Abstract: Diastereoselective and enantioselective synthetic routes for the preparation of compounds of formula (I): or derivatives thereof, wherein: R is C1-6alkyl, C3-7cycloalkyl, C1-6alkoxy, hydroxy, halo, C1-6alkenyl, C1-6alkynyl, amino, C1-6alkylamino, di(C1-6alkyl)amino, hydroxyC1-6alkyl, C1-6alkoxyC1-6alkyl, arylC1-6alkoxy, heteroarylC1-6alkoxy, aminoC1-6alkyl, (C1-6alkyl)aminoC1-6alkyl, di(C1-6alkyl)aminoC1-6alkyl, arylC1-6alkylamino, heteroarylC1-6alkyamino; R1 is hydrogen or R; R2 is hydroxy, C1-6alkoxy, amino, C1-6alkylamino, di(C1-6alkyl)amino; R3 and R4 are each independently selected from the list consisting of perhaloC1-6alkyl, hydrogen, halo, C1-6alkyl, C1-6alkoxy, hydroxy, amino, C1-6alkylamino, di(C1-6alkyl)amino, hydroxyC1-6alkyl, C1-6alkoxyC1-6alkyl, aminoC1-6alkyl,(C1-6alkyl)aminoC1-6alkyl, di(C1-6alkyl)aminoC1-6alkyl, aryl, and COX wherein X may be hydroxy, C1-6 alkoxy, C1-6alkyl, amino, C1-6alkylamino, or di(C1-6alkyl)amino; and wherein any alkyl group or the alkyl moiety of any group cont

Abstract: A compound of formula (I) below or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof:

Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) or a derivative thereof, wherein; R is C1-6alkyl, C3-7cycloalkyl, C1-6alkoxy, hydroxy, halo, C1-6alkenyl, C1-6alkynyl, amino, C1-6alkylamino, di(C1-6alkyl)amino, hydroxyC1-6alkyl, C1-6alkoxyC1-6alkyl, aminoC1-6alkyl, (C1-6alkyl)aminoC1-6alkyl, di(C1-6alkyl)aminoC1-6alkyl; R1 is hydrogen or R; R2 is hydroxy, C1-6alkoxy, amino, C1-6alkylamino, di(C1-6alkyl)amino; R3 is hydrogen or C1-6alkyl; R4 and R5 are each independently selected from the list consisting of perhaloC1-6alkyl, hydrogen, halo, C1-6alkyl, C1-6alkoxy, hydroxy, amino, C1-6alkylamino, di(C1-6alkyl)amino, hydroxyC1-6alkyl, C1-6alkoxyC1-6alkyl, aminoC1-6alkyl, (C1-6alkyl)aminoC1-6alkyl, di(C1-6alkyl)aminoC1-6alkyl, aryl, and COX wherein X may be hydroxy, C1-6alkoxy, C1-6alkyl, amino, C1-6alkylamino, or di(C1-6alkyl)amino; with the proviso that, when R3 is hydrogen, then R4 and R5 are not both hydrogen; and wherein any alkyl group or the alkyl moiety of any group containing such a moiety may be substituted one or more times by