] Y2is CH2, O, or NR23;

[0116] R18 and R19 are independently hydrogen, alkyl, or phenyl, or R18 and R19 taken together are —(CH═CH)2—;

[0117] R20 is hydrogen, alkyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, (CH2)nphenyl, or (CH2)n(substituted phenyl);

[0118] R21, R22 and R23 are independently hydrogen or alkyl.

[0119] The compounds of Formula I may be synthesized using conventional techniques as discussed below. Advantageously, these compounds are conveniently synthesized from readily available starting materials.

[0120] One synthetic route for synthesizing the instant compounds is set forth in the following Scheme 1: 7

[0121] In the above Scheme 1, Formula (V), that is H2N—C, is a modified aspartic acid residue of Formulas Va through Vd: 8

[0122] In the above Scheme 1, “PG” stands for an amino protecting group and “A” stands for a natural or unnatural amino acid of formula Ia through IIi, as discussed above. In Formula Va through Vd, R2′ is a carboxyl protecting group as described above or an R2 moiety as set forth in the definition of R2 in Formula I, with the exception that R2′ cannot be a hydrogen atom.

[0123] The modified aspartic acids of Formula Va-d can be prepared by methods well known in the art. See, for example, European Patent Application 519,748; PCT Patent Application No. PCT/EP92/02472; PCT Patent Application No. PCT/US91/06595; PCT Patent Application No. PCTJUS91/02339; European Patent Application No. 623,592; World Patent Application No. WO 93/09135; PCT Patent Application No. PCT/US94/08868; European Patent Application No. 623,606; European Patent Application No. 618,223; European Patent Application No. 533,226; European Patent Application No. 528,487; European Patent Application No. 618,233; PCT Patent Application No. PCT/EP92/02472; World Patent Application No. WO 93/09135; PCT Patent Application No. PCT/US93/03589; and PCT Patent Application No. PCT/US93/00481, all of which are herein incorporated by reference.

[0124] The coupling reactions carried out under Step A are performed in the presence of a standard peptide coupling agent such as the combination of the combination of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide(DCC) and 1-hydroxy-benzotriazole(HOBt), as well as the BOP (benzotriazolyloxy-tris-(dimethylamino)phosphonium hexafluorophosphate) reagent, pyBOP (benzotriazolyloxy-tris(N-pyrolidinyl)phosphoniumhexafluoroplospbate), TU (O-benzotriazolyly-tetramethylisouronium-hexafluorophosphate), and EEDQ (1-ethyloxycarbonyl-2-ethyloxy-1,2-dihydroquinoline) reagents, the combination of 1-ethyl(3,3′-dimethyl-1′-aminopropyl)carbodiimide (EDAC) and HOBt, and the like, as discussed in J. Jones, “Amino Acid and Peptide Synthesis,” Steven G. Davis ed., Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 25-41 (1992); M. Bodanzky, “Principles of Peptide Synthesis,” Hafner et al. ed., Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 9-52 and pp. 202-251 (1984); M. Bodanzky, “Peptide Chemistry, A Practical Textbook,” Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 55-73 and pp. 129-180; and Stewart and Young, “Solid Phase Peptide Synthesis,” Pierce Chemical Company, (1984), all of which are herein incorporated by reference. The amino protecting group is then removed and the resulting amine is coupled to the (N-substituted) oxamic acid of Formula VII (Step B). Again, this coupling reaction uses the standard peptide coupling reactions mentioned above.

[0125] Alternatively, the (N-substituted)oxamic acid of Formula VII can be coupled to an amino ester of Formula IX (Step D). Again, this coupling reaction uses the standard peptide coupling reactions mentioned above. In Formula IX, the group R is a carboxyl protecting group such as methyl, allyl, benzyl or tert-butyl. After removal of the carboxyl protecting group under standard conditions well known in the art, the resulting carboxylic acid is coupled to amine V using the standard peptide coupling methods described above (Step E).

[0126] In the case where the coupling reaction depicted by either Step A or Step E was carried out with the amino alcohol of Formula Vc, the alcohol moiety must be oxidized to the corresponding carbonyl compound prior to removal of the protecting groups. Preferred methods for the oxidation reaction include Swern oxidation (oxalyl chloride-dimethyl sulfoxide, methylene chloride at −78° C. followed by triethylamine); and Dess-Martin oxidation (Dess-Martin periodinane, t-butanol, and methylene chloride.) The protecting groups contained in substructures of the Formula Va-d and AL (if present) are removed by methods well known in the art. These reactions and removal of some or all of the protecting groups are involved in Step C in the above Scheme 1.

[0127] An alternative synthetic route for synthesizing the instant compounds is set forth in the following Scheme 2: 9

[0128] In the above Scheme 2, “PG” stands for an amino protecting group and “A” stands for a natural or unnatural amino acid of formula IIa through IIi, as discussed above. The group R is a carboxyl protecting group such as trimethylsilyl, methyl, allyl, benzyl or tert-butyl.

[0129] The coupling reactions carried out under Step F and Step G are performed in the presence of a standard peptide coupling agent as discussed above. In Step Q the amino protecting group must be removed prior to the coupling step. In Step H the alpha-carboxy protecting group R of the compound of Formula XIII is selectively removed and the resulting mono-carboxylic acid treated sequentially with diazomethane and hydrobromic acid to give the alpha-bromoketone of Formula XIV In Step I, the bromoketone of Formula XIV is treated with either R15Z—H, (aryl)-CO2H, (heteroaryl)-CO2H, or R16(R17)PO2H in the presence of an inorganic base such as potassium carbonate or potassium fluoride in an inert solvent such as dimethyl formamide to give the corresponding compound of Formula I in which B is CH2ZR15, CH2OCO(aryl), CH2OCO(heteroaryl), or CH2OPO(R16)R17, respectively. Compounds of Formula I in which B is a fragment of Formula III may also be prepared in a similar fashion. The protecting groups contained in substructures of the Formula XI and A are removed by methods well known in the art. These reactions and removal of some or all of the protecting groups are involved in Step I in the above Scheme 2.

[0130] An alternative method for the preparation of compounds of the instant invention of Formula I in which R2 and B are both hydrogen (i.e., Formula Ib) is set forth below in Scheme 3: 10

[0131] In Scheme 3, Fmoc is the amino protecting group 9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl and the shaded circle labeled “PS” represents polystryene resin.

[0132] The coupling of the acid of Formula XV to a primary amine on solid support, preferably aminomethyl polystyrene, is carried out using standard peptide coupling agents, preferably using benzotriazolyloxy-tris(N-pyrolidinyl)phosphoniumhexafluorophosphate (pyBOP) in a inert solvent such as dimethylformamide or N-methyl pyrrolidone (Step I). After removal of the Fmoc protecting group of XVI by treatment with pyrrolidine-dimethylformamide, the resulting amine is coupled to Fmoc-amino acid of Formula IVa using standard peptide coupling conditions as discussed above (Step K).

[0133] In Step L the Fmoc protecting group of the compound of Formula XVII is removed again by treatment with pyrrolidine-dimethylformamide and the resulting amine coupled to the (N-substituted)oxamic acid of Formula VII again using standard peptide coupling conditions as discussed above. The tert-butyl ester of the compound of Formula XVIII is removed by treatment with trifluoroacetic acid-methylene chloride in the presence of a trapping agent such as anisole and the resulting acid cleaved from the solid support by treatment with 37% aqueous formaldehyde/acetic acid/tetrahydrofuran/trifluoroacetic acid, preferably in a ratio of 1/1/5/0.025, to give the aspartyl aldehyde of Formula lb (Step M).

[0134] Pharmaceutical compositions of this invention comprise any of the compounds of the present invention, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, with any pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, adjuvant or vehicle (hereinafter collectively referred to as “pharmaceutically-acceptable carriers”). Pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, adjuvants and vehicles that may be used in the pharmaceutical compositions of this invention include, but are not limited to, ion exchange, alumina, aluminum stearate, lecithin, serum proteins, such as human serum albumin; buffer substances such as the various phosphates, glycine, sorbic acid, potassium sorbate, partial glyceride mixtures of saturated vegetable fatty acids; water, salts or electrolytes, such as protamine sulfate, disodium hydrogen phosphate, potassium hydrogen phosphate, sodium chloride, and zinc salts; colloidal silica, magnesium trisilicate, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, cellulose-based substances, polyethylene glycol, sodium carboxymethylcellulo se, polyarylates, waxes, polyethylene-polyoxypropylene-block polymers, polyethylene glycol and wool fat, and the like.

[0135] The pharmaceutical compositions of this invention may be administered orally, parenterally, by inhalation spray, topically, rectally, nasally, buccally, vaginally or by an implanted reservoir. Oral and parenteral administration are preferred. The term “parenteral” as used herein includes subcutaneous, intracutaneous, intravenous, intramuscular, intra-articular, intrasynovial, intrasternal, intrathecal, intralesional and intracranial injection or infusion techniques.

[0136] The pharmaceutical compositions may be in the form of a sterile injectable preparation, for example, as a sterile injectable aqueous or oleaginous suspension. This suspension may be formulated according to techniques known in the art using suitable dispersing or wetting agents (such as, for example, Tween 80) and suspending agents. The sterile injectable preparation may also be a sterile injectable solution or suspension in a non-toxic parenterally-acceptable diluent or solvent, for example, as a solution in 1,3-butanediol. Among the acceptable vehicles and solvents that may be employed are mannitol, water, Ringer's solution and isotonic sodium chloride solution. In addition, sterile, fixed oils are conventionally employed as a solvent or suspending medium. For this purpose, any bland fixed oil may be employed including synthetic mono- or diglycerides. Fatty acids, such as oleic acid and its glyceride derivatives are useful in the preparation of injectables, as are natural pharmaceutically-acceptable oils, such as olive oil or castor oil, especially in their polyoxyethylated versions. These oil solutions or suspensions may also contain a long-chain alcohol diluent or dispersant.

[0137] The pharmaceutical compositions of this invention may be orally administered in any orally acceptable dosage form including, but not limited to, capsules, tablets, and aqueous suspensions and solutions. In the case of tablets for oral use, carrier which are commonly used include lactose and corn starch. Lubricating agents, such as magnesium stearate, are also typically added. For oral administration in capsule form useful diluents include lactose and dried corn starch. When aqueous suspensions are administered orally, the active ingredient is combined with emulsifying and suspending agents. If desired, certain sweetening and/or flavoring and/or coloring agents may be added.

[0138] The pharmaceutical compositions of this invention may also be administered in the form of suppositories for rectal administration. These compositions can be prepared by mixing a compound of this invention with a suitable non-irritating excipient which is solid at room temperature but liquid at the rectal temperature. Such materials include, but are not limited to, cocoa butter, beeswax and polyethylene glycols.

[0139] Topical administration of the pharmaceutical compositions of this invention is especially useful when the desired treatment involves areas or organs readily accessible to topical application. For application topically to the skin, the pharmaceutical composition should be formulated with a suitable ointment containing the active components suspended or dissolved in a carrier. Carriers for topical administration of the compounds of this invention include, but are not limited to, mineral oil, liquid petroleum, white petroleum, propylene glycol, polyoxyethylene, polyoxypropylene compound, emulsifying wax and water. Alternatively, the pharmaceutical composition can be formulated with a suitable lotion or cream containing the active compound suspended or dissolved in a carrier. Suitable carriers include, but are not limited to, mineral oil, sorbitan monostearate, polysorbate 60, cetyl esters wax, cetearyl alcohol, 2-octyldodecanol, benzyl alcohol and water. The pharmaceutical compositions of this invention may also be topically applied to the lower intestinal tract by rectal suppository formulation or in a suitable enema formulation. Topically-applied transdermal patches are also included in this invention.

[0140] The pharmaceutical compositions of this invention may be administered by nasal aerosol or inhalation. Such compositions are prepared according to techniques well-known in the art of pharmaceutical formulation and may be prepared as solutions in saline, employing benzyl alcohol or other suitable preservatives, absorption promoters to enhance bioavailability, fluorocarbons, and/or other solubilizing or dispersing agents known in the art.

[0141] The compounds of this invention may be used in combination with either conventional anti-inflammatory agents or with matrix metalloprotease inhibitors, lipoxygenase inhibitors and antagonists of cytokines other than IL-1β.

[0142] The compounds of this invention can also be administered in combination with immunomodulators (e.g., bropirimine, anti-human alpha interferon antibody, IL-2, GM-CSF, methionine enkephalin, interferon alpha, diethyldithiocarbamate, tumor necrosis factor, naltrexons and rEPO) or with prostaglandins, to prevent or combat IL-1-mediated disease symptoms such as inflammation.

[0143] When the compounds of this invention are administered in combination therapies with other agents, they may be administered sequentially or concurrently to the patient. Alternatively, pharmaceutical compositions according to this invention may be comprised of a combination of a compound of Formula I and another therapeutic or prophylactic agent mentioned above.

[0144] The disease states which may be treated or prevented by the instant pharmaceutical compositions include, but are not limited to, inflammatory diseases, autoimmune diseases and neurodegenerative diseases, and for inhibiting unwanted apoptosis involved in ischemic injury, such as ischemic injury to the heart (e.g., myocardial infarction), brain (e.g., stroke), and kidney (e.g., ischemic kidney disease). As a consequence of their ability to inhibit apoptosis, the present pharmaceutical compositions are also useful for the repopulation of hematopoietic cells of a patient following chemotherapy. Methods of administering an effective amount of the above-described pharmaceutical compositions to mammals, also referred to herein as patients, in need of such treatment (that is, those suffering from inflammatory diseases, autoimmune diseases, neurodegenerative diseases and for the repopulation of hematopoielic cells in cancer patients who have undergone chemotherapy) are another aspect of the instant invention. Finally, as a further consequence of their ability to inhibit apoptosis, the instant pharmaceutical compositions may be used in a method to prolong the viability of organs to be used in transplantations.

[0145] Inflammatory disease which may be treated or prevented include, for example, septic shock, septicemia, and adult respiratory distress syndrome. Target autoimmune diseases include, for example, rheumatoid, arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, chronic thyroiditis, Graves' disease, autoimmune gastritis, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, autoimmune neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, chronic active hepatitis, myasthenia gravis and multiple sclerosis. Target neurodegenerative diseases include, for example, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and primary lateral sclerosis. The pharmaceutical compositions of this invention may also be used to promote wound healing. Target diseases associated with harmful, apoptosis, in other words, those associated with ischemic injury, includes myocardial infarction, stroke, and ischemic kidney disease. The pharmaceutical compositions of this invention may also be used to treat infectious diseases, especially those involved with viral infections.

[0146] The term “effective amount” refers to dosage levels of the order of from about 0.05 milligrams to about 140 milligrams per kilogram of body weight per day for use in the treatment of the above-indicated conditions (typically about 2.5 milligrams to about 7 grams per patient per day). For example, inflammation may be effectively treated by the administration of from about 0.01 to 50 milligrams of the compound per kilogram of body weight per day (about 0.5 milligrams to about 3.5 grams per patient per day).

[0147] The amount of the compounds of Formula I that may be combined with the carrier materials to produce a single dosage form will vary depending upon the host treated and the particular mode of administration. For example, a formulation intended for the oral administration of humans may contain from 0.5 milligrams to 5 grams of a compound of Formula I combined with an appropriate and convenient amount of a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier which may vary from about 5 to about 95 percent of the total composition. Dosage unit forms will generally contain between from about 1 milligram to about 500 milligrams of an active compound of Formula I.

[0148] It will be understood, however, that the specific “effective amount” for any particular patient will depend upon a variety of factors including the activity of the specific compound employed, the age, body weight, general health, sex, diet, time of administration, route of administration, rate of excretion, drug combination and the severity of the particular disease undergoing prevention or therapy.

[0149] Although this invention focuses on the use of the compounds disclosed herein for preventing and treating IL-1-mediated diseases, the compounds of this invention can also be used as inhibitory agents for other cysteine proteases.

[0150] The compounds of this invention are also useful as commercial reagents which effectively bind to the ICE/ced-3 family of cysteine protease or other cysteine proteases. As commercial reagents, the compounds of this invention, and their derivatives, may be used to block proteolysis of a target peptide or may be derivatized to bind to a stable resin as a tethered substrate for affmity chromatography applications. These and other uses which characterize commercial cysteine protease inhibitors will be evident to those of ordinary skill in the art.

[0151] In order that this invention be more fully understood, the following examples are set forth. These examples are for the purpose of illustration only and are not to be construed as limiting the scope of the invention in any way. In the following Examples, proton NMR spectra were obtained at 300 MHz; chemical shifts are quoted downfield from internal tetramethylsilane.

PREPARATION 1

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Preparation of (3 S)-Amino-4-Oxobutanoic Acid (Tert)-Butyl Ester Semicarbazone, P-Toluenesulfonate Salt

[0153] Part A: N-(Benzyloxycarbonyl)-L-(N′-Methyl-N′-Methoxy)aspartamide D-(tert-Butyl) Ester

[0154] To a solution of N-(benzyloxycarbonyl)-L-aspartic acid-β-(tert-butyl) ester (14.65 g, 45.3 mmol, Bachem) in CH2Cl2 (150 mL) at 0° C. (ice bath) under a nitrogen atmosphere was added 1-hydroxybenzotriazole hydrate (7.29 g, 47.6 mmol, Aldrich) followed by 1-ethyl-3-(3′,3′-dimethyl-1′-aminopropyl)carbodiimide hydrochloride (9.55 g, 49.8 mmol, Sigma). After stirring at 0° C. for 15 min., N,O-dimetbylhydroxylamine hydrochloride (5.10 g, 52.3 mmol, Aldrich) and N-methylmorpholine (5.8 mL, 53 mmol, Aldrich) were added. The mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature over 3 hours then stirred at room temperature for 16 hours. The solution was concentrated under vacuum and the residue partitioned between ethyl acetate-5% KHSO4 (200 mL each). The organic phase was washed in turn with 5% KHSO4, saturated sodium bicarbonate and saturated sodium chloride solutions; dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and evaporated to an oil. The oil was crystallized from hexane to give the title product (16.10 g, 97% yield) as a fluffy white crystalline solid. TLC (ethyl acetate), single spot (UV and PMA): Rf=0.37.

[0155] A similar procedure to the one above, starting with 29.3 g of N-(benzyloxycarbonyl)-L-aspartic acid-o-(tert-butyl)ester (2-fold scale up) gave 31.18 g (94% yield) of the title product.

[0156] Part B: (3S)-(L3enzyloxycarbonyl)Amino-4-Oxobutanoic Acid (tert)-Butyl Ester Semicarbazone.

[0157] To a solution of N-(benzyloxycarbonyl)-L-(N′-methyl-N′-methoxy)aspartamide-O-(tert-butyl) ester (15.50 g, 42.3 mmol) in anhydrous ether (400 mL) at 0+ C. (ice bath) under a nitrogen atmosphere was added dropwise to a 1.0 M solution of LiA1H4 in ether (22.0 mL, 22.0 mmol, Aldrich) at such a rate as to keep the reaction solution temperature between 0-5° C. (addition time 15-20 min). After the addition of the lithium aluminum hydride reagent was complete, the mixture was stirred at 0-5° C. for 1 hr, then quenched by the dropwise addition of 0.3 N KHSO4 solution (100 mL). The resultant mixture was transferred to a separatory funnel adding sufficient 5% KHSO4 solution (75 mL) to dissolve the solids. The organic phase was separated and the combined aqueous washes back-extracted with ether (100 mL). The combined ether extracts were washed with saturated NaCl solution, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo with minimal heating. TLC (ethyl acetate): streaky spot (UV and PMA) Rf=0.48. TLC (methanol/methylene chloride, 1:9) major spot (UV and PMA): Rf=0.75.

[0158] The crude aldehyde was immediately taken up in aqueous ethanol (45 mL water/105 mL alcohol), placed in an ice bath and treated with sodium acetate (3.82 g, 46.6 mmol) and semicarbazide hydrochloride (5.20 g, 46.6 mmol, Aldrich). The mixture was stirred at 0° C. (ice bath) under a nitrogen atmosphere for 3 hrs, allowed to warm to room temperature, and stirred overnight (16 hrs). Most of the ethanol was removed under vacuum and the residue partitioned between ethyl acetate and water (100 mL each). The organic phase was washed sequentially with 5% KHSO4, saturated sodium bicarbonate and saturated sodium chloride solutions; dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and evaporated to dryness. The crude product of this reaction was combined with that of two similar procedures starting with 15.40 g and 4.625 g of N-(benzyloxycarbonyl)-L-(N′-methyl-N-methoxy)aspartamide-O-(tert-butyl ester) (total: 35.525 g, 97 mmol) and these combined products were purified by flash chromotagraphy on silica gel eluting with acetone/methylene chloride (3:7) then methanol-acetone-methylene chloride (0.5:3:7) to give pure title product (27.73 g, 78.5%) as a colorless foam. TLC (MeOH—CH2Cl2, 1:9): single spot (UV and PMA), Rf=0.51.

[0159] Part C: (3S)-Amino-4-Oxobutanoic Acid (tert)-Butyl Ester Semicarbazone. p-Toluenesulfonate Salt

[0160] To a solution of (3S)-(benzyloxycarbonyl)amino-4-oxobutanoic acid (tert)-butyl ester semicarbazone (13.84 g, 38.0 mmol) in absolute ethanol (250 mL) was added 10% Pd/C (1.50 g, Aldrich) and the resulting mixture stirred under an atmosphere of hydrogen (balloon) until TLC (methanol/methylene chloride, 1:9) indicated complete consumption of the starting material (60 min). Note: It is important to follow this reaction closely since the product can be over-reduced. The mixture was filtered though Celite and evaporated to an oil. The oil was chased with methylene chloride (2×75mL) then with methylene chloride/toluene (1:1, 75 mL) to give the crude amine as a white crystalline solid. TLC (EtOAc-pyridine-AcOH—H2O; 60:20:5:10) single spot (UV and PMA) Rf=0.24. Note: In this TLC system, any over-reduced product will show up immediately below the desired product, Rf=0.18 (PMA only).

[0161] The crude amine was taken up in CH3CN (60 mL) and treated with a solution of p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate (7.22 g, 38.0 mmol) in acetonitrile (60 mL). The crystalline precipitate was collected, washed with acetonitrile and ether, and air-dried to give the title compound (13.95 g, 92% yield) as a white, crystalline solid.

[0162] The optical purity of this material was checked by conversion to the corresponding Mosher amide [1.05 equiv (R)-(−)-α-methoxy-α-(trifluoromethyl)phenylacetyl chloride, 2.1 equivalents of i-Pr2NEt in CH2Cl2, room temperature, 30 min]. The desired product has a doublet at 7.13 ppm (1H, d, J=2.4 Hz, CH═N) while the corresponding signal for its diastereomer is at 7.07 ppm. The optical purity of the title compound obtained from the above procedure is typically >95:5.

PREPARATION 2

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Preparation of (3 S)-(9-Fluorenylmethoxycaonyl)Amino-4-Oxobutanoic Acid (Tert)-Butyl Ester Semicarbazonyl4-[2′-(4-Ethyl-Phenoxyacetic Acid)]

[0164] Part A: 4-[2′-(N-t-Butoxycarbonyl)Aminoethyl]Phenoxyacetic Acid, Methyl Ester

[0165] To a suspension 4-hydroxy-phenethylanune (7.00 g, 51.1 mmol, Aldrich) in dry dimethylformamide (50 mL) at room temperature under nitrogen was added di-tert-butyl dicarbonate (11.0 g, 50.5 mmol). After stirring at room temperature for 1 hr; the resulting clear solution was treated with methyl bromoacetate (7.5 mL, 79 mmol) and cesium carbonate (17.5 g, 53.7 mmol). After stirring at room temperature for 16 hrs, TLC (Et2O-toluene; 2:8) shows some unalkylated material remained (Rf=0.43) and a second portion of methyl bromoacetate (2.0 mL, 21 mmol) and cesium carbonate (4.5 g, 14 mmol) were added. After stirring for an additional 24 hrs, the mixture was partitioned between EtOAc-water (250 mL each), organic phase washed successively with water (3X), 5% potassium bisulfate and saturated NaCl solutions, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to dryness. Trituration of the residue with hexane gave 15.87 g of a tan solid. Filtration of the crude product through a pad of silica gel eluting with EtOAc-hexane (2:8) and crystallization from hexane gave the title compound (14.75, 93%) as a white granular, crystalline solid. TLC (Et2O-toluene; 2:8) Rf=0.53.

[0166] Part B: 4-(2′-Aminoethyl)Phenoxyacetic Acid, Methyl Ester, Hydrochloride

[0167] To a solution 4-[2′-(N-t-butoxycarbonyl) aminoethyl]phenoxyacetic acid, methyl ester (18.31 g, 59.3 mmol) in dioxane (55 mL) at room temperature was added 4.0 N HCl in dioxane (55 mL). After stirring at room temperature for 16 hrs, the mixture was diluted with Et2O, the precipitate collected, washed thoroughly with Et2O and dried in vacuo to give the title compound (14.55 g, 94%) was a fluffy white, crystalline solid.

[0168] Part C: 1-tert-Butoxycarbonyl-Semicarbazidyl-4-[2′-(4-Ethyl-Phenoxyacetic Acid)] Methyl Ester.

[0169] A solution of t-butyl carbazate (6.60 g, 50 mmol) in dimethylformamide (50 mL) was added dropwise to a solution carbonyldiimidazole (8.10 g, 50 mmol) in dimethylformamide (80 niL) over 40 min at room temperature under nitrogen. After stirring at room temperature for an additional 30 min, 4-(2′-aminoethyl)phenoxyacetic acid, methyl ester, hydrochloride (12.3 g, 50 mmol) was added as a solid in one portion followed by a triethylamine (8.0 niL, 58 mmol) added dropwise over 30 min. After stirring at room temperature for 18 hrs, the mixture was partitioned between EtOAc-water (300 niL each). The organic phase was washed successively with water (3X), 5% potassium bisulfate, saturated sodium bicarbonate, and saturated NaCl solutions, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to dryness. Crystallization of the residue from EtOAc-hexane gave the title compound (15.50, 84%) as an off-white crystalline solid. TLC (MeOH-CH2Cl2; 1:9) Rf=0.45.

[0170] Part D: 1-tert-Butox carbonyl-Semicarbazidyl-4-[2′-(4-Ethyl-Phenoxyacetic Acid)]

[0171] A solution of 1-tert-butoxycarbonyl-semicarbazidyl-4-[2′-(4-ethyl-phenoxyacetic acid)] methyl ester (14.68 g, 40 mmol) in dioxane (50 niL) at room temperature under nitrogen was added 1.0 N LiOH solution (50 mL). After stirring at room temperature for 1 hr, the mixture was acidified with conc. HCl and extracted with EtOAc (100 mL). The organic phase was washed with saturated NaCl solution, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to a white solid. Recrystallization of the crude product from THF-EtOAc-hexane gave the title compound (13.44, 95%) as a white crystalline solid. TLC (AcOH—MeOH—CH2Cl2; 1:1:8) Rf=0.31.

[0172] Part E: Semicarbazidyl-4-[2′-(4-Ethyl-Phenoxyacetic Acid)] Hydrochloride

[0173] To a solution of 1-tert-butoxycarbonyl-senicarbazidyl-4-[2′-(4-ethyl-phenoxyacetic acid)] (13.43 g, 38.0 mmol) in dioxane (80 mL)-anisole (15 mL) at room temperature was added 4.0 N HCl in dioxane (35 mL). After stirring at room temperature for 18 hrs, additional 4.0 N HCl in dioxane (15 mL) was added. After an additional 6 hrs, the precipitate was collected, washed thoroughly with dioxane then Et2O and dried in vacuo to give the title compound (11.67 g, 100%) was a white, crystalline solid.

[0174] Part F: N-(9-Fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl)-L-(N′-Methyl-N′-Methoxyaspartamide β-(tert-Butyl) Ester

[0175] To a solution of N-(9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl)-L-aspartic acid-β-(tert-butyl) ester (16.48 g, 40 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (80 mL)-tetrahydrofuran (20 mL) at 0° C. (ice bath) under a nitrogen atmosphere was added 1-hydroxybenzotriazole hydrate (7.12 g, 46.5 mmol) followed by 1-ethyl-3-(3′,3′-dimethyl-1′-aminopropyl)carbodiimide hydrochloride (9.20 g, 48 mmol). After stirring at 0° C. for 15 min., N,O-dimethylhydroxylamine hydrochloride (4.68 g, 48 mmol) and N-methylmorpholine (5.2 mL, 47 mmol) were added. The mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature over 2 hours then stirred at room temperature for 16 hours. The solution was concentrated under vacuum and the residue partitioned between ethyl acetate-5% KHSO4 (200 mL each). The organic phase was washed successively with 5% KHSO4, saturated sodium bicarbonate and saturated sodium chloride solutions; dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and evaporated to an oil. Purification of the crude product by flash chromatography on silica gel eauting with EtOAc-hexane (30:70 then 35:65) gave the title product (17.75 g, 98% yield) as a colorless foam. TLC (EtOAc-hexane; 1:1) Rf=0.35.

[0176] Part G: (3 S)-(9-Fluorenylmethoxycabonyl)Amino-4-Oxobutanoic Acid (tert)-Butyl Ester Semicarbazonyl-4-[2′-(4-Ethyl-Phenoxyacetic Acid)]

[0177] To a solution of N-(9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl)-L-(N′-methyl-N′-methoxy)aspartamide-β-(tert-butyl) ester (13.20 g, 29 mmol) in anhydrous ether (250 mL) at 0° C. (ice bath) under a nitrogen atmosphere was added dropwise to a 1.0 M solution of LiAIH4 in ether (14.5 mL, 14.5 mmol) at such a rate as to keep the reaction solution temperature between 0-5° C. (addition time 15-20 min). After the addition of the lithium aluminum hydride reagent was complete, the mixture was stirred at 0-5° C. for 1 hr. then quenched by the dropwise addition of 0.3 N KHSO4 solution (100 mL). After adding sufficient 0.3 N KHSO4 solution to dissolve most of the inorganic salts, the mixture was transferred to a separatory funnel. The organic phase was separated and the aqueous phase back-extracted with ether (100 mL). The combined ether extracts were washed with saturated NaCl solution, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo with minimal heating. TLC (EtOAc-bexane): Rf=0.40.

[0178] The crude aldehyde was immediately taken up in ethanol(105 mL)-water(45 mL)-tetrahydrofuran(75 mL), placed in an ice bath and treated with sodium acetate (3.20 g, 39 mmol) and semicarbazidyl-4-[2′-(4-ethyl-phenoxyacetic acid)] hydrochloride (8.65 g, 30 mmol). The mixture was stirred at 0+ C. (ice bath) under a nitrogen atmosphere for 3 hrs, allowed to warm to room temperature, and stirred overnight (16 hrs). The mixture was concentrated on a rotovap, diluted with water and resulting precipitate collected by suction. The material was dried in vacuo to give 18.36 g of crude product as a white solid. The crude product of this reaction was combined with that of a smaller scale reaction (6.34 g) starting with 4.55 g (10 mmol) of N-(9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl)-L-(N′-methyl-N′-methoxy)aspartamide-β-(tert-butyl ester) and partitioned between ethyl acetate-tetrahydrofuran(1:1) and 5% KHSO4. The organic phase was washed with 5% KHSO4 and saturated sodium chloride solutions, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and evaporated to dryness. The residue was purified by filtration through a pad of silica gel eluting with terahydrofuran/methylene chloride (1:1). The combined product-containing fractions were evaporated to dryness and recrystallized from tetrahydrofuran-Et2O to give pure title product (17.01 g, 69%) as awhite solid. TLC (AcOH—MeOH—CH2Cl2, 1:1:40): Rf=0.19.

PREPARATION 3

Assay for Inhibition of ICE/ced-3 Protease Family Activity

[0179] A. Deterrnination of IC50 Values

[0180] Fluorescence enzyme assays detecting the activity of the compounds of Formula I utilizing the recombinant ICE and CPP32 enzymes are performed essentially according to Thomberry et al. (Nature, 356:768:774 (1992)) and Nicholson et al. (Nature, 376:37-43 (1995)) respectively, (herein incorporated by reference) in 96 well microtiter plates. The substrate is Acetyl—Tyr—Val—Ala—Asp—amino-4-methylcoumarin (AMC) for the ICE assay and Acetyl—Asp—Glu—Val—Asp—amino-4-methylcoumarin for the CPP32, Mch2, Mch3 and Mch5 assays. Enzyme reactions are run in ICE buffer (25 mM HEPES, 1 mM EDTA, 0.1% CHAPS, 10% sucrose, pH 7.5) containing 2 mM DTT at room temperature in duplicate. The assays are performed by mixing the following components:

[0181] 50 μL ICE, Mch2, Mch5, CPP32 (18.8, 38, 8.1 and 0.153 nM concentrations, respectively) or Mch3 (1 unit) enzyme in ICE buffer containing either 8.0 (ICE, Mch2, Mch3, CPP32) or 20 (Mch5) mM DTT;

[0182] 50 μL compound of Formula I or ICE buffer (control); and

[0183] 100 μL of 20 μM substrate.

[0184] The enzyme and the compound of Formula I to be assayed are allowed to preincubate in the microtitre plate wells for 30 minutes at room temperature prior to the addition of substrate to initiate the reaction. Fluorescent AMC product formation is monitored for one hour at room temperature by measuring the fluorescence emission at 460 nm using an excitation wavelength of 360 nm. The fluorescence change in duplicate (control) wells are averaged and the mean values are plotted as a fuinction of inhibitor concentration to determine the inhibitor concentration producing 50% inhibition (IC50).

[0185] B. Determination of the dissociation constant Ki and irreversible rate constant k3 for irreversible inhibitors

[0186] For the irreversible inhibition of a ICE/ced-3 Family Protease enzyme with a competitive irreversible inhibitor; using the model represented by the following formulas: 13

[0187] The product formation at time t may be expressed as: 1$\begin{array}{cc}{\left[P\right]}_t={\left[E\right]}^T\left(\frac{\left[S\right]K_i}{\left[I\right]K_s}\right)\left(\frac{k_s}{k_3}\right)\left[1-e^{-k_{3}t/\left(1+\frac{K_i}{\left[I\right]}\left(1+\frac{\left[S\right]}{K_s}\right)\right)}\right]& \mathrm{Equation}1\end{array}$

[0188] where E, I, El and E-I denote the active enzyme, inhibitor, non-covalent enzyme-inhibitor complex and covalent enzyme-inhibitor adduct, respectively. The Ki value is the overall dissociation constant of the reversible binding steps, and k3 is the irreversible rate constant. The [S] and KS values are the substate concentration and dissociation constant of the substrate bound to the enzyme, respectively. [E]T is the total enzyme concentration.

[0189] The above equations are used to determine the Ki and k3 values of a given inhibitor bound to a ICE/ced-3 family protease. Thus, a continuous assay is run for sixty minutes at various concentrations of the inhibitor and the substrate. The assay is formulated essentially the same as described above for generating the data in Table 1, except that the reaction is initiated by adding the enzyme to the substrate-inhibitor mixture. The Ki and k3 values are obtained by simulating the product AMC formation as a function of time according to Equation 1.

[0190] The following are examples of compounds of the invention.

EXAMPLE 1

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[0192] (3 S)-3-[N-(N′-( 1-NaphythylOxamylLeucinyl]Amino-4-Oxobutanoic Acid

[0193] Part A: N-(1-Naphthyl)Oxamic Acid

[0194] To a solution of I-aminonaphthylene (1.43 g, 10 mmol) and triethylamine (1.5 mL, 10.8 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (10 mL) at 0° C. (ice bath) under nitrogen was added dropwise a solution of methyl oxalyl chloride (1.0 mL, 10.9 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (5 mL). When the addition was complete, the mixture was allowed to come to room temperature and stirred for 1 hr. The mixture was concentrated and the residue partitioned between EtOAc-5% KHSO4. The organic phase was washed with 5% KHSO4 and saturated NaCl solutions, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to a pink solid. Recrystallization of the crude product from toluene-hexane gave the N-(1-naphthyl)oxamic acid methyl ester (2.066 g, 90%) as a pink crystalline solid. TLC(EtOAc-hexane) Rf=0.6.

[0195] The methyl ester (1.97 g, 8.6 mmol) was taken up in dioxane (10 mL) and treated with 1.0 N LiOH solution (10 mL, 10 mmol) and stirred at room temperature for 1 hr. The mixture was acidified with conc. HCl and extracted with EtOAc. The extract was washed with saturated NaCl solution, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to a pink solid. Recrystallization of the crude product from EtOAc-hexane gave the title compound (1.712 g, 85%) as a pink crystalline solid. TLC(AcOH—MeOH—CH2Cl2; 1:1:20) Rf=0.06.

[0196] Part B: (3S)-3-[(N-Benzyloxycarbonyl)Leucinyl]Amino-4-Oxobutanoic Acid (tert)-Butyl Ester Semicarbazone

[0197] To a solution of (N-benzyloxycarbonyl)leucine N-hydroxysuccinimde ester (1.81 g, 5.0 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (30 mL) at room temperature under nitrogen was added (3S)-amino-4-oxobutanoic acid (tert)-butyl ester semicarbazone, p-toluenesulfonate salt (2.58 g, 6.4 mmol) followed by diisopropyl ethylamine (1.2 mL, 6.9 mmol). After stirring at room temperature for 16 hrs, the mixture was concentrated and the residue partitioned between EtOAc-5% KHSO4. The organic phase was washed with 5% KHSO4, saturated NaHCO3 and saturated NaCl solutions, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to give the title compound (2.798 g) as a pale yellow foam. TLC(MeOH—CH2Cl2; 1:9) Rf=0.52.

[0198] Part C: (3 S)-3-(Leucinyl)Amino-4-Oxobutanoic Acid (tert)-Butyl Ester Semicarbazone

[0199] To a solution of crude (3 S)-[(N-benzyloxycarbonyl)leucinyl]amino-4-oxobutanoic acid (tert)-butyl ester semicarbazone (2.798 g, ca.5.0 mmol) in absolute EtOH (40 mL) was added 10% Pd-C (0.40 g) and resulting mixture stirred under a hydrogen atmosphere (balloon) for 1.5 hrs. The mixture was filtered through Celite washing the filter cake with CH2Cl2 and the combined filtrates evaporated to dryness. The residue was chased with CH2Cl2 (2×20 mL) to give the title product (2.113 g) as a colorless foam. TLC(MeOH—CH2Cl2; 1:9) Rf=0.23.

[0200] Part D: (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(1-Naphthyl)Oxamyl)Leucinyl]Amino-4-Oxobutanoic Acid (tert)-Butyl Ester Semicarbazone

[0201] To a solution of N-(1-naphthyl)oxamic acid (0.095 g, 0.44 mmol) and (3S)-3-(leucinyl)amino-4-oxobutanoic acid (tert)-butyl ester semicarbazone (0.180 g, ca 0.41 mmol) in N-methylpyrrolidone(1.0 mL)-CH2Cl2(1.0 mL) at 0° C. (ice balth) under nitrogen was added hydroxybenzotriazole hydrate (0.100 g) followed by 1-ethyl-3-(3′,3′-dimethyl-1′-aminopropyl)carbodiimide hydrochloride (0.100 g, 0.52 mmol). After stirring at 0° C. for 2 hrs and at room temperature for 16 hrs, the mixture was partitioned between EtOAc-water. The organic phase was washed with water, 5% KHSO4, saturated NaHCO3 and saturated NaCl solutions, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to a solid. The solid residue was triturated with Et2O to give the title compound (0.231 g, 97%) as an off-white solid. TLC(MeOH—CH2Cl2; 5:95) Rf=0.32.

[0202] Part E: (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(1-Naphthyl)Oxamyl)Leucinyl]Amino-4-Oxobutanoic Acid Semicarbazone

[0203] To a suspension of (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(1-naphthyl)oxamyl)leucinyl]amino-4-oxobutanoic acid (tert)-butyl ester semicarbazone (0.212 g, 0.39 mmol) in CH2Cl2(2.0 mL)-anisole(0.5 niL) at room temperature under nitrogen was added trifluoroacetic acid (2.0 mL). The resulting clear solution was stirred at room temperature for 3 hrs, evaporated to dryness and chased with toluene-CH2Cl2 (1:1). The residue was triturated with Et2O to give the title compound (0.181 g, 95%) as an off-white solid. TLC(AcOH—MeOH—CH2Cl2, 1:1:20) Rf=0.16.

[0204] Part F: (3 S)-3-[N-(N′-(1-Naphthy)Oxamyl)Leucinyl]Amino-4-Oxobutanoic Acid

[0205] A suspension of (3 S)-3-[N-(N′-(1-naphthyl)oxamyl)leucinyl]amino-4-oxobutanoic acid semicarbazone (0.173 g, 0.36 mmol) in 37% aqueous formaldehyde(1.0 mL)-acetic acid(I.0 mL)-methanol(3.0 mL) was stirred at room temperature under nitrogen for 18 hrs. The resulting clear solution was diluted with water and the resulting white precipitate collected by suction and washed with water. The combined aqueous filtrate was extracted with EtOAc. The extract was washed with water and saturated NaCl solution, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to a glass. This was combined with the solid which was filtered from the aqueous mixture, taken up in CH2Cl2, filtered through Celite and evaporated to dryness. The crude product was purified by dissolving the residue in CH2Cl2 and precipitating with Et2O-hexane. The precipitate was collected by suction to give the title compound (0.129 g, 84%) as a white solid. TLC(AcOH—MeOH—CH2Cl2; 1:1:20) Rf=0.22. MS(ES) for C22H25N3O6 (MW 427.46): positive 450(M+Na); negative 426(M−H)

EXAMPLE 2

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[0207] (3RS)-3-[N-(N′-(1-Naphthyl)Oxamyl)Leucinyl] Amino-5-Fluoro-4-Oxopentanoic Acid

[0208] Part A: (3RS,4RS)-3-[(N-Benzyloxycarbonyl)Leucinyl]Amino-5-Fluoro-4-Hydroxypentanoic Acid, tert-Butyl Ester

[0209] To a solution of (3RS,4RS)-3-amino-5-fluoro-4-hydroxypentanoic acid, tert-butyl ester (0.230 g, 1.1 mmol, prepared as described in Tetrahedron Letters 1994,35, 9693-9696) in CH2Cl2 (2.0 mL) at room temperature under nitrogen was added (N-benzyloxycarboyl)leucine, N-hydroxysuccinimde ester (0.402 g, 1.1 mmol). After stirring at room temperature for 16 hrs, the mixture was evaporated to dryness and the residue purified by flash chromatography on silica gel eluting with EtOAc-hexane (1:2) to give the title compound (0.332 g, 66%) as a colorless, viscous oil. TLC(EtOAc-hexane; 2:1) Rf=0.51.

[0210] Part B: (3RS,4RS)-3-(Leucinyl)Amino-5-Fluoro-4-Hydroxypentanoic Acid, tert-Butyl Ester, p-Toluenesulfonate Salt

[0211] To a solution of (3RS,4RS)-3-[(N-benzyloxycarbonyl)leucinyl]amino-5-fluoro-4-hydroxypentanoic acid, tert-butyl ester (0.332 g, 0.734 mmol) in MeOH (100 mL) was added p-toluenesulsufonic acid hydrate (0.140 g, 0.737 mmol) and 10% Pd-C (0.033 g) and resulting mixture stirred under a hydrogen atmosphere (balloon) for 2 hrs. The mixture was filtered through Celite washing the filter cake with CH2Cl2 and the combined filtrates evaporated to dryness. The residue was chased with CH2Cl2 to give the title product (0.371 g) as a colorless foam.

[0212] Part C: (3RS,4RS)-3-[N-(N′-(1-Naphthyl)Oxamyl)Leucinyl]Amino-5-Fluoro-4-Hydroxypentanoic Acid, tert-Butyl Ester

[0213] To a solution of N-(1-naphthyl)oxamic acid (0.161 g, 0.749 mmol, see Example 1, Part A) in N-methylpyrrolidone(1.5 mL)-CH2Cl2(1.5 mL) at room temperature under nitrogen was added O-(7-azabenzotriazol-1-yl)-N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyluronium hexafluorophate (0.313 g, 0.823 mmol). After stirring for 0.5 hrs, the mixture was treated with a solution of (3RS,4RS)-3-(leucinyl)amino-5-fluoro-4-hydroxypentanoic acid, tert-butyl ester, p-toluenesulfonate salt (0.371 g, 0.749 mmol) and diisopropylethylamine (0.39 mL, 2.25 mmol) in N-methylpyrrolidone(2.0 mL)-CH2Cl2(2.0 mL). After stirring at room temperature for 16 hrs, the mixture was partitioned between EtOAc-water. The organic phase was washed with water, 5% KHSO4, saturated NaHCO3 and saturated NaCl solutions, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to dryness. The residue was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel eluting with EtOAc-hexane (1:1) to give the title compound (0.213 g, 55%) as a colorless foam. TLC(Et2O—CH2Cl2-hexane; 2:1:2, 2 developments) Rf=0.12.

[0214] Part D: (3RS)-3-[N-(N′-(1-Naphthyl)Oxamyl)Leucinyl]Amino-5-Fluoro-4-Oxopentanoic Acid tert-Butyl Ester

[0215] To a solution of (3RS,4RS)-3-[N-(N′-(1-naphthyl)oxamyl)leucinyl] amino-5-fluoro-4-hydroxypentanoic acid, tert-butyl ester (0.163 g, 0.315 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (3.0 mL) at room temperature was added Dess-Martin periodinane (0.160 g, 0.378 mmol). After stirring at room temperature for 0.5 hrs, the mixture was diluted with EtOAc and washed with dilute Na2S2O3, saturated NaHCO3 and saturated NaCl solutions, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to dryness. The residue was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel eluting with EtOAc-hexane (1:3) to give the title compound (0.155 g, 95%) as a white solid. TLC(Et2O—CH2Cl2-hexane; 2:1:2, 2 developments) Rf=0.35. MS(ES) for C27H34FN3O6 (MW 515.57): positive 538(M+Na); negative 514(M−H).

[0216] Part E: (3RS)-3-[N-(N′-(1-Naphthyl)Oxamyl)Leucinyl]Amino-5-Fluoro-4-Oxopentanoic Acid

[0217] To a solution of (3RS)-3-[N-(N′-(1-naphthyl)oxamyl)leucinyl]amino-5-fluoro-4-oxopentanoic Acid, tert-butyl ester (0.147 g, 0.285 mmol) in CH2Cl2(1.0 mL)-anisole(0.5 mL) at room temperature under nitrogen was added trifluoroacetic acid (1.0 mL). The resulting clear solution was stirred at room temperature for 1 hr, evaporated to dryness and chased with toluene-CH2Cl2 (1:1). The residue was triturated with Et2O-hexane to give the title compound (0.100 g, 76%) as a white solid. MS(ES) for C23H26FN3O6 (MW 459.47): positive 482(M+Na); negative 458(M−H).

EXAMPLE 3

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[0219] (3RS)-3-[N-(N′-(1-Naphthyl)Oxamyl)Valinyl] Amino-5-Fluoro-4-Oxopentanoic Acid

[0220] Part A: (3RS,4RS)-3-[(N-Benzyloxycarbonyl)Valinyl]Amino-5-Fluoro-4-Hydroxypentanoic Acid, tert-Butyl Ester

[0221] To a solution of (N-benzyloxycarbonyl)valine (0.332 g, 1.32 mmol) in CH2Cl2(7.0 mL) at 0° C. (ice bath) under nitrogen was added hydroxybenzotriazole hydrate (0.219 g) followed by 1-ethyl-3-(3′,3′-dimethyl-1′-aminopropyl)carbodiimide hydrochloride (0.317 g, 1.65 mmol). After stirring at 0° C. for 10 min, the mixture was treated with (3RS,4RS)-3-amino-5-fluoro-4-hydroxypentanoic acid, tert-butyl ester (0.228 g, 1.1 mmol) and the reaction allowed to warm to room temperature. After stirring at room temperature for 24 hrs, the mixture was partitioned between EtOAc-water. The organic phase was washed with water, 5% KHSO4, saturated NaHCO3 and saturated NaCl solutions, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to dryness. The residue was purified by flash chromatography eluting with EtOAc-hexane (1:1) to give the title compound (0.423 g, 87%) as colorless glass. TLC(MeOH—CH2Cl2; 5:95) Rf=0.17.

[0222] Part B: (3RS)-3-[N-(N′-(1-Naphthyl)Oxamyl)Valinyl]Amino-5-Fluoro-4-Oxopentanoic Acid

[0223] Starting with (3RS,4RS)-3-[(N-benzyloxycarbonyl)valinyl]amino-5-fluoro-4-hydroxypentanoic acid, tert-butyl ester and following the methods described in Example 2, Parts B through E gave the title compound as a white solid. MS(ES) for C22H24FN3O6 (MW 445.45): positive 468(M+Na), 484(M+K); negative 444(M−H).

EXAMPLE 4

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[0225] (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(1-Naphthyl)Oxamyl)Valinyl] Amino-5(2′,6′-Dichlorobenzoyloxy)-4-Oxopentanoic Acid

[0226] Part A: [(N-Benzyloxycarbonyl)Valinyl]Aspartic Acid, β-tert-Butyl, α-Methyl Ester

[0227] To a solution of (N-benzyloxycarbonyl)valine (2.10 g, 8.36 mmol) in CH2Cl2(20 mL) at 0° C. (ice bath) under nitrogen was added hydroxybenzotriazole hydrate (1.74 g) followed by 1-ethyl-3-(3′,3′-dimethyl-1′-aminopropyl)carbodiimide hydrochloride (2.40 g, 12.5 mmol). After stirring at 0° C. for 10 min, the mixture was treated with aspartic acid, β-tert-butyl, α-methyl ester hydrochloride (2.00 g, 8.34 mmol) and N-methylmorpholine (1.1 mL, 10 mmol), and the reaction allowed to warm to room temperature. After stirring at room temperature for 2.5 hrs, the mixture was concentrated and the residue partitioned between EtOAc-water. The organic phase was washed with water, 5% KHSO4, saturated NaHCO3 and saturated NaCl solutions, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to give the title compound (3.55 g, 97%) as a white solid after tituration with Et2O-hexane. TLC(EtOAc-hexane; 1:1) Rf=0.48.

[0228] Part B: (YalinylAspartic Acid, β-tert-Butyl, α-Methyl Ester p-Toluenesulfonate Salt

[0229] To a solution of [(N-benzyloxycarbonyl)valinyl]aspartic acid, β-tert-butyl, α-methyl ester (3.55 g, 8.12 mmol) in MeOH (300 mL) was added p-toluenesulsufonic acid hydrate (1.55 g, 8.12 mmol) and 10% Pd-C (0.30 g) and resulting mixture stirred under a hydrogen atmosphere (balloon) for 2 hrs. The mixture was filtered through Celite washing the filter cake with CH2Cl2 and the combined filtrates evaporated to dryness. The residue was chased with CH2Cl2 to give the title product (3.85 g, quantitative) as a colorless foam.

[0230] Part C: [N-(N′-(1-Naphthyl)Oxamyl)Valinyl]Aspartic Acid, β-tert-Butyl, α-Methyl Ester

[0231] To a solution of N-(1-naphthyl)oxamic acid (0.683 g, 3.18 mmol, see Example 1, Part A) in N-methylpyrrolidone(7.0 mL)-CH2Cl2(7.0 mL) at room temperature under nitrogen was added O-(7-azabenzotriazol-1-yl)-N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyluronium hexafluorophate (1.329 g, 3.49 mmol). After stirring for 15 min, the mixture was treated with N-(valinyl)aspartic acid, 0-tert-butyl, x-methyl ester p-toluenesulfonate salt (1.506 g, 3.18 mmol) and diisopropylethylamine (1.66 mL, 9.53 mmol). After stirring at room temperature for 2 hrs, the mixture was partitioned between EtOAc-water. The organic phase was washed with water, 5% KHSO4, saturated NaHCO3 and saturated NaCl solutions, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to dryness. The residue was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel eluting with EtOAc-hexane (1:1) to give the title compound (1. 1 53 g, 73%) as a white solid. TLC(EtOAc-hexane; 2:1) Rf=0.48.

[0232] Part D: [N-(N′-(1-Naphthyl)Oxamyl)Valinyl]Aspartic Acid, β-tert-Butyl Ester

[0233] To a solution of [N-(N′-(1-naphthyl)oxamyl)valinyl] aspartic acid, β-tert-butyl, α-methyl ester (0.490 g, 0.98 mmol) in dioxane (2.4 mL) was added 1.0 N LiOH solution (1.0 mL, 1.0 mmol). After stirring at room temperature for 1 hr, the mixture was acidified with 1.0 N HCl and extracted with EtOAc. The extract was washed with saturated NaCl solution, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to give the title compound (0.481 g, quantitative) as a white solid. TLC(MeOH—CH2Cl2; 1:9) Rf=0.15.

[0234] Part E: (3 S)-3-[N-(N′-(1-Naphthyl)Oxamyl)Valinyl]Amino-5-Diazo-4-Oxopentanoic Acid tert-Butyl Ester

[0235] To a solution of [N-(N′-(1-naphthyl)oxamyl)valinyl] aspartic acid, β-tert-butyl ester (0.095 g, 0.20 mmol) and N-methylmorpholine (22 μL, 0.20 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (2.0 mL) at −10° C. (NaCl/ice bath) under nitrogen was added isobutyl chloroformate (28 μL, 0.22 mmol). After stirring at −10° C. for 0.5 hrs, the resulting mixed anhydride was treated with excess diazomethane/Et2O solution (prepared from 0.072 g, 0.49 mmol of 1-methyl-3-nitro-1-nitrosoguanidine, 1.0 mL 40% KOH/1.0 ml Et2O). After stirring at −10° C. for an additional 1 hr, the mixture was concentrated and the residue purified by flash chromatography on silica gel eluting with CH2Cl2—Et2O-hexane (1:2:2) to give the title compound (0.062 g, 62%) as a white solid. TLC(EtOAc-hexane; 2:1) Rf=0.63.

[0236] Part F: (3 S)-3-[N-(N′-(1-Naphthyl)Oxamyl)Valinyl]Amino-5-Bromo-4-Oxopentanoic Acid tert-Butyl Ester

[0237] To a solution of (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(1-naphthyl)oxamyl)valinyl]amino-5-diazo-4-oxopentanoic acid tert-butyl ester (0.135 g, 0.265 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (3.0 mL) at 0° C. was added 48% aqueous HBr (30 μL, 0.27 mmol). Gas evolution was observed. After 15 min, the mixture was partitioned between EtOAc-saturated NaHCO3, the organic phase washed with saturated NaCl solution, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to give the title compound (0.147 g, quantitative) as a white solid. TLC(EtOAc-hexane; 2:1) Rf=0.72.

[0238] Part G: (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(1-Naphthyl)Oxamyl)Valinyl]Amino-5-(2′,6′-Dichlorobenzoyloxy)-4-Oxopentanoic Acid, tert-Butyl Ester

[0239] To a solution of (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(1-naphthyl)oxamyl) valinyl]amino-5-bromo-4-oxopentanoic acid tert-butyl ester (0.100 g, 0.18 mmol) and 2,6-dichlorobenzoic acid (0.037 g, 0.20 mmol) in dimethylformamide (1.0 mL) at room temperature under nitrogen was added potassium fluoride (0.031 g, 0.53 mmol). After stirring at room temperature for 16 hrs, the mixture was partitioned between EtOAc-water. The organic phase was washed with water, 5% KHSO4, saturated NaHCO3 and saturated NaCl solutions, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to dryness. The residue was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel eluting with EtOAc-hexane (1:1) to give the title compound (0.084 g, 70%) as viscous oil. TLC(EtOAc-hexane; 2:1) Rf=0.71.

[0240] Part H: (S-3-[N-(N′-(1-Naphthyl)Oxamyl)Valinyl]AAmino-5-(2′,6′-Dichlorobenzoyloxy)-4-Oxopentanoic Acid

[0241] To a solution of (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(1-naphthyl)oxamyl) valinyl]amino-5-(2′,6′-dichlorobenzoyloxy)-4-oxopentanoic acid, tert-butyl ester (0.084 g, 0.125 mmol) in CH2Cl2(1.0 mL)-anisole(0.5 mL) at room temperature under nitrogen was added trifluoroacetic acid (1.0 mL). The resulting clear solution was stirred at room temperature for 1 hr, evaporated to dryness and chased with toluene-CH2Cl2 (1:1). The residue was triturated with Et2O to give the title compound (0.060 g, 78%) as an off-white solid. MS(ES) for C29H27Cl2N3O8 (MW 616.45): positive 638/640(M+Na); negative 614/616(M−H).

EXAMPLES 5-21

[0242] Starting with (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(1-naphthyl)oxamyl)valinyl]amino-5-bromo-4-oxopentanoic acid tert-butyl ester (see Example 4, Part F) and following the methods described in Example 4, Parts G through H, the compounds shown below in Table 3 were also prepared:

TABLE 3
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				MS(ES)
Ex.	B	Formula	MW	pos.	neg.
5	CH2O(2,6-diF-Ph)	C28H27F2N3O7	555.53	578(M + Na)	554(M − H)
6	CH2O(2,4,6-triF-Ph)	C28H26F3N3O7	573.52	596(M + Na)	572(M − H)
7	CH2O(2,3,5,6-tetraF-Ph)	C28H25F4N3O7	591.51	614(M + Na)	590(M − H)
8	CH2O(6-Me-2-pyron-4-yl)	C28H29N3O9	551.55	574(M + Na)	550(M − H)
9	CH2O(2-Ph-5,6-benzopyran-4-on-3-yl)	C37H33N3O9	663.68	686(M + Na)	662(M − H)
10	CH2OPO(Me)Ph	C29H32N3O8P	581.56	582(M + H)	580(M − H)
				604(M + Na)	694(M + TFA)
11	CH2OPOPh2	C34H34N3O8P	643.63	666(M + Na)	642(M − H)
12	CH2O(2-CF3-pyrimidin-4-yl)	C27H26F3N5O7	589.53	612(M + Na)	588(M − H)
13	CH2O(5-CO2Me-isoxazol-3-yl)	C27H28N4O10	568.54	591(M + Na)	567(M − H)
14	CH2OPO(Me)(1-naphthyl)	C33H34N3O8P	631.62	654(M + Na)	630(M − H)
					744(M + TFA)
15	CH2O(4-hydroxy-Ph)	C28H29N3O8	535.55	537/538(M + Na)	535/536/537
					(M − H)
16	CH2O(4-OCOOCHCHCH3-Ph)	C32H33N3O10	619.63	637(M + NH4)	618(M − H)
17	CH2O(4-OCHCHCH3-Ph)	C31H33N3O8	575.62	576(M + H)	574(M − H)
18	CH2O(1-Naphthyl)	C32N31N3O7	569.6128
19	CH2O(4-propyloxyphenyl)	C30H35N3O6	533.25	534(M + H)
				551(M + NH4)
20	CF3	C22H22F3N3O6	481.15	482(M + H)
21	NH(CH2)2Ph	C29H32N4O6	532.23	533(M + H)	531(M − H)

EXAMPLE 22

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N-[1-(2-Benzyloxy-5-Oxo-Tetrahydro-Furan-3-Ylcarbamoyl)-Ethyl]-N′-(2-Tert-Butyl-Phenyl)-Oxalamide

[0244] Part A: 3-(9H-Fluoren-9-ylmethoxycarbonylamino)-N-methoxy-N-methyl-suecinamic acid tert-butyl ester 20

[0245] To a solution of 2-(9H-Fluoren-9-ylmethoxycarbonylamnino)-succinic acid 4-tert-butyl ester (5.00 g, 12.15 mmol) in CH2Cl2(50 mL) at 0° C. under N2 was added 1.2 equiv of 1-(3-Dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide HCl (EDAC) (2.79 g, 14.58 mmol) and 1.1 equiv of HOBt.H2O (2.05 g, 13.37 mmol). The mixture was stirred at 0° C. under N2 for 15 min before addition of HCl HN(OMe)Me (1.42 g, 14.58 mmol), followed by 4-Methylmorpholine (NM1M) (2.00 mL, 18.23 mmol). After stirring at 0° C. to room temperature for 5 hrs, the mixture was partitioned between EtOAc/water. The organic phase was washed with water, 5% KHSO4, saturated NaHCO3, and saturated NaCl solutions, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to give crude title compound. The residue was purified by flask column chromatography on silica gel eluting with EtOAc/Hexane (20%) to give the title compound (4.62 g, 85%) as a white foam. TLC (40%) Et(Ac/Hexane) Rf=0.44; 1HNMR (CDCl3) δ 7.75 (d, J=7.5 Hz, 2H), 7.50 (t, J=6.9 Hz, 2H), 7.40 (t, J=7.5 Hz, 2H), 7.33-7.28 (dt, J=7.5, 1.2 Hz, 2H), 5.71 (d, J=9.0 Hz, 1H), 5.04 (bq, J=7.8 Hz, 1H), 4.36 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 4.23 (t J=7.2 Hz, 1H), 3.79 (s, 3H), 3.24 (s, 3H), 2.78-2.71 (dd, J=15.0, 5.4 Hz, 1H1), 2.62-254 (15.0, 6.9 Hz, 1H), 1.45 (s, 9H). MS(ES) for C23H25NO6 (MW=454.52): positive 455 (MH+).

[0246] Part B: 3-(9H-Fluoren-9-ylmethoxycarbonylamino)-4-oxo-butyric acid tert-butyl ester 21

[0247] To a suspension of 3-(9H-Fluoren-9-ylmethoxycarbonylamino)-N-methoxy-N-methyl-succinamic acid tert-butyl ester (4.57 g, 10.04 mmol) in Ethyl ether (30 mL) at −5° C. was added dropwise 0.5 equiv of 1.0M Lithium aluminum hydride (LAH) in ethyl ether (5.02 mL, 5.02 mmol). After stirring at −5° C. to room temperature for 1 hr, the reaction mixture was treated with 5% KHSO4 (200 mL), stirred for 5 min and then partitioned between EtOAc/water. The organic phase was washed with saturated NaCl solution (200 mL), dried over Na2SO4 and evaporated to dryness. The residue was purified by flask column chromatography on silica gel eluting with EtOAc/Hexane (20%) to give the title compound (2.18 g, 55%/o) as a clear oil. TLC (30% EtOAc/Hexane) Rf=0.35; 1HNMR (CDCl3) δ 9.65 (s, 1H), 7.77 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 7.50 (d, J=7.5 Hz, 21), 7.41 (t, J=7.5 Hz, 2H), 7.33 (dt, J=7.5, 1.2 Hz, 2H), 5.88 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 11H), 4.50-4.36 (m, 2H), 4.24 (t, J 6.6 Hz, 1H), 3.54-3.45 (m, 1H), 3.00-2.93 (dd, J=17.4, 4.8 Hz, 11H), 2.82-274 (dd, J=17.7, 5.1s Hz, 1H), 1.45 (s, 9H). MS(ES) for C23H25NO5 (MW=395.45): positive 396 (MH+).

[0248] Part C: 4,4-Bis-benzyloxy-3-(9H-fluoren-9-ylmethoxycarbonylamino)-butyric acid tert-butyl ester 22

[0249] To a suspension of 3-(9H-Fluoren-9-ylmethoxycarbonylamino)-4-oxo-butyric acid tert-butyl ester (1.24 g, 3.14 mmol) in Dichloromethane (10 ML) at room temperature was added 0.20 equiv TsOH.H2O (0.12 g, 0.63 mmol) and followed by dropwise 5.0 equiv of Benzyl alcohol (1.62 mL, 15.68 mmol). After stirring room temperature for 18 hrs, the reaction mixture was filtered through celite and the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo to obtain a crude title compound. The residue was purified by flask column chromatography on silica gel eluting with EtOAc/Hexane (10-40%) to give the title compound (0.75 g, 40%) as clear oil. TLC (40% EtOAc/Hexane) Rf=0.68; 1HNMR (CDCl3) δ 7.76 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 7.59 (d, J=7.5 Hz, 2H), 7.39 (t, J=7.5 Hz, 2H), 7.35-7.27 (m, 12H), 5.37 (d, J=9.6 Hz, 1IH), 4.73-4.52 (m, 5H), 4.35 (d, J=6.6 Hz, 2H), 4.24-4.16 (q, J=6.6 Hz, 2H), 2.55-2.50 (m, 2H), 1.39 (s, 9H). MS(ES) for C37H39NO9 (MW=593.71): positive 611 (M+NH4+).

[0250] Part D: 4,4-Bis-benzyloxy-3-{2-[(2-tert-butyl-phenylaminooxalyl)-aminol-propionylamino]-butvric acid tert-butyl ester 23

[0251] 4,4-Bix-benzyloxy-3-(9H-fluoren-9-ylmethoxycarbonylamino)-butyric acid tert-butyl ester (0.63 g, 1.06 mmol) was stirredin 5% Piperidine/DMlF (3 mL) at room temperature. After stirring at room temperature for 15 min, the reaction mixture was treated with Water (20 mL), stirred for 5 min and then partitioned between EtOAc/water. The organic phase was washed with Water (3×20 mL), saturated NaCl solution (3×20 mL), dried over Na2SO4 and evaporated to dryness to afford crude 3-Amino-4,4-bis-benzyloxy-butyric acid tertbutyl ester (1). The crude residue 1 was ready to be used for coupling reaction as a crude product.

[0252] To a solution of (2S)-2-[(2-tert-butyl-phenylaminooxalyl)-amino]-propanoic acid (0.37 g, 1.27 mmol) in CH2Cl2/NMP (1:1, 3 mL) at room temperature under N2 was added 1.5 equiv HBTU (0.61 g, 1.59 mmol). The mixture solution was stirred at room temperature under N2 for 45 min before addition of 1, followed by Et3 N (0.44 mL, 3.18 mmol). After stirring at room temperature for 18 hrs, the mixture was partitioned between EtOAc-water. The organic phase was washed with water, 5% KHSO4, saturated NaHCO3, and saturated NaCl solutions, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to give crude title compound. The residue was purified by flask column chromatography on silica gel eluding with EtOAc/Hexane (20%) to give the title compound (0.29 g, 42%) as a yellow foam. TLC (30% EtOAc/Hexane) Rf=0.59; 1HNMR (CDCl3) δ 9.53 (s, 1H), 8.06 (dd, J=8.1, 3.6 Hz, 1H), 8.01 (dt, J=8.1, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 7.42 (d, J=7.5 Hz, 1H), 7.37-7.25 (m, 11H), 7.17 (tt, J=7.5, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 6.62-6.53 (dd, J=16.2, 9.0 Hz, 1-), 4.72-4.35 (m, 7H), 2.66 (d, J=6.0 Hz, 2H), 1.45 (s, 9H), 1.38 (d, J=4.2 Hz, 3H); MS(ES) for C37H47N3O7 (MW-645.79): negative 654 ([M−H]−).

[0253] Part E: N-[1-(2-Benzyloxy-5-oxo-tetrahydro-furan-3-ylcarbamoyl)-ethyl]-N′-(2-tert-butyl-phenyl)-oxalamide 24

[0254] 4,4-Bis-benzyloxy-3-{2-[(2-tert-butyl-phenylaminooxalyl)-amino]-propionylamino}-butyric acid tert-butyl ester (0.16 g, 0.25 mmol) was stirred in 205% TFA/CH2Cl2 (2 mL) at room temperature. After stirring at room temperature for 15 min., the reaction mixture was concentrated to dryness to afford crude tittle compounds. The residue was purified by flask column chromatography on silica gel eluding with EtOAc/Hexane (20-40%) to give the title compounds (0.09 g, 74%) as white foam.

[0255] Major diastereomer: TLC (40% EtOAc/Hexane) Rf=0.29; 1HNMR (CDCl3) δ 9.53 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 1H), 8.09 (t, J=7.8 Hz, 1H), 7.93 (m, 1H), 7.42 (d, J=9.0 Hz, 1H), 7.35-7.15 (m, 7H), 6.70 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 1H), 5.45 (d, J=5.1 Hz, 1H), 4.90-4.41 (m, 4H), 3.06-2.83 (m, 1H), 2.53-2.35 (m, 1H), 1.47 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 3H), 1.44 (s, 9H); MS(ES) for C26H31N3O6 (MW=481.54): positive 482 (MH+).

[0256] Minor diastereomer: TLC (40% EtOAc/Hexane) Rf=0.22; 1HNMR (CDCl3) δ 9.52 (s, 1H), 8.02-7.93 (m, 2H), 7.44 (dd, J=8.1, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 7.36-8.28 (m, 6H), 7.19 (dt,J=9.30, 1.5Hz, IH))6.67 (d,J=7.8 Hz, 11H), 5.54 (d, J=5.4 Hz, 1H), 4.92-4.44 (m, 4H), 2.95-2.85 (m, 1H), 2.55-2.44 (m, 1H), 1.49 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 3H), 1.44 (s, 9H); MS(ES) for C26H31N3O6 (MW=481.54): positive 482 (MH+).

EXAMPLE 23

[0257] 25

[0258] (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(1-Naphthyl)Oxamyl)Leucinyl]Amino-5-(Diphenylphosphinyloxy)-4-Oxopentanoic Acid

[0259] Part A: [(N-Benzyloxycarbonyl)Leucinyl]Aspartic Acid β-tert-Butyl α-Methyl Ester

[0260] To a solution of (N-benzyloxycarbonyl)leucine, N-hydroxysuccinimide ester (4.54 g, 12.5 mmol) and aspartic acid, β-tert-butyl, α-methyl ester hydrochloride (3.00 g, 12.5 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (20 mL) at room temperature under nitrogen was added N-methylmorpholine (1.65 mL, 15 mmol). After stirring at room temperature for 18 hrs, the mixture was partitioned between EtOAc-water. The organic phase was washed with 5% KHSO4, saturated NaHCO3 and saturated NaCl solutions, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to give the title compound (5.56 g, 99%) as viscous oil. TLC(EtOAc-hexane; 1:1) Rf=0.48.

[0261] Part B: (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(1-Naphthyl)Oxamyl)Leucinyl]Amino-5-Bromo-4-Oxopentanoic Acid tert-Butyl Ester

[0262] Starting with [(N-benzyloxycarbonyl)leucinyl]aspartic acid, β-tert-butyl, α-methyl ester and following the methods described in Example 4, Parts B through F, gave the title compound as a white solid. TLC(CH2Cl2-Et2O-hexane; 1:2:2) Rf=0.32.

[0263] Part C: (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(1-Naphthyl)Oxamyl)Leucinyl]Amino-5-(Diphenylphopshinyloxy)-4-Oxopentanoic Acid, tert-Butyl Ester

[0264] To a solution of (3 S)-3-[N-(N′-(1-naphthyl)oxamyl) leucinyl]amino-5-bromo-4-oxopentanoic acid tert-butyl ester (0.108 g, 0.187 mmol) and diphenylphosphinic acid (0.046 g, 0.21 mmol) in dimethylformamide (1.0 mL) at room temperature under nitrogen was added potassium fluoride (0.033 g, 0.58 mmol). After stirring at room temperature for 48 hrs, the mixture was partitioned between EtOAc-water. The organic phase was washed with water, 5% KHSO4, saturated NaHCO3 and saturated NaCl solutions, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to dryness. The residue was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel eluting with CH2Cl2—Et2O-hexane (1:2:2) to give the title compound (0.114 g, 85%) as a white solid. TLC(EtOAc-hexane; 2:1) Rf=0.26.

[0265] Part D: (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(1-Naphthyl)Oxamyl)Leucinyl]Amino-5-(Diphenylphosphinyloxy)-4-Oxopentanoic Acid

[0266] To a solution of (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(1-naphthyl)oxamyl) leucinyl]amino-5-(diphenylphosphinyloxy)-4-oxopentanoic acid, tert-butyl ester (0.114 g, 0.16 mmol) in CH2Cl2(1.0 mL)-anisole(0.5 mL) at room temperature under nitrogen was added trifluoroacetic acid (1.0 mL). The resulting clear solution was stirred at room temperature for 1 hr, evaporated to dryness and chased with toluene-CH2Cl2 (1:1). The residue was triturated with Et2O-hexane to give the title compound (0.062 g, 59%) as an off-white solid. MS(ES) for C34H34N3O8P (MW 657.66): positive 680(M+Na); negative 656(M−H).

EXAMPLES 24-27

[0267] Starting with (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(1-naphthyl)oxamyl)leucinyl]amino-5-bromo-4-oxopentanoic acid tert-butyl ester (see Example 23, Part B) and following the methods described in Example 23, Parts C through D, the compounds shown below in Table 4 were also prepared:

TABLE 4
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				MS(ES)
Ex.	B	Formula	MW	pos.	neg.
24	CH2OCO(2,6-diCl-Ph)	C30H29Cl2N3O8	630.48	652/654(M + Na)	628/630(M − H)
25	CH2O(2,4,6-triF-Ph)	C29H28F3N3O7	587.55	610(M + Na)	586(M − H)
26	CH2O(2,3,5,6-tetraF-Ph)	C29H27F4N3O7	605.54	628(M + Na)	604(M − H)
27	CH2OPO(Me)Ph	C30H34N3O8P	595.59	596(M + H)	594(M − H)
				618(M + Na)	708(M + TFA)

EXAMPLES 28-77

[0268] Following the general methods described in Example 4, Parts A through H substituting (N-benzyloxycarbonyl)alanine for (N-benzyloxycarbonyl)valine in Part A, the appropriate oxamic acid for N-(1-naphthyl)oxamic acid in Part C, and the appropriate acid or phenol for 2,6-dichlorobenzoic acid in Part G, the compounds shown below in Table 5 were also prepared:

TABLE 5
27
					MS(ES)
Ex.	R1	B	Formula	MW	Pos.	neg.
28	(2-Ph)Ph	CH2O(2-F-Ph)	C28H26FN3O7	535.53	558(M + Na)	534(M − H)
29	(2-Ph)Ph	CH2OCO(2,6-di-Cl-Ph)	C29H25Cl2N3O8	614.44	652/654(M + K)	612/614(M − H)
30	(2-Ph)Ph	CH2OPOPh2	C34H32N3O8P	641.61	664(M + Na)	640(M − H)
					680(M + K)
31	(2-t-Bu)Ph	CH2O(2-F-Ph)	C26H30FN3O7	515.54	516(M + H)	514(M − H)
					538(M + Na)
					554(M + K)
32	(2-t-Bu)Ph	CH2OPOPh2	C32H36N3O8P	621.63	644(M + Na)	620(M − H)
					666(M + K)
33	1-naphthyl-CH2	CH2O(2,3,5,6-tetra-F-Ph)	C27H23F4N3O7	577.48	600(M + Na)	576(M − H)
					616(M + K)
34	1-naphthyl-CH2	CH2OCO(2,6-di-Cl-Ph)	C28H25Cl2N3O8	602.42	624/626(M + Na)	600/602(M − H)
					640/642(M + K)	714/716
						(M + TFA)
35	1-naphthyl-CH2	CH2OPOPh2	C33H32N3O8P	629.60	652(M + Na)	628(M − H)
					668(M + K)
36	(2-tBu)Ph	CH2O(2,3,5,6-tetra-F-4-Br)Ph)	C26H26BrF4N3O7	648.40		646(M − H)
37	(2-tBu)Ph	CH2OCO(2,6-di-Cl-Ph)	C27H29Cl2N3O8	594.45	616/618(M + Na)	492/594(M − H)
38	(2-1)Ph	CH2OCO(2,6-di-Cl-Ph)	C23H20Cl2IN3O8	664.24
39	(2-1)Ph	CH2OCO(2,6-di-Cl-Ph)	C23H20Cl2FN3O8	556.33
40	(2,5-di-tBu)Ph	CH2O(2,3,5,6-tetra-F-Ph)	C30H35F4N3O7	625.62	626(M + H)	624(M − H)
					648(M + Na)
41	(2-Cl)Ph	CH2OPOPh2	C28H27CIN3O8P	599.96		598(M − H)
42	(2-Cl)Ph	CH2OCO(2,6-di-Cl-Ph)	C23H20Cl3N3O8	572.79	572/574/576	570/572/574
					(M + H)	(M − H)
43	(4-F)Ph	CH3OPOPh2	C28H27FN3O8P	583.51	606(M + H)	582(M − H)
44	(4-F)Ph	CH2OCO(2,6-di-Cl-Ph)	C23H20Cl2FN3O8	556.33	578/480(M + Na)	554/556(M − H)
45	(2-morpholin-4-yl-5-trifluoromethyl)Ph	CH2OPOPh2	C35H35F6N4O11P	832.65	741(M + Na)	717(M − H)
46	(2-pyrrolidin-1-yl-5-trifluoromethyl)Ph	CH2OPOPh2	C35H35F6N4O10P	816.65	725(M + Na)	701(M − H)
47	(2-tBu)Ph	CH2OPOPh2	C32H36N3O8P	621.63	644(M + Na)	620(M − H)
48	5,6,7.8-tetrahydro-1-naphthyl	CH2OPOPh2	C32H34N3O8P	619.61	620(M + H)	618(M − H)
					642(M + Na)
49	5,6,7.8-tetrahydro-1-naphthyl	CH2OCO(2,6-di-Cl-Ph)	C27H27Cl2N3O8	592.43	614/616(M + Na)	590/592(M − H)
50	5,6,7.8-tetrahydro-1-naphthyl	CH2O(2,3,5,6-tetra-F-ph)	C26H25F4N3O7	567.49	590(M + Na)	566(M − H)
51	PhCH2	CH2O(2,3,5,6-tetra-F-Ph)	C23H23Cl2N3O8	552.37		550/552(M − H)
52	PhCH2	CH2OCO(2,6-di-Cl-Ph)	C24H23Cl2N3O8	552.37		550/552(M − H)
53	1-adamantanyl	CH2OPOPh2	C32H38N3O8P	623.64	646(M + Na)	622(M − H)
54	1-adamantanyl	CH2OCO(2,6-di-Cl-Ph)	C27H31Cl2N3O8	596.46		594/596(M − H)
55	cyclo-hexyl	CH2OCO(2,6-di-Cl-Ph)	C23H27Cl2N3O8	544.39	566(M + Na)
56	cyclo-hexyl	CH2OPOPh2	C28H34N3O8P	571.57	594(M + Na)	570(M − H)
					610(M + K)
57	(2-Cl)Ph	CH2OPOPh2	C28H27ClN3O8P	5999.96	622/624(M + Na)	598/600(M − H)
58	(2-Cl)Ph	CH2OCO(2,6-di-Cl-Ph)	C23H20Cl3N3O8	572.79	594(M + Na)
59	(2,5-di-6Bu)Ph	CH2OPOPh2	C36H44N3O8P	677.73	700(M + Na)	676(M − H)
60	(2,5-di-6Bu)Ph	CH2OCO(2,6-di-Cl-Ph)	C31H37Cl2N3O8	650.55	650/652(M + H)	648/650(M − H)
					672/674(M + Na)
61	1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-naphthyl	CH2OPOPh2	C32H34N3O8P	619.61	620(M + H)	618(M − H)
					642(M + Na)
62	1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-naphthyl	CH2OCO(2,6-di-Cl-Ph)	C27H27Cl2N3O8	592.43	614/616(M + Na)	590/592(M − H)
63	1-adamantanyl	CH2O(2,3,5,6-tetra-F-Ph)	C30H23F4N3O7	613.52	636(M + Na)	612(M − H)
64	1-adamantanyl	CH2OPOPh2	C36H32N3O8	665.64	688(M + Na)	664(M − H)
65	1-adamantanyl	CH2OCO(2,6-di-Cl-Ph)	C31H25Cl2N3O8	638.46	660/662(M + Na)	636/638(M − H)
66	(2-F)Ph	CH2O(2,3,5,6-tetra-F-Ph)	C22H18F5N3O7	531.39	554(M + Na)	530(M − H)
67	(2-F)Ph	CH2OPOPh2	C28H27FN3O8P	583.51	606(M + Na)	582(M − H)
68	(2-F)Ph	CH2OCO(2,6-di-Cl-Ph)	C23H20Cl2FN3O8	556.33	578/580(M + Na)	554/556(M − H)
69	(4-n-heptyl)Ph	CH2OPOPh2	C35H42N3O8P	663.71	686(M + Na)	662(M − H)
70	(4-n-heptyl)Ph	CH2OCO(2,6-di-Cl-Ph)	C30H35Cl2N3O8	636.53	658/660(M + Na)	634/636(M − H)
71	Ph(CH2)2	CH2O(2,3,5,6-tetra-F-Ph)	C24H23F4N3O7	541.46	542(M + H)	540(M − H)
					564(M + Na)
72	Ph(CH2)2	CH2OPOPh2	C30H32N3O8P	593.57	594(M + H)	592(M − H)
					616(M + Na)	566/568(M + H)
73	Ph(CH2)2	CH2OCO(2,6-di-Cl-Ph)	C25H25Cl2N3O8	566.39	566/568(M + H)	564/566(M − H)
					588/590(M + Na)	714(M + Na)
74	(2-1)Ph	CH2OPOPh2	C28H27IN3O8P	691.41	714(M + Na)	690(M − H)
75	(2-1)Ph	CH2OCO(2,6-di-Cl-Ph)	C23H20Cl2IN3O8	664.24	686/688(M + Na)	662/664(M − H)
						776(M + TFA)
76	(2-tBu)Ph	CH2OCO(2,6-di-Cl-Ph)	C27H29Cl2N3O8	594.45	616/618(M + Na)	592/594(M − H)
77	(2-PhCH2)Ph	CH2O(2,3,5,6-tetra-F-Ph)	C29H30N3O8P	579.57		578(M − H)

EXAMPLE 78

[0269] 28

[0270] (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(1-Naphthylmethyl)Oxamyl)Valinyl]Amino-5-(2,′,3′,5′,6′-Tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-Oxopentanoic Acid

[0271] Part A: [(N-Benzyloxycarbonyl)Valinyl]Aspartic Acid, β-tert-Butyl Ester

[0272] To a suspension of aspartic acid P-tert-butyl ester (3.784 g, 20 mmol) in acetonitrile (200 mL) at room temperture under nitrogen was added bis(trimethylsilyl)acetamide (9.9 niL, 40 mmol). After stirring at room temperature for 30 min, the resulting clear solution was treated with (N-benzyloxycarbonyl)valine N-hydroxysuccinimide ester (6.97 g, 20 mmol). After stirring at room temperature for an additional 18 hrs, the mixture was treated with water (20 mL), concentrated on a rotovap and then partitioned between EtOAc/water. The organic phase was washed with water, 5% KHSO4 and saturated NaCl solutions, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to a dryness. Trituration with Et2O-hexane gave the title compound (8.37 g, 99%) as a white solid. TLC(EtOAc-hexane; 1:1) Rf=0.06.

[0273] Part B: (3S)-3-[(N-Benzyloxycarbonyl)Valinyl]Amino-5-Bromo-4-Oxopentanoic Acid tert-Butyl Ester

[0274] A solution of [(N-benzyloxycarbonyl)valinyl]aspartic acid, β-tert-butyl ester (8.37 g, 19.9 mmol) and N-methylmorpholine (3.50 mL, 32 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (100 mL) at −10° C. (NaCl/ice bath) under nitrogen was treated dropwise with isobutyl chloroformate (3.87 mL, 29.8 mmol). After stirring at −10° C. for 20 min, the mixture was filtered (sinctered glass) into a pre-cooled receiver (ice bath) washing the filter cake with additional tetrahydrofuran (approx.30 mL). The combined filtrate was treated with excess diazomethane/Et2O solution (prepared from 7.32 g, 50 mmol of 1-methyl-3-nitro-1-nitrosoguanidine, 40 mL 40% KOH/65 ml Et2O) at 0° C. (ice bath) under nitrogen. After stirring at 0° C. for 15 min and at room temperature for 30 min, the reaction mixture was again cooled to 0° C. and treated with 48% HBr(10 mL, 60 mmol)/acetic acid(10 mL). After stirring at 0° C. for 15 min and at room temperature for 30 min, the mixture was partitioned between EtOAc-water. The organic phase was washed with water, saturated NaHCO3, and saturated NaCl solutions dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to a dryness. Trituration with hexane gave the crude title compound (9.71 g, 98%) as a white solid. TLC(EtOAc-hexane; 1:1) Rf=0.63.

[0275] Part C: (3S)-3-[(N-Benzyloxycarbonyl)Valinyl]Amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-Tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-Oxopentanoic Acid tert-Butyl Ester

[0276] To a solution of (3S)-3-[(N-benzyloxycarbonyl)valinyl]amino-5-bromo-4-oxopentanoic acid tert-butyl ester (9.71 g, 19.4 mmol) and 2,3,5,6-tetrafluorophenol (3.65 g, 22 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (20 niL) at room temperature under nitrogen was added potassium fluoride (2.91 g, 50 mmol). After stirring at room temperature for 4 hrs, the mixture was diluted with EtOAc (approx.100 mL), washed with saturated NaHCO3 and saturated NaCl solutions, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to a dryness. The residue was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel eluting with EtOAc-hexane (1:3) to give the title compound (9.19 g, 79%) as a white solid after trituration with Et2O-hexane. TLC(EtOAc-hexane; 1:1) Rf=0.70.

[0277] Part D: (3S,4RS)-3-[(N-Benzyloxycarbonyl)Valinyl]Amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-Tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-Hydroxypentanoic Acid tert-Butyl Ester

[0278] To a solution of (3S)-3-[(N-benzyloxycarbonyl)valinyl]amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-oxopentanoic acid tert-butyl ester (9.19 g, 15.7 mmol) in MeOH(200 mL)/tetrahydrofuran(200 mL) at 0° C. under nitrogen was added sodium borohydride (0.594 g, 15.7 mmol). After stirring at 0° C. for 1 hr, the mixture was concentrated and the residue partitioned between EtOAc-half saturated NH4Cl solution. The organic phase was washed with saturated NaHCO3 and saturated NaCl solutions, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to a dryness. The residue was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel eluting with EtOAc-hexane (1:3) to give the title compound (7.99 g, 87%) as a white solid. TLC(EtOAc-hexane; 1:1) Rf=0.54.

[0279] Part E: (3S,4RS)-3-(alinyl)Amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-Tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-Hydroxypentanoic Acid tert-Butyl Ester

[0280] To a solution of (3S,4RS)-3-[(N-benzyloxycarbonyl)valinyl]amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-hydroxypentanoic acid tert-butyl ester (7.99 g, 13.6 mmol) in MeOH (130 mL) was added 10% Pd-C (0.80 g) and resulting mixture stirred under a hydrogen atmosphere (balloon) for 2 hrs. The mixture was filtered through Celite washing the filter cake with CH2Cl2 and the combined filtrates evaporated to dryness. The residue purified by flash chromatography on silica gel eluting with EtOAc-hexane (1:3) then methanol to give the title compound (5.13 g, 83%) as a viscous oil. TLC(EtOAc-hexane; 1:1) Rf=0.07.

[0281] Part F: (3S,4RS)-3-[N-(N′-(1-Naphthylmethyl)Oxamyl) Valinyl]Amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-Tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-Hydroxypentanoic Acid tert-Butyl Ester

[0282] To a solution of N-(1-naphthylmethyl)oxamic acid (0.051 g, 0.22 mmol, prepared from 1-naphthylmethylamine by the method described in Example 1, Part A) in N-methylpyrrolidone(1.0 mL)-CH2Cl2(1.0 mL) at room temperature under nitrogen was added O-(7-azabenzotriazol-1-yl)-N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyluronium hexafluorophate (0.092 g, 0.24 mmol). After stirring for 15 min, the mixture was treated with (3S,4RS)-3-(valinyl)amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-hydroxypentanoic acid tert-butyl ester (0.100 g, 0.22 mmol) and diisopropylethylamine (115 μL, 0.66 mmol). After stirring at room temperature for 16 hrs, the mixture was partitioned between EtOAc-water. The organic phase was washed with water, 5% KHSO4, saturated NaHCO3 and saturated NaCl solutions, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to give the crude title compound (0.157 g, 100%) as a viscous oil. TLC(EtOAc-hexane; 1:1) Rf=0.44.

[0283] Part G: (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(1-Naphthylmethyl)Oxamyl)Valinyl]Amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-Tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-Oxopentanoic Acid tert-Butyl Ester

[0284] To a solution of (3S,4RS)-3-[N-(N′-(1-naphthylmethyl)oxamyl)valinyl]-amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-hydroxypentanoic acid tert-butyl ester (0.157 g, ca 0.22 mmol) in dimethylsulfoxide (5 mL) at room temperature under nitrogen was added Dess-Martin Periodinane (0.600 g, 1.42 mmol). After stirring at room temperature for 16 hrs, the mixture was partitioned between EtOAc-water. The organic phase was washed with saturated NaHCO3 and saturated NaCl solutions, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to a dryness. The residue (0.175 g) was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel eluting with EtOAc-hexane (3:7) to give the title compound (0.111 g, 77%) as a white solid. TLC(EtOAc-hexane; 1:1) Rf=0.58.

[0285] Part H: (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(1-Naphthylmethyl)Oxamyl)Valinyl]Amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-Tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-Oxopentanoic Acid

[0286] To a solution of (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(1-naphthylmethyl)oxamyl)valinyl]amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-oxopentanoic acid, tert-butyl ester (0.108 g, 0.16 mmol) in CH2Cl2(2.0 mL)-anisole(0.1 mL)-water(0.05 mL) at room temperature under nitrogen was added trifluoroacetic acid (2.0 mL). The resulting clear solution was stirred at room temperature for 2 hr, evaporated to dryness and chased with toluene-CH2Cl2 (1:1). The residue was triturated with Et2O to give the title compound (0.098 g, 100%) as a white solid. MS(ES) for C29H27F4N3O7 (MW 605.54): positive 628(M+Na); negative 604(M−H).

EXAMPLES 79-125

[0287] Starting with (3S,4RS)-3-(valinyl)amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-hydroxypentanoic acid tert-butyl ester (see Example 78, Part E) and following the methods described in Example 78, Parts F through H, the compounds shown below in Table 6 were also prepared:

TABLE 6
29
				MS(ES)
Ex.	R1	Formula	MW	pos.	neg.
79	PhCH2	C25H25F4N3O7	555.48	556(M + H)	554(M − H)
				578(M + Na)
80	Ph(CH2)2	C26H27F4N3O7	569.51	592(M + Na)	568(M − H)
81	Ph2CH	C31H29F4N3O7	631.58	654(M + Na)	630(M − H)
82	Ph	C24H23F4N3O7	541.46	564(M + Na)	540(M − H)
83	(2-Ph)Ph	C30H27F4N3O7	617.55	640(M + Na)	616(M − H)
					730(M + TFA)
84	(2-PhCH2)Ph	C31H29F4N3O7	631.58	654(M + Na)	630(M − H)
85	(3-PhO)Ph	C30H27F4N3O8	633.55	634(M + H)	632(M − H)
				656(M + Na)
86	4-Cl-1-naphthyl	C28H24ClF4N3O7	625.96	648/650(M + Na)	624/626(M − H)
87	2-anthryl	C32H27F4N3O7	641.57	642(M + H)	640(M − H)
88	2-benzimidazolyl	C25H23F4N5O7	581.48	582(M + H)	580(M − H)
				604(M + Na)
89	1-adamantanyl	C28H33F4N3O7	599.58	600(M + H)	598(M − H)
90	(2-F)Ph	C24H22F5N3O7	559.45	582(M + Na)	558(M − H)
					672(M + TFA)
91	(4-F)Ph	C24H22F5N3O7	559.45	582(M + Na)	558(M − H)
					672(M + TFA)
92	(2-CF3)Ph	C25H22F7N3O7	609.45	632(M + Na)	608(M − H)
					722(M + TFA)
93	(2-t-Bu)Ph	C28H31F4N3O7	597.56	620(M + Na)	596(M − H)
					710(M + TFA)
94	(4-n-heptyl)Ph	C31H37F4N3O7	639.64	662(M + Na)	638(M − H)
95	(2-CH3O)Ph	C25H25F4N3O8	571.48	594(M + Na)	570(M − H)
96	(2-PhO)Ph	C30H27F4N3O8	633.55	656(M + Na)	632(M − H)
					746(M + TFA)
97	2-naphthyl	C28H25F4N3O7	591.51	614(M + Na)	590(M − H)
98	5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1-naphthyl	C28H29F4N3O7	595.55	618(M + Na)	594(M − H)
99	1-anthryl	C32H27F4N3O7	641.57	664(M + Na)	640(M − H)
100	2-pyridinyl	C23H22F4N4O7	542.44	543(M + H)	541(M − H)
101	4-pyridinyl	C23H22F4N4O7	542.44	543(M + H)	541(M − H)
102	2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-4-pyridinyl	C23H18F8N4O7	614.40	615(M + H)	613(M − H)
103	2-pyrazinyl	C22H21F4N5O7	543.43	544(M + H)	542(M − H)
104	1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-naphthyl	C28H29F4N3O7	595.55	596(M + H)	594(M − H)
				618(M + Na)	708(M + TFA)
				634(M + K)
105	(2-Cl)Ph	C24H22ClF4N3O7	575.90	598/600(M + Na)	574/576(M − H)
106	(2-Br)Ph	C24H22BrF4N3O7	620.35	644/642(M + Na)	620/618(M − H)
					734/732(M + TFA)
107	(2-I)Ph	C24H22F4IN3O7	667.35	690(M + Ma)	666(M − H)
				706(M + K)	780(M + TFA)
108	(2,6-di-F)Ph	C24H22F6N3O7	577.44	600(M + Na)	576(M − H)
					690(M + TFA)
109	(2,5-di-t-Bu)Ph	C32H39F4N3O7	653.67	654(M + H)	652(M − H)
				676(M + Na)	688(M + Cl)
				692(M + K)	766(M + TFA)
110	5-indanyl	C27H27F4N3O7	581.52	604(M + Na)	580(M − H)
				620(M + K)	694(M + TFA)
111	(3,4,5-tri-MeO)PhCH2	C28H31F4N3O10	645.56	646(M + H)	644(M − H)
				668(M + Na)
				684(M + K)
112	methyl	C19H21F4N3O7	479.38	502(M + Na)	478(M − H)
					592(M + TFA)
113	n-heptyl	C25H33F4N3O7	563.55	586(M + Na)	562(M − H)
				602(M + K)	676(M + TFA)
114	t-octyl	C26H35F4N3O7	577.57	600(M + Na)	576(M − H)
115	cyclo-hexyl	C24H29F4N3O7	547.50	548(M + H)	546(M − H)
				570(M + Na)	660(M + TFA)
				586(M + K)
116	5-Ph-3-pyrazolyl	C27H25F4N5O7	607.52	630(M + Na)	606(M − H)
				646(M + K)
117	(2-F-4-I)Ph	C24H21F5IN3O7	685.34	686(M + H)	684(M − H)
				708(M + Na)	720(M + Cl)
				724(M + K)
118	(2,3,4,5-tetra-F)Ph	C24H19F8N3O7	613.41	614(M + H)	612(M − H)
				636(M + Na)	726(M + TFA)
				652(M + K)
119	(2,3,4,6-tetra-F)Ph	C24H19F8N3O7	613.41	614(M + H)	612(M − H)
				636(M + Na)	726(M + TFA)
				652(M + K)
120	(2,3,5,6-tetra-Cl)Ph	C24H19Cl4F4N3O7	679.23	700/702/704(M + Na)	676/678/680(M − H)
				716/718/720(M + K)	790/792/794
					(M + TFA)
121	(2,3,4,5,6-penta-F)Ph	C24H18F9N3O7	631.40	654(M + Na)	630(M − H)
				670(M + K)	666(M + Cl)
122	Ph2N	C30H28F4N4O7	632.57	633(M + H)	631(M − H)
				655(M + Na)	745(M + TFA)
123	PHCH2(Ph)N	C31H30F4N4O7	646.59	647(M + H)	645(M − H)
				669(M + Na)	681(M + Cl)
				685(M + K)
124	PhCH2O	C25H25F4N3O7	571.48	594(M + Na)	570(M − H)
					684(M + TFA)
125	5-quinolinyl	C29H25F7N4O9	706.53	593(M + H)	591(M − H)

EXAMPLE 126

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[0289] (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(2-Tert-Butylphenyl)Oxamyl)Alaninyl]Amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-Tetrafluorophenoxy)-4)-Oxopentanoic Acid

[0290] Part A: [(N-Benzyloxycarbonyl)Alaninyl]Aspartic Acid, β-tert-Butyl Ester

[0291] To a suspension of aspartic acid β-tert-butyl ester (3.784 g, 20 mmol) in dimethylformamide (150 mL) at room temperture under nitrogen was added bis(trimethylsilyl)-trifluoroacetamide (10.6 niL, 40 mmol). After stirring at room temperature for 30 min, the resulting clear solution was treated with (N-benzyloxycarbonyl)alanine N-hydroxysuccinimide ester (6.406 g, 20 mmol). After stirring at room temperature for an additional 48 hrs, the mixture was treated with water (20 mL), stirred for 15 min and then partitioned between EtOAc/water. The organic phase was washed with water, 5% KHSO4 and saturated NaCl solutions, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to a dryness. The residue was dissolved in Et2O and extracted with saturated NaHCO3. The aqueous extract was acidified (pH 2.0) with concentrated HCl and extracted with EtOAc. The EtOAc extract was washed with saturated NaCl solution, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to a give the title compound (6.463 g, 82%) as a white foam. TLC(EtOAc-hexane-AcOH; 70:30:2) Rf=0.50.

[0292] Part B: (3S,4RS)-3-(Alaninyl)Amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-Tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-Hydroxypentanoic Acid tert-Butyl Ester

[0293] Starting with [(N-benzyloxycarbonyl)alaninyl]aspartic acid, β-tert-butyl ester and following the methods described in Example 28, Parts B through E gave the title compound as a colorless, viscous oil. TLC(EtOAc-hexane; 1:1) Rf=0.06.

[0294] Part C: (3S,4RS)-3-[N-(N′-(2-tert-Butylphenyl)Oxamy1) Alaninyl]Amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-Tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-Hydroxypentanoic Acid tert-Butyl Ester

[0295] To a solution of N-(2-tert-butylphenyl)oxamic acid (0.041 g, 0.19 mmol, prepared from 2-tert-butylaniline by the method described in Example 1, Part A) in CH2Cl2(6.0 mL) at 0° C. under nitrogen was added hydroxybenzotriazole hydrate (0.030 g) followed by 1-ethyl-3-(3′,3′-dimethyl-1′-aminopropyl)- carbodiinmide hydrochloride (0.050 g, 0.26 mmol). After stirring at 0° C. for 10 min, the mixture was treated with (3S,4RS)-3-(alaninyl)amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-hydroxypentanoic acid tert-butyl ester (0.079 g, 0.19 mmol) and N-methylmorpholine (22 μL, 0.20 mmol). After stirring at room temperature for 16 hrs, the mixture was partitioned between EtOAc-water. The organic phase was washed with water, 5% KHSO4, saturated NaHCO3 and saturated NaCl solutions, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to give the crude title compound (0.090 g, 77%) as a viscous oil. TLC(EtOAc-hexane; 1:1) Rf=0.70.

[0296] Part D: (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(2-tert-Butylphenyl)Oxamy)Alaninyl]Amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-Tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-Oxopentanoic Acid tert-Butyl Ester

[0297] To a solution of (3S,4RS)-3-[N-(N′-(2-tert-butylphenyl)oxamyl)alaninyl] amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-hydroxypentanoic acid tert-butyl ester (0.0.092 g, ca 0.15 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (6.5 mL) at room temperature under nitrogen was added iodobenzene diacetate (0.188 g, 0.58 mmol) followed by a catalytic amount of 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidinyloxy free radical (TEMPO, 0.0046 g, 0.03 mmol). After stirring at room temperature for 16 hrs, the mixture was partitioned between EtOAc-water. The organic phase was washed with saturated NaHCO3 and saturated NaCl solutions, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to a dryness. The residue (0.096 g) was purified by preparative layer chromatography on silica gel eluting with EtOAc-hexane (3:7) to give the title compound (0.071 g, 77%) as a colorless glass. TLC(EtOAc-hexane; 2:3) Rf=0.60.

[0298] Part E: (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(2-tert-Butylphenyl)Oxamyl)Alaninyl]Amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-Tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-Oxopentanoic Acid

[0299] To a solution of (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(2-tert-butylphenyl)oxamyl)alaninyl]amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-oxopentanoic acid, tert-butyl ester (0.071 g, 0.11 mmol) in CH2Cl2(2.5 mL)-anisole(0.05 mL) at room temperature under nitrogen was added trifluoroacetic acid (1.5 mL). The resulting clear solution was stirred at room temperature for 1 hr, evaporated to dryness and chased with toluene-CH2Cl2 (1:1). The residue (0.061 g) was purified by preparative layer chromatography on silica gel eluting with MeOH—CH2Cl2 (1:9) to give the title compound (0.044 g, 69%) as a colorless glass. MS(ES) for C26H27F4N3O7 (MW 569.51): positive 570(M+H); negative 568(M−H).

EXAMPLES 127-178

[0300] Starting with (3S,4RS)-3-(alaninyl)amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-hydroxypentanoic acid tert-butyl ester (see Example 79, Part B) and following the methods described in Example 79, Parts C through E, the compounds shown below in Table 7 were also prepared:

TABLE 7
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				MS(ES)
Ex.	R1	Formula	MW	pos.	neg.
127	(2-CF3)Ph	C23H18F7N3O7	581.40	604(M + Na)	580(M − H)
128	(2-Ph)Ph	C28H23F4N3O7	589.50	612(M + Na)	588(M − H)
129	(2-PhCH2)Ph	C29H25F4N3O7	603.53	604(M + H)	602(M − H)
130	(2-PhO)Ph	C28H23F4N3O8	605.50	628(M + Na)	604(M − H)
131	(3-PhO)Ph	C28H23F4N3O8	605.50	628(M + Na)	604(M − H)
132	5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1-naphthyl	C26H25F4N3O7	567.49	590(M + Na)	566(M − H)
133	1-naphthyl	C26H21F4N3O7	563.46	586(M + Na)	562(M − H)
				608(M + K)
134	Ph	C22H19F4N3O7	513.40	552(M + K)	512(M − H)
135	(2,6-di-F)Ph	C22H17F6N3O7	549.38	572(M + Na)	548(M − H)
					662(M + TFA)
136	(4-Ph)Ph	C28H23F4N3O7	589.50	—	588(M − H)
137	(4-MeO)Ph	C23H21F4N3O8	543.43	582(M + K)	542(M − H)
138	Ph2CH	C29H25F4N3O7	603.53	642(M + K)	602(M − H)
139	4-pyridinyl	C22H20F4N4O9	560.42	515(M + H)	513(M + H)
140	2-pyridinyl	C21H18F4N4O7	514.39	515(M + H)
141	(2-Cl)Ph	C22H18ClF4N3O7	547.85
142	(2,3,4,5-tetra-Cl)Ph	C22H15F8N3O7	585.36		584(M − H)
143	5-indanyl	C25H23F4N3O7	553.47		552(M − H)
144	(2-Br)Ph	C22H18BrF4N3O7	592.30		590/592(M − H)
145	(2,3,5,6-tetra-F)Ph	C22H15Cl4F4N3O7	651.18		648/650/652
					(M − H)
146	1-anthryl	C30H23F4N4O7	613.52	636(M + Na)	612(M − H)
147	PhCH2	C23H21F4N3O7	527.43
148	Ph(CH2)2	C24H23F4N3O7	541.46	542(M + H)	540(M − H)
				564(M + Na)
149	(2-F)Ph	C22H18F5N3O7	531.39	554(M + Na)	530(M − H)
150	(4-F)Ph	C22H18F5N3O7	531.39	554(M + Na)	530(M − H)
151	(2-pyrrolidin-1-yl)Ph	C28H27F7N4O9	696.53	583(M + H)	581(M − H)
					695(M + TFA)
152	(2-morpholin-4-yl)Ph	C28H27F7N4O10	712.53	599(M + H)	597(M − H)
					711(M + TFA)
153	(2-morpholin-4-yl-5-trifluoromethyl)Ph	C29H26F10N4O10	780.53	689(M + Na)	664(M − H)
154	(2-pyrrolidin-1-yl-5-trifluoromethyl)Ph	C29H26F10N4O9	764.53	651(M + H)	649(M − H)
				673(M + Na)
155	PhCH2	C23H21F4N3O7	527.43	594(M + Na)	590(M − H)
156	Adamantan-1-yl	C26H29F4N3O7	571.52	594(M + Na)	570(M − H)
157	cyclo-hexyl	C22H25F4N3O7	519.45	558(M + K)	518(M − H)
158	(2-Cl)Ph	C22H18ICF4N3O7	547.85	570/572	546/548(M − H)
				(M + Na)
159	(2,5,di-t-Bu)Ph	C30H35F4N3O7	625.61
160	1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-naphthalen-1-yl	C26H25F4N3O7	567.49	590(M + Na)	566(M − H)
161	(4-n-heptyl)Ph	C29H33F4N3O7	611.49	634(M + Na)	610(M − H)
162	(2-1)Ph	C22H18F4IN3O7	639.30	662(M + Na)	638(M − H)
163	naphthalen-1yl-methyl	C27H23F4N3O7	577.49	600(M + Na)	576(M − H)
164	pyrrolidin-1-yl	C20H22F4N4O7	506.14	507.22
				(M + H)
165	1-pyrrolidine	C20H21F4N3O7	491.13		509(M + NH4)
					492(M + H)
166	1-piperidine	C21H23F4N3O7	505.15	504(M + H)
167	piperidin-1-yl	C23H28F4N4O9	580.18		519(M − H)
168	(2-tBu-5-AcNH)Ph	C28H30F4N4O8	626.2		625(M − H)
169	(2-tBu-5-NH(CO(CH2)3NHGmoc)Ph	C45H45F4N5O10	891.31		890(M − H)
170	(2,3,5,6-tetra-F)Ph	C21H16F8N4O6	572.09	573(M + H)
171	(2-(3-CH3O-Ph))Ph	C29H25F4N3O8	619.16	642(M + Na)	618(M − H)
172	(2-(4-CH3O-Ph))Ph	C29H25F4N3O8	619.16	620(M + H)	618(M − H)
173	(2-(2-CH3O-Ph))Ph	C29H25F4N3O8	619.16	620(M + H)	618(M − H)
174	(2-(1-naphthyl))Ph	C32H25F4N3O7	639.55	662(M + Na)	638(M − H)
175	[2-{(3-CH3)Ph}]Ph	C29H25F4N3O7	603.19	626(M + Na)	602(M − H)
176	[2-{(4-CH3)Ph}]Ph	C29H25F4N3O7	603.19	626(M + Na)	602(M − H)
177	[2-{(2-CH3)Ph}]Ph	C29H25F4N3O7	603.19	626(M + Na)	602(M − H)

EXAMPLE 178

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[0302] (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(2′-Phenoxyphenyl)Oxamyl)Cyclohexylalaninyl] Amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-Tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-Oxopentanoic Acid

[0303] Part A: (3S)-3-(N-Benzyloxycarbonyl)Amino-5-Bromo-4-Oxopentanoic Acid tert-Butyl Ester

[0304] A solution of (N-benzyloxycarbonyl)aspartic acid, P-tert-butyl ester (2.28 g, 7.06 mmol) and N-methylmorpholine (0.85 m,L 7.7 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (40 mL) at −10° C. (NaCl/ice bath) under nitrogen was treated dropwise via syringe with isobutyl chloroformate (1.1 mL, 8.5 mmol). After stirring at −10° C. for 20 min, the mixture was filtered (sinctered glass) into a pre-cooled receiver (ice bath) washing the filter cake with additional tetrahydrofuran (approx.10 mL). The combined filtrate was treated with excess diazomethane/Et2O solution (prepared from 3.10 g, 21 mmol of 1-methyl-3-nitro-1-nitrosoguanidine, 20 mL 40% KOH/10 ml Et2O) at 0° C. (ice bath) under nitrogen. After stirring at 0° C. for 15 min and at room temperature for 30 min, the reaction mixture was again cooled to 0° C. and treated with 48% HBr(2.0 mL, 12 mmol)/acetic acid(2.0 mL). After stirring at 0° C. for 15 min and at room temperature for 15 min, the mixture was partitioned between EtOAc-water. The organic phase was washed with water, saturated NaHCO3, and saturated NaCl solutions dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to a dryness. Trituration with hexane gave the crude title compound (3.32 g) as a yellow oil. TLC(EtOAc-hexane; 1:1) Rf=0.60 (intermediate diazoketone Rf=0.52).

[0305] Part B: (3S,4RS)-3-(N-Benzyloxy carbonyl)Amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-Tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-Hydroxypentanoic Acid tert-Butyl Ester

[0306] To a solution of (3S)-3-(N-benzyloxycarbonyl)amino-5-bromo-4-oxopentanoic acid tert-butyl ester (0.857 g, 2.14 mmol) and 2,3,5,6-tetrafluorophenol (0.410 g, 2.45 mmol) in dimethylformamide (5.0 mL) at room temperature under nitrogen was added potassium fluoride (0.40 g, 6.9 mmol). After stirring at room temperature for 16 hrs, the mixture was diluted with EtOAc, washed with saturated NaHCO3 and saturated NaCl solutions, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to a to give the crude tetrafluorophenoxymethyl ketone (1.08 g, 98%) as a yellow, viscous oil. TLC(EtOAc-hexane; 1:1)Rf=0.57.

[0307] To a solution of the above crude ketone (1.08 g, ca 2.14 mmol) in ethanol (10 mL) at 0° C. under nitrogen was added sodium borohydride (0.057 g, 1.5 mmol). After stirring at 0° C. for 1 hr. the excess reducing agent was discharged by treatment with acetone (1.0 mL), the mixture concentrated and the residue partitioned between EtOAc-half saturated NH4Cl solution. The organic phase was washed with saturated NaHCO3 and saturated NaCl solutions, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to a dryness. The residue was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel eluting with EtOAc-hexane (1:3) to give the title compound (1.012 g, 94%) as a colorless oil. TLC(EtOAc-hexane; 1:1) Rf=0.48.

[0308] Part C: (3S,4RS)-3-[(N-9-Fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl)Cyclohexylalaninyl]Amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-Tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-Hydroxypentanoic Acid tert-Butyl Ester

[0309] To a solution of (3S,4RS)-3-(N-benzyloxycarbonyl)amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-hydroxypentanoic acid tert-butyl ester (1.012 g, 2.08 mmol) in MeOH (25 mL) was added 10% Pd-C (0.30 g) and resulting mixture stirred under a hydrogen atmosphere (balloon) for 4 hrs. The mixture was filtered through Celite washing the filter cake with CH2Cl2 and the combined filtrates evaporated to give the crude amine (0.682 g, 93%) as aviscous oil. TLC(MeOH—CH2Cl2; 5:95) Rf=0.21.

[0310] To a solution of (N-9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl) cyclohexylalanine (0.763 g, 1.94 mmol) in CH2Cl2(10 mL) at 0° C. (ice bath) under nitrogen was added hydroxybenzotriazole hydrate (0.282 g) followed by 1-ethyl-3-(3′,3′-dimethyl-1′-aminopropyl)carbodiimide hydrochloride (0.447 g, 2.33 mmol). After stirring at 0° C. for 10 min, the mixture was treated with the above crude amine (0.682 g, ca 1.93 mmol) and the reaction allowed to warm to room temperature. After stirring at room temperature for 3 hrs, the mixture was partitioned between EtOAc-water. The organic phase was washed with water, 5% KHSO4, saturated NaHCO3 and saturated NaCl solutions, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to dryness. The residue was purified by flash chromatography eluting with EtOAc-hexane (1:2) to give the title compound (1.028 g, 73%) as yellow foam. TLC(EtOAc-hexane; 1:2) Rf=0.20.

[0311] Part D: (3S,4RS)-3-[Cyclohexyalaninyl]Amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-Tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-Hydroxypentanoic Acid tert-Butyl Ester

[0312] A mixture of (3S,4RS)-3-[(N-9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl)cyclohexylalaninyl] amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-hydroxypentanoic acid tert-butyl ester (1.028 g, 1.4 mmol) and 10% piperidine/dimethylformamide (3.0 mL) was stirred at room temperature under nitrogen for 2 hrs. The mixture was diluted with CH2Cl2, washed with water and saturated NaHCO3 solution, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to dryness. The residue was purified by flash chromatography eluting with isopropanol-CH2Cl2 (7:93) to give the title compound (0.561 g, 78%) as a white solid. TLC(MeOH—CH2Cl2; 5:95) Rf=0.43.

[0313] Part E: (3S.4RS)-3-[N-(N′-(2′-Phenoxyphenyl)Oxamy1)Cyclohexylalaninyl]-Amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-Tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-Hydroxypentanoic Acid tert-Butyl Ester

[0314] To a solution of N-(2-phenoxyphenyl)oxamic acid (0.064 g, 0.25 mmol, prepared from 2-phenoxyaniline by the method described in Example 1, Part A) and (3S,4RS)-3-[cyclohexylalaninyl]amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-hydroxypentanoic Acid tert-butyl ester (0.124 g, 0.245 mmol) in CH2Cl2(5.0 mL) at 0° C. (ice bath) under nitrogen was added hydroxybenzotriazole hydrate (0.051 g) followed by 1-ethyl-3-(3′,3′-dimethyl-1′-aminopropyl)carbodiimide hydrochloride (0.061 g, 0.32 mmol). After stirring at 0° C. for 10 min and at room temperature for 18 hrs, the mixture was partitioned between EtOAc-water. The organic phase was washed with water, 5% KHSO4, saturated NaHCO3 and saturated NaCl solutions, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to give the crude title compound (0.194 g) as yellow foam. TLC(EtOAc-hexane; 1:2) Rf=0.40.

[0315] Part F: (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(2′-Phenoxypheny1)Oxamyl)Cyclohexylalaniny1]-Amino-S-(2′,3′,5′,6′-Tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-Oxoxypentanoic Acid tert-Butyl Ester

[0316] To a solution of crude (3S,4RS)-3-[N-(N′-(2′-phenoxyphenyl)oxamyl) cyclohexylalaninyl]amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-hydroxypentanoic acid tert-butyl ester (0.194 g, ca 0.245 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (5 mL) at room temperature under nitrogen was added Dess-Martin Periodinane (0.150 g, 0.35 mmol). After stirring at room temperature for 2 hrs, the mixture was diluted with EtOAc, washed with 1.0 M Na2S2O3, saturated NaHCO3 and saturated NaCl solutions, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to a dryness. The residue was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel eluting with EtOAc-hexane (1:3) to give the title compound (0.142 g, 80%) as a colorless, viscous oil. TLC(EtOAc-hexane; 1:2) Rf=0.50.

[0317] Part G: (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(2′-Phenoxyphenyl)Oxamyl)Cyclohexylalaninyl]-Amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-Tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-Oxoxypentanoic Acid

[0318] To a solution of (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(2′-phenoxyphenyl)oxamyl)cyclohexylalaninyl] amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-oxopentanoic acid, tert-butyl ester (0.142 g, 0.19 mmol) in CH2Cl2(2.0 mL) at room temperature under nitrogen was added trifluoroacetic acid (1.0 mL). The resulting clear solution was stirred at room temperature for 0.5 hr, evaporated to dryness and chased with toluene-CH2Cl2 (1:1) to give the title compound (0.123 g, 93%) as a white foam. MS(ES) for C34H33F4N3O8 (MW 687.64): positive 688(M+H), 710(M+Na), 726(M+K); negative 686(M−H), 800(M+TFA).

EXAMPLES 179-181

[0319] Starting with (3S,4RS)-3-[cyclohexylalaninyl]amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-tetrafluoro-phenoxy)-4-hydroxypentanoic acid tert-butyl ester (see Example 178, Part D) and following the methods described in Example 178, Parts E through G the compounds shown below in Table 8 were also prepared:

TABLE 8
33
				MS(ES)
Ex.	R1	Formula	MW	pos.	neg.
179	(2-Ph)Ph	C34H33F4N3O7	671.64	672	670(M − H)
				(M + H)	784
				694	(M + TFA)
				(M + Na)
180	(2-PhCH2)Ph	C35H35F4N3O7	685.67	708	684(M − H)
				(M + Na)	798
					(M + TFA)
181	1-naphthyl	C32H31F4N3O7	645.61	668	644(M − H)
				(M + Na)	758
					(M + TFA)

EXAMPLE 182

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[0321] (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(5,6,7,8-Tetrahydro-1-Naphthyl)Oxamyl)-Cyclohexylalaninyl] Amino-5-(2′,6′-Dichlorobenzoyloxy)-4-Oxopentanoic Acid

[0322] Part A: Aspartic Acid, β-tert-Butyl α-Methyl Ester p-Toluenesulfonate Salt

[0323] To a solution of N-(benzyloxycarbonyl)-L-aspartic acid, β-tert-butyl ester (10.57 g, 32.7 mmol) in methanol(20 mL)-CH2Cl2(30 mL) at 0° C. (ice bath) was added portionwise a 2.0 M solution of (trimethylsilyl)diazometbane in hexanes (20 mL, 40 mmol). After stirring at 0° C. for 45 min, the excess reagent was quenced with formic acid (1.0 rL). The mixture was washed with saturated NaHCO3 solution, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to a pale yellow oil (11.34 g).

[0324] The crude product (11.34 g, ca 32.7 mmol) was taken up in methanol (100 mL), treated with p-toluenesulfonic acid mono hydrate (6.20 g, 32.6 mmol) and 10% Pd-C (0.5 g) and stirred under a hydrogen atmosphere (balloon) for 3 hrs. The mixture was filtered through Celite and concentrated to give the title compound as a white solid (12.68 g).

[0325] Part B: [(N-Benzyloxycarbonyl)Cyclohexylalaninyl]Aspartic Acid, β-tert-Butyl α-Methyl Ester

[0326] To a solution of (N-benzyloxycarbonyl)-cyclohexylalanine dicyclohexylamine salt (0.866 g, 1.77 mmol) in CH2Cl2(10 mL) at 0° C. (ice bath) under nitrogen was added hydroxybenzotriazole hydrate (0.100 g) followed by 1-etbyl-3-(3′,3′-dimethyl-1′-aminopropyl)carbodiimide hydrochloride (0.41 g, 2.14 mmol). After stirring at 0° C. for 10 min, the mixture was treated with aspartic acid, β-tert-butyl, α-methyl ester p-toluenesulfonate salt (0.665 g, 1.77 mmol) and N-methylmorpholine (0.2 mL, 1.8 mmol), and the reaction allowed to warm to room temperature. After stirring at room temperature for 2.5 hrs, the mixture was concentrated and the residue partitioned between EtOAc-water. The organic phase was washed with water, 5% KHSO4, saturated NaHCO3 and saturated NaCl solutions, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to an oil. Purification by flash chromatography on silica gel eluting with EtOAc-hexane (1:3) gave the title compound (0.764 g, 88%) as a viscous oil. TLC(EtOAc-hexane; 1:2) Rf=0.46.

[0327] Part C: (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(5,6,7,8-Tetrahydro-1-Naphthyl)Oxamyl)-Cyclohexylalaninyl]Amino-5-(2′,6′-Dichlorobenzoyloxy)-4-Oxopentanoic Acid

[0328] Starting with [(N-benzyloxycarbonyl)cyclohexyl-alaninyl]aspartic acid, β-tert-butyl, α-methyl ester and following the general methods described in Example 4, Parts B through H, gave the title compound as a white solid. MS(ES) for C33H37Cl2N3O8 (MW 674.58): positive 696/698(M+Na); negative 672/674(M−H), 786/788(M+TFA).

EXAMPLES 183-189

[0329] Starting with [(N-benzyloxycarbonyl)cyclohexyl-alaninyl]aspartic acid, β-tert-butyl, α-methyl ester (see Example 182, Part B), and following the general methods described in Example 4, Parts B through H, the compounds shown below in Table 9 were also prepared:

TABLE 9
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					MS(ES)
Ex.	R1	B	Formula	MW	pos.	neg.
183	5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1-naphthyl	CH2O(2,3,5,6-tetra-F-Ph)	C32H35F4N3O7	649.64	672(M + Na)	648(M − H)
184	5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1-naphthyl	CH2OPO(Me)Ph	C33H42N3O8P	639.68	662(M + Na)	638(M − H)
						752(M + TFA)
185	5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1-naphthyl	CH2OPOPh2	C38H44N3O8P	701.75	724(M + Na)	700(M + H)
					740(M + K)
186	(2-PhCH2)Ph	CH2OPO(Me)Ph	C36H42N3O8P	675.72	698(M + Na)	674(M − H)
					714(M + K)	788(M + TFA)
187	(2-PhCH2)Ph	CH2OPOPh2	C41H44N3O8P	737.79	760(M + Na)	736(M − H)
					776(M + K)	850(M + TFA)
188	(2-Ph)Ph	CH2OPO(Me)Ph	C40H42N3O8P	661.68	684(M + Na)	660(M − H)
					700(M + K)	774(M + TFA)
189	(2-Ph)Ph	CH2OPOPh2	C35H40N3O8P	723.75	746(M + Na)	722(M − H)
					762(M + K)	836(M + TFA)

EXAMPLE 190

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[0331] (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(1-Naphthyl)Oxamyl)Homoprolinyl] Amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-Tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-Oxopentanoic Acid

[0332] Part A: [N-(1-Naphthyl)Oxamyl]Homoproline

[0333] To a solution of N-(1-naphthyl)oxamic acid (0.108 g, 0.50 mmol, see Example 1, Part A) in N-methylpyrrolidone(1.0 mL)-CH2Cl2(1.0 mL) at room temperature under nitrogen was added O-(7-azabenzotriazol-1-yl)-N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyluronium hexafluorophate (0.209 g, 0.55 mmol). After stirring for 20 min, the mixture was treated with homoproline methyl ester (0.072 g, 0.50 mmol) and diisopropylethylamine (0.26 mL, 1.5 mmol). After stirring at room temperature for 4 hrs, the mixture was partitioned between EtOAc-water. The organic phase was washed with water, 5% KHSO4, saturated NaHCO3 and saturated NaCl solutions, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to give crude [N-(1-naphthyl)oxamyl]homoproline (0.156 g, 92%) as a colorless glass. TLC (EtOAc-hexane; 1:1) Rf=0.70.

[0334] To a solution of the crude methyl ester (0.156 g, ca 0.46 mmol) in dioxane(0.75 mL)-water(0.25 mL) was added 1.0 N LiOH solution (0.5 mL, 0.5 mmol). After stirring at room temperature for 1 hr, the mixture was acidified with 1.0 N HCl and extracted with EtOAc. The extract was washed with saturated NaCl solution, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to give the title compound (0.105 g, 70%) as a white solid after trituration with Et2O.

[0335] Part B: (3S,4RS)-3-[N-(N′-(1-Naphthyl)Oxamyl)Homoprolinyl]Amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-Tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-Hydroxypenanoic Acid tert-Butyl Ester

[0336] To a solution of [N-(1-naphthyl)oxamyl]homoproline (0.483 g, 1.48 mmol) in N-methylpyrrolidone(0.5 mL)-CH2Cl2(14 mL) at 0° C. under nitrogen was added O-(7-azabenzotriazol-1-yl)-N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyluronium hexafluorophate (0.676 g, 1.78 mmol). After stirring for 20 min, the mixture was treated with a solution of (3S,4RS)-3-amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-hydroxypentanoic acid tert-butyl ester (0.540 g, 1.54 mmol, see Example 49, Part C) in CH2Cl2 (4.0 ml,) followed by diisopropylethylamine (0.50 mL, 2.9 mmol). After stirring at 0° C. for 3 hrs and at room temperature for 16 hrs, the mixture was partitioned between EtOAc-water. The organic phase was washed with water, 5% KHSO4, saturated NaHCO3 and saturated NaCl solutions, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to dryness. Purification by flash chromatography on silica gel eluting with EtOAc-hexane (1:2) gave the title compound (0.268 g, 27%) as atan foam. TLC (EtOAc-hexane; 1:1) Rf=0.39.

[0337] Part C: (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(1-Naphthyl)Oxamyl)Homoprolinyl]Amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-Tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-Oxoypentanoic Acid tert-Butyl Ester

[0338] To a solution of (3S,4RS)-3-[N-(N′-(1-naphthyl)oxamyl)homoprolinyl]amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-hydroxypentanoic acid tert-butyl ester (0.251 g, 0.38 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (4 mL) at room temperature under nitrogen was added Dess-Martin Periodinane (0.201 g, 0.475 mmol). After stirring at room temperature for 30 min, the mixture was diluted with EtOAc, washed with 1.0 M Na2S2O3, saturated NaHCO3 and saturated NaCl solutions, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to a dryness. The residue was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel eluting with CH2Cl2-Et2O-hexane (1:2:2) then EtOAc-hexane (1:2) to give the title compound (0.160 g, 64%) as a white foam. TLC(EtOAc-hexane; 1:1) Rf=0.57.

[0339] Part D: (3S,4RS)-3-[N-(N′-(1-Naphthyl)Oxamyl)Homoprolinyl]Amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-Tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-Oxoypentanoic Acid

[0340] To a solution of (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(1-naphthyl)oxamyl)homoprolinyl]amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-oxopentanoic acid tert-butyl ester (0.152 g, 0.23 mmol) in CH2Cl2(1.0 mL)-anisole(0.4 mL) at room temperature under nitrogen was added trifluoroacetic acid (1.0 mL). The resulting clear solution was stirred at room temperature for 1 hr. evaporated to dryness and chased with toluene-CH2Cl2 (1:1). The residue was triturated with hexane to give the title compound (0.103 g, 74%) as an off-white solid. TLC(MeOH—CH2Cl2; 1:9) Rf=0.33. MS(ES) for C29H25F4N3O7 (MW 603.53): positive 626(M+Na); negative 602(M−H).

EXAMPLE 191

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[0342] (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(1-Naphthyl)Oxamyl)Indoline-2-Carbonyl] Amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-Tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-Oxopentanoic Acid

[0343] Part A: [N-(1-Naphthyl)Oxamylllndoline-2-Carboxylic Acid Ethyl Ester

[0344] To a solution of N-(1-naphthyl)oxamic acid (2.3 7 g, 11 mmol, see Example 1, Part A) in N-methylpyrrolidone(7.0 mL)-CH2Cl2(40 mL) at 0° C. (ice bath) under nitrogen was added 1,1′-carbonyldiimidazole (1.96 g, 12.1 mmol).After stirring at 0° C. for 1.5 hrs and at room temperature for 0.5 hrs, (S)indoline-2-carboxylic acid ethyl ester hydrochloride (1.25 g, 5.5 mmol) and diisopropylethylamine (1.1 mL, 6.4 mmol) was added. After stirring at room temperature for 18 hrs, the mixture was diluted with EtOAc, washed successively with 5% KHSO4, saturated NaHCO3 and saturated NaCl solutions, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to dryness. The crude product was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel eluting with CH2Cl2-Et2O-hexane (1:1:3) to give the title compound (0.472 g, 22%) as a pale yellow oil. TLC(CH2Cl2-Et2O-hexane; 1:1:3) Rf=0.48.

[0345] Part B: (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(1-Naphthyl)Oxamyl)Indoline-2-Carbonyl]Amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-Tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-Oxopentanoic Acid

[0346] Starting from [N-(1-naphthyl)oxamyl]indoline-2-carboxylic Acid ethyl ester, and following the methods described in Example 104, Parts A through D, the title compound was also prepared. MS(ES) for C32H23F4N3O7 (MW 637.54): positive 660(M+Na),676(M+K); negative 636(M−H),672(M+Cl), 750(M+TFA).

EXAMPLE 192

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[0348] (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(1-Naphthyl)Oxamyl)Cyclohexylglycinyl] Amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-Tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-Oxopentanoic Acid

[0349] Part A: (3S,4RS)-3-[(N-9-Fluorenylmethoxcycarbony)Cyclohexylpolycinyl]Amnino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-Tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-Liydroxypentanoic Acid tert-Butyl Ester

[0350] To a solution of (N-9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl) cyclohexylglycine (0.514 g, 1.35 mmol) and (3S,4RS)-3-amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-tetrafluorophenoxy)-4hydroxypentanoic acid tert-butyl ester (0.479 g, 1.36 mmol, see Example 92, Part C) in CH2Cl2(10 mL) at 0° C. (ice bath) under nitrogen was added O-(7-azabenzotriazol-1-yl)-N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyluronium hexafluorophate (0.619 g, 1.62 mmol) and diisopropylethylamine (0.47 mL, 2.7 mmol). After stirring at 0° C. for 3 hrs, the reaction was allowed to warm to room temperature. After stirring at room temperature for 16 hrs, the mixture was partitioned between EtOAc-water. The organic phase was washed with water, 5% KHSO4, saturated NaHCO3 and saturated NaCl solutions, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to dryness. The residue was purified by flash chromatography eluting with EtOAc-hexane (1:2) to give the title compound (0.481 g, 50%) as a white solid. TLC(EtOAc-hexane; 1:2) Rf=0.42.

[0351] Part B: (3S,4RS)-3- Cyclohexylglycinyl]Amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-Tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-Hydroxypentanoic Acid tert-Butyl Ester

[0352] A solution of (3S,4RS)-3-[(N-9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl)cyclohexylglycinyl] amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-hydroxypentanoic acid tert-butyl ester (0.478 g, 0.67 mmol) in piperidine(0.1 mL)/dimethylformamide(2.0 mL) was stirred at room temperature under nitrogen for 1 hr. The mixture was diluted with EtOAc, washed with water and saturated NaCl solution, dried over anhydrous anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to dryness. The residue was purified by flash chromatography eluting with EtOAc-hexane (1:2) to give the title compound (0.121 g, 45%) as awhite solid. TLC(MeOH—CH2Cl2; 5:95) Rf=0.38.

[0353] Part C: (3S,4RS)-3-[N-(N′-(1-Naphthyl)Oxamyl)Cyclohexylglycinyl]Amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-Tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-Hydroxypentanoic Acid tert-Butyl Ester

[0354] To a solution of N-(1-naphthyl)oxamic acid (0.088 g, 0.41 mmol, see Example 1, Part A) and (3S,4RS)-3-(cyclohexylglycinyl)amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-hydroxypentanoic acid tert-butyl ester (0.110 g, 0.27 mmol) in N-methylpyrrolidone(0.5 mL)-CH2Cl2(3.0 mL) at 0° C. under nitrogen was added O-(7-azabenzotriazol-1-yl)-N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyluronium hexafluorophate (0.125 g, 0.32 mmol) and diisopropylethylamine (90 μL, 0.54 mmol). After stirring at 0° C. for 3 hrs and at room temperature for 16 hrs, the mixture was partitioned between EtOAc-water. The organic phase was washed with water, 5% KHSO4, saturated NaHCO3 and saturated NaCl solutions, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to dryness. The residue was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel eluting with EtOAc-hexane (1:2) to give the title compound (0.094 g, 50%) as a white foam. TLC(EtOAc-hexane; 1:1) Rf=0.50.

[0355] Part D: (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(1-Naphthy)Oxamyl)Cyclohexylglycinyl]Amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-Tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-Oxoypentanoic Acid tert-Butyl Ester

[0356] To a solution of (3S,4RS)-3-[N-(N′-(1-naphthyl)oxamyl)cyclohexylglycinyl] amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-hydroxypentanoic acid tert-butyl ester (0.082 g, 0.12 mmol) in CH2Cl2(1 mL)-CH3CN(2 mL)-DMSO(0.2 mL) at room temperature under nitrogen was added Dess-Martin Periodinane (0.145 g, 0.34 mmol). After stirring at room temperature for 1 hr, the mixture was diluted with EtOAc, washed with 1.0 M Na2S2O3, saturated NaHCO3 and saturated NaCl solutions, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to a dryness. The residue was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel eluting with EtOAc-hexane (1:2 then 1:1) to give the title compound (0.068 g, 83%) as a tan foam. TLC(EtOAc-hexane; 1:1) Rf=0.63.

[0357] Part E: (3S,4RS)-3-[N-(N′-(1-Naphthyl)Oxamyl) Cyclohexylglycinyl]Amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-Tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-Oxoypentanoic Acid

[0358] To a solution of (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(1-naphthyl)oxamyl)_cyclohexylglycinyl] amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-oxopentanoic acid tert-butyl ester (0.065 g, 0.23 mmol) in CH2Cl2(1.0 mL)-anisole(0.2 mL) at room temperature under nitrogen was added trifluoroacetic acid (1.0 mL). The resulting clear solution was stirred at room temperature for 30 min, evaporated to dryness and chased with toluene-CH2Cl2 (1:1). The residue was triturated with Et2O to give the title compound (0.034 g, 56%) as an off-white solid. TLC(MeOH—AcOH—CH2Cl2; 1:1:32) Rf=0.45. MS(ES) for C31H29F4N3O7 (MW 631.58): positive 654(M+Na); negative 630(M−H).

EXAMPLES 193-200

[0359] Starting from (3S,4RS)-3-amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-entanoic jydroxy-pentanoic acid tert-butyl ester (see Example 178, Part C) and following the general methods described in Example 192, Parts A through E, the compounds shown below in Table 10 were also prepared:

TABLE 10
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				MS(ES)
Ex.	A	Formula	MW	pos.	neg.
193	norleucine	C29H27F4N3O7	605.54	628(M + Na)	604(M − H)
				644(M + K)	640(M + Cl)
					718(M + TFA)
194	(t-butyl)glycine	C29H27F4N3O7	605.54	606(M + H)	604(M − H)
				628(M + Na)	640(M + Cl)
				644(M + K)	718(M + TFA)
195	(t-butyl)alanine	C20H29F4N3O7	619.57	620(M + H)	618(M − H)
				642(M + Na)	732(M + TFA)
				658(M + K)
196	phenylglycine	C31H23F4N3O7	625.53	626(M + H)	624(M − H)
				648(M + Na)	660(M + Cl)
				664(M + K)	738(M + TFA)
197	phenylalanine	C32H25F4N3O7	639.56	640(M + H)	638(M − H)
				662(M + Na)	674(M + Cl)
				678(M + K)	712(M + TFA)
198	homophenylalanine	C33H27F4N3O7	653.59	654(M + H)	652(M − H)
				676(M + Na)	688(M + Cl)
				692(M + K)	766(M + TFA)
199	1-aminocyclopentane	C29H25F4N3O7	603.53	626(M + Na)	602(M − H)
	carboxylic acid			642(M + K)
200	histidine	C29H23F4N5O7	629.15	630(M + H)	28(M − H)

EXAMPLE 201

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[0361] (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(1-Naphyhyl)Oxamyl)Methioninyl(Sulfoxide)] Amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-Tetrafluoropenoxy)-4-Oxopentanoic Acid

[0362] Part A: (3S,4RS)-3-[N-(N′-(1-Naphthyl)Oxamyl)Methioninyl]Amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-Tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-Hydroxypentanoic Acid tert-Butyl Ester

[0363] Starting from (N-9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl) methionine and following the methods described in Example 106, Parts A through C, the title compound was also prepared. TLC([tOAc-hexane; 1:2) Rf=0.39.

[0364] Part B; (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(1-Naphthyl)Oxamyl)Methioninyl(Sulfoxide)]Amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-Tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-Oxoypentanoic Acid tert-Butyl Ester

[0365] To a solution of (3S,4RS)-3-N-(N′-(1-naphthyl)oxamyl)methioninyl]amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-hydroxypentanoic acid tert-butyl ester (0.251 g, 0.37 mmol) in CH2Cl2(4.0 mL) at room temperature under nitrogen was added Dess-Martin Periodinane (0.203 g, 0.48 mmol). After stirring at room temperature for 1 hr. the mixture was diluted with EtOAc, washed with 1.0 M Na2S2O3, saturated NaHCO3 and saturated NaCl solutions, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to a dryness. The residue was purified by flash chromatography on silica gel eluting with EtOAc-hexane (1:2 then 1:1) followed by MeOH—CH2Cl2 (5:95 then 1:9) to give a mixture of two isomeric sulfoxides (0.225 g); TLC(MeOH—CH2Cl2; 1:9) Rfs 0.48 and 0.43. The mixture was re-chromatographed on silica gel eluting with isopropanol-CH2Cl2 (2.5% to 5% to 10%) to give sulfoxide isomer A (less polar, 0.051 g), sulfoxide isomer B (more polar, 0.086 g) and a mixture of isomers A and B (0.040 g). Both isomers have virtually identical mass spectra. MS(ES) for C32H33F4N3O8S (MW 695.68): positive 718(M+Na); negative 694(M−H).

[0366] Part C: (3S,4RS)-3-[N-(N′-(1-Naphthy)Oxamyl)Methioninyl(Sulfoxide)]Amino-5-(2′,3′, 5′,6′-Tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-Oxoypentanoic Acid

[0367] To a solution of (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(1-naphthyl)oxamyl)methioninyl(sulfoxide)] amino-5-(2′,3′,5′,6′-tetrafluorophenoxy)-4-oxopentanoic acid tert-butyl ester (isomer A, 0.046 g, 0.07 mmol) in CH2Cl2(2.0 mL)-anisole(0.1 mL) at room temperature under nitrogen was added trifluoroacetic acid (1.0 mL). The resulting clear solution was stirred at room temperature for 30 min, evaporated to dryness and chased with toluene-CH2Cl2 (1:1). The residue was triturated with Et2O-hexane to give the title compound, isomer A (0.034 g, 81%) as an off-white solid. TLC(MeOH—AcOH—CH2Cl2; 1:1:32) Rf=0.20. MS(ES) for C28H25F4N3O8S (MW 639.57): positive 640(M+H),662(M+Na),678(M+K); negative 638(M−H), 752(M+TFA). Under the same conditions sulfoxide isomer B (0.081 g, 0.12 mmol) gave the title compound, isomer B (0.055 g, 74%). MS(ES) for C28H25F4N3O8S (MW 639.57): positive 640(M+H),662(M+Na),678(M+K); negative 63 8(M−H), 674(M+Cl), 752(M+TFA).

EXAMPLE 202

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[0369] (3S)-3- [N-(N′-(1-Naphthyl)Oxamyl)Homoprolinyl] Amino-4-Oxobutanoic Acid

[0370] Part A: (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(1-Naphthyl)Oxamyl)Homoprolinyl]Amino-4-Oxobutanoic Acid (tert)-Butyl Ester Semicarbazone

[0371] To a solution of [N-(1-naphthyl)oxamyl]homoproline (0.103 g, 0.32 mmol, see Example 104, Part A) in CH2Cl2 (3.0 mL) at 0° C. under nitrogen was added was added hydroxybenzotriazole hydrate (0.058 g) followed by 1-ethyl-3-(3′,3′-dimethyl-1′-aminopropyl)carbodiimide hydrochloride (0.91 g, 0.47 mmol). After stirring at 0° C. for 10 min, the mixture was treated with (3S)-amino-4-oxobutanoic acid (tert)-butyl ester semicarbazone, p-toluenesulfonate salt (0.127 g, 0.32 mmol) and N-methylmorpholine (42 liL, 0.38 mmol). After stirring at 0° C. for 2 hrs, the mixture was concentrated and the residue partitioned between EtOAc-5% KHSO4. The organic phase was washed with 5% KHSO4, saturated NaHCO3 and saturated NaCl solutions, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to give the crude title compound (0.119 g, 70%) as a colorless glass.

[0372] Part B: (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(1-Naphthyl)Oxamyl)Homoprolinyl]Amino-4-Oxobutanoic Acid Semicarbazone

[0373] To a solution of (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(1-naphthyl)oxamyl)homoprolinyl]amino-4-oxobutanoic acid semicarbazone tert-butyl ester (0.119 g, 0.21 mmol) in CH2Cl2(2.0 mL)-anisole(0.05 mL)-water(0.05 mL) at room temperature under nitrogen was added trifluoroacetic acid (0.32 mL). The resulting clear solution was stirred at room temperature for 18 hrs, evaporated to dryness and chased with toluene-CH2Cl2 (1:1). The residue was triturated with Et2O to give the title compound (0.079 g, 74%) as a white solid.

[0374] Part C: (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(1-Naphthyl)Oxamyl)Homoprolinyl]Amino-4-Oxobutanoic Acid

[0375] A suspension of (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(1-naphthyl)oxamyl)homoprolinyl]amino-4-oxobutanoic acid semicarbazone (0.079 g, 0.16 mmol) in 37% aqueous formaldehyde(0.6 mL)-acetic acid(0.6 mL)-methanol(1.8 mL) was stirred at room temperature under nitrogen for 18 hrs. The resulting clear solution was diluted with water and mixture concentrated on a rotovap. The aqueous solution was then frozen and lyophilized. The residue was taken Up in methanol, filtered through Celite and filtrate evaporated to dryness. Trituration of the residue with Et2O gave the title compound (0.037 g, 53%) as a white solid. MS(ES) for C22H23N3O6 (MW 425.44): positive 448(M+Na); negative 424(M−H).

EXAMPLE 203

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[0377] (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(2-(1H-Tetrazol-5-yl)Phenyl)Oxamyl)Valinyl] Amino-4-Oxobutanoic Acid

[0378] Part A: 2-(1′-Phenylmethyl-5′-Tetrazolyl)Aniline Hydrochloride

[0379] A solution of 2-cyano-acetanilide (0.801 g, 5.0 mmol) and tri-n-butyltin azide (2.05 mL, 7.5 mmol) in anhydrous toluene (10 mL) was heated at reflux for 48 hrs. The mixture was allowed to cool to room temperature and treated with 2.0 N HCl in Et2O (5.0 mL). The resulting precipate was collected by suction, washed with hexane and dried in vacuo to give 2-(lH-tetrazol-5-yl)acetanilide (0.917 g, 90%) as a white solid.

[0380] To a suspension of 2-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)acetanilide (0.203 g, 1.0 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (2.0 mL) at 0° C. under nitrogen was added triethylamine (0.170 mL, 1.2 mmol) and benzyl bromide (0.125 mL, 1.05 mmol). After stirring at 0° C. for 3 hrs and at room temperature for 16 hrs, the mixture was partitioned between EtOAc-water. The organic phase was washed with saturated NaHCO3 and saturated NaCl solutions, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to a dryness. The residue was triturated with hexane to give 2-(1′-phenylmethyl-5′-tetrazolyl)acetanilide (0.218 g, 74%) as a white solid. 1H—NMR indicates that the product is a single regioisomer. Assignment of regiochemistry should be considered tentative. 1H—NMR(CDCl3): δ 2.22 ppm (3H,s), 5.84 (2H,s), 7.16 (1H, dt, J=7.8, 1.5 Hz), 7.40 (6H, m), 8.19 (1H, dd, J 7.8, 1.5 Hz), 8.63 (1H, d, J=8.4 Hz). 10.58 (1H, bs).

[0381] A mixture of 2-(1′-phenylmethyl-5′-tetrazolyl)acetanilide (0.216 g, 0.74 mmol) and 10% aqueous HCl (3.0 mL) was refluxed for 18 hrs. The mixture was evaporated to dryness and the residue triturated with Et2O to give the title compound (0.187 g, 88%) as awhite solid.

[0382] Part B: N-[2-(1′-Phenylmethyl-5′-Tetrazolyl)Phenyl]Oxamic Acid

[0383] To a solution of 2-(1′-phenylmethyl-5′-tetrazolyl)aniline hydrochloride (0.177 g, 0.615 mmol), 4-dimethylaminopyridine (0.008 g, 0.065 mmol) and triethylamine (0.19 mL, 1.4 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (1.0 mL) at 0° C. (ice bath) under nitrogen was added methyl oxalyl chloride (62 μL, 0.67 mmol). After stirring at 0° C for 2 hrs, the mixture was allowed to come to room temperature, stirred for 18 hrs and then partitioned between EtOAc-5% KHSO4. The organic phase was washed with saturated NaCl solution, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to dryness.

[0384] The crude methyl ester (0.207 g, ca 0.615 mmol) was taken up in dioxane (2.0 mL) and treated with 1.0 N LiOH solution (0.68 mL, 0.68 mmol) and stirred at room temperature for 1 hr. The mixture was acidified with 1.0 N HCl and extracted with EtOAc. The extract was washed with saturated NaCl solution, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to dryness. Trituration of the crude product with hexane gave the title compound (0.121 g, 61%) as awhite solid.

[0385] Part C: (3 S)-3-[N-(N′-(2-(1′-Phenylmethyl-5′-Tetrazolyl)Phenyl)Oxamyl)Valinyl] Amino-4-Oxobutanoic Acid Semicarbazone tert-Butyl Ester

[0386] To a solution of N-[2-(1′-phenylmethyl-5′-tetrazolyl)phenyl]oxamic acid (0.065 g, 0.20 mmol) in CH2Cl2(2.0 mL) at 0° C. under nitrogen was added hydroxybenzotriazole hydrate (0.037 g) followed by 1-ethyl-3-(3′,3′-dimethyl-1′-aminopropyl)-carbodiimide hydrochloride (0.058 g, 0.30 mmol). After stirring at 0° C. for 10 min, the mixture was treated with (3S)-3-(valinyl)amino-4-oxobutanoic acid (tert)-butyl ester semicarbazone (0.066 g, 0.20 mmol, prepared by the method described for the corresponding leucine analogue in Example 1, Parts B and C) and N-methylmorpholine (26 μL, 0.24 mmol). After stirring at room temperature for 16 hrs, the mixture was partitioned between EtOAc-water. The organic phase was washed with water, 5% KHSO4, saturated NaHCO3 and saturated NaCl solutions, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to give the crude title compound (0.090 g, 62%) as a colorless glass.

[0387] Part D: (3 S)-3-[N-(N′-(2-(1′H-5′-Tetrazolyl)Phenyl)Oxamyl)Valinyl]Amino-4-Oxobutanoic Acid Semicarbazone tert-Butyl Ester

[0388] To a solution of crude (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(2-(1′-phenylmethyl-5′-tetrazolyl)phenyl) oxamyl)valinyl]amino-4-oxobutanoic acid semicarbazone tert-butyl ester (0.089 g, ca.0.14 mmol) in MeOH (1.0 mL) was added 10% Pd-C (0.009 g) and resulting mixture stirred under a hydrogen atmosphere (balloon) for 48 hrs. The mixture was filtered through Celite washing the filter cake with CH2Cl2 and the combined filtrates evaporated to dryness. The residue was triturated with Et2O to give the title product (0.060 g, 79%) as a white solid.

[0389] Part E: (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(2-(1′H-5′-Tetrazolyl)Phenyl)Oxamyl)Valinyl]Amino-4-Oxobutanoic Acid Semicarbazone

[0390] To a solution of (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(2-(1′H-5′-tetrazolyl)phenyl)oxamyl)valinyl] amino-4-oxobutanoic acid tert-butyl ester (0.058, 0.11 mmol) in CH2Cl2(1.0 mL)-anisole(0.05 mL) at room temperature under nitrogen was added 6.0 M HCl/AcOH (1.0 mL). The resulting solution was stirred at room temperature for 18 hrs, evaporated to dryness and chased with toluene-CH2Cl2 (1:1). The residue was triturated with Et2O to give the title compound (0.048 g, 92%) as a white solid.

[0391] Part F: (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(2-(1′H-5′-Tetrazolyl)Phenyl)Oxamyl)Valinyl]Amino-4-Oxobutanoic Acid

[0392] A solution of (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(2-(1′H-5′-tetrazolyl)phenyl)oxamyl)valinyl] amino-4-oxobutanoic acid semicarbazone (0.048 g, 0.10 mmol) in 37% aqueous formaldehyde(0.4 mL)-acetic acid(0.4 mL)-methanol(1.2 mL) was stirred at room temperature under nitrogen for 18 hrs. The resulting clear solution was diluted with water and mixture concentrated on a rototvap. The aqueous solution was then frozen and lyophilized. The residue was taken up in methanol, filtered through Celite and filtrate evaporated to dryness. Trituration of the residue with Et2O gave the title compound (0.025 g, 59%) as a white solid. MS(ES) for C18H21N7O6 (MW 431.41): positive 454(M+Na); negative 430(M−H).

EXAMPLE 204

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[0394] (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(1-Adamantanyl)Oxamyl)Valinyl] Amino-4-Oxobutanoic Acid

[0395] Part A: (3S)-3-[N-(9-Fluorenylmethoxycabonyl)Valinyl]Amino-4-Oxobutanoic Acid (tert-Butyl) Ester Semicarbazonyl-4-[2′-(4-Ethyl-Phenoxyacetyl)] Aminomethylpolystrene

[0396] Aminomethylpolystryene resin (10.0 g, 100-200 mesh, 0.71 meq/g) was placed in a 200 mL filter tube equipped with a vacuum stopcock and glass frit and washed successively with CH2Cl2(50 mL)/dimethylformamide(50 mL), diisopropylethylamine(5 mL)/dimethylformamide(30 mL), dimethylformamide (2×50 mL) and tetrahydrofuran (30 mL). The resin was suspended in tetrahydrofuran(20 mL)/N-methylpyrrolidone(20 mL) with nitrogen agitation through the bottom of the frit and treated with diisopropylethylamine (1.9 ML, 10.9 mmol) and (3S)-3-(9-fluorenylmethoxycabonyl)amino-4-oxobutanoic acid (tert-butyl) ester semicarbazonyl-4-[2′-(4-ethyl-phenoxyacetic acid)] (2.24 g, 3.56 mmol). After all of the solid had dissolved (approx. 10 min), the mixture was treated with pyBOP [benzotriazolyloxy-tris(N-pyrolidinyl)phosphonium hexafluorophosphate, 2.78 g, 5.34 mmol) in one portion. After mixing by nitrogen agitation for 3 hrs, the supernatant was removed by suction and the resin washed successively with tetrahydrofuran (2×50 mL), dimethylformamide (3×50 mL) and CH2Cl2 (2×50 mL). Unreacted amine groups were capped by treatment with a rmixture of acetic anhydride(10 mL)/dimethylformamide(30 mL)/diisopropylethylamine(1.0 mL). After mixing by nitrogen agitation for 1 hr, the supernatant was removed by suction and the resin washed with dimethylformamide(4×50 mL).

[0397] The resin was treated with piperidine(10 mL)/dimethylformamide(40 mL) and mixed by nitrogen agitation for 1 hr. The supernatant was removed by suction and the resin washed with dimethylformamide(4×50 mL) and tetrahydrofuran (50 mL).

[0398] The resin was suspended in tetrahydrofuran(20 mL)/N-methylpyrrolidone(20 mL), treated with N-(9-fluorenylmethoxycabonyl)valine (3.63 g, 10.7 mmol), diisopropylethylamine (5.7 miL, 32.7 mmol) and pyBOP (8.34 g, 16.0 mmol) and mixed by nitrogen agitation for 2.5 hrs. The supernatant was removed by suction and the resin washed successively with dimethylformamide (3×40 mL) and CH2Cl2 (3×40 mL), methanol (2×40 mL) and Et2O (2×40 mL). The resin was dried in vacuo to give the title product (12.69 g, quantitative). Based on the starting semicarbazone-acid, the resin loading was calculated as approximately 0.28 meq/g.

[0399] Part B: (3S)-3-[N-(N′-(1-Adamantanyl)Oxamyl)Valinyl]Amino-4-Oxobutanoic Acid

[0400] An aliquot of the Part Aresin (0.125 g, ca 0.035 mmol) was placed in a 6 mL Supelco™ filtration tube equipped with a 20 μm polyethylene frit, treated with piperidine-dimethylformamide (1.0 mL, 1:4 v/v) and mixed on an orbital shaker for 1 hr. The supernatant was removed by suction and the resin washed with dimethylformamide (4×1.0 mL) and CH2Cl2 (3×1.0 mL). The resin was treated with 0.5M iPr2NEt in N-methylpyrrolidone (0.40 mL, 0.20 mmol), (1-adamantanyl)oxamic acid (0.0246 g, 0.11 mmol) and 0.25M O-(7-azabenzotriazol-1-yl)-N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyluronium hexafluorophate in N-methylpyrrolidone (0.40 mL, 0.10 mmol). The mixture was mixed on an orbital shaker under an nitrogen atmosphere for 16 hrs. The supernatant was removed by suction and the resin washed successively with dimethylformamide (3×1.0 mL) and CH2Cl2 (3×1.0 mL), methanol (2×1.0 mL) and Et2O (2×1.0 mL).

[0401] The resin was treated with 1.0 mL of CH2Cl2 and allowed to re-swell for 15 min. The solvent was removed by suction and the resin treated with trifluoroacetic acid-CH2Cl2-anisole (1.0 mL, 4:3:1 v/v/v). After mixing on an orbital shaker under nitrogen for 5.5 hrs, the supernatant was removed by suction and the resin washed with CH2Cl2 (4×1.0 mL). The resin was treated with 37% aqueous formaldehyde-acetic acid-tetrahydrofuran-trifluoroacetic acid (1.0 mL, 1:1:5:0.025 v/v/v/v) and mixed on an orbital shaker under nitrogen for 4.5 hrs. The supernatant was collected by suction, the resin washed with tetrahydrofuran (3×0.5 mL). The combined filtrates were blown down under nitrogen. The residue was taken up in methanol (0.5 mL), filtered and applied directly to a 3 mL Supelco™ LC-18 reverse phase extraction tube which had been pre-conditioned with water, and eluted successively with 3 mL each of 10% MeOH-water, 30% MeOH-water, 60% MeOH-water and 90% MeOH-water. The product-containing frac(tions (TLC) were combined and evaporated to dryness to give the title compound (0.0114 g, 77%) as a colorless glass. TLC(AcOH-MeOH-CH2Cl2; 1:1:20) Rf=0.23. MS(ES) for C21H31N3O6 (MW 421.49): positive 444(M+Na), 460(M+K); negative 420(M−H), 534(M+TFA).

EXAMPLES 205-219

[0402] Starting with (3S)-3-[N-(9-fluorenylmethoxycabonyl)valinyl]amino-4-oxobutanoic acid (tert-butyl) ester semicarbazonyl-4-[2′-(4-ethyl-phenoxyacetyl)] aminomethylpolystrene (see Example 204, Part A) and following the methods described in Example 204, Part B, the compounds shown below in Table 11 were also prepared:

TABLE 11
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				MS(ES)
Ex.	R1	Formula	MW	pos.	neg.
205	Ph	C17H21N3O6	363.37	386(M + Na)	362(M − H)
				402(M + K)
206	PhCH2	C18H23N3O6	377.40	400(M + Na)	376(M − H)
207	Ph(CH2)2	C19H25N3O6	391.42	414(M + Na)	390(M − H)
				430(M + K)	504(M + TFA)
208	(2-CF3)Ph	C18H20F3N3O6	431.37	454(M + Na)	430(M − H)
209	(2-t-Bu)Ph	C21H29N3O6	419.48	442(M + Na)	418(M − H)
				458(M + K)	532(M + TFA)
210	(2-Ph)Ph	C23H25N3O6	439.47	462(M + Na)	438(M − H)
				478(M + K)	552(M + TFA)
211	(2-PhCH2)Ph	C24H27N3O6	453.49	476(M + Na)	452(M − H)
				492(M + K)	566(M + TFA)
212	(2-PhO)Ph	C23H25N3O7	455.47	478(M + Na)	454(M − H)
				494(M + K)	568(M + TFA)
213	2-naphthyl	C21H23N3O6	413.43	436(M + Na)	412(M − H)
				452(M + K)	526(M + TFA)
214	1-naphthyl	C21H23N3O6	413.43	436(M + Na)	412(M − H)
				452(M + K)	526(M + TFA)
215	4-Cl-1-naphthyl	C21H22ClN3O6	447.87	470/472(M + Na)	446/448(M − H)
				486/488(M + K)
216	5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1-naphthyl	C21H27N3O6	417.46	440(M + Na)	416(M − H)
				456(M + K)	530(M + TFA)
217	1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-naphthyl	C21H27N3O6	417.46	440(M + Na)	416(M − H)
				456(M + K)	530(M + TFA)
218	(1-naphthyl)CH2	C22H25N3O6	427.46	450(M + Na)	426(M − H)
				466(M + K)	540(M + TFA)
219	2-benzimidazoyl	C18H21N5O6	403.39	—	—

EXAMPLE 220

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[0404] N-(5-Acethylamino-2-Tert-Butyl-Phenyl)-N′-[1-(2-Hydroxy-5-Oxo-Tetrahydro-Furan-3-Ylcarbamoyl)-Ethyl]-Oxalamide

[0405] Part A: 2-tert-Butyl-5-nitro-phenylamine 46

[0406] To H2SO4 (50.0 g, 509.79 mmol) was slowly added 2-terf-Butylaniline (5.0 g, 33.50 mmol). The mixture was stirred at room temperature until it became homogeneous, then was cooled to −10° C. before slow addition of KNO3 in small portions (5.00 g, 49.45 mmol) via a powder addition funnel. After stirring at −10° C. for an hour, the reaction mixture was poured over a small portion of ice in a 250 mL beaker, allowed to stand for 10 min, then filtered and discarded white precipitate. The aqueous solution was neutralized with NH40H until pH 8-9 (Litmus pH paper) and partitioned between EtOAc/water. The organic phase was washed with water, and saturated NaCt solutions, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to a dryness (brown oil). The brown residue was recrystallized from methanol/water to give the desired compound (4.1 g, 63%) as dark brown crystals. TLC (20% EtOAc/Hexane) Rf=0.66; 1HNMR (CDCl3) δ 7.55 (dd, J=8.4, 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.46 (d, J=2.7 Hz, 1H), 7.35-7.33 (d, J=8.7 Hz), 4.16 (br.s, 21H), 1.44 (s, 9H).

[0407] Part B: N-(2-tert-Butyl-5-nitro-phenyl)-oxalamic acid methyl ester 47

[0408] To a suspension of 2-tert-Butyl-5-nitro-phenylamine (4.04 g, 20.80 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (20 mL) at 0° C. was added 1.1 equiv of Methyl chlorooxoacetate (2.10 mL, 22.88 mmol) and followed by dropwise addition of 1.1 equiv of Et3N (3.19 mL, 22.88 mmol). After stirring at 0° C. and allowing to warm up to room temperature over 4 hrs, the reaction mixture was treated with water (20 mL), stirred for 10 min and then partitioned between EtOAc/water. The organic phase was washed with 0.5N HCl (2×25 mL), and saturated NaCl solution (50 mL), dried over Na2SO4 and evaporated to dryness. The residue was purified by flask column chromatography on silica gel eluting with EtOAc/Hexane (5-25%) to give the title compound (3.25 g, 56%) as light yellow crystals. TLC (30% EtOAc/Hexane) Rf=0.39; 1HNMR (CDCl3) δ 9.36 (br.s, 1IH), 8.97 (d, J=2.4 Hz, 1H), 8.02 (dd, J=9.0, 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.60 (d, J=9.0 Hz, 1H), 4.03 (s, 3H), 1.52 (s, 9H).

[0409] Part C: N-(5-Amino-2-tert-butyl-phenyl)-oxalamic acid methyl ester 48

[0410] To a suspension of N-(2-tert-Butyl-5-nitro-phenyl)-oxalamic acid methyl ester (1.50 g, 5.32 mmol) in MeOH (100 mL) was added Pd/C 10 mol% (0.10 g). The reaction flask was purged with H2 (1 atm)/vacuum three times, then stirred under H2 (1 atm) at room temperature. After stirring for 45 min, the reaction was filtered through celite and evaporated to dryness. The residue was triturated with hexane to give the title compound (1. 12 g, 84%) as a gray solid. TLC (40% EtOAc/Hexane) Rf=0.21; 1HNMR (CDCl3) δ 9.21 (br.s, 1H), 7.47 (d, J=2.4 Hz, IH), 7.18 (d, J=8.7 Hz, IH), 6.50 (dd, J=8.4, 2.7 Hz, 1H), 4.00 (s, 3H), 1.42 (s, 9H); MS(ES) for C13H18N205 (MW=250.29) positive 251 (MH+).

[0411] Part D: N-(5-Acetylamino-2-tert-butyl-phenyl)-oxalamic acid methyl ester 49

[0412] To a suspension of N-(5-Amino-2-tert-butyl-phenyl)-oxalamic acid methyl ester (1.10 g, 4.39 mmol) in pyridine (5 mL) at room temperature was added 1.1 equiv of Acetic anhydride (0.45 mL, 4.83 mmol). After stirring at room temperature for 30 min, the reaction mixture was treated with 0.5N CuSO4 (50 mL), stirred for 5 min and then partitioned between EtOAc/water. The organic phase was washed with 0.5N HCl (2×25 mL), and saturated NaCl solution (50 mL), dried over Na2SO4 and evaporated to dryness to give the tittle compound as a white foam (1.28 g, >98%). TLC (70% EtOAc/Hlexane) Rf=0.43; 1HNMR (CDCl3) δ 9.26 (br.s, 1H), 7.90 (d, J=2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.65-7.61 (dd, J=8.7, 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.47 (br.s, 1H), 7.35 (d, J=8.7 Hz, 1H), 4.10 (s, 3H), 2.16 (s, 3H), 1.44 (s, 9H); MS(ES) for C15H20N2O4 (MW=292.33): positive 293 (MH+).

[0413] Part E: N-(5-Amino-2-tert-butyl-phenyl)-oxalamic acid 50

[0414] To a suspension of N-(5-Acetylamino-2-tert-butyl-pbenyl)-oxalamic acid methyl ester (1.28 g, 4.38 mmol) in 1,4-Dioxane (5 mL) at room temperature was added 1.05 equiv of 1.ON LiOH (4.60 niL, 4.60 mmol). After stirring at room temperature for 30 min, the reaction mixture was treated with 0.5N HCl (20 mL), stirred for 5 min and then partitioned between EtOAc/water. The organic phase was washed with saturated NaCl solution (50 mL), dried over Na2SO4 and evaporated to dryness. The oily residue was recrystallized from CH2Cl2/Hexane to give the title compound as a white fine crystal (1.74 g, 96%). 1HNMR (DMSO-d6) δ 10.05 (s, 1H), 9.96 (s, 1H), 7.50 (d, J=2.1 Hz, 1IH), 7.42 (dd, J=9.0, 2.1 Hz, 1H), 7.33 (d, J=8.7 Hz, 1H), 2.02 (s, 3H), 1.30 (s, 9H); MS(ES) for C14H18N2O4 (MW=278.30): negative 277 ([M−H]−).

[0415] Part F: (2 S)-2-[(5-Acetylamino-2-tert-butyl-phenylaminooxalyl)-amino]-propaneperoxoic acid methyl ester 51

[0416] To a solution of N-(5-Amino-2-tert-butyl-phenyl)-oxalamic acid (0.35 g, 1.36 mmol) in CH2Cl2/1-methyl-2-pyrolidinone (NMW) (1:1) (3 mL) at room temperature under N2 was added 1.5 equiv O-(7-Azabenzotriazol-1-yl)-N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyluronium hexafluorophosphate (HATU) (0.72 g, 1.89 mmol). The mixture solution was stirred at room temperature under N2 for 45 min before addition of HClH-Ala-OMe (0.16 g, 1.51 mmol), followed by Et3N (0.53 mL, 3.78 mmol). After stirring at room temperature for 2 hrs, the mixture was partitioned between EtOAc-water. The organic phase was washed with water, 5% KHSO4, saturated NaHCO3, and saturated NaCl solutions, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to give crude title compound. The residue was purified by flask column chromatography on silica gel eluting with EtOAc/Hexane (20-60%) to give the tittle compound (0.34 g, 74%) as a white solid. TLC (80% EtOAc/Hexane) Rf=0.51; 1HNMR (CDCl3) δ 9.63 (br.s, 1H), 8.11 (d, J=7.8 Hz, 1H), 8.01 (d, J=2,4 Hz, 1H), 7.60 (dd, J=8.4, 2.1 Hz, 1H), 7.50 (s, 1H), 7.35 (d, J=98.7 Hz, lH), 4.71-4.61 (dq, J=15, 7.5 Hz, 1H), 3.80 (s, 3H), 2.15 (s, 3H), 1.55 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 3H), 1.44 (s, 9H). MS(ES) for C18H25N3O6 (MW=363.41): positive 381 ([M+NH4]+).

[0417] Part G: (2S)-2-[(5-Acetylamino-2-tert-butyl-phenylaminooxalyl)-amino]-propionic acid 52

[0418] To a suspension of (2S)-2-[(5-Acetylamino-2-tert-butyl-phenylaminooxalyl)-amino]-propionic acid methyl ester (0.32 g, 0.88 mmol) in 1,4-Dioxane (2 mL) at room temperature was added 1.05 equiv of 1.ON LiOH (0.92 mL, 0.92 mmol). After stirring at room temperature for 30 min, the reaction mixture was treated with 0.5N HCl (10 mL), stirred for 5 min and then partitioned between EtOAc/water. The organic phase was washed with saturated NaCl solution (50 mL), dried over Na2SO4 and evaporated to dryness. The oil residue was recrystallized from EtOAc/Hexane to give the title compound as a white fine powder (0.31 g, 99%). 1HNMR (CDCl3) δ 9.66 (s, 1H), 8.42 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 1H), 8.14 (s, 1H), 7.91 (s, 1H), 7.55-7.52 (dd, J=8.4, 1.8 Hz, 1H), 7.33 (d, J=9.0Hz, 1H), 4.72-4.63 (q, J=7.5 Hz, 1H), 4.20-3.90 (bs, 1H), 2.13 (s, 3H), 1.53 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 3H), 1.41 (s, 3H); MS(ES) for C14H18N2O4 (MW=349.38): negative 348 ([M−H]−).

[0419] Part H: 3-Benzyloxvcarbonylamino-N-methoxy-N-methyl-succinamic acid tert-butyl ester 53

[0420] To a solution of 2-Benzyloxycarbonylamino-succinic acid 4-tert-butyl ester (15.00 g, 46.39 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (150 mL) at 0° C. under N2 was added 1.2 equiv of 1-(3-Dimethylaminopropyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimideHCl (EDAC) (10.67 g, 55.67 mmol) and 1.1 equiv of HOBt.H2O (7.81 g, 51.03 mmol). The mixture was stirred at 0° C. under N2 for 15 min before addition of HCl HN(OMe)Me (5.88g, 60.31 mmol), followed by 4-Methylmorpholine (NMM) (7.65 mL, 69.59 mmol). After stirring at 0° C. to room temperature for 18hrs, the mixture was partitioned between EtOAc/water. The organic phase was washed with water, 5% KHSO4, saturated NaHCO3, and saturated NaCl solutions, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to give crude title compound. The residue was recrystallized from Et2O/n-Hexane to give the tittle compound (14.61 g, 86%) as a white solid. TLC (50% EtOAc/Hexane) Rf=0.58; 1HNMR (CDCl3) δ 7.34 (m, 5H), 5.64 (d, J=9.3 Hz, 1H), 5.15-5.05 (dd, J=18.3, 12.3 Hz, 2H), 5.05-5.00 (m, 1H), 3.78 (s, 3H), 3.22 (s, 1H), 2.74-2.68 (dd, J=15.0, 5.4 Hz, 1H), 2.58-2.51 (dd, J=15.6, 7.2 Hz, 1H, 1.42 (s, 9H). MS(ES) for C18H26N2O6 (MW=366.4): positive 367 (MH+).

[0421] Part I: 3-Benzyloxycarbonylamino-4-oxo-butyric acid tert-butyl ester 54

[0422] To a suspension of 3-Benzyloxycarbonylamino-N-methoxy-N-methyl-succinamic acid tert-butyl ester (10.00 g, 27.29 mmol) in Ethyl ether (200 mL) at −5° C. was added dropwise 0.5 equiv of 1.0M Lithium aluminum hydride (LAH) in ethyl ether (13.65 mL, 13.65 mmol). After stirring at −5° C. to room temperature for 1 hr, the reaction mixture was treated with 5% KHSO4 (200 mL), stirred for 5 min and then partitioned between EtOAc/water. The organic phase was washed with saturated NaCl solution (200 mL), dried over Na2SO4 and evaporated to dryness. The residue was purified by flask column chromatography on silica gel eluting with EtOAc/Hexane (20-80%) to give the tittle compound (6.00 g, 71%) as a clear oil. TLC (40% EtOAc/Hexane) Rf=0.38; 1HNMR (CDCl3) δ 9.62 (s, 1H), 7.39 (s, 5H), 5.88 (d, J=7.8Hz, 1H), 5.15 (s, 2H), 4.43-4.37 (dt, J=9.3, 4.5Hz, 1H), 3.01-2.94 (dd, J=17.4, 4.8Hz, 1H), 2.80-2.73 (dd, J=17.4, 4.8Hz, 1H), 1.42 (s, 9H). MS(ES) for C16H21NO5 (MW=307.14): positive 308 (MH+).

[0423] Part J: 3-Benzyloxycarbonylamino-4,4-diethoxy-butyric acid tert-butyl ester 55

[0424] To a suspension of 3-Benzyloxycarbonylamino-4-oxo-butyric acid tert-butyl ester (4.46 g, 14.53 mmol) in Ethanol (40 mL) at 0° C. was added 0.20 equiv TsOH.H2O (0.55 g, 2.91 mmol) and followed by dropwise 8.0 equiv of CH(OEt)3 (19.34 mL, 116.25 mmol). After stirring at 0° C. to room temperature for 16 hrs, the reaction mixture was treated with saturated NaHCO3 (100 mL), stirred for 5 min and then partitioned between EtOAc/water. The organic phase was washed with saturated NaCl solution (200 mL), dried over Na2SO4 and evaporated to dryness. The residue was purified by flask column chromatography on silica gel eluting with EtOAc/Hexane (20%) to give the tittle compound (4.88 g, 88%) as a clear oil. TLC (30% EtOAc/Hexane) Rf=0.33; 1HNMR (CDCl3) δ 7.38 (m, 5H), 5.28 (d, J=9.9 Hz, 1H), 5.15-5.05 (dd, J=18.0, 12.3 Hz, 2H), 4.48 (d, J=3.6 Hz, 1H), 4.21-4.16 (m, 1H), 3.75-3.65 (m, 2H), 3.59-3.47 (m, 2H), 2.59-2.46 (dd, J=15.6, 5.7 Hz, 2H), 1.42 (s, 9H), 1.21-1.16 (t, J=6.9 Hz, 3H).

[0425] Part K: 3-Amino-4,4-diethoxy-butyric acid tert-butyl ester 56

[0426] To a suspension of 3-Benzyloxycarbonylamino-4,4-diethoxy-butyric acid tert-butyl ester (0.50 g, 1.31 mmol) in Ethyl acetate (50 mL) at room temperature was added 10 mol% Pd/C (˜0.05 g). The reaction flask was purged between H2 (1 atm) and vacuum three times before stirring under H2 (I atm) at room temperature. After stirring at room temperature for 3 hrs, the reaction mixture was filtered through celite and then evaporated to dryness to give the title compound (0.32 g, 98%) as a clear oil. 1HNMR (CDCl3) δ 4.29 (d, J=5.4 Hz, 1H), 3.79-3.67 (m, 2H), 3.61-3.49 (m, 2H), 3.29-3.21 (m, 1H), 2.60-2.53 (dd, J=16.2, 4.2 Hz, 1H), 2.30-2.21 (dd, J=16.2, 9.0 Hz, 1H), 1.46 (s, 9H), 1.25-1.19 (m, 3H).

[0427] Part L: (3S)-3-{(2S)-2-[(5-Acetylamino-2-tert-butyl-phenylaminooxalyl)-amino]-propionylamino-4,4-diethoxy-butyric acid tert-butyl ester 57

[0428] To a solution of (2S)-2-[(5-Acetylamino-2-tert-butyl-phenylaminooxalyl)-amino]-propanepanoic acid (0.16 g, 0.46 mmol) in CH2Cl2/NMP (1:1, 3 mL) at room temperature under N2 was added 1.5 equiv HATU (0.26 g, 0.69 mmol). The mixture was stirred at room temperature under N2 for 45 min before addition of 3-Amino-4,4-diethoxy-butyric acid tert-butyl ester (0.13 g, 0.51 mmol), followed by Et3N (0.19 mL, 1.38 mmol). After stirring at room temperature for 3hrs, the mixture was partitioned between EtOAc-water. The organic phase was washed with water, 5% KHSO4, saturated NaHCO3, and saturated NaCl solutions, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to give crude title compound. The residue was purified by flask column chromatography on silica gel eluting with EtOAc/Hexane (30-70%) to give the title compound (0.26 g, 99%) as a white foam. TLC (70% EtOAc/Hexane) Rf=0.31; 1HNMR (CDCl3) δ 9.80 (bs, 1H), 8.81 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 1H), 8.54 (s, 1H), 8.00 (d, J=2.1 Hz, 1H), 7.86-7.83 (dd, J=8.7, 2.1 Hz, 1H), 7.37-7.34 (d, J=8.7 Hz, 1H), 6.85 (d, J=8.7 Hz, 1H), 4.61-4.33 (m, 3H), 3.77-3.39 (m, 4H), 2.50-2.46 (dd, J=6.3, 2.4 Hz, 2H), 2.18 (s, 3H). 1.50 (d, J=6.9 Hz, 3H), 1.46 (s, 9H); MS(ES) for C29H46N4O8 (MW=578.70): positive 596 ([M+NH4]+).

[0429] Part M: N-(5-Acetylamino-2-tert-butyl-phenyl)-N′-[1-(2-hydroxy-5-oxo-tetrahydrofuran-3-ylcarbamoyl)-ethyl]-oxalamide 58

[0430] The starting material, (3S)-3-f(2S)-2-[(5-Acetylamino-2-tert-butyl-phenylaminooxalyl)-amino]-propionylamino}-4,4-diethoxy-butyric acid tert-butyl ester (0.24 g, 0.42 mmol) was stirred in Water/TFA/CH2Cl2 (1:1:2, 4 mL) at room temperature. After stirring for 2hrs, the reaction solution was concentrated in vacuo to dryness yielding the crude title compound. The residue was purified by preparative HPLC (C,8 column eluding with 10-90% of 0.1% aqueous formic acid/ACN over 60 min) to give the title compound (0.09g, 46%) as a white solid. MS(ES) for C21H28N4O7 (MW=448.47): positive 449 ([MH+]).

EXAMLE 221

[0431] 59

[0432] N-(5-Acetylamino-2-Tert-Butyl-Phenyl)-N′-[1-(2-Ethoxy-5-Oxo-Tetrahydro-Furan-3-Ylcarbamol)-Ethyl]-Oxalamide

[0433] Part A: (2-Ethoxy-5-oxo-tetrahydro-furan-3-yl)-carbamic acid benzyl ester 60

[0434] To a suspension of 3-Benzyloxycarbonylamino-4,4-diethoxy-butyric acid tert-butyl ester (4.61 g, 12.09 mmol) in 20% anhydrous TFA/CH2Cl2 (20 mL) at room temperature was added Anisole (0.4 mL). After stirring at room temperature for 1 hr. the reaction mixture was evaporated to dryness to give the crude title compounds as a clear oil. The residue was purified by flask column chromatography on silica gel eluting with EtOAc/Hexane (10-30%) to give:

[0435] (2S, 3 S)-(2-Ethoxy-5-oxo-tetrahydro-furan-3-yl)-carbamic acid benzyl ester (1.54g, 46%) as a clear oil. TLC (30% EtOAc/Hexane) Rf=0.52; 1HNMR (CDCl3) δ 7.38 (m, 5H), 5.40 (br.s, 1H), 5.11 (br.s, 2H), 5.00 (br.s, 2H), 4.21 (t, J=6.6 Hz, 1H), 3.90-3.80 (dd, J=7.2, 2.4 Hz, 1H), 3.66-3.61 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 1H), 2.90-2.81 (dd, J=17.1, 8.4 Hz, 1H), 2.51-2.41 (dd, J=17.4, 10.5 Hz, 1HI, 1.24 (t, J=6.9 Hz, 3H). MS (ES) for C14H17NO5 (MW=279.29): positive 278 ([MH+]).

[0436] (2R, 3 S)-(2-Ethoxy-5-oxo-tetrahydro-furan-3-yl)-carbamic acid benzyl ester (0.89g, 26%) as a clear oil. TLC (30% EtOAc/Hexane) Rf=0.42 1HNMR (CDCl3) δ 7.37 (m, 5H), 5.43 (d, J=5.1 Hz, 1H), 5.11 (br.s, 2H), 5.34 (d, J=9.3 Hz, 1H), 4.61-4.50 (m, 1H), 3.95-3.85 (dq, J=9.3, 6.9 Hz, 1H), 3.68-3.58 (dq, J=9.3, 6.9 Hz, 1H), 2.90-2.81 (dd, J=17.1, 8.4 Hz, 1H), 2.51-2.41 (dd, J=17.4, 10.5 Hz, 1H), 1.24 (t, J=6.9 Hz, 3H). MS(ES) for C14H17NO5 (MW=279.29): positive 278 ([MH+]).

[0437] Part B: (4S. 5S)-4-Amino-5-ethoxy-dihydro-furan-2-one 61

[0438] To a suspension of (2S, 3S)-(2-Ethoxy-5-oxo-tetrahydro-furan-3-yl)-carbamic acid benzyl ester (0.43 g, 1.54 mmol) in Ethyl acetate (50 mL) at room temperature was added 10 mol% Pd/C (˜0.05 g). The reaction flask was purged between H2 (1 atm) and vacuum three times before stirring under H2 (1 atm) at room temperature. After stirring at room temperature for 3 hrs, the reaction mixture was filtered through celite and then evaporated to dryness to give the title compound (0.21 g, 94%) as a clear oil. 1HNMR (CDCl3) δ 5.17 (d, J=1.2 Hz, 1H), 3.93-3.82 (dq, J=9.6, 7.2 Hz, 1H), 3.67-3.57 (dq, J=9.3, 6.9 Hz, 1H), 2.95-287 (dd, J=17.7, 6.9 Hz, 1H), 2.56-2.19 (dd, J=17.4, 2.7 Hz, 1H), 1.26-1.21 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 3H). MS(ES) for C6H11NO3 M=145.16): positive 146 ([MH+]).

[0439] Part C: (4S. 5R)-4-Amino-5-ethoxy-dihydro-furan-2-one 62

[0440] To a suspension of (2R, 3 S)-(2-Ethoxy-5-oxo-tetrahydro-furan-3-yl)-carbamic acid benzyl ester (0.22 g, 0.86 mmol) in Ethyl acetate (25 mL) at room temperature was added 10 mol% Pd/C (˜0.03 g). The reaction flask was purged between H2 (1 atm) and vacuum three times before stirring under H2 (1 atm) at room temperature. After stirring at room temperature for 3 hrs, the reaction mixture was filtered through celite and then evaporated to dryness to give the title compound (0.12 g, 97%) as a clear oil. 1HNMR (CDCl3) δ 5.31 (d, J=5.1 Hz, 1H), 3.98-3.87 (dq, J=9.6, 7.2 Hz, 1H), 3.76-3.59 (m, 2H), 3.52-3.45 (q, J=7.2 Hz, 1H), 2.72-2.64 (dd, J=17.4, 8.1 Hz, 1H), 2.45-2.36 (dd, J=17.1, 10.2Hz, 1H), 1.29-1.24 (t, J=6.9 Hz, 3H). MS(ES) for C6H11NO3 (MW=145.16): positive 146 ([MH+]).

[0441] Part D: N-(5-Acetylamino-2-tert-butyl-phenyl)-N′-[1-(2-ethoxy-5-oxo-tetrahydro-furan-3-ylcarbamoyl)ethyl]-oxalamide 63

[0442] To a solution of (2S)-2-[(5-Acetylamino-2-tert-butyl-phenylaminooxalyl)-amino]-propanoic acid (0.24 g, 0.68 mmol) in CH2Cl2/NMP (1:1, 3 mL) at room temperature under N2 was added 1.5 equiv O-benzotriazol-1-yl-N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyluronium hexafluorophosphate (HBTU) (0.26 g, 0.69 mmol). The mixture was stirred at room temperature under N2 for 45 min before added (4S, 5S)-4-Amino-5-ethoxy-dihydro-furan-2-one (0.12 g, 0.82 mmol) and followed by Et3N (0.24 mL, 1.70 mmol). After stirring at room temperature for 16 hrs, the mixture was partitioned between EtOAc-water.

[0443] The organic phase was washed with water, and saturated NaCl solutions, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to give crude title compound. The residue was purified by flask column chromatography on silica gel eluding with EtOAc/Hexane (60-80%) to give the title compound (0.14 g, 43%) as a white solid. TLC (100% EtOAc) Rf=0.51; 1HNMR (CDCl3) δ 9.82 (t, J=10.5 Hz, 1H), 8.85-8.44 (m, 2H), 8.00-7.94 (m, 1H), 7.80-7.68 (m, H1H), 7.38-7.34 (m, 1H), 5.41-5.33 (dd, J=22.2, 4.8 Hz, 1H), 4.74-4.63 (m, 1H), 4.59-4.35 (m, 1H), 3.88-3.77 (dq, J=9.6, 7.2 Hz, 1H), 3.70-3.56 (m, 1H), 3.39-3.22 (m, 1H). 3.03-2.88 (ddd, J=18.3, 7.8, 2.4 Hz, 1H), 2.56-2.35 (m, 1H), v 2.19 (s, 3H), 1.57-1.52 (dd, J=7.2, 3.0 Hz, 3H), 1.45 (s, 91); MS(ES) for C23H32N4O7 (MW=476.52): positive 477 ([MH+]).

EXAMPLE 222

[0444] 64

[0445] N-(5-Acetylamino-2-Tert-Butyl-Phenyl)-N′-[1-(2-Ethoxy-5-Oxo-Tetrahydro-Furan-3-Ylcarbamoyl)-Ethyl]-Oxalamide 65

[0446] To a solution of (2S)-2-[(5-Acetylamino-2-tert-butyl-phenylaminooxalyl)-amino]-propanoic acid (0.08 g, 0.23 mmol) in CH2Cl2/NMP (1:1, 1 5 mL) at room temperature under N2 was added 1.5 equiv HBTU (0.13 g, 0.35 mmol). Mixture solution was stirred at room temperature under N2 for 45 min before added (4S, 5R)-4-Amino-5-ethoxy-dihydro-fuiran-2-one (0.05 g, 0.35 mmol) and followed by Et3N (0.10 mL, 0.69 mmol). After stirring at room temperature for 18hrs, the mixture was partitioned between EtOAc-water. The organic phase was washed with water, and saturated NaCl solutions, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to give crude title compound. The residue was purified by flask column chromatography on silica gel eluting with EtOAc/Hexane (60-90%) to give the title compound (0.10 g, 91%) as a white solid. TLC (100% EtOAc) Rf=0.52; 1HNMR (CDCl3) δ 9.77 (s, 1H), 8.70-8.65 (t, J=8.1 Hz, 1H), 8.48 (s, 1H), 8.00 (s, 1H), 7.82 (d, J=11.4 Hz, 1H), 7.39-7.36 (d, J=8.7 Hz, 1H), 7.06 (d, J=7.5 Hz, 1H), 1H), 4.49 (d, J=5.1 Hz, 1H), 4.78-4.57 (m, 2H), 3.98-3.86 (m, 1H), 3.72-3.57 (m, 1H), 2.49-2.35 (m, 1H), 2.17 (s, 3H), 2.08-1.97 (m, 1H), 1.55 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 3H) 1.46 (s, 9H), 1.28-1.22 (t, J=14.1 Hz, 3H). MS(ES) for C23H32N4O7 (MW=476.52): positive 477 ([MH+]), 499 ([M+Na]+).

EXAMPLE 223

[0447] 66

[0448] N-(2-Tert-Butyl-Phenyl)-N′-[1-(2-Ethoxy-5-Oxo-Tetraydro-Furan-3-Ylcarbamoyl)-Ethyl]-Oxalamide

[0449] Part A: Methyl 2-(2-tert-Butylphenylamino)-2-oxoacetate 67

[0450] A 3-L, 3-necked round-bottomed flask, equipped with a mechanic stirrer and a thermal probe (under nitrogen) was charged with 2-tert-Butylaniline (109 g, 114 mL, 732 mmoles), triethylamine (81.4 g, 112 mL, 804 mmoles, 1.1 equiv.) and toluene (600 mL). The resulting mixture was stirred at a moderate speed at −30° C. An additon funnel was charged with Methyl chlorooxoacetate (100 g, 816 mmoles, 1.11 equiv.) with toluene (200 mL), and the mixture added to the reaction mixture at such a rate that the internal batch temperature is less than −20° C. After addition, the reaction was warmed to room temperature for an hour, quenched with water, then partitioned between E,tOAc/water. The aqueous phase was extracted with EtOAc (200 mL), and the combined organic layers were washed successively with KHSO4 (200 mL), NaHCO3 (sat'd) (200 mL) and brine (200 mL), then dried the organic over MgSO4. The organic phase was concentrated by rotary evaporation, yielding the title compound as a pale yellow solid [Methyl 2-(2-tert-Butylphenylamino)-2-oxoacetate, 160 g, 93.1%]. MP 61.7-63.6° C. IR (KBr) 3409, 2954, 1736, 1724, 1530, 1299, 1166, 766 cm−1; 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ (ppm): 9.20 (br, 1H), 7.97 (dd, J=7.8 Hz, J′=1.8 Hz, 1H), 7.43 (dd, J=7.8 Hz, J′=1.8 Hz, 1H), 7.31-7.16 (m, 2H), 4.00 (s, 3H), 1.47(s, 9H). The product thus obtained can be used directly for the subsequent reaction.

[0451] Part B: 2-(2-tert-Butyl phenylamino)-2-oxoacetic acid 68

[0452] A 3-L, 3-necked round-bottomed flask, equipped with a mechanic stirrer and a thermal probe (under nitrogen) was charged with Methyl 2-(2-tert-Butylphenylamino)-2-oxoacetate (154 g, 655 mmoles) and MeOH (1000 mL). The resulting mixture was stirred at a moderate speed at room temperature. A solution of 1N NaOH/MeOH (800 mL) was added dropwise to the reaction mixture via addition funnel. After 1 hour, agitation was stopped, and the suspension transferred to a filtration funnel and filtered to afford a white solid. This solid was then taken up in water (1200 mL) and the pH adjusted to 1.5-2 with addition of conc. HCl with stirring. After mixing for 1 hour, filtration and drying yielded the title compound as a white crystalline mass (127 g, 574 mmoles, 87.6%). TLC (silica F254, 3/1 v/v dichloromethane/MeOH, detection 254 nm) showed one spot and HPLC confirmed that. MP 110.9-112.6° C.; IR (KBr) 3405, 2973, 1688, 1548, 1300, 757 cm−1; 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ (ppm): 9.37 (br, 1H), 7.91 (dd, J=7.8 Hz, J′=1.8 Hz, 1H), 7.44 (dd, J=7.8 Hz, J′=1.8 Hz, 1H), 7.25 (m, 2H), 1.46 (s, 9H); 13C (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ (ppm): 160.87, 155.24, 141.18, 133.19, 126.92, 126.69, 126.63, 124.24, 34.21, 30.49.

[0453] Part C: Methyl (2S)-2-({N-[2-(tert-butyl)phenyl]carbamoyl}carbonylamino)propanoate 69

[0454] A 3-L, 3-necked round-bottomed flask, equipped with a mechanic stirrer and a thermal probe (under nitrogen) was charged with the following solids: 2-(2-tert-Butylphenylamino)-2-oxoacetate (70.008 g, 316.402 mmol), alanine methyl ester hydrochloride (44.368 g, 317.862 mmol), hydroxybenzotriazole hydrate (HOBT) (47.324 g, 350.210 mmol), and 1-[3-(Dimethylamino)propyl]-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (EDAC•HCl) (121.668 g, 635.4 mmol). N,N′-dimethylformamide (DMF) (1250 niL) was added via graduated cylinder, and the reaction mixture stirred to partially dissolve and suspend the solid reagents. N-methylmorpholine (108 mL, 99.36 g, 982 mmol) was then added in one portion via graduated cylinder. After stirring at room temperature for 18 hours, the reaction mixture was partitioned between EtOAc (ca. 600 mL) and 1N HCl (ca. 500 mL). The aqueous phase was washed two times with EtOAc (ca. 300 mL), and the combined organic layers were washed successively with 1N HCl (ca. 300 mL), H2O (ca. 300 mL), saturated NaHCO3 (ca. 300 mL), and brine (ca. 300 mL). The resulting pale yellow organic solution was dried over MgSO4, then concentrated to yield a pale yellow crystalline mass (95 g, 97%). TLC: (silica, 1:1 hexanes/EtOAc) Rf: 0.54. MP: 60.1-62.1° C.; IR (KBr) 3284, 1747, 1662, 1503, 1216, 755 cm−1; 1H NMR: (CDCl3, TMS) δ 9.55 (br, 1H), 8.01 (dd, J=7.8 Hz, J′=1.8 Hz, 1H), 7.42 (dd, J=7.8 Hz, J′=2.6 Hz, 1H), 7.15-7.31 (m, 2H), 4.64 (p, J=7.5 Hz, 1H), 3.80 (s, 3H), 1.54 (d, J=7.5 Hz, 3H), 1.46 (s, 9H) ppm.

[0455] Part D: (2S)-2-({N-[2-(tert-butyl)phenyl]carbamoyl}carbonylamino)propanoic acid 70

[0456] A 3-L, 3-necked round-bottomed flask, equipped with a mechanic stirrer and a thermal probe (under nitrogen) was charged with methyl (2S)-2-({N-[2-(tert-butyl)phenyl]-carbamoyl}carbonylamino)propanoate (85.0 g, 276.5 mmol), dissolved in dioxane (664 mL) and the resulting solution cooled in an ice water bath to 8° C. as monitored by an internal temperature probe. To this was added 1N LiOH (332 mL) in three approximately equal portions such that the temperature did not exceed 10° C. with stirring. The bath was removed and stirring continued over 2.5 hours (as the reaction comes to room temperature) at which point TLC analysis (silica gel, 1:1 EtOAc/hexanes) of the reaction mixture showed that the starting material had been consumed. The reaction mixture was partitioned between IN HCl (300 mL) and EtOAc (500 mL) in a 2L separatory funnel and separated. The aqueous phase tested to pH 1-2 by test strip. The resulting aqueous fraction was washed with three (3) additional portions of EtOAc (3×200 mL), then the organic fractions were combined and washed consecutively with 10% citric acid solution (200 mL) and brine (200 mL). The organic phase was then concentrated to a mobile gold oil and further dried under high vacuum 20 h to yield a crude yellow solid mass (about 90 g, very moist). The solid mass was recrystallized from EtOAc/Hexanes, and dried to afford a highly crystalline white solid (58.545 g, 200 mmol, 72.4%). TLC: (silica, 19:1 CH2Cl2/MeOH) Rf: 0.18; MP: 164.4-166.1° C.; IR (KBr) 3323, 1719, 1677, 1517, 1448, 1248, 762 cm−1; 1H NMR: (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 9.57 (br, 1H), 8.10 (d, J=7.8 Hz, 1H), 7.97 (dd, J=7.8 Hz, J′=1.8 Hz, 1H), 7.43 (dd, J=7.8 Hz, J′=1.8 Hz, 1H), 7.25-7.30 (m, 1H), 7.15-7.21 (m, 1H), 4.67 (p, J=7.5 Hz, 1H), 1.60 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 3H), 1.46 (s, 9H) ppm; 13C NMR: (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ 175.71, 159.97, 156.33, 140.92, 133.77, 126.79, 126.47, 126.01, 124.01, 48.31, 34.21, 30.42, 17.50; Elemental Analysis: Calcd for C15H20N2O4: C, 61.63; H, 6.90; N, 9.58. Found: C, 61.80; H, 6.95; N, 9.50.

[0457] Part E: (3 S)-3-1(2S)-2-[(2-tert-Butyl-phenylaminooxalyl)-amino]-propionylamino}-4,4-diethoxy-butyric acid tert-butyl ester 71

[0458] To a solution of (2S)-2-[(2-tert-butyl-phenylaminooxalyl)-amino]-propanoic acid (1.20 g, 4.10 mmol) in CH2Cl2/NMP (1:1, 10 mL) at room temperature under N2 was added 1.5 equiv HATU (0.26 g, 6.15 mmol). The mixture solution was stirred at room temperature under N2 for 45 min before addition of 3-Amino-4,4-dielhoxy-butyric acid tert-butyl ester (1.01 g, 4.10 mmol), followed by Et3N (1.71 mL, 12.30 mmol). After stirring at room temperature for 16hrs, the mixture was partitioned between EtOAc-water. The organic phase was washed with water, 5% KHSO4, saturated NaHCO3, and saturated NaCl solutions, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to give crude title compound. The residue was purified by flask column chromatography on silica gel eluding with EtOAc/Hexane (20%) to give the tittle compound (1.93 g, 90%) as a white foam. TLC (40% EtOAc/Hexane) Rf=0.60; 1HNMR (CDCl3) δ 9.54 (s, 1H), 8.09 (d, J=7.5 Hz, 1H), 8.00 (dd, J=8.1, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 7.42 (dd, J=9.6, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 7.27 (dt, J:=7.2, 0.9 Hz, 1H), 7.17 (dd, J=7.8, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 6.52 (d, J=9.0 Hz, 1H), 4.53 (d, J=3.9, 1H), 4.50-4.37 (m, 2H), 3.77-3.64 (m, 2H), 3.60-3.46 (m, 2H). 2.52 (d, J=6.9 Hz, 2H), 1.51-1.42 (m, 12H), 1.29-1.16 (m, 6H); MS(ES) for C27H43N3O7 (MW=521.66): negative 521([M−H]−).

[0459]

[0460] Part F: (2-tert-Butyl-phenyl)-N′-[1-(2-hydroxy-5-oxo-tetrahydro-furan-3-ylcarbamoyl)-ethyl]-oxalamide 72

[0461] (3 S)-3-{(2S)-2-[(2-tert-Butyl-phenylaminooxalyl)-amino]-propionylamino}-4,4-diethoxy-butyric acid tert-butyl ester (1.39 g, 2.66 mmol) was stirred in Water/TFA/CH2Cl2 (30 mL, 1:1:2) at room temperature. After stirring for 2 hrs, the reaction solution was concentrated in vacuo until dryness to give crude title compound. The residue was purified by preparative HPLC (C18 column eluding with 30-90% of 0.1% aqueous formic acid/ACN over 60 min) to give the title compound (0.91 g, 87%) as a white solid. LCMS for C19H25N3O6 (MW=391.42): negative 390.32 ([MH−]). Purity assay using reverse phase Zorbax C8 4.6×150 mm Rx column over 30 min., with retention time t=10.75 min.

EXAMPLE 225

[0462] 73

[0463] N-(2-Tert-Butyl-Phenyl)-N′-[1-(2-Ethoxy-5-Oxo-Tetrahydro-Furan-3-Ylcarbamoyl)-Ethyl]-Oxalamide 74

[0464] To a solution of (2S)-2-[(2-terf-Butyl-phenylaminooxalyl)-amino]-propanoic acid (1.00 g, mmol) in CH2Cl2/NMP (1:1, 3 mL) at room temperature under N2 was added 1.5 equiv HBTU (0.26 g, 3.42 mmol). Mixture solution was stirred at room temperature under N2 for 45 min before added (4S, 5S)-4-Amino-5-ethoxy-dihydro-furan-2-one (0.42 g, 2.86 mmol) and followed by Et3N (1.20 mL, 8.58 mmol). After stirring at room temperature for 16 hrs, the mixture was partitioned between EtOAc-water. The organic phase was washed with water, then brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and evaporated to give crude title compound. The residue was purified by flask column chromatography on silica gel eluting with EtOAc/Hexane (10-40%) to give the title compound (0.53 g, 44%) as a white solid. TLC (50% EtOAc/Hexane) Rf=0.45; 1HNMR (CDCl3) δ 9.52 (s, 1H), 7.95 (m, 2H), 7.43 (dd, J=7.8, 1.5 Hz, 1H), 7.31-7.25 (dt, J=7.2, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 7.22-7.16 (dt, J=7.5, 1.5Hz, 1H), 6.88 (d, J=6.9 Hz, 1H), 5.37 (s, 1H), 4.50-4.39 (m, 2H), 3.89-3.79 (dq, J=9.6, 7.2 Hz, 1H), 3.69-3.59 (dq, J=9.3, 6.6 Hz, 1H), 3.07-2.98 (dd, J=18.0, 7.5 Hz, 1H). 2.39-2.33 (dd, J=19.5, 1.2 Hz, 1H), 1.50 (d, J=7.2 Hz, 1H), 1.46 (s, 9H), 1.23 (t, J=7.2 Hz, 3H); LCMS for C21H29N3O6 (MW=419.47): negative 418 (MH−), positive 420 ([MH+]).

EXAMPLES 226-312

[0465] Starting with (3 S)-3-[N-(9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl)alanyl]amino-4-oxobutanoic acid (tert-butyl) ester semicarbazonyl-4[2′-(4-ethyl-phenoxyacetyl)] aminomethylpolystene (see Example 204, Part A) and following the methods described in Example 204, Part B, or by the procedures set forth in Examples 220-225, the compounds shown below in Table 12 were prepared:

TABLE 12
75
				MS(ES)
Ex.	R1	Formula	MW	Pos	neg
226	(4-Ac)Ph	C17H19N3O7	377.35	—	376(M − H)
227	(4-OH)Ph	C15H17N3O7	351.32	—	—
228	(3,5-di-Cl-4-OH)Ph	C15H15Cl2N3O7	420.21	—	418/420(M − H)
229	(3-CF3)PhCH2	C17H18F3N3O6	417.34	—	—
230	(2-F)PhCH2	C16H18FN3O6	367.33	—	—
231	(2,4-di-Cl)Ph	C17H19Cl2N3O6	432.26	—	—
232	(3,4-di-OCH3)Ph	C18H23N3O8	409.40	—	—
233	CH3	C10H15N3O6	273.25	—	—
234	S-(1-naphthyl)CH(CH3)	C21H23N3O6	413.43	—	—
235	R-(1-naphthyl)CH(CH3)	C21H23N3O6	413.43	—	—
236	(2-(1-naphthyl))Ph	C25H23N3O6	461.47	484(M + Na)	460(M − H)
237	5-Ph-3-pyrazolyl	C18H19N5O6	401.38	—	400(M − H)
238	5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1-naphthyl	C19H23N3O6	389.41	—	—
239	Ph2CH	C22H23N3O6	425.44	—	—
240	(2-I)Ph	C15H16IN3O6	461.21	—	—
241	(2,3,5,6-tetra-Cl)Ph	C15H13Cl4N3O6	473.10	—	—
242	(4-Ph)Ph	C21H21N3O6	411.41	—	—
243	(2-PhO)Ph	C21H21N3O7	427.41	—	—
244	2-naphthyl	C19H19N3O6	385.38	—	—
245	1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-naphthyl	C19H23N3O6	389.41	—	—
246	1-naphthylCH2	C20H21N3O6	399.40	—	—
247	1-adamantyl	C19H27N3O6	393.44	—	—
248	4-pyridyl	C14H16N4O6	336.30	—	—
249	(2,3,4,5,6-penta-F)Ph	C15H12F5N3O6	425.27	—	—
250	(2-F-4-I)Ph	C15H15FIN3O6	479.20	—	—
251	1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl	C17H29N3O6	371.43	—	—
252	Ph(CH2)2	C17H21N3O6	363.37	—	—
253	n-heptyl	C16H27N3O6	357.41	—	—
254	(4-n-heptyl)Ph	C22H31N3O6	433.50	—	—
255	(2,5-di-tBu)Ph	C23H33N3O6	447.53	—	—
256	(2-PhCH2)Ph	C22H23N3O6	425.44	—	—
257	(2-pyrrolidin-1yl-5-CF3)Ph	C20H23F3N4O6	472.42	—	—
258	2,3,5,6-tetra-F-4-pyridyl	C14H12F4N4O6	408.27	—	—
259	(2-Ph)Ph	C21H21N3O6	411.41	450(M + K)	410(M − H)
260	(3,4,5-tri-Cl)Ph	C15H14Cl3N3O6	438.65	—	—
261	(4-OCH3)Ph	C16H19N3O7	365.34	—	—
262	PhNH(CS)NH	C16H18N4O6S	394.40	—	—
263	(2,4-di-Br)Ph	C15H15Br2N3O6	493.11	—	—
264	6-quinolinyl	C18H18N4O6	386.36	—	—
265	(3,4,5-tri-OCH3)PhCH2	C19H25N3O9	439.42	—	—
266	(4-CH3)Ph	C16H19N3O6	349.34	372(M + Na)	348(M − H)
267	(2-F)Ph	C15H16FN3O6	353.31	—	—
268	(2-Br-4-Cl-6-F)Ph	C15H14BrClFN3O6	466.65	—	—
269	PhCH2	C16H19N3O6	349.34	—	348(M − H)
270	Ph	C15H17N3O6	335.32	—	—
271	(2,6-di-F)Ph	C15H15F2N3O6	371.30	—	—
272	(2,3,4,6-tetra-F)Ph	C15H13F4N3O6	407.28	—	—
273	(2,4-di-Cl)Ph	C15H15Cl2N3O6	404.21	—	402/404(M − H)
274	(2-CF3)Ph	C16H16F3N3O6	403.31	426(M + Na)	402(M − H)
275	5-indanyl	C18H21N3O6	375.38	—	—
276	(3-OPh)Ph	C21H21N3O7	427.41	—	—
277	4-Cl-1-naphthyl	C19H18ClN3O6	419.82	458/460(M + K)	418/420(M − H)
278	1,4-benzodioxan-6-yl	C17H19N3O8	393.35	—	—
279	(2-Cl)Ph	C15H16ClN3O6	369.76	—	368/370(M − H)
280	(2-Br)Ph	C15H16BrN3O6	414.21	414/416(M + H),	412/414(M − H),
				434/436(M + Na),	526/628(M + TFA)
				452/454(M + K)
281	1-naphthyl	C19H19N3O6	385.38	—	—
282	(2-tBu)Ph	C19H25N3O6	391.42	—	390(M − H)
283	(2-tBu-5-NHAc)Ph	C21H28N4O7	448.48	449(M + H)
284	5-isoquinolinyl	C18H18N4O6	386.36	387(M + H)	385(M − H)
285	1-indanyl	C18H21N3O6	375.38	—	—
286	(2-F)Ph(CH2)2	C17H20FN3O6	381.36	—	—
287	(2,4-di-F)PhCH2	C16H17F2N3O6	385.32	408(M + Na)	385(M − H), 498
					(M + TFA)
288	(2,4-di-Cl)PhCH2	C16H17Cl2N3O6	418.23	—	—
289	PhNNH	C21H22N4O6	426.43	—	—
290	PhCONH	C16H18N4O7	378.34	—	—
291	PhCH2(Ph)N	C22H24N4O6	440.46	—	—
292	Ph(Me)N	C16H20N4O6	364.36	—	439(M − H)
293	PhSO2	C15H17N3O8S	399.38	—	—
294	PhCH2O	C16H19N3O7	365.34	—	—
295	(2,6-di-Cl)Ph	C15H16Cl2N4O6	419.22	—	—
296	(4-Me)Ph	C16H20N4O6	364.36	—	—
297	Ph2NCONH	C22H23N5O7	469.45	—	—
298	(4-Cl)Ph	C15H17ClN4O6	384.78	384/386(M + H)	383/385(M − H)
299	(4-NO2)PhCONH	C16H17N5O9	423.34	—	—
300	(2,4-di-NO2)PhNH	C15H16N6O10	440.33	—	—
301	PhNHCONH	C16H19N5O7	393.36	—	—
302	(2-NO2)PhCONH	C16H17N5O9	423.34	—	—
303	(2,3,4,5,6-penta-F)PhNH	C15H13F5N4O6	440.28	—	—
304	(4-Br)PhNH	C15H17BrN4O6	429.23	—	—
305	(4-NO2)PHCHN	C16H17N5O8	407.34	—	406(M − H)
306	PhNH	C15H18N4O6	350.33	—	349(M − H)
307	(2,3,5,6-tetra-F)PhNH	C15H14F4N4O6	422.29	—	421(M − H)
308	(4-F)PhNH	C15H17FN4O6	368.32	—	367(M − H)
309	(3-Cl-4-Me)PhNH	C16H19ClN4O6	398.80	397/398/399	397(M − H)
				(M + H)
310	(3-Cl)PhNH	C15H17FN4O6	368.32	—	367(M − H)
311	3-[2-ethyl-4(3H)]quinazolinonyl	C19H21N5O7	431.40	—	—
312	(3-Br)PhCONH	C17H21BrN4O7	473.28		471(M − H)

EXAMPLES 313-318

[0466] By the procedures disclosed in Examples 226-312, but starting with the corresponding tertiary amine, the compounds shown below in Table 13 were also prepared:

TABLE 13
76
	MS(ES)
Ex.	(R1)(R1′)N—	Formula	MW	Pos	neg
313	(1-naphthyl)(Me)N—	C20H21N3O6	399.40	—	—
314	Ph2N—	C21H21N3O6	411.41	—	—
315	1-pyrrolidine	C20H21F4N3O7	491.13	—	509(M + NH4)
					429(M +H)
316	1-piperidine	C21H23F4N3O7	505.15	504(M + H)	—
317	(1-naphthyl)(Me)N—	C20H21N3O6	399.40	—	—
318	Ph2N—	C21H21N3O6	411.41	—	—

EXAMPLES 319-394

[0467] By the procedures disclosed in Examples 22, but starting with 2-(9H-fluoren-9ylmethoxycarbonylamino)-succinic acid 4-tert-butylester and the appropriate alcohol, the compounds shown below in Table 14A were also made:

TABLE 14A
77
Ex.	R1	R1′	R2	Formula	MW	MS (ES)
319	5-AcNH-2-tBuPh	H	ethyl	C23H32N4O7	476.53	477(M + H),
						499(M + Na)
320	2-BrPh	H	ethyl	C17H20BrN3O6	422.27	480/482(M + K),
						464/466(M + Na),
						442/444(M + H)
321	2-BnPh	H	ethyl	C24H27N3O6	453.49	476(M + Na),
						492(M + K)

[0468] By the above procedures, the compounds listed in Table 14B may also be made:

	TABLE 14A
	Ex.	R1	R1′	R2
	322	2-trifluoromethyl-Ph	H	methyl
	323	2-BzPh	H	benzyl
	324	2-trifluoromethyl-Ph	H	ethyl
	325	1-naphthyl	methyl	methyl
	326	1-naphthyl	methyl	methyl
	327	2-trifluoromethyl-Ph	H	tBu
	328	methylPh	H	H
	329	PhPh	H	methyl
	330	PhPh	H	ethyl
	331	3,4-dimethoxyBr	H	methyl
	332	3,4-dimethoxyBr	H	ethyl
	333	1-naphthalen-1-yl-ethyl	H	methyl
	334	1-naphthalen-1-yl-ethyl	H	ethyl
	335	3,4,5-trimethoxyPh	H	methyl
	336	3,4,5-trimethoxyPh	H	ethyl
	337	2-(2-F-Ph)-ethyl	H	methyl
	338	2-(2-F-Ph)-ethyl	H	ethyl
	339	1-naphthyl	H	methyl
	340	1-naphthyl	H	ethyl
	341	2-methyl Ph	H	H
	342	2,6-diF-Ph	H	methyl
	343	2,6-diF-Ph	H	ethyl
	344	2,6-diF-Ph	H	tBu
	345	2,6-diF-Ph	H	Bn
	346	Br	H	ethyl
	347	Br	H	methyl
	348	Br	H	tBu
	349	Br	H	Bn
	350	2,4-diF-Ph	H	tBu
	351	2-PhPh	H	tBu
	352	2-BrPh	H	tBu
	353	1-naphthalen-1-yl-ethyl	H	tBu
	354	2-trifluromethylPh	H	tBu
	355	3,4,5-trimethoxy-Ph	H	tBu
	356	3-trifluormethylPh	H	tBu
	357	2-(2-F-Ph)-ethyl	H	tBu
	358	1-naphthyl	H	tBu
	359	2-I-Ph	H	methyl
	360	2-I-Ph	H	ethyl
	361	2-I-Ph	H	tBu
	362	2-I-Ph	H	Bn
	363	2-Br-Ph	H	methyl
	364	2-Br-Ph	H	ethyl
	365	2-Br-Ph	H	tBu
	366	2-Br-Ph	H	Bn
	367	1-napthyl	methyl	Bn
	368	3-trifluoromethylPh	H	Bn
	369	3-trifluoromethylPh	H	methyl
	370	3-trifluoromethylPh	H	ethyl
	371	PhCH(Ph)	H	methyl
	372	PhCH(Ph)	H	ethyl
	373	PhCH(Ph)	H	Bn
	374	Ph	Ph	Bn
	375	Ph	Ph	ethyl
	376	Ph	Ph	methyl
	377	2-BrPh	H	methyl
	378	2-trifluoromethylPh	H	Bn
	379	2-tBuPh	H	methyl
	380	2-Ph-Ph	H	Bn
	381	3,4-dimethoxyPh	H	Bn
	382	1-naphthalin-1-yl-ethyl	H	Bn
	383	3,4,5-trimethoxyPh	H	Bn
	384	2-(3-F-Ph)-ethyl	H	Bn
	385	1-naphthyl	H	Bn
	386	2,4-diF-Br	H	Bn
	387	2,4-diF-Br	H	tBu
	388	2,4-diF-Br	H	ethyl
	389	2,4-diF-Br	H	methyl
	390	Br	H	tBu
	391	3,4-dimethoxy-Br	H	tBu
	392	1-naphthyl	methyl	tBu
	393	PhCH(Ph)	H	tBu
	394	Ph	Ph	tBu

EXAMPLES 395-397

[0469] By the procedurees disclosed in Examples 193-200, but starting with (N-9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl)-tert-butyl glycine, the compounds shown below in Table 15 were made:

TABLE 15
78
	MS(ES)
Ex.	R1 =	Formula	MW	Pos	neg
395	5-indanyl	C28H29F4N3O7	595.5466	—	594(M − H)
396	(2,3,5,6-tetra-Cl)Ph	C25H21Cl4F4N3O7	693.2624	—	690/692/694(M − H)
397	(2-Br)Ph	C25H24BrF4N3O7	634.3781	—	632/634(M − H)

EXAMPLES 398-419

[0470] By the procedures disclosed in Examples 5-21, but starting with the appropriate amino acid and oxamic acid, the compounds shown in Table 16 were also made:

TABLE 16
79
	MS(ES)
Ex.	R1	R2	A	B	Formula	MW	pos	neg
398	(2-tBu)Ph	OtBu	valine	CH2O(2,3,5,6-	C23H39F4N3O7	653.27	676(M + Na)	652(M − H)
				tetra-F—Ph)
399	(2-tBu)Ph	OCH3	valine	CH2O(2,3,5,6-	C29H33F4N3O7	611.58	634(M + Na)	610(M − H)
				tetra-F—Ph)				646(M + Cl—)
400	5-quinolin-1-	OH	valine	OPOPh2CH2	C35H34F3N3O10P	758.2
	yl
401	(2-Ph)Ph	OH	alpha-methyl-	CH2O(2,3,5,6-	C35H29F4N3O7	679.19	702(M + Na)
			phenylalanine	tetra-F—Ph)			718(M + JK)
402	(2-tBu)Ph	OCH2Ph	alanine	CH2O(2,3,5,6-	C33H33F4N3O7	659.62	660(M + H)	568(M − H)
				tetra-F—Ph)
403	(2-Br)Ph	CH2O	valine	OH	C24H22BrF4N3O7	619.06		618/620(M − H)
		(2,3,5,6-
		tetraF—Ph)
404	(2,3,4,5-tetra-	CH2O	valine	OH	C24H19F8N3O7	613.11		612(M − H)
	F)Ph	(2,3,5,6-
		tetraF—Ph)
405	(2-tBu)Ph	OCH2Ph	alanine	CH2O(2,3,5,6-	C33H32BrF4N3O7	737.14	737.88/739.8	735.90/737.90
				tetra-F-4-Br)Ph			(M + H)	(M − H)
406	(2-tBu)Ph	OH	histidine	CH2O(2,3,5,6-	C29H29F4N3O7	635.2	636(M + H)
				tetra-F—Ph)
407	(2-CF3)Ph	OCH2Ph	alanine	CH2O(2,3,5,6-	C30H24F7N3O7	671.15	672(M + H)	670(M − H)
				tetra-F—Ph)
408	(2-tBu)Ph	OH	Cys(CH2Ph)	CH2O(2,3,5,6-	C33H33F4N3O8	675.22		674(M − H)
				tetra-F—Ph)
409	(2-tBu)Ph	OH	Cys	CH2O(2,3,5,6-	C26H27F4N4O7	585.17		584(M − H)
				tetra-F—Ph)
410	(2-tBu)Ph	OH	tryptophan	CH2O(2,3,5,6-	C34H32F4N4O7	684.22		683(M − H)
				tetra-F—Ph)
411	(2-tBu)Ph	OH	lysine	CH2O(2,3,5,6-	C29H34F4N4O7	626.24		625(M − H)
				tetra-F—Ph)
412	2-(2CH3O-	OCH2Ph	alanine	CH2O(2,3,5,6-	C36H31F4N3O8	709.2
	Ph)Ph			tetra-F—Ph)
413	piperidin-1-yl	OCH2Ph	alanine	CH2O(2,3,5,6-	C28H30F4N4O7	610.21	611(M + H)
				tetra-F—Ph)
414	pyrrolidin-1-yl	OCH2Ph	alanine	CH2O(2,3,5,6-	C26H28F4N4O7	596.19	597.28(M + H)
				tetra-F—Ph)
415	Cbz	OH	valine	CH2O(2,3,5,6-	C26H25F4N3O9	599.15	622(M + Na)	598(M − H)
				tetra-F—Ph)
416	5-indanyl	OH	(t-butyl)	CH2O(2,3,5,6-	C28H29F4N3O7	595.55	—	594(M − H)
			glycine	tetra-F—Ph)
417	(2,3,5,6-tetra-	OH	(t-butyl)	CH2O(2,3,5,6-	C25H21Cl4F4N3O7	693.26	—	690/692/694
	Cl)Ph		glycine	tetra-F—Ph)				(M − H)
418	(z-Br)Ph	OH	(t-butyl)	CH2O(2,3,5,6-	C25H24BrF4N3O7	634.38	—	632/634
			glycine	tetra-F—Ph)				(M − H)
419	2-(2-	OCH2Ph	alanine	CH2O(2,3,5,6-	C36H31F4N3O8	709.2	710(M + H)	708(M − H)
	CH3Oph)Ph			tetra-F—Ph)

EXAMLES 420-426

[0471] By the procedures disclosed in Example 126, but starting with intermediates having the desired stereochemistry, the compounds shown in Table 17 were also made:

TABLE 17
80
	Ala	Asp		MS(ES)
Ex.	R2	stereochemistry	stereochemistry	Formula	M/W	pos	neg
420	OBn	R	R	C33H33F4N3O7	659.62	660(M + H)	658(M − H)
421	OBn	R	S	C33H33F4N3O7	659.62	660(M + H)	658(M − H)
422	OBn	S	R	C33H33F4N3O7	659.62	660(M + H)	658(M − H)
423	H	S	S	C35H29F4N3O7	569.5	570(M + H)	568(M − H)
424	H	R	R	C33H33F4N3O7	569.5	570(M + H)	568(M − H)
425	H	R	S	C24H22BrF4N3O7	569.5	570(M + H)	568(M − H)
426	H	S	R	C24H19F8N3O7	569.5	570(M + H)	568(M − H)

[0472] Although the invention has been described with reference to the examples provided above, it should be understood that various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. Accordingly, the invention is limited only by the claims.

Claims

1. A compound of the following formula:

2. The compound of claim 1 wherein A is

3. The compound of claim 2 wherein R3 is lower alkyl.

4. The compound of claim 2 wherein R3a is hydrogen.

5. The compound of claim 1 wherein R1 is phenyl, substituted phenyl, naphthyl, substituted naphthyl, heterocycle, or substituted heterocycle.

6. The compound of claim 1 wherein R1′ is hydrogen.

7. The compound of claim 1 wherein R1′ is lower alkyl.

8. The compound of claim 1 wherein R1 and R1′ taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a heterocycle or substituted heterocycle.

9. The compound of claim 1 wherein B is CH2O(2,3,5,6-tetrafluorophenol).

10. The compound of claim 1 wherein B is hydrogen.

11. The compound of claim 1 wherein R2 is hydrogen.

12. The compound of claim 1 in the cyclic ketal form and having the following structure:

13. The compound of claim 12 wherein B is lower alkyl or benzyl.

14. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of claim 1 in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

15. A method for treating an autoimmune disease, comprising administering an effective amount of the pharmaceutical composition of claim 14 to a patient in need thereof.

16. A method of treating an inflammatory disease, comprising administering an effective amount of the pharmaceutical composition of claim 14 to a patient in need thereof.

17. A method of treating a neurodegenerative disease, comprising administering an effective amount of the pharmaceutical composition of claim 14 to a patient in need thereof.

18. A method of preventing ischemic injury to a patient suffering from a disease associated with ischemic injury, comprising administering an effective amount of the pharmaceutical composition of claim 14 to a patient in need thereof.

19. A method for expanding of hematopoietic cell populations or enhancing their survival, comprising contacting the cells with an effective amount of the pharmaceutical composition of claim 14.

20. The method of claim 19 wherein the cell populations are granulocytes, monocytes, erthrocytes, lymphocytes or platelets for use in cell transfusions.

21. A method of prolonging the viability of an organ that has been removed from a donor or isolated cells derived from an organ for the purpose of a future transplantation procedure, comprising applying an effective amount of the pharmaceutical composition of claim 14 to the organ or isolated cells to prolong the viability of the same as compared to untreated organ or isolated cells.

22. The method of claim 21 wherein the organ is an intact organ.

23. The method of claim 21 wherein the isolated cells are pancreatic islet cells, dopaminergic neurons, blood cells, or hematopoietic cells.