The present invention relates to a new chemical compound preferably derived from inositol or a salt of a chemical compound derived from inositol. The compound is provided with acidic or charged groups which are complex and based on phosphorous e.g. phosphoric, phosphonic, or phosphinic acid derivatives. In addition the compound is substituted with stereochemically well defined groups. Such compounds are very difficult to bring about.

According to the present invention, it has quite unexpectedly been possible to prepare a chemical compound of formula 1:

as a neutral or acidic salt thereof where the counter ions are Li ⁺ , Na ⁺ , K ⁺ , Mg ^{2 +} , Ca ^{2 +} , NH ₄ ⁺ or another pharmacologically acceptable positively charged inorganic or organic ion or any combination thereof; and wherein at least one of R - R has the formula

a) b) γ8

Y3 Y5

Y ¹ ml lγ2 _rr] 2-P II-V2 or _γ4 _m3 CY6 _r τ2γ7 _m5 — P-V ^1 V3

wherein

V ¹ to V ⁴ are Y ⁸ _m6 T ³ U,

T ¹ to T ³ are (CH ₂ ) _n , CHCH, or CH ₂ CHCHCH ₂ ; n is 0 to 4;

U is _R 13 _γ 9 _cy 10 _γ H _R 14 _sγ 12 _y 13 _y 14 _R 15 _pγ 15 _γ 16 _γ 17 _R 16 _R 17 m7> _γ 18 _pγ 19 _γ 20 _γ 21 _R 18 _R 19 CH ₂ N0 ₂ , NHS0 ₂ R 20 or NHCY ²² Y ²³ R ²¹ ;

m l to m7 are 0 or 1 , the remaining R ¹ to R ^{1 2} are H, HY ^{2 4} , halogen, R ^{2 2} , or R ^{2 3} Y ^{2 5} and Y ¹ to Y ^{2 5} are NR ^{2 4} , NOR ^{2 5} , O, or s , and wherein R ^{1 3} to R ^{2 5} are

1 hvdrogen,

2 a straight or branched saturated or unsaturated alkyl residue containing 1 -22 carbon atoms,

3 a saturated or unsaturated aromatic or non-aromatic homo or heterocyclic residue containing 3-22 carbon atoms and 0-5 heteroatoms consisting of nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur,

4 a straight or branched saturated or unsaturated alkyl residue containing 1 - 22 carbon atoms substituted with a saturated or unsaturated aromatic or non-aromatic homo or heterocyclic residue containing 3 -22 carbon and 0-5 heteroatoms consisting of nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur

5 an aromatic or non-aromatic homo or heterocyclic residue containing 3-22 carbon and 0-5 heteroatoms consisting of nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur substituted with a straight or branched saturated or unsaturated alkyl residue containing 1 -22 carbon atoms, in the said groups 2-5 the residues and/or the substituents thereof being substituted with 0-6 of the following groups hydroxy, alkoxy, aryloxy, acyloxy, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyloxy, arvloxycarbonyl, carbamoyi, fluoro, chloro bromo, azido, cyano, oxo, oxa, amino, imino, alkylamino, arylamino, acylamino, arylazo, nitro, aikylthio alkylsulfonyl, with the provision that R ¹ to R ¹² of the compound of the above formula 1 cannot solely consist of phosphate, thiophosphate, methylphosphonate, difluoro- methylphosphonate, or C-phosphonomethyl

Thus the chemical compound according to this embodiment of the invention may be a derivative of inositol substituted with acidic or negatively charged groups dem ed from phosphorous, e g phosphoric acid, phosphonic acid, or phosphinic acid derivatives

The straight or branched saturated or unsaturated alkyl residue in groups 2-5 above can be exemplified by methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, nonyl, decyl, undecyl, dodecyl, tπdecyl, tetradecyl, pentadecyl, hexadecyl, heptadecyl, octadecyl, nonadecyl, eicosyl, heneicosyl, doeicosyl, isopropyl, isobutyl, isopentyl, isohexyl,

isoheptyl, isooctyl, isononyl, isodecyl, isodoecosyl, 2-butyl, 2-pentyl, 2-hexyl, 2-heptyl, 2-octyl, 2-nonyl, 2-decyl, 2-doeicosyl, 2-methylbutyl, 2-methylpentyl, 2-methylhexyl, 2-methylheptyl, 2-methyloctyl, 2-methylnonyl, 2-methyldecyl, 2-methyleicosyl, 2-ethylbutyl, 2-ethylpentyl, 2-ethylhexyl, 2-ethylheptyl, 2-ethyloctyl, 2-ethylnonyl, 2-ethyldecyl, 2-ethyleicosyl, tertbutyl, ethenyl, propenyl, butenyl, pentenyl, hexenyl, heptenyl, octenyl, nonenyl decenyl, undecenyl, dodecenyl, tridecenyl, tetradecenyl, pentadecenyl, hexadecenyl, heptadecenyl, octadecenyl, nonadecenyl, eicosenyl, heneicosenyl, doeicosenyl, butadienyl, pentadienyl, hexadienyl, heptadienyl, octadienyl, nonadienyl. decadienyl, doeicodienyl, ethynyl, propynyl, doeicosynyl.

The saturated or unsaturated aromatic or non-aromatic homo- or heterocyclic residue in groups 2-5 above can be exemplified by cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl, cyclooctyl, cyclononyl, cyclodecyl, cycloundecyl, cyclododecyl, cyclotridecyl, cyclotetradecyl, cyclopentadecyl, cyclohexadecyl, cycloheptadecyl, cyclooctadecyl, cyclononadecyl, cycloeicosyl, cycloheneicosyl, cyclodoeicosyl, adamantyl, cyclopropenyl, cyclobutenyl, cyclopentenyl, cyclohexenyl, cycloheptenyl, cyclooctenyl, cyclononenyl, cyclodecenyl, phenyl, biphenyl, naphthyl, hydroxyphenyl, aminophenyl, mercaptophenyl, fluorophenyl, chlorophenyl, azidophenyl, cyanophenyl, carboxyphenyl, alkoxyphenyl, acyloxyphenyl, acylphenyl, oxiranyl, thiiranyl, aziridinyl, oxetanyl, thietanyl, azetidinyl, tetrahydrofuranyl, tetrahydrothiophenyl, pyrrolidinyl, tetrahydropyranyl, tetrahydro- thiopyranyl, piperidinyl, quinuclidinyl, dioxanyl, dithianyl, trioxanyl, furyl, pyrrolyl, thienyl, pyridyl, quinolyl, benzofuryl, indolyl, benzothienyl, oxazolyl, imidazolyl, thiazolyl, pyridazinyl, pyrimidyl, pyrazinyl, purinyl, or a carbohydrate.

Substituents may be selected from the group of: hydroxy, alkoxy, aryloxy, acyloxy, carboxy, alkoxycarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyloxy, aryloxycarbonyl, karbamoyl, fluoro, chloro, bromo, azido, cyano, oxo, oxa, amino, imino, alkylamino, arylamino, acylamino, nitro, aikylthio, alkylsulfonyl.

A preferred embodiment of he invention is a chemical compound according to claim 1 ; and where one, two, or three of R ¹ , R ³ , R ⁶ , R ⁷ , R ^{1 0} , or R ^{1 1} has the formula a) or b), the remaining of R ¹ , R ³ , R ⁶ , R ⁷ , R ^{1 0} , or R ^{1 1} are hydrogen, fluoro, chloro, hydroxy, alkoxy, acyloxy, N-alkylcarbamoyloxy, or N-arylcarbamoyloxy and R ² , R ⁴ , R ⁵ , R ⁸ , R ⁹ , and R ¹² are hydrogen, an alkyl substituent or an aryl substituent.

Thus, the chemical compound according to this embodiment of the invention may be a derivative of /wyo-inositol substituted with one, two, or three acidic or negatively charged substituents The inositol hydroxyl groups may be further derivatized to form ethers or esters, the inositol πng may also be deoxygenated and substituted with halogens or carbon containing groups

Preferably one, two or three of R ¹ , R ³ , R ⁶ , R ⁷ , R ¹⁰ , or R ¹ - have the formula

wherein V ¹ and V ² are OH, CH ₂ OH, COOH, CONH ₂ , CONOH, CH ₂ COOH, CH ₂ CONH ₂ , CH ₂ S0 ₃ H, CH ₂ S0 ₃ NH ₂ , CH ₂ N0 ₂ , CF ₂ COOH, CH ₂ P0 ₃ H ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ COOH, OCH ₂ COOH, OCH ₂ CONH ₂ , OCH ₂ CH ₂ COOH, or CH ₂ CH ₂ P0 ₃ H ₂ , the remaining of R ¹ , R ³ , R ⁶ , R ⁷ , R ¹⁰ and R ¹¹ are hydroxy, alkoxy, acyloxy or N-alkyl-or N-arylcarbamoyloxy, R ² , R ⁴ , R ⁵ , R ⁸ , R ⁹ and R ¹² are hydrogen, the counter ions in neutral or acidic salts are Na ⁺ , K ⁺ , or Mg ^{2 +} in any combination

Thus, the chemical compound according to the invention mav be an acidic or negatively charged /wyø-inositol mono, bis, or tris derivative of e g h\droxymethyl phosphoric acid, phosphonoformic acid, phosphonoformamide, phosphonoacetic acid, phosphonoacetamide, sulfonylmethylphosphonic acid, nitromethylphosphonic acid or carboxymethyl phosphoric acid The remaning inositol hydroxyls may be derivatized in the form of ethers or esters

Another preferred embodiment of the invention is a chemical compound of formula 1 and wherein R ¹ , R ³ , and R ⁶ have the formula

and wherein V ¹ and V ² are OH, CH ₂ OH, COOH, CONH ₂ , CONOH, CH ₂ COOH, CH ₂ CONH ₂ , CH ₂ S0 ₃ H, CH ₂ S0 ₃ NH ₂ , CH ₂ N0 ₂ , CF ₂ COOH, CH ₂ P0 ₃ H ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ COOH, OCH ₂ COOH, OCH ₂ CONH ₂ , OCH ₂ CH ₂ COOH, or CH ₂ CH ₂ P0 ₃ H ₂ with the provisio that R ⁶ also may be hydroxy, alkoxy, acyloxy, or N-alkyl- or N-arylcarbamovlo\y, R ⁷ , R ¹⁰ , and R ¹¹ are hydroxy, alkoxy, acyloxy, or N-alkyl- or N-arylcarbamoylow, R ² , R ⁴ , R ⁵ , R ⁸ , R ⁹ , and

R ^{1 2} are hydrogen and the counter ions in neutral or acidic salts are Na ⁺ or K ⁺ in any combination

Thus, the chemical compound according to the invention may be an acidic or negatively charged myo-inositol 1 ,2-bis or 1 ,2,6-tris derivative of e.g hydroxymethyl phosphoric acid, phosphonoformic acid, phosphonoformamide, phosphonoacetic acid, phosphono- acetamide, sulfonylmethylphosphonic acid, nitromethylphosphonic acid, carboxy- difluorophosphonic acid, phosphonomethylphosphonic acid, carboxyethylphosphonic acid, carboxymethyl phosphoric acid, carbamoylmethyl phosphoric acid, carboxyethyl phosphoric acid, or phosphonoethylphosphonic acid. The remaning inositol hydroxyls may be derivatized in the form of ethers or esters

It is specially preferred that R ¹ , R ³ , and R ⁶ have the formula:

wherein

R ⁶ also may be OH or CH ₃ CH ₂ COO

R is OH or NH ₂ ,

R ⁷ , R ^{1 0} , and R ^{1 1} are HO or CH ₃ CH ₂ COO

R ² , R ⁴ , R ⁵ , R ⁸ , R ⁹ , and R ¹² are hydrogen and the counter ions in neutral or acidic salts are Na ⁺ or K ⁺ in any combination or wherein R ¹ , R ³ , and R ⁶ have the formula:

with the provisio that wherein R ⁶ also may be OH or benzyloxy

V ² is -HO, benzyloxy or p-methoxyphenoxy

V ¹ is HOCH ₂ , ben z y lOCH ₂ , COOH, MeOCO, ben z y lOCO, CH ₂ COOH CHCOOben z y l, or CH ₂ CH ₂ COObenz y l

R ⁷ , R ¹⁰ , and R ^{1 1} are OH or benzyloxy

R ² , R ⁴ , R ⁵ , R ⁸ , R ⁹ , and R ^{1 2} are hydrogen and the counter ions in neutral or acidic salts

Thus, the chemical compound may be an acidic or a negatively charged inositol 1 2-bιs or 1 ,2,6-tπs derivative of e g carboxymethyl phosphoric acid or 2-hydrowethyl phosphoric acid The remaining inositol hydroxyls may be derivatized in the form of propionates The chemical compound of the invention may also be an acidic or a negatively charged inositol 1 ,2-bιs or 1 ,2,6-tπs derivative of e g hydroxymethylphosphonic acid phosphonoformic acid, phosphonoacetic acid, or phosphonopropanoic acid

The present invention also relates to other cychc compounds with acidic or charged groups which are based on phosphorous such as saturated or unsaturated aromatic or non-aromatic homo- or heterocyclic moities where the heteroatom could be nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur

For example derivatives of monosachaπdes, oligosachaπdes, polysachaπdes, pipeπdin and tetrahydrothiopyran are considered to be within the scope of the invention

The present invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising as a pharmaceutically active ingredient at least one compound defined above The pharmaceutical composition can consist of a compound of formula 1 solely or together with an additive, excipient or carrier It is suitable that the composition exists in unit dosage forms The administration form could be parenteral such as subcutaneous, intramuscular, or intravenous or non-parenteral such as tablets, granules or capsules For administration to human patients appropriate dosages can routinely be determined by those, skilled in the art by extension of results obtained in animals The preferred dosage for humans falls within the range of 0 1 to 25 mg compound/day/kg body weight The composition usually contains 0 01 - 1 5 g, such as 0 05- 1 3 g, or preferably, 0 1 - 1 0 g compound of formula 1 The compound of formula 1 may be the only pharmaceutically active ingredient in the composition However, also other pharmaceutically active

ingredients can be present therein The amount of the compound of formula 1 should then constitute 5-95 % or 15-80 % such as ^' 25-60 % by weight of said active ingredients

The invention is further illustrated in connection with the embodiment examples below of which examples 1 -23 show production of various compounds withm the scope of the inv ention Example 24 illustrates the pharmacutical effect of a compound according to the invention and example 25 show s a toxicological test of a compound according to the invention

Example 1

A stock solution (0 5 M) of l D- n.yo-ιnosιtol- l ,2,6-tπs(dιhydrogenphosphate) N-ethyldiisopropylamine was prepared from l D-/wyo-ιnosιtol- l ,2.6-tπs(calcιum- phosphate) (300 g, water content 1 0%, 0 5 1 mol) by ion exchange (Dowex ^" 50 W X 8, H ⁺ ). followed by neutralization w ith N-ethyldnsopropylamine ( 196 g, 1 52 mol) and adiusting to a final volume of 1 1 Dissolution of the amine was facilitated by the addition of 1 -propanol which gave a one-phase system Removal of solvent gave a salt analyzing for 2 3 < Ν/inositol < 3 3 [α] _D ^{2 :} - 1 3 1 5° (c 0 2, aqueous buffer pH 7), Η-ΝMR (D ₂ O) inositol signals δ 4 74 (d, 1 H, J = 8 9 Hz, H-2), 4 36 (q, 1 H, J = 9 2 Hz, H-6), 4 19 (t, 1 H, J = 9 7 Hz, H- l ), 3 76 (H-4, 1 H obscured by CHΝ), 3 63 (d, 1 H, J = 10 3 Hz, H-3 ). 3 52 (t, 1 H, J = 9 52 Hz, H-5) ammonium signals δ 3 73 (hept, 2 H, J = 6 6 Hz, CHΝ), 3 21 (q, 2 H, J = 7 5 Hz, CH ₂ Ν) 1 35 (m, 1 5 H, CH ₃ )

The solvent from a sample of the .V-ethyldιιsopropylammonιum salt stock solution (50 ml, 25 mmol) was removed and residual propanol and water were removed by co-evaporation with dry dichloromethane The residue was dissolved in dry dichloromethane (300 ml) and DMAP ( 100 mmol, 4 equiv) was added (an immediate precipitate is formed) followed by the propanoic acid anhydride (2 0 mmol, 1 0 equiv) The mixture usually became homogeneous within a few minutes A large excess of methanol was added after 2 d After a few hours the solvent was remov ed and the residue was dissolved in methanol (30 ml) and added dropwise with stirring to dry diethyl ether ( 1 8 1) The semisolid precipitate was dissolved in a small volume of water (30 ml) and passed through a column of Dowex (50 W X 8, Na ⁺ , 100 equiv) with water as eluent (2 5 1) The water was removed at reduced pressure (foaming may be suppressed by addition of 2-propanol) and the residue, dissolved in a small volume of water ( 15 ml), was added with stirπng into ethanol (200

ml). The precipitate was collected (centrifugation prior to decantation may be expedient) and dried to give lD-3,4,5-tri-O-pro ^' panoyl-/«yo-inositol l,2,6-tris(dihydrogenphosphate) sodium salt [α] _D ²³ +6.3° (c 07, aqueous buffer pH 7), Η-NMR (D ₂ Ο) δ 5.29 (t, 1 H, J = 100 Hz, H-4), 5.07 (t, 1 H, J = 95 Hz, H-5), 499 (ddd, IH, J = 104, 26, 1 1 Hz, H-3), 4.68 (dt, 1 H, J = 100, 26 Hz, H-2), 440 (q, 1 H, J = 93, H-6), 4 14 (tt, 1 H, J = 94, 28 Hz, H-l) 2.35-2.10 (m, 6 H, CH ₂ ), 090-080 (m, 9 H, CH ₃ ), ¹ C-NMR (D ₂ Ο) δ 1796, 1795, 1791, 77.1 (t, J = 58 Hz), 761 (d, J = 56 Hz) 759 (m), 749 (d, J = 2.2 Hz), 734 , 729 (d, J = 24 Hz), 303, 302, 301, 113, 112, 110, ³¹ P-NMR (D ₂ Ο) δ 0 (set as zero), -1.1, -12

Example 2

A solution of the lD-3,4,5-tri-O-propanoyl-myo-inositol-l,2,6-tris(dihydrogenp hosphate) obtained in Example 1 (ca. 10 mmol in 50 ml water) was passed through a column of Dowex (50 W x 8, H ⁺ , 60 eq) with water/methanol (32) as eluent and immediately treated with silver carbonate (70 mmol) The slurry was stirred for 1 h, solvent was removed, residuary water and methanol were removed by repeated co-evaporations with dry acetonitrile, and the residue dried in vacuo The silver salt was suspended in dry acetonitrile (250 ml) and benzyl bromoacetate (140 mmol) was added The mixture was refluxed for 20 h in the dark and the solution was decanted off Acetonitrile was evaporated and the crude product was chromatographed on silica with heptane/ethyl acetate (1 1) as eluent to give lD-3,4,5-tri-O-propanoyl-/wyo-inositol-l,2,6-tris[bis- (benzyloxycarbonylmethyl) phosphate] (50 %) Η-NMR (CDC1 ₃ ) δ 740-7 15 (m, PhH, 30 H), 5.43 (t, 1 H, J = 10.2 Hz, H-4), 531 (dt, 1 H, J - 89 Hz, 27 Hz, H-3), 523-510 (m, 12 H, H-2, H-5, PhCH ₂ ), 470 (q, 1 H, J = 98 Hz, H-6), 470-454 ( , 13 H, POCH ₂ , H-l), 245-215 (m, 6 H, CH ₃ CH ₂ ), 1 10-095 ( , 9 H, C// ₃ CH ₂ )

Example 3

lD-3,4,5-Tri-O-propanoyl-/wyø-inositol 1,2.6-trisphosphate (1 mmol) was passed through a column packed with an acidic ion exchange resin The eluate was treated with silver carbonate (6 equiv). After drying by coevaporation with acetonitrile water was removed. The dry residue was suspended in acetonitrile (100 ml) 2-Benzyloxyethyl iodide (14 equiv) was added and the mixture was refluxed for 20 h Chromatography (heptane/ethyl acetate) gave lD-3,4,5-tri-O-propanoyl-wvo-inositol-l,2,6-tris[bis(2-benzy loxyethyl)-

phosphate] (073 g), Η-NMR (CDC1 ₃ ) δ 745-715 (m, 30 H).547 (d, 1 H, J = 101 Hz, H-4), 521 (dt, 1 H, J = 87, 22 Hz, H-3).505 (t, 1 H, J = 101 Hz, H-5), 489 (q, 1 H, J = 95 Hz, H-6), 482 (d, J = 90 Hz, H-2).460-440 (m, 13 H, PhCH ₂ , H-l), 435-408 (m, 12 H, POCH ₂ ), 372-350 (m, 12 H. CH ₂ Obenzyl), 250-216 (m, 12 H, CH ₃ CH ₂ , 1 15-095 (m, 9 H, (7/ ₃ CH ₂ )

Example 4

lD-3.4.5-Trι-0-propano l-/wvo-ιnosιtol-l,2.6-tπs[bιs(benzylo\ycarbanylmcthv l)phosphate] (15 mmol) and sodium iodide (55 mmol) was dissolved in refluxing acetone (21 ml) After 17 h the reaction mixture was allowed to cool and the solvent was removed The residue was chromatographed on silica with acetonitπle/methanol (1 1) as eluent to give 1 D-3.4,5-tπ-0-propanov 1-myo-ιnosιtol- 1.2.6-tns(benzy!oxv carbon} lmethyl sodium phosphate) (117 g, 70 %) Η-NMR (CD ₃ COOD) δ 7-50-720 (m, 15 H. PhH).545 (t. 1 H. J = 100 Hz, H-4), 540-510, 490-450 (m, 17 H, POCH ₂ . PhCH ₂ , H-l. H-2. H-3. H-5. H-6).225-209 (m, 6 H. CH ₃ CH ₂ ).1 1-095 (m.9 Η, CH ₃ CΗ ₂ )

Example 5

1 D-3, 4, 5-Tπ-O-propanoyl-mvo-inositol- 1,2.6- tris [bis(2-benzyloxyethyl) phosphate] (0855 mmol) was dissolved in acetone (15 ml) and sodium iodide (75 ml, 05 M, acetone) was added The solution was refluxed for 4 h Solvent was removed and the residue was chromatographed (CH ₃ CN/MeOH 1 1) to give lD-3,4,5-tri-O-propanoyl-m ^, o-inositol l,2,6-tris(benzyloxyethyl sodium phosphate) (082 g), Η-NMR (CD ₃ COOD) δ 746-721 (m, 15 H), 556 (t, 1 H, J - 100 Hz, H-4), 532 (t, 1 H, J = 100 Hz, H-5), 520 (d, IH, J = 107 Hz, H-3), 479 (q, 1 H, J = 92 Hz. H-6), 470-444 (m, 8 H, PhCH ₂ . H-l, H-2), 435-40 (m, 6 H, POCH ₂ ), 380-36 (m, 6 H benzylOCH,), 250-220 (m, 6 H, CH ₃ H ₂ ), 1 12-100 (m, 9 H, Cff ₃ CH ₂ )

Example 6

lD-3,4,5-Tπ-0-propanoyl- _yo-ιnosιtol-l,2.6-trιs(benzyloxycarbon>l methyl sodium phosphate) (374 g) was dissolved in acetic acid (50 ml) and hydrogenated (1 atm, 20°C) over Pd(C) (05 g, 5 %) The reaction was complete within 20 h The solvent was removed and the residue was dissolved in water (10 ml) and added droppwise to ethanol (350 ml) The

precipitate was filtered off, washed with ethanol and dried to give lD-3,4,5-tri-O-propanoyl-myo-ιnositol-l,2,6-tris(carboxy methyl hydrogen) phosphate sodium salt (85 %), Η-NMR (D ₂ O) δ 529 (t, IH, J = 99 Hz, H-4), 5 10 (t, IH, J = 94 Hz, H-5), 501 (d, 1 H, 103 Hz, H-3), 479 (d, 1 H, J = 93 Hz, H-2), 450 (q, 1 H, J = 9.5 Hz. H-6), 440-390 (m, 7 H, H-l, OCH ₂ ), 235-2 10 (m, 6 H, CH ₂ CO), 090-080 (m, 9 H, CH ₃ ), ¹³ C-NMR (D ₂ O) δ 1795, 1792, 1789, 1745 (m), 1760 (m), 769 (t, C-6).767 (d, C-2), 755 (m, C-1), 749 (s, C-5) 735 (s, C-4), 727 (s, C-3), 656 (m), 303. 302, 301, 112, 110, ^3I P-NMR (D ₂ O) δ 0 (set as zero, 2P), -04 (IP), IR (KBr) 1750 cm ^"1 , [α] _D ²³ +154° (c 06, aqueous buffer pH 70)

Example 7

lD-3.4.5-Tri-0-propanoyl-røyø-inositol l,2,6-tris(benzyloxyethyl sodium phosphate) (082 g) was dissolved in acetic acid and hydrogenated over Pd(C) at NTP for 40 h Solvent was removed and the residue was dissolved in water (3 ml) and added drop-wise to aceton (130 ml) The precipitate was collected to give lD-3,4,5-tri-O-propanoyl-rø o-inositol l,2,6-tris(2-hydroxyethyl hydrogen phosphate) sodium salt (041 g). H-NMR (D ₂ O) δ 5.32 (t.1 H, J = 102 Hz, H-4), 510 (t, 1 H, J = 98 Hz, H-5), 50 (dd, 1 H, J = 102 Hz, 14 Hz), H-3 ), 486 (d 1 H, J = 9.2 Hz, H-2), 449 (q, 1 H, J = 94 Hz, H-6), 4 18 (t, 1 H, i = 96 Hz, H-l), 3.94-3.52 (m, 12 H, CH ₂ CH ₂ ), 240-215 (m, 6 H, CH ₂ CO), 095-085 (m, 9 H, CH ₃ ), ¹ C-NMR (D ₂ O) δ 1796, 1794, 1791, 768 (t), 766 (d), 758 (m).751 (s), 735 (s), 729 (s), 70.0, 699, 698, 643, 642, 304, 302, 113, 11.2, 11 1, ^l P-NMR (D ₂ O) δ 0 (set as zero), -02, -06, IR (KBr) 1760 cm-1, [α] _D ²³ +48° (c 08, aqueous buffer pH 4.0)

Example 8

lD-3,4 _. 5-Tri-0-propanoyl-myo-inositol-l,2,6-tris[bis(2-benzyl oxy ethyl) phosphate] (81 mg) was dissolved in ethanol (2 ml) and hydrogenated over Pd(C) at NTP for 7 d Removal of catalyst and solvent gave lD-3,4,5-tri-0-propanoyl-/wyo-inositol- l,2,6-tris[bis(2-hydroxyethyl) phosphate], H-NMR (CD ₃ OD) δ 553 (t, 1 H, J = 97 Hz, H-4), 544 (t, 1 H, J = 9.7 Hz, H-5), 531 (br d, 1 H, J = 87 Hz, H-3), 5.26 (br d, 1 H, J = 103 Hz, H-2), 497 (br t, 1 H, J = 8.7 Hz, H-l), 4.90 (br d, 1 H, J = 8.7 Hz, H-6), 432-408 (m, 1 H, POCH ₂ ), 385-368 (m, 12 H, OCH ₂ ), 255-2.23 (m, 6 H, COCH ₂ ), 1.21-103 (overlapping triplets, J = 7.2 Hz, 9 H, CH ₃ )

Example 9

lD-3,4,5-Tπ-0-propionyl-wj'θ-inosιtol-l,2,6-tπs(carbo xymethyl hydrogen phosphate) sodium salt (04 g) was dissolved in methanol (10 ml) saturated with ammonia After 1 d a gel was formed After 4 d methanol was removed and the residue dissolved in water (2 ml) and added dropwise to ethanol (35 ml) The precipitate was collected to give lD-/wO-inosιtoI-l,2,6-tris(carboxymethyl hydrogen phosphate) sodium salt (0.26 g, 108%); Η-NMR (D ₂ O, 40°C) δ 481 (d, 1 H, J = 82 Hz, H-2), 450-416 (m, 7 H, H-6, CH ₂ CO), 412 (t, J = 92, H-l), 372 (t, 1 H, J = 97 Hz, H-4), 357 (dd, 1 H, J = 94, 20 Hz, H-3), 351 (t, 1 H, J= 91 Hz, H-5), ¹³ C-NMR (D ₂ O) δ 1798 (m), 800 (d), 797 (t), 766 (s), 759 (m), 753 (s), 735 (s), 672 (m), ³¹ P-NMR (D ₂ O) one broad signal, IR (KBr) 1690 cm ^"1

Example 10

lD-/n O-inositol-l,2,6-tris(carbamoylmethyl hydrogen phosphate) sodium salt was pre¬ pared from lD-3,4,5-tri-O-propanoyl-/wyσ-inositol-l,2,6-tris(benzyloxy carbonylmethyl sodium phosphate) (101 g) by aminolysis in ammonia(/) (6ml) in a sealed steel container for 3 d at 20°C After evaporation of ammonia the oily residue was suspended in acetonitrile (30 ml) The formed solid was collected and dried to give lD-/wvø-ιnositol l,2,6-tris(carbamoylmethyl hydrogen phosphate) sodium salt (0.58 g, 88%), H-NMR (D ₂ O) δ 463 (d, 1 H, H-2), 430 - 410 (m, 6 H, OCH ₂ ), 419 (q, 1 H, j = 82 Hz, H-6), 399 (tt, 1 H, J = 9.9, 22 Hz, H-l), 3.55 (t, 1 H, J = 94 Hz, H-4), 344 (d, IH, J = 90 Hz, H-3), 334 (t, 1 H, J = 9.0 Hz, H -5), ³¹ P-NMR (D ₂ O) δ 0 (by default), -050, -096

Example 11

-π-3.4.5-Tri-0-benzyl-/nyo-inosito! (450 mg) and tetrazol (420 mg) were dissolved in dichloromethane (2 ml). Dibenzyl N,N-diethylphosphoroamidite (1.5 g) was added and the mixture was stirred for 1 h at room temperature The solvent was removed and the residue chromatographed (hexane/diethyl ether 5:1) to give ±-3,4,5-tri-O-benzyl- -/nyø-inosιtol-l,2,6-tris(dibenzyl phosphite) (1200 mg) ³¹ P-NMR (C ₆ D ₆ ) δ 1402 (d, ⁵ Jpp = 21 Hz, P-2).140.8 (dd, ⁵ Jlpp = 21 Hz, ⁵ J2pp = 3.9 Hz, P-l), 143.2 (d, ⁵ Jpp = 39 Hz, P-6)

Example 12

The tnsphosphite obtained in Example 1 1 and benzyl bromoacetate were heated at 80 C for 2h After cooling the reaction mixture was chromatographed (CHC1 ₃ ) Fractions containing product were pooled and rechromatographed (CHCl ₃ /CH ₂ Cl ₂ /acetone 15 15 1 ) to give ±-3 ,4,5-trι-0-benzyl-An σ-ιnositol- l ,2,6-tπs(benzylbenzyloxycarbonylmethyl phos¬ phonate) (750 mg). ³¹ P-NMR (C ₆ D ₆ ) δ 2 1 0 - 22 5 (m), 24 0 24 3 , 24 4

Example 1 3

The product obtained according to Example 12 was dissolved in methanol (5 ml), treated with Pd(C) ( 10%, 1 50 mg), and stirred for 12 h under hydrogen at room temperature The catalyst was filtered of, the filtrate was evaporated and the residue was dissolved in methanol (2 ml) Into this solution was aqueous sodium hydroxide added ( 1 M, 6 equiv) The solvent was removed until the residue had the consistency of a dens oil Addition of methanol ( 10 ml) gave a precipitate that was reprecipitated and dried to give ±- O-inositol- 1.2.6-tris(hydrogen carboxymethylphosphonate) sodium salt (325 mg), ^{1 3} C-NMR (D ₂ 0) δ 39 78 (m), 42 14 ( , J _p.c * 19 Hz), 73 1 5, 74 4, 75 68, 78 57, 78 46, 78 90, 178 4 - 178 7 (m), ¹ P-NMR (D ₂ O) δ 18 8, 1 9 37, 20 70

Example 14

±-3,4, 5-Tri-O-benzyl-/nyo-ιnosιtol l ,2,6-tris(dibenzyl phosphite) (0 473 g). benzyl chloromethyl ether (2 ml), and sodium hydride (100 mg) was stirred for 20 h at 60°C Chromatography (hexane/ethyl acetate 1 1 ) gave ±-3,4,5-tri-0-benzyl-/nyo-ιnositol- l ,2,6-tris(benzyl benzyloxymethylphosphonate) (0 38 g), ³¹ P-NMR (CDC1 ₃ ) δ 23 94

-22 40 (m)

Example 1 5

The tπsphosphonate obtained according to Example 14 (0 38 mg) was dissolved in methanol( 10 ml) and hydrogenated over Pd(C) ( 10%, 150 mg) After 16 h the catalyst was filtered of and the solvent removed The residue was dissolved in methanol/water (30/ 1 ) and treated with sodium hydride (0 022 g) Removal of solvent gave

gave±-3,4,5-tri-O-benzyl-/wvø-inositoI l,2.6-tris(hydrogen hydroxymethyl phosphonate) sodium salt (110 mg), ³¹ P-NMR (D,0) δ 2187, 2167, 2078

Example 16

To a solution of ±-3,4,5, 6-tetra-Ο-benzyl-wvo-ιnositol (432 mg) and tetrazole (245 mg) in dichloromethane (3 ml) was added benzyl /?-methoxyphenyl N,N-diisopropyl- phosphoroamidite (1010 mg) The reaction mixture was stirred for 1 h at room temperature Chromatography (benzene) gave ±-3,4.5,6-tetra-O-benzyl-/wyo-inosιtol- -l,2-bis(benzyl /?-methoxyρhenyl phosphite) (670 mg). ³¹ P-NMR (C ₆ D ₆ ) δ 13654, 13540, 13491, 131 16, 12973, 12419

Example 17

±-3,4,5,6-Tetra-O-benzyl-/wyø-inositol-l,2-bιs(benzyl p-methoxyphenyl phosphite) (670 mg) was treated with benzyl chloroformate (05 ml) at 50°C for 16 h Hexane was added and the precipitate was collected and washed with hexane to give =-3,4,5,6-tetra-O-benzyI-/wyo-inositol-l,2-bιs(benzyl benzyloxy carbonyl)phosphate. ³¹ P- -NMR (CDC1 ₃ ) δ -270, -287, -368, -457. -731, -751, -881, -1171.

Example 18

The product obtained according to Example 17 was dissolved in acetonitrile (4 ml) and aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate (1 ml. IM) After 1 h the solvent was removed and the residue was chromatographed (CHCl ₃ /CHΟH 20 1) to give ±3,4,5,6 tetra-O- -/wyø-inositol-l,2-bis(hydrogen benzyloxy carbonylphosphonate) sodium salt (150 mg), ³¹ P-NMR (CDCl ₃ /CD ₃ OD) δ -721, -781

Example 19

±-3,4,5,6-Tetra-O-benzyl-/wyø-inositol (540 mg) and tetrazole (350 mg) was dissolved in dry dichloromethane (2ml) and dibenzyl Λ ^' .iV-diethylphosphoroamidite (1 g) was added The mixture was stirred for 1 h at room temperature and the solvent was removed The residue was chromatographed (hexane/diethyl ether 81) to give ±-3,4,5,6-tetra- O-benzyl-/nyø-inositol-l,2-bis(dibenzyl phosphite) (72 % yield), ³¹ P-NMR (C ₆ H ₆ ) δ 1405 (d, J = 18 Hz), 140.6 (d, J = 18 Hz)

Example 20

±-3,4,5,6-Tetra-O-benzyl-wyo-inositol-l,2-bis(dibenzyl phosphite) (600 mg) was treated with benzyl bromoacetate (3 ml) at 80°C After 1 h the mixture was chromatographed (CH ₂ Cl ₂ /acetone 40/1) to give ±3,4,5,6-tetra-O-benzyl-wyø-ιnosιtol-l,2-bis(benzyl benzyloxycarbonylphosphonate) (450 mg), ''P-NMR (C ₆ D ₆ ) δ 208 - 226 (m)

Fxample 21

±-3,4,5,6-Tetra-O-benzyl-/nvo-inositol-l,2-bis(benz\l benzyloxy carbonyl phosphonate) (420 mg) was dissolved in methanol (5 ml) and hydrogenated at room temperature over Pd(C) (100 mg, 10%o) After removal of solvent and catalyst the residue was dissolved in water (2 ml) and neutralized with sodium hydroxide (1 M) Solvent was removed and the residue was dissolved in a small volume of water and poured into methanol The precipitate was collected to give ±-m O-ιnosιtol-l,2-bis(hydrogencarboxymethyl phosphonate) sodium salt (160 mg), Η-NMR ( D ₂ 0) δ 467 (dt, 1 H, H-2), 401 (1 H, H-l), 389 (t, 1 H, H-6), 375 (t, 1 H, H-4), 350 (ddd, 1 H, H-3), 333 (t, 1 H, H-5), 288-262 (m, 4 H, P-CH ₂ ), J, ₂ = J ₂₃ = 25 Hz, J, - J ₅₆ = J ₅₄ = J ₄₃ = 95 Hz, ^3j p- _CH2 ⁼ 93 Hz, ⁴ Jp ₀ c ^{= l Hz} _> ^2J P-0-H' = 95 HZ, ² J _p . _c . _H = 216 Hz, ² J _p . _c _ _H = 192 Hz, ¹³ C-NMR (D ₂ O) δ 1784 (t, ² J _p.c - 52 Hz), 792 (d, ² J _p _ _c = 70 Hz), 768 (d, J?), 762 (s), 748 (s), 735 (d, J _p.c = 52), 732 (s), 510 (CH,OH), 418 (d, ^! J _p _ _c = 436 Hz), 394 (d, ^l J _p.c = 420), ³¹ P-NMR (D ₂ O) δ 1971, 1904

Example 22

±-3,4,5,6-Tetra-O-benzyl-rwyø-ιnositol-l,2-bιs(dιben zylphosphite) (04 g), benzyl chloro¬ methyl ether (2 ml), and sodium hydride (100 mg) was stirred for 15 h at 60°C The precipitate was removed and the liquid was chromatographed (hexane/ ethyl acetate 101) to give ±-3,4,5,6-tetra-O-benzyl-/wy6>-inosιtol-l,2-bιs(benzyl benzyloxy methyl phos¬ phonate) (033 g), ³¹ P-NMR (CDCI ₃ ) 228-238 (m)

Example 23

=-3,4,5,6-Tetra-O-benzyl-/nyo-inositol-l,2-bis(benzylbenz yloxymethylphosphonate) (033 g) was dissolved in methanol and hydrogenated over Pd(C) (120 mg, 10%) After 16 h the

catalyst and solvent were removed The residue was dissolved i methanol (3 ml) and treated with water (0 1 ml) and sodium hydride ( 14 mg) The precipitate was filtered and washed with methanol and dried to give ±-myø-inositol l ,2-bis(hydrogen hydroxy- methylphosphonate) sodium salt ( 100 mg), ^{3 1} P-NMR (D,O) δ 21 24, 20 58

Example 24

The method disclosed below follows that described by Winter et al (C A Winter, G A Risley, and G W Nuss, Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med , 1962, 1 1 1 , 544) and is used to ev aluate the antiinflammatory effects of drugs Mice were injected with carrageenan solution into the lower surface of both hind-paws (0 75 mg per paw, in 0 05 ml), an increase in paw weght indicates inflammation (edema) 3 5 hours later, the animals were sacrificed by a blow to the cervical vertebrae and the hind-paws sectioned and weighed 1 0 mice were studied per group. The test was performed blind

=-m O-inositol- l ,2,6-tris(hydrogen carboxymethylphosphonate) sodium salt was examined at the dose of 64 mg/kg, administered i.v , 5 minutes before carrageenan (i e 3 h 35 min before paw section)

Result. ±/MjO-inositol- l ,2,6-tris(hydrogen carboxymethylphosphonate) sodium salt significantly reduced the elevated hind-paw weight induced by intraplantar injection of carrageenan, paw weight was decreased by 32% after this treatment

Example 25

The method disclosed below follows that described by Irwin (S Irwin, Psychopharmacologica, 1968, 13 , 222) and is used to detect general physiological, behavorial and toxic effects of drugs, and indicates the range of doses that can be used for later experiments

Mice (3 per dose) were administered ±-/wyo-inosιtol- l ,2,6-tπs(hydrogen carboxy¬ methylphosphonate) sodium salt and were observed in comparison with a control group given vehicle

Behavorial modification, neurotoxicity symptoms, pupil diameter and rectal temperature were recorded according to a standardized observation grid adapted from that described

by Ir-win The' grid contains the following items mortality, sedation, excitation, aggressiveness, straub, writhes, convulsions, tremor, exophthalamos, salivation, lacrimation, piloerection, defecation, fear, traction, reactivity to touch, loss of righting reflex, sleep, motor incoordination, muscle tone, stereotypies, catalepsy, grasping, ptosis, difficulty in respiration, corneal reflex, analgesia, gait, rectal temperature, and pupil diameter Observations were performed 1 5 , 30, 60, 120, and 1 80 minutes after administration of the test substance and also 24 h later

-/wj/ø-inositol l ,2,6-tris(hydrogen carboxymethylphosphonate) sodium salt was examined at the following doses 128, 256, and 5 12 mg/kg administered i v.

Result . One of three mice died after 2 minutes at the high dose of 5 1 2 mg/kg, one of three mice showed straub at the dose of 5 1 2 mg/kg No other reactions were observed which demonstrates a safe compound