KATZ JASON (US)
ROUSH WILLIAM R (US)
SEIDEL HANS MARTIN (US)
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WHAT IS CLAIMED IS: 1. A compound of Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a tautomer thereof, wherein: LA is –(L1)a1-(L2)a2-(L3)a3-(L4)a4-(L5)a5-*, wherein * represents the point of attachment to Q1; a1, a2, a3, a4, and a5 are each independently 0 or 1, provided that a1 + a2 + a3 + a4 + a5 ≥ 1, and each of L1, L3, and L5 is independently selected from the group consisting of: -O-, -N(H)-, -N(Rd)-, S(O)0-2, and –C(=O)-; provided that when one or both of a2 and a4 is 0, then the combinations of L1, L3, and L5 cannot form O-O , N-O, N-N, O-S, S-S, or N-S(O)0 bonds, and each of L2 and L4 is independently selected from the group consisting of: ^ straight-chain C1-6 alkylene, straight-chain C2-6 alkenylene, or straight-chain C2-6 alkynylene, each of which is optionally substituted with 1-6 Rb; ^ C3-10 cycloalkylene or C3-10 cycloalkenylene, each of which is optionally substituted with 1-3 Rc provided the C3-10 cycloalkylene or C3-10 cycloalkenylene is not directly connected to the 6-membered ring containing Y1, Y2, and Y3; and ^ heterocyclylene or heterocycloalkenylene, each having 4-10 ring atoms wherein 1-3 ring atoms are ring heteroatoms each independently selected from the group consisting of: N, N(H), N(Rd), O, and S(O)0-2, wherein the heterocyclylene or heterocycloalkenylene is optionally substituted with 1-3 Rc, provided the heterocyclylene or heterocycloalkenylene is not directly connected to the 6-membered ring containing Y1, Y2, and Y3; Q1 is –Rg; Y1, Y2, and Y3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of CR1, C(=O), N, and NR2; X1 is selected from the group consisting of O, S, N, NR2, and CR1; X2 is selected from the group consisting of O, S, N, NR4, and CR5; each is independently a single bond or a double bond, provided that the five- membered ring comprising X1 and X2 is heteroaryl, and that the six-membered ring comprising Y1, Y2, and Y3 is aryl or heteroaryl; further provided that LA cannot include a cyclic group directly attached to the 6- membered ring containing Y1, Y2, and Y3; each occurrence of R1 and R5 is independently selected from the group consisting of: H; Rc; Rg; and –(Lg)bg-Rg; each occurrence of R2 and R4 is independently selected from the group consisting of: H; Rd; Rg; and –(Lg)bg-Rg; R6 is selected from the group consisting of: H; Rd; and Rg; W is selected from the group consisting of: ^ H; ^ C1-10 alkyl, C2-10 alkenyl, or C2-10 alkynyl, each of which is optionally substituted with 1-6 Ra2, wherein one or more of the internal optionally substituted methylene group can be replaced by one or more heteroatom selected from O or S, wherein when W is alkenyl or alkynyl, the heteroatom is not directed connected to the sp2 or sp carbon; ^ monocyclic C3-8 cycloalkyl or C3-8 cycloalkenyl, each of which is optionally substituted with 1-4 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of oxo and Rc; and ^ monocyclic heterocyclyl or heterocycloalkenyl of 3-8 ring atoms, wherein 1-3 ring atoms are heteroatoms, each independently selected from the group consisting of N, N(H), N(Rd), O, and S(O)0-2, and wherein the heterocyclyl or heterocycloalkenyl is optionally substituted with 1-4 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of oxo and Rc, provided that when W is heterocyclyl or heterocycloalkenyl, it is attached to the C(=O)NR6 group via a ring carbon atom; each occurrence of Ra and Ra2 is independently selected from the group consisting of: –OH; -halo; –NReRf; C1-4 alkoxy; C1-4 haloalkoxy; -C(=O)O(C1-4 alkyl); -C(=O)(C1-4 alkyl); -C(=O)OH; -CONR’R’’; -S(O)1-2NR’R’’; -S(O)1-2(C1-4 alkyl); and cyano; each occurrence of Rb and Rc is independently selected from the group consisting of: halo; cyano; C1-10 alkyl which is optionally substituted with 1-6 independently selected Ra; C2-6 alkenyl; C2-6 alkynyl; C1-4 alkoxy; C1-4 haloalkoxy; -S(O)1-2(C1-4 alkyl); - S(O)(=NH)(C1-4 alkyl); -NReRf; –OH; -S(O)1-2NR’R’’; -C1-4 thioalkoxy; -NO2; - C(=O)(C1-10 alkyl); -C(=O)O(C1-4 alkyl); -C(=O)OH; -C(=O)NR’R’’; -NR’C(=O)(C1-4 alkyl) and –SF5; each occurrence of Rd is independently selected from the group consisting of: C1-6 alkyl optionally substituted with 1-3 independently selected Ra; -C(O)(C1-4 alkyl); - C(O)O(C1-4 alkyl); -CONR’R’’; -S(O)1-2NR’R’’; - S(O)1-2(C1-4 alkyl); -OH; and C1-4 alkoxy; each occurrence of Re and Rf is independently selected from the group consisting of: H; C1-6 alkyl optionally substituted with 1-3 substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of NR’R’’, -OH, halo, C1-4 alkoxy, and C1-4 haloalkoxy; - C(O)(C1-4 alkyl); -C(O)O(C1-4 alkyl); -CONR’R’’; -S(O)1-2NR’R’’; -S(O)1-2(C1-4 alkyl); - OH; and C1-4 alkoxy; each occurrence of Rg is independently selected from the group consisting of: ^ C3-12 cycloalkyl or C3-12 cycloalkenyl, each of which is optionally substituted with 1-4 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of oxo, Rc, and Rh; ^ heterocyclyl or heterocycloalkenyl of 3-12 ring atoms, wherein 1-3 ring atoms are heteroatoms, each independently selected from the group consisting of N, N(H), N(Rd), O, and S(O)0-2, and wherein the heterocyclyl or heterocycloalkenyl is optionally substituted with 1-4 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of oxo, Rc, and Rh; ^ heteroaryl of 5-12 ring atoms, wherein 1-4 ring atoms are heteroatoms, each independently selected from the group consisting of N, N(H), N(Rd), O, and S(O)0-2, and wherein the heteroaryl is optionally substituted with 1-4 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of oxo, Rc, and Rh ; and ^ C6-10 aryl optionally substituted with 1-4 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of oxo, Rc, and Rh; each occurrence of Rh is independently selected from the group consisting of: ^ C3-12 cycloalkyl or C3-12 cycloalkenyl, each of which is optionally substituted with 1-4 Ri; ^ heterocyclyl or heterocycloalkenyl of 3-12 ring atoms, wherein 1-3 ring atoms are heteroatoms, each independently selected from the group consisting of N, N(H), N(Rd), O, and S(O)0-2, and wherein the heterocyclyl or heterocycloalkenyl is optionally substituted with 1-4 Ri; ^ heteroaryl of 5-12 ring atoms, wherein 1-3 ring atoms are heteroatoms, each independently selected from the group consisting of N, N(H), N(Rd), O, and S(O)0-2, and wherein the heteroaryl is optionally substituted with 1-4 Ri; and ^ C6-10 aryl optionally substituted with 1-4 Ri; each occurrence of Ri is independently selected from the group consisting of: C1-6 alkyl; C1-4 haloalkyl; C1-4 alkoxy; C1-4 haloalkoxy; and halo; each occurrence of Lg is independently selected from the group consisting of: -O-, -NH-, -NRd, -S(O)0-2, C(O), and C1-3 alkylene optionally substituted with 1-3 Ra; each occurrence of bg is independently 1, 2, or 3; and each occurrence of R’ and R’’ is independently selected from the group consisting of: H; -OH; and C1-4 alkyl. 2. The compound of claim 1, wherein a2 is 1. 3. The compound of claims 1 or 2, wherein L2 is straight-chain C1-6 alkylene, straight-chain C2-6 alkenylene, or straight-chain C2-6 alkynylene, each of which is optionally substituted with 1-6 Rb, optionally wherein L2 is straight-chain C1-6 alkylene, which is optionally substituted with 1-6 Rb; optionally wherein L2 is straight-chain C1-3 alkylene, which is optionally substituted with 1-3 Rb. 4. The compound of claims 1 or 2, wherein L2 is selected from the group consisting of: ^ C3-10 cycloalkylene or C3-10 cycloalkenylene, each of which is optionally substituted with 1-3 Rc; and ^ heterocyclylene or heterocycloalkenylene, each having 4-10 ring atoms wherein 1-3 ring atoms are ring heteroatoms each independently selected from the group consisting of: N, N(H), N(Rd), O, and S(O)0-2, wherein the heterocyclylene or heterocycloalkenylene is optionally substituted with 1-3 Rc. 5. The compound of any one of claims 1-4, wherein a1 is 1. 6. The compound of any one of claims 1-5, wherein L1 is selected from the group consisting of: -O-, -N(H)-, -N(Rd)-, and –S-, optionally wherein L1 is –O-. 7. The compound of any one of claims 1-3, wherein a1 is 0. 8. The compound of any one of claims 1-7, wherein a3 is 1. 9. The compound of any one of claims 1-8, wherein L3 is selected from the group consisting of: -O-, -N(H)-, -N(Rd)-, and –S-, optionally wherein L3 is –O-. 10. The compound of any one of claims 1-7, wherein a3 is 0. 11. The compound of any one of claims 1-10, wherein a4 is 1. 12. The compound of claim 1, wherein: a1 and a2 are each 1; optionally, wherein: a1 and a2 are each 1; L1 is –O-, -N(H)-, or –N(Rd)-; and L2 is selected from the group consisting of: ^ straight-chain C1-3 alkylene, which is optionally substituted with 1-3 Rb; ^ C3-8 cycloalkylene, which is optionally substituted with 1-3 Rc; and ^ heterocyclylene having 4-8 ring atoms wherein 1-3 ring atoms are ring heteroatoms each independently selected from the group consisting of: N, N(H), N(Rd), O, and S(O)0-2, wherein the heterocyclylene is optionally substituted with 1-3 Rc; optionally wherein: a1 and a2 are each 1; L1 is –O-; and L2 is straight-chain C1-3 alkylene, which is optionally substituted with 1-3 Rb; optionally wherein: a1 and a2 are each 1; L1 is –O-; and L2 is C3-8 cycloalkylene, which is optionally substituted with 1-3 Rc; optionally wherein L2 is which is optionally substituted with 1-2 Rc, wherein n1 and n2 are in , 1, or 2; Q2 is CH, CRc, or N; and the asterisk represents the point of attachment to -(L3)a3-; optionally wherein n1 and n2 are independently 0 or 1, optionally 0; and Q2 is CH; optionally wherein n1 and n2 are 0 and Q2 is CH; optionally wherein L2 is cyclobutane- diyl optionally substituted with 1-2 Rc;optionslly wherein L2 is cyclobutane-1,3-diyl optionally substituted with 1-2 Rc; optionslly wherein L2 is unsubstituted cyclobutane-diyl; optionally wherein L2 is unsubstituted cyclobutane-1,3-diyl. 13. The compound of claim 12, wherein a3, a4, and a5 are each 0, optionally wherein LA is –O-CH2CH2-*, or (such as or ), wher 1 t to Q . 14. The compound of claim 1, wherein a1 is 0; a2 is 1; optionally wherein L2 is straight-chain C1-6 alkylene, which is optionally substituted with 1-6 Rb, optionally wherein L2 is straight-chain C1-3 alkylene, which is optionally substituted with 1-3 Rb. 15. The compound of claim 14, wherein a3 is 1; optionally, wherein L3 is selected from the group consisting of: is –O-, -N(H)-, and –N(Rd)-, optionally wherein L3 is –O-. 16. The compound of claims 14 or 15, wherein a4 is 0; and a5 is 0. 17. The compound of any one of claims 1-16, wherein Q1 is selected from the group consisting of: ^ heteroaryl of 5-6 ring atoms, wherein 1-4 ring atoms are heteroatoms, each independently selected from the group consisting of N, N(H), N(Rd), O, and S(O)0-2, and wherein the heteroaryl is optionally substituted with 1-3 Rc ; and ^ phenyl optionally substituted with 1-3 Rc. 18. The compound of any one of claims 1-16, wherein Q1 is heterocyclyl or heterocycloalkenyl of 3-12 ring atoms, wherein 1-3 ring atoms are heteroatoms, each independently selected from the group consisting of N, N(H), N(Rd), O, and S(O)0-2, and wherein the heterocyclyl or heterocycloalkenyl is optionally substituted with 1-4 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of oxo and Rc; optionally wherei , wherein m1 and m2 are each independently 0, stituted wi c th 1-2 R ; and optionally wherein each Rd present in Q1 is independently selected from the group consisting of: -C(O)O(C1-4 alkyl); and C1-6 alkyl optionally substituted with 1-3 independently selected Ra. 19. The compound of any one of claims 1-18, wherein Y1 is CR1; Y2 is CR1; and/or Y3 is CR1. 20. The compound of any one of claims 1-19, wherein Y1, Y2, and Y3 are each CH. 21. The compound of any one of claims 1-20, wherein X1 is NR2; and X2 is CR5; optionally wherein X1 is NH; and X2 is CH. 22. The compound of any one of claims 1-21, wherein R6 is H. 23. The compound of any one of claims 1-22, wherein W is: (i) C1-10 alkyl, C2-10 alkenyl, or C2-10 alkenyl, each of which is optionally substituted with 1-6 Ra2, wherein one or more of the internal optionally substituted methylene group can be replaced by one or more heteroatom selected from O or S, wherein when W is alkenyl or alkynyl, the heteroatom is not directed connected to the sp2 or sp carbon; optionally C1-10 alkyl, which is optionally substituted with 1-6 Ra2; optionally C1-4 alkyl, which is optionally substituted with 1-6 Ra2. 24. The compound of any one of claims 1-22, wherein W is: (i) monocyclic C3-8 cycloalkyl or C3-8 cycloalkenyl, each of which is optionally substituted with 1-4 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of oxo and Rc; optionally monocyclic C3-8 cycloalkyl, which is optionally substituted with 1-4 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of oxo and Rc. 25. The compound of claim 1, wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of the compounds delineated in Table C1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. 26. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of any one of claims 1-24, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. 27. A method for inhibiting STING activity, the method comprising contacting STING with a compound as claimed in any one of claims 1-25, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; or a pharmaceutical composition as claimed in claim 26. 28. A method of inducing an immune response in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a compound as claimed in any one of claims 1-25, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; or a pharmaceutical composition as claimed in claim 26. 29. A method of treatment of disease, disorder, or condition associated with STING, such as a disease, disorder, or condition, in which increased STING signaling, such as excessive STING signaling, contributes to the pathology and/or symptoms and/or progression of the disease, such as cancer, comprising administering to a subject in need of such treatment an effective amount of a compound as claimed in any one of claims 1- 24, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition as claimed in claim 25. 30. A combination comprising a compounds defined in any one of claims 1-25 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or tautomer thereof, and one or more therapeutically active agents. 31. A compound defined in any one of claims 1-25 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or tautomer thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition defined in claim 26, for use as a medicament. 32. A compound defined in any one of clauses 1-25 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or tautomer thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition defined in claim 26, for use in the treatment of a disease, condition or disorder modulated by STING inhibition. |
Step 1: N-(5-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-1H-indol- 3-yl)acetamide N-(5-bromo-1H-indol-3-yl)acetamide (10.0 g, 39.5 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in 1,4-dioxane (100 mL), then 4,4,4',4',5,5,5',5'-octamethyl-2,2'-bi(1,3,2-dioxaborolane) (20.1 g, 79.0 mmol, 2.0 equiv.), KOAc (7.7 g, 79.0 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) and Pd(dppf)Cl2•CH2Cl2 (2.8 g, 3.9 mmol, 0.1 equiv.) were added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was heated to 100 ºC for 6 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with dichloromethane/methanol (20:1) to give N-(5-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2- dioxaborolan-2-yl)-1H-indol-3-yl)acetamide (9.1 g) as a brown solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 301. Step 2: N-(5-hydroxy-1H-indol-3-yl)acetamide N-(5-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-1H-indol- 3-yl)acetamide (6.5 g, 21.6 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (50 mL) and water (50 mL), then NaOH (1.7 g, 42.5 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added. This was followed by the addition of H2O2 (30% wt. in water, 28.0 mL, 420.0 mmol, 20.0 equiv.) dropwise at 0 ºC. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at ambient temperature, then quenched by the addition of saturated aqueous NH4Cl. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with dichloromethane/methanol (10:1) to give N-(5-hydroxy-1H- indol-3-yl)acetamide (2.5 g) as a grey solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 191. The intermediates in the following table were prepared using the same method described for Intermediate 7. Intermediate Starting material Structure LCMS data Scheme 3: Synthesis of intermediate 10 (tert-butyl 3-acetamido-5-hydroxy-1H- indole-1-carboxylate)
Step 1: tert-butyl 3-acetamido-5-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2- yl)indole-1-carboxylate N-[5-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-1H-indol- 3-yl]acetamide (1.0 g, 3.3 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and Boc2O (872.5 mg, 4.0 mmol, 1.2 equiv.) were dissolved in THF, then TEA (0.9 mL, 6.7 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) and DMAP (40.7 mg, 0.3 mmol, 0.1 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at ambient temperature, then quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:7) to give tert-butyl 3-acetamido-5-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2- yl)indole-1-carboxylate (907.5 mg) as a yellow solid. LCMS Method B: [M+H] + = 401. Step 2: tert-butyl 3-acetamido-5-hydroxyindole-1-carboxylate tert-Butyl 3-acetamido-5-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)i ndole-1- carboxylate (1.0 g, 2.5 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (10 mL), then aqueous NaOH (2% wt., 10 mL, 5.0 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) and H2O2 (30% wt., 2.6 mL, 25.0 mmol, 10.0 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at ambient temperature and then quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was adjusted to pH 6 with saturated aqueous NH4HCO3, then extracted with ethyl acetate and the combined organic layers were concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with dichloromethane/methanol (20:1) to give tert-butyl 3-acetamido-5-hydroxyindole-1-carboxylate (690.0 mg) as a grey solid. LCMS Method B: [M+H] + = 291. Scheme 4: Synthesis of intermediate 11 (tert-butyl 3-acetamido-5-(2- hydroxyethyl)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate) Step 1: tert-butyl 3-acetamido-5-ethenylindole-1-carboxylate tert-Butyl 5-bromo-3-acetamidoindole-1-carboxylate (660.0 mg, 1.9 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in 1,4-dioxane (4 mL) and water (1 mL), then 2-ethenyl-4,4,5,5- tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolane (575.6 mg, 3.7 mmol, 2.0 equiv.), Cs2CO3 (1.2 g, 3.7 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) and Pd(dppf)Cl2 (273.4 mg, 0.4 mmol, 0.2 equiv.) were added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was heated to 85 °C for 4 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:4) to give tert-butyl 3-acetamido-5-ethenylindole-1-carboxylate (400.0 mg%) as a pale yellow solid. LCMS Method C: [M+H] + = 301. Step 2: tert-butyl 3-acetamido-5-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate tert-Butyl 3-acetamido-5-ethenylindole-1-carboxylate (500.0 mg, 1.7 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (20 mL), then BH3-THF (1 M, 2.5 mL, 2.5 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) was added dropwise. The reaction mixture was stirred for 40 min at ambient temperature. Then a solution of aqueous NaOH (1 M, 3.3 mL, 3.3 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added and the reaction mixture was cooled to 0 °C. This was followed by the dropwise addition of H2O2 (30% wt. in water, 1.3 mL, 3.3 mmol, 2.0 equiv.), maintaining the reaction mixture at 0 °C. The reaction mixture was stirred for additional 30 min at 0 °C, then quenched by the addition of saturated aqueous NH4Cl. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with dichloromethane/methanol (12:1) to give tert-butyl 3-acetamido-5-(2-hydroxyethyl) indole-1-carboxylate (300.0 mg) as a pale yellow solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 319. The intermediate in the following table was prepared using the same method described for Intermediate 11. Intermediate Starting material Structure LCMS data Scheme 5: Synthesis of intermediate 13 (tert-butyl 3-acetamido-5- (hydroxymethyl)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate)
tert-Butyl 5-bromo-3-acetamidoindole-1-carboxylate (500.0 mg, 1.4 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in 1,4-dioxane (5 mL), then (tributylstannyl)methanol (909.1 mg, 2.8 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) and Pd(PPh3)4 (327.2 mg, 0.3 mmol, 0.2 equiv.) were added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was heated to 85 °C for 4 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:5) to give tert-butyl 3-acetamido-5-(hydroxymethyl)indole-1-carboxylate (262.5 mg) as a pale yellow solid. LCMS Method C: [M+H] + = 305. The intermediate in the following table was prepared using the same method described for Intermediate 13. Intermediate Starting material Structure LCMS data Scheme 6: Synthesis of intermediate 15 (tert-butyl 3-acetamido-5-(2-oxoethyl)- 1H-indole-1-carboxylate) tert-Butyl 3-acetamido-5-(2-hydroxyethyl)indole-1-carboxylate (320.0 mg, 1.0 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DCM (25 mL), then IBX (562.9 mg, 2.0 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was heated to 50 °C for 3 hours, the cooled to ambient temperature and the solids were removed by filtration. The filtrate was concentrated under vacuum to give tert-butyl 3-acetamido-5-(2-oxoethyl)indole-1- carboxylate (311.2 mg) as a pale yellow solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 317. The intermediate in the following table was prepared using the same method described for Intermediate 15. Intermediate Starting material Structure LCMS data Scheme 7: Synthesis of intermediate 17 (tert-butyl 3-acetamido-5-formyl-1H- indole-1-carboxylate)
tert-Butyl 3-acetamido-5-ethenylindole-1-carboxylate (400.0 mg, 1.3 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (15 mL) and water (15 mL), then K2OsO4•2H2O (98.1 mg, 0.3 mmol, 0.2 equiv.) and NaIO4 (1.1 g, 5.3 mmol, 4.0 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at ambient temperature and then diluted with water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na 2 SO 4 and concentrated under vacuum to give tert-butyl 3-acetamido-5- formylindole-1-carboxylate (350.0 mg) as a dark yellow solid. LCMS Method B: [M+H] + = 303. Scheme 8: Synthesis of intermediate 18 (2-fluoro-2-(1-(2,2,2- trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl)ethan-1-ol) p y - - y- - - - y pp - - y Ethyl 2-(diethoxyphosphoryl)-2-fluoroacetate (1.6 g, 6.4 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (20 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then NaH (60% wt., 342.9 mg, 8.6 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added, maintaining the reaction mixture at 0 °C. The reaction mixture was stirred for 30 min at ambient temperature. This was followed by the dropwise addition of benzyl 4-oxopiperidine-1-carboxylate (1.0 g, 4.3 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) at 0 °C. The resulting mixture was stirred for an additional 2 hours at ambient temperature, then quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:1) to give benzyl 4-(2-ethoxy-1-fluoro-2-oxoethylidene)piperidine-1-carboxylat e (1.2 g) as a colorless oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 322. Step 2: ethyl 2-fluoro-2-(piperidin-4-yl)acetate Benzyl 4-(2-ethoxy-1-fluoro-2-oxoethylidene)piperidine-1-carboxylat e (1.2 g, 3.7 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in MeOH (20 mL), then Pd/C (120.0 mg, 10% wt.) was added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The mixture was sparged with nitrogen, placed under an atmosphere of hydrogen gas (balloon), then stirred for 2 hours at ambient temperature. The solids were removed by filtration and the filtrate was concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:1) to give ethyl 2-fluoro-2-(piperidin-4-yl)acetate (650.0 mg) as a colorless oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 190. Step 3: ethyl 2-fluoro-2-(1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl)acetate Ethyl 2-fluoro-2-(piperidin-4-yl)acetate (1.0 g, 5.3 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and TEA (1.5 mL, 10.6 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were dissolved in ACN (20 mL), then 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl trifluoromethanesulfonate (1.8 g, 7.9 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 4 hours at ambient temperature and then concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:1) to give ethyl 2-fluoro-2-(1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4- yl)acetate (820.0 mg) as a colorless oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 272. Step 4: 2-fluoro-2-(1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl)ethan-1-o l Ethyl 2-fluoro-2-(1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl)acetate (400.0 mg, 1.5 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (15 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then LiAlH4 (111.9 mg, 2.9 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added, maintaining the solution at 0 °C. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at ambient temperature and then quenched by the addition of Na2SO4•10H2O. The solid was removed by filtration, then the filtrate was concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:2) to give 2-fluoro-2-(1-(2,2,2- trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl)ethan-1-ol (310.0 mg) as a colorless oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 230. Scheme 9: Synthesis of intermediate 19 (2-(1-(4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)piperidin-4-yl)ethan-1-ol) 1-Fluoro-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzene (500.0 mg, 3.0 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DMF (10 mL), then K2CO3 (842.1 mg, 6.0 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) and 4-piperidineethanol (393.6 mg, 3.0 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was heated to 120 ℃ overnight, then cooled to ambient temperature and quenched by the addition of aqueous HCl (2N). The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:1) to give 2-[1-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]piperidin-4-yl]ethanol (280.0 mg) as a pale yellow solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 274. The intermediates in the following table were prepared using the same method described for Intermediate 19. Starting material A Starting Intermediate Structure LCMS data trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl)propan-1-ol) y y , , y y Ethyl 2-methyl-2-(piperidin-4-yl)propanoate (500.0 mg, 2.5 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and TEA (0.5 mL, 3.8 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) were dissolved in ACN (25 mL), then 2,2,2- trifluoroethyl trifluoromethanesulfonate (873.5 mg, 3.8 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was heated to 65 °C for 6 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:5) to give ethyl 2-methyl-2-[1- (2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl]propanoate (205.5 mg) as a yellow oil. LCMS Method C: [M+H] + = 282. Step 2: 2-methyl-2-[1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl]propan-1- ol Ethyl 2-methyl-2-[1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl]propanoat e (200.0 mg, 0.7 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (100 mL) and cooled to 0 °C. Then LiAlH4 (40.5 mg, 1.1 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at ambient temperature and then quenched by the addition of water. The solid was removed by filtration and the filtrate was concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:5) to give 2-methyl-2-[1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl]propan-1- ol (21.3 mg) as a yellow oil. LCMS Method C: [M+H] + = 240. Scheme 11: Synthesis of intermediate 24 (2-((1R,5S,6s)-3-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)- 3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexan-6-yl)ethan-1-ol) Step 1: (1R,5S,6S)-3-benzyl-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-6-carbaldehyde Oxalyl chloride (1.0 mL, 12.3 mmol, 2.5 equiv.) was dissolved in DCM (30 mL) and cooled to -78 °C, then DMSO (1.7 mL, 24.6 mmol, 5.0 equiv.) was added dropwise. The reaction mixture was stirred for 1 hour at -78 °C under an atmosphere of nitrogen. This was followed by the dropwise addition of a solution of [(1R,5S,6S)-3-benzyl-3- azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexan-6-yl]methanol (1.0 g, 4.9 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) in DCM (20 mL), maintaining the solution at -78 °C. The reaction mixture was stirred for an additional 2 hours at -78 °C, then TEA (6.9 mL, 49.2 mmol, 10.0 equiv.) was added dropwise and the resulting solution was stirred for another 4 hours at ambient temperature. The reaction was quenched by the addition of water, extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum to give (1R,5S,6S)-3-benzyl-3- azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-6-carbaldehyde (980.0 mg) as a pale yellow liquid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 202. Step 2: (1R,5S,6S)-3-benzyl-6-ethenyl-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane Methyltriphenylphosphonium bromide (2.0 g, 5.7 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (20 mL) and cooled to -50 °C, then n-BuLi (3M in THF, 1.9 mL, 5.7 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) was added dropwise under an atmosphere of nitrogen, maintaining the solution at -50 °C. After 30 min at -50 °C, a solution of (1R,5S,6S)-3-benzyl-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-6- carbaldehyde (760.0 mg, 3.8 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) in THF (5 mL) was added dropwise. The resulting mixture was stirred for additional 4 hours at ambient temperature and then quenched by the addition of saturated aqueous NH4Cl. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:5) to give (1R,5S,6S)-3-benzyl-6-ethenyl-3- azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane (480.0 mg) as a pale yellow oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 200. Step 3: 2-[(1R,5S,6S)-3-benzyl-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexan-6-yl]ethanol (1R,5S,6S)-3-benzyl-6-ethenyl-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane (480.0 mg, 2.4 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (20 mL), then BH3-SMe2 (0.80 mL, 2.4 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was added dropwise. The reaction mixture was stirred for 1 hour at 65 °C, then cooled down to 0 °C. Then a solution of NaOH (578.0 mg, 14.4 mmol, 6.0 equiv.) in H2O (2 mL) was added, followed by the dropwise addition of H2O2 (30% aqueous, 1.5 mL, 14.4 mmol, 6.0 equiv.). The resulting mixture was heated to 50 °C overnight, then cooled to ambient temperature and quenched by the addition of saturated aqueous NH4Cl. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:1) to give 2-[(1R,5S,6S)-3- benzyl-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexan-6-yl]ethanol (510.0 mg) as a pale yellow oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 218. Step 4: 2-[(1R,5S,6S)-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexan-6-yl]ethanol 2-[(1R,5S,6S)-3-benzyl-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexan-6-yl]ethanol (450.0 mg, 2.1 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in MeOH (20 mL), then Pd/C (10% wt., 44.1 mg) was added. The mixture was sparged with nitrogen, placed under an atmosphere of hydrogen gas (balloon), then stirred for 6 hours at 45 °C. The solids were removed by filtration and the filtrate was concentrated under vacuum to give 2-[(1R,5S,6S)-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexan- 6-yl]ethanol (250.0 mg) as a pale yellow oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 128. Step 5: 2-[(1R,5S,6S)-3-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]he xan-6-yl]ethanol 2-[(1R,5S,6S)-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexan-6-yl]ethanol (250.0 mg, 2.0 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in ACN (5 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then K2CO3 (543.3 mg, 3.9 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) and 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl trifluoromethanesulfonate (684.3 mg, 2.9 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was heated to 80 °C for 50 min, the cooled to ambient temperature and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na 2 SO 4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:1) to give 2-[(1R,5S,6S)-3-(2,2,2- trifluoroethyl)-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexan-6-yl]ethanol (260.0 mg) as a pale yellow oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 210. Scheme 12: Synthesis of intermediates 25/26 (cis-3-(4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutan-1-ol and trans-3-(4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutan-1-ol) Step 1: 3-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]cyclobutan-1-one DMA (1.3 mL, 13.9 mmol, 1.2 equiv.) was dissolved in DCE (30 mL) and cooled to 5 °C, then Tf 2 O (2.7 mL, 16.3 mmol, 1.4 equiv.) was added dropwise, maintaining the solution at 5 °C. The reaction mixture was stirred for 30 min at 5 °C. This was followed by the addition of a solution of 1-ethenyl-4-(trifluoromethyl) benzene (840.0 mg, 4.9 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and 2,4,6-collidine (2.0 g, 16.3 mmol, 1.4 equiv.) in DCE (10 mL) dropwise at 5 °C. The resulting mixture was heated to 80 °C overnight, then cooled to ambient temperature and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was diluted with water, extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:7) to give 3-[4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl]cyclobutan-1-one (450.0 mg) as a pale yellow oil. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, Chloroform-d) δ 7.64 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.45 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 3.79–3.75 (m, 1H), 3.63–3.50 (m, 2H), 3.34–3.23 (m, 2H). Step 2: cis-3-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]cyclobutan-1-ol 3-[4-(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl]cyclobutan-1-one (300.0 mg, 1.4 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in MeOH (15 mL) and cooled to -10 °C, then NaBH4 (106.0 mg, 2.8 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added, maintaining the solution at -10 °C. The reaction mixture was stirred for 50 min at -10 °C under an atmosphere of nitrogen and then quenched by the addition of ice-water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum to give cis-3-[4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl]cyclobutan-1-ol (260.0 mg) as a pale yellow oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 217. Step 3: trans-3-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]cyclobutyl 4-nitrobenzoate Cis-3-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]cyclobutan-1-ol (130.0 mg, 0.6 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (2 mL), then p-nitrobenzoic acid (100.5 mg, 0.6 mmol, 1.0 equiv.), PPh3 (315.4 mg, 1.2 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) and DIAD (243.2 mg, 1.2 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 4 hours at ambient temperature, then concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:6) to give trans-3-[4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl]cyclobutyl 4-nitrobenzoate (160.0 mg) as a pale yellow solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 366. Step 4: trans-3-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]cyclobutan-1-ol Trans-3-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]cyclobutyl 4-nitrobenzoate (300.0 mg, 0.8 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in MeOH (4 mL) and water (1 mL), then K2CO3 (227.0 mg, 1.6 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was heated to 65 °C for 2 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na 2 SO 4 and concentrated under vacuum to give trans-3-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]cyclobutan-1- ol (155.2 mg) as a pale yellow oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 217. Scheme 12A: Synthesis of intermediate 25 (cis-3-(4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutan-1-ol) tep : -[ -(tr uoromet y )p eny]cyc o utan- -one DMA (12.1 g, 138.9 mmol, 1.2 equiv.) was dissolved in DCE (400 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then Tf2O (46.0 g, 163.0 mmol, 1.4 equiv.) was added dropwise at 0-5 °C, over the course of 30 min. The resulting mixture was stirred for 1 hour at 5 °C, then 2,4,6-collidine (19.7 g, 162.5 mmol, 1.4 equiv.) and 1-ethenyl-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzene (20.0 g, 116.2 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) were added at 5 °C. The resulting solution heated to 80 °C for 48 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was diluted with 300 mL of water, extracted with ethyl acetate and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (3:7) to give 3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutan-1-one (8.0 g) as a yellow oil. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, Chloroform-d) δ 7.64 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.45 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 3.79–3.75 (m, 1H), 3.63–3.50 (m, 2H), 3.34–3.23 (m, 2H). Step 2: cis-3-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]cyclobutan-1-ol 3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutan-1-one (7.9 g, 36.9 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in MeOH (50 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then NaBH4 (2.1 g, 55.3 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) was added in portions, while maintaining the reaction mixture at 0 °C. The resulting mixture was stirred for 1 hour at 0 °C, then quenched by the addition of ice-water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with DCM/MeOH (99:1) to afford cis-3-(4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutan-1-ol (60.5 g) as a yellow oil. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 7.65 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.45 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 5.14 (d, J = 7.2 Hz, 1H), 4.11–4.01 (m, 1H), 3.02–2.93 (m, 1H), 2.66–2.60 (m, 2H), 1.95–1.86 (m, 2H). Scheme 13: Synthesis of intermediates 27 (2-(6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3- yl)ethyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate) Step 1: 2-[6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl]ethanol [6-(Trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl]acetic acid (500.0 mg, 2.4 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (30 mL) and cooled to 0 °C. Then BH3•THF (1 M, 4.9 mL, 4.9 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) was added, maintaining the solution at 0 °C. The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at ambient temperature and the quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum to give 2-[6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl]ethanol (330.0 mg) as a yellow oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 192. Step 2: 2-[6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl]ethyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate 2-[6-(Trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl]ethanol (300.0 mg, 1.6 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and TEA (1.1 mL, 7.8 mmol, 5.0 equiv.) were dissolved in DCM (3 mL), then TsCl (897.6 mg, 4.7 mmol, 3.0 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 16 hours at ambient temperature and then quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with DCM, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:1) to give 2-[6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl]ethyl 4- methylbenzenesulfonate (500.0 mg) as a yellow solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 346. Scheme 14: Synthesis of intermediates 28 (3-(4,4-difluoropiperidin-1-yl)-2,2- difluoropropyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate)
Step 1: 3-[(tert-butyldiphenylsilyl)oxy]-2,2-difluoropropan-1-ol 2,2-Difluoropropane-1,3-diol (2.0 g, 17.8 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (20.0 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then NaH (60% wt., 1.0 g, 26.7 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) was added, maintaining the solution at 0 °C. After 2 hours at 0 °C, TBDPSCl (9.8 g, 35.6 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added. The resulting mixture was stirred for an additional 2 hours at ambient temperature and then quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The resulting mixture was concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:1) to give 3-[(tert-butyldiphenylsilyl)oxy]-2,2-difluoropropan- 1-ol (5.1 g) as a yellow oil. LCMS Method C: [M+H] + = 351. Step 2: 3-[(tert-butyldiphenylsilyl)oxy]-2,2-difluoropropyl trifluoromethanesulfonate 3-[(tert-Butyldiphenylsilyl)oxy]-2,2-difluoropropan-1-ol (4.9 g, 14.0 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DCE (20 mL) and cooled to -70 °C, then DIEA (9.7 mL, 55.9 mmol, 4.0 equiv.) and trifluoromethanesulfonic anhydride (4.7 mL, 27.9 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were added dropwise at -70 °C under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at -20 °C and then concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:2) to give 3-[(tert-butyldiphenylsilyl)oxy]-2,2-difluoropropyl trifluoromethanesulfonate (5.2 g) as a yellow oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 483. Step 3: 1-[3-[(tert-butyldiphenylsilyl)oxy]-2,2-difluoropropyl]-4,4- difluoropiperidine 3-[(tert-Butyldiphenylsilyl)oxy]-2,2-difluoropropyl trifluoromethanesulfonate (5.0 g, 10.3 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DMF (20 mL), then 4,4-difluoropiperidine (1.5 g, 12.4 mmol, 1.2 equiv.) and DIEA (3.5 mL, 20.7 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was heated to 50 °C, then cooled to ambient temperature and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:1) to give 1-[3-[(tert-butyldiphenylsilyl)oxy]-2,2-difluoropropyl]-4,4- difluoropiperidine (3.8 g) as a yellow oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 454. Step 4: 3-(4,4-difluoropiperidin-1-yl)-2,2-difluoropropan-1-ol 1-[3-[(tert-Butyldiphenylsilyl)oxy]-2,2-difluoropropyl]-4,4- difluoropiperidine (3.6 g, 7.9 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DCM (10 mL), then HF•Py (70% wt., 1.1 mL, 31.7 mmol, 4.0 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 12 hours at ambient temperature and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:4) to give 3- (4,4-difluoropiperidin-1-yl)-2,2-difluoropropan-1-ol (1.0 g) as a yellow oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 216. Step 5: 3-(4,4-difluoropiperidin-1-yl)-2,2-difluoropropyl 4-methylbenzenesulfonate 3-(4,4-Difluoropiperidin-1-yl)-2,2-difluoropropan-1-ol (220.0 mg, 1.0 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and TEA (0.3 mL, 2.0 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were dissolved in DCM (10 mL), then TsCl (389.8 mg, 2.0 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 12 hours at ambient temperature and then concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:1) to give 3-(4,4-difluoropiperidin-1-yl)-2,2-difluoropropyl 4- methylbenzenesulfonate (320.0 mg) as a white solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 370. Scheme 15: Synthesis of intermediate 29 (5-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)-1H- indol-3-amine hydrochloride) y y y 4-Fluoro-2-methyl-1-nitrobenzene (19.0 g, 122.5 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DMF (100 mL), then K2CO3 (50.8 g, 367.4 mmol, 3.0 equiv.) and 4- (trifluoromethyl)phenol (23.8 g, 146.9 mmol, 1.2 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was heated to 80 ºC for 2 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:9) to give 2-methyl-1-nitro-4-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)benzene (30.0 g) as a yellow solid. Step 2: (E)-N,N-dimethyl-2-(2-nitro-5-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)ph enyl)ethen-1- amine 2-Methyl-1-nitro-4-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)benzene (20.0 g, 67.3, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DMF (100 mL), then DMF-DMA (10.7 mL, 80.7 mmol, 1.2 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was heated to 140 ºC for 2 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum to give (E)-N,N-dimethyl-2-(2-nitro-5-(4- (trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)phenyl)ethen-1-amine (24.0 g) as a red solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 353. Step 3: 5-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)-1H-indole (E)-N,N-dimethyl-2-(2-nitro-5-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)ph enyl)ethen-1-amine (24.0 g, 68.1 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in ethyl acetate (250 mL), then Pd/C (10% wt., 2.5 g) was added. The mixture was sparged with nitrogen, placed under an atmosphere of hydrogen gas (balloon), then stirred for 36 hours at ambient temperature. The solids were removed by filtration and the filtrate was concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:6) to give 5-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)-1H-indole (11.5 g) as a green solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 278. Step 4: 3-nitro-5-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)-1H-indole A mixture of AgNO3 (3.6 g, 21.6 mmol, 1.2 equiv.) and ACN (50 mL) was cooled to 0 ºC, then benzoyl chloride (2.5 mL, 21.6 mmol, 1.2 equiv.) was added dropwise, maintaining the solution at 0 ºC. The reaction mixture was stirred for 10 min at 0 ºC, then a solution of 5-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)-1H-indole (5.0 g, 18.0 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) in ACN (5 mL) was added dropwise. The resulting solution was stirred for 1 hour at ambient temperature and then quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:5) to give 3-nitro-5-(4- (trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)-1H-indole (3.1 g) as a black solid. LCMS Method B: [M-H]- = 321. Step 5: tert-butyl (5-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)-1H-indol-3-yl)carbamate 3-Nitro-5-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)-1H-indole (3.1 g, 9.7 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in MeOH (50 mL), then (Boc)2O (4.2g, 19.4 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) and Pd/C (10% wt., 0.4 g) were added. The mixture was sparged with nitrogen, placed under an atmosphere of hydrogen gas (balloon), then stirred for 10 hours at ambient temperature. The solids were removed by filtration and the filtrate was concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:4) to give tert-butyl (5-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)-1H-indol- 3-yl)carbamate (1.3 g) as a brown solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 393. Step 6: 5-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)-1H- indol-3-amine hydrochloride tert-Butyl (5-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)-1H-indol-3-yl)carbamate (1.3 g, 3.3 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in HCl/1,4-dioxane (4N, 15 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at ambient temperature and then concentrated under vacuum to give 5-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)-1H- indol-3-amine hydrochloride (910.0 mg) as a green solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 293. The intermediates in the following table were prepared using the same method described for Intermediate 29. Starting Starting material B Intermediate Structure LCMS data Method A: Step 1: tert-butyl N-(5-[2-[1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl]ethoxy]-1H-i ndol-3- yl)carbamate tert-Butyl N-(5-hydroxy-1H-indol-3-yl)carbamate (300.0 mg, 1.2 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DCM (20 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then 2-[1-(2,2,2- trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl]ethanol (306.3 mg, 1.5 mmol, 1.2 equiv.) and P(n-Bu)3 (733.4 mg, 3.6 mmol, 3.0 equiv.) were added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. This was followed by the dropwise addition of a solution of ADDP (609.8 mg, 2.4 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) in DCM (5 mL), maintaining the solution at 0 °C. The reaction mixture was stirred for 4 hours at ambient temperature and then concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:5) to give tert-butyl N-(5-[2-[1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl]ethoxy]-1H-i ndol-3- yl)carbamate (285.0 mg) as a pale yellow solid. LCMS Method C: [M+H] + = 442. Step 2: 5-(2-(1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl)ethoxy)-1H-indo l-3-amine hydrochloride tert-Butyl N-(5-[2-[1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl]ethoxy]-1H-i ndol-3- yl)carbamate (1.0 g, 2.3 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in HCl/1,4-dioxane (4N, 10 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred for 40 min at ambient temperature and then concentrated under vacuum to give 5-(2-(1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl)ethoxy)-1H-indo l-3- amine hydrochloride (910.0 mg) as a yellow solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 342. The intermediate in the following table was prepared using the same method described for Intermediate 32. Intermediate Starting material Structure LCMS data - Scheme 17: Synthesis of intermediate 34 ((E)-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-2-(3-(4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)prop-1-en-1-yl)-1,3,2-dioxaborolane) 1-Allyl-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzene (1.0 g, 5.4 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DCM (10 mL), then 4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-2-vinyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolane (1.7 g, 10.7 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) and Grubbs 1st (224.8 mg, 0.3 mmol, 0.05 equiv.) were added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was heated to 50 ºC for 16 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:4) to give (E)-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl- 2-(3-(4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)prop-1-en- 1-yl)-1,3,2-dioxaborolane (640 mg) as a brown liquid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 313. Scheme 18: Synthesis of intermediate 35 (1-(2-methylallyl)-4- (trifluoromethyl)benzene) Bromo[4 -( r uorome y )p eny ]magnes um ( m , . mo L, 4.0 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (30 mL) and cooled to 0 °C. Then 3-chloro-2-methylpropene (0.4 g, 4.0 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was added, maintaining the solution at 0 °C. The reaction mixture was stirred for 4 hours at 0 °C and then quenched by the addition of ice-water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with petroleum ether (100%) to give 1-(2- methylprop-2-en-1-yl)-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzene (410.0 mg) as a light yellow solid. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, Chloroform-d) δ 7.57 (d, J = 7.6 Hz, 2H), 7.33 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 4.89– 4.87 (m, 1H), 4.77–4.75 (m, 1H), 3.39 (s, 2H), 1.70 (s, 3H). Scheme 19: Synthesis of intermediate 36 (1-(2-methylallyl)-4- (trifluoromethyl)benzene) y y 4-(Trifluoromethyl)benzaldehyde (2.0 g, 11.5 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (30 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then bromo(ethenyl)magnesium (1M in THF, 13.8 mL, 13.8 mmol, 1.2 equiv.) was added dropwise under an atmosphere of nitrogen, maintaining the solution at 0 °C. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at ambient temperature, then quenched by the addition of ice-water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:2) to give 1-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]prop-2-en-1-ol (1.0 g) as a pale yellow solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 203. Step 2: 1-(1-methoxyprop-2-en-1-yl)-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzene 1-[4-(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl]prop-2-en-1-ol (1.0 g, 4.9 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (30 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then NaH (60% wt., 0.4 g, 9.9 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added. This was followed by the dropwise addition of CH 3 I (0.6 mL, 9.9 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) while maintaining the internal reaction temperature at 0 °C. The reaction mixture was allowed to warm to ambient temperature and for 2 hours, then quenched by the addition of ice water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum to give 1-(1- methoxyprop-2-en-1-yl)-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzene (0.9 g) as a pale yellow solid. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, Chloroform-d) δ 7.63 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.48 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 5.97– 5.82 (m, 1H), 5.37–5.23 (m, 2H), 4.70 (d, J = 6.8 Hz, 1H), 3.38 (s, 3H). LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 217. Scheme 20: Synthesis of intermediate 37 (N-(5-bromo-1H-indol-3- yl)cyclopropanecarboxamide) Step 1: 5-bromo-1H-indole-3-carbonyl azide 5-Bromo-1H-indole-3-carboxylic acid (30.0 g, 124.9 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (150 mL), then TEA (26.1 mL, 187.4 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) and DPPA (37.8 g, 137.4 mmol, 1.1 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 12 hours at ambient temperature, then quenched by the addition of water and stirred for an additional 10 min. The precipitated solid was collected by filtration and dried to give 5-bromo-1H-indole-3- carbonyl azide (33.6 g) as an off-white solid. LCMS Method B: [M-H]- = 263. Step 2: tert-butyl (5-bromo-1H-indol-3-yl)carbamate 5-Bromo-1H-indole-3-carbonyl azide (33.6 g, 126.7 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in t-BuOH (300 mL). The reaction mixture was heated to 80 °C for 12 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:10) to give tert-butyl (5-bromo-1H-indol-3-yl)carbamate (22.1 g) as a pale white solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + =311. Step 3: 5-bromo-1H-indol-3-amine hydrochloride tert-Butyl (5-bromo-1H-indol-3-yl)carbamate (20.0 g, 64.2 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in HCl/1,4-dioxane (4 M, 150 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at ambient temperature and then concentrated under vacuum to give 5-bromo-1H-indol-3- amine hydrochloride (18.7 g) as a brown solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 211. Step 4: N-(5-bromo-1H-indol-3-yl)cyclopropanecarboxamide Cyclopropanecarboxylic acid (172.0 mg, 2.0 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DCM (20 mL), then DIEA (1.0 mL, 6.0 mmol, 3.0 equiv.), HATU (1.1 g, 3.0 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) and 5-bromo-1H-indol-3-amine hydrogen chloride (500.0 mg, 2.0 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at ambient temperature and then quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:1) to give N-(5-bromo-1H-indol-3- yl)cyclopropanecarboxamide (510.0 mg) as a white solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 279. The intermediates in the following Table were prepared using the same method described for Intermediate 37. Intermediate Structure LCMS data Scheme 21: Synthesis of intermediate 41 (N-(5-bromo-7-fluoro-1H-indol-3- yl)acetamide)
St p 5-Bromo-7-fluoro-1H-indole (8.5 g, 39.7 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in in ACN (150 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then AgNO3 (10.1 g, 59.6 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) was added. The resulting mixture was stirred for 15 min, then benzoyl chloride (8.4 g, 59.6 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) was added batchwise, maintaining the reaction mixture at 0 °C. The reaction mixture was stirred for 3 hours at 0 °C, then quenched by the addition of ice-water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:1) to give 5-bromo-7-fluoro-3-nitro-1H-indole (7.4 g) as a black solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 259. Step 2: tert-butyl (5-bromo-7-fluoro-1H-indol-3-yl)carbamate 5-Bromo-7-fluoro-3-nitro-1H-indole (3.0 g, 11.6 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in MeOH (50 mL) then (Boc)2O (3.0 g, 13.8 mmol, 1.2 equiv.) was added. This was followed by the portionwise addition of SnCl2 (6.6 g, 34.7 mmol, 3.0 equiv.) and NaBH4 (1.3 g, 34.7 mmol, 3.0 equiv.), while maintain the reaction mixture at 0 ℃. The reaction mixture was stirred for 4 hours at 0 ℃, then quenched by the addition of ice-water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:9) to give tert-butyl (5-bromo- 7-fluoro-1H-indol-3-yl)carbamate (1.3 g) as a yellow solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 329. Step 3: 5-bromo-7-fluoro-1H-indol-3-amine hydrochloride tert-Butyl (5-bromo-7-fluoro-1H-indol-3-yl)carbamate (1.3 g, 3.9 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in HCl/1,4-dioxane (4N, 15 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at ambient temperature then concentrated under vacuum to give 5-bromo-7-fluoro- 1H-indol-3-amine hydrochloride (980.0 mg) as a grey solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 229. Step 4: N-(5-bromo-7-fluoro-1H-indol-3-yl)acetamide 5-Bromo-7-fluoro-1H-indol-3-amine (980.0 mg, 4.3 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and TEA (2.3 mL, 17.1 mmol, 4.0 equiv.) were dissolved in DCM (10 mL), then acetyl chloride (0.4 mL, 5.1 mmol, 1.2 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at ambient temperature, then quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with dichloromethane, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with dichloromethane/methanol (20:1) to give N-(5-bromo-7-fluoro-1H-indol-3- yl)acetamide (800.0 mg) as a brown solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 271. The intermediates in the following table were prepared using the same method described for Intermediate 41. Intermediate Structure LCMS data Method A: Scheme 22: Synthesis of intermediate 45 (N-(7-fluoro-5-hydroxy-1H-indol-3- yl)acetamide) Step 1: N-(7-fluoro-5-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)- 1H-indol-3- yl)acetamide N-(5-Bromo-7-fluoro-1H-indol-3-yl)acetamide (1.0 g, 3.8 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in 1,4-dioxane (100 mL), then 4,4,4',4',5,5,5',5'-octamethyl-2,2'-bi(1,3,2- dioxaborolane) (1.5 g, 5.8 mmol, 1.5 equiv.), Cs2CO3 (2.5 g, 7.7 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) and Pd(dppf)Cl2•CH2Cl2 (0.3 g, 0.4 mmol, 0.1 equiv.) were added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was heated to 100 ºC for 2 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:2) to give N-(7-fluoro-5-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl- 1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-1H-indol-3-yl) acetamide (880 mg) as a brown solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 319. Step 2: N-(7-fluoro-5-hydroxy-1H-indol-3-yl)acetamide N-(7-fluoro-5-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)- 1H-indol-3- yl)acetamide (830.0 mg, 2.6 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (10 mL) and cooled to 0 ºC, then a solution of NaOH in water (2% wt./wt., 11 mL, 5.5 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added. This was followed by the addition of H2O2 (30% wt./wt. in water, 2 mL, 19.2 mmol, 7.5 equiv.) dropwise at 0 ºC. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at ambient temperature, then quenched by the addition of saturated aqueous NH4Cl. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with dichloromethane/methanol (10:1) to give N-(7-fluoro-5-hydroxy-1H-indol-3- yl)acetamide (174.0 mg) as a black solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 209. Scheme 23: Synthesis of intermediate 46 (N-(5-hydroxy-7-methyl-1H-indol-3- yl)acetamide) p y , , , y , , y yl]acetamide N-(5-Bromo-7-methyl-1H-indol-3-yl)acetamide (150.0 mg, 0.6 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in 1,4-dioxane (100 mL), then 4,4,4',4',5,5,5',5'-octamethyl-2,2'-bi(1,3,2- dioxaborolane) (213.9 mg, 0.8 mmol, 1.5 equiv.), KOAc (110.2 mg, 1.1 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) and Pd(dppf)Cl2•CH2Cl2 (41.1 mg, 0.06 mmol, 0.1 equiv.) were added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was heated to 85 ºC for 6 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:5) to give N-[7-methyl-5-(4,4,5,5- tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-1H-indol-3-yl]acetamide (100.0 mg) as a pale yellow solid. LCMS Method B: [M+H] + = 315. Step 2: tert-butyl 3-acetamido-7-methyl-5-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborol an- 2-yl)indole-1-carboxylate N-[7-Methyl-5-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)- 1H-indol-3- yl]acetamide (50.0 mg, 0.2 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and Boc2O (41.7 mg, 0.2 mmol, 1.2 equiv.) were dissolved in THF (5 mL), then TEA (0.1 mL, 0.3 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) and DMAP (4.0 mg, 0.03 mmol, 0.2 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at ambient temperature, then quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:7) to give tert-butyl 3-acetamido- 7-methyl-5-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)indo le-1-carboxylate (45.8 mg) as a pale yellow solid. LCMS Method B: [M+H] + = 415. Step 3: tert-butyl 3-acetamido-5-hydroxy-7-methylindole-1-carboxylate tert-Butyl 3-acetamido-7-methyl-5-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborol an-2- yl)indole-1-carboxylate (200.0 mg, 0.5 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (10 mL) and cooled to 0 ºC, then aqueous NaOH (2% wt./wt., 2 mL, 1.0 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was added. This was followed by the addition of H2O2 (30% wt./wt. in water, 0.5 mL, 5.0 mmol, 10.0 equiv.) dropwise at 0 ºC. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at ambient temperature, then quenched by the addition of saturated aqueous NH4Cl. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with dichloromethane/methanol (20:1) to give tert-butyl 3-acetamido-5-hydroxy-7- methylindole-1-carboxylate (60.0 mg) as a light yellow solid. LCMS Method B: [M+H] + = 305. The intermediates in the following table were prepared using the same method described for Intermediate 46. I ntermediate Starting material Structure LCMS data Scheme 24: Synthesis of intermediate 48 (N-(5-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1H-indol-3- yl)acetamide) ep : -( -v ny - -n o - -y )ace am e N-(5-bromo-1H-indol-3-yl)acetamide (3.0 g, 11.9 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in 1,4-dioxane (30 mL) and water (3 mL), then Pd(dppf)Cl2•CH2Cl2 (1.9 g, 2.3 mmol, 0.2 equiv.), Cs2CO3 (7.7 g, 23.7 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) and 4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-2-vinyl-1,3,2- dioxaborolane (2.2 g, 14.2 mmol, 1.2 equiv.) were added under atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was heated to 100 °C for 16 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:1) to give N- (5-vinyl-1H-indol-3-yl)acetamide (1.5 g) as a brown solid. LCMS Method C: [M+H] + = 201. Step 2: N-(5-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1H-indol-3-yl)acetamide N-(5-vinyl-1H-indol-3-yl)acetamide (1.0 g, 5.0 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (30 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then BH3-THF (1 M, 20 mL, 20.0 mmol, 4.0 equiv.) was added dropwise. After 2 hours at ambient temperature, a solution of aqueous NaOH (1 M, 10 mL, 10.0 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added. This was followed by the addition of H2O2 (30% wt./wt. in water, 1.3 mL, 38.2 mmol, 7.6 equiv.), maintaining the reaction mixture at 0 °C. The reaction mixture was stirred for an additional 30 min at 0 °C, then quenched by the addition of saturated aqueous NH4Cl. The resulting solution was adjusted to pH 6-7 with aqueousHCl (6M), extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (3:2) to give N- (5-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1H-indol-3-yl)acetamide (294.0 mg) as a pale brown solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 219. The intermediates in the following table were prepared using the same method described for Intermediate 48. Intermediate Starting material Structure LCMS data Method A: Scheme 25: Synthesis of intermediate 56 (tert-butyl 5-(hydroxymethyl)-3-(2- (methylamino)-2-oxoacetamido)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate) Step 1: N1-(5-bromo-1H -n o - -y )- -methyloxalamide 5-Bromo-1H-indol-3-amine (1.7 g, 8.0 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (20 mL), then TEA (3.3 mL, 24.1 mmol, 3.0 equiv.), 2-(methylamino)-2-oxoacetic acid (830.2 mg, 8.0 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and T3P (50% wt., 3.84 g, 12.0 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 30 min at ambient temperature, then quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:1) to give N1-(5-bromo-1H-indol-3-yl)-N2-methyloxalamide (1.2 g) as a brown solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 296. Step 2: tert-butyl 5-bromo-3-(2-(methylamino)-2-oxoacetamido)-1H-indole-1- carboxylate N1-(5-Bromo-1H-indol-3-yl)-N2-methyloxalamide (1.2 g, 4.0 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DCM (12 mL), then DMAP (50.0 mg, 0.4 mmol, 0.1 equiv.) and (Boc)2O (1.0 g, 4.8 mmol, 1.2 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 1 hour at ambient temperature, then quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:2) to give tert-butyl 5-bromo-3-(2- (methylamino)-2-oxoacetamido)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate (950.0 mg) as a white solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 396 Step 3: tert-butyl 5-(hydroxymethyl)-3-(2-(methylamino)-2-oxoacetamido)-1H- indole-1-carboxylate tert-Butyl 5-bromo-3-(2-(methylamino)-2-oxoacetamido)-1H-indole-1-carbo xylate (900.0 mg, 2.2 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in 1,4-dioxane (10 mL), then (tributylstannyl)methanol (1823.2 mg, 5.6 mmol, 2.5 equiv.), butyl di-1- adamanthylphosphine (162.8 mg, 0.4 mmol, 0.20 equiv.) and CataCXium A-Pd-G2 (151.8 mg, 0.2 mmol, 0.1 equiv.) were added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was heated to 100 °C for 6 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (2:1) to give tert-butyl 5-(hydroxymethyl)-3-(2-(methylamino)-2- oxoacetamido)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate (750.0 mg) as an off-white solid. LCMS Method C: [M+H] + = 348. The intermediates in the following table were prepared using the same method described for Intermediate 56. I ntermediate Starting material Structure LCMS data Scheme 26: Synthesis of intermediate 58 (N-(5-(2-hydroxyethyl)-7-methyl-1H- pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridin-3-yl)acetamide)
tep : -c oro- -met y - -pyrro o[ , - ]pyr ne 2-Chloro-4-methyl-5-nitropyridine (10 g, 57.9 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (50 mL) and cooled to -60 °C, then bromo(ethenyl)magnesium (1M in THF, 173.8 mL, 173.8 mmol, 3.0 equiv.) was added dropwise under an atmosphere of nitrogen, maintaining the solution at -60 °C. The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at ambient temperature, then quenched by the addition of saturated NH4Cl aqueous at 0 °C. The reaction mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:5) to give 5- chloro-7-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridine (1.6 g) as a light yellow solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 167. Step 2: 5-chloro-7-methyl-3-nitro-1H-pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridine 5-Chloro-7-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridine (1.0 g, 6.0 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in H2SO4 (15 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then KNO3 (900.0 mg, 9.0 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) was added in portions, maintaining the solution at 0 °C. The reaction mixture was stirred for 40 min at ambient temperature, then cooled to 0 °C and quenched by the addition of ice-water. The precipitated solids were collected by filtration, washed with ethyl acetate and dried under vacuum to give 5-chloro-7-methyl-3-nitro-1H-pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridine (890.0 mg) as a pale yellow solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 212. Step 3: 5-chloro-7-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[3,2-b] pyridin-3-amine 5-Chloro-7-methyl-3-nitro-1H-pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridine (800.0 mg, 3.8 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in MeOH (20 mL), then Pt/C (147.5 mg, 0.8 mmol, 0.2 equiv.) was added. The mixture was sparged with nitrogen, placed under an atmosphere of hydrogen gas (balloon), then stirred overnight at ambient temperature. The solids were removed by filtration and the filtrate was concentrated under vacuum. This gave 5-chloro-7-methyl- 1H-pyrrolo[3,2-b] pyridin-3-amine (550.0 mg) as a yellow solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 182. Step 4: N-{5-chloro-7-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridin-3-yl}acetamide 5-Chloro-7-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridin-3-amine (550.0 mg, 3.0 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and TEA (0.8 mL, 6.1 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were dissolved in THF (20 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then acetyl chloride (0.3 mL, 3.6 mmol, 1.2 equiv.) was added, maintaining the solution at 0 °C. The reaction mixture was stirred for 4 hours at ambient temperature, then quenched by the addition of MeOH. The resulting solution was concentrated under vacuum and the residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:1) to give N-{5-chloro-7-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[3,2- b]pyridin-3-yl}acetamide (600.0 mg) as a yellow solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 224. Step 5: N-{5-[(E)-2-ethoxyethenyl]-7-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridin -3- yl}acetamide N-{5-Chloro-7-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridin-3-yl}acetamide (300.0 mg, 1.3 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in 1.4-dioxane (3 mL) and water (0.5 mL), then 2-[(E)- 2-ethoxyethenyl]-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolane (398.5 mg, 2.0 mmol, 1.5 equiv.), Cs2CO3 (874.1 mg, 2.7 mmol, 2.0 equiv.), and Pd(dppf)Cl2 (196.3 mg, 0.3 mmol, 0.2 equiv.) were added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was heated to 90 °C overnight, then cooled to ambient temperature and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:2) to give N-{5-[(E)-2-ethoxyethenyl]-7-methyl-1H- pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridin-3-yl}acetamide (200.0 mg) as a yellow solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 260. Step 6: N-[7-methyl-5-(2-oxoethyl)-1H-pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridin-3-yl]ace tamide N-{5-[(E)-2-ethoxyethenyl]-7-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridin -3-yl}acetamide (200.0 mg, 0.8 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DCM (10 mL) and TFA (1 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at 60 °C, then cooled to ambient temperature and concentrated under vacuum to give N-[7-methyl-5-(2-oxoethyl)-1H-pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridin- 3-yl]acetamide (175.0 mg) as a brown solid, which was used in next step directly without further purification. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 232. Step 7: N-[5-(2-hydroxyethyl)-7-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridin-3-yl ]acetamide N-[7-methyl-5-(2-oxoethyl)-1H-pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridin-3-yl]ace tamide (175.0 mg, 0.8 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in MeOH (10 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then NaBH4 (114.5 mg, 3.0 mmol, 3.8 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 1 hour at ambient temperature, then concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by reverse flash chromatography using the following conditions: column, C18 silica gel; mobile phase, MeCN in water, 5% to 100% gradient in 10 min; detector, UV 254 nm. This gave in N-[5-(2-hydroxyethyl)-7-methyl-1H-pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridin-3-yl ]acetamide (85.0 mg) as a pale yellow solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 234. Scheme 27: Synthesis of intermediate 59 (tert-butyl (5-(2-hydroxypropyl)-1H- indol-3-yl)carbamate)
y y , y Methyl 5-bromo-1H-indole-3-carboxylate (5.0 g, 19.6 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DCM (100 mL), then Boc2O (8.6 g, 39.3 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) and DMAP (480.8 mg, 3.9 mmol, 0.2 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 3 hours at ambient temperature, then quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with DCM, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:5) to give 1-tert-butyl 3-methyl 5- bromoindole-1,3-dicarboxylate (6.5 g) as a white solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 354. Step 2: 1-tert-butyl 3-methyl 5-(2-oxopropyl)indole-1,3-dicarboxylate 1-tert-Butyl 3-methyl 5-bromoindole-1,3-dicarboxylate (3.0 g, 8.4 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and 1-propen-2-ol acetate (1.7 g, 16.9 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were dissolved in toluene (60 mL), then Bu3SnOMe (3.2 g, 10.1 mmol, 1.2 equiv.), PdCl2 (0.3 g, 1.6 mmol, 0.2 equiv) and POT (0.6 g, 2.1 mmol, 0.2 equiv.) were added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was heated to 100 ℃ for 3 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was diluted with water, extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:5) to give 1-tert-butyl 3-methyl 5-(2-oxopropyl)indole-1,3- dicarboxylate (2.5 g) as a white solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 332. Step 3: 5-(2-oxopropyl)-1H-indole-3-carboxylic acid 1-tert-Butyl 3-methyl 5-(2-oxopropyl)indole-1,3-dicarboxylate (2.5 g, 7.5 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in MeOH (20 mL) and water (4 mL), then KOH (0.8 g, 15.0 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was heated to 80 °C overnight, then cooled to ambient temperature and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was diluted with water and adjusted to pH 2 with aqueous HCl (2 N). The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum to give 5-(2-oxopropyl)-1H-indole-3-carboxylic acid (1.5 g) as a white solid. LCMS Method B: [M-H]- = 216. Step 4: 5-(2-oxopropyl)-1H-indole-3-carbonyl azide 5-(2-Oxopropyl)-1H-indole-3-carboxylic acid (1.5 g, 6.9 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (20 mL), then TEA (2.9 mL, 20.7 mmol, 3.0 equiv.) and DPPA (2.8 g, 10.3 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at ambient temperature, then concentrated under vacuum to give 5-(2-oxopropyl)-1H-indole-3- carbonyl azide (1.1 g) as a white solid, which was used in the next step directly without further purification. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 243. Step 5: tert-butyl N-[5-(2-oxopropyl)-1H-indol-3-yl]carbamate 5-(2-Oxopropyl)-1H-indole-3-carbonyl azide (1.0 g, 4.1 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in 2-methyl-2-propanol (30 mL). The reaction mixture was heated to 90 °C overnight, then cooled to ambient temperature and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by reverse flash chromatography with the following conditions: column, C18; mobile phase, ACN in water (0.5% NH4HCO3), 0% ACN to 100% gradient in 15 min; detector, UV 254 nm. This gave tert-butyl N-[5-(2-oxopropyl)-1H-indol-3-yl]carbamate (600.0 mg) as a white solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 289. Step 6: tert-butyl N-[5-(2-hydroxypropyl)-1H-indol-3-yl]carbamate tert-Butyl N-[5-(2-oxopropyl)-1H-indol-3-yl]carbamate (550.0 mg, 1.9 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in MeOH (15 mL), then NaBH4 (144.3 mg, 3.8 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 4 hours at ambient temperature, then concentrated under vacuum. The residue was diluted with water, extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum to give tert-butyl N-[5-(2-hydroxypropyl)-1H-indol-3-yl]carbamate (550.0 mg) as a white solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 291. Scheme 28: Synthesis of intermediate 60 (1-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]azetidin- 3-ol) 1-Iodo-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzene (1.0 g, 3.7 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and azetidin-3-ol (0.5 g, 7.4 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were dissolved in DMSO (5 mL), then L-proline (0.4 g, 3.7 mmol, 1.0 equiv.), K2CO3 (1.0 g, 7.4 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) and CuI (0.4 g, 1.8 mmol, 0.5 equiv.) were added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at 90 °C, then cooled to ambient temperature and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:1) to give 1-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]azetidin-3-ol (600.0 mg) as an off-white solid. LCMS Method B: [M+H] + = 218. Scheme 29: Synthesis of intermediate 61 (2-(6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3- yl)ethan-1-ol) [6-(Trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl]acetic acid (4.8 g, 23.2 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (100 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then BH3-THF (1M, 69.5 mL, 69.5 mmol, 3.0 equiv.) was added dropwise, maintaining the solution at 0 °C. The reaction mixture was stirred for 1 hour at ambient temperature, then quenched by the addition of ice-water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na 2 SO 4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with dichloromethane/methanol (95:5) to give 2-[6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl]ethanol (4.3 g) as a yellow oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 192. The intermediates in the following table were prepared using the same method described for Intermediate 61. I ntermediate Starting material Structure LCMS data Scheme 30: Synthesis of intermediate 63 (2-(2-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-2- azaspiro[3.3]heptan-6-yl)ethan-1-ol)
Step 1: tert-butyl 6-(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethylidene)-2-azaspiro[3.3]heptane-2- carboxylate Ttriethyl phosphonoacetate (1.3 g, 5.7 mmol, 1.2 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (50 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then NaH (60% wt. in mineral oil, 0.3 g, 7.1 mmol, 1.5 equiv.). After 30 min at 0 °C, tert-butyl 6-oxo-2-azaspiro[3.3]heptane-2-carboxylate (1.0 g, 4.7 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for an additional 2 hours at ambient temperature,then quenched by the addition of ice-water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum to give tert-butyl 6-(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethylidene)-2- azaspiro[3.3]heptane-2-carboxylate (1.3 g) as a yellow oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 282. Step 2: ethyl 2-{2-azaspiro[3.3]heptan-6-ylidene}acetate TFA salt tert-Butyl 6-(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethylidene)-2-azaspiro[3.3]heptane-2-carbox ylate (1.3 g, 4.6 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DCM (40 mL) and TFA (2 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred for 40 min at ambient temperature, then concentrated under vacuum to give in ethyl 2-{2-azaspiro[3.3]heptan-6-ylidene}acetate TFA salt (1.0 g) as a yellow oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 182. Step 3: ethyl 2-[2-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-2-azaspiro[3.3]heptan-6-ylidene] acetate Ethyl 2-{2-azaspiro[3.3]heptan-6-ylidene}acetate TFA salt (1.0 g, 5.5 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in ACN (40 mL), then K2CO3 (1.5 g, 11.0 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) and 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl trifluoromethanesulfonate (1.4 g, 6.1 mmol, 1.1 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was heated to 80 °C for 2 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum to give ethyl 2-[2-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-2-azaspiro[3.3]heptan-6-ylidene] acetate (1.4 g) as a light yellow oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 264. Step 4: ethyl 2-[2-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-2-azaspiro[3.3]heptan-6-yl]aceta te Ethyl 2-[2-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-2-azaspiro[3.3]heptan-6-ylidene] acetate (1.2 g, 4.6 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in MeOH (40 mL), then Pd/C (120.0 mg, 10% wt.) was added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was sparged with nitrogen, placed under an atmosphere of hydrogen gas (balloon), then stirred for 2 hours at ambient temperature. The solids were removed by filtration and the filtrate was concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:3) to give ethyl 2-[2-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-2- azaspiro[3.3]heptan-6-yl]acetate (260.0 mg) as a light yellow oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 266. Step 5: 2-[2-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-2-azaspiro[3.3]heptan-6-yl]ethan ol Ethyl 2-[2-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-2-azaspiro[3.3]heptan-6-yl]aceta te (260.0 mg, 1.0 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (15 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then LiAlH4 (74.4 mg, 2.0 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 60 min at ambient temperature, then cooled to 0 °C and quenched by the addition of ice-water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum to give 2-[2-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-2- azaspiro[3.3]heptan-6-yl]ethanol (210.0 mg) as a light yellow oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 224. The intermediates in the following table were prepared using the same method described for Intermediate 63. I ntermediate Starting material Structure LCMS data Scheme 31: Synthesis of intermediate 65 ((1-(4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclopropyl)methanol) 1-[4-(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl]cyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (200.0 mg, 0.8 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (5 mL) and cooled to 0 ℃, then BH3-THF (1M, 4.3 mL, 4.3 mmol, 5.0 equiv.) was added dropwise, maintaining the solution at 0 ℃. The reaction mixture was stirred for 1 hour at ambient temperature then concentrated under vacuum. The residue was diluted with of water, extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum to give [1-[4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl]cyclopropyl]methanol (150.0 mg) as a yellow oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 217. Scheme 32: Synthesis of intermediate 66 (1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)propan- 2-ol) 1-[4-(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl]propan-2-one (1.0 g, 4.9 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in MeOH (30 mL), then NaBH4 (0.2 g, 5.8 mmol, 1.2 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at ambient temperature, then quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum to give 1-[4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl]propan-2-ol (0.9 g) as a light yellow oil. Scheme 33: Synthesis of intermediate 67 (2-(1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-3- yl)ethan-1-ol) 2-(Piperidin-3-yl)ethanol hydrochloride (2.0 g, 12.1 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DMF (30 mL), then 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl trifluoromethanesulfonate (5.6 g, 24.2 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) and K2CO3 (3.3 g, 24.2 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was heated to 80 ℃ for 2 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by reverse flash chromatography with the following conditions: column, C18; mobile phase, MeOH in water, 10% to 50% gradient in 10 min; detector, UV 254 nm. This gave 2-[1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-3-yl]ethanol (1.4 g) as a yellow oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 212. Scheme 34: Synthesis of intermediate 68 (4,4-difluoro-1-(2- hydroxyethyl)cyclohexan-1-ol) p y - , - - - y y y y Zinc powder (2.4 g, 37.3 mmol, 5.0 equiv.) was suspended in THF (25 mL) and cooled to 0 ℃, then I2 (1.9 g, 7.5 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was added. After 10 min at 0 ℃, 4,4- difluorocyclohexan-1-one (1.0 g, 7.5 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and ethyl 2-bromoacetate (1.5 g, 8.9 mmol, 1.2 equiv.) were added dropwise, maintaining the reaction mixture at 0 ℃. The reaction mixture was heated to 65 ℃ for 2 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and quenched by the addition of saturated aqueous NaHCO3. The mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:1) to give ethyl 2-(4,4-difluoro-1- hydroxycyclohexyl)acetate (380.0 mg) as a colorless oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 223. Step 2: 4,4-difluoro-1-(2-hydroxyethyl)cyclohexan-1-ol Ethyl 2-(4,4-difluoro-1-hydroxycyclohexyl)acetate (380.0 mg, 1.7 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (10 mL) and cooled to 0 ℃, then LiAlH4 (97.4 mg, 2.6 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at ambient temperature, then quenched by the addition of solid Na2SO4-10•H2O. The solids were filtered out and the filtrate was concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with dichloromethane/methanol (10:1) to give 4,4- difluoro-1-(2-hydroxyethyl)cyclohexan-1-ol (120.0 mg) as colorless oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 181. Scheme 35: Synthesis of intermediate 69 (2-(3-phenylbicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1- yl)ethan-1-ol)
ep : -p e y cyc o . . pe a e- -ca o y c o e 3-Phenylbicyclo[1.1.1]pentane-1-carboxylic acid (500.0 mg, 2.7 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DCM (20 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then (COCl)2 (0.35 mL, 4.0 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) was added dropwise, maintaining the solution at 0 °C. This was followed by the addition of DMF (0.03 mL, 0.3 mmol, 0.1 equiv.). The reaction mixture was stirred for 2.5 hours at ambient temperature, then concentrated under vacuum to give 3- phenylbicyclo[1.1.1]pentane-1-carbonyl chloride (620 mg) as a yellow solid. Step 2: 2-diazo-1-{3-phenylbicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl}ethanone 3-Phenylbicyclo[1.1.1]pentane-1-carbonyl chloride (600.0 mg, 2.9 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DCM (10 mL) and ACN (10 mL) and cooled to 0° C. Then TEA (1.2 mL, 8.7 mmol, 3.0 equiv.) and TMSCHN2 (1.3 mg, 11.6 mmol, 4.0 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 4 hours at ambient temperature and then quenched by the addition of saturated aqueous citric acid. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum to give 2-diazo-1-{3-phenylbicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl}ethanone (610.0 mg) as a pale yellow solid. Step 3: {3-phenylbicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl}acetic acid 2-Diazo-1-{3-phenylbicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl}ethanone (600.0 mg, 2.8 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (15 mL) and H2O (5 mL), then TEA (1.6 mL, 11.3 mmol, 4.0 equiv.) and PhCO2Ag (129.5 mg, 0.6 mmol, 0.2 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was heated to 70 °C for 2 hours. The solid was removed by filtration and the filtrate was concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by reverse flash chromatography with the following conditions: column, C18 silica gel; mobile phase, ACN in water, 10% to 100% gradient in 20 min; detector, UV 254 nm. This gave {3- phenylbicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl}acetic acid (330.0 mg) as a yellow solid. LCMS Method B: [M-H]- = 201. Step 4: 2-{3-phenylbicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl}ethanol {3-Phenylbicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl}acetic acid (300.0 mg, 1.5 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (10 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then BH3.THF (1M, 1.5 mL, 1.5 mmol, 3.0 equiv.) was added dropwise. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at ambient temperature, then concentrated under vacuum. The residue was diluted with of water, extracted with ethyl acetate and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by reverse flash chromatography with the following conditions: column, C18 silica gel; mobile phase, ACN in water, 10% to 100% gradient in 20 min; detector, UV 254 nm. This gave 2-{3-phenylbicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl}ethanol (130.0 mg) as a pale yellow solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 189. Scheme 36: Synthesis of intermediate 70 (2-(1-(5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2- yl)piperidin-4-yl)ethan-1-ol) 2-Chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine (1.0 g, 5.5 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in ACN (10 mL), then 2-(piperidin-4-yl)ethan-1-ol (850 mg, 6.6 mmol, 1.2 equiv.) and K 2 CO 3 (1.5 g, 11.0 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was heated to 70 °C for 2 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and quenched by the addition of water. Then resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with dichlolromethane/MeOH (10:1) to give 2-(1-(5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)piperidin-4-yl)ethan-1 -ol (980 mg) as a white solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 275. Scheme 37: Synthesis of intermediate 71 (2-(6-(4,4-difluoropiperidin-1-yl)-5- fluoropyridin-3-yl)ethan-1-ol) , y y 5-Bromo-2,3-difluoropyridine (4.0 g, 20.6 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and 4,4- difluoropiperidine (2.7 g, 22.7 mmol, 1.1 equiv.) were dissolved in DMF (20 mL), then K2CO3 (5.7 g, 41.2 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was heated to 80 °C for 2 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:9) to give 5-bromo-2-(4,4-difluoropiperidin-1-yl)-3-fluoropyridine (4.5 g) as a yellow solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 295. Step 2: 2-(4,4-difluoropiperidin-1-yl)-3-fluoro-5-vinylpyridine 5-Bromo-2-(4,4-difluoropiperidin-1-yl)-3-fluoropyridine (3.0 g, 10.2 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and 2-ethenyl-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolane (1.9 g, 12.2 mmol, 1.2 equiv.) were dissolved in 1,4-dioxane (30 mL), then Pd(dppf)Cl2•CH2Cl2 (0.4 g, 0.5 mmol, 0.05 equiv.) and Cs2CO3 (6.6 g, 20.3 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was heated to 80 °C for 4 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:7) to give 2-(4,4-difluoropiperidin- 1-yl)-3-fluoro-5-vinylpyridine (1.1 g) as a yellow oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 243. Step 3: 2-(6-(4,4-difluoropiperidin-1-yl)-5-fluoropyridin-3-yl)ethan -1-ol 2-(4,4-Difluoropiperidin-1-yl)-3-fluoro-5-vinylpyridine (1.0 g, 4.1 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF and cooled to 0 °C, then BH3-THF (1M, 16.5 mL, 16.5 mmol, 4.0 equiv.) was added dropwise, maintaining the solution at 0 °C. The reaction mixture was stirred for 1 hour at ambient temperature. Then a solution of aqueous NaOH (1 M, 2.9 mL, 2.9 mmol, 0.7 equiv.) was added and the reaction mixture was cooled to 0 °C. This was followed by the dropwise addition of H2O2 (30% wt./wt. in water, 4.8 mL, 7.2 mmol, 1.8 equiv.), maintaining the reaction mixture at 0 °C. The reaction mixture was stirred for additional 1 hour at ambient temperature, then quenched by the addition of saturated aqueous NH4Cl. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with dichloromethane/MeOH (10:1) to give 2-(6-(4,4-difluoropiperidin-1-yl)-5-fluoropyridin-3-yl)ethan -1-ol (880.0 mg) as a white solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 261. The intermediates in the following table were prepared using the same method described for Intermediate 71. Intermediate Starting material Structure LCMS data Scheme 38: Synthesis of intermediate 73 (4-(3,3-difluorocyclobutyl)phenol) , y y 3-(4-Bromophenyl)cyclobutan-1-one (1.0 g, 4.4 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DCM (20 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then DAST (2.2 g, 13.3 mmol, 3.0 equiv.) was added dropwise, maintaining the solution at 0 °C. The reaction mixture was stirred for 4 hours at 40 °C, then cooled to 0 °C and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:5) to give 1-bromo-4-(3,3- difluorocyclobutyl)benzene (870.0 mg) as a colorless oil. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 7.53 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.29 (d, J = 8.2 Hz, 2H), 3.47–3.35 (m, 1H), 3.08–2.90 (m, 2H), 2.74–2.57 (m, 2H). Step 2: 2-(4-(3,3-difluorocyclobutyl)phenyl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3 ,2- dioxaborolane 1-Bromo-4-(3,3-difluorocyclobutyl)benzene (800.0 mg, 3.2 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in 1,4-dioxane (150 mL), then 4,4,4',4',5,5,5',5'-octamethyl-2,2'-bi(1,3,2- dioxaborolane) (1.2 g, 4.9 mmol, 1.5 equiv.), Pd(dppf)Cl2 (236.9 mg, 0.3 mmol, 0.1 equiv.) and KOAc (635.5 mg, 6.5 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was heated to 90 °C for 4 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:5) to give 2-(4-(3,3- difluorocyclobutyl)phenyl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxabo rolane (805.0 mg) as a colorless oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 295. Step 3: 4-(3,3-difluorocyclobutyl)phenol 2-(4-(3,3-Difluorocyclobutyl)phenyl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3 ,2-dioxaborolane (800.0 mg, 2.7 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (20 mL) and cooled to 0°C, then aqueous NaOH (2% wt./wt., 10 mL, 5.0 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) and H2O2 (30% wt./wt., 1.0 mL, 8.8 mmol, 3.0 equiv.) were added dropwise. The reaction mixture was stirred for additional 2 hours at ambient temperature, then quenched by the addition of saturated NH4Cl aqueous. The mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:5) to give 4-(3,3-difluorocyclobutyl)phenol (320.0 mg) as a colorless oil. LCMS Method B: [M-H]- = 183. Scheme 39: Synthesis of intermediate 74 (4-(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)phenol) S , 1-(Benzyloxy)-4-bromobenzene (1.0 g, 3.8 mmol, 1.0 equiv) was dissolved in 1,4- dioxane (10 mL), then 2-(3,6-dihydro-2H-pyran-4-yl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2- dioxaborolane (1.2 g, 5.7 mmol, 1.5 equiv.), Cs2CO3 (2.5 g, 7.6 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) and Pd(dppf)Cl2CH2Cl2 (309.0 mg, 0.4 mmol, 0.1 equiv.) were added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was heated to 90 °C for 6 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:8) to give 4-[4- (benzyloxy)phenyl]-3,6-dihydro-2H-pyran (712.0 mg) as a yellow solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 267. Step 2: 4-(oxan-4-yl)phenol 4-[4-(Benzyloxy)phenyl]-3,6-dihydro-2H-pyran (500.0 mg, 1.9 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in EtOH (10 mL), then Pd/C (10% wt., 50.0 mg) was added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The mixture was sparged with nitrogen, placed under an atmosphere of hydrogen gas (balloon), then stirred for 5 hours at ambient temperature. The solids were removed by filtration and the filtrate was concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:5) to give 4-(oxan-4-yl)phenol (150.0 mg) as a pale yellow solid. LCMS Method B: [M-H]- = 177. The intermediates in the following table were prepared using the same method described for Intermediate 74. Starting material Intermediate Structure LCMS data Scheme 40: Synthesis of intermediate 77 (2-(4-methyl-1-(2,2,2- trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl)phenol) Step 1: 4-methyl-1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-ol 1-(2,2,2-Trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-one (1.0 g, 5.5 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in Et2O (40 mL) and cooled to -55 °C, then MeMgBr (1M in THF, 11.0 mL, 11.0 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added dropwise, maintaining the solution at -5 °C. The reaction mixture was stirred for 4 hours at ambient temperature, then quenched by the addition of saturated aqueous NH4Cl at 0 °C. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum to give 4-methyl- 1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-ol (1.0 g) as a pale yellow oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 198. Step 2: 2-[4-methyl-1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl]phenol 4-Methyl-1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-ol (600.0 mg, 3.0 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in CF3SO3H (5 mL), then phenol (859.0 mg, 9.1 mmol, 3.0 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at ambient temperature and then quenched by the addition of ice-water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by reverse flash chromatography with the following conditions: column, silica gel; mobile phase, ACN in water, 10% to 100% gradient in 15 min; Detector, UV 254 nm. This gave 2-[4-methyl-1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl]phenol (170.0 mg) as a pale yellow oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 274. Scheme 41: Synthesis of intermediate 78 (4-(4-methyl-1-(2,2,2- trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl)phenol)
S tep : -met y enep per ne sa t tert-Butyl 4-methylidenepiperidine-1-carboxylate (2.0 g, 10.1 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DCM (40 mL), then TFA (3.1 mL, 40.6 mmol, 4.0 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 1 hour at ambient temperature, then concentrated under vacuum to give 4-methylidenepiperidine TFA as a yellow solid, which was used in the next step directly without further purification. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 98. Step 2: 2,2,2-trifluoro-1-(4-methylenepiperidin-1-yl)ethan-1-one 4-Methylidenepiperidine (1.0 g, 10.3 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and TEA (2.9 mL, 20.6 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were dissolved in ACN (10 mL), then TFAA (2.9 mL, 20.6 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added dropwise. The reaction mixture was heated to 80 °C for 2 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum to give 2,2,2-trifluoro-1-(4-methylidenepiperidin-1- yl)ethanone (710.0 mg) as a colorless oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 194. Step 3: 2,2,2-trifluoro-1-[4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-methylpiperidin-1-y l]ethanone 2,2,2-Trifluoro-1-(4-methylidenepiperidin-1-yl)ethanone (700.0 mg, 3.6 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in CF3SO3H (10 mL), then phenol (1.0 g, 10.9 mmol, 3.0 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at ambient temperature, then quenched by the addition of ice-water. The resulting solution was adjusted to pH 6 with aqueous NaOH (20% wt./wt), extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by reverse flash chromatography with the following conditions: column, silica gel; mobile phase, MeCN in water, 5% to 100% gradient in 25 min; detector, UV 254 nm. This gave 2,2,2- trifluoro-1-[4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-methylpiperidin-1-yl]etha none (180.0 mg) as a yellow oil. LCMS Method B: [M-H]- = 286. Step 4: 4-[4-methyl-1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl]phenol 2,2,2-Trifluoro-1-[4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-methylpiperidin-1-y l]ethanone (180.0 mg, 0.6 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (15 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then BH3•THF (1M, 2.5 mL, 2.5 mmol, 4.0 equiv.) was added dropwise. The reaction mixture was heated to 70 °C for 1 hour, then cooled to 0 °C and quenched by the addition of MeOH. The resulting solution was concentrated under vacuum and the residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:8) to give 4-[4-methyl-1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl]phenol (150.0 mg) as a light yellow oil. LCMS Method B: [M-H]- = 272. Scheme 42: Synthesis of intermediate 79 (2-(4-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1- yl)ethan-1-ol) 4-(Trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazole (500.0 mg, 3.7 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and 2- bromoethanol (918.3 mg, 7.3 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were dissolved in DMF (5 mL), then Cs2CO3 (2.4 g, 7.3 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at ambient temperature, then concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by reverse flash chromatography with the following conditions: column, C18 silica gel; mobile phase, ACN in Water (10 mM NH4HCO3), 10% ACN to 50% gradient in 10 min; detector, UV 254 nm. This gave 2-[4-(trifluoromethyl)pyrazol-1-yl]ethanol (310.0 mg) as a pale yellow oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 181. Scheme 43: Synthesis of intermediate 80 (2-(3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol-1- yl)ethan-1-ol) tep : et y -[ -(tr uoromet y )pyrazo - -y ]acetate 3-(Trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazole (2.0 g, 14.7 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in ACN (20 mL), then K2CO3 (4.1 g, 29.4 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) and ethyl bromoacetate (2.5 g, 14.7 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was heated to 60 °C for 6 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:5) to give ethyl 2-[3- (trifluoromethyl)pyrazol-1-yl]acetate (1.8 g) as a yellow solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 223. Step 2: 2-[3-(trifluoromethyl)pyrazol-1-yl]ethanol Ethyl 2-[3-(trifluoromethyl)pyrazol-1-yl]acetate (800.0 mg, 3.6 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (10 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then LiAlH4 (164.0 mg, 4.3 mmol, 1.2 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at 0 °C and then quenched by the addition of saturated aqueous sodium hyposulfite. The solid was removed by filtration, and the filtrate was concentrated under vacuum to give 2-[3- (trifluoromethyl)pyrazol-1-yl]ethanol (560.0 mg) as a yellow oil, which was used in the next step directly without further purification. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 181. Scheme 44: Synthesis of intermediate 81 (tert-butyl 3-acetamido-5-(2- aminoethyl)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate)
tep : tert- uty -( y roxymet y )- -( -(met y am no)- -oxoacetam o)- H- indole-1-carboxylate tert-Butyl 3-acetamido-5-(2-hydroxyethyl)indole-1-carboxylate (300.0 mg, 0.9 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (3 mL), then phthalimide (277.3 mg, 1.9 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) and PPh3 (494.3 mg, 1.9 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was cooled to 0 °C, then DIAD (381.1 mg, 1.9 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added dropwise, maintaining the solution at 0 °C. The reaction mixture was stirred for 6 hours at ambient temperature, then quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:1) to give tert-butyl 5-[2-(1,3- dioxoisoindol-2-yl)ethyl]-3-acetamidoindole-1-carboxylate (340.0 mg) as a brown solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 448. Step 2: tert-butyl 5-(2-aminoethyl)-3-acetamidoindole-1-carboxylate tert-Butyl 5-[2-(1,3-dioxoisoindol-2-yl)ethyl]-3-acetamidoindole-1-carb oxylate (310.0 mg, 0.7 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in EtOH (3.5 mL), then hydrazine (44.4 mg, 1.4 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 5 hours at ambient temperature, then quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na 2 SO 4 and concentrated under vacuum to give crude tert-butyl 5-(2-aminoethyl)-3- acetamidoindole-1-carboxylate (280.0 mg) as brown solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 318. The intermediate in the following table were prepared using the same method described for Intermediate 81. I ntermediate Starting material Structure LCMS data Scheme 45: Synthesis of intermediate 83 (tributyl({[4-(trifluoromethyl) phenyl] methoxy} methyl)stannane) [4-(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl]methanol (5.0 g, 28.4 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (50 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then NaH (60% wt., 1.4 g, 34.1 mmol, 1.2 equiv.) was added. After 30 min at 0 °C, tributyl(iodomethyl)stannane (13.4 g, 31.2 mmol, 1.1 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for an additional 4 hours at ambient temperature, then cooled to 0 °C and quenched by the addition of MeOH. The resulting solution was concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with dichloromethane/petroleum ether (5:1) to give tributyl({[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]methoxy}methyl)stannane (9.5 g) as a colorless oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 481. Scheme 46: Synthesis of intermediate 85 (5-(trans-3-(4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutoxy)-1H-indol-3-amine TFA salt) ep : e - u y - o o- - e - u o yca o y a o - - o e- - carboxylate tert-Butyl (5-bromo-1H-indol-3-yl)carbamate (5.0 g, 16.1 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (80.0 mL), then (Boc)2O (4.2 g, 19.3 mmol, 1.2 equiv.), DMAP (0.2 g, 1.6 mmol, 0.1 equiv.) and TEA (4.6 mL, 32.1 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 4 hours at ambient temperature, then concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:5) to give tert-butyl 5-bromo-3-((tert- butoxycarbonyl)amino)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate (6.5 g) as a white solid. Step 2: tert-butyl 3-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)-5-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2- dioxaborolan-2-yl)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate tert-Butyl 5-bromo-3-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)-1H-indole-1-carboxyla te (6.0 g, 14.6 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in 1,4-dioxane (100.0 mL), then 4,4,4',4',5,5,5',5'-octamethyl-2,2'-bi(1,3,2-dioxaborolane) (5.6 g, 21.9 mmol, 1.5 equiv.), Pd(dppf)Cl2 (1.1 g, 1.5 mmol, 0.1 equiv.) and Cs2CO3 (9.5 g, 29.2 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at 90 °C under nitrogen, then cooled to ambient temperature and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:4) to give tert-butyl 3-((tert- butoxycarbonyl)amino)-5-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaboro lan-2-yl)-1H-indole-1- carboxylate (6.0 g) as a white solid. Step 3: tert-butyl 3-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)-5-hydroxy-1H-indole-1- carboxylate tert-Butyl 3-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)-5-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2- dioxaborolan-2-yl)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate (6.0 g, 13.1 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (80.0 mL) and cooled to 0 °C. Then NaOH (1.6 g, 39.3 mmol, 3.0 equiv.) was added at 0 °C, followed by the dropwise addition of H2O2 (30% w.t/wt/, 3.0 g, 26.2 mmol, 2.0 equiv), maintaining the reaction mixture at 0 °C. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at ambient temperature, then quenched by the addition of brine. The resulting resolution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:1) to give tert-butyl 3-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)-5-hydroxy-1H-indole-1-carboxy late (2.2 g) as a grey solid. Step 4: tert-butyl 3-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)-5-(trans-3-(4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutoxy)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate tert-Butyl 3-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)-5-hydroxy-1H-indole-1-carboxy late (1.0 g, 2.9 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and cis-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutan-1-ol (1.2 g, 5.7 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were dissolved in THF (20.0 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then TBUP (1.7 g, 8.6 mmol, 3.0 equiv.) was added at 0 °C under an atmosphere of nitrogen. This was followed by the dropwise addition of ADDP (2.2 g, 8.6 mmol, 3.0 equiv.), maintaining the solution at 0 °C. The reaction mixture was heated to 50 °C for 2 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by reverse flash chromatography with the following conditions: column, C18 silica gel; mobile phase A: 0.05% NH4HCO3 in water; mobile phase B: Acetonitrile, 45% phase B to 70% gradient in 20 min; detector, UV 254 nm. This gave tert-butyl 3-((tert- butoxycarbonyl)amino)-5-(trans-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl) cyclobutoxy)-1H-indole- 1-carboxylate (1.2 g) as an off-white solid. Step 5: 5-(trans-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutoxy)-1H-indol- 3-amine TFA salt tert-Butyl 3-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)-5-(trans-3-(4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutoxy)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate (190.0 mg, 0.3 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DCM (2.0 mL), then TFA (2.0 mL) was added. The resulting mixture was stirred for 1 hour at ambient temperature and then concentrated under vacuum to give 5-(trans-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutoxy)-1H-indol- 3-amine TFA salt (120.0 mg) as a white solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 347. The intermediates in the following table were prepared using the same method described for Intermediate 85. Interme Starting material Structure LCMS data + + 322 [M+H] + + + (trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)ethyl)-1H-indol-3-amine TFA salt) Steps 1-2: tert-butyl (5-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1H-indol-3-yl)carbamate The title compound was prepared using the same methods described for Intermediate 48 (Step 1 to 2). LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 277. Step 3: tert-butyl N-(5-[2-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy]ethyl]-1H-indol-3- yl)carbamate tert-Butyl N-[5-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1H-indol-3-yl]carbamate (338.0 mg, 1.2 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and 4-(trifluoromethyl)phenol (198.2 mg, 1.2 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) were dissolved in THF (10 mL), then ADDP (612.4 mg, 2.4 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) and TBUP (494.9 mg, 2.4 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was heated to 70 ° C for 5 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:1) to give tert-butyl N-(5-[2-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy]ethyl]-1H-indol-3- yl)carbamate (260.0 mg) as a brown solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 421. Step 4: 5-(2-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)ethyl)-1H-indol-3-amine TFA salt tert-Butyl N-(5-{2-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy]ethyl}-1H-indol-3-yl)car bamate (260.0 mg, 0.6 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DCM (2 mL) and TFA (2 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred for 30 min at ambient temperature then concentrated under vacuum to give 5-(2-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)ethyl)-1H-indol-3-amine TFA salt (350.0 mg) as a yellow solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 321. The intermediates in the following table were prepared using the same method described for Intermediate 92. Starting ntermediate Starting material A Structure LCMS data Method C: Scheme 48: Synthesis of intermediate 96 (7-methyl-5-(4- (trifluoromethyl)phenethoxy)-1H-pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridin-3-amin e TFA salt) p - y-- -- - - y p y ypy 2-[4-(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethanol (5.0 g, 26.3 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (30 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then 4-methyl-5-nitropyridin-2-ol (4.1 g, 26.3 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and DIAD (10.6 g, 52.6 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 6 hours at ambient temperature under an atmosphere of nitrogen, then concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:5) to give 4-methyl-5-nitro-2- {2-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethoxy}pyridine (6.2 g) as a pale yellow solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 327. Step 2: 7-methyl-5-{2-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethoxy}-1H-pyrrolo[ 3,2- b]pyridine 4-Methyl-5-nitro-2-{2-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethoxy}pyri dine (1.0 g, 3.15 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (20 mL) and cooled to -60 °C, then bromo(ethenyl)magnesium (1M in THF, 70.0 mL, 70.0 mmol, 22 equiv.) was added dropwise, maintaining the solution at -60 °C under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was stirred for 8 hours at ambient temperature and then quenched by the addition of saturated aqueous NH4Cl. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:2) to give 7-methyl-5-{2-[4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethoxy}-1H-pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridine (380.0 mg) as a yellow solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 321. Step 3: 2,2,2-trichloro-1-(7-methyl-5-{2-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl] ethoxy}-1H- pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridin-3-yl)ethanone 7-Methyl-5-{2-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethoxy}-1H-pyrrolo[ 3,2-b]pyridine (500.0 mg, 1.6 mmol, 1 equiv.) and Pyridine (246.9 mg, 3.1 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were dissolved in CHCl3 (20 mL), then trichloroacetyl chloride (851.4 mg, 4.7 mmol, 3.0 equiv.) was added dropwise. The reaction mixture was heated to 65 °C for 2 days, then concentrated vacuum. The residue was purified by reverse flash chromatography with the following conditions: column, C18 silica gel; mobile phase, ACN in water, 5% to 100% gradient in 10 min; detector, UV 254 nm. This gave 2,2,2-trichloro-1-(7-methyl- 5-{2-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethoxy}-1H-pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyr idin-3-yl)ethanone (130.0 mg) as a yellow solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 465. Step 4: 7-methyl-5-{2-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethoxy}-1H-pyrrolo[ 3,2- b]pyridine-3-carboxylic acid 2,2,2-Trichloro-1-(7-methyl-5-{2-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl] ethoxy}-1H- pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridin-3-yl)ethanone (220.0 mg, 0.5 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (15 mL) and water (3 mL), then NaOH (37.8 mg, 0.9 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was heated to 65 °C for 1 hour, then cooled to ambient temperature and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was diluted with water and then adjusted to pH 5 with aqueous HCl (4M). The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum to give 7-methyl-5-{2-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethoxy}-1H-pyrrolo[ 3,2-b]pyridine-3- carboxylic acid (150.0 mg) as a yellow solid. LCMS Method B: [M-H]- = 363. Step 5: 7-methyl-5-{2-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethoxy}-1H-pyrrolo[ 3,2- b]pyridine-3-carbonyl azide 7-Methyl-5-{2-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethoxy}-1H-pyrrolo[ 3,2-b]pyridine-3- carboxylic acid (150.0 mg, 0.4 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (15 mL), then TEA (0.1 mL, 0.8 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) and DPPA (226.6 mg, 0.8 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 6 hours at ambient temperature, then quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum to give 7-methyl-5-{2-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethoxy}-1H-pyrrolo[ 3,2- b]pyridine-3-carbonyl azide (150.0 mg) as a yellow solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 390. Step 6: tert-butyl N-(7-methyl-5-{2-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethoxy}-1H- pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridin-3-yl)carbamate 7-Methyl-5-{2-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethoxy}-1H-pyrrolo[ 3,2-b]pyridine-3- carbonyl azide (150.0 mg, 0.4 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in toluene (3 mL), then t- BuOH (142.8 mg, 1.9 mmol, 5 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was heated to 100 °C overnight, then cooled to ambient temperature and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by reverse flash chromatography with the following conditions: column, C18 silica gel; mobile phase, ACN in water, 5% to 100% gradient in 10 min; detector, UV 254 nm. This gave tert-butyl N-(7-methyl-5-{2-[4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethoxy}-1H-pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridin-3-y l)carbamate (50.0 mg) as a yellow solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 436. Step 7: 7-methyl-5-{2-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethoxy}-1H-pyrrolo[ 3,2- b]pyridin-3-amine TFA salt tert-Butyl N-(7-methyl-5-{2-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethoxy}-1H-pyrro lo[3,2- b]pyridin-3-yl) carbamate (50.0 mg, 0.1 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DCM (2 mL) and TFA (0.5 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred for 50 min at ambient temperature and then concentrated under vacuum to give crude 7-methyl-5-{2-[4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethoxy}-1H-pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyridin-3-a mine TFA salt (35.0 mg) as a light yellow solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 336. The intermediates in the following table were prepared using the same method described for Intermediate 96. Intermediate Structure LCMS data Scheme 49: Synthesis of intermediate 98 (5-(3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazol- 1-yl)propyl)-1H-indol-3-amine TFA salt) y y y 4-(Trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazole (500.0 mg, 3.6 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and K2CO3 (1.0 g, 7.3 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was dissolved in ACN (10 mL), then allyl bromide (666.7 mg, 5.5 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was heated to 100 °C for 2 hours and then cooled to ambient temperature. After removing the solid by filtration, the filtrate was used in the next step directly without further manipulation. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 165. Step 2: tert-butyl N-{5-[(1E)-3-[4-(trifluoromethyl)pyrazol-1-yl]prop-1-en-1-yl ]- 1H-indol-3-yl}carbamate To the above solution of 1-(prop-2-en-1-yl)-4-(trifluoromethyl)pyrazole in ACN (10 mL), tert-butyl N-(5-bromo-1H-indol-3-yl)carbamate (1.3 g, 4.2 mmol, 1.5 equiv.), TEA (0.8 mL, 5.6 mmol, 2.0 equiv.), POT (172.8 mg, 0.5 mmol, 0.2 equiv.) and Pd(OAc)2 (127.4 mg, 0.5 mmol, 0.2 equiv.) were added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was heated to 100 °C for 5 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:1) to give tert-butyl N-{5-[(1E)-3-[4- (trifluoromethyl)pyrazol-1-yl]prop-1-en-1-yl]-1H-indol-3-yl} carbamate (370.0 mg) as a brown oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 407. Step 3: tert-butyl N-(5-{3-[4-(trifluoromethyl)pyrazol-1-yl]propyl}-1H-indol-3- yl)carbamate tert-Butyl N-{5-[(1E)-3-[4-(trifluoromethyl)pyrazol-1-yl]prop-1-en-1-yl ]-1H- indol-3-yl}carbamate (300 mg, 0.7 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in MeOH (10 mL), placed under an atomosphere of nitrogen, then Pd/C (10% wt., 60.0 mg) was added. The mixture was sparged with nitrogen, placed under an atmosphere of hydrogen gas (balloon), then stirred for 2 hours at ambient temperature. The solids were removed by filtration and the filtrate was concentrated under vacuum to give tert-butyl N-(5-{3-[4- (trifluoromethyl)pyrazol-1-yl]propyl}-1H-indol-3-yl)carbamat e (250.0 mg) as a yellow solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 409. Step 4: 5-{3-[4-(trifluoromethyl)pyrazol-1-yl]propyl}-1H-indol-3-ami ne TFA salt tert-Butyl N-(5-{3-[4-(trifluoromethyl)pyrazol-1-yl]propyl}-1H-indol-3- yl)carbamate (210.0 mg, 0.5 mmol, 1 equiv.) was dissolved in DCM (15 mL) and TFA (5 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred for 1 hour at ambient temperature and then concentrated under vacuum. This gave 5-{3-[4-(trifluoromethyl)pyrazol-1-yl]propyl}- 1H-indol-3-amine TFA salt (150.0 mg) as a brown solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 309. Scheme 50: Synthesis of intermediate 100 (1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-4- (vinyloxy)piperidine) Step 1: 1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-ol Piperidin-4-ol (1.0 g, 9.9 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in ACN (6 mL), then K2CO3(2.7 g, 19.8 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) and 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl trifluoromethanesulfonate (2.8 g, 11.9 mmol, 1.2 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was heated to 70 °C for 4 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum to give 1-(2,2,2- trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-ol (1.5 g) as a colorless oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 184. Step 2: 4-(ethenyloxy)-1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidine 1-(2,2,2-Trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-ol (1.0 g, 5. mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in toluene (5 mL), then vinyl acetate (0.9 g, 10.9 mmol, 2.0 equiv.), Na2CO3 (1.2 g, 10.9 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) and [Ir(cod)Cl]2 (0.4 g, 0.5 mmol, 0.1 equiv.) were added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was heated to 100 °C overnight, then cooled to ambient temperature and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:6) to give 4-(ethenyloxy)-1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidine (500.0 mg) as a pale yello oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 210. Scheme 51: Synthesis of intermediate 101 (4-(2-methylbut-3-en-2-yl)-1-(2,2,2- trifluoroethyl)piperidine) Step 1: ethyl 2-methyl-2-[1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl]propanoat e Ethyl 2-methyl-2-(piperidin-4-yl)propanoate (2.0 g, 10.0 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in ACN (30 mL), then TEA (2.8 mL, 20.1 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) and 2,2,2- trifluoroethyl trifluoromethanesulfonate (2.8 g, 12.0 mmol, 1.2 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was heated to 80 °C for 4 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum to give ethyl 2-methyl-2-[1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl]propanoat e (2.3 g) as a colorless oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 282. Step 2: 2-methyl-2-[1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl]propan-1- ol Ethyl 2-methyl-2-[1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl]propanoat e (2.3 g, 8.2 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (30 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then LiAlH4 (0.9 g, 24.5 mmol, 3.0 equiv.) was added, maintaining the solution at 0 °C. The reaction mixture was stirred for 6 hours at ambient temperature and then quenched by the addition of MeOH. The resulting mixture was concentrated under vacuum and the residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:4) to give 2-methyl-2-[1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl]propan-1- ol (1.1 g) as a yellow oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 240. Step 3: 2-methyl-2-[1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl]propanal Oxalyl chloride (1.0 mL, 11.5 mmol, 2.5 equiv.) was dissolved in DCM (30 mL) and cooled to -70 °C, then DMSO (1.6 mL, 23.0 mmol, 5.0 equiv.) was added dropwise, maintaining the solution at -70 °C. After 30 min at -70 °C, a solution of 2-methyl-2-[1- (2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl]propan-1-ol (1.1 g, 4.6 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) in DCM (10 mL) was added dropwise. The reaction mixture was stirred for an additional 4 hours at -70 °C. This was followed by the addition of TEA (6.4 mL, 46.0 mmol, 10.0 equiv.). The reaction mixture was allowed to warm to ambient temperature and stir for 1 hour, then concentrated under vacuum. The residue was diluted with water, extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:5) to give 2-methyl-2-[1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4- yl]propanal (510.0 mg) as a pale yellow oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 238. Step 4: 4-(2-methylbut-3-en-2-yl)-1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidine Methyltriphenylphosphanium bromide (2.3 g, 6.4 mmol, 3.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (25 mL), then NaHMDS (1.2 g, 6.4 mmol, 3.0 equiv.) was added. After 30 min, 2- methyl-2-[1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl]propanal (510.0 mg, 2.1 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 4 hours at ambient temperature, then concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:5) to give 4-(2-methylbut-3-en-2- yl)-1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidine (310.0 mg) as a colorless oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 236. Scheme 52: Synthesis of intermediate 102 (1-(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)azetidine-3- carboxylic acid) Step 1: ethyl 1-(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)azetidine-3-carboxylate Ethyl azetidine-3-carboxylate hydrochloride (2.6 g, 15.5 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and 1,1,1- trifluoro-3-iodopropane (2.9 g, 13.3 mmol, 0.9 equiv.) were dissolved in ACN (10 mL), then K2CO3 (5.0 g, 36.4 mmol, 2.3 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was heated to 80 °C for 4 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum to give ethyl 1-(3,3,3- trifluoropropyl)azetidine-3-carboxylate (1.8 g) as a yellow oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 226. Step 2: 1-(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)azetidine-3-carboxylic acid Ethyl 1-(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)azetidine-3-carboxylate (1.0 g, 4.4 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF/H2O (10/1 mL), LiOH (0.3 g, 13.4 mmol, 3.0 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 6 hours at ambient temperature and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was diluted with water, then adjusted to pH 4 with aqueous HCl (6M). The resulting solution was extracted with DCM and concentrated under vacuum to give crude 1-(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)azetidine-3-carboxylic acid (1.2 g) as a yellow oil. LCMS Method A: [M-H]- = 196. Scheme 53: Synthesis of intermediate 103 (tert-butyl 3-(cyclopropane carboxamido)-5-hydroxy-1H-indole-1-carboxylate) p y tert-Butyl (5-bromo-1H-indol-3-yl)carbamate (20.0 g, 64.2 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in HCl/1,4-dioxane (4 M, 150 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at rt and then concentrated under vacuum to give 5-bromo-1H-indol-3-amine hydrochloride (18.7 g) as a brown solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H]+ = 211.2. Step 2: N-(5-bromo-1H-indol-3-yl)cyclopropanecarboxamide Cyclopropanecarboxylic acid (172.0 mg, 2.0 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DCM (20 mL), then DIEA (1.0 mL, 6.0 mmol, 3.0 equiv.), HATU (1.1 g, 3.0 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) and 5-bromo-1H-indol-3-amine hydrogen chloride (500.0 mg, 2.0 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at rt and then quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with EtOAc/petroleum ether (1:1) to give N-(5- bromo-1H-indol-3-yl)cyclopropanecarboxamide (510.0 mg) as a white solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H]+ = 279.2. Step 3: tert-butyl 5-bromo-3-(cyclopropanecarboxamido)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate N-(5-bromo-1H-indol-3-yl)cyclopropanecarboxamide (200.0 mg, 0.7 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and (Boc)2O (156.3 mg, 0.7 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) were dissolved in THF (10 mL), then DMAP (8.7 mg, 0.07 mmol, 0.1 equiv.) and TEA (0.2 mL, 1.4 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at rt and then concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by reverse flash chromatography with the following conditions: column, C18 silica gel; mobile phase, ACN in Water (10mmol/L NH4HCO3), 30% to 90% gradient in 30 min; detector, UV 254 nm. This resulted in tert-butyl 5-bromo- 3-(cyclopropanecarboxamido)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate (106.0 mg) as a brown yellow oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H]+ = 379.2. Step 4: tert-butyl 3-(cyclopropanecarboxamido)-5-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2- dioxaborolan-2-yl)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate tert-Butyl 5-bromo-3-cyclopropaneamidoindole-1-carboxylate (200.0 mg, 0.5 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and bis(pinacolato)diboron (200.9 mg, 0.8 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) were dissolved in 1,4-dioxane (10 mL), then Pd(dppf)Cl2 (38.6 mg, 0.05 mmol, 0.1 equiv.) and KOAc (103.5 mg, 1.05 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at 90 °C, then cooled to rt and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with EtOAc/petroleum ether (1:7) to give tert-butyl 3-(cyclopropanecarboxamido)-5-(4,4,5,5- tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate (186.0 mg) as a brown solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 427.2. Step 5: tert-butyl 3-(cyclopropanecarboxamido)-5-hydroxy-1H-indole-1- carboxylate tert-Butyl 3-(cyclopropanecarboxamido)-5-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dio xaborolan- 2-yl)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate (500.0 mg, 1.2 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (15 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then a solution of NaOH in water (30% wt./wt., 4.0 mL, 3.5 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added. This was followed by the addition of H2O2 (30% wt./wt. in water, 0.3 mL, 2.4 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) dropwise at 0 ºC. The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at rt and then concentrated under vacuum. The residue was diluted with water, extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with dichloromethane/methanol (20:1) to give tert-butyl 3-(cyclopropanecarboxamido)-5- hydroxy-1H-indole-1-carboxylate (161.0 mg) as a yellow solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 317.2. The intermediates in the following table were prepared using the same method described for Intermediates 103. Intermediate Starting material Structure LCMS data Scheme 54: Synthesis of intermediate 105 (5-(trans-3-(6- (trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)cyclobutoxy)-1H-indol-3-amine TFA salt)
Step 1: 3-(benzyloxy)-1-(6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)cyclobutan- 1-ol 5-Bromo-2-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine (4.0 g, 17.6 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (40 mL) and cooled to -70 °C, then n-BuLi (2.5M in hexane, 8.5 mL, 21.3 mmol, 1.2 equiv.) added dropwise, maintaining the solution at -70 °C under an atmosphere of nitrogen. After stirred for 30 min at -70 °C, 3-(benzyloxy)cyclobutan-1-one (3.7 g, 21.2 mmol, 1.2 equiv.) was added dropwise. The reaction mixture was stirred for additional 2 hours at rt and then quenched by the addition of saturated aqueous NH 4 Cl. The resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by reverse flash column with the following conditions: column, C18 silica gel; mobile phase, MeCN in Water (0.5% NH4HCO3), 10% to 100% gradient in 25 min; detector, UV 254 nm. This resulted in 3- (benzyloxy)-1-(6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)cyclobutan-1- ol (2.7 g) as a pale yellow solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 324.2. Step 2: 5-(3-(benzyloxy)-1-fluorocyclobutyl)-2-(trifluoromethyl)pyri dine 3-(Benzyloxy)-1-(6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)cyclobutan- 1-ol (2.7 g, 8.3 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DCM (10 mL) and cooled to -70 °C, then DAST (2.6 g, 16.6 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added dropwise, maintaining the solution at -70 °C under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at rt and then quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by reverse flash column with the following conditions: column, C18 silica gel; mobile phase, MeCN in Water (0.1% NH4HCO3), 10% to 100% gradient in 30 min; detector, UV 254 nm. This resulted in 5-(3-(benzyloxy)-1-fluorocyclobutyl)-2- (trifluoromethyl)pyridine (2.5 g) as a pale yellow solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 326.0 Step 3: 3-(6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)cyclobutan-1-ol 5-[3-(Benzyloxy)-1-fluorocyclobutyl]-2-(trifluoromethyl)pyri dine (2.0 g, 6.1 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in MeOH (40 ml), then HCOOH (282.9 mg, 6.1 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was added. This was followed by the addition of Pd/C (10% wt., 130.8 mg) under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The mixture was sparged with nitrogen, placed under an atmosphere of hydrogen gas (balloon), then stirred for 4 hours at 40 °C. The solids were removed by filtration and the filter cake was washed with MeOH. The combined filtrate was concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by reverse flash column with the following conditions: column, C18 silica gel; mobile phase, MeCN in Water (0.1% NH4HCO3), 10% to 100% gradient in 30 min; detector, UV 254 nm. This resulted in 3-(6- (trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)cyclobutan-1-ol (1.0 g) as a pale yellow oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 261.0. Step 4: tert-butyl 3-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)-5-(trans-3-(6- (trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)cyclobutoxy)-1H-indole-1-carbo xylate and tert-butyl 3-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)-5-(cis-3-(6-(trifluoromethyl) pyridin-3- yl)cyclobutoxy)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate 3-[6-(Trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl]cyclobutan-1-ol (1.0 g, 4.6 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (13 mL), then tert-butyl 3-[(tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino]-5- hydroxyindole-1-carboxylate (1.6 g, 4.6 mmol, 1.0 equiv.), TBUP (1.8 g, 9.2 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) and ADDP (2.3 g, 9.2 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was stirred for 5 hours at 70 °C, then cooled to rt and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by reverse flash chromatography with the following conditions: column, C18 silica gel; mobile phase, MeCN in Water (0.1% NH4HCO3), 10% to 100% gradient in 25 min; detector, UV 254 nm. This resulted in tert-butyl 3-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)-5- (3-(6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)cyclobutoxy)-1H-indole-1 -carboxylate (1.0 g) as a pale yellow solid. The mixture was separated by Chiral-HPLC with the following conditions: Column: JW-CHIRAL-Amylose-SA, 20*250mm, 5um; Mobile Phase A: IPA- -HPLC, Mobile Phase B: Hex (0.5% 2M NH3-MeOH)--HPLC; Flow rate: 20 mL/min; Gradient: 90% B to 90% B in 14 min; Wave Length: 220/254 nm; RT1: 8.2 min; RT2: 10.22 min. This resulted in tert-butyl 3-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)-5-(cis-3-(6- (trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)cyclobutoxy)-1H-indole-1-carbo xylate (710.0 mg) as a pale yellow solid. LCMS Method B: [M-H]- = 548. And tert-butyl 3-((tert- butoxycarbonyl)amino)-5-(trans-3-(6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin -3-yl)cyclobutoxy)-1H- indole-1-carboxylate (170.0 mg) as a pale yellow solid. LCMS Method B: [M-H]- = 548.1. Step 5: 5-(trans-3-(6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)cyclobutoxy)-1H- indol-3-amine TFA salt tert-Butyl 3-[(tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino]-5-[trans-3-[6-(trifluoromethy l)pyridin-3- yl]cyclobutoxy]indole-1-carboxylate (160.0 mg, 0.2 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DCM (2 mL), then TFA (2 mL) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 1 hours at rt and then concentrated under vacuum to give crude 5-(trans-3-(6- (trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)cyclobutoxy)-1H-indol-3-amine TFA salt (103.0 mg) as a red solid. LCMS Method B: [M+H] + = 348.2. Scheme 55: Synthesis of intermediate 106 (5-(cis-3-(6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3- yl)cyclobutoxy)-1H-indol-3-amine TFA salt) tert-Butyl 3-[(tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino]-5-[cis-3-[6-(trifluoromethyl) pyridin-3- yl]cyclobutoxy]indole-1-carboxylate (500.0 mg, 0.9 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DCM (3 mL), then TFA (3 mL) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 1 hour at rt and then concentrated under vacuum to give crude 5-(trans-3-(6- (trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)cyclobutoxy)-1H-indol-3-amine TFA salt (400.0 mg) as a brown solid. LCMS Method B: [M+H] + = 348.2 Scheme 56: Synthesis of intermediate 107 (5-(3-(5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2- yl)propyl)-1H-indol-3-amine TFA salt)
tert-Butyl 5-bromo-3-((tert-butoxycarbonyl) amino)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate (4.0 g, 9.7 mmol, 1.0 equiv.), 2-(but-3-en-1-yl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolane (3.3 g, 19.5 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were dissolved in 1,4-dioxane (120 mL) and H2O (12 mL), then Cs 2 CO 3 (6.3 g, 19.5 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) and Pd(dppf)Cl 2 (0.7 g, 1.0 mmol, 0.1 equiv.) were added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was stirred for 4 hours at 90 °C, then cooled to rt and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was diluted with water, extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with petroleum ether/EtOAc (5:1) to give tert-butyl 5-allyl-3-((tert- butoxycarbonyl) amino)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate (3.3 g) as a white solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 373.2. Step 2: tert-butyl (E)-3-((tert-butoxycarbonyl) amino)-5-(3-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl- 1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl) allyl)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate tert-Butyl 5-allyl-3-((tert-butoxycarbonyl) amino)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate (1.8 g, 4.8 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and 4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-2-vinyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolane (2.2 g, 14.5 mmol, 3.0 equiv.) were dissolved in DCM (10 mL), then Grubbs 2nd (410.2 mg, 0.5 mmol, 0.1 equiv.) was added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was stirred for 3 days at 50 °C, then cooled to rt and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with petroleum ether/EtOAc (1:1) to give tert-butyl (E)-3-((tert- butoxycarbonyl) amino)-5-(3-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl) allyl)-1H- indole-1-carboxylate (900 mg) as a yellow solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 499.2. Step 3: tert-butyl (E)-3-((tert-butoxycarbonyl) amino)-5-(3-(5-(trifluoromethyl) pyridin-2-yl) allyl)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate tert-Butyl (E)-3-((tert-butoxycarbonyl) amino)-5-(3-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2- dioxaborolan-2-yl) allyl)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate (900.0 mg, 1.8 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and 2-iodo-5-(trifluoromethyl) pyridine (985.8 mg, 3.6 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were dissolved in 1,4-dioxane (10 mL) and H2O (1 mL), then Pd(dppf)Cl2 (264.2 mg, 0.4 mmol, 0.2 equiv.) and Cs2CO3 (1.8 g, 5.4 mmol, 3.0 equiv.) were added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at 90 °C, then cooled to rt and concentrated under vacuum. he residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with petroleum ether/EtOAc (3:1) to give tert-butyl (E)-3-((tert-butoxycarbonyl) amino)-5-(3-(5-(trifluoromethyl) pyridin-2-yl) allyl)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate (450.0 mg) as a pale yellow solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 518.2. Step 4: tert-butyl 3-((tert-butoxycarbonyl) amino)-5-(3-(5-(trifluoromethyl) pyridin- 2-yl) propyl)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate tert-Butyl (E)-3-((tert-butoxycarbonyl) amino)-5-(3-(5-(trifluoromethyl) pyridin-2- yl) allyl)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate (100.0 mg, 0.2 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in MeOH (10 mL), then Pd/C (10% wt, 10 mg) was added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The mixture was sparged with nitrogen, placed under an atmosphere of hydrogen gas (balloon), then stirred for 2 hours at rt. The solids were removed by filtration and the filtrate was concentrated under vacuum to give tert-butyl 3-((tert-butoxycarbonyl) amino)-5-(3- (5-(trifluoromethyl) pyridin-2-yl) propyl)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate (60.0 mg) as a white solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 520.2. Step 5: 5-(3-(5-(trifluoromethyl) pyridin-2-yl) propyl)-1H-indol-3-amine TFA salt tert-Butyl 3-((tert-butoxycarbonyl) amino)-5-(3-(5-(trifluoromethyl) pyridin-2-yl) propyl)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate (60.0 mg, 0.1 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DCM (2 mL), then TFA (0.4 mL) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 1 hour at rt and concentrated under vacuum to give crude 5-(3-(5-(trifluoromethyl) pyridin-2-yl) propyl)-1H-indol-3-amine TFA salt (65.0 mg) as a yellow oil, that was used in the next step directly without further purification. LCMS Method B: [M+H] + = 320.2. Scheme 57: Synthesis of intermediate 108 (tert-butyl 3-(2-(2- bromoethoxy)propan-2-yl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate) Step 1: tert-butyl 3-acetylpyrrolidine-1-carboxylate tert-Butyl 3-acetylpyrrolidine-1-carboxylate (2.0 g, 9.4 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (20 mL) and cooled to -10 °C, then MeMgBr (3M in THF, 6.3 mL, 18.9 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added dropwise, maintaining the solution at -10 °C under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at 0 °C, then quenched by the addition of ice-water. The resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with dichloromethane/petroleum ether (5:1) to give tert-butyl 3-(2-hydroxypropan-2-yl) pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate (1.5 g) as a yellow oil. LCMS Method C: [M+H] + = 230.1. Step 2: tert-butyl 3-(2-hydroxypropan-2-yl) pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate tert-Butyl 3-(2-hydroxypropan-2-yl) pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate (1.3 g, 5.7 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DCM (15 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then ethyl diazoacetate (1.3 g, 11.3 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) and Rh2(OAc)4 (0.3 g, 0.6 mmol, 0.1 equiv.) were added, maintaining the solution at 0 °C under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at 0 °C and then quenched by the addition of ice-water. The resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with petroleum ether/EtOAc (5:1) to give tert-butyl 3-[2-(2-ethoxy-2- oxoethoxy) propan-2-yl] pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate (1.3 g) as a yellow oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 316.2 Step 3: tert-butyl 3-(2-(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethoxy) propan-2-yl) pyrrolidine-1- carboxylate tert-Butyl 3-[2-(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethoxy) propan-2-yl] pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate (1.0 g, 3.2 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (10 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then LiAlH4 (0.2 g, 4.8 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) was added in portions. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at rt and then quenched by the addition of ice-water at 0 °C. The resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum to give tert-butyl 3-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy) propan-2-yl] pyrrolidine-1- carboxylate (0.7 g) as a yellow oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 274.2. Step 4: tert-butyl 3-(2-(2-hydroxyethoxy) propan-2-yl) pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate tert-Butyl 3-[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy) propan-2-yl] pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate (1.2 g, 4.4 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (20 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then PPh3 (1.7 g, 6.6 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) and CBr4 (2.2 g, 6.6 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) were added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at 0 °C and then quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. reduced pressure. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with petroleum ether/EtOAc (10:1) to give tert-butyl 3-[2-(2-bromoethoxy) propan-2-yl] pyrrolidine-1- carboxylate (0.8 g) as a yellow oil. LCMS Method C: [M+H] + = 336.2. Scheme 58: Synthesis of intermediate 109 (tert-butyl (3aR,5r,6aS)-5- vinylhexahydrocyclopenta[c]pyrrole-2(1H)-carboxylate) tert-Butyl (3aR,5r,6aS)-5-(2-hydroxyethyl)hexahydrocyclopenta[c]pyrrole -2(1H)- carboxylate (2.0 g, 7.8 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and 1-nitro-2-selenocyanatobenzene (2.3 g, 10.2 mmol, 1.3 equiv.) were dissolved in THF (40 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then TBUP (2.1 g, 10.2 mmol, 1.3 equiv.) was added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was stirred for 16 hours at rt and then concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with petroleum ether/EtOAc (2:1) to give intermediate product as a brown oil. Then the intermediate product was dissolved in THF (30 mL), H2O2 (30% wt., 6 mL) was added dropwise at 0°C. The resulting mixture was stirred for 2 hours at rt and then quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with petroleum ether/EtOAc (20:1) to give tert-butyl (3aR,5r,6aS)-5- vinylhexahydrocyclopenta[c]pyrrole-2(1H)-carboxylate (430.0 mg) as a yellow oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 238.0. Scheme 59: Synthesis of intermediate 110 (4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1- (trifluoromethyl)cyclohexan-1-ol) Step 1: ethyl 2-[4-hydroxy-4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl]acetate Ethyl 2-(4-oxocyclohexyl)acetate (500.0 mg, 2.7 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DME (5.0 mL), then CsF (825.0 mg, 5.4 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) and trifluoromethyltrimethylsilane (772.0 mg, 5.4 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 5 hours at rt and then concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with petroleum ether/EtOAc (5:1) to give ethyl 2-[4-hydroxy-4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl]acetate (200.0 mg) as a colorless oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 255.1. Step 2: 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexan-1-ol Ethyl 2-[4-hydroxy-4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl]acetate (200 mg, 0.787 mmol, 1 equiv) was dissolved in THF (4 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then LiAlH4 (60.0 mg, 1.6 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 5 hours at 0 °C and then quenched by the addition of ice-water. The resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum to give 4- (2-hydroxyethyl)-1-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexan-1-ol (170.0 mg) as a colorless oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 213.2. Scheme 60: Synthesis of intermediate 111 (1-(4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)pyrrolidin-3-ol)
1-Fluoro-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzene (4.0 g, 24.3 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DMSO (120 mL), then DIEA (8.0 mL, 48.7 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) and pyrrolidin-3-ol (2.1 g, 24.3 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 16 hours at 100 °C, then cooled to rt and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with petroleum ether/EtOAc (5:1) to give 1-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]pyrrolidin- 3-ol (1.4 g) as a yellow solid. LCMS Method B: [M+H] + = 232.2. Scheme 61: Synthesis of intermediate 112 (((1R,3s,5S)-8-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-8- azabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-3-yl)methanol) ((1R,3s,5S)-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-3-yl)methanol hydrochloride (500.0 mg, 2.8 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in ACN (10 mL), then K2CO3 (1.2 g, 8.4 mmol, 3.0 equiv.) and 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl trifluoromethanesulfonate (720.0 mg, 3.1 mmol, 1.1 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at 80 °C, then cooled to rt and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with dichloromethane/methanol (99:1) to give [(1R,3R,5S)-8-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octa n-3- yl]methanol (530.0 mg) as a yellow oil. LCMS Method B: [M-H]- = 222.1. Scheme 62: Synthesis of intermediate 113 (2-(4-methyl-2- (trifluoromethyl)thiazol-5-yl)ethan-1-ol) 2-(4-Methylthiazol-5-yl) ethan-1-ol (3.0 g, 21.0 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and ferrocene (2.2 g, 10.5 mmol, 0.5 equiv.) were dissolved in DMSO (10 mL), then CF3I (12.3 g, 62.9 mmol, 3.0 equiv.) was added dropwise. This was followed by the addition of H2O2 (30%, 162.6 mL, 209.5 mmol, 10.0 equiv.) dropwise at 0 °C. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at rt and then quenched by the addition of aqueous Na2CO3. The resulting solution was diluted with water, extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with petroleum ether/EtOAc (1:1) to give 2-(4- methyl-2-(trifluoromethyl) thiazol-5-yl) ethan-1-ol (1.7 g) as a brown oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 212.2. Scheme 63: Synthesis of intermediate 114 (tert-butyl 7-(2-hydroxyethyl)-5- azaspiro[2.4]heptane-5-carboxylate)
Ste p y y y p . p ane-5- carboxylate Ethyl 2-(diethoxyphosphoryl)acetate (1.6 g, 7.1 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (15 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then NaH (60%, 284.0 mg, 7.1 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 30 min at rt, then tert-butyl 7-oxo-5- azaspiro[2.4]heptane-5-carboxylate (1.0 g, 4.7 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was added dropwise. The resulting mixture was stirred overnight at rt and quenched by the addition of ice-water. The resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with petroleum ether/EtOAc (1:1) to give tert-butyl (E)-7-(2-ethoxy- 2-oxoethylidene)-5-azaspiro[2.4]heptane-5-carboxylate (750.0 mg) as a pale white solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 282.2. Step 2: tert-butyl 7-(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl)-5-azaspiro[2.4]heptane-5-carboxylate tert-Butyl (E)-7-(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethylidene)-5-azaspiro[2.4]heptane-5-ca rboxylate (400.0 mg, 1.4 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in EtOAc (5.0 mL), then PtO2 (40.0 mg, 0.2 mmol, 0.1 equiv.) was added. The mixture was sparged with nitrogen, placed under an atmosphere of hydrogen gas (balloon), then stirred for 2 hours at rt. The solids were removed by filtration and the filtrate was concentrated under vacuum to give tert-butyl 7- (2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl)-5-azaspiro[2.4]heptane-5-carboxylate (380.0 mg) as an off-white solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 284.2. Step 3: tert-butyl 7-(2-hydroxyethyl)-5-azaspiro[2.4]heptane-5-carboxylate tert-Butyl 7-(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl)-5-azaspiro[2.4]heptane-5-carboxylate (380.0 mg, 1.3 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (8.0 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then LAH (101.8 mg, 2.7 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at rt and then quenched by the addition of Na2SO4-10H2O. The resulting mixture was filtered, the filter cake was washed with EtOAc and the combined filtrate was concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with petroleum ether/EtOAc (1:1) to give tert-butyl 7-(2-hydroxyethyl)-5- azaspiro[2.4]heptane-5-carboxylate (250.0 mg) as a colorless oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 242.2. The intermediates in the following table were prepared using the same method described for Intermediates 114. Intermediate Starting material Structure LCMS data M h A Scheme 64: Synthesis of intermediate 116 (2-(3-(trifluoromethyl)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan- 1-yl)ethan-1-ol) 2-(3-(Trifluoromethyl)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1-yl)acetic acid (250.0 mg, 1.3 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (8 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then LiAlH4 (97.7 mg, 2.6 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added. The resulting mixture was stirred for 2 hours at 0 °C and then quenched by the addition of Na2SO4-10H2O. The resulting mixture was filtered and the filter cake was washed with EtOAc. The combined filtrate was concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with petroleum ether/EtOAc (1:1) to give 2-(3-(trifluoromethyl)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentan-1- yl)ethan-1-ol (90.0 mg) as a colorless oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 181.2. The intermediates in the following table were prepared using the same method described for Intermediates 116. Intermediate Starting material Structure LCMS data Scheme 65: Synthesis of intermediate 118 (5-(trifluoromethyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H- inden-2-ol) Step 1: 6-(trifluoromethyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-1-ol 6-(Trifluoromethyl)-2,3-dihydroinden-1-one (5.0 g, 24.9 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in MeOH (20 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then NaBH4 (1.9 g, 49.9 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added in portions. The reaction mixture was stirred for 16 hours at rt and then quenched by the addition of eater. The resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum to give 6- (trifluoromethyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-1-ol (5.0 g) as a pale yellow oil. LCMS Method B: [M-H]- = 201.1. Step 2: 5-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-indene 6-(Trifluoromethyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-1-ol (1.0 g, 4.9 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in toluene (5 mL), then TsOH (425.8 mg, 2.5 mmol, 0.5 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at 110 °C, then cooled to rt and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was diluted with water and the resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with petroleum ether (100%) to give 5-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-indene (505.0 mg) as an off-white oil. Step 3: 5-(trifluoromethyl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-ol 5-(Trifluoromethyl)-1H-indene (500.0 mg, 2.7 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and (phenyldisulfanyl)benzene (118.6 mg, 0.5 mmol, 0.2 equiv.) were dissolved in ACN (10 mL) and water (1 mL), then 9-Mesityl-10-methylacridinium Perchlorate (33.5 mg, 0.08 mmol, 0.03 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 16 hours at 3 W blue LEDs at rt, then quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by reverse flash chromatography with the following conditions: column, C18 silica gel; mobile phase, MeCN in Water (10mmol/L NH4HCO3), 10% to 50% gradient in 10 min; detector, UV 254 nm. This gave 5-(trifluoromethyl)-2,3- dihydro-1H-inden-2-ol (300.0 mg) as an off-white solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 203..21H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 7.56 (s, 1H), 7.48 (dd, J = 8.0, 2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.43 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H), 4.94 (d, J = 3.6 Hz, 1H), 4.57–4.52 (m, 1H), 3.13 (dd, J = 16.4, 5.6 Hz, 2H), 2.85–2.79 (m, 2H). The intermediates in following table were prepared using the same method described for Intermediates 118. Intermediate Starting material Structure LCMS data Scheme 66: Synthesis of intermediate 120 (2-methyl-3-(4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutan-1-ol ) p y y p y y 1-(Trifluoromethyl)-4-vinylbenzene (5.0 g, 29.0 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DCE (100 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then Tf 2 O (11.5 g, 40.7 mmol, 1.4 equiv.) was added dropwise, maintaining the solution at 0 °C. After stirred for 30 min at 0 °C, N,N- dimethylpropionamide (3.5 g, 34.8 mmol, 1.2 equiv.) and 2,4,6-trimethylpyridine (4.9 g, 40.6 mmol, 1.4 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for additional 2 hours at 80 °C, then cooled to rt and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with dichloromethane, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with petroleum ether/EtOAc (20:1) to give 2-methyl-3-(4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutan-1-one (3.0 g) as a yellow oil. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 7.72 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.65 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 3.52–3.42 (m, 1H), 3.42– 334 (m 1H) 333–324 (m 2H) 118 (d J = 72 Hz 3H) Step 2: 2-methyl-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutan-1-ol 2-Methyl-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutan-1-one (3.2 g, 13.8 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (30 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then NaBH4 (522.1 mg, 13.8 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at 0 °C, then quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with petroleum ether/EtOAc (5:1) to give 2-methyl-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutan-1-ol (2.6 g) as a yellow oil. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 7.65 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.46–7.43 (m, 2H), 5.13 (d, J = 7.6 Hz, 1H), 3.58–3.56 (m, 1H), 2.57–2.51 (m, 1H), 2.09–2.00 (m, 1H), 1.82–1.73 (m, 1H), 1.10 (d, J = 6.4 Hz, 3H). Scheme 67: Synthesis of intermediate 121 ((7-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,3,4- tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl)methanol) Step 1: 2-(bis(methylthio)methylene)-7-(trifluoromethyl)-3,4-dihydro naphthalen- 1(2H)-one 7-(Trifluoromethyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-naphthalen-1-one (2.0 g, 9.3 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and t-BuOK (2.1 g, 18.7 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were dissolved in DMF (15 mL) and toluene (15 mL), then CS2 (1.4 g, 18.7 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added dropwise under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was stirred for 4 hours at rt, then MeI (2.7 g, 18.7 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added dropwise. The resulting mixture was stirred overnight at rt and then quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with petroleum ether/EtOAc (8:1) to give 2-[bis(methylsulfanyl)methylidene]-7-(trifluoromethyl)-3,4- dihydronaphthalen-1-one (1.5 g) as a yellow solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 319.1. Step 2: methyl 7-(trifluoromethyl)-3,4-dihydronaphthalene-2-carboxylate 2-[bis(methylsulfanyl)methylidene]-7-(trifluoromethyl)-3,4-d ihydronaphthalen-1- one (1.5 g, 4.7 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in MeOH (15 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, the NaBH4 (267.0 mg, 7.1 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 30 min at rt, then BF3.Et2O (1.2 g, 85.1 mmol, 18.0 equiv.) was added dropwise. The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at 50 °C, then cooled to rt and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with petroleum ether/EtOAc (5:1) to give 2-[bis(methylsulfanyl)methylidene]-7-(trifluoromethyl)-3,4-d ihydronaphthalen-1- one (810 mg) as a yellow solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 257.1. Step 3: methyl 7-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene-2-carboxyl ate Methyl 7-(trifluoromethyl)-3,4-dihydronaphthalene-2-carboxylate (800.0 mg, 3.1 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in MeOH (10 mL), then Pd/C (166.1 mg, 1.6 mmol, 0.5 equiv.) was added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The mixture was sparged with nitrogen, placed under an atmosphere of hydrogen gas (balloon), then stirred for 5 hours at rt. The solids were removed by filtration and the filtrate was concentrated under vacuum to give methyl 7-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene-2-carboxyl ate (705 mg) as a yellow oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 259.2. Step 4: 7-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene-2-carboxyl ic acid Methyl 7-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene-2-carboxyl ate (700.0 mg, 2.7 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in MeOH (10 mL) and H2O (5 mL), then NaOH (542.1 mg, 13.6 mmol, 5.0 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at rt and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was diluted with water, adjusted to pH 5 with aqueous HCl. The precipitated solids were collected by filtration, washed with water and dried to give 7-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene-2-carboxyl ic acid (350.0 mg) as an off-white solid. LCMS Method B: [M-H]- = 243.1. Step 5: (7-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl)metha nol 7-(Trifluoromethyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene-2-carboxyl ic acid (350.0 mg, 1.4 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (5 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then BH3-Me2S (181.1 mg, 7.2 mmol, 5.0 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 4 hours at rt and then quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with petroleum ether/EtOAc (5:1) to give (7-(trifluoromethyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-2- yl)methanol (300.0 mg) as a yellow solid. 1 HNMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 7.40 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 2H), 7.28 (d, J = 7.6 Hz, 1H), 4.62 (s, 1H), 3.38 (d, J = 6.4 Hz, 2H), 2.93–2.82 (m, 2H), 2.76–2.69 (m, 1H), 2.48–2.45 (m, 1H), 1.99–1.89 (m, 1H), 1.82–1.72 (m, 1H), 1.35– 1.22 (m, 1H). Scheme 68: Synthesis of intermediate 122 (cis-3-(2-methyl-4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutan-1-ol )
Step 1: 2-methyl-4-(trifluoromethyl)-1-vinylbenzene 1-Bromo-2-methyl-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzene (5.0 g, 20.9 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and potassium 1-(trifluoro-lambda4-boranyl)eth-1-enide (4.2 g, 31.6 mmol, 1.5 equiv) were dissolved in THF (40 mL) and H2O (4 mL), then Cs2CO3 (13.6 g, 41.8 mmol, 2.0 equiv.), PPh3 (1.1 g, 4.2 mmol, 0.2 N/equiv.) and Pd(OAc)2 (0.5 g, 2.1 mmol, 0.1 equiv.) were added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was stirred for 4 hours at 70 °C, then cooled to rt and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. sodium sulfate and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with petroleum ether/EtOAc (99:1) to give 2-methyl-4-(trifluoromethyl)- 1-vinylbenzene (2.2 g) as a yellow oil.1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 7.72 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.62–7.51 (m, 2H), 7.03–6.98 (m, 1H), 5.86 (dd, J = 17.2 Hz, 2.1 Hz, 1H), 5.50– 5.44 (m, 1H), 2.39 (s, 3H). Step 2: 3-(2-methyl-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutan-1-one DMA (1.1 g, 12.9 mmol, 2.4 equiv.) was dissolved in DCE (10 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then a solution of Tf2O (6.1 g, 21.5 mmol, 4.0 equiv.) in DCE (1 mL) was added dropwise under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was stirred for 30 min at 0 °C, then a mixture of 2,4,6-collidine (2.6 g, 21.5 mmol, 4.0 equiv.) and 2-methyl-4- (trifluoromethyl)-1-vinylbenzene (1.0 g, 5.4 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was added dropwise, maintaining the solution at 0 °C. The resulting mixture was stirred for 16 hours at 80 °C, then cooled to rt and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with dichloromethane, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. sodium sulfate and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with petroleum ether/EtOAc (20:1) to give 3-(2-methyl-4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutan-1-one (380 mg) as a yellow oil.1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 7.62–7.60 (m, 1H), 7.56–7.53 (m, 2H), 3.88–3.79 (m, 1H), 3.50–3.41 (m, 2H), 3.30–3.24 (m, 2H), 2.37 (s, 3H). Step 3: cis-3-(2-methyl-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutan-1-ol 3-(2-Methyl-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutan-1-one (380.0 mg, 1.7 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in MeOH (5 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then NaBH4 (127.0 mg, 3.3 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added in portions. The reaction mixture was stirred for 1 hour at 0 °C and then quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. sodium sulfate and concentrated under vacuum to give cis-3-(2-methyl-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutan-1-ol (300.0 mg) as a yellow solid. 1 HNMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 7.60–7.46 (m, 2H), 7.42–7.40 (m, 1H), 5.13 (d, J = 7.2 Hz, 1H), 4.12–4.06 (m, 1H), 3.05–2.98 (m, 1H), 2.68–2.62 (m, 2H), 2.28 (s, 3H), 1.89–1.81(m, 2H). Scheme 69: Synthesis of intermediate 123 ((2-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-2,4,5,6- tetrahydrocyclopenta[c]pyrazol-5-yl)methanol) and intermediate 124 ((1-(2,2,2- trifluoroethyl)-1,4,5,6-tetrahydrocyclopenta[c]pyrazol-5-yl) methanol)
Step 1: ethyl (3Z)-3-[(dimethylamino)methylidene]-4-oxocyclopentane-1- carboxylate Ethyl 3-oxocyclopentane-1-carboxylate (4.0 g, 25.6 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DMF-DMA (40.0 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred for 4 hours at 100 °C, then cooled to rt and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum to give ethyl (3Z)-3-[(dimethylamino)methylidene]-4-oxocyclopentane-1-carb oxylate (2.0 g) as a yellow oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 212.2. Step 2: ethyl 2H,4H,5H,6H-cyclopenta[c]pyrazole-5-carboxylate Ethyl (3Z)-3-[(dimethylamino)methylidene]-4-oxocyclopentane-1-carb oxylate (2.0 g, 9.5 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in EtOH (20 mL), hydrazine (910.0 mg, 28.4 mmol, 3.0 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 5 hours at rt and then quenched by the addition of FeCl3 (900 mg). The resulting solution was filtered and the filter cake was washed with -ethanol. The combined filtrate was concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by Prep Chiral-HPLC with the following conditions: Column: CHIRALPAK IG, 5*15 cm, 10 μm; Mobile Phase A: CO2, Mobile Phase B: EtOH: DCM=1: 1; Flow rate: 200 mL/min; Gradient: isocratic 30% B; Column Temperature (°C): 35; Back Pressure(bar): 100; Wave Length: 220 nm; RT1(min): 3.88. This resulted in ethyl 2H,4H,5H,6H-cyclopenta[c]pyrazole-5-carboxylate (920.0 mg) as an off-white solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 181.2. Step 3: mixture of ethyl 2-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-4H,5H,6H-cyclopenta[c]pyrazole-5- carboxylate and ethyl 1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-4H,5H,6H-cyclopenta[c]pyrazole-5- carboxylate Ethyl 2H,4H,5H,6H-cyclopenta[c]pyrazole-5-carboxylate (900.0 mg, 5.0 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in ACN (10 mL), Cs2CO3 (3.3 g, 10.0 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) and 2,2,2- trifluoroethyl trifluoromethanesulfonate (1.7 g, 7.5 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 16 hours at 65 °C, then cooled to rt and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum to give a mixture of ethyl 2- (2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-4H,5H,6H-cyclopenta[c]pyrazole-5-carb oxylate and ethyl 1-(2,2,2- trifluoroethyl)-4H,5H,6H-cyclopenta[c]pyrazole-5-carboxylate (585.0 mg) as an off-white solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 263.2. Step 4: mixture of [2-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-4H,5H,6H-cyclopenta[c]pyrazol-5- yl]methanol and [1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-4H,5H,6H-cyclopenta[c]pyrazol-5- yl]methanol The mixture of ethyl 2-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-4H,5H,6H-cyclopenta[c]pyrazole-5- carboxylate and ethyl 1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-4H,5H,6H-cyclopenta[c]pyrazole-5- carboxylate (200.0 mg, 0.8 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (8 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, LiAlH4 (44 mg, 1.2 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 5 hours at rt and then quenched by the addition of ice-water at 0 °C. The resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na 2 SO 4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography, eluting with petroleum ether/EtOAc (5:1) to give a mixture of [2-(2,2,2- trifluoroethyl)-4H,5H,6H-cyclopenta[c]pyrazol-5-yl]methanol and [1-(2,2,2- trifluoroethyl)-4H,5H,6H-cyclopenta[c]pyrazol-5-yl]methanol (81.0 mg) as an off-white solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 221.2. Scheme 70: Synthesis of intermediate 125 ((2-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-2- azabicyclo[2.1.1]hexan-1-yl)methanol) (2-Azabicyclo[2.1.1]hexan-1-yl)methanol (300.0 mg, 2.7 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl trifluoromethanesulfonate (923.0 mg, 4.0 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) were dissolved in ACN (10.0 mL), K2CO3 (732.8 mg, 5.3 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added at rt. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 h at 50 °C, then cooled to rt and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with petroleum ether/EtOAc (3:1) to give (2-(2,2,2- trifluoroethyl)-2-azabicyclo[2.1.1]hexan-1-yl)methanol (400.0 mg) as a white solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 196.2. Scheme 71: Synthesis of intermediate 126 (tributyl((cis-3-(4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutoxy)methyl)stannane) cis-3-[4-(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl]cyclobutan-1-ol (1.0 g, 4.0 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (10 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then NaH (60% wt., 221.0 mg, 5.5 mmol, 1.4 equiv.) was added. After stirred for 15 min at 0 °C, tributyl(iodomethyl)stannane (1.8 g, 4.2 mmol, 0.9 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at rt and then quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with dichloromethane, washed with brine and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with petroleum ether/EtOAc (99:1) to give tributyl({[cis-3-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]cyclobutoxy]meth yl})stannane (630.0 mg) as a yellow oil. The intermediates in the following table were prepared using the same method described for Intermediates 126. Intermediate Starting material Structure LCMS data Scheme 72: Synthesis of intermediate 129 (3-methoxy-1-methylcyclobutane-1- carboxylic acid)
Step 1: methyl 3-methoxy-1-methylcyclobutane-1-carboxylate Methyl 3-hydroxy-1-methylcyclobutane-1-carboxylate (1.5 g, 10.4 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (30 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then NaH (60% wt, 624.2 mg, 15.6 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) was added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. After 5 min at 0 °C, MeI (3.7 g, 26.0 mmol, 2.5 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for additional 1 hour at 0 °C and then quenched by the addition of ice-water. The resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with petroleum ether/EtOAc (10:1) to give methyl 3-methoxy-1- methylcyclobutane-1-carboxylate (1.3 g) as a yellow oil. Step 2: 3-methoxy-1-methylcyclobutane-1-carboxylic acid Methyl 3-methoxy-1-methylcyclobutane-1-carboxylate (1.3 g, 8.5 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in MeOH (10 mL), then aqueous NaOH (5 mL, 2 M, 10 mmol, 1.2 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 1 hour at rt and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was diluted with water, adjusted to pH 3 with aqueous HCl (4M). The resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum to afford 3-methoxy-1-methylcyclobutane-1-carboxylic acid (960 mg) as a colorless oil. LCMS Method B: [M-H]- = 143.0. Scheme 73: Synthesis of intermediate 130 (2-methyloxetane-3-carboxylic acid)
Step 1: (2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,3-dioxan-5-yl)methanol 2-(Hydroxymethyl)propane-1,3-diol (8.0 g, 75.4 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and 4- methoxybenzaldehyde (12.3 g, 90.5 mmol, 1.2 equiv.) were dissolved in DCM (100 mL), then [(1S,4R)-7,7-dimethyl-2-oxobicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-1-yl]methane sulfonic acid (3.5 g, 15.1 mmol, 0.2 equiv.) was added in portions. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 days at 40 °C, then cooled to 0 °C and quenched by the addition of TEA (5.2 mL, 37.7 mmol, 0.5 equiv.). The solution was concentrated under vacuum and the residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with petroleum ether/EtOAc (1:1) to give (2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,3-dioxan-5-yl)methanol (6.0 g) as a white solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 225.1. Step 2: 2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,3-dioxane-5-carbaldehyde (2-(4-Methoxyphenyl)-1,3-dioxan-5-yl)methanol (6.0 g, 26.8 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DCM (60 mL), then IBX (15.0 g, 53.5 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for overnight at 40 °C,then cooled to rt and remove the solid by filtration. The filter cake was washed with DCM and the combined filtrate was concentrated under vacuum to give crude 2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,3-dioxane-5- carbaldehyde (6.5 g) as a colorless oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 223.1. Step 3: 1-(2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,3-dioxan-5-yl)ethan-1-ol 2-(4-Methoxyphenyl)-1,3-dioxane-5-carbaldehyde (6.5 g, 29.2 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (80 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then MgMgBr (1M in THF, 58.5 mL, 58.5 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added dropwise under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was stirred for 4 hours at 0 °C and then quenched by the addition of saturated aqueous NH4Cl (aq.). The resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with petroleum ether/EtOAc (1:1) to give 1-(2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,3-dioxan-5-yl)ethan-1-ol (3.2 g) as a white solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 239.2. 1 HNMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 7.32–7.31 (m, 2H), 6.94– 6.86 (m, 2H), 5.45 (d, J = 1.2 Hz, 1H), 4.66 (dd, J = 5.6, 1.6 Hz, 1H), 4.35–4.33 (m, 1H), 4.10–4.00 (m, 2H), 3.95–3.88 (m, 1H), 3.68–3.65 (m, 1H), 3.41 (p, J = 6.2 Hz, 1H), 1.26– 1.15 (m, 3H). Step 4: 2-(((4-methoxybenzyl)oxy)methyl)butane-1,3-diol 1-(2-(4-Methoxyphenyl)-1,3-dioxan-5-yl)ethan-1-ol (3.2 g, 13.4 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DCM (50 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then DIBAL-H (1M, 26.9 mL, 26.9 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added dropwise, maintaining the solution at 0 °C. The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at 0 °C and then quenched by the addition of Na2SO4-10H2O. The resulting mixture was filtered and the filter cake was washed with DCM. The combined filtrate was concentrated under vacuum and the residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with petroleum ether/EtOAc (1:1) to give 2- (((4-methoxybenzyl)oxy)methyl)butane-1,3-diol (2.5 g) as a white solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 241.2. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 7.23 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 2H), 6.94–6.87 (m, 2H), 4.43–4.27 (m, 3H), 4.01–3.99 (m, 1H), 3.74 (s, 3H), 3.56–3.47 (m, 1H), 3.46– 3.35 (m, 4H), 1.68–1.66 (m, 1H), 1.10–1.08 (m, 3H). Step 5: 3-(((4-methoxybenzyl)oxy)methyl)-2-methyloxetane 2-(((4-Methoxybenzyl)oxy)methyl)butane-1,3-diol (2.5 g, 10.4 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DCM (25 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then n-BuLi (2.5 M in hexane, 4.2 mL, 10.4 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was added dropwise, maintaining the solution at 0 °C under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was stirred for 30 min at 0 °C, then a solution of TsCl (2.0 g, 10.4 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) in DCM (10 mL) was added dropwise at 0 °C. The resulting mixture was stirred for additional 2 hours at 0 °C, then an addition batch of n- BuLi (2.5 M in hexane, 4.2 mL, 10.4 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) dropwise. The resulting mixture was stirred overnight at 40 °C, then cooled to rt and quenched by the addition of saturated aqueous NH4Cl at 0 °C. The resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with petroleum ether/EtOAc (1:1) to give 3-(((4-methoxybenzyl)oxy)methyl)-2-methyloxetane (1.0 g) as an off-white solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 223.1. Step 6: (2-methyloxetan-3-yl)methanol 3-(((4-Methoxybenzyl)oxy)methyl)-2-methyloxetane (1.0 g, 4.5 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in MeOH (15 mL), then Pd/C (100.0 mg, 10% wt) was added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The mixture was sparged with nitrogen, placed under an atmosphere of hydrogen gas (balloon), then stirred overnight at rt. The solids were removed by filtration and the filtrate was concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with petroleum ether/EtOAc (1:1) to give to (2-methyloxetan-3-yl)methanol (300.0 mg) as a colorless oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 103.0. 1 HNMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 4.23 (t, J = 5.6 Hz, 1H), 4.01–3.99 (m, 1H), 3.53–3.51 (m, 1H), 3.45–3.42 (m, 3H), 1.53–1.49 (m, 1H), 1.10 (d, J = 6.4 Hz, 3H). Step 7: 2-methyloxetane-3-carboxylic acid (2-Methyloxetan-3-yl)methanol (300.0 mg, 2.9 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in ACN (5 mL) and H2O (1 mL), then NaIO4 (1.3 g, 5.9 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) and RuCl3.H2O (66.2 mg, 0.3 mmol, 0.1 equiv.) were added in portions. The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at rt and then quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was adjusted to pH 4 with conc. HCl, extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum to give 2-methyloxetane-3-carboxylic acid (280.0 mg) as a brown oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 117.2. Scheme 74: Synthesis of intermediate 131 (1-(2-methoxyethyl)-3- methylazetidine-3-carboxylic acid) S tep 1: methyl 1-(2-methoxyethyl)-3-methylazetidine-3-carboxylate 2-Bromoethyl methyl ether (0.9 g, 6.6 mmol, 1.1 equiv.) and methyl 3- methylazetidine-3-carboxylate hydrochloride (1.0 g, 6.0 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) were dissolved in ACN (10 mL), then K2CO3 (1.7 g, 12.1 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at 80 °C, then cooled to rt and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. sodium sulfate and concentrated under vacuum to give methyl 1-(2-methoxyethyl)- 3-methylazetidine-3-carboxylate (680 mg) as a yellow oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 188.1. Step 2: 1-(2-methoxyethyl)-3-methylazetidine-3-carboxylic acid Methyl 1-(2-methoxyethyl)-3-methylazetidine-3-carboxylate (680.0 mg, 3.6 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in MeOH (3 mL), then aqueous NaOH (3 mL, 2M, 6.0 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added dropwise. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at 80 °C, then cooled to rt and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was diluted with water, adjusted to pH 2 with aqueous HCl (1M). The resulting solution was extracted with dichloromethane and concentrated under vacuum to give crude 1-(2-methoxyethyl)-3-methylazetidine-3- carboxylic acid (640 mg) as a yellow syrup. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 174.2. The intermediates in the following table were prepared using the same method described for Intermediates 131. Intermediate Starting material Structure LCMS data methylcyclobutane-1-carboxylic acid) Step 1: methyl trans-3-amino-1-methylcyclobutane-1-carboxylate HCl salt Methyl trans-3-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)-1-methylcyclobutane-1-c arboxylate (500.0 mg, 2.1 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in HCl/1,4-dioxane (5 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred for 1 hour at rt and concentrated under vacuum to give crude methyl trans-3-amino-1-methylcyclobutane-1-carboxylate (500 mg) as a white solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 144.1. Step 2: methyl trans-3-acetamido-1-methylcyclobutane-1-carboxylate Methyl trans-3-amino-1-methylcyclobutane-1-carboxylate (500.0 mg, 3.5 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and TEA (2.4 mL, 17.5 mmol, 5.0 equiv.) were dissolved in DCM (10 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then acetyl chloride (274.1 mg, 3.5 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hour at rt and then quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with dichloromethane, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum to give methyl trans-3-acetamido-1- methylcyclobutane-1-carboxylate (425.0 mg) as a yellow oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 186.1. Step 3: trans-3-acetamido-1-methylcyclobutane-1-carboxylic acid Methyl trans-3-acetamido-1-methylcyclobutane-1-carboxylate (425.0 mg, 2.3 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (10 mL) and H2O (2 mL), then LiOH (109.9 mg, 4.6 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 4 hours at rt and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was diluted with water, adjusted to pH 3 with aqueous HCl (1 M). The resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum to afford trans-3-acetamido-1- methylcyclobutane-1-carboxylic acid (630 mg) as a colorless oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 172.0. The intermediates in the following table were prepared using the same method described for Intermediates 133. Intermediate Starting material Structure LCMS data Example 1: N-(5-(((4-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl)oxy)methyl)-1H-indol-3-yl) acetamide (Compound 111) S p y - y p y y y [4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]methanol (3.0 g, 17.0 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (100 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then NaH (60% wt., 0.8 g, 15.3 mmol, 1.2 equiv.) was added. After 1 hour at 0 °C, a solution of tributyl(iodomethyl)stannane (6.6 g, 15.3 mmol, 0.9 equiv.) in THF (3 mL) was added dropwise, maintaining the solution at 0 °C. The reaction mixture was stirred for an additional 72 hours at ambient temperature, then quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with petroleum ether and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with dichloromethane/ petroleum ether (1:5) to give tributyl([[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]methoxy]methyl)stannane (4.5 g) as a pale yellow oil. Step 2: tert-butyl 3-acetamido-5-([[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl] methoxy]methyl)indole-1-carboxylate tert-Butyl 5-bromo-3-acetamidoindole-1-carboxylate (200.0 mg, 0.6 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in 1,4-dioxane (5 mL), then Pd(PPh3)4 (65.4 mg, 0.1 mmol, 0.1 equiv.) and tributyl([[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]methoxy]methyl)stannane (407.0 mg, 0.8 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) were added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was heated to 100 °C for 14 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:1) to give tert-butyl 3-acetamido-5-([[4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl]methoxy]methyl)indole-1-carboxylate (100.5 mg) as a yellow semi-solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 463. Step 3: N-[5-([[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]methoxy]methyl)-1H-indol-3 - yl]acetamide tert-Butyl 3-acetamido-5-([[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]methoxy]methyl)in dole-1- carboxylate (90.0 mg, 0.2 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in MeOH (5 mL), then K2CO3 (80.7 mg, 0.6 mmol, 3.0 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was heated to 65 °C for 2 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions: Column: XBridge Prep OBD C18 Column, 30*150 mm, 5 μm; Mobile Phase A: Water (10 mM NH4HCO3+0.1% NH4OH), Mobile Phase B: ACN; Flow rate: 60 mL/min; Gradient: 35% B to 60% B in 8 min; Wave Length: 220 nm; RT1: 7.53 min. This resulted in N-[5-([[4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl]methoxy]methyl)-1H-indol-3-yl]acetam ide (35.1 mg) as a pale yellow solid. LCMS Method D: [M+H] + = 363. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ 10.78 (s, 1H), 9.84 (s, 1H), 7.80 (s, 1H), 7.74–7.70 (m, 3H), 7.60–7.58 (m, 2H), 7.33–7.31 (m, 1H), 7.13–7.10 (m, 1H), 4.63 (s, 4H), 2.09 (s, 3H). The analogs prepared in the following table were prepared using the same method described for Example 1. Example Compound Starting Structure LCMS data 2 109 (4- Method D: Example 5: N-(5-((4-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl)oxy)-1H-indol-3- yl)propionamide (Compound 138) d 1- (bromomethyl)-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzene (280.9 mg, 1.2 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) were dissolved in ACN (10 mL), then K2CO3 (216.6 mg, 1.6 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was heated to 75 °C overnight, then cooled to ambient temperature and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions: Column: XBridge Prep OBD C18 Column, 30*150 mm, 5μm; Mobile Phase A: Water (10 mM NH 4 HCO 3 +0.1% NH4OH), Mobile Phase B: ACN; Flow rate: 60 mL/min; Gradient: 35% B to 65% B in 7 min; Wave Length: 220 nm; RT1: 6.68 min. This resulted in N-(5-[[4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl]methoxy]-1H-indol-3-yl)propenamide (29.2 mg) as a white solid. LCMS Method D: [M+H] + = 363. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ 10.62 (s, 1H), 9.66 (s, 1H), 7.79–7.77 (m, 2H), 7.73–7.68 (m, 3H), 7.45 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.24 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 6.86–6.83 (m, 1H), 5.21 (s, 2H), 2.41–2.33 (m, 2H), 1,12 (t, J = 7.6 Hz, 3H). The analogs prepared in the following table were prepared using the same method described for Example 5. Example Compound Starting Structure LCMS Example 8: N-(5-(2-(6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl)ethoxy)-1H-indol-3- yl)cyclobutanecarboxamide (Compound 142) 1.0 equiv.) and 2-[6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl]ethanol (249.0 mg, 1.3 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were dissolved in THF (10 mL), then PPh3 (341.7 mg, 1.3 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added. This was followed by the addition of DBAD (300.0 mg, 1.3 mmol, 2.0 equiv.). The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at ambient temperature and then quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:1) to give material, that was further purified by Flash-Prep-HPLC with the following conditions: Column: XBridge Prep OBD C18 Column, 30×150mm 5 µm; Mobile Phase A: Water (10 mM NH4HCO3), Mobile Phase B: ACN; Flow rate: 60 mL/min; Gradient: 43 B to 55 B in 8 min; 254/220 nm; RT1: 6.62 min. This resulted in N-(5-[2-[6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin- 3-yl]ethoxy]-1H-indol-3-yl)cyclobutanecarboxamide (22.3 mg) as a white solid. LCMS Method D: [M+H] + = 404. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ 10.58 (s, 1H), 9.50 (s, 1H), 8.78 (s, 1H), 8.10–8.08 (m, 1H), 7.88 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.71 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.31 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.20 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 6.73–6.71 (m, 1H), 4.23 (t, J = 6.4 Hz, 2H), 3.33– 3.30 (m, 1H), 3.22 (t, J = 6.4 Hz, 2H), 2.27–2.22 (m, 2H), 2.13–2.08 (m, 2H), 1.96–1.94 (m, 1H), 1.84–1.80 (m, 1H). The analogs prepared in the following table were prepared using the same method described for Example 8. Exampl Compou Starting Structure Condition LCMS data 15 105 Intermediate P(n-Bu)3, Method E: Example 18: N-(5-(2-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)ethyl)-1H-indol-3-yl)ace tamide (Compound 127) y y y y carboxylate (compound 46) tert-Butyl 3-acetamido-5-(2-hydroxyethyl)indole-1-carboxylate (300.0 mg, 0.9 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (20 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then 4- (trifluoromethyl)phenol (229.1 mg, 1.4 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) and PPh3 (494.3 mg, 1.9 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were added. This was followed by the dropwise addition of DIAD (0.2 mL, 1.3 mmol, 2.0 equiv.). The reaction mixture was stirred for an additional 2 hours at ambient temperature and then concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:5) to give tert-butyl 3-acetamido-5-[2-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy]ethyl]indole-1- carboxylate (280.0 mg) as a pale yellow solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 463 Step 2: N-(5-[2-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy]ethyl]-1H-indol-3-yl)ace tamide tert-Butyl 3-acetamido-5-[2-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy]ethyl]indole-1- carboxylate (100.0 mg, 0.2 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in MeOH (5 mL), then K2CO3 (64.8 mg, 0.5 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was heated to 65 °C for 2 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions: Column: XBridge Prep OBD C18 Column, 30*150mm 5µm; Mobile Phase A: Water (10 mM NH4HCO3), Mobile Phase B: ACN; Flow rate: 60 mL/min; Gradient: 35%B to 65%B in 8 min, 220 nm; RT1: 7.53 min. This resulted in N-(5-[2-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy]ethyl]-1H-indol-3-yl)ace tamide (36.8 mg) as a white solid. LCMS Method D: [M+H] + = 363. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO- d6): δ 10.67 (s, 1H), 9.75 (s, 1H), 7.69–7.63 (m, 4H), 7.27 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.14 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 2H), 7.10–7.07 (m, 1H), 4.30 (t, J = 7.2 Hz, 2H), 3.13 (t, J = 7.2 Hz, 2H), 2.09 (s, 3H). The analogs prepared in the following table were prepared using the same method described for Example 18. Examp Compound Starting Structure Condition LCMS data 19 103 Intermediate P(n-Bu)3, Method F: Example 19: N-(5-(trans-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutoxy)-1H-ind ol-3- yl)acetamide (Compound 103) 1H-indole-1-carboxylate Cis-3-(4-(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutan-1-ol (2.5 g, 11.5 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (40.0 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then tert-butyl 3-acetamido-5-hydroxy- 1H-indole-1-carboxylate (4.0 g, 13.8 mmol, 1.2 equiv.) and n-Bu3P (3.5 g, 17.3 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) were added. This was followed by the addition of ADDP (5.7 g, 23.1 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) dropwise at 0 °C under a nitrogen atmosphere. The reaction mixture was heated to 70 °C for 3 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and quenched by the addition of brine. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with DCM/MeOH (10:1) to give tert-butyl 3- acetamido-5-(trans-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutoxy) -1H-indole-1-carboxylate (1.5 g) as a white solid. [M+H] + = 489. Step 2: N-(5-(trans-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutoxy)-1H-ind ol-3- yl)acetamide tert-Butyl 3-acetamido-5-(trans-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutox y)-1H- indole-1-carboxylate (1.5 g, 3.0 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in MeOH (15 mL), then K2CO3 (848.7 mg, 6.1 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added. The resulting mixture was stirred for 1 hour at 70 °C, then cooled to ambient temperature and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was further purified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions: Column: XBridge Prep OBD C18 Column, 30*150 mm, 5 μm; Mobile Phase A: water (10 mmol/L NH4HCO3), Mobile Phase B: ACN; Flow rate: 60 mL/min; Gradient: 40% B to 70% B in 7 min, 70% B; Wave Length: 220 nm; RT1(min): 7.53. This resulted in N-(5-(trans-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutoxy)-1H-ind ol-3- yl)acetamide (435.0 mg) as a white solid. [M+H] + = 389.1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 10.58 (s, 1H), 9.68 (s, 1H), 7.73–7.59 (m, 5H), 7.24–7.22 (m, 1H), 7.15 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 6.75–6.72 (m, 1H), 4.95–4.89 (m, 1H), 3.84–3.77 (m, 1H), 2.72–2.60 (m, 4H), 2.08 (s, 3H). Examples 24/25: (E)-N-(5-(4-(trifluoromethyl)styryl)-1H-indol-3- yl)cyclobutanecarboxamide (Compound 144) and N-(5-(4- (trifluoromethyl)phenethyl)-1H-indol-3-yl)cyclobutanecarboxa mide (Compound 141) Step 1: (E)-N-(5-(4-(trifluoromethyl)styryl)-1H-indol-3- yl)cyclobutanecarboxamide N-(5-bromo-1H-indol-3-yl)cyclobutanecarboxamide (1.0 g, 3.4 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in TEA (10 mL), then 1-(trifluoromethyl)-4-vinylbenzene (704.7 mg, 4.1 mmol, 1.2 equiv.), Pd(OAc)2 (76.6 mg, 0.3 mmol, 0.1 equiv.) and tri(o-tolyl)phosphine (207.6 mg, 0.7 mmol, 0.2 equiv.) were added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was heated to 100 °C for 16 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:2) to give material that was further purified by Flash-Prep- HPLC with the following conditions: Column: XBridge Shield RP18 OBD Column, 30*150 mm, 5 μm; Flow rate: 60 mL/min; Gradient: 55% B to 70% B in 7 min; Wave Length: 254 nm; RT1: 6.97 min. This resulted in (E)-N-(5-(4-(trifluoromethyl)styryl)- 1H-indol-3-yl)cyclobutanecarboxamide (33.3 mg) as a white solid. LCMS Method D: [M+H] + = 385. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 10.91 (s, 1H), 9.71 (s, 1H), 8.03 (s, 1H), 7.82–7.80 (m, 2H), 7.74–7.72 (m, 3H), 7.53–7.42 (m, 2H), 7.35 (d, 1H), 7.20 (d, 1H), 3.38–3.34 (m, 1H), 2.30–2.23 (m, 2H), 2.18–2.10 (m, 2H), 2.04–1.96 (m, 1H), 1.88–1.81 (m, 1H). Step 2: N-(5-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenethyl)-1H-indol-3-yl)cyclobutan ecarboxamide (E)-N-(5-(4-(trifluoromethyl)styryl)-1H-indol-3-yl)cyclobuta necarboxamide (200.0 mg, 0.5 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in MeOH (10 mL), then Pd/C (10%wt, 1.0 g) was added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The mixture was sparged with nitrogen, placed under an atmosphere of hydrogen gas (balloon), then stirred for 10 hours at ambient temperature. The solids were removed by filtration and the filtrate was concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:3) to give material that was further purified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions: Column: XBridge Prep OBD C18 Column, 30*150 mm, 5 μm; Mobile Phase A: Water (10 mM NH4HCO3+0.1% NH4OH), Mobile Phase B: ACN; Flow rate: 60 mL/min; Gradient: 45% B to 75% B in 7 min; Wave Length: 220 nm; RT1r: 6.5 min. This resulted in N-(5- (4-(trifluoromethyl)phenethyl)-1H-indol-3-yl)cyclobutanecarb oxamide (40.2 mg) as a white solid. LCMS Method D: [M-H]- = 385. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 10.64 (s, 1H), 9.56 (s, 1H), 7.69 (s, 1H), 7.64–7.62 (m, 3H), 7.47 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.23 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.00–6.97 (m, 1H), 3.38–3.33 (m, 1H), 3.05–2.95 (m, 4H), 2.28–2.23 (m, 2H), 2.14–2.10 (m, 1H), 2.04–1.95 (m, 1H), 1.84–1.81 (m, 1H). The analogs prepared in following table were prepared using the same method described for Example 25. Example Compo Starting Structure LCMS data yl)acetamide (Compound 114) y y y - carboxylate N-(5-bromo-1H-indol-3-yl)acetamide (2.0 g, 7.9 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in ACN (100 mL), then tert-butyl 4-ethenylpiperidine-1-carboxylate (2.5 g, 11.8 mmol, 1.5 equiv.), tri(o-tolyl)phosphine (962.0 mg, 3.2 mmol, 0.4 equiv.), Pd(AcO) 2 (177.4 mg, 0.8 mmol, 0.1 equiv.) and TEA (3.9 mL, 28.3 mmol, 3.6 equiv.) were added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was heated to 100 °C for 10 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:1) to give tert-butyl 4-[(E)-2-(3-acetamido-1H-indol-5-yl)ethenyl]piperidine-1- carboxylate (2.2 g) as a green solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 384. Step 2: tert-butyl 4-[2-(3-acetamido-1H-indol-5-yl)ethyl]piperidine-1- carboxylate tert-Butyl 4-[(E)-2-(3-acetamido-1H-indol-5-yl)ethenyl]piperidine-1-car boxylate (1.3 g, 3.5 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in MeOH (40 mL), then Pd/C (10% wt., 270.0 mg) was added. The mixture was sparged with nitrogen, placed under an atmosphere of hydrogen gas (balloon), then stirred overnight at ambient temperature. The solids were removed by filtration and the filtrate was concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:1) to give tert-butyl 4-[2-(3-acetamido-1H-indol-5-yl)ethyl]piperidine-1- carboxylate (1.0 g) as a dark blue solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 386. Step 3: N-[5-[2-(piperidin-4-yl)ethyl]-1H-indol-3-yl]acetamide tert-Butyl 4-[2-(3-acetamido-1H-indol-5-yl)ethyl]piperidine-1-carboxyla te (377.0 mg, 1.0 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DCM (30 mL) and TFA (10 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at ambient temperature and then concentrated under vacuum to afford N-[5-[2-(piperidin-4-yl)ethyl]-1H-indol-3-yl]acetamide (744.4 mg) as a brown oil, which was used in the next step directly without further purification. LCMS Method B: [M+H] + = 286. Step 4: N-(5-[2-[1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl]ethyl]-1H-in dol-3- yl)acetamide N-[5-[2-(piperidin-4-yl)ethyl]-1H-indol-3-yl]acetamide (744.0 mg, 2.6 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in ACN (100 mL), then 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl trifluoromethanesulfonate (726.1 mg, 3.1 mmol, 1.2 equiv.) and TEA (1.5 mL, 10.5 mmol, 4.0 equiv.) were added. The resulting mixture was heated to 60 °C overnight, then cooled to ambient temperature and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by Prep- HPLC with the following condition: Kinetex EVO C18 Column, 30*150, 5um; Mobile Phase A: Water (10 mM NH4HCO3+0.1% NH4OH), Mobile Phase B: ACN; Flow rate: 60 mL/min; Gradient: 50% B to 70% B in 10 min; Wave Length: 220 nm. This resulted in N- (5-[2-[1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl]ethyl]-1H-indo l-3-yl)acetamide (16.4 mg) as an off-white solid. LCMS Method E: [M+H] + = 368. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ 10.58 (s, 1H), 9.72 (s, 1H), 7.65–7.63 (m, 1H), 7.56–7.54 (m, 1H), 7.21 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 6.94–6.92 (m, 1H), 3.15–3.07 (m, 2H), 2.91–2.88 (m, 2H), 2.68–2.64 (m, 2H), 2.30–2.24 (m, 2H), 2.08 (s, 3H), 1.71–1.68 (m, 2H), 1.58–1.53 (m, 2H), 1.26–1.21 (m, 3H). Example 29: N-(5-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenethoxy)-1H-indol-3-yl)acetamide (Compound 136) 1.0 equiv.) and TEA (0.5 mL, 3.3 mmol, 3.0 equiv.) were dissolved in DCM (5 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then acetyl chloride (0.1 mL, 1.3 mmol, 1.2 equiv.) was added, maintaining the solution at 0 °C. The reaction mixture was stirred for 30 min at ambient temperature, then quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with dichloromethane/methanol (10:1) to give material that was further purified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions: Column: XBridge Prep OBD C18 Column, 30*150mm, 5µm; Mobile Phase A: Water (10 mM NH4HCO3), Mobile Phase B: ACN; Flow rate: 60 mL/min; Gradient: 42 B to 56 B in 8 min; 254/220 nm; RT1: 7.35 min. This resulted in N-(5-[2-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethoxy]-1H-indol-3- yl)acetamide (148.3 mg) as a white solid. LCMS Method F: [M+H] + = 363. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ 10.57 (s, 1H), 9.68 (s, 1H), 7.71–7.65 (m, 2H), 7.60 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.55–7.52 (m, 2H), 7.32 (s, 1H), 7.22–7.19 (m, 1H), 6.73–6.70 (m, 1H), 4.20 (t, J = 6.8 Hz, 2H), 3.18 (t, J = 6.8 Hz, 2H), 2.07 (s, 3H). The analogs prepared in the following table were prepared using the same method described for Example 29. Example Compound Starting materials Used Structure LCMS Example 34: 2-methoxy-N-(5-(2-(1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4- yl)ethoxy)-1H-indol-3-yl)acetamide (Compound 117) 5-[2-[1-(2,2,2-Trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl]ethoxy]-1H-indo l-3-amine (200.0 mg, 0.6 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (20 mL), then TEA (0.2 mL, 1.2 mmol, 2.0 equiv.), methoxyacetic acid (105.6 mg, 1.2 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) and T3P (wt. 50% in ethyl acetate, 0.8 mL, 1.2 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 4 hours at ambient temperature, then concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by reverse flash chromatography with the following conditions: column, C18 silica gel; mobile phase, ACN in water, 5% to 100% gradient in 30 min; detector, UV 254 nm. This resulted in 2-methoxy-N-(5-[2-[1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl]et hoxy]-1H-indol-3- yl)acetamide (88.5 mg) as a light yellow solid. LCMS Method D: [M+H] + = 414. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ 10.67 (s, 1H), 9.60 (s, 1H), 7.65 (d, J = 6.4 Hz, 1H), 7.27 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.23–7.21 (m, 1H), 6.75–6.72 (m, 1H), 4.07 (s, 2H), 4.00 (t, J = 6.8 Hz, 2H), 3.37 (s, 3H), 3.17–3.09 (m, 2H), 2.93–2.90 (m, 2H), 2.34–2.28 (m, 2H), 1.71–1.68 (m, 4H), 1.53–1.47 (m, 1H), 1.30–1.27 (m, 2H). The analogs prepared in the following table were prepared using the same method described for Example 34. Examp Compou Starting material Starting material Structure LCMS data 35 121 Method E: indol-3-yl)acetamide (Compound 126)
Step 1: tert-butyl 3-acetamido-5-(2-[[6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3- yl]amino]ethyl)indole-1-carboxylate tert-Butyl 3-acetamido-5-(2-oxoethyl)indole-1-carboxylate (300.0 mg, 0.9 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (20 mL), then 6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-amine (230.6 mg, 1.4 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) and Ti(Oi-Pr)4 (539.0 mg, 1.9 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at 70 °C, then cooled to ambient temperature. This was followed by the addition of NaBH4 (71.8 mg, 1.9 mmol, 2.0 equiv.). The resulting mixture was stirred for an additional 1 hour at ambient temperature, then quenched by the addition of MeOH and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:2) to give tert-butyl 3-acetamido-5-(2-[[6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl]amino]eth yl)indole-1- carboxylate (200.0 mg) as a light yellow solid. LCMS Method B: [M+H] + = 463. Step 2: N-[5-(2-[[6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl]amino]ethyl)-1H-in dol-3- yl]acetamide tert-Butyl 3-acetamido-5-(2-[[6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl]amino]eth yl)indole-1- carboxylate (100.0 mg, 0.2 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DCM (10 mL) and TFA (1 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred for 1 hour at ambient temperature, then concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions: Column: XBridge Prep OBD C18 Column, 30*150mm, 5 µm; Mobile Phase A: Water (10 mM NH4HCO3), Mobile Phase B: ACN; Flow rate: 60 mL/min; Gradient: 25 B to 55 B in 8 min; 220 nm; RT1: 7.23 min. This resulted in N-[5-(2-[[6-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-3- yl]amino]ethyl)-1H-indol-3-yl]acetamide (21.2 mg) as a light yellow solid. LCMS Method D: [M+H] + = 363. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ 10.66 (s, 1H), 9.75 (s, 1H), 8.09 (d, J = 2.8 Hz, 1H), 7.66–7.65 (m, 2H), 7.54 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.27 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.06–7.03 (m, 2H), 6.77 (t, J = 5.6 Hz, 1H), 3.41–3.36 (m, 2H), 2.92 (t, J = 7.2 Hz, 2H), 2.08 (s, 3H). The analogs prepared in the following table were prepared using the same method described for Example 38. Example Compound Intermediate Structure LCMS data indol-3-yl)cyclobutanecarboxamide (Compound 135) and N-(5-(3-(4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)propyl)-1H-indol-3-yl)cyclobutanecar boxamide (Compound 139)
Step 1: (E)-N-(5-(3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)prop-1-en-1-yl)-1H-in dol-3- yl)cyclobutanecarboxamide (E)-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-2-(3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)prop -1-en-1-yl)-1,3,2- dioxaborolane (150.0 mg, 0.5 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in 1,4-dioxane (3 mL) and water (0.3 mL), then N-(5-bromo-1H-indol-3-yl)cyclobutane carboxamide (169.1 mg, 0.6 mmol, 1.2 equiv.), K3PO4 (306.0 mg, 1.4 mmol, 3.0 equiv.) and Xphos Pd G3 (81.4 mg, 0.1 mmol, 0.2 equiv.) were added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was heated to 100 °C for 4 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:1) to give material that was further purified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions: Column: XBridge Prep OBD C18 Column, 30*150 mm, 5μm; Mobile Phase A: Water (10 mM NH4HCO3+0.1% NH4OH), Mobile Phase B: ACN; Flow rate: 60 mL/min; Gradient: 50% B to 80% B in 7 min; Wave Length: 220 nm; RT1: 6.02 min. This resulted in (E)-N-(5-(3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)prop-1-en-1-yl)-1H-in dol-3- yl)cyclobutanecarboxamide (19.0 mg) as a white solid. LCMS Method D: [M+H] + = 399. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 10.75 (s, 1H), 9.62 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.79 (s, 1H), 7.72–7.67 (m, 3H), 7.53–7.49 (m, 2H), 7.26–7.20 (m, 2H), 6.56–6.52 (m, 1H), 6.33–6.27 (m, 1H), 3.65 (d, J = 7.2 Hz, 2H), 2.34–2.33 (m, 1H), 2.27–2.22 (m, 2H), 2.14–2.09 (m, 2H), 1.96–1.92 (m, 1H), 1.84–1.81 (m, 1H). Step 2: N-(5-(3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)propyl)-1H-indol-3-yl)iso butyramide (E)-N-(5-(3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)prop-1-en-1-yl)-1H-in dol-3- yl)cyclobutanecarboxamide (150.0 mg, 0.4 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in MeOH (5 mL), then Pd/C (10% wt., 50.0 mg) was added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The mixture was sparged with nitrogen, placed under an atmosphere of hydrogen gas (balloon), then stirred for 10 hours at ambient temperature. The solids were removed by filtration and the filtrate was concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by Flash-Prep-HPLC with the following conditions: Column: XBridge Prep C18 OBD Column, 30*50 mm, 5 μm; Mobile Phase A: Water (10 mM NH4HCO3), Mobile Phase B: ACN; Flow rate: 60 mL/min; Gradient: 55% B to 70% B in 8 min; Wave Length: 254/220 nm; RT1: 7.73 min. This resulted in N-(5-(3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)propyl)-1H-indol-3-yl)iso butyramide (30.0 mg) as a white solid. LCMS Method D: [M+H] + = 401. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO- d6) δ 10.63 (s, 1H), 9.55 (s, 1H), 7.70–7.64 (m, 3H), 7.57 (s, 1H), 7.46 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.23 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 6.96–6.94 (m, 1H), 3.37–3.34 (m, 1H), 2.75–2.66 (m, 4H), 2.27– 2.22 (m, 2H), 2.12–2.09 (m, 2H), 2.03–1.95 (m, 3H), 1.88–1.83 (m, 1H). The analogs prepared in the following table were prepared using the same method described for Examples 41/42. Examp Compou Intermediates Structure LCMS data 44 143 (E)-2-(2- Method F: (Compound 128) -[ -( , , , -e rame y - , , - oxa oro an- -y )- -n o - -y ] ace amide (296.4 mg, 1.0 mmol, 2 equiv.) and 1-(bromomethyl)-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzene(118.0 mg, 0.5 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) were dissolved in 1,4-dioxane (10 mL) and water (0.5 mL), then Cs2CO3 (402.1 mg, 1.2 mmol, 2.5 equiv.) and Pd(dppf)Cl2 CH2Cl2 (80.4 mg, 0.1 mmol, 0.2 equiv.) were added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was heated to 85 °C for 16 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:1) to give material that was further purified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions: Column: YMC-Actus Triart C18 ExRS, 30 mm*150 mm, 5µm; Mobile Phase A: Water (10 mM NH4HCO3), Mobile Phase B: ACN; Flow rate: 60 mL/min; Gradient: 40% B to 70% B in 7 min; 254/220 nm; RT1: 6.78min. This resulted in N-(5-[[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]methyl]-1H-indol-3-yl)aceta mide (46.3 mg) as a white solid. LCMS Method E: [M+H] + = 333. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 10.69 (s, 1H), 9.76 (s, 1H), 7.66–7.63 (m, 4H), 7.44 (d, 2H), 7.26 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H), 6.99–6.96 (m, 1H), 4.10 (s, 2H), 2.07 (s, 3H). Example 46: N-(5-(4-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)butan-2-yl)-1H-indol-3- yl)cyclobutanecarboxamide (Compound 131) N-(5-bromo-1H-indol-3-yl)cyclobutanecarboxamide (3.0 g, 10.2 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (30 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then NaH (60% wt., 0.6 g, 15.9 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) was added, maintaining the solution at 0 °C. This was followed by the dropwise addition of benzenesulfonyl chloride (1.5 mL, 12.3 mmol, 1.2 equiv.), maintaining the reaction mixture at 0 °C. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at ambient temperature and then quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:4) to give N-(5-bromo-1-(phenylsulfonyl)- 1H-indol-3-yl)cyclobutanecarboxamide (1.2 g) as a yellow solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 433. Step 2: N-(5-(1-ethoxyvinyl)-1-(phenylsulfonyl)-1H-indol-3- yl)cyclobutanecarboxamide N-(5-bromo-1-(phenylsulfonyl)-1H-indol-3-yl)cyclobutanecarbo xamide (1.2 g, 2.8 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in toluene (20 mL), then tributyl(1- ethoxyethenyl)stannane (3.0 g, 8.4 mmol, 3.0 equiv.) and Pd(PPh3)2Cl2 (380.1 mg, 0.4 mmol, 0.2 equiv.) were added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was heated to 100 °C for 14 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum to give crude N-(5- (1-ethoxyvinyl)-1-(phenylsulfonyl)-1H-indol-3-yl)cyclobutane carboxamide (920.0 mg) as a yellow solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 425. Step 3: N-(5-acetyl-1-(phenylsulfonyl)-1H-indol-3-yl)cyclobutanecarb oxamide N-[1-(benzenesulfonyl)-5-(1-ethoxyethenyl)indol-3-yl]cyclobu tanecarboxamide (1.5 g, 3.5 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in aqueous HCl (2 N, 20 mL). The reaction mixture was stirred for 3 hours at ambient temperature and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:1) to give N-(5-acetyl-1-(phenylsulfonyl)-1H-indol-3- yl)cyclobutanecarboxamide (1.0 g) as a yellow solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 397. Step 4: (Z)-N-(1-(phenylsulfonyl)-5-(3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)ac ryloyl)-1H- indol-3-yl)cyclobutanecarboxamide N-[5-acetyl-1-(benzenesulfonyl)indol-3-yl]cyclobutanecarboxa mide (1.0 g, 2.5 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and 4-(trifluoromethyl)benzaldehyde (527.0 mg, 3.0 mmol, 1.2 equiv.) were dissolved in EtOH (20 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then NaOH aqueous (2 M, 12 mL, 24.0 mmol, 10.0 equiv.) was added dropwise, maintaining the solution at 0 °C. The reaction mixture was stirred for 5 hours at ambient temperature and then quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum to give (Z)-N-(1- (phenylsulfonyl)-5-(3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)acryloyl)-1 H-indol-3- yl)cyclobutanecarboxamide (1.2 g) as a yellow solid. LCMS Method B: [M-H]- = 551. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 10.25 (s, 1H), 9.93 (s, 1H), 8.78 (s, 1H), 8.13–8.09 (m, 3H), 7.98–7.96 (m, 1H), 7.91 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.87–7.83 (m, 3H), 7.46 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 3.46–3.42 (m, 1H), 2.30–2.26 (m, 2H), 2.16–2.14 (m, 2H), 2.02–1.98 (m, 1H), 1.88–1.85 (m, 1H). Step 5: (Z)-N-(1-(phenylsulfonyl)-5-(4-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)bu ta-1,3- dien-2-yl)-1H-indol-3-yl)cyclobutanecarboxamide (E)-N-(1-(phenylsulfonyl)-5-(3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)ac ryloyl)-1H-indol-3- yl)cyclobutanecarboxamide (1.2 g, 2.2 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (50 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then MeMgBr (3 M in THF, 2.2 mL, 6.6 mmol, 3.0 equiv.) was added dropwise, maintaining the solution at 0 ºC. The reaction mixture was stirred for 18 hours at ambient temperature and then quenched by the addition of ice water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (3:2) to give (Z)-N-(1- (phenylsulfonyl)-5-(4-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)buta-1,3-di en-2-yl)-1H-indol-3- yl)cyclobutanecarboxamide (1.2 g) as a yellow solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 551. Step 6: (E)-N-(5-(4-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)buta-1,3-dien-2-yl)-1 H-indol- 3-yl)cyclobutanecarboxamide (Z)-N-(1-(phenylsulfonyl)-5-(4-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)bu ta-1,3-dien-2-yl)-1H- indol-3-yl)cyclobutanecarboxamide (1.2 g, 2.2 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in MeOH (10 mL), then K2CO3 (0.9 g, 6.3 mmol, 2.9 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was heated to 80 °C for 4 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and quenched by the addition of ice-water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:1) to give (E)-N-(5-(4-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)buta-1,3-dien-2-yl)-1 H-indol-3- yl)cyclobutanecarboxamide (290.0 mg) as a yellow solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 411. Step 7: N-(5-(4-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)butan-2-yl)-1H-indol-3- yl)cyclobutanecarboxamide (E)-N-(5-(4-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)buta-1,3-dien-2-yl)-1 H-indol-3- yl)cyclobutanecarboxamide (230.0 mg, 0.6 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in MeOH (10 mL), then Pd/C (10% wt., 100.0 mg) was added. The mixture was sparged with nitrogen, placed under an atmosphere of hydrogen gas (balloon), then stirred for 48 hours at ambient temperature. The solids were removed by filtration and the filtrate was concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:1) to give material that was further purified by Prep- HPLC with the following conditions Column: XBridge Prep OBD C18 Column, 30*150mm, 5µm; Mobile Phase A: Water (10 mM NH 4 HCO 3 ), Mobile Phase B: ACN; Flow rate: 60 mL/min; Gradient: 50 % to 85 % in 8 min; 220 nm; RT1: 7.33 min. This resulted in N-(5-(4-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)butan-2-yl)-1H-indol-3- yl)cyclobutanecarboxamide (32.1 mg) as a white solid. LCMS Method D: [M+H] + = 415. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 10.63 (s, 1H), 9.58 (s, 1H), 7.71 (d, J = 6.4 Hz, 1H), 7.63–7.61 (m, 3H), 7.39–7.37 (m, 2H), 7.26 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.00–6.97 (m, 1H), 3.39– 3.33 (m, 2H), 2.76–2.74 (m, 1H), 2.60–2.54 (m, 1H), 2.28–2.23 (m, 2H), 2.13–2.10 (m, 2H), 1.97–1.90 (m, 3H), 1.88–1.83 (m, 1H), 1.29 (d, J = 7.2 Hz, 3H). Example 47: N-(5-(trans-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutoxy)-1H- indol-3-yl)cyclopropanecarboxamide (Compound 147)
carboxylate tert-Butyl (5-bromo-1H-indol-3-yl)carbamate (5.0 g, 16.1 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (80.0 mL), then (Boc)2O (4.2 g, 19.3 mmol, 1.2 equiv.), DMAP (0.2 g, 1.6 mmol, 0.1 equiv.) and TEA (4.6 mL, 32.1 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 4 hours at ambient temperature and then concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:5) to give tert-butyl 5-bromo-3-((tert- butoxycarbonyl)amino)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate (6.5 g) as a white solid. Step 2: tert-butyl 3-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)-5-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2- dioxaborolan-2-yl)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate tert-Butyl 5-bromo-3-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)-1H-indole-1-carboxyla te (6.0 g, 14.6 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in 1,4-dioxane (100.0 mL), then 4,4,4',4',5,5,5',5'- octamethyl-2,2'-bi(1,3,2-dioxaborolane) (5.6 g, 21.9 mmol, 1.5 equiv.), Pd(dppf)Cl2 (1.1 g, 1.5 mmol, 0.1 equiv.) and Cs2CO3 (9.5 g, 29.2 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at 90 °C under nitrogen, then cooled to ambient temperature and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:4) to give tert-butyl 3-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)-5-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2- dioxaborolan-2-yl)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate (6.0 g) as a white solid. Step 3: tert-butyl 3-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)-5-hydroxy-1H-indole-1- carboxylate tert-Butyl 3-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)-5-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2- dioxaborolan-2-yl)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate (6.0 g, 13.1 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (80.0 mL) and cooled to 0 °C. Then NaOH (1.6 g, 39.3 mmol, 3.0 equiv.) was added at 0 °C, followed by the addition of H2O2 (3.0 g, 26.2 mmol, 2.0 equiv., 30%) dropwise, maintaining the reaction mixture at 0 °C. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at ambient temperature, then quenched by the addition of brine. The resulting resolution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:1) to give tert- butyl 3-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)-5-hydroxy-1H-indole-1-carboxy late (2.2 g) as a grey solid. Step 4: tert-butyl 3-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)-5-(trans-3-(4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutoxy)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate tert-Butyl 3-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)-5-hydroxy-1H-indole-1-carboxy late (1.0 g, 2.9 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and cis-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutan-1-ol (1.2 g, 5.7 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were dissolved in THF (20.0 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then n-Bu3P (1.7 g, 8.6 mmol, 3.0 equiv.) was added at 0 °C under an atmosphere of nitrogen. This was followed by the addition of ADDP (2.2 g, 8.6 mmol, 3.0 equiv.) dropwise, maintaining the solution at 0 °C. The reaction mixture was heated to 50 °C for 2 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by reverse flash chromatography with the following conditions: column, C18 silica gel; mobile phase A: 0.05% NH4HCO3 in water; mobile phase B: Acetonitrile, 45% phase B to 70% gradient in 20 min; detector, UV 254 nm. This resulted in tert-butyl 3-((tert- butoxycarbonyl)amino)-5-(trans-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl) cyclobutoxy)-1H-indole-1- carboxylate (1.2 g) as an off-white solid. Step 5: 5-(trans-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutoxy)-1H-indol- 3-amine TFA salt tert-Butyl 3-((tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)-5-(trans-3-(4-(trifluoromethy l)phenyl) cyclobutoxy)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate (190.0 mg, 0.3 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DCM (2.0 mL), then TFA (2.0 mL) was added. The resulting mixture was stirred for 1 hour at ambient temperature and then concentrated under vacuum to give 5-(trans-3-(4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutoxy)-1H-indol-3-amine TFA salt (120.0 mg) as a white solid. Step 6: N-(5-(trans-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutoxy)-1H-ind ol-3- yl)cyclopropanecarboxamide 5-(trans-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutoxy)-1H-indol- 3-amine TFA salt (100.0 mg, 0.3 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (5.0 mL), then cyclopropanecarboxylic acid (29.8 mg, 0.3 mmol, 1.2 equiv.), HATU (131.7 mg, 0.3 mmol, 1.2 equiv.) and DIEA (0.1 mL, 0.6 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 1 hour at ambient temperature, then concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by reverse flash chromatography with the following conditions: column, C18 silica gel; mobile phase A: 0.05% NH4HCO3 in water; mobile phase B: Acetonitrile, 30% to 60% gradient in 30 min; detector, UV 254 nm. The resulting material was further purified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions: Column, XBridge Prep OBD C18 Column, 30*150 mm, 5 µm; mobile phase, Aqueous (10 mmol/L NH4HCO3) and ACN (43% ACN up to 73% in 7 min). This resulted in N-(5-(trans-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutoxy)-1H-ind ol-3- yl)cyclopropanecarboxamide (12.1 mg) as a white solid. [M+H] + = 415. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 10.57 (d, J = 1.6 Hz, 1H), 9.91 (s, 1H), 7.72 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.65 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.61 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.26–7.16 (m, 2H), 6.75–6.72 (m, 1H), 4.98– 4.88 (m, 1H), 3.83–3.77 (m, 1H), 2.75–2.59 (m, 4H), 1.94–1.89 (m, 1H), 0.82–0.76 (m, 4H). Example 48: N-(5-(((4-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl)oxy)methyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3 - b]pyridin-3-yl)acetamide (Compound 271) mg, 0.6 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in dioxane (5 mL), then tributyl(((4- (trifluoromethyl)benzyl)oxy)methyl)stannane (324.7 mg, 0.7 mmol, 1.2 equiv.), cataCXium A-Pd-G2 (37.8 mg, 0.1 mmol, 0.1 equiv.) and cataCXium A (40.5 mg, 0. mmol, 0.2 equiv.) were added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was heated to 110 °C for 6 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with dichloromethane/methanol (10:1) to give material which was further purified by Prep- HPLC with the following conditions: Column: YMC-Actus Triart C18 ExRS, 30*150 mm, 5um; Mobile Phase A: Water (10 mM NH4HCO3), Mobile Phase B: ACN; Flow rate: 60 mL/min; Gradient: 33% B to 52% B in 8 min; Wave Length: 254/220 nm. This gave N-(5- (((4-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl)oxy)methyl)-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]py ridin-3-yl)acetamide (24.0 mg) as a white solid. LCMS Method E: [M+H] + = 364. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ 11.33 (s, 1H), 9.99 (s, 1H), 8.23–8.21 (m, 2H), 7.76 (s, 1H), 7.74 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.60 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 4.68–4.66 (m, 4H), 2.08 (s, 3H). The analogs prepared in the following table were prepared using the same method described for Example 48. Example Compou Starting materials Structure LCMS 49 276 Method D: trifluoroethyl)octahydrocyclo nta[c]pyrrol-5-yl)ethoxy)-1H-indol-3-yl)acetamide (Compound 283) , , , , 1- ol (200.0 mg, 0.8 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (8 mL), then N-(5-hydroxy-1H- indol-3-yl)acetamide (160.3 mg, 0.8 mmol, 1.0 equiv.), ADDP (422.0 mg, 1.7 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) and TBUP (340.5 mg, 1.7 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at ambient temperature then quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by reverse flash chromatography with the following conditions: column, C18; mobile phase, MeOH in water, 10% to 50% gradient in 10 min; detector, UV 254 nm. The resulting material was further purified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions: Column: Xselect CSH C18 OBD Column 30*150mm 5μm, n; Mobile Phase A: Water (0.1%FA), Mobile Phase B: ACN; Flow rate: 60 mL/min; Gradient: 21% B to 35% B in 7 min; Wave Length: 254, 220 nm; RT1: 6.23 min. This gave N-(5-(2-((3aR,5r,6aS)-2- (2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)octahydrocyclopenta[c]pyrrol-5-yl)etho xy)-1H-indol-3-yl)acetamide (25.8 mg) as a white solid. LCMS Method D: [M+H] + = 410. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO- d6): δ 7.58 (s, 1H), 7.22–7.19 (m, 2H), 6.81–6.78 (m, 1H), 4.04 (t, J = 6.4 Hz, 2H), 3.14– 3.06 (m, 2H), 2.73–2.71 (m, 2H), 2.59–2.54 (m, 2H), 2.52–2.48 (m, 2H), 2.21 (s, 3H), 2.19–2.14 (m, 2H), 2.04–1.98 (m, 1H), 1.92–1.84 (m, 2H), 1.14–1.06 (m, 2H). The analogs prepared in the following table were prepared using the same method described for Example 51. Exam Compound Starting Structure Condition LCMS 54 264 4- TBUP, Method F: yl)pyridin-3- 390 [M+H] + . yl)acetamide (Compound 286) (front peak, absolute stereochemistry unconfirmed) and (Compound 285) (second peak, absolute stereochemistry unconfirmed)] Step 1: N-[5-([1-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]propan-2-yl]oxy)-1H-indo l-3- yl]acetamide N-(5-hydroxy-1H-indol-3-yl)acetamide (500.0 mg, 2.6 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (20 mL), then 1-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]propan-2-ol (536.8 mg, 2.6 mmol, 1.0 equiv.), TBUP (1.1 g, 5.2 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) and ADDP (1.3 g, 5.3 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was stirred for 16 hours at ambient temperature under nitrogen, then quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:1) to give N-[5-([1-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]propan-2-yl]oxy)-1H-indo l-3-yl]acetamide (33 mg) as a light yellow oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 377. Step 2: Example 60 (Compound 286) (front peak, absolute stereochemistry unconfirmed) and Example 61 (Compound 285) (second peak, absolute stereochemistry unconfirmed) The racemic N-[5-([1-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]propan-2-yl]oxy)-1H-indo l-3- yl]acetamide (20.0 mg) was separated by Prep-Chiral-HPLC with the following conditions: Column: CHIRALPAK AD-H, 2*25 cm, 5 μm; Mobile Phase A: Hex (0.5% 2M NH3-MeOH)--HPLC, Mobile Phase B: IPA--HPLC; Flow rate: 20 mL/min; Gradient: 20% B to 20% B in 13 min; Wave Length: 220/254 nm; RT1(min): 9.03; RT2(min): 11.75. This gave Compound 286 (front peak, 1.3 mg) as a white solid and Compound 285 (second peak, 3.1 mg) as a white solid. Example 60 (Compound 286): LCMS Method G: [M+H] + = 377. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ 10.56 (s, 1H), 9.66 (s, 1H), 7.68–7.64 (m, 3H), 7.54 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.33 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.19 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 6.70–6.67 (m, 1H), 4.64–4.60 (m, 1H), 3.09–3.00 (m, 2H), 2.08 (s, 3H), 1.26 (d, J = 6.0 Hz, 3H). Example 61 (Compound 285): LCMS Method G: [M+H] + = 377. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ 10.56 (s, 1H), 9.66 (s, 1H), 7.68–7.64 (m, 3H), 7.54 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.33 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.19 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 6.70–6.67 (m, 1H), 4.64–4.60 (m, 1H), 3.09–3.00 (m, 2H), 2.08 (s, 3H), 1.26 (d, J = 6.0 Hz, 3H). The analogs prepared in the following table were prepared using the same method described for Example 60/61. Example Compound Starting Structure LCMS 63 279 Intermediate Method G: p y , , y p . p 6-yl]ethoxy}indole-1-carboxylate 2-[2-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-2-azaspiro[3.3]heptan-6-yl]ethan ol (180.0 mg, 0.8 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and tert-butyl 3-acetamido-5-hydroxyindole-1-carboxylate (234.1 mg, 0.8 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) were dissolved in THF (4 mL), then TBUP (326.3 mg, 1.6 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) and ADDP (403.7 mg, 1.6 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was heated to 70 °C for 2 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by reverse flash chromatography with the following conditions: column, silica gel; mobile phase, ACN in water, 10% to 100% gradient in 15 min; detector, UV 254 nm. This gave tert-butyl 3-acetamido-5-{2-[2-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)- 2-azaspiro[3.3]heptan-6-yl]ethoxy}indole-1-carboxylate (220.0 mg) as a light yellow solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 496. Step 2: N-(5-(2-(2-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-2-azaspiro[3.3]heptan-6-yl )ethoxy)-1H- indol-3-yl)acetamide tert-Butyl 3-acetamido-5-{2-[2-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-2-azaspiro[3.3]he ptan-6- yl]ethoxy}indole-1-carboxylate (200.0 mg, 0.4 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in MeOH (3 mL), then K2CO3 (167.3 mg, 1.2 mmol, 3.0 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was heated to 70 °C for 2 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions: Column: XBridge Shield RP18 OBD Column, 30*150 mm, 5μm; Mobile Phase A: Water (10 mM NH4HCO3+0.1% NH 3 .H 2 O), Mobile Phase B: ACN; Flow rate: 60 mL/min; Gradient: 32% B to 53% B in 8 min; Wave Length: 220 nm; RT1: 7.58 min. This gave N-(5-(2-(2-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-2- azaspiro[3.3]heptan-6-yl)ethoxy)-1H-indol-3-yl)acetamide (110.0 mg) as a pale white solid. LCMS Method E: [M+H] + = 396. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ 10.54 (s, 1H), 9.68 (s, 1H), 7.64 (d, J = 2.8 Hz, 1H), 7.27 (d, J = 2.8 Hz, 1H), 7.19 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 6.71–6.89 (m, 1H), 3.87 (t, J = 6.4 Hz, 2H), 3.35–3.33 (m, 2H), 3.24 (s, 2H), 3.14–3.06 (m, 2H), 2.33–2.24 (m, 3H), 2.08 (s, 3H), 1.81–1.79 (m, 4H). The analogs prepared in following table were prepared using the same method described for Example 64. Example Compoun Starting Structure Conditio LCMS data 66 267 2-(4- TBUP, Method E: 72 230 Intermediate TBUP, Method F: 79 224 Intermediate TBUP, Method F: 86 253 Intermediate TBUP, Method G: indol-3-yl)cyclopropanecarboxamide (Compound 147) y p y y y t (100.0 mg, 0.3 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (5 mL), then cyclopropanecarboxylic acid (29.8 mg, 0.3 mmol, 1.2 equiv.), HATU (131.7 mg, 0.3 mmol, 1.2 equiv.) and DIEA (74.6 mg, 0.6 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 1 hour at ambient temperature and then concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by reverse flash chromatography with the following conditions: column, C18 silica gel; mobile phase A: 0.05% NH4HCO3 in water; mobile phase B: Acetonitrile, 30% B to 60% B gradient in 30 min; detector, UV 254 nm. The resulting crude product was further purified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions: Column, XBridge Prep OBD C18 Column, 30*150 mm, 5 µm; mobile phase, Water (10 mM NH4HCO3) and ACN (43% ACN up to 73% in 7 min). This gave N-(5- (trans-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutoxy)-1H-indol-3- yl)cyclopropanecarboxamide (29.8 mg) as a white solid. LCMS Method 68: [M+H] + = 415. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 10.57 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 9.91 (s, 1H), 7.72 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.65 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.61 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.24–7.18 (m, 2H), 6.75–6.72 (m, 1H), 4.95–4.91 (m, 1H), 3.81–3.78 (m, 1H), 2.71–2.63 (m, 4H), 1.93– 1.89 (m, 1H), 0.81–0.78 (m, 4H). The analogs prepared in the following table were prepared using the same method described for Example 90. Examp Compoun Starting Structure LCMS data ane-1-carboxylic 403 [M+H] + . 101 220 Intermediate 92 / Method D: 107 194 Intermediate 88 / Method D: yl)cyclopropanecarboxamide (Compound 266) y p y y y salt (100.0 mg, 0.3 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (5 mL), then cyclopropanecarboxylic acid (29.8 mg, 0.3 mmol, 1.2 equiv.), HATU (131.7 mg, 0.3 mmol, 1.2 equiv.) and DIEA (74.6 mg, 0.6 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 1 hour at ambient temperature and then concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by reverse flash chromatography with the following conditions: column, C18 silica gel; mobile phase A: 0.05% NH4HCO3 in water; mobile phase B: Acetonitrile, 30% B to 60% B gradient in 30 min; detector, UV 254 nm. The resulting material was further purified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions: Column, XBridge Prep OBD C18 Column, 30*150 mm, 5 µm; mobile phase, Water (10 mM NH4HCO3) and ACN (43% ACN up to 73% in 7 min). This gave N-(5-(trans-3-(4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutoxy)-1H-indol-3-yl)cycloprop anecarboxamide (30.1 mg) as a white solid. LCMS Method E: [M+H] + = 415. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 10.57 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 9.95 (s, 1H), 7.70–7.66 ( 7.54 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.30 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.23 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 6.75–6.72 (m, 1H), 4.73–4.69 (m, 1H), 3.32–3.30 (m, 1H), 3.06–2.99 (m, 2H), 2.22–2.14 (m, 2H), 1.96–1.91 (m, 1H), 0.84– 0.76 (m, 4H). Example 115: 1-methyl-N-(5-(trans-3-(4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutoxy)-1H-indol-3-yl)cycloprop ane-1-carboxamide (Compound 261) 5-(trans-3-(4-(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutoxy)-1H-indol- 3-amine TFA salt (100.0 mg, 0.3 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (5 mL), then 1- methylcyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (34.5 mg, 0.3 mmol, 1.2 equiv.), HATU (131.7 mg, 0.3 mmol, 1.2 equiv.) and DIEA (74.6 mg, 0.6 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 1 hour at ambient temperature and then concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by reverse flash chromatography with the following conditions: column, C18 silica gel; mobile phase A: 0.05% NH4HCO3 in water; mobile phase B: Acetonitrile, 30% B to 60% B gradient in 30 min; detector, UV 254 nm. The resulting crude product was further purified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions: Column: XBridge Prep OBD C18 Column, 30*150 mm, 5μm; Mobile Phase A: Water(10 mmol/L NH4HCO3), Mobile Phase B: ACN; Flow rate: 60 mL/min; Gradient: 45% B to 75% B in 7 min; Wave Length: 220 nm. This gave 1-methyl-N-(5-(trans-3-(4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutoxy)-1H-indol-3-yl)cycloprop ane-1-carboxamide (19.9 mg) as a white solid. LCMS Method E: [M+H] + = 429. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ 10.66 (s, 1H), 8.96 (s, 1H), 7.71 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.59 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.49 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.24 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.05 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 6.75–6.73 (m, 1H), 4.95– 4.91 (m, 1H), 3.85–3.79 (m, 1H), 2.64–2.61 (m, 4H), 1.45 (s, 3H), 1.09–1.07 (m, 2H), 0.62–0.60 (m, 2H). The analogs prepared in in the following table were prepared using the same method described for Example 115. Exam Compou Starting materials Used Structure LCMS (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutoxy)-1H-indol-3-yl)cyclobuta ne-1-carboxamide (Compound 246) 5-(trans-3-(4-(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutoxy)-1H-indol- 3-amine TFA salt (250 mg, 0.7 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) was dissolved in DCM (5 mL), then cis-3- methoxycyclobutane-1-carboxylic acid (62.6 mg, 0.4 mmol, 1.0 equiv.), HATU (274.4 mg, 0.7 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) and DIEA (310.9 mg, 2.4 mmol, 5.0 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 0.5 hour at ambient temperature and then quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions: Column: XBridge Shield RP18 OBD Column, 30*150 mm, 5μm; Mobile Phase A: Water (10 mM NH4HCO3), Mobile Phase B: ACN; Flow rate: 60 mL/min; Gradient: 46% B to 69% B in 8 min; Wave Length: 220 nm. This gave cis-3- methoxy-N-(5-(trans-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutoxy )-1H-indol-3- yl)cyclobutane-1-carboxamide (53.9 mg) as a white solid. LCMS Method F: [M+H] + = 459. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ 10.60 (s, 1H), 9.64 (s, 1H), 7.76–7.71 (m, 3H), 7.60 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.22 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.13 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H), 6.75–6.72 (m, 1H), 4.93–4.89 (m, 1H), 3.82–3.78 (m, 2H), 3.15 (s, 3H), 2.84–2.81 (m, 1H), 2.68–2.63 (m, 4H), 2.42–2.37 (m, 2H), 2.07–2.02 (m, 2H). The analogs prepared in the following table were prepared using the same method described for Example 117. Example Compou Starting Structure LCMS data utane-1- yl)acetamide (Compound 287) 5-[2-[4-(Trifluoromethyl)phenoxy]propyl]-1H-indol-3-amine (100.0 mg, 0.2 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and TEA (90.8 mg, 0.8 mmol, 3.0 equiv.) were dissolved in ACN (10 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then and AcCl (70.4 mg, 0.8 mmol, 3.0 equiv.) was added, maintaining the solution at 0 °C. The reaction mixture was stirred for 4 hours at ambient temperature, then quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions: Column: YMC- Actus Triart C18 ExRS, 30*150 mm, 5μm; Mobile Phase A: Water (10 mM NH4HCO3), Mobile Phase B: ACN; Flow rate: 60 mL/min; Gradient: 45% B to 67% B in 8 min; Wave Length: 220 nm; RT1: 7.7 min. This gave N-(5-[2-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy]propyl]- 1H-indol-3-yl)acetamide (10.5 mg) as a white solid. LCMS Method E: [M-H]- = 375. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ 10.67 (d, J = 1.2 Hz, 1H), 9.78 (s, 1H), 7.66–7.62 (m, 4H), 7.25 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.14 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.06–7.04 (m, 1H), 4.82–4.76 (m, 1H), 3.14–3.09 (m, 1H), 2.92–2.87 (m, 1H), 2.09 (s, 3H), 1.27 (d, J = 6.0 Hz, 3H). The analogs prepared in the following table were prepared using the same method described for Example 120. Examp Compou Starting materials Used Structure LCMS data indol-3-yl)cyclopropanecarboxamide (Compound 240) and N-(5-(1-hydroxy-3-(4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)propyl)-1H-indol-3-yl)cyclopropaneca rboxamide (Compound 209) y y y -3- yl)cyclopropanecarboxamide N-(5-Bromo-1H-indol-3-yl)cyclopropanecarboxamide (500.0 mg, 1.7 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in 1,4-dioxane (15 mL) and water (1.5 mL), then 4,4,5,5-tetramethyl- 2-[(1E)-3-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]prop-1-en-1-yl]-1,3,2-d ioxaborolane (559.1 mg, 1.7 mmol, 1.0 equiv.), Cs2CO3 (1167.2 mg, 3.5 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) and Pd(dppf)Cl2.CH2Cl2 (145.9 mg, 0.1 mmol, 0.1 equiv.) were added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was heated to 100 °C for 12 hours under nitrogen, then cooled to ambient temperature and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was diluted with water, extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with water, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:5) to give (E)-N-(5-(3-(4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)prop-1-en-1-yl)-1H-indol-3-yl)cyclop ropanecarboxamide (400.0 mg) as a white solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 385. Step 2: N-(5-(2-hydroxy-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)propyl)-1H-indo l-3- yl)cyclopropanecarboxamide and N-(5-(1-hydroxy-3-(4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)propyl)-1H-indol-3-yl)cyclopropaneca rboxamide (E)-N-(5-(3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)prop-1-en-1-yl)-1H-in dol-3- yl)cyclopropanecarboxamide (150.0 mg, 0.4 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (10 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then BH3-THF (1M, 1.6 mL, 1.6 mmol, 4.0 equiv.) was added dropwise. After 1 hour at ambient temperature, NaOH (31.2 mg, 0.8 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) in water (0.5 mL) and H 2 O 2 (26.6 mg, 0.8 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was stirred for an additional 2 hours at ambient temperature, then quenched by the addition of saturated aqueous NH4Cl. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by reverse flash chromatography with the following conditions: column, silica gel; mobile phase, ACN in water (0.5% NH4HCO3), 0% ACN to 100% gradient in 15 min; detector, UV 254 nm. The resulting material was further purified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions: Column: Kinetex EVO prep C18, 30*150, 5μ m; Mobile Phase A: Water (10 mM NH4HCO3), Mobile Phase B: MeOH--HPLC; Flow rate: 60 mL/min; Gradient: 50% B to 70% B in 7 min; Wave Length: 220 nm. This gave N-(5-(2-hydroxy-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)propyl)-1H-indo l-3- yl)cyclopropanecarboxamide (38.1 mg, Peak 1, RT = 7.65 min) as a white solid and N-(5- (1-hydroxy-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)propyl)-1H-indol-3- yl)cyclopropanecarboxamide (3.8 mg, Peak 2, RT = 8.00 min) as a white solid. Peak 1: Compound 240: LCMS Method F: [M-H]- = 401. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ 10.62 (s, 1H), 10.01 (s, 1H), 7.63–7.61 (m, 4H), 7.42 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.24 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.00–6.98 (m, 1H), 4.74 (d, J = 6.4 Hz, 1H), 3.98–3.95 (m, 1H), 2.86–2.66 (m, 4H), 1.99–1.93 (m, 1H), 0.80–0.76 (m, 4H). Peak 2: Compound 209: LCMS Method F: [M-H]- = 401. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ 10.64 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 10.06 (s, 1H), 7.79 (s, 1H), 7.67–7.63 (m, 3H), 7.44 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.27 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.11–7.09 (m, 1H), 5.23 (d, J = 4.0 Hz, 1H), 4.62–4.58 (m, 1H), 2.73–2.68 (m, 2H), 2.03–1.94 (m, 3H), 0.80–0.75 (m, 4H). The analogs prepared in the following table were prepared using the same method described for Example 127/128. Example Compo Starting Structure LCMS data 129 284 Intermediate 34 / Method F: SI: H] + . F: SI: H] + . F: SI: H] + . F: SI: H] + . indol-3-yl)cyclopropanecarboxamide [(Compound 201) (front peak, absolute stereochemistry unconfirmed) and (Compound 200) (second peak, absolute stereochemistry unconfirmed)]
The racemic N-(5-(2-hydroxy-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)propyl)-1H-indo l-3- yl)cyclopropanecarboxamide (28.0 mg) was separated by Prep-Chiral-HPLC with the following conditions: Column: CHIRALPAK IC, 2*25 cm, 5 μm; Mobile Phase A: Hex(0.5% 2M NH3-MeOH)--HPLC, Mobile Phase B: EtOH: DCM=1: 1--HPLC; Flow rate: 20 mL/min; Gradient: 15% B to 15% B in 17 min; Wave Length: 220/254 nm; RT1(min): 11.732; RT2(min): 14.323. This gave (Compound 201) (front peak, 4.9 mg) as a white solid and (Compound 200) (second peak, 5.8 mg) as a white solid. Example 133 (Compound 201) (Peak 1): LCMS Method D: [M-H]- = 401. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ 10.61 (s, 1H), 10.00 (s, 1H), 7.63–7.61 (m, 4H), 7.42 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.24 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.00–6.98 (m, 1H), 4.74 (d, J = 6.4 Hz, 1H), 3.98–3.95 (m, 1H), 2.86–2.66 (m, 4H), 1.99–1.93 (m, 1H), 0.80–0.74 (m, 4H). Example 134 (Compound 200) (Peak 2): LCMS Method D: [M-H]- = 401. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ 10.61 (s, 1H), 10.00 (s, 1H), 7.63–7.61 (m, 4H), 7.42 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.24 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.00–6.98 (m, 1H), 4.74 (d, J = 6.4 Hz, 1H), 3.98–3.95 (m, 1H), 2.86–2.66 (m, 4H), 1.99–1.93 (m, 1H), 0.80–0.74 (m, 4H). Example 135: N-(5-(3-methyl-3-(1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl)but yl)- 1H-indol-3-yl)acetamide (Compound 275)
Step 1: tert-butyl (E)-3-acetamido-5-(3-methyl-3-(1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piper idin- 4-yl)but-1-en-1-yl)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate 4-(2-Methylbut-3-en-2-yl)-1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidine (150.0 mg, 0.6 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in 1,4-dioxane (3 mL), then TEA (0.2 mL, 1.3 mmol, 2.0 equiv.), tert-butyl 5-bromo-3-acetamidoindole-1-carboxylate (225.2 mg, 0.6 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and Pd(DtBPF)Cl2 (41.6 mg, 0.1 mmol, 0.1 equiv.) were added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was heated to 120 °C overnight, then cooled to ambient temperature and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:3) to give tert- butyl (E)-3-acetamido-5-(3-methyl-3-(1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piper idin-4-yl)but-1-en-1- yl)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate (110.0 mg) as a pale yellow solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 508. Step 2: tert-butyl 3-acetamido-5-(3-methyl-3-(1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin -4- yl)butyl)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate tert-Butyl (E)-3-acetamido-5-(3-methyl-3-(1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piper idin-4-yl)but- 1-en-1-yl)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate (110.0 mg, 0.2 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in MeOH (10 mL), then Pd/C (9.2 mg, 0.1 mmol, 0.4 equiv.) was added. The mixture was sparged with nitrogen, placed under an atmosphere of hydrogen gas (balloon), then stirred for 3 hours at ambient temperature. The solids were removed by filtration and the filtrate was concentrated under vacuum to give tert-butyl 3-acetamido-5-(3-methyl-3-(1-(2,2,2- trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl)butyl)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate (105.0 mg) as a pale yellow solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 510. Step 3: N-(5-(3-methyl-3-(1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl)but yl)-1H-indol-3- yl)acetamide tert-Butyl 3-acetamido-5-(3-methyl-3-(1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin -4-yl)butyl)- 1H-indole-1-carboxylate (80.0 mg, 0.2 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in MeOH (2 mL), then K2CO3 (43.4 mg, 0.3 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was heated to 70 °C for 50 min, then cooled to ambient temperature and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na 2 SO 4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by Prep- HPLC with the following conditions: Column: XBridge Prep OBD C18 Column, 30*150 mm, 5µm; Mobile Phase A: Water (10 mM NH4HCO3), Mobile Phase B: ACN; Flow rate: 60 mL/min; Gradient: 50% B to 65% B in 8 min; Wave Length: 220 nm; RT1: 7.67 min. This gave N-(5-[3-methyl-3-[1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)piperidin-4-yl]but yl]-1H-indol-3- yl)acetamide (15.9 mg) as an off-white solid. LCMS Method F: [M+H] + = 410. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ 10.57 (s, 1H), 9.71 (s, 1H), 7.64 (s, 1H), 7.59–7.55 (m, 1H), 7.24– 7.19 (m, 1H), 6.91 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 3.15–3.05 (m, 2H), 3.00–2.96 (m, 2H), 2.59–2.56 (m, 2H), 2.31–2.23 (m, 2H), 2.08 (s, 3H), 1.63–1.59 (m, 2H), 1.53–1.47 (m, 2H), 1.34– 1.11 (m, 3H), 0.90 (s, 6H). The analogs prepared in the following table were prepared using the same method described for Example 135. Example Compound Starting Structure LCMS data 136 288 Intermediate Method F: aza (Compound 274) Step 1: (1R,5S,6S)-6-{[(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy]methyl}-3-(2,2,2 -trifluoroethyl)- 3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane [(1R,5S,6S)-3-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexa n-6-yl]methanol (2.2 g, 11.2 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DCM (100 mL), then imidazole (1.5 g, 22.5 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) and TBSCl (3.4 g, 22.5 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at ambient temperature, then quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with DCM, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:1) to give (1R,5S,6S)-6-{[(tert- butyldimethylsilyl)oxy]methyl}-3-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-3-az abicyclo[3.1.0]hexane (2.4 g) as an off-white oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 310. Step 2: tert-butyl 3-acetamido-5-([[(1R,5S,6S)-3-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-3- azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexan-6-yl]methoxy]methyl)indole-1-carboxyl ate (1R,5S,6S)-6-[[(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy]methyl]-3-(2,2,2 -trifluoroethyl)-3- azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane (200.0 mg, 0.6 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and tert-butyl 5-formylindole- 1-carboxylate (237.8 mg, 0.9 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) were dissolved in DCM (10 mL) and cooled to 0 ℃, then Et3SiH (165.0 mg, 1.4 mmol, 2.2 equiv.) and TMSOTf (215.0 mg, 0.9 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at 0 ℃ and then quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with DCM, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:1) to give tert-butyl 3-acetamido-5-([[(1R,5S,6S)-3-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-3- azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexan-6-yl]methoxy]methyl)indole-1-carboxyl ate (100.0 mg) as a grey solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 482. Step 3: N-[5-([[(1R,5S,6S)-3-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-3-azabicyclo[3.1 .0]hexan-6- yl]methoxy]methyl)-1H-indol-3-yl]acetamide tert-Butyl 3-acetamido-5-([[(1R,5S,6S)-3-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-3-azabi cyclo [3.1.0]hexan-6-yl]methoxy]methyl)indole-1-carboxylate (100.0 mg, 0.2 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in ethyl acetate (2 mL), then HCl/1,4-dioxane (4 M, 1 mL) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at ambient temperature and then concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions: Column: Xselect CSH C18 OBD Column 30*150mm, 5 μm; Mobile Phase A: Water (0.1%FA), Mobile Phase B: ACN; Flow rate: 60 mL/min; Gradient: 15% B to 35% B in 7 min; Wave Length: 254; 220 nm; RT1: 6.47 min. This gave N-[5-([[(1R,5S,6S)-3-(2,2,2- trifluoroethyl)-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexan-6-yl]methoxy]methyl )-1H-indol-3-yl]acetamide (1.4 mg) as a grey solid. LCMS Method E: [M+H] + = 382. LCMS Method F: [M+H] + = 410. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ 10.73 (s, 1H), 9.83 (s, 1H), 7.73 (s, 1H), 7.68 (s, 1H), 7.27 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.04 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H), 4.69–4.65 (m, 2H), 3.46–3.27 (m, 2H), 3.07–3.02 (m, 2H), 2.68–2.61 (m, 4H), 2.08 (s, 3H), 1.51–1.23 (m, 3H). The analogs prepared in the following table were prepared using the same method described for Example 137. Exampl Compou Starting Structure LCMS indol-3-yl)acetamide (Compound 199) p y y py 2- yl]amino}ethyl)indole-1-carboxylate tert-Butyl 5-(2-aminoethyl)-3-acetamidoindole-1-carboxylate (270.0 mg, 0.9 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in ACN (3 mL), then 2-fluoro-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridine (168.5 mg, 1.0 mmol, 1.2 equiv.) and K2CO3 (235.1 mg, 1.7 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was heated to 80 °C for 6 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:2) to give tert-butyl 3-acetamido-5-(2-{[5- (trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl]amino}ethyl)indole-1-carboxyla te (126.0 mg) as a yellow solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 463. Step 2: N-[5-(2-{[5-(trifluoromethyl) pyridin-2-yl]amino}ethyl)-1H-indol-3- yl]acetamide tert-Butyl 3-acetamido-5-(2-{[5-(trifluoromethyl) pyridin-2-yl]amino}ethyl)indole- 1-carboxylate (120.0 mg, 0.3 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in methanol (2 mL), then K2CO3 (143.5 mg, 1.0 mmol, 4.0 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was heated to 70 °C for 3 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by Prep- HPLC with the following conditions: Column: X Bridge Prep OBD C18 Column, 30*150 mm, 5 μm; Mobile Phase A: Water (10 mM NH4HCO3), Mobile Phase B: ACN; Flow rate: 60 mL/min; Gradient: 33% B to 47% B in 8 min; Wave Length: 254/220 nm; RT1: 7.63 min. This gave N-[5-(2-{[5-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl]amino}ethyl)-1H-in dol-3- yl]acetamide (25.5 mg) as a white solid. LCMS Method D: [M+H] + = 363. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ 10.65 (s, 1H), 9.79 (s, 1H), 8.33 (s, 1H), 7.66–7.64 (m, 3H), 7.44 (t, J = 5.6 Hz, 1H), 7.26 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.01–6.99 (m, 1H), 6.60 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 3.59– 3.55 (m, 2H), 2.92–2.89 (m, 2H), 2.08 (s, 3H). The analogs prepared in the following table were prepared using the same method described for Example 139. Examp Compound Starting Structure LCMS indol-3-yl)acetamide (Compound 265) and TEA (0.1 mL, mg, 0.5 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were dissolved in THF (5 mL), then 4- (trifluoromethyl)benzenesulfonyl chloride (60.1 mg, 0.2 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at ambient temperature, then concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions: Column: XBridge Prep OBD C18 Column, 30*150 mm, 5μm; Mobile Phase A: Water (10 mM NH4HCO3), Mobile Phase B: ACN; Flow rate: 60 mL/min; Gradient: 27% B to 53% B in 7 min; Wave Length: 220 nm. This gave N-(5-[[4- (trifluoromethyl)benzenesulfonamido]methyl]-1H-indol-3-yl)ac etamide (24.5 mg) as an off-white solid. LCMS Method G: [M+H] + = 412. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ 10.72 (s, 1H), 9.82 (s, 1H), 8.32 (t, J = 6.0 Hz, 1H), 8.00 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.92 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.67–7.65 (m, 2H), 7.19 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 6.92 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 4.06 (d, J = 6.0 Hz, 2H), 2.08 (s, 3H). Example 142: N-(5-(2-((4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)thio)ethyl)-1H-indol-3- yl)acetamide (Compound 256) N-(5-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1H-indol-3-yl)acetamide (254.0 mg, 1.1 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF ( 5 ml ), then 4-(trifluoromethyl)benzenethiol (663.5 mg, 3.7 mmol, 3.2 equiv.) and TBUP (941.8 mg, 4.7 mmol, 4.0 equiv.) were added. This was followed by the addition of ADDP (582.7 mg, 2.3 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) at 0 °C under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was heated to 70 °C for 2 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions: Column: XBridge Prep OBD C18 Column, 30*150 mm, 5μm; Mobile Phase A: Water (10 mM NH4HCO3), Mobile Phase B: ACN; Flow rate: 60 mL/min; Gradient: 40% B to 65% B in 8 min; Wave Length: 220 nm; RT1: 7.68 min. LCMS Method F: [M+H] + = 379. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ 10.69 (s, 1H), 9.76 (s, 1H), 7.67–7.64 (m, 4H), 7.53 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.26 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H),7.05–7.03 (m, 1H), 3.38–3.34 (m, 2H), 3.00 (t, J = 7.6 Hz, 2H), 2.08 (s, 3H). Example 143: N-(6-bromo-5-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenethoxy)-1H-indol-3- yl)acetamide (Compound 173) y y y 1-Bromo-2-fluoro-4-methyl-5-nitrobenzene (3.0 g, 12.8 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and 2-(4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)ethan-1-ol (2.93 g, 15.4 mmol, 1.2 equiv.) were dissolved in ACN (30 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then KOH (1.1 g, 19.2 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at 0 °C then quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:6) to give 1-bromo-4-methyl-5-nitro-2-{2-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]eth oxy}benzene (4.7 g) as a yellow solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 404. Step 2: (E)-2-(4-bromo-2-nitro-5-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenethoxy) phenyl)-N,N- dimethylethen-1-amine 1-Bromo-4-methyl-5-nitro-2-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenethoxy)be nzene (2.7 g, 6.6 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DMF (20 mL), then DMF-DMA (10.0 mL, 75.4 mmol, 11.4 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was heated to 140 °C for 4 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and concentrated under vacuum to give (E)-2-(4-bromo-2-nitro-5- (4-(trifluoromethyl)phenethoxy) phenyl)-N,N-dimethylethen-1-amine (2.5 g), which was used in the next step directly without further purification. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 459. Step 3: 6-bromo-5-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenethoxy)-1H-indole (E)-2-(4-bromo-2-nitro-5-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenethoxy)phen yl)-N,N- dimethylethen-1-amine (2.5 g, 5.4 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in EtOH (30 mL) and AcOH (30 mL), then Fe (5.5 g, 98.0 mmol, 18.0 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was heated to 90 °C for 4 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting mixture was adjusted to pH 7 with aqueous NaOH (5% wt./wt.), extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:2) to give 6- bromo-5-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenethoxy)-1H-indole (850.0 mg) as a yellow solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 384. Step 4: 1-(6-bromo-5-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenethoxy)-1H-indol-3-yl)e than-1-one 6-Bromo-5-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenethoxy)-1H-indole (850.0 mg, 2.2 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DCM (10 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then diethylaluminum chloride in hexane (1M, 3.3 mL, 3.3 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) was added dropwise. After 30 min at 0 °C, AcCl (0.2 mL, 3.2 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was added, maintaining the solution at 0 °C. The reaction mixture was stirred for additional 2 hours at ambient temperature and then quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:3) to give 1-(6-bromo-5-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenethoxy)-1H- indol-3-yl)ethan-1-one (740.0 mg) as a red solid. LCMS Method B: [M-H]- = 424. Step 5: (Z)-1-(6-bromo-5-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenethoxy)-1H-indol-3- yl)ethan-1- one oxime 1-(6-Bromo-5-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenethoxy)-1H-indol-3-yl)e than-1-one (740.0 mg, 1.7 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in EtOH (10 mL), then NaOAc (284.8 mg, 3.5 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) and hydroxylamine hydrochloride (180.9 mg, 2.6 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was heated to 60 °C for 5 hours, then cooled to ambient temperature and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with ethyl acetate/petroleum ether (1:2) to give (Z)-1-(6-bromo-5-(4- (trifluoromethyl)phenethoxy)-1H-indol-3-yl)ethan-1-one oxime (620.0 mg) as a white solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 441. Step 6: N-(6-bromo-5-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenethoxy)-1H-indol-3-yl)a cetamide (Z)-1-(6-Bromo-5-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenethoxy)-1H-indol-3- yl)ethan-1-one oxime (300.0 mg, 0.7 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in ACN (5 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then concentrated H2SO4 (1 mL) was added dropwise. After 2 hours at ambient temperature, the reaction was quenched by the addition of water and adjusted to pH 7 with saturated aqueous NaHCO3. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions: Column: XBridge Prep OBD C18 Column, 30*150 mm, 5μm; Mobile Phase A: Water (10 mM NH4HCO3), Mobile Phase B: ACN; Flow rate: 60 mL/min; Gradient: 48% B to 63% B in 8 min; Wave Length: 220 nm; RT1: 7.03 min. This gave N-(6-bromo-5-(4- (trifluoromethyl)phenethoxy)-1H-indol-3-yl)acetamide (10.7 mg) as an orange solid. LCMS Method F: [M-H]- = 439. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ 10.67 (d, J = 1.6 Hz, 1H), 9.75 (s, 1H), 7.71–7.69 (m, 3H), 7.65 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.52 (s, 1H), 7.48 (s, 1H), 4.23 (t, J = 6.8 Hz, 2H), 3.24 (t, J = 6.8 Hz, 2H), 2.07 (s, 3H). Example 144: 1-(2,2-difluoroethyl)-N-(5-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenethoxy)-1 H- indol-3-yl)azetidine-3-carboxamide (Compound 149) 5-{2-[4-(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethoxy}-1H-indol-3-amine hydrochloride (178.4 mg, 0.5 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in ACN (5 mL), then potassium 1-(2,2- difluoroethyl)azetidine-3-carboxylate (101.5 mg, 0.5 mmol, 1.0 equiv.), TCFH (210.2 mg, 0.8 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) and NMI (123.0 mg, 1.5 mmol, 3.0 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 8 hours at ambient temperature and then quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by reverse flash chromatography with the following conditions: column, silica gel; mobile phase, ACN in water (0.5% NH 4 HCO 3 ), 10% ACN to 50% gradient in 15 min; detector, UV 254 nm. The resulting material was further purified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions: Column: XBridge Shield RP18 OBD Column, 30*150 mm, 5μm; Mobile Phase A: Water (10 mM NH4HCO3), Mobile Phase B: ACN; Flow rate: 60 mL/min; Gradient: 42% B to 62% B in 8 min; Wave Length: 220 nm; RT1: 7.15 min. This gave 1- (2,2-difluoroethyl)-N-(5-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenethoxy)-1H- indol-3-yl)azetidine-3- carboxamide (93.5 mg) as a white solid. LCMS Method F: [M-H]- = 466. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ 10.62 (s, 1H), 9.69 (s, 1H), 7.72–7.69 (m, 3H), 7.60 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.30 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.21 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 6.74–6.72 (m, 1H), 6.11–5.81 (t, J1 = 56.0 Hz, J2 = 4.4 Hz, 1H), 4.20 (t, J = 6.8 Hz, 2H), 3.57–3.50 (m, 3H), 3.38–3.34 (m, 2H), 3.20–3.16 (m, 2H), 2.86–2.81 (m, 2H). Example 145: 3-methyl-N-(5-((4-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl)oxy)-1H-indol-3- yl)oxetane-3-carboxamide (Compound 166) TU (682.7 mg, 1.8 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) were dissolved in DCM (5 mL), then DIEA (1.1 mL, 6.0 mmol, 5 equiv.) was added. After 2 min, 5-((4-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl)oxy)-1H-indol-3- amine TFA salt (754.9 mg, 1.8 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for an additional 2 hours at ambient temperature, then quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with ethyl acetate, washed with brine, dried over anhydrous Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with dichloromethane/methanol (10:1) to give 3-methyl-N-(5-((4-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl)oxy)-1H-indol-3-yl )oxetane-3- carboxamide (91.0 mg) as a white solid. LCMS Method F: [M-H]- = 403. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ 10.73 (s, 1H), 9.49 (s, 1H), 7.77 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.72 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.65 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.36 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.27 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 6.88– 6.86 (m, 1H), 5.21 (s, 2H), 4.88 (d, J = 6.0 Hz, 2H), 4.40 (d, J = 6.0 Hz, 2H), 1.65 (s, 3H). Example 146: 3-methyl-N-(5-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenethoxy)-1H-indol-3- yl)oxetane-3-carboxamide (Compound 238) y y y [4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethoxy}-1H-indole-1-carboxylate (83.2 mg, 0.16 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DCM (2 mL), and TFA (500 µl) was added in the mixture. The mixture was heated at 30 ºC for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated by Speedvac to give a residue. The residue and 3-methyloxetane-3-carboxylic acid (37.1 mg, 0.32 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were dissolved in DMF (2 mL), then TEA (116 µl , 0.8 mmol, 5.0 equiv.) and HATU (63.8 mg, 0.168 mmol, 1.05 equiv.) were added. The mixture was heated at 30 ºC for 16 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated by Speedvac to give a residue that was purified by prep HPLC to give 3-methyl-N-(5-(4- (trifluoromethyl)phenethoxy)-1H-indol-3-yl)oxetane-3-carboxa mide (14.5 mg, 0.035 mmol) as a powder. MS-ESI, 419.2 [M+H + ]. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ ppm 10.67 (br s, 1H), 9.46 (s, 1H), 7.71–7.64 (m, 3H), 7.63–7.56 (m, 2H), 7.27–7.24 (m, 1H), 7.22 (d, J=8.7 Hz, 1H), 6.74 (dd, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 4.85 (d, J=6.0 Hz, 2H), 4.38 (d, J=6.0 Hz, 2H), 4.21 (t, J=6.7 Hz, 2H), 3.23–3.10 (m, 2H), 1.63 (s, 3H). Example 147: 1-(methoxymethyl)-N-(5-{2-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy]ethyl} -1H-indol-3-yl)cyclopropane-1-carboxamide (Compound 176) tert-butyl (5-(2-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)ethyl)-1H-indol-3-yl)carba mate (83.2 mg, 0.16 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DCM (2 mL), then TFA (500 µl) was added to the mixture. The reaction mixture was heated at 30 ºC for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated by Speedvac to give a residue. The residue and 1- (methoxymethyl)cyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (41.6 mg, 0.32 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were dissolved in DMF (2 mL), then TEA (116 µl, 0.8 mmol, 5.0 equiv.) and HATU (63.8 mg, 0.168 mmol, 1.05 equiv.) were added. The mixture was heated at 30 ºC for 16 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated by Speedvac to give a residue that was purified by prep HPLC to give 1-(methoxymethyl)-N-(5-(2-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)ethyl) -1H-indol- 3-yl)cyclopropanecarboxamide (14.5 mg, 0.035 mmol) as a powder. MS-ESI, 433.2 [M+H + ]. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ ppm 10.76 (br s, 1H), 9.20 (s, 1H), 7.68–7.55 (m, 3H), 7.40 (s, 1H), 7.29 (d, J=8.2 Hz, 1H), 7.17–7.07 (m, 3H), 4.30 (t, J=6.9 Hz, 2H), 3.64 (s, 2H), 3.40 (s, 3H), 3.14 (br t, J=6.9 Hz, 2H), 1.15–1.06 (m, 2H), 0.86–0.71 (m, 2H). Example 148: N-(5-{2-[(3aR,5S,6aS)-2-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)- octahydrocyclopenta[c]pyrrol-5-yl]ethoxy}-1H-indol-3-yl)oxan e-4-carboxamide (Compound 152) y , , , , hyl)- octahydrocyclopenta[c]pyrrol-5-yl]ethoxy}-3-{[(tert-butoxy)c arbonyl]amino}-1H-indole- 1-carboxylate (85.1 mg, 0.15 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DCM (2 mL), then TFA (500 µl) was added to the mixture. The reaction mixture was heated at 30 ºC for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated by Speedvac to give a residue. Then the residue and tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-carboxylic acid (39.0 mg, 0.30 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were dissolved in DMF (2 mL), then TEA (109 µl, 0.75 mmol, 5.0 equiv.) and HATU (59.9 mg, 0.158 mmol, 1.05 equiv.) were added. The mixture was heated at 30 ºC for 16 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated by Speedvac to give a residue that was purified by prep HPLC to give N-(5-{2-[(3aR,5S,6aS)-2-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-octahydrocycl openta[c]pyrrol-5- yl]ethoxy}-1H-indol-3-yl)oxane-4-carboxamide (14.0 mg, 0.029 mmol) as a powder. MS- ESI, 480.1 [M+H + ]. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ ppm 10.55 (d, J=2.0 Hz, 1 H), 9.64 (s, 1H), 7.68 (d, J=2.5 Hz, 1H), 7.31 (d, J=2.3 Hz, 1H), 7.19 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 6.71 (dd, J=8.8, 2.4 Hz, 1H), 4.01–3.86 (m, 4H), 3.42–3.35 (m, 2H), 3.18 (q, J=10.3 Hz, 2H), 2.76– 2.68 (m, 1H), 2.64 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 2H), 2.52 (d, J=1.9 Hz, 2H), 2.44–2.39 (m, 2H), 2.11– 2.03 (m, 2H), 1.94–1.84 (m, 1H), 1.78 (q, J=6.5 Hz, 2H), 1.74–1.66 (m, 4H), 1.02–0.91 (m, 2H). Example 149: 3-methoxy-N-{5-[(1S,3S)-3-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]cyclobu toxy]- 1H-indol-3-yl}cyclobutane-1-carboxamide (Compound 159) tert-butyl 3-{[(tert-butoxy)carbonyl]amino}-5-[(1S,3S)-3-[4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl]cyclobutoxy]-1H-indole-1-carboxylate (81.9 mg, 0.15 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DCM (2 mL), then TFA (500 µl) was added to the mixture. The reaction mixture was heated at 30 ºC for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated by Speedvac to give a residue. The residue and 3-methoxycyclobutane-1-carboxylic acid (39.0 mg, 0.30 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were dissolved in DMF (2 mL), then TEA (109 µl, 0.75 mmol, 5.0 equiv.) and HATU (59.9 mg, 0.158 mmol, 1.05 equiv.) were added. The mixture was heated at 30 ºC for 16 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated by Speedvac to give a residue that was purified by prep HPLC to give 3-methoxy-N-{5-[(1S,3S)-3-[4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl]cyclobutoxy]-1H-indol-3-yl}cyclobuta ne-1-carboxamide (32.8 mg, 0.071 mmol) as a powder. MS-ESI, 459.3 [M+H+].1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ ppm 10.60 (br s, 1H), 9.68 (s, 1H), 7.74–7.65 (m, 3H), 7.53 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 2H), 7.28–7.18 (m, 2H), 6.71 (dd, J=8.7, 2.2 Hz, 1H), 4.68 (q, J=7.2 Hz, 1H), 3.93–3.68 (m, 1H), 3.31– 3.26 (m, 1H), 3.18–3.12 (m, 3H), 3.05–2.96 (m, 2H), 2.92–2.76 (m, 1H), 2.43–2.37 (m, 2H), 2.20–2.03 (m, 4H). Example 150: 3-methoxy-N-{5-[(1S,3S)-3-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]cyclobu toxy]- 1H-indol-3-yl}cyclobutane-1-carboxamide (Compound 156) tert-butyl 3-{[(tert-butoxy)carbonyl]amino}-5-{[4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl]methoxy}-1H-indole-1-carboxylate (86.0 mg, 0.17 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DCM (2 mL), then TFA (500 µl) was added to the mixture. The reaction mixture was heated at 30 ºC for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated by Speedvac to give the residue. Then the residue and tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-carboxylic acid (44.2 mg, 0.34 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were dissolved in DMF (2 mL), then TEA (123 µl, 0.85 mmol, 5.0 equiv.) and HATU (68.0 mg, 0.179 mmol, 1.05 equiv.) were added. The mixture was heated at 30 ºC for 16 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated by Speedvac to give a residue that was purified by prep HPLC to give N-(5-{[4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl]methoxy}-1H-indol-3-yl)oxane-4-carbo xamide (33.16 mg, 0.079 mmol) as a powder. MS-ESI, 419.3 [M+H + ]. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ ppm 10.67– 10.60 (m, 1H), 9.68 (s, 1H), 7.80–7.75 (m, 2H), 7.73–7.68 (m, 3H), 7.45 (d, J=2.3 Hz, 1H), 7.24 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 6.84 (dd, J=8.8, 2.3 Hz, 1H), 5.21 (s, 2H), 3.97–3.89 (m, 2H) 3.42– 3.35 (m, 2H), 2.78–2.68 (m, 1H), 1.77–1.63 (m, 4H). The analogs prepared in the following table were prepared using the above procedures with the appropriate starting material. Example Compound Structure LC-MS, - 153 181 425.2 157 251 403.2 161 234 433.2 165 189 433.2 169 252 389.3 174 178 433.3 179 160 480.3 184 154 419.3 H- indol-3-yl)cyclobutanecarboxamide (Compound 190) tert-butyl 3-{[(tert-butoxy)carbonyl]amino}-5-{2-[4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethoxy}-1H-indole-1-carboxylate (83.2 mg, 0.16 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DCM (2 mL), and TFA (500 µl) was added in the mixture. The mixture was heated at 30 ºC for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated by Speedvac to give a residue. Then the residue and (1S,3S)-3-hydroxycyclobutane-1- carboxylic acid (37.1 mg, 0.32 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were dissolved in ACN (2 mL), then NMI (0.5 mL) and TCFH (53.8 mg, 0.19 mmol, 1.2 equiv. ) were added. The mixture was heated at 30 ºC for 16 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated by Speedvac to give a residue that was purified by prep HPLC to give (1S, 3S)-3-hydroxy-N-(5-{2-[4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethoxy}-1H-indol-3-yl)cyclobutane-1- carboxamide (27.0 mg, 0.064 mmol) as a powder. MS-ESI, 419.1 [M+H + ]. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ ppm 10.61–10.52 (m, 1H), 9.57 (s, 1H), 7.69 (dd, J=5.2, 2.6 Hz, 3H), 7.59 (d, J=8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.31 (d, J=2.2 Hz, 1H), 7.19 (d, 1H), 6.71 (dd, J=8.8, 2.3 Hz, 1H), 5.14 (br d, J=6.4 Hz, 1H), 4.19 (t, J=6.7 Hz, 2H), 4.04–3.92 (m, 1H), 3.25–3.09 (m, 2H), 2.73–2.63 (m, 1H), 2.39–2.25 (m, 2H), 2.15–1.97 (m, 2H). Example 187: (1S,3S)-3-hydroxy-N-(5-{2-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy]ethyl} - 1H-indol-3-yl)cyclobutane-1-carboxamide (Compound 179) tert-butyl (5-(2-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)ethyl)-1H-indol-3-yl)carba mate (83.2 mg, 0.16 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DCM (2 mL), then TFA (500 µl) was added to the mixture. The reaction mixture was heated at 30 ºC for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated by Speedvac to a residue. Then the residue and (1S,3S)-3- hydroxycyclobutane-1-carboxylic acid (37.1 mg, 0.32 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were dissolved in ACN (2 mL), then NMI (0.5 mL) and TCFH (53.8 mg, 0.192 mmol, 1.2 equiv.) were added. The mixture was heated at 30 ºC for 16 hours. The mixture was heated at 30 ºC for 16 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated by Speedvac to give a residue that was purified by prep HPLC to give (1S,3S)-3-hydroxy-N-(5-{2-[4- (trifluoromethyl)phenoxy]ethyl}-1H-indol-3-yl)cyclobutane-1- carboxamide (14.52 mg, 0.035 mmol) as a powder. MS-ESI, 419.2 [M+H + ]. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ ppm 10.72–10.65 (m, 1H), 9.68 (s, 1H), 7.72–7.60 (m, 4H), 7.26 (d, J=8.3 Hz, 1H), 7.16–7.05 (m, 3H), 5.14 (d, J=7.0 Hz, 1H), 4.29 (t, J=7.0 Hz, 2H), 4.04–3.92 (m, 1H), 3.16–3.07 (m, 2H), 2.78–2.68 (m, 1H), 2.39–2.27 (m, 2H), 2.15–1.95 (m, 2H). Example 188: (1R,3S)-N-(5-{2-[(3aR,5S,6aS)-2-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)- octahydrocyclopenta[c]pyrrol-5-yl]ethoxy}-1H-indol-3-yl)-3-m ethylcyclobutane-1- carboxamide (Compound 150) tert-butyl 3-{[(tert-butoxy)carbonyl]amino}-5-[(1S,3S)-3-[4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl]cyclobutoxy]-1H-indole-1-carboxylate (81.9 mg, 0.15 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DCM (2 mL), then TFA (500 µl) was added to the mixture. The reaction mixture was heated at 30 ºC for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated by Speedvac to give a residue. Then the residue and (1R,3S)-3-methylcyclobutane-1- carboxylic acid (34.2 mg, 0.30 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were dissolved in ACN (2 mL), then NMI (0.5 mL) and TCFH (50.4 mg, 0.18 mmol, 1.2 equiv.) were added. The mixture was heated at 30 ºC for 16 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated by Speedvac to give a residue that was purified by prep HPLC to give (1R,3S)-N-(5-{2-[(3aR,5S,6aS)-2-(2,2,2- trifluoroethyl)-octahydrocyclopenta[c]pyrrol-5-yl]ethoxy}-1H -indol-3-yl)-3- methylcyclobutane-1-carboxamide (30.5 mg, 0.066 mmol) as a powder. MS-ESI, 464.4 [M+H + ]. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ ppm 10.57–10.51 (m, 1H), 9.51 (s, 1H), 7.68 (d, J=2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.29 (d, J=2.3 Hz, 1H), 7.18 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 1H), 6.70 (dd, J=8.8, 2.3 Hz, 1H), 3.95 (t, J=6.5 Hz, 2H), 3.22–3.09 (m, 3H), 2.68–2.61 (m, 2H), 2.46–2.39 (m, 3H), 2.39–2.16 (m, 4H), 2.11–2.02 (m, 2H), 1.94–1.74 (m, 5H), 1.04 (d, J=6.3 Hz, 3H), 0.96 (td, J=11.7, 8.4 Hz, 2H). The analogs prepared in the following table were prepared using the above procedures with the appropriate starting material. Example # Compound Structure LC-MS, 191 162 417.3 Example 196: N-(5-(2-(cis-4-hydroxy-4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)ethoxy) - 1H-indol-3-yl)acetamide (compound 501) S p y y y-4- (trifluoromethy l)cyclohexyl]ethoxy}indole-1-carboxylate 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexan-1-ol (132.0 mg, 0.6 mmol, 1.2 equiv.) and tert-butyl 3-acetamido-5-hydroxyindole-1-carboxylate (150.0 mg, 0.5 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) were dissolved in THF (10 mL), then TBUP (209.0 mg, 1.0 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) and ADDP (259.0 mg, 1.0 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were added at 0 °C under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was stirred for 16 hours at rt and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography, eluting with petroleum ether/EtOAc (5:1) to afford tert-butyl 3-acetamido-5-{2-[4-hydroxy-4- (trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl]ethoxy}indole-1-carboxylate (200.0 mg) as a pale white solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 485.1. Step 2: N-(5-(2-(cis-4-hydroxy-4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)ethoxy) -1H-indol-3- yl)acetamide tert-Butyl 3-acetamido-5-{2-[4-hydroxy-4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl]et hoxy} indole-1-carboxylate (200.0 mg, 0.4 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in MeOH (5 mL), then K2CO3 (115.4 mg, 0.8 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was heated to 60 °C for 16 hours, then cooled t rt and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions: Column: XBridge Shield RP18 OBD Column, 30*150 mm, 5μm; Mobile Phase A: Water (0.1% FA), Mobile Phase B: ACN; Flow rate: 60 mL/min; Gradient: 34% B to 46% B in 8 min; Wave Length: 254; 220 nm; RT1: 6.83min. This gave N-(5-(2-(cis-4- hydroxy-4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)ethoxy)-1H-indol-3-yl) acetamide (37.5 mg) as a pale white solid. LCMS Method D: [M+H] + = 385.1. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d 6 ): δ 10.55 (s, 1H), 9.67 (s, 1H), 7.64 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.31 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.20 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 6.73–6.71 (m, 1H), 5.66 (s, 1H), 4.00 (t, J = 6.4 Hz, 2H), 2.08 (s, 3H), 1.90– 1.70 (m, 7H), 1.54–1.45 (m, 4H). The analogs prepared in the following table were prepared using the same method described for Example 196. Comp Starting Structure Conditio LCMS 198 497 1-(4- TBUP, Method E: 205 472 Intermediate TBUP, Method F: Examples 210/211: N-(5-(2-(trans-4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)ethoxy)-1H- indol-3-yl)acetamide [(compound 456) and N-(5-(2-(cis-4- (trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)ethoxy)-1H-indol-3-yl)acetamide (compound 454)
p y y y y y indole-1-carboxylate tert-Butyl 3-acetamido-5-hydroxy-1H-indole-1-carboxylate (488.2 mg, 1.7 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and 2-(4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)ethan-1-ol (330.0 mg, 1.7 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) were dissolved in THF (5 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then TBUP (1.4 g, 6.7 mmol, 4.0 equiv.) and ADDP (842.1 mg, 3.3 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at 70 °C, then cooled to rt and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. sodium sulfate and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography, eluting with petroleum ether/EtOAc (1:1) to afford tert-butyl 3-acetamido-5-(2-(4- (trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)ethoxy)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate (500.0 mg) as a brown solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 469.2. Step 2: N-(5-(2-(trans-4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)ethoxy)-1H-indo l-3- yl)acetamide (front peak) and N-(5-(2-(cis-4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)ethoxy)- 1H-indol-3-yl)acetamide (second peak) tert-Butyl 3-acetamido-5-(2-(4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)ethoxy)-1H-i ndole-1- carboxylate (480 mg, 1.0 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in MeOH (5 mL), then K 2 CO 3 (283.2 mg, 2.1 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 1 hour at 70 °C, then cooled to rt and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. sodium sulfate and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions: Column: Xselect CSH C18 OBD Column 30*150mm 5μm, n; Mobile Phase A: Water(0.1%FA), Mobile Phase B: ACN; Flow rate: 60 mL/min; Gradient: 47% B to 57% B in 9 min, 57% B; Wave Length: 254; 220 nm; RT1: 7.75 min, RT2: 8.15 min. This resulted in N-(5-(2-(trans-4-(trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)ethoxy)-1H-indo l-3- yl)acetamide (front peak, absolute stereochemistry unconfirmed, assigned as Compound 456 (14.2 mg, 3.7%) as a white solid and N-(5-(2-(cis-4- (trifluoromethyl)cyclohexyl)ethoxy)-1H-indol-3-yl)acetamide (second peak, absolute stereochemistry unconfirmed, assigned as Compound 454 (16.3 mg, 4.1%) as a white solid. Compound 456: LCMS Method E: [M+H] + = 369.4. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO- d6): δ 10.57 (s, 1H), 9.70 (s, 1H), 7.65 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.31 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.20 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 6.73–6.71 (m, 1H), 3.99 (t, J = 6.4 Hz, 2H), 2.31–2.29 (m, 1H), 2.08 (s, 3H), 1.92–1.90 (m, 1H), 1.81–1.76 (m, 2H), 1.67–1.60 (m, 8H). Compound 454: LCMS Method E: [M+H] + = 369.4. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO- d6): δ 10.57 (s, 1H), 9.70 (s, 1H), 7.65 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.31 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.20 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 6.73–6.71 (m, 1H), 4.00 (t, J = 6.4 Hz, 2H), 2.24–2.18 (m, 1H), 2.09 (s, 3H), 1.90–1.87 (m, 4H), 1.70–1.65 (m, 2H), 1.55–1.41 (m, 2H), 1.31–1.19 (m, 2H), 1.11–1.02 (m, 2H). The analogs prepared in following table were prepared using the same method described for Example 210/211. Compoun Compound Starting materials Structure LCMS data 212 448 Intermediate 120 Method F: Examples 214/215: N-(5-((2-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-2,4,5,6- tetrahydrocyclopenta[c]pyrazol-5-yl)methoxy)-1H-indol-3-yl)a cetamide (compound 447) and N-(5-((1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-1,4,5,6- tetrahydrocyclopenta[c]pyrazol-5-yl)methoxy)-1H-indol-3-yl)a cetamide (compound 444) , , , , cyclopenta[c]pyrazol-5-yl]methoxy}indole-1-carboxylate and tert-butyl 3- acetamido-5-{[1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-4H,5H,6H-cyclopenta[c ]pyrazol-5- yl]methoxy}indole-1-carboxylate A mixture of [2-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-4H,5H,6H-cyclopenta[c]pyrazol-5- yl]methanol and [1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-4H,5H,6H-cyclopenta[c]pyrazol-5- yl]methanol (200.0 mg, 0.9 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and tert-butyl 3-acetamido-5- hydroxyindole-1-carboxylate (264.0 mg, 0.9 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) were dissolved in THF (8 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then TBUP (368.0 mg, 1.8 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) and ADDP (455.0 mg, 1.8 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was stirred for 16 hours at rt and then concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography, eluting with petroleum ether/EtOAc (5:1) to give a mixture of tert-butyl 3-acetamido-5-{[2-(2,2,2- trifluoroethyl)-4H,5H,6H-cyclopenta[c]pyrazol-5-yl]methoxy}i ndole-1-carboxylate and tert-butyl 3-acetamido-5-{[1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-4H,5H,6H- cyclopenta[c]pyrazol-5-yl]methoxy}indole-1-carboxylate (150.0 mg) as an off-white solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 493.2. Step 2: N-(5-((2-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-2,4,5,6-tetrahydrocyclopenta [c]pyrazol-5- yl)methoxy)-1H-indol-3-yl)acetamide and N-(5-((1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-1,4,5,6- tetrahydrocyclopenta[c]pyrazol-5-yl)methoxy)-1H-indol-3-yl)a cetamide tert-Butyl 3-acetamido-5-{[2-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-4H,5H,6H-cyclopenta [c] pyrazol-5-yl]methoxy}indole-1-carboxylate (169.7 mg, 0.3 mmol, 1.0 equiv) was dissolved in MeOH (8 mL), K2CO3 (97 mg, 0.915 mmol, 3.0 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 5 hours at 60 °C, then cooled to rt and removed the solid by filtration. The filter cake was washed with MeOH, and the combined filtrate was concentrated under vacuum. The resulting mixture was separated by Prep-Chiral-HPLC with the following conditions: Column: CHIRALPAK IC, 2*25 cm, 5 μm; Mobile Phase A: Hex(0.5% 2M NH3-MeOH)--HPLC, Mobile Phase B: EtOH--HPLC; Flow rate: 20 mL/min; Gradient: 20% B to 20% B in 15 min; Wave Length: 220/254 nm; RT1: 10.14 min, RT2: 14.00 min. This resulted in N-(5-((2-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-2,4,5,6- tetrahydrocyclopenta[c]pyrazol-5-yl)methoxy)-1H-indol-3-yl)a cetamide (34.3 mg) as an off-white solid and N-(5-((1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-1,4,5,6- tetrahydrocyclopenta[c]pyrazol-5-yl)methoxy)-1H-indol-3-yl)a cetamide (11.0 mg) as an off-white solid. Compound 447: LCMS Method E: [M+H] + = 393.1. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO- d6): δ 10.57 (s, 1H), 9.70 (s, 1H), 7.66 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.45 (s, 1H), 7.34 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.21 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 6.77–6.75 (m, 1H), 5.00 (q, J = 9.2 Hz, 2H), 4.00 (d, J = 6.8 Hz, 2H), 3.27–3.22 (m, 1H), 2.92–2.82 (m, 2H), 2.60–2.54 (m, 2H), 2.08 (s, 3H). Compound 444: LCMS Method E: [M+H] + = 393.4. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO- d6): δ 10.58 (s, 1H), 9.69 (s, 1H), 7.65 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.34 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.26 (s, 1H), 7.21 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 6.77–6.74 (m, 1H), 5.02 (q, J = 9.2 Hz, 2H), 4.99–4.00 (m, 2H), 3.46–3.43 (m, 1H), 3.02–2.96 (m, 1H), 2.86–2.80 (m, 1H), 2.72–2.67 (m, 1H), 2.52–2.50 (m, 1H), 2.08 (s, 3H). Example 216: N-(5-(2-(5-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-5-azaspiro[2.4]heptan-7- yl)ethoxy)-1H-indol-3-yl)acetamide (compound 478) p - y - - - - - - y y - - p . p n- 7-yl)ethoxy)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate tert-Butyl 3-acetamido-5-hydroxy-1H-indole-1-carboxylate (150.0 mg, 0.5 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and tert-butyl 7-(2-hydroxyethyl)-5-azaspiro[2.4]heptane-5-carboxylate (249.4 mg, 1.0 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were dissolved in THF (5 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then TBUP (209.1 mg, 1.0 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) and ADDP (258.7 mg, 1.0 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were added, maintaining the solution at 0 °C. The reaction mixture was stirred for 4 hours at rt and then concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by reversed-phase flash chromatography with the following conditions: column, C18 silica gel; mobile phase, MeCN in Water (10mmol/L NH4HCO3), 30% to 70% gradient in 30 min; detector, UV 254 nm. This resulted in tert-butyl 3-acetamido-5-(2-(5-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-5- azaspiro[2.4]heptan-7-yl)ethoxy)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate (120.0 mg) as an off-white solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 514.2. Step 2: N-(5-(2-(5-azaspiro[2.4]heptan-7-yl)ethoxy)-1H-indol-3-yl)ac etamide tert-Butyl 3-acetamido-5-(2-(5-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-5-azaspiro[2.4]hep tan-7- yl)ethoxy)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate (110.0 mg, 0.2 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DCM (3.0 mL), then TFA (0.6 mL) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at rt and then concentrated under vacuum to give N-(5-(2-(5-azaspiro[2.4]heptan-7- yl)ethoxy)-1H-indol-3-yl)acetamide (60.0 mg) as a colorless oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 314.2. Step 3: N-(5-(2-(5-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-5-azaspiro[2.4]heptan-7-yl )ethoxy)-1H- indol-3-yl)acetamide N-(5-(2-(5-azaspiro[2.4]heptan-7-yl)ethoxy)-1H-indol-3-yl)ac etamide (60.0 mg, 0.2 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl trifluoromethanesulfonate (66.7 mg, 0.3 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) were dissolved in ACN (5.0 mL), then K2CO3 (79.4 mg, 0.6 mmol, 3.0 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at 60 °C, then cooled to rt and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions: Column, XBridge Shield RP18 OBD Column, 30*150 mm, 5µm; mobile phase, Water (10 mmol/L NH4HCO3+0.1% NH3.H2O) and ACN (33% ACN up to 57% in 7 min). This resulted in N-(5-(2-(5-(2,2,2- trifluoroethyl)-5-azaspiro[2.4]heptan-7-yl)ethoxy)-1H-indol- 3-yl)acetamide (15.0 mg) as a white solid. LCMS Method F: [M+H] + = 396.1. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 10.56 (d, J = 1.6 Hz, 1H), 9.68 (s, 1H), 7.64 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.28 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.20 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 6.72–6.69 (m, 1H), 3.93–3.89 (m, 2H), 3.25–3.21 (m, 3H), 2.74 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 2.69 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 2.62–2.57 (m, 1H), 2.15–2.13 (m, 1H), 2.08 (s, 3H), 1.65–1.52 (m, 2H), 0.72–0.69 (m, 1H), 0.61–0.59 (m, 1H), 0.48–0.46 (m, 1H), 0.40– 0.36 (m, 1H). Example 217/218: trans-3-hydroxy-1-methyl-N-(5-((4-(trifluoromethyl) benzyl)oxy)-1H-indol-3-yl)cyclobutane-1-carboxamide (compound 415) and cis-3- hydroxy-1-methyl-N-(5-((4-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl)oxy)-1H-in dol-3- yl)cyclobutane-1-carboxamide (compound 414) p y y y y -3- yl)cyclobutane-1-carboxamide 5-((4-(Trifluoromethyl)benzyl)oxy)-1H-indol-3-amine TFA salt (500.0 mg, 1.6 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and 1-methyl-3-oxocyclobutane-1-carboxylic acid (209.1 mg, 1.6 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) were added in DCM (10 mL), then DIEA (0.5 mL, 3.2 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) and HATU (931.1 mg, 2.4 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 1 hour at rt and then quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with dichloromethane, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography, eluting with petroleum ether/EtOAc (3:1) to afford 1-methyl-3-oxo-N-(5-((4- (trifluoromethyl)benzyl)oxy)-1H-indol-3-yl)cyclobutane-1-car boxamide (500.0 mg) as a black solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 417.2. Step 2: 3-hydroxy-1-methyl-N-(5-((4-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl)oxy)-1H- indol-3- yl)cyclobutane-1-carboxamide 1-Methyl-3-oxo-N-(5-((4-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl)oxy)-1H-indo l-3-yl)cyclobutane- 1-carboxamide (500.0 mg, 1.2 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in MeOH (10 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then NaBH4 (181.7 mg, 4.8 mmol, 4.0 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 1 hour at rt and then quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na 2 SO 4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by reverse flash chromatography with the following conditions: column, C18 silica gel; mobile phase, MeCN in Water (10mmol/L NH4HCO3), 10% to 50% gradient in 10 min; detector, UV 254 nm.). This resulted in 3-hydroxy-1-methyl-N-(5-((4-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl)oxy)-1H- indol-3- yl)cyclobutane-1-carboxamide (410.0 mg) as a with solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 419.2. Step 3: trans-3-hydroxy-1-methyl-N-(5-((4-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl)ox y)-1H-indol- 3-yl)cyclobutane-1-carboxamide and cis-3-hydroxy-1-methyl-N-(5-((4- (trifluoromethyl)benzyl)oxy)-1H-indol-3-yl)cyclobutane-1-car boxamide The racemic 3-hydroxy-1-methyl-N-(5-((4-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl)oxy)-1H- indol-3- yl)cyclobutane-1-carboxamide (400.0 mg) was separated by Chiral-HPLC with the following conditions: Column: JW-CHIRALPAK-ID, 2*25cm; 5um; Mobile Phase A: Hex(0.5% 2M NH3-MeOH)--HPLC, Mobile Phase B: EtOH--HPLC; Flow rate: 20 mL/min; Gradient: 20% B to 20% B in 11.5 min; Wave Length: 220/254 nm; RT1: 6.942 min, RT2: 7.015 min. This resulted in trans-3-hydroxy-1-methyl-N-(5-((4- (trifluoromethyl)benzyl)oxy)-1H-indol-3-yl)cyclobutane-1-car boxamide (125.5 mg) as an off-white solid and cis-3-hydroxy-1-methyl-N-(5-((4-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl)oxy) -1H- indol-3-yl)cyclobutane-1-carboxamide (92.4 mg) as an off-white solid. Compound 415: LCMS Method E: [M+H] + = 419.2. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO- d6): δ 10.67 (d, J = 1.6 Hz, 1H), 9.20 (s, 1H), 7.78–7.70 (m, 4H), 7.60 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.40 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.24 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 6.85–6.83 (m, 1H), 5.20 (s, 2H), 5.03 (d, J = 6.0 Hz, 1H), 4.03–3.89 (m, 1H), 2.84–2.79 (m, 2H), 1.82–1.77 (m, 2H), 1.49 (s, 3H). Compound 414: LCMS Method E: [M+H] + = 419.2. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO- d6): δ 10.67 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 9.03 (s, 1H), 7.80–7.70 (m, 4H), 7.58 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.36 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.25 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 6.86–6.83 (m, 1H), 5.20 (s, 2H), 4.99 (d, J = 6.8 Hz, 1H), 4.18–4.13 (m, 1H), 2.27–2.19 (m, 4H), 1.41 (s, 3H). The analogs prepared in the following table were prepared using the same method described for Example 217/218. Example # Compound # Starting materials Used Structure LCMS Example 221/222: cis-4-hydroxy-1-methyl-N-(5-(trans-3-(4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutoxy)-1H-indol-3-yl)cyclohexa ne-1- carboxamide(compound 426) and trans-4-hydroxy-1-methyl-N-(5-(trans-3-(4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutoxy)-1H-indol-3-yl)cyclohexa ne-1-carboxamide (compound 425) p y y p y y y indol-3-yl)cyclohexane-1-carboxamide 5-[trans-3-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]cyclobutoxy]-1H-indol- 3-amine TFA salt (300.0 mg, 0.9 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and 1-methyl-4-oxocyclohexane-1-carboxylic acid (135.3 mg, 0.9 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) were dissolved in ACN (5 mL), then TCFH (1.5 g, 5.2 mmol, 6.0 equiv.) and NMI (87.6 mg, 0.9 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) were added at 0 °C. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at rt and then concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by reverse flash chromatography with the following conditions: column, C18 silica gel; mobile phase, MeCN in Water (0.1% FA), 10% to 70% gradient in 20 min; detector, UV 254 nm. This resulted in 1-methyl-4-oxo-N-(5-(trans-3-(4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutoxy)-1H-indol-3-yl)cyclohexa ne-1-carboxamide (140.0 mg) as a yellow green solid. LCMS Method B: [M+H] + = 485.2. Step 2: cis-4-hydroxy-1-methyl-N-(5-(trans-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phe nyl) cyclobutoxy)-1H-indol-3-yl)cyclohexane-1-carboxamide (front peak, stereochemistry unconfirmed) and trans-4-hydroxy-1-methyl-N-(5-(trans-3-(4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutoxy)-1H-indol-3-yl)cyclohexa ne-1-carboxamide (second peak, stereochemistry unconfirmed) 1-Methyl-4-oxo-N-(5-(trans-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cycl obutoxy)-1H-indol-3- yl)cyclohexane-1-carboxamide (200.0 mg, 0.4 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in MeOH (4 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then NaBH4 (31.2 mg, 0.8 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at rt and then quenched by the addition of ice- water. The resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions: Column: SunFire C18 OBD Prep Column, 19*250 mm, 5μm; Mobile Phase A: Water (0.1% FA), Mobile Phase B: ACN; Flow rate: 25 mL/min; Gradient: 45% B to 65% B in 6 min; Wave Length: 254/210 nm; RT1: 6.1 min, RT2: 6.7 min. This resulted in cis-4-hydroxy-1-methyl-N-(5-(trans-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phe nyl) cyclobutoxy)-1H-indol-3-yl)cyclohexane-1-carboxamide (front peak, absolute stereochemistry unconfirmed, assigned as compound 426) (20.1 mg) as a white solid and trans-4-hydroxy-1-methyl-N-(5-(trans-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)p henyl)cyclobutoxy)-1H- indol-3-yl)cyclohexane-1-carboxamide (second peak, absolute stereochemistry unconfirmed, assigned as compound 425) (48.5 mg) as a white solid. Compound 426: LCMS Method F: [M+H] + = 487.3. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6): δ 10.65 (s, 1H), 8.86 (s, 1H), 7.71 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.58 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.44 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.23 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 6.99 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 6.74–6.72 (m, 1H), 4.92– 4.87 (m, 1H), 4.41 (d, J = 4.0 Hz, 1H), 3.82–3.78 (m, 1H), 3.57–3.55 (m, 1H), 2.61 (t, J = 6.8 Hz, 4H), 1.88–1.81 (m, 2H), 1.70–1.65 (m, 4H), 1.49–1.42 (m, 2H), 1.24 (s, 3H). Compound 425: LCMS Method F: [M+H] + = 487.3. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO- d6): δ 10.68 (s, 1H), 8.94 (s, 1H), 7.70 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.58 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.42 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.24 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 6.98 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 6.74–6.72 (m, 1H), 4.92–4.86 (m, 1H), 4.46 (d, J = 4.4 Hz, 1H), 3.84–3.78 (m, 1H), 3.45–3.41 (m, 1H), 2.61 (t, J = 6.8 Hz, 4H), 2.32–2.29 (m, 2H), 1.72–1.68 (m, 4H), 1.36–1.30 (m, 2H), 1.27–1.16 (m, 5H). The analogs prepared in the following table were prepared using the same method described for Examples 221/222. Example # Compou Starting materials Used Structure LCMS data Example 225/226: trans-3-(hydroxymethyl)-1-methyl-N-(5-((4- (trifluoromethyl)benzyl)oxy)-1H-indol-3-yl)cyclobutane-1-car boxamide (compound 417) and cis-3-(hydroxymethyl)-1-methyl-N-(5-((4- (trifluoromethyl)benzyl)oxy)-1H-indol-3-yl)cyclobutane-1-car boxamide (compound 416)
Step 1: 1-methyl-3-methylene-N-(5-((4-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl)oxy)-1 H-indol-3- yl)cyclobutane-1-carboxamide 1-Methyl-3-methylenecyclobutane-1-carboxylic acid (350.1 mg, 2.8 mmol, 1.0 equiv.), 5-((4-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl)oxy)-1H-indol-3-amine TFA salt (850.0 mg, 2.8 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and DIEA (2.3 mL, 13.9 mmol, 5.0 equiv.) were dissolved in DCM (10 mL), then HATU (1582.8 mg, 4.2 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at rt and then quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with dichloromethane, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography, eluting with petroleum ether/EtOAc (1:1) to give 1-methyl-3-methylene- N-(5-((4-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl)oxy)-1H-indol-3-yl)cyclobut ane-1-carboxamide (660.0 mg) as a green solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 415.2. Step 2: 3-(hydroxymethyl)-1-methyl-N-(5-((4-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl) oxy)-1H- indol-3-yl)cyclobutane-1-carboxamide 1-Methyl-3-methylene-N-(5-((4-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl)oxy)-1 H-indol-3- yl)cyclobutane-1-carboxamide (600.0 mg, 1.4 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (10 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then BH3-THF (5.8 mL, 1M, 5.8 mmol, 4.0 equiv.) was added dropwise, maintaining the solution at 0 °C. The reaction mixture was stirred for 1 hour at 0 °C, then to the above mixture were added aqueous NaOH (30% wt., 3.0 mL, 6.7 mmol, 4.6 equiv,) and H 2 O 2 (30% wt., 1.3 mL, 3.3 mmol, 2.3 equiv,) were added dropwise at 0 °C. The reaction mixture was stirred for additional 2 hours at rt and then quenched by the addition of saturated aqueous NH4Cl. The resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography, eluting with dichloromethane/methanol (10:1) to give the crude product, that was further purified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions: Column: SunFire Prep C18 OBD Column, 19*150 mm, 5μm; Mobile Phase A: Water (0.1% FA), Mobile Phase B: ACN; Flow rate: 20 mL/min; Gradient: 60% B to 80% B in 5.5 min; Wave Length: 210/254 nm; RT1: 5.30 min. This resulted in 3- (hydroxymethyl)-1-methyl-N-(5-((4-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl)ox y)-1H-indol-3-yl) cyclobutane-1-carboxamide (150 mg). LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 433.3. Step 3: trans-3-(hydroxymethyl)-1-methyl-N-(5-((4-(trifluoromethyl)b enzyl)oxy)- 1H-indol-3-yl)cyclobutane-1-carboxamide (compound 417)and cis-3- (hydroxymethyl)-1-methyl-N-(5-((4-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl)ox y)-1H-indol-3- yl)cyclobutane-1-carboxamide (compound 416) 3-(Hydroxymethyl)-1-methyl-N-(5-((4-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl) oxy)-1H-indol-3- yl) cyclobutane-1-carboxamide (150 mg) was separated by Prep-CHIRAL-HPLC with the following conditions: Column: JW-CHIRALPAK IA-3, 4.6*50mm, 3μm; Mobile Phase A: Hex (0.1% DEA): IPA=70: 30; Flow rate: 1 mL/min; Gradient: 0% B to 0% B. This resulted in trans-3-(hydroxymethyl)-1-methyl-N-(5-((4- (trifluoromethyl)benzyl)oxy)-1H-indol-3-yl)cyclobutane-1-car boxamide (compound 417, 98.2 mg) as a white solid and cis-3-(hydroxymethyl)-1-methyl-N-(5-((4- (trifluoromethyl)benzyl)oxy)-1H-indol-3-yl)cyclobutane-1-car boxamide (compound 416), 38.3 mg) as a white solid. compound 417: LCMS Method D: [M+H] + = 433.3. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO- d6): δ 10.66 (s, 1H), 9.19 (s, 1H), 7.78–7.71 (m, 4H), 7.61 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.40 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.24 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 6,86–6.83 (m, 1H), 5.21 (s, 2H), 4.49 (t, J = 5.6 Hz, 1H), 3.41–3.35 (m, 2H), 2.59–2.56 (m, 2H), 2.24–2.20 (m, 1H), 1.74–1.69 (m, 2H), 1.48 (s, 3H). compound 416: LCMS Method D: [M+H] + = 433.3. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO- d6): δ 10.65 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 9.08 (s, 1H), 7.81–7.71 (m, 4H), 7.60 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.37 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.25 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 6.86–6.84 (m, 1H), 5.21 (s, 2H), 4.58 (t, J = 5.2 Hz, 1H), 3.37–3.33 (m, 2H), 2.40–2.34 (m, 1H), 2.21–2.15 (m, 2H), 1.94– 1.89 (m, 2H), 1.48 (s, 3H). Example 227/228: (2R,3R)-2-methyl-N-(5-(trans-3-(4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutoxy)-1H-indol-3-yl)oxetane-3 -carboxamide (compound 424) and (2S,3R)-2-methyl-N-(5-(trans-3-(4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutoxy)-1H-indol-3-yl)oxetane-3 -carboxamide (compound 423) 5-(trans-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutoxy)-1H-indol- 3-amine TFA salt (100.0 mg, 0.3 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and 2-methyloxetane-3-carboxylic acid (50.3 mg, 0.4 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) were dissolved in THF (5 mL), then HATU (164.7 mg, 0.4 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) and DIEA (0.15 mL, 0.9 mmol, 3.0 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 1 hour at rt and then concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by reverse flash chromatography with the following conditions: column, C18 silica gel; mobile phase, MeCN in Water (10mmol/L NH4HCO3), 30% to 70% gradient in 30 min; detector, UV 254 nm. The crude product was further purified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions: Column: SunFire Prep C18 OBD Column, 19*150 mm, 5μm; Mobile Phase A: Water (0.1% FA), Mobile Phase B: ACN; Flow rate: 20 mL/min; Gradient: 60% B to 90% B in 5.5 min; Wave Length: 210/254 nm; RT1: 5.1 min, RT2: 5.4 min. This resulted in cis-2-methyl-N-(5-(trans-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclob utoxy)-1H-indol- 3-yl)oxetane-3-carboxamide (compound 424) (6.2 mg) as an off-white solid and trans-2- methyl-N-(5-(trans-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutoxy) -1H-indol-3-yl)oxetane-3- carboxamide (compound 423) (5.6 mg) as an off-white solid. compound 424: LCMS Method F: [M+H] + = 445.3. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO- d6): δ 10.67 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H), 9.62 (s, 1H), 7.73–7.70 (m, 3H), 7.61–7.59 (m, 2H), 7.24 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.08 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 6.76–6.73 (m, 1H), 5.15–5.10 (m, 1H), 4.94–4.89 (m, 1H), 4.74 (t, J = 6.0 Hz, 1H), 4.55–4.52 (m, 1H), 4.02–3.97 (m, 1H), 3.84– 3.79 (m, 1H), 2.65–2.60 (m, 4H), 1.23 (d, J = 7.2 Hz, 3H). compound 423: LCMS Method F: [M+H] + = 445.1. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO- d6): δ 10.67 (d, J = 1.2 Hz, 1H), 9.71 (s, 1H), 7.76–7.71 (m, 3H), 7.60 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.24 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.12 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 6.76–6.73 (m, 1H), 4.96–4.90 (m, 2H), 4.60–4.51 (m, 2H), 3.83–3.79 (m, 1H), 3.69–3.63 (m, 1H), 2.69–2.61 (m, 4H), 1.42 (d, J = 6.0 Hz, 3H). Example 229: (R)-2-hydroxy-N-(5-(trans-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl) cyclobutoxy)-1H-indol-3-yl)butanamide (compound 429) lt (120.0 mg, 0.3 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DMF (5 mL), (R)-2-hydroxybutyric acid (72.1 mg, 0.7 mmol, 2.0 equiv.), NMM (210.3 mg, 2.1 mmol, 6.0 equiv.) and PyBOP (180.3 mg, 0.3 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 5 hours at rt and then concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by reverse flash chromatography with the following conditions: column, C18 silica gel; mobile phase, MeCN in Water (0.1% FA), 5% to 70% gradient in 25 min; detector, UV 254 nm. The resulting crude product was further purified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions: Column: SunFire Prep C18 OBD Column, 19*150 mm, 5μm; Mobile Phase A: Water (0.1% FA), Mobile Phase B: ACN; Flow rate: 20 mL/min; Gradient: 55% B to 80% B in 5.3 min; Wave Length: 210/254 nm; RT1: 5.3 min. This resulted in (2R)-2-hydroxy-N-{5- [trans-3-[4-(trifluoromethyl) phenyl] cyclobutoxy]-1H-indol-3-yl} butanamide (28.0 mg) as a white solid. LCMS Method E: [M+H] + = 433.3. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 10.68 (d, J = 2.6 Hz, 1H), 9.38 (s, 1H), 7.71 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.64–7.58 (m, 1H), 7.25 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 7.06 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 6.76–6.73 (m, 1H), 5.46 (d, J = 5.6 Hz, 1H), 4.94–4.91 (m, 1H), 4.06–4.02 (m, 1H), 3.83–3.79 (m, 1H), 2.67–2.62 (m, 4H), 1.77–1.72 (m, 1H), 1.66–1.59 (m, 1H), 0.92 (t, J = 7.6 Hz, 3H). The analogs prepared in the following table were prepared using the same method described for Example 229. Exampl Comp Starting Structure condition LCMS 230 496 Intermediate 91 HATU, Method 236 430 Intermediate 33 HATU, Method 242 412 Intermediate 86 T 3 P, Method Example 244: 1-(2,2-difluoroethyl)-3-methyl-N-(5-(trans-3-(4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutoxy)-1H-indol-3-yl)azetidine -3-carboxamide (compound 483) p y y y p y y y- 1H-indol-3-yl)carbamoyl)azetidine-1-carboxylate 5-(trans-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutoxy)-1H-indol- 3-amine (300.0 mg, 0.9 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and 1-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-3-methylazetidine-3-carboxylic acid (223.7 mg, 1.0 mmol, 1.2 equiv.) were dissolved in THF (15 mL), then HATU (395.2 mg, 1.0 mmol, 1.2 equiv.) and DIEA (0.3 mL, 1.7 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at rt and then concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by reverse flash chromatography with the following conditions: column, C18 silica gel; mobile phase, MeCN in Water (10mmol/L NH4HCO3), 30% to 90% gradient in 20 min; detector, UV 254 nm. This resulted in tert-butyl 3-methyl-3-((5-(trans-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobuto xy)- 1H-indol-3-yl)carbamoyl)azetidine-1-carboxylate (274.0 mg) as a brown yellow oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 544.2. Step 2: 3-methyl-N-(5-(trans-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutox y)-1H-indol-3- yl)azetidine-3-carboxamide tert-Butyl 3-methyl-3-((5-(trans-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobuto xy)-1H- indol-3-yl)carbamoyl)azetidine-1-carboxylate (200.0 mg, 0.3 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DCM (4 mL), then TFA (1 mL) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 4 hours at rt and concentrated under vacuum to give the crude product, which was used in the next step directly without further purification. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 444.2. Step 3: 1-(2,2-difluoroethyl)-3-methyl-N-(5-(trans-3-(4-(trifluorome thyl)phenyl) cyclobutoxy)-1H-indol-3-yl)azetidine-3-carboxamide 3-Methyl-N-(5-(trans-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutox y)-1H-indol-3- yl)azetidine-3-carboxamide (100.0 mg, 0.2 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and 2,2-difluoroethyl trifluoromethanesulfonate (72.4 mg, 0.3 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) were dissolved in ACN (5 mL), K2CO3 (62.3 mg, 0.5 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 4 hours at 80 °C, then cooled to rt and diluted with water. The resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions: Column, Xselect CSH C18 OBD Column 30*150mm 5um; mobile phase, Water (0.1% FA) and ACN (31% ACN up to 45% in 7 min). This resulted in 1-(2,2-difluoroethyl)-3- methyl-N-(5-(trans-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutoxy) -1H-indol-3-yl)azetidine-3- carboxamide (33.0 mg) as a white solid. LCMS Method E: [M+H] + = 508.2.1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 10.67 (d, J = 1.6 Hz, 1H), 9.36 (s, 1H), 8.15 (s, 1H), 7.70 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.68 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 3H), 7.26–7.23 (m, 1H), 7.10 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H), 6.76–6.74 (m, 1H), 6.10–5.82 (m, 1H), 4.94–4.91 (m, 1H), 3.83–3.79 (m, 2H), 3.64–3.60 (m, 2H), 3.22 (d, J = 7.2 Hz, 2H), 2.86–2.81 (m, 2H), 2.65–2.61 (m, 4H), 1.53 (s, 3H). Example 245: trans-3-methoxy-1-methyl-N-(5-(2-((3aR,5r,6aS)-2-(2,2,2- trifluoroethyl)octahydrocyclopenta[c]pyrrol-5-yl)ethoxy)-1H- indol-3- yl)cyclobutane-1-carboxamide (compound 427) 3-Methoxy-1-methylcyclobutane-1-carboxylic acid (627.8 mg, 4.3 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) and DIEA (1.8 mL mg, 10.9 mmol, 5.0 equiv.) were dissolved in DCM (10 mL), then HATU (1241.9 mg, 3.3 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) and 5-(2-((3aR,5r,6aS)-2-(2,2,2- trifluoroethyl)octahydrocyclopenta[c]pyrrol-5-yl)ethoxy)-1H- indol-3-amine (800.0 mg, 2.2 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at rt and then quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with dichloromethane, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by Prep-TLC (petroleum ether/EtOAc = 1:1) to afford racemate, that was purified by Prep-CHIRAL-HPLC with the following conditions: Column: JW-CHIRALPAK-IF, 20*250mm, 5um; Mobile Phase A: EtOH--HPLC, Mobile Phase B: Hex: DCM=3: 1 (0.1% FA)--HPLC; Flow rate: 20 mL/min; Gradient: 80% B to 80% B in 10 min; Wave Length: 220/254 nm; RT1(min): 5.6. This resulted in trans-3- methoxy-1-methyl-N-(5-(2-((3aR,5r,6aS)-2-(2,2,2- trifluoroethyl)octahydrocyclopenta[c]pyrrol-5-yl)ethoxy)-1H- indol-3-yl)cyclobutane-1- carboxamide (87.3 mg) as a green solid. LCMS Method F: [M+H] + = 494.2. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 10.61 (s, 1H), 9.24 (s, 1H), 7.60 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.27 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.20 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 6.74–6.71 (m, 1H), 3.97 (t, J = 6.0 Hz, 2H), 3.73–3.70 (m, 1H), 3.22–3.17 (m, 2H), 3.14 (s, 3H), 2.85–2.80 (m, 2H), 2.64 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 2H), 2.44–2.40 (m, 4H), 2.10–2.06 (m, 2H), 1.95–1.76 (m, 5H), 1.51 (s, 3H), 0.98–0.95 (m, 2H). Example 246: N-(5-((4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)ethynyl)-1H-indol-3-yl)acet amide (compound 495) p - y - - - - y p y y y - - - - carboxylate tert-Butyl 3-acetamido-5-bromo-1H-indole-1-carboxylate (500.0 mg, 1.4 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and 1-ethynyl-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzene (289.0 mg, 1.6 mmol, 1.2 equiv.) were dissolved in TEA (4 mL) and ACN (4 mL), then Pd(PPh3)4 (327.1 mg, 0.2 mmol, 0.2 equiv.) and CuI (26.9 mg, 0.1 mmol, 0.1 equiv.) were added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was stirred for 16 hours at 90 °C, then cooled to rt and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography, eluting with petroleum ether/EtOAc (1:1) to give tert-butyl 3-acetamido-5-((4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)ethynyl)- 1H-indole-1-carboxylate (700.0 mg) as a brown solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 443.2. Step 2: N-(5-((4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)ethynyl)-1H-indol-3-yl)acet amide tert-Butyl 3-acetamido-5-((4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)ethynyl)-1H-indole -1- carboxylate (600.0 mg, 1.3 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DCM (4 mL), then TFA (2 mL) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 30 min at rt and concentrated under vacuum. The crude product was purified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions: Column: XBridge Prep OBD C18 Column, 30*150 mm, 5μm; Mobile Phase A: Water (10 mmol/L NH4HCO3), Mobile Phase B: ACN; Flow rate: 60 mL/min; Gradient: 44% B to 61% B in 8 min; Wave Length: 254 nm; RT1(min): 7.55. This resulted in N-(5-((4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)ethynyl)-1H-indol-3-yl)acetamide (35.7 mg) as a pale brown solid. LCMS Method E: [M-H]- = 341.1. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 11.08 (s, 1H), 9.92 (s, 1H), 8.16 (s, 1H), 7.80–7.74 (m, 5H), 7.39 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.32–7.29 (m, 1H), 2.10 (s, 3H). Example 247: N-(5-(2-((2-(1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)propan- 2- yl)oxy)ethyl)-1H-indol-3-yl)acetamide (compound 499)
tert-Butyl 3-(2-(2-bromoethoxy)propan-2-yl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxylate (800.0 mg, 1.7 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and 8-(2-bromoethoxy)-1,4-dioxaspiro[4.5]decane (900.8 mg, 3.4 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were dissolved in DME (10 mL), then tris(trimethylsilyl)silane (633.6 mg, 2.5 mmol, 1.5 equiv.), Na2CO3 (360.1 mg, 3.4 mmol, 2.0 equiv.), Ir[DF(CF3)PPY]2(DTBPY)PF6 (190.6 mg, 0.2 mmol, 0.1 equiv.) , DTBPY (45.6 mg, 0.2 mmol, 0.1 equiv.) and 1,2-dimethoxyethane dihydrochloride nickel (37.3 mg, 0.2 mmol, 0.1 equiv.) were added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at rt under nitrogen atmosphere and the Blue LED light. The resulting mixture was concentrated under vacuum and the residue was purified by reverse flash chromatography with the following conditions: column, C18 silica gel; mobile phase, MeCN in Water (10 mmol/L NH4HCO3), 30% to 70% gradient in 30 min; detector, UV 254 nm. This resulted in tert-butyl 3-acetamido-5-(2-((2-(1-(tert- butoxycarbonyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)propan-2-yl)oxy)ethyl)-1H-ind ole-1-carboxylate (200.0 mg) as a brown oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 530.2. Step 2: N-(5-(2-((2-(pyrrolidin-3-yl)propan-2-yl)oxy)ethyl)-1H-indol -3- yl)acetamide tert-Butyl 5-[2-({2-[1-(tert-butoxycarbonyl) pyrrolidin-3-yl] propan-2-yl} oxy) ethyl]-3-acetamidoindole-1-carboxylate (200.0 mg, 0.9 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DCM (5 mL), then TFA (1 mL) was added at 0 °C. The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at rt and concentrated under vacuum to give crude N-(5-(2-((2-(pyrrolidin-3- yl)propan-2-yl)oxy)ethyl)-1H-indol-3-yl)acetamide, that was used in the next step directly without further purification. Step 3: N-(5-(2-((2-(1-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)propan- 2-yl)oxy)ethyl)- 1H-indol-3-yl)acetamide N-(5-(2-((2-(pyrrolidin-3-yl)propan-2-yl)oxy)ethyl)-1H-indol -3-yl)acetamide (60.0 mg, 0.2 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in ACN (2 mL), then K2CO3 (50.3 mg, 0.4 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) and 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl trifluoromethanesulfonate (42.3 mg, 0.2 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) were added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 1 hour at 60 °C, then cooled to rt and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by Prep-TLC (dichloromethane/MeOH = 10:1) to give the crude product, that was further purified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions: Column, Xselect CSH C18 OBD Column 30*150mm 5um; mobile phase, Water (0.1% FA) and ACN (15% ACN up to 30% in 7 min); Detector, UV 220/254 nm. This resulted in N-(5-(2-((2-(1-(2,2,2- trifluoroethyl)pyrrolidin-3-yl)propan-2-yl)oxy)ethyl)-1H-ind ol-3-yl)acetamide (12.6 mg) as a white solid. LCMS Method F: [M+H] + = 412.2. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 10.61 (s, 1H), 9.73 (s, 1H), 7.64 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.59 (s, 1H), 7.22 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H), 6.98 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 3.51 (t, J = 7.2 Hz, 2H), 3.25–3.07 (m, 2H), 2.78 (t, J = 7.2 Hz, 2H), 2.73–2.63 (m, 2H), 2.58–2.54 (m, 2H), 2.33–2.25 (m, 1H), 2.08 (s, 3H), 1.64–1.51 (m, 2H), 1.04 (s, 6H). Example 248: N-(5-(2-((3aR,5r,6aS)-2-(2,2,2- trifluoroethyl)octahydrocyclopenta[c]pyrrol-5-yl)ethyl)-1H-i ndol-3-yl)acetamide (compound 457)
Step 1: tert-butyl 3-acetamido-5-((E)-2-((3aR,5r,6aS)-2-(tert- butoxycarbonyl)octahydrocyclopenta[c]pyrrol-5-yl)vinyl)-1H-i ndole-1-carboxylate tert-Butyl (3aR,5r,6aS)-5-vinylhexahydrocyclopenta[c]pyrrole-2(1H)-carb oxylate (380.0 mg, 1.6 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and tert-butyl 3-acetamido-5-bromo-1H-indole-1- carboxylate (735.2 mg, 2.1 mmol, 1.3 equiv.) were dissolved in ACN (5 mL), then Pd(OAc)2 (71.9 mg, 0.3 mmol, 0.2 equiv.), P(o-Tol)3 (194.9 mg, 0.6 mmol, 0.4 equiv.) and TEA (0.7 mL, 4.8 mmol, 3.0 equiv.) were added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was stirred for 16 hours at 80 °C, then cooled to rt and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with dichloromethane/methanol (15:1) to give tert-butyl 3-acetamido-5-((E)-2-((3aR,5r,6aS)-2-(tert- butoxycarbonyl)octahydrocyclopenta[c]pyrrol-5-yl)vinyl)-1H-i ndole-1-carboxylate (760.0 mg) as an orange solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 510.2. Step 2: tert-butyl 3-acetamido-5-(2-((3aR,5r,6aS)-2-(tert-butoxycarbonyl) octahydrocyclopenta [c]pyrrol-5-yl)ethyl)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate tert-Butyl 3-acetamido-5-((E)-2-((3aR,5r,6aS)-2-(tert- butoxycarbonyl)octahydrocyclopenta[c] pyrrol-5-yl)vinyl)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate (660.0 mg, 1.3 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in MeOH (10 mL), then Pd/C (137.8 mg, 10%wt.) was added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The mixture was sparged with nitrogen, placed under an atmosphere of hydrogen gas (balloon), then stirred for 2 hours at rt. The solids were removed by filtration and the filtrate was concentrated under vacuum to give tert-butyl 3-acetamido-5-(2-((3aR,5r,6aS)-2-(tert- butoxycarbonyl)octahydrocyclopenta[c]pyrrol-5-yl)ethyl)-1H-i ndole-1-carboxylate (340.0 mg) as a white solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 512. Step 3: N-(5-(2-((3aR,5r,6aS)-octahydrocyclopenta [c]pyrrol-5-yl)ethyl)-1H-indol-3- yl)acetamide tert-Butyl 3-acetamido-5-(2-((3aR,5r,6aS)-2-(tert-butoxycarbonyl) octahydro cyclopenta[c]pyrrol-5-yl)ethyl)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate (300.0 mg, 0.6 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DCM (5 mL), then TFA (5 mL) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at rt and then concentrated under vacuum to give crude N-(5-(2- ((3aR,5r,6aS)-octahydrocyclopenta[c]pyrrol-5-yl)ethyl)-1H-in dol-3-yl)acetamide TFA salt (320.0 mg) as a grey solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 512.1. Step 4: N-(5-(2-((3aR,5r,6aS)-2-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)octahydrocyclo penta[c]pyrrol- 5-yl)ethyl)-1H-indol-3-yl)acetamide N-(5-(2-((3aR,5r,6aS)-octahydrocyclopenta[c]pyrrol-5-yl)ethy l)-1H-indol-3- yl)acetamide (250.0 mg, 0.8 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and K2CO3 (443.8 mg, 3.2 mmol, 4.0 equiv.) were dissolved in ACN (5 mL), then 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl trifluoromethanesulfonate (242.2 mg, 1.0 mmol, 1.3 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 1 hour at 70 °C, then cooled to rt and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with petroleum ether/EtOAc (1:1) to give the crude product, that was further purified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions: Column: YMC-Actus Triart C18 ExRS, 30*150 mm, 5μm; Mobile Phase A: Water (10 mmol/L NH4HCO3), Mobile Phase B: ACN; Flow rate: 60 mL/min; Gradient: 45% B to 75% B in 7.5 min; Wave Length: 220 nm; RT1: 7.5 min. This resulted in N-(5-(2-((3aR,5r,6aS)-2-(2,2,2- trifluoroethyl)octahydrocyclopenta[c]pyrrol-5-yl)ethyl)-1H-i ndol-3-yl)acetamide (20.8 mg) as a white solid. LCMS Method D: [M+H] + = 394.2. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d 6 ) δ 10.60 (s, 1H), 9.74 (s, 1H), 7.63 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.58 (s, 1H), 7.21 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 6.93 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H), 3.21–3.16 (m, 2H), 2.64–2.60 (m, 4H), 2.46–2.41 (m, 4H), 2.08–2.05 (m, 5H), 2.08 (s, 5H), 1.66–1.63 (m, 3H), 0.92–0.88 (m, 2H). Example 249: N-(5-((cis-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutoxy)methyl)- 1H- indol-3-yl)acetamide (compound 500) p y y p yl) cyclobutoxy)methyl)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate tert-Butyl 5-bromo-3-acetamidoindole-1-carboxylate (431.0 mg, 1.2 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in 1,4-dioxane (5 mL), then bis(adamantan-1-yl)(butyl)phosphane (87.5 mg, 0.2 mmol, 0.2 equiv.), Chloro[(diadamantan-1-yl)(n-butyl)phosphino][2- aminao-1,1-biphenyl-2-yl]palladium(II) (81.6 mg, 0.1 mmol, 0.1 equiv.) and tributyl({[(1s,3s)-3-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]cyclobutoxy] methyl})stannane (697.0 mg, 1.3 mmol, 1.1 equiv.) were added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at 100 °C, then cooled to rt and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. sodium sulfate and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by flash column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with petroleum ether/EtOAc (1:1) to give tert-butyl 3-acetamido-5-((cis-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutoxy )methyl)-1H-indole-1- carboxylate (190.0 mg) as a white solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 503.2. Step 2: N-(5-((cis-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutoxy)methyl)- 1H-indol-3- yl)acetamide tert-Butyl 3-acetamido-5-((cis-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutoxy )methyl)- 1H-indole-1-carboxylate (170.0 mg, 0.3 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in MeOH (5 mL), then K2CO3 (93.5 mg, 0.7 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 1 hour at 70 °C, then cooled to rt and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. sodium sulfate and concentrated under vacuum. The crude product was purified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions: Column: XBridge Shield RP18 OBD Column, 30*150 mm, 5μm; Mobile Phase A: Water (10 mmol/L NH4HCO3), Mobile Phase B: ACN; Flow rate: 60 mL/min; Gradient: 43% B to 61% B in 8 min; Wave Length: 220 nm; RT1(min): 7.48. This resulted in N-(5-((cis-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutoxy)methyl)- 1H-indol-3- yl)acetamide (61.9 mg) as a white solid. LCMS Method E: [M-H]- = 401.1. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 10.74 (s, 1H), 9.83 (s, 1H), 7.77 (s, 1H), 7.70–7.65 (m, 3H), 7.46 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.29 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 1H), 7.09–7.07 (m, 1H), 4.49 (s, 2H), 4.09–4.02 (m, 1H), 3.14–3.10 (m, 1H), 2.71–2.65 (m, 2H), 2.09 (s, 3H), 2.01–1.93 (m, 2H). The analogs prepared in the following table were prepared using the same method described for Examples 249. Exampl Compound Starting materials Used Structure LCMS data 250 492 Method F: MS- Example 252: N-(5-(cis-2,2-dimethyl-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl) phenyl)cyclobutoxy)- 1H-indol-3-yl)acetamide (compound 432)
p , y y p y y N,N-dimethylisobutyramide (1.6 g, 13.9 mmol, 1.2 equiv.) was dissolved in DCE (20 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, Tf2O (4.6 g, 16.3 mmol, 1.4 equiv.) was added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was stirred for 30 min at 0 °C, then to the above mixture were added 1-(trifluoromethyl)-4-vinylbenzene (2.0 g, 11.6 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and 2,4,6-trimethylpyridine (2.0 g, 16.3 mmol, 1.4 equiv.) dropwise, maintaining the solution at 0 °C. The resulting mixture was stirred for additional 2 hours at 80 °C, then cooled to rt and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with dichloromethane, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. sodium sulfate and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography, eluting with petroleum ether/EtOAc (10:1) to give 2,2-dimethyl-3-(4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutan-1-one (1.9 g) as a yellow oil. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 7.72 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.53 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 3.69 (dd, J = 17.2, 8.4 Hz, 1H), 3.55 (t, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 3.30 (dd, J = 17.2, 8.4 Hz, 1H), 1.28 (s, 3H), 0.68 (s, 3H). Step 2: cis-2,2-dimethyl-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutan-1-o l 2,2-Dimethyl-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutan-1-one (1.9 g, 7.9 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (30 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then NaBH4 (299.8 mg, 7.9 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 30 min at 0 °C and then quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography, eluting with petroleum ether/EtOAc (2:1) to give cis-2,2-dimethyl-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutan-1-o l (1.5 g) as a yellow oil. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3-d1) δ 7.58 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.24 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 4.02 (dd, J = 8.4, 7.2 Hz, 1H), 2.88 (dd, J = 11.2, 7.6 Hz, 1H), 2.60–2.56 (m, 1H), 2.20–2.16 (m, 1H), 1.30 (s, 3H), 0.68 (s, 3H). Step 3: 4-(cis-2,2-dimethyl-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutoxy )-2-methyl-1- nitrobenzene cis-2,2-Dimethyl-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutan-1-o l (1.5 g, 6.1 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DMF (20 mL) and cooled to 0 °C, then NaH (60%wt., 368.4 mg, 9.2 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) was added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. After stirred for 30 min, 4-fluoro-2-methyl-1-nitrobenzene (1.4 g, 9.2 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for additional 2 hours at rt and then quenched by the addition of water at 0 °C. The resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. reduced pressure. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography, eluting with petroleum ether/EtOAc (5:1) to give 4-(cis-2,2-dimethyl-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutoxy )-2-methyl-1- nitrobenzene (1.0 g) as a yellow oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 380.2. Step 4: (E)-2-(5-(cis-2,2-dimethyl-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cycl obutoxy)-2- nitrophenyl)-N,N-dimethylethen-1-amine 4-(cis-2,2-dimethyl-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutoxy )-2-methyl-1- nitrobenzene (1.2 g, 3.2 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and DMF-DMA (1.9 g, 16.0 mmol, 5.0 equiv.) were dissolved in DMF (15 mL). The reaction mixture was heated to 120 °C for 16 hours, then cooled to rt and concentrated under vacuum to give (E)-2-(5-(cis-2,2-dimethyl-3-(4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutoxy)-2-nitrophenyl)-N,N-dime thylethen-1-amine (1.4 g, crude) as a red oil. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 435.2. Step 5: 5-(cis-2,2-dimethyl-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutoxy )-1H-indole (E)-2-(5-(cis-2,2-dimethyl-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cycl obutoxy)-2- nitrophenyl)-N,N-dimethylethen-1-amine (1.4 g, 3.2 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in MeOH (15 mL), then Pd/C (685.8 mg, 10%wt.) was added under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The mixture was sparged with nitrogen, placed under an atmosphere of hydrogen gas (balloon), then stirred for 16 hours at rt. The solids were removed by filtration and the filter cake was washed with MeOH. The combined filtrate was concentrated under vacuum to give 5-(cis-2,2-dimethyl-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutoxy )-1H-indole (605.0 mg) as a yellow solide. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 360.1. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO- d6) δ 10.94 (s, 1H), 7.69 (d, J = 7.6 Hz, 2H), 7.43 (d, J = 7.6 Hz, 2H), 7.31–7.29 (m, 2H), 7.06 (s, 1H), 6.75 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 6.34 (s, 1H), 4.52 (t, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H), 3.07 (t, J = 9.6 Hz, 1H), 2.70–2.63 (m, 1H), 2.45–2.37 (m, 1H), 1.38 (s, 3H), 0.68 (s, 3H). Step 6: 1-(5-(cis-2,2-dimethyl-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobut oxy) -1H-indol- 3-yl)ethan-1-one 5-(cis-2,2-dimethyl-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutoxy )-1H-indole (450.0 mg, 1.2 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DCM (10 mL) and cooled to -30 °C, then Et2AlCl (1M in DCM, 1.9 mL, 1.9 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) and acetyl chloride (147.4 mg, 1.9 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) were added dropwise, maintaining the solution at -30 °C under an atmosphere of nitrogen. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hours at -30 °C and then quenched by the addition of ice-water. The resulting solution was extracted with dichloromethane, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography, eluting with petroleum ether/EtOAc (1:1) to give 1-(5-(cis-2,2-dimethyl-3-(4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutoxy) -1H-indol-3-yl)ethan-1-one (428.0 mg) as a brown solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 402.2. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 11.82 (s, 1H), 8.25 (d, J = 3.2 Hz, 1H), 7.76 (d, J = 2.8 Hz, 1H), 7.68 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 2H), 7.44 (d, J = 7.6 Hz, 2H), 7.36 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 6.86–6.83 (m, 1H), 4.54 (t, J = 7.6 Hz, 1H), 3.14–3.10 (m, 1H), 2.68–2.58 (m, 1H), 2.45–2.41 (m, 1H), 2.43 (s, 3H), 1.43 (s, 3H), 0.66 (s, 3H). Step 7: (Z)-1-(5-(cis-2,2-dimethyl-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cycl obutoxy)-1H- indol-3-yl)ethan-1-one oxime 1-(5-(cis-2,2-dimethyl-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobut oxy) -1H-indol-3- yl)ethan-1-one (428.0 mg, 1.1 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and NaOAc (174.9 mg, 2.1 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were dissolved in EtOH (5 mL), then NH 2 OH.HCl (111.1 mg, 1.6 mmol, 1.5 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 4 hours at 60 °C, then cooled to rt and quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography, eluting with petroleum ether/EtOAc (1:1) to give (Z)-1-(5-(cis-2,2-dimethyl-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cycl obutoxy)-1H- indol-3-yl)ethan-1-one oxime (340.0 mg) as a brown solid. LCMS Method A: [M+H] + = 417.0. Step 8: N-(5-(cis-2,2-dimethyl-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobut oxy)-1H-indol- 3-yl)acetamide (Z)-1-(5-(cis-2,2-dimethyl-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cycl obutoxy)-1H-indol-3- yl)ethan-1-one oxime (200.0 mg, 0.5 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in THF (4 mL), then T3P (305.6 mg, 0.9 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 1 hour at 70 °C and then quenched by the addition of water. The resulting solution was extracted with EtOAc, washed with brine, dried over anhyd. Na2SO4 and concentrated under vacuum. The residue was purified by Prep-HPLC with the following conditions: Column: XBridge Prep OBD C18 Column, 19*250 mm, 5μm; Mobile Phase A: Water (10 mmol/L NH4HCO3), Mobile Phase B: ACN; Flow rate: 25 mL/min; Gradient: 65% B to 77% B in 6 min; Wave Length: 254 nm; RT1(min): 5.78. This resulted in N-(5-(cis-2,2- dimethyl-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)cyclobutoxy)-1H-indol- 3-yl)acetamide (74.7 mg) as a white solid. LCMS Method F: [M+H] + = 417.2. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ 10.60 (s, 1H), 9.71 (s, 1H), 7.69–7.65 (m, 3H), 7.43 (d, J = 6.0 Hz, 2H), 7.32 (s, 1H), 7.21 (d, J = 8.8 Hz, 1H), 6.75 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H), 4.48 (t, J = 7.2 Hz, 1H), 3.12–3.08 (s, 1H), 2.74–2.67 (m, 1H), 2.42–2.37 (m, 1H), 2.09 (s, 3H), 1.36 (s, 3H), 0.72 (s, 3H). Example 253: Synthesis of N-{5-[(1R,3R)-3-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl] cyclobutoxy]-1H-indol-3-yl}oxane-4-carboxamide (compound 493)
tert-butyl 3-{[(tert-butoxy)carbonyl]amino}-5-[(1R,3R)-3-[4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl]cyclobutoxy]-1H-indole-1-carboxylate (98.3 mg, 0.18 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DCM (3 mL), then TFA (1 mL) was added to the solution. The mixture was heated at 30 ºC for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated by Speedvac to give a residue. Then the residue and oxane-4-carboxylic acid (46.8 mg, 0.36 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were dissolved in DMF (2 mL), then TEA (130 µl, 0.9 mmol, 5.0 equiv.) and HATU (71.8 mg, 0.189 mmol, 1.05 equiv.) were added. The mixture was heated at 30 ºC for 16 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated by Speedvac to give a residue that was purified by prep HPLC-1-1 to give N-{5-[(1R,3R)-3-[4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl]cyclobutoxy]-1H-indol-3-yl}oxane-4-c arboxamide (24.7 mg, 0.054 mmol) as a powder. MS-ESI, 459.3 [M+H + ]. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO–d 6 ), δ ppm 10.89 (br s, 1 H), 9.01 (s, 1 H), 7.68 (br d, J=8.1 Hz, 2 H), 7.58 (br d, J=8.00 Hz, 2 H), 7.28–7.12 (m, 3 H), 6.73 (dd, J=8.70 Hz, 1 H), 4.19 (t, J=6.60 Hz, 2 H), 3.22–3.09 (m, 2 H), 2.92 (q, J=7.40 Hz, 2 H), 1.22 (t, J=7.30 Hz, 3 H). The compounds in the following table were prepared using the above procedures (example 253) with the approproate starting material. LC-MS, Example Compou . N-{5-[(1R,3R)-3-[4- 3-fluoro-3-methyl- Example 261: Synthesis of N-{5-[(1R, 3R)-3-[4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl]cyclobutoxy]-1H-indol-3-yl}azetidine -3-carboxamide (compound 459) tert-butyl 3-{[(tert-butoxy)carbonyl]amino}-5-[(1R,3R)-3-[4- (trifluoromethyl)phenyl]cyclobutoxy]-1H-indole-1-carboxylate (136.5 mg, 0.25 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) was dissolved in DCM (3 mL), then TFA (1 mL) was added to the solution. The mixture was heated at 30 ºC for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated by Speedvac to give a residue. Then the residue and 1-[(tert-butoxy)carbonyl] azetidine-3- carboxylic acid (100.5 mg, 0.5 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were dissolved in ACN (1.5 mL), then NMI (500 µl) and TCFH (78.4 mg, 0.28 mmol, 1.1 equiv.) were added. The mixture was heated at 30 ºC for 16 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated by Speedvac to give a residue. The residue was diluted with H2O (1 mL) and extracted with 3*1 mL EtOAc. The combined organic layers were washed with H2O (1 mL), dried over anhydrous Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue. After that DCM (3 mL) was added dropwise and TFA (1mL) at 30 °C for 2hrs. The reaction mixture was concentrated by Speedvac to give a residue that was purified by prep HPLC-1 to give N- {5-[(1R, 3R)-3-[4-(trifluoromethyl) phenyl] cyclobutoxy]-1H-indol-3-yl} azetidine-3- carboxamide (4.82 mg, 0.011 mmol) as a powder. MS-ESI, 430.3 [M+H + ]. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO–d6), δ ppm 11.03–10.95 (m, 1 H), 9.07 (s, 1 H), 7.63 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 2 H), 7.55 (s, 1 H), 7.29 (d, J=8.3 Hz, 1 H), 7.24 (d, J=2.5 Hz, 1 H), 7.14–7.06 (m, 3 H), 4.27 (t, J=6.8 Hz, 2 H), 3.17–3.07 (m, 2 H), 2.93 (q, J=7.4 Hz, 2 H), 1.23 (t, J=7.4 Hz, 3 H). The compounds in the following table were prepared using the above procedure (example 261) with the approproate starting material. Comp LC-MS, Example . The compound in the following table was prepared using steps 1) and 2) of the above procedure (example 261) with the approproate starting material. LC-MS, Exam Compou . tert-butyl 3-({5- Example 265: Synthesis of N-(5-{2-[4-(2, 2, 2-trifluoroethyl)phenoxy]ethyl}- 1H-indol-3-yl)acetamide (compound 442) tert-butyl 3-acetamido-5-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate(66.8 mg, 0.21 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and 4-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)phenol (73.9 mg, 0.42 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were dissolved in DCM (2 mL), DIAD (127.3 mg, 0.63 mmol, 3.0 equiv.),pyridine(210 µl)and Triphenylphosphine resin (350 mg, 3.0 g/ mol, 1.05 mmol, 5.0 equiv.) were added under N2 atmosphere. The mixture was heated at 30 ºC for 24 hours under N2 atmosphere. The mixture was diluted with 3*1 mL DCM and extracted with H2O (1 mL). The combined organic layers were washed with H2O (1 mL), dried over anhydrous Na2SO4, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue. After that the residue were dissolved in DCM (2 mL), then TFA (500 µl) was added. The mixture was heated at 30 ºC for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated by Speedvac to give a residue that was purified by prep HPLC-1 to give N-(5-{2-[4-(2, 2, 2-trifluoroethyl)phenoxy]ethyl}-1H- indol-3-yl) acetamide (16.24 mg, 0.041 mmol) as a powder. MS-ESI, 400.3 [M+H + ]. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO–d6), δ ppm 10.67 (br s, 1 H), 9.77 (s, 1 H), 7.65 (d, J=9.88 Hz, 2 H), 7.29–7.22 (m, 3 H), 7.10–7.05 (m, 1 H), 6.98–6.92 (m, 2 H), 4.20 (t, J=7.03 Hz, 2 H), 3.62–3.46 (m, 2 H), 3.12–3.06 (m, 2 H), 2.08 (s, 3 H). The compounds in the following table were prepared using the above procedure (example 265) with the approproate starting material. LC-MS, Example Example . 2 2 2 2 N-(5-{2-[4-(2,2,2- trifluoroethoxy)p 274 452 henoxy]ethyl}- 393.2 1H-indol-3- yl)acetamide N-(5-{2-[4- N-(5-{2-[2- Example 283: Synthesis of N-[5-(2-{[2-(difluoromethoxy)pyridin-4-yl]oxy}ethyl)-1H- indol-3-yl]acetamide (compound 491) tert-butyl 3-acetamido-5-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate(66.8 mg, 0.21 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and 2-(difluoromethoxy)pyridin-4-ol (67.6 mg, 0.42 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were dissolved in DCM (2 mL), DIAD (127.3 mg, 0.63 mmol, 3.0 equiv.) and Triphenylphosphine resin (350 mg, 3.0 g/mol, 1.05 mmol, 5.0 equiv.) were added under N2 atmosphere. The mixture was heated at 30 ºC for 24 hours under N2 atmosphere. The mixture was diluted with 3*1 mL DCM and extracted with H2O (1 mL). The combined organic layers were washed with H 2 O (1 mL), dried over anhydrous Na 2 SO 4 , filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue. After that the residue were dissolved in DCM (2 mL), then TFA (500 µl) was added. The mixture was heated at 30 ºC for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated by Speedvac to give a residue that was purified by prep HPLC-1 to give N-[5-(2-{[2-(difluoromethoxy)pyridin-4-yl]oxy}ethyl)- 1H-indol-3-yl]acetamide (20.03 mg, 0.055 mmol) as a powder. MS-ESI, 362.2 [M+H + ]. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO–d6), δ ppm 10.69 (s, 1 H), 9.78 (s, 1 H), 8.04 (d, J=5.77 Hz, 1 H), 7.86 (s, 1 H), 7.69–7.65 (m, 1 H), 7.50 (s, 1 H), 7.91–7.48 (m, 1 H), 7.26 (d, J=8.53 Hz, 1 H), 7.06 (dd, J=8.28, 1.25 Hz, 1 H), 6.85 (dd, J=5.90, 2.13 Hz, 1 H), 6.66 (d, J=2.01 Hz, 1 H), 4.34 (t, J=6.90 Hz, 2 H), 3.11 (t, J=6.90 Hz, 2 H), 2.08 (s, 3 H). The compounds in the following table were prepared using the above procedures (example 283) with the approproate starting material. LC-MS, Compound N-[5-(2-{[5- Example 289: Synthesis of N-[5-(2-{[5-(difluoromethyl)pyridin-3-yl]oxy}ethyl)-1H- indol-3-yl]acetamide (compound 439) y y y y y . g, 0.21 mmol, 1.0 equiv.) and 3-bromo-5-(difluoromethyl)pyridine (86.5 mg, 0.42 mmol, 2.0 equiv.) were dissolved in t-AmOH (1 mL) and Tol (1 mL), Cs2CO3(204.8 mg, 0.63 mmol, 3.0 equiv.) and tBuBrettphos-Pd-G3 (89.7 mg, 0.105 mmol, 0.5 equiv.) were added under N2 atmosphere. The mixture was heated at 100 ºC for 16 hours under N2 atmosphere. The reaction mixture was concentrated by Speedvac to give a residue. The residue was diluted with H 2 O (1 mL) and extracted with 3*1 mL DCM. The combined organic layers were washed with H2O (1 mL), dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate anhydrous, filtered and concentrated under reduced pressure to give a residue. After that the residue were dissolved in DCM (2 mL), then TFA (500 µl) was added. The mixture was heated at 30 ºC for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated by Speedvac to give a residue that was purified by prep HPLC-1 to give N-[5-(2-{[5-(difluoromethyl) pyridin-3-yl]oxy}ethyl)- 1H-indol-3-yl]acetamide (13.71 mg, 0.040 mmol) as a powder. MS-ESI, 346.2 [M+H + ]. The compounds in the following table were prepared using the above procedures (example 289) with the approproate starting material. LC-MS, MS- Example Compound . Example 290. General methods for the synthesis of compounds of formula (I-a) and formula (I-d) Biological Assays STING pathway activation by the compounds described herein was measured using THP1-Dual™ cells (KO-IFNAR2). THP1-Dual™ KO-IFNAR2 Cells (obtained from InvivoGen) were maintained in RPMI, 10% FCS, 5 ml P/S, 2mM L-glut, 10mM Hepes, and 1 mM sodium pyruvate. Compounds were spotted in empty 384 well tissue culture plates (Greiner 781182) by Echo for a final concentration of 0.0017 - 100 µM. Cells were plated into the TC plates at 40 μL per well, 2×10E6 cells/mL. For activation with STING ligand, 2'3'cGAMP (MW 718.38, obtained from Invivogen), was prepared in Optimem media. The following solutions were prepared for each 1×384 plate: o Solution A: 2 mL Optimem with one of the following stimuli: ^ 60 µL of 10 mM 2'3'cGAMP ^ 150 μM stock o Soluti L Lipofectamine 2000 ^ Incubate 5 min at RT 2 mL of solution A and 2 ml Solution B was mixed and incubated for 20 min at room temperature (RT).20 µL of transfection solution (A+B) was added on top of the plated cells, with a final 2’3’cGAMP concentration of 15 μM. The plates were then centrifuged immediately at 340 g for 1 minute, after which they were incubated at 37 o C, 5% CO2, >98% humidity for 24h. Luciferase reporter activity was then measured. EC50 values were calculated by using standard methods known in the art. Luciferase reporter assay: 10 µL of supernatant from the assay was transferred to white 384-plate with flat bottom and squared wells. One pouch of QUANTI-Luc™ Plus was dissolved in 25 mL of water.100 µL of QLC Stabilizer per 25 mL of QUANTI- Luc™ Plus solution was added.50 µL of QUANTI-Luc™ Plus/QLC solution per well was then added. Luminescence was measured on a Platereader (e.g., Spectramax I3X (Molecular Devices GF3637001)). Luciferase reporter activity was then measured. EC50 values were calculated by using standard methods known in the art. Table BA shows the activity of compounds in STING reporter assay: <0.008 µM = “++++++”; ≥0.008 and <0.04 µM = “+++++”; ≥0.04 and <0.2 µM = “++++”; ≥0.2 and <1 µM = “+++”; ≥1 and <5 µM = “++”; ≥5 and <100 µM = “+”. Table BA Compound Pharmaron, No THP1 IFNAR2 116 + 117 +++ 160 +++ 161 ++++ 201 +++ 202 ++++ 242 ++++ 243 ++++ 284 +++ 285 ++ 325 +++ 326 +++ 366 +++ 367 +++ 408 ++++ 412 ++ 452 ++++ 453 ++ 493 ++++ 494 +++ 536 + 537 + 577 +++ 578 ++ Numbered Clauses The compounds, compositions, methods, and other subject matter described herein are further described in the following numbered clauses: 1. A compound of Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a tautomer thereof, wherein: L A is –(L 1 ) a1 -(L 2 ) a2 -(L 3 ) a3 -(L 4 ) a4 -(L 5 ) a5 -*, wherein * represents the point of attachment to Q 1 ; a1, a2, a3, a4, and a5 are each independently 0 or 1, provided that a1 + a2 + a3 + a4 + a5 ≥ 1, and each of L 1 , L 3 , and L 5 is independently selected from the group consisting of: -O-, -N(H)-, -N(R d )-, S(O) 0-2 , and –C(=O)-; provided that when one or both of a2 and a4 is 0, then the combinations of L 1 , L 3 , and L 5 cannot form O-O , N-O, N-N, O-S, S-S, or N-S(O)0 bonds, and each of L 2 and L 4 is independently selected from the group consisting of: ^ straight-chain C1-6 alkylene, straight-chain C2-6 alkenylene, or straight-chain C2-6 alkynylene, each of which is optionally substituted with 1-6 R b ; ^ C3-10 cycloalkylene or C3-10 cycloalkenylene, each of which is optionally substituted with 1-3 R c ; and ^ heterocyclylene or heterocycloalkenylene, each having 4-10 ring atoms wherein 1-3 ring atoms are ring heteroatoms each independently selected from the group consisting of: N, N(H), N(R d ), O, and S(O)0-2, wherein the heterocyclylene or heterocycloalkenylene is optionally substituted with 1-3 R c ; Q 1 is –R g ; Y 1 , Y 2 , and Y 3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of CR 1 , C(=O), N, and NR 2 ; X 1 is selected from the group consisting of O, S, N, NR 2 , and CR 1 ; X 2 is selected from the group consisting of O, S, N, NR 4 , and CR 5 ; each is independently a single bond or a double bond, provided that the five- membered ring comprising X 1 and X 2 is heteroaryl, and that the six-membered ring comprising Y 1 , Y 2 , and Y 3 is aryl or heteroaryl; further provided that L A cannot include a cyclic group directly attached to the 6- membered ring containing Y 1 , Y 2 , and Y 3 ; each occurrence of R 1 and R 5 is independently selected from the group consisting of: H; R c ; R g ; and –(L g )bg-R g ; each occurrence of R 2 and R 4 is independently selected from the group consisting of: H; R d ; R g ; and –(L g )bg-R g ; R 6 is selected from the group consisting of: H; R d ; and R g ; W is selected from the group consisting of: ^ H; ^ C1-10 alkyl, C2-10 alkenyl, or C2-10 alkynyl, each of which is optionally substituted with 1-6 R a2 , wherein one or more of the internal optionally substituted methylene group can be replaced by one or more heteroatom selected from O or S, wherein when W is alkenyl or alkynyl, the heteroatom is not directed connected to the sp 2 or sp carbon; ^ monocyclic C3-8 cycloalkyl or C3-8 cycloalkenyl, each of which is optionally substituted with 1-4 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of oxo and R c ; and ^ monocyclic heterocyclyl or heterocycloalkenyl of 3-8 ring atoms, wherein 1-3 ring atoms are heteroatoms, each independently selected from the group consisting of N, N(H), N(R d ), O, and S(O)0-2, and wherein the heterocyclyl or heterocycloalkenyl is optionally substituted with 1-4 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of oxo and R c , provided that when W is heterocyclyl or heterocycloalkenyl, it is attached to the C(=O)NR 6 group via a ring carbon atom; each occurrence of R a and R a2 is independently selected from the group consisting of: –OH; -halo; –NR e R f ; C1-4 alkoxy; C1-4 haloalkoxy; -C(=O)O(C1-4 alkyl); -C(=O)(C1-4 alkyl); -C(=O)OH; -CONR’R’’; -S(O)1-2NR’R’’; -S(O)1-2(C1-4 alkyl); and cyano; each occurrence of R b and R c is independently selected from the group consisting of: halo; cyano; C1-10 alkyl which is optionally substituted with 1-6 independently selected R a ; C2-6 alkenyl; C2-6 alkynyl; C1-4 alkoxy; C1-4 haloalkoxy; -S(O)1-2(C1-4 alkyl); - S(O)(=NH)(C1-4 alkyl); -NR e R f ; –OH; -S(O)1-2NR’R’’; -C1-4 thioalkoxy; -NO2; - C(=O)(C1-10 alkyl); -C(=O)O(C1-4 alkyl); -C(=O)OH; -C(=O)NR’R’’; -NR’C(=O)(C1-4 alkyl) and –SF5; each occurrence of R d is independently selected from the group consisting of: C1-6 alkyl optionally substituted with 1-3 independently selected R a ; -C(O)(C1-4 alkyl); - C(O)O(C1-4 alkyl); -CONR’R’’; -S(O)1-2NR’R’’; - S(O)1-2(C1-4 alkyl); -OH; and C1-4 alkoxy; each occurrence of R e and R f is independently selected from the group consisting of: H; C1-6 alkyl optionally substituted with 1-3 substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of NR’R’’, -OH, halo, C1-4 alkoxy, and C1-4 haloalkoxy; - C(O)(C1-4 alkyl); -C(O)O(C1-4 alkyl); -CONR’R’’; -S(O)1-2NR’R’’; -S(O)1-2(C1-4 alkyl); - OH; and C 1-4 alkoxy; each occurrence of R g is independently selected from the group consisting of: ^ C3-12 cycloalkyl or C3-12 cycloalkenyl, each of which is optionally substituted with 1-4 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of oxo, R c , and R h ; ^ heterocyclyl or heterocycloalkenyl of 3-12 ring atoms, wherein 1-3 ring atoms are heteroatoms, each independently selected from the group consisting of N, N(H), N(R d ), O, and S(O)0-2, and wherein the heterocyclyl or heterocycloalkenyl is optionally substituted with 1-4 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of oxo, R c , and R h ; ^ heteroaryl of 5-12 ring atoms, wherein 1-4 ring atoms are heteroatoms, each independently selected from the group consisting of N, N(H), N(R d ), O, and S(O)0-2, and wherein the heteroaryl is optionally substituted with 1-4 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of oxo, R c , and R h ; and ^ C6-10 aryl optionally substituted with 1-4 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of oxo, R c , and R h ; each occurrence of R h is independently selected from the group consisting of: ^ C3-12 cycloalkyl or C3-12 cycloalkenyl, each of which is optionally substituted with 1-4 R i ; ^ heterocyclyl or heterocycloalkenyl of 3-12 ring atoms, wherein 1-3 ring atoms are heteroatoms, each independently selected from the group consisting of N, N(H), N(R d ), O, and S(O)0-2, and wherein the heterocyclyl or heterocycloalkenyl is optionally substituted with 1-4 R i ; ^ heteroaryl of 5-12 ring atoms, wherein 1-3 ring atoms are heteroatoms, each independently selected from the group consisting of N, N(H), N(R d ), O, and S(O)0-2, and wherein the heteroaryl is optionally substituted with 1-4 R i ; and ^ C6-10 aryl optionally substituted with 1-4 R i ; each occurrence of R i is independently selected from the group consisting of: C1-6 alkyl; C1-4 haloalkyl; C1-4 alkoxy; C1-4 haloalkoxy; and halo; each occurrence of L g is independently selected from the group consisting of: -O-, -NH-, -NR d , -S(O)0-2, C(O), and C1-3 alkylene optionally substituted with 1-3 R a ; each occurrence of bg is independently 1, 2, or 3; and each occurrence of R’ and R’’ is independently selected from the group consisting of: H; -OH; and C1-4 alkyl. 2. The compound of clause 1, wherein a2 is 1. 3. The compound of clauses 1 or 2, wherein L 2 is straight-chain C1-6 alkylene, straight-chain C2-6 alkenylene, or straight-chain C2-6 alkynylene, each of which is optionally substituted with 1-6 R b . 4. The compound of any one of clauses 1-3, wherein L 2 is straight-chain C1-6 alkylene, which is optionally substituted with 1-6 R b . 5. The compound of any one of clauses 1-4, wherein L 2 is straight-chain C1-3 alkylene, which is optionally substituted with 1-3 R b . 6. The compound of any one of clauses 1-5, wherein L 2 is selected from the group consisting of: -CH2-, -CHR b -, and –C(R b )2-. 7. The compound of any one of clauses 1-6, wherein L 2 is –CH2-. 8. The compound of any one of clauses 1-4, wherein L 2 is straight-chain C2-3 alkylene which is optionally substituted with 1-3 R b . 9. The compound of any one of clauses 1-4 or 8, wherein L 2 is straight-chain C 2 alkylene which is optionally substituted with 1-3 R b . 10. The compound of any one of clauses 1-4 or 8-9, wherein L 2 is selected from the group consisting of: -CH2CH2-, -CH2CH(R b )-*, and -CH2C(R b )2-*, wherein the asterisk represents point of attachment to -(L 3 ) a3 -. 11. The compound of any one of clauses 1-4 or 8-10, wherein L 2 is –CH2CH2- . 12. The compound of any one of clauses 1-4 or 8, wherein L 2 is straight-chain C3 alkylene which is optionally substituted with 1-3 R b . 13. The compound of any one of clauses 1-4, 8, or 12, wherein L 2 is selected from the group consisting of: d , wherein the asterisk represents point of attachment to -(L 3 )a3-. 14. The compound of any one of clauses 1-3, wherein L 2 is straight-chain C2-6 alkenylene, which is optionally substituted with 1-6 R b . 15. The compound of any one of clauses 1-3 or 14, wherein L 2 is straight-chain C 2-4 alkenylene, which is optionally substituted with 1-3 R b . 16. The compound of any one of clauses 1-3 or 14-15, wherein L 2 is selected from the group consisting of: and , wherein the asterisk represents the point of attachment to -( 17. The compound of clauses 1 or 2, wherein L 2 is selected from the group consisting of: ^ C3-10 cycloalkylene or C3-10 cycloalkenylene, each of which is optionally substituted with 1-3 R c ; and ^ heterocyclylene or heterocycloalkenylene, each having 4-10 ring atoms wherein 1-3 ring atoms are ring heteroatoms each independently selected from the group consisting of: N, N(H), N(R d ), O, and S(O)0-2, wherein the heterocyclylene or heterocycloalkenylene is optionally substituted with 1-3 R c . 18. The compound of any one of clauses 1-2 or 17, wherein L 2 is selected from the group consisting of: ^ C3-8 cycloalkylene, which is optionally substituted with 1-3 R c ; and ^ heterocyclylene having 4-8 ring atoms wherein 1-3 ring atoms are ring heteroatoms each independently selected from the group consisting of: N, N(H), N(R d ), O, and S(O)0-2, wherein the heterocyclylene is optionally substituted with 1-3 R c . 19. The compound of any one of clauses 1-2 or 17-18, wherein L 2 is: which is optionally substituted with 1-2 R c , wherein n1 and n2 are y 0, 1, or 2; Q 2 is CH, CR c , or N; and the asterisk represents the point of attachment to -(L 3 ) a3 -. 20. The compound of clause 19, wherein Q 2 is CH. 21. The compound of clauses 19 or 20, wherein n1 and n2 are each 0. 22. The compound of any one of clauses 1-2 or 17-21, wherein L 2 is , wherein the asterisk represents the point of attachment to -(L 3 ) a3 -. 23. The compound of clause 1, wherein a2 is 0. 24. The compound of any one of clauses 1-23, wherein a1 is 1. 25. The compound of any one of clauses 1-24, wherein L 1 is selected from the group consisting of: -O-, -N(H)-, -N(R d )-, and –S-. 26. The compound of any one of clauses 1-25, wherein L 1 is –O-. 27. The compound of any one of clauses 1-23, wherein a1 is 0. 28. The compound of any one of clauses 1-27, wherein a3 is 1. 29. The compound of any one of clauses 1-28, wherein L 3 is selected from the group consisting of: -O-, -N(H)-, -N(R d )-, and –S- 30. The compound of any one of clauses 1-29, wherein L 3 is –O-. 31. The compound of any one of clauses 1-29, wherein L 3 is –N(H)- or –N(R d )- , optionally –N(H)-. 32. The compound of any one of clauses 1-27, wherein a3 is 0. 33. The compound of any one of clauses 1-32, wherein a4 is 1. 34. The compound of any one of clauses 1-33, wherein L 4 is straight-chain C1- 3 alkylene, which is optionally substituted with 1-3 R b . 35. The compound of any one of clauses 1-34, wherein L 4 is -CH2-. 36. The compound of any one of clauses 1-33, wherein L 4 is selected from the group consisting of: ^ C3-8 cycloalkylene, which is optionally substituted with 1-3 R c ; and ^ heterocyclylene having 4-8 ring atoms wherein 1-3 ring atoms are ring heteroatoms each independently selected from the group consisting of: N, N(H), N(R d ), O, and S(O) 0-2 , wherein the heterocyclylene is optionally substituted with 1-3 R c . 37. The compound of any one of clauses 1-33 or 36, wherein L 4 is: which is optionally substituted with 1-2 R c , wherein n3 and n4 are y 0, 1, or 2; Q 3 is CH, CR c , or N; and the asterisk represents the point of attachment to -(L 5 )a5-. 38. The compound of clause 37, wherein n3 and n4 are each 1. 39. The compound of clauses 37 or 38, wherein Q 3 is N. 40. The compound of any one of clauses 1-33 or 36-39, wherein L 4 is , wherein the asterisk represents the point of attachment to -(L 5 ) a5 -. 41. The compound of any one of clauses 1-32, wherein a4 is 0. 42. The compound of any one of clauses 1-41, wherein a5 is 0. 43. The compound of clause 1, wherein one of a1, a3, and a5 is 1, and the other two are 0. 44. The compound of clauses 1 or 43, wherein one of a2 and a4 is 1, and the other is 0 or 1. 45. The compound of any one of clauses 1 or 43-44, wherein a1 and a2 are each 1. 46. The compound of any one of clauses 1 or 43-45, wherein: a1 and a2 are each 1; L 1 is –O-, -N(H)-, or –N(R d )-; L 2 is selected from the group consisting of: ^ straight-chain C1-3 alkylene, which is optionally substituted with 1-3 R b ; ^ C 3-8 cycloalkylene, which is optionally substituted with 1-3 R c ; and ^ heterocyclylene having 4-8 ring atoms wherein 1-3 ring atoms are ring heteroatoms each independently selected from the group consisting of: N, N(H), N(R d ), O, and S(O) 0-2 , wherein the heterocyclylene is optionally substituted with 1-3 R c . 47. The compound of any one of clauses 1 or 43-46, wherein: a1 and a2 are each 1; L 1 is –O-; and L 2 is straight-chain C1-3 alkylene, which is optionally substituted with 1-3 R b . 48. The compound of any one of clauses 1 or 43-47, wherein: a1 and a2 are each 1; L 1 is –O-; and L 2 is selected from the group consisting of: -CH2-, -CHR b -, and –C(R b )2-. 49. The compound of any one of clauses 1 or 43-47, wherein: a1 and a2 are each 1; L 1 is –O-; and L 2 is straight-chain C2-3 alkylene which is optionally substituted with 1-3 R b . 50. The compound of clause 49, wherein L 2 is straight-chain C2 alkylene which is optionally substituted with 1-3 R b . 51. The compound of clauses 49 or 50, wherein L 2 is selected from the group consisting of: -CH2CH2-, -CH2CH(R b )-*, and -CH2C(R b )2-*, wherein the asterisk represents point of attachment to -(L 3 )a3-. 52. The compound of any one of clauses 49-51, wherein L 2 is –CH2CH2-. 53. The compound of any one of clauses 1 or 43-46, wherein: a1 and a2 are each 1; L 1 is –O-; L 2 is selected from the group consisting of: ^ C3-8 cycloalkylene, which is optionally substituted with 1-3 R c ; and ^ heterocyclylene having 4-8 ring atoms wherein 1-3 ring atoms are ring heteroatoms each independently selected from the group consisting of: N, N(H), N(R d ), O, and S(O)0-2, wherein the heterocyclylene is optionally substituted with 1-3 R c . 54. The compound of clause 53, wherein L 2 is which is optionally substituted with 1-2 R c , wherein n1 and n2 are inde , , or 2; Q 2 is CH, CR c , or N; and the asterisk represents the point of attachment to -(L 3 ) a3 -. 55. The compound of clause 54, wherein n1 and n2 are independently 0 or 1, optionally 0; and Q 2 is CH; optionally wherein n1 and n2 are 0 and Q 2 is CH; optionally wherein L 2 is cyclobutane-diyl optionally substituted with 1-2 R c ; ; optionslly wherein L 2 is cyclobutane-1,3-diyl optionally substituted with 1-2 R c ; ; optionslly wherein L 2 is unsubstituted cyclobutane-diyl; optionally wherein L 2 is unsubstituted cyclobutane-1,3- diyl. 56. The compound of any one of clauses 43-55, wherein a3, a4, and a5 are each 0, optionally wherein L A is –O-CH2CH2-*, or (such as or ), wherein * represents the point of attachment to Q 1 . 57. The compound of any one of clauses 43-55, wherein a3 and a5 are 0; and a4 is 1. 58. The compound of clause 57, wherein L 4 is selected from the group consisting of: ^ C3-8 cycloalkylene, which is optionally substituted with 1-3 R c ; and ^ heterocyclylene having 4-8 ring atoms wherein 1-3 ring atoms are ring heteroatoms each independently selected from the group consisting of: N, N(H), N(R d ), O, and S(O)0-2, wherein the heterocyclylene is optionally substituted with 1-3 R c . 59. The compound of clauses 57 or 58, wherein L 4 is is optionally substituted with 1-2 R c , wherein n3 and n4 are indep is CH, CR c , or N; and the asterisk represents the point of attachment to -(L 5 ) a5 -. 60. The compound of clause 59, wherein n3 and n4 are independently 0 or 1; and Q 3 is N. 61. The compound of any one of clauses 1 or 43-44, wherein: a1 is 0; and a2 is 1. 62. The compound of any one of clauses 1, 43-44, or 61, wherein a1 is 0; a2 is 1; and L 2 is straight-chain C1-6 alkylene, which is optionally substituted with 1-6 R b . 63. The compound of clauses 61 or 62, wherein L 2 is straight-chain C1-3 alkylene, which is optionally substituted with 1-3 R b . 64. The compound of any one of clauses 61-63, wherein L 2 is selected from the group consisting of: -CH2-, -CHR b -, and –C(R b )2-. 65. The compound of any one of clauses 61-64, wherein L 2 is –CH2-. 66. The compound of any one of clauses 61-63, wherein L 2 is straight-chain C2- 3 alkylene which is optionally substituted with 1-3 R b . 67. The compound of any one of clauses 61-63 or 66, wherein L 2 is straight- chain C 2 alkylene, which is optionally substituted with 1-3 R b . 68. The compound of any one of clauses 61-63 or 66-67, wherein L 2 is selected from the group consisting of: -CH2CH2-, -CH2CH(R b )-*, and -CH2C(R b )2-*, wherein the asterisk represents point of attachment to -(L 3 ) a3 -. 69. The compound of any one of clauses 61-63 or 66-68, wherein L 2 is – CH2CH2-. 70. The compound of any one of clauses 61-63 or 66, wherein L 2 is straight- chain C3 alkylene, which is optionally substituted with 1-3 R b . 71. The compound of any one of clauses 61-63, 66, or 70, wherein L 2 is selected from the group consisting of: , and , wherein the asterisk represents point of attachment to -(L 3 )a3-. 72. The compound of any one of clauses 61-71, wherein a3 is 0; a4 is 0; and a5 is 0. 73. The compound of any one of clauses 61-71, wherein a3 is 1. 74. The compound of clause 73, wherein a3 is 1; and L 3 is selected from the group consisting of: is –O-, -N(H)-, and –N(R d )-. 75. The compound of clauses 73 or 74, wherein a3 is 1; and L 3 is –O-. 76. The compound of any one of clauses 61-71 or 73-74, wherein a3 is 1; and L 3 is –N(H)- or –N(R d )-, optionally –N(H)-. 77. The compounds of any one of clauses 61-71 or 73-76, wherein a4 is 1; and L 4 is straight-chain C1-3 alkylene, which is optionally substituted with 1-3 R b . 78. The compound of any one of clauses 61-71 or 73-77, wherein a4 is 1; and L 4 is -CH2-. 79. The compound of any one of clauses 61-71 or 73-77, wherein a4 is 0; and a5 is 0, optionally wherein L A is –CH2CH2-O-*, wherein * represents to point of attachment to Q 1 . 80. The compound of clause 1, wherein a1 is 0; a2 is 1; L 2 is straight-chain C2- 4 alkenylene, which is optionally substituted with 1-3 R b . 81. The compound of clause 80, wherein L 2 is selected from the group consisting of: and , wherein the asterisk represents the point of attachment to 82. The compound of clauses 80 or 81, wherein a3 is 0; a4 is 0; and a5 is 0. 83. The compound of any one of clauses 1-82, wherein Q 1 is selected from the group consisting of: ^ heteroaryl of 5-12 ring atoms, wherein 1-4 ring atoms are heteroatoms, each independently selected from the group consisting of N, N(H), N(R d ), O, and S(O)0-2, and wherein the heteroaryl is optionally substituted with 1-4 R c ; and ^ C6-10 aryl optionally substituted with 1-4 R c . 84. The compound of any one of clauses 1-82, wherein Q 1 is selected from the group consisting of: ^ heteroaryl of 5-6 ring atoms, wherein 1-4 ring atoms are heteroatoms, each independently selected from the group consisting of N, N(H), N(R d ), O, and S(O)0-2, and wherein the heteroaryl is optionally substituted with 1-3 R c ; and ^ phenyl optionally substituted with 1-3 R c . 85. The compound of any one of clauses 1-82, wherein Q 1 is selected from the group consisting of: ^ heteroaryl of 6 ring atoms, wherein 1-2 ring atoms are ring nitrogen atoms, and wherein the heteroaryl is optionally substituted with 1-3 R c ; and ^ phenyl optionally substituted with 1-3 R c . 86. The compound of any one of clauses 1-85, wherein Q 1 is phenyl optionally substituted with 1-3 R c . 87. The compound of any one of clauses 1-86, wherein Q 1 is selected from the group consisting o . 88. The compound of any one of clauses 1-85, wherein Q 1 is heteroaryl of 6 ring atoms, wherein 1-2 ring atoms are ring nitrogen atoms, and wherein the heteroaryl is optionally substituted with 1-3 R c . 89. The compound of any one of clauses 1-85 or 88, wherein Q 1 is pyridyl, which is optionally substituted with 1-3 R c . 90. The compound of any one of clauses 1-85 or 88-89, wherein Q 1 is selected from the group consisting o . 91. The compound of any one of clauses 1-82, wherein Q 1 is heterocyclyl or heterocycloalkenyl of 3-12 ring atoms, wherein 1-3 ring atoms are heteroatoms, each independently selected from the group consisting of N, N(H), N(R d ), O, and S(O)0-2, and wherein the heterocyclyl or heterocycloalkenyl is optionally substituted with 1-4 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of oxo and R c . 92. The compound of any one of clauses 1-82 or 91, wherein Q 1 is heterocyclyl of 4-10 ring atoms, wherein 1-3 ring atoms are heteroatoms, each independently selected from the group consisting of N, N(H), N(R d ), O, and S(O)0-2, and wherein the heterocyclyl is optionally substituted with 1-4 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of oxo and R c . 93. The compound of any one of clauses 1-82 or 91-92, wherein Q 1 is heterocyclyl of 4-8 ring atoms, wherein 1-2 ring atoms are heteroatoms, each independently selected from the group consisting of N, N(H), N(R d ), O, and S(O)0-2, provided that one ring atom is N(R d ), and wherein the heterocyclyl is optionally substituted with 1-4 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of oxo and R c . 94. The compound of any one of clauses 1-82 or 91-93, wherein Q 1 is , wherein m1 and m2 are each independently 0, 1, or 2; stituted with 1- c 2 R . 95. The compound of any one of clauses 1-82 or 91-94, wherein Q 1 is . 96. The compound of any one of clauses 1-82 or 91-94, wherein Q 1 is . 97. The compound any one of clauses 91-96, wherein each R d present in Q 1 is independently selected from the group consisting of: -C(O)O(C1-4 alkyl); and C1-6 alkyl optionally substituted with 1-3 independently selected R a . 98. The compound of any one of clauses 91-97, wherein each R d present in Q 1 is C1-6 alkyl optionally substituted with 1-3 independently selected halo. 99. The compound of any one of clauses 91-98, wherein each R d present in Q 1 is: i. C1-4 alkyl substituted with 1-3 –F; ii. C2-3 alkyl substituted with 1-3 –F; or iii. –CH2CF3. 100. The compound of any one of clauses 83-99, wherein each R c present in Q 1 is independently selected from the group consisting of: halo; cyano; C1-4 alkoxy; C1-4 haloalkoxy; and C1-10 alkyl which is optionally substituted with 1-6 independently selected R a . 101. The compound of any one of clauses 83-100, wherein each R c present in Q 1 is independently selected from the group consisting of: halo; cyano; C1-4 alkoxy; C1-4 haloalkoxy; and C1-6 alkyl which is optionally substituted with 1-6 independently selected halo. 102. The compound of any one of clauses 83-101, wherein each R c present in Q 1 is independently selected from the group consisting of: halo and C1-3 alkyl which is optionally substituted with 1-6 independently selected halo. 103. The compound of any one of clauses 83-102, wherein each R c present in Q 1 is: i. C1-3 alkyl which is optionally substituted with 1-6 –F; or ii. CF3. 104. The compound of any one of clauses 83-102, wherein each R c present in Q 1 is an independently selected halo, optionally –F or –Cl. 105. The compound of any one of clauses 1-104, wherein Y 1 is CR 1 . 106. The compound of any one of clauses 1-105, wherein Y 2 is CR 1 . 107. The compound of any one of clauses 1-106, wherein Y 3 is CR 1 . 108. The compound of any one of clauses 1-107, wherein each occurrence of R 1 is independently H or R c . 109. The compound of any one of clauses 1-108, wherein each occurrence of R 1 is H. 110. The compound of any one of clauses 1-108, wherein 1-2 occurrence of R 1 is R c ; and each remaining occurrence of R 1 is H. 111. The compound of any one of clauses 1-108 or 110, wherein one occurrence of R 1 is halo, optionally –F or –Cl; and each remaining occurrence of R 1 is H. 112. The compound of any one of clauses 1-111, wherein Y 1 , Y 2 , and Y 3 are each independently selected CR 1 . 113. The compound of any one of clauses 1-107 or 112, wherein Y 1 , Y 2 , and Y 3 are each CH. 114. The compound of any one of clauses 1-107 or 112, wherein one of Y 1 , Y 2 , and Y 3 is CR c , optionally C-halo; and each of the remaining two Y 1 , Y 2 , and Y 3 is CH. 115. The compound of any one of clauses 1-114, wherein X 1 is NR 2 . 116. The compound of any one of clauses 1-115, wherein X 1 is NH. 117. The compound of any one of clauses 1-116, wherein X 2 is CR 5 . 118. The compound of any one of clauses 1-117, wherein X 2 is CH. 119. The compound of any one of clauses 1-114, wherein X 1 is NR 2 ; and X 2 is CR 5 . 120. The compound of any one of clauses 1-114 or 119, wherein X 1 is NH; and X 2 is CH. 121. The compound of any one of clauses 1-104, wherein Y 1 , Y 2 , and Y 3 are each an independently selected CR 1 ; X 1 is NR 2 ; and X 2 is CR 5 . 122. The compound of any one of clauses 1-104 or 121, wherein Y 1 , Y 2 , and Y 3 are each CH; X 1 is NH; and X 2 is CH. 123. The compound of any one of clauses 1-122, wherein R 6 is H. 124. The compound of any one of clauses 1-123, wherein W is C1-10 alkyl, C2-10 alkenyl, or C2-10 alkenyl, each of which is optionally substituted with 1-6 R a2 . 125. The compound of any one of clauses 1-124, wherein W is C1-10 alkyl, which is optionally substituted with 1-6 R a2 . 126. The compound of any one of clauses 1-125, wherein W is C1-6 alkyl, which is optionally substituted with 1-6 R a2 . 127. The compound of any one of clauses 1-126, wherein W is C1-4 alkyl, which is optionally substituted with 1-6 R a2 . 128. The compound of any one of clauses 1-127, wherein W is unsubstituted C 1- 4 alkyl. 129. The compound of any one of clauses 1-128, wherein W is selected from the group consisting of: methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, and isobutyl 130. The compound of any one of clauses 1-129, wherein W is methyl or ethyl. 131. The compound of any one of clauses 1-126, wherein W is C1-4 alkyl, which is substituted with 1-6 R a2 . 132. The compound of any one of clauses 1-126 or 131, wherein each R a2 is independently selected from the group consisting of: i. –OH; -halo; –NR e R f ; C1-4 alkoxy; C1-4 haloalkoxy; -C(=O)O(C1-4 alkyl); - C(=O)(C1-4 alkyl); and cyano; or ii. halo; –OH; C1-4 alkoxy; and C1-4 haloalkoxy. 133. The compound of any one of clauses 1-126 or 131-132, wherein W: i. C1-4 alkyl which is substituted with 1-3 substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of: halo; –OH; C1-4 alkoxy; and C1-4 haloalkoxy; or ii. selected from the group consisting of: W is , , and . 134. The compound of any one of clauses 1-123, wherein W is selected from the group consisting of: ^ monocyclic C3-8 cycloalkyl or C3-8 cycloalkenyl, each of which is optionally substituted with 1-4 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of oxo and R c ; and ^ monocyclic heterocyclyl or heterocycloalkenyl of from 3-8 ring atoms, wherein 1-3 ring atoms are heteroatoms, each independently selected from the group consisting of N, N(H), N(R d ), O, and S(O)0-2, and wherein the heterocyclyl or heterocycloalkenyl is optionally substituted with 1-4 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of oxo and R c . 135. The compound of any one of clauses 1-123 or 134, wherein W is monocyclic C3-8 cycloalkyl or C3-8 cycloalkenyl, each of which is optionally substituted with 1-4 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of oxo and R c . 136. The compound of any one of clauses 1-123 or 134-135, wherein W is monocyclic C3-8 cycloalkyl, which is optionally substituted with 1-4 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of oxo and R c . 137. The compound of any one of clauses 1-123 or 134-136, wherein W is unsubstituted C3-8 cycloalkyl. 138. The compound of any one of clauses 1-123 or 134-137, wherein W is cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, or cyclohexyl. 139. The compound of any one of clauses 1-123 or 134-138, wherein W is cyclobutyl. 140. The compound of any one of clauses 1-123, wherein W is H. 141. The compound of clause 1, wherein the compound is a compound of Formula (I-a): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: L 1 is selected from the group consisting of: -O-, -N(H)-, and -N(R d )-; L 2 is selected from the group consisting of: ^ straight-chain C1-3 alkylene, which is optionally substituted with 1-3 R b ; ^ C3-8 cycloalkylene, which is optionally substituted with 1-3 R c ; and ^ heterocyclylene having 4-8 ring atoms wherein 1-3 ring atoms are ring heteroatoms each independently selected from the group consisting of: N, N(H), N(R d ), O, and S(O)0-2, wherein the heterocyclylene is optionally substituted with 1-3 R c ; Q 1 is –R g ; each occurrence of R 1 and R 5 is independently selected from the group consisting of: H; R c ; R g ; and –(L g )bg-R g ; each occurrence of R 2 is independently selected from the group consisting of: H; R d ; R g ; and –(L g ) bg -R g ; W is selected from the group consisting of: ^ H; ^ C1-10 alkyl, C2-10 alkenyl, or C2-10 alkynyl, each of which is optionally substituted with 1-6 R a2 , wherein one or more of the internal optionally substituted methylene group can be replaced by one or more heteroatom selected from O or S, wherein when W is alkenyl or alkynyl, the heteroatom is not directed connected to the sp 2 or sp carbon; ^ monocyclic C3-8 cycloalkyl or C3-8 cycloalkenyl, each of which is optionally substituted with 1-4 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of oxo and R c ; and ^ monocyclic heterocyclyl or heterocycloalkenyl of 3-8 ring atoms, wherein 1-3 ring atoms are heteroatoms, each independently selected from the group consisting of N, N(H), N(R d ), O, and S(O)0-2, and wherein the heterocyclyl or heterocycloalkenyl is optionally substituted with 1-4 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of oxo and R c , provided that when W is heterocyclyl or heterocycloalkenyl, it is attached to the C(=O)NR 6 group via a ring carbon atom. 142. The compound of clause 141, wherein L 1 is –O-. 143. The compound of clauses 141 or 142, wherein L 2 is straight-chain C1-3 alkylene, which is optionally substituted with 1-3 R b . 144. The compound of any one of clauses 141-143, wherein L 2 is selected from the group consisting of: -CH2-, -CHR b -, and –C(R b )2-, optionally wherein L 2 is –CH2-. 145. The compound of any one of clauses 141-143 wherein L 2 is straight-chain C2 alkylene which is optionally substituted with 1-3 R b . 146. The compound of any one of clauses 141-143 or 145, wherein L 2 is selected from the group consisting of: -CH2CH2-, -CH2CH(R b )-*, and -CH2C(R b )2-*, wherein the asterisk represents point of attachment to –Q 1 . 147. The compound of clause 146, wherein L 2 is –CH2CH2-. 148. The compound of any one of clauses 141-143, wherein L 2 is straight-chain C3 alkylene which is optionally substituted with 1-3 R b . 149. The compound of clauses 141 or 142, wherein L 2 i which is optionally substituted with 1-2 R c , wherein n1 and n2 are indepe , , 2; Q 2 is CH, CR c , or N; and the asterisk represents the point of attachment to Q 1 ; 150. The compound of clause 149, wherein n1 and n2 are independently 0 or 1, optionally 0; and Q 2 is CH; optionally wherein n1 and n2 are 0 and Q 2 is CH; optionslly wherein L 2 is cyclobutane-diyl optionally substituted with 1-2 R c ; optionslly wherein L 2 is cyclobutane-1,3-diyl optionally substituted with 1-2 R c ;optionslly wherein L 2 is cyclobutane-diyl optionally substituted with 1-2 R c ; optionslly wherein L 2 is unsubstituted cyclobutane-diyl; optionally wherein L 2 is unsubstituted cyclobutane-1,3-diyl. 151. The compound of clause 141, wherein L 1 is –O-; and L 2 is straight-chain C2-3 alkylene which is optionally substituted with 1-3 R b . 152. The compound of clause 151, wherein L 2 is: i. straight-chain C2 alkylene which is optionally substituted with 1-3 R b ; ii. selected from the group consisting of: -CH 2 CH 2 -, -CH 2 CH(R b )-*, and - CH2C(R b )2-*, wherein the asterisk represents point of attachment to –Q 1 ; or iii. –CH2CH2-. 153. The compound of clause 141, wherein L 1 is –O-; and L 2 is: i. selected from the group consisting of: -CH2-, -CHR b -, and –C(R b )2; or ii. –CH2-. 154. The compound of clause 1, wherein the compound is a compound of Formula (I-b): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: L 2 is straight-chain C 1-6 alkylene or straight-chain C 2-6 alkenylene, each of which is optionally substituted with 1-6 R b ; Q 1 is –R g ; each occurrence of R 1 and R 5 is independently selected from the group consisting of: H; R c ; R g ; and –(L g )bg-R g ; each occurrence of R 2 is independently selected from the group consisting of: H; R d ; R g ; and –(L g )bg-R g ; and W is selected from the group consisting of: ^ H; ^ C1-10 alkyl, C2-10 alkenyl, or C2-10 alkynyl, each of which is optionally substituted with 1-6 R a2 , wherein one or more of the internal optionally substituted methylene group can be replaced by one or more heteroatom selected from O or S, wherein when W is alkenyl or alkynyl, the heteroatom is not directed connected to the sp 2 or sp carbon; ^ monocyclic C3-8 cycloalkyl or C3-8 cycloalkenyl, each of which is optionally substituted with 1-4 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of oxo and R c ; and ^ monocyclic heterocyclyl or heterocycloalkenyl of 3-8 ring atoms, wherein 1-3 ring atoms are heteroatoms, each independently selected from the group consisting of N, N(H), N(R d ), O, and S(O)0-2, and wherein the heterocyclyl or heterocycloalkenyl is optionally substituted with 1-4 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of oxo and R c , provided that when W is heterocyclyl or heterocycloalkenyl, it is attached to the C(=O)NR 6 group via a ring carbon atom. 155. The compound of clause 154, wherein L 2 is straight-chain C2-3 alkylene which is optionally substituted with 1-3 R b . 156. The compound of clauses 154 or 155, wherein L 2 is straight-chain C2 alkylene which is optionally substituted with 1-3 R b . 157. The compound of any one of clauses 154-156, wherein L 2 is selected from the group consisting of: -CH2CH2-, -CH2CH(R b )-*, and -CH2C(R b )2-*, wherein the asterisk represents point of attachment to –Q 1 , optionally wherein L 2 is -CH 2 CH 2 -. 158. The compound of clauses 154-155, wherein L 2 is straight-chain C3 alkylene which is optionally substituted with 1-3 R b . 159. The compound of any one of clauses 154-155 or 158, wherein L 2 is selected from the group consisting of: , and , wherein the asterisk represents point of attachment to –Q 1 , optionally . 160. The compound of clause 154, wherein L 2 is straight-chain C2-4 alkenylene, which is optionally substituted with 1-3 R b . 161. The compound of clauses 154 or 160, wherein L 2 is selected from the group consisting of: and , wherein the asterisk represents the point of attachment to 162. The compound of clause 1, wherein the compound is a compound of Formula (I-c): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: L 2 and L 4 are independently selected straight-chain C1-3 alkylene which is optionally substituted with 1-6 R b ; L 3 is selected from the group consisting of: -O-, -N(H)-, and -N(R d )-; Q 1 is –R g ; each occurrence of R 1 and R 5 is independently selected from the group consisting of: H; R c ; R g ; and –(L g ) bg -R g ; each occurrence of R 2 is independently selected from the group consisting of: H; R d ; R g ; and –(L g ) bg -R g ; and W is selected from the group consisting of: ^ H; ^ C1-10 alkyl, C2-10 alkenyl, or C2-10 alkynyl, each of which is optionally substituted with 1-6 R a2 , wherein one or more of the internal optionally substituted methylene group can be replaced by one or more heteroatom selected from O or S, wherein when W is alkenyl or alkynyl, the heteroatom is not directed connected to the sp 2 or sp carbon; ^ monocyclic C3-8 cycloalkyl or C3-8 cycloalkenyl, each of which is optionally substituted with 1-4 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of oxo and R c ; and ^ monocyclic heterocyclyl or heterocycloalkenyl of 3-8 ring atoms, wherein 1-3 ring atoms are heteroatoms, each independently selected from the group consisting of N, N(H), N(R d ), O, and S(O)0-2, and wherein the heterocyclyl or heterocycloalkenyl is optionally substituted with 1-4 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of oxo and R c , provided that when W is heterocyclyl or heterocycloalkenyl, it is attached to the C(=O)NR 6 group via a ring carbon atom. 163. The compound of clause 162, wherein L 2 and L 4 are independently selected from the group consisting of: -CH2-, -CHR b -, and –C(R b )2. 164. The compound of clauses 162 or 163, wherein L 2 and L 4 are each –CH2-. 165. The compound of any one of clauses 162-164, wherein L 3 is –O-. 166. The compound of any one of clauses 162-164, wherein L 3 is –N(H)- or – N(R d )-, optionally –N(H)-. 167. The compound of clause 1, wherein the compound is a compound of Formula (I-d): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: L 2 is straight-chain C1-3 alkylene which is optionally substituted with 1-6 R b ; and L 3 is selected from the group consisting of: -O-, -N(H)-, and -N(R d )-; Q 1 is –R g ; each occurrence of R 1 and R 5 is independently selected from the group consisting of: H; R c ; R g ; and –(L g )bg-R g ; each occurrence of R 2 is independently selected from the group consisting of: H; R d ; R g ; and –(L g )bg-R g ; and W is selected from the group consisting of: ^ H; ^ C1-10 alkyl, C2-10 alkenyl, or C2-10 alkynyl, each of which is optionally substituted with 1-6 R a2 , wherein one or more of the internal optionally substituted methylene group can be replaced by one or more heteroatom selected from O or S, wherein when W is alkenyl or alkynyl, the heteroatom is not directed connected to the sp 2 or sp carbon; ^ monocyclic C3-8 cycloalkyl or C3-8 cycloalkenyl, each of which is optionally substituted with 1-4 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of oxo and R c ; and ^ monocyclic heterocyclyl or heterocycloalkenyl of 3-8 ring atoms, wherein 1-3 ring atoms are heteroatoms, each independently selected from the group consisting of N, N(H), N(R d ), O, and S(O)0-2, and wherein the heterocyclyl or heterocycloalkenyl is optionally substituted with 1-4 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of oxo and R c , provided that when W is heterocyclyl or heterocycloalkenyl, it is attached to the C(=O)NR 6 group via a ring carbon atom. 168. The compound of clause 167, wherein L 2 is selected from the group consisting of: -CH2-, -CHR b -, and –C(R b )2. 169. The compound of clause 167, wherein L 2 is straight-chain C2 alkylene which is optionally substituted with 1-3 R b . 170. The compound of clauses 167 or 169, wherein L 2 is selected from the group consisting of: -CH2CH2-, -CH2CH(R b )-*, and -CH2C(R b )2-*, wherein the asterisk represents point of attachment to –L 3 , optionally wherein L 2 is -CH2CH2-. 171. The compound of any one of clauses 167-170, wherein L 3 is –O-. 172. The compound of any one of clauses 167-170, wherein L 3 is –N(H)- or – N(R d )-, optionally –N(H)-. 173. The compound of any one of clauses 141-172, wherein Q 1 is selected from the group consisting of: ^ heteroaryl of 5-6 ring atoms, wherein 1-4 ring atoms are heteroatoms, each independently selected from the group consisting of N, N(H), N(R d ), O, and S(O)0-2, and wherein the heteroaryl is optionally substituted with 1-3 R c ; and ^ phenyl optionally substituted with 1-3 R c . 174. The compound of any one of clauses 141-173, wherein Q 1 is selected from the group consisting of: ^ heteroaryl of 6 ring atoms, wherein 1-2 ring atoms are ring nitrogen atoms, and wherein the heteroaryl is optionally substituted with 1-3 R c ; and ^ phenyl optionally substituted with 1-3 R c . 175. The compound of any one of clauses 141-174, wherein Q 1 is: i. phenyl or pyridyl, each optionally substituted with 1-3 R c ; ; ected from the group consisting of: halo and C1-3 alkyl which is optionally substituted with 1-6 independently selected halo; or iv. any groups of i or ii, wherein each R c present in Q 1 is independently selected from the group consisting of: -F, -Cl, and –CF3. 176. The compound of any one of clauses 141-172, wherein Q 1 is heterocyclyl of 4-10 ring atoms, wherein 1-3 ring atoms are heteroatoms, each independently selected from the group consisting of N, N(H), N(R d ), O, and S(O)0-2, and wherein the heterocyclyl is optionally substituted with 1-4 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of oxo and R c . 177. The compound of any one of clauses 141-172 or 176, wherein Q 1 is: , wherein m1 and m2 are each independently 0, 1, or 2; ii ; ii i or ii, wherein the R d present in Q 1 is selected from the group consisting of: -C(O)O(C1-4 alkyl); and C1-6 alkyl optionally substituted with 1-3 independently selected R a ; or iv. any groups of i or ii, wherein the R d present in Q 1 is C2-3 alkyl substituted with 1-3 –F. 178. The compound of any one of clauses 141-177, wherein each R 1 is H. 179. The compound of any one of clauses 141-177, wherein one occurrence of R 1 is R c ; and each remaining R 1 is H. 180. The compound of any one of clauses 141-179, wherein R 2 is H; and R 5 is H. 181. The compound of any one of clauses 141-180, wherein W is C1-6 alkyl, which is optionally substituted with 1-6 R a2 . 182. The compound of any one of clauses 141-181, wherein W is unsubstituted C1-4 alkyl. 183. The compound of any one of clauses 141-182, wherein W is methyl or ethyl. 184. The compound of any one of clauses 141-181, wherein W is C1-4 alkyl, which is substituted with 1-6 R a2 . 185. The compound of any one of clauses 141-181 or 184, wherein W: i. C1-4 alkyl which is substituted with 1-3 substituents each independently selected from the group consisting of: halo; –OH; C1-4 alkoxy; and C1-4 haloalkoxy; or ii. selected from the group consisting of: W is , , and . 186. The compound of any one of clauses 141-181, wherein W is selected from the group consisting of: ^ monocyclic C3-8 cycloalkyl or C3-8 cycloalkenyl, each of which is optionally substituted with 1-4 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of oxo and R c ; and ^ monocyclic heterocyclyl or heterocycloalkenyl of from 3-8 ring atoms, wherein 1-3 ring atoms are heteroatoms, each independently selected from the group consisting of N, N(H), N(R d ), O, and S(O)0-2, and wherein the heterocyclyl or heterocycloalkenyl is optionally substituted with 1-4 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of oxo and R c . 187. The compound of any one of clauses 141-181 or 186, wherein W is monocyclic C3-8 cycloalkyl, which is optionally substituted with 1-4 substituents independently selected from the group consisting of oxo and R c . 188. The compound of any one of clauses 141-181 or 186-187, wherein W is: i. unsubstituted C3-8 cycloalkyl; or ii. cyclobutyl. 189. The The compound of clause 1, wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of compounds delineated in Table C1, and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, optionally wherein the compound is compound 101-147; or 148-408; or 409- 596. 190. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of clauses 1-189 and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. 191. A method for inhibiting STING activity, the method comprising contacting STING with a compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as defined in any one of clauses 1-189; or a pharmaceutical composition as defined in clause 190. 192. The method of clause 191, wherein the inhibiting comprises antagonizing STING. 193. The method of any one of clauses 191-192, which is carried out in vitro. 194. The method of clauses 193, wherein the method comprises contacting a sample comprising one or more cells comprising STING with the compound. 195. The method of clauses 193 or 194, wherein the one or more cells are one or more cancer cells. 196. The method of clauses 194 or 195, wherein the sample further comprises one or more cancer cells, wherein the cancer is selected from the group consisting of melanoma, cervical cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, prostate cancer, testicular cancer, urothelial carcinoma, bladder cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, small cell lung cancer, sarcoma, colorectal adenocarcinoma, gastrointestinal stromal tumors, gastroesophageal carcinoma, colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, kidney cancer, hepatocellular cancer, malignant mesothelioma, leukemia, lymphoma, myelodysplasia syndrome, multiple myeloma, transitional cell carcinoma, neuroblastoma, plasma cell neoplasms, Wilm's tumor, or hepatocellular carcinoma. 197. The method of clauses 191 or 192, which is carried out in vivo. 198. The method of clause 197, wherein the method comprises administering the compound to a subject having a disease in which increased (e.g., excessive) STING signaling contributes to the pathology and/or symptoms and/or progression of the disease. 199. The method of clause 198, wherein the subject is a human. 200. The method of clause 199, wherein the disease is cancer. 201. The method of clause 200, wherein the cancer is selected from the group consisting of melanoma, cervical cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, prostate cancer, testicular cancer, urothelial carcinoma, bladder cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, small cell lung cancer, sarcoma, colorectal adenocarcinoma, gastrointestinal stromal tumors, gastroesophageal carcinoma, colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, kidney cancer, hepatocellular cancer, malignant mesothelioma, leukemia, lymphoma, myelodysplasia syndrome, multiple myeloma, transitional cell carcinoma, neuroblastoma, plasma cell neoplasms, Wilm's tumor, or hepatocellular carcinoma. 202. The method of clauses 200 or 201, wherein the cancer is a refractory cancer. 203. The method of clause 198, wherein the compound is administered in combination with one or more additional cancer therapies. 204. The method of clause 203, wherein the one or more additional cancer therapies comprises surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, toxin therapy, immunotherapy, cryotherapy or gene therapy, or a combination thereof. 205. The method of clause 204, wherein chemotherapy comprises administering one or more additional chemotherapeutic agents. 206. The method of clause 205, wherein the one or more additional chemotherapeutic agents is selected from an alkylating agent (e.g., cisplatin, carboplatin, mechlorethamine, cyclophosphamide, chlorambucil, ifosfamide and/or oxaliplatin); an anti-metabolite (e.g.,azathioprine and/or mercaptopurine); a terpenoid (e.g., a vinca alkaloid and/or a taxane; e.g., Vincristine, Vinblastine, Vinorelbine and/or Vindesine Taxol, Pacllitaxel and/or Docetaxel); a topoisomerase (e.g., a type I topoisomerase and/or a type 2 topoisomerase; e.g., camptothecins, such as irinotecan and/or topotecan;. amsacrine, etoposide, etoposide phosphate and/or teniposide); a cytotoxic antibiotic (e.g., actinomycin, anthracyclines, doxorubicin, daunorubicin, valrubicin, idarubicin, epirubicin, bleomycin, plicamycin and/or mitomycin); a hormone (e.g., a lutenizing hormone releasing hormone agonist; e.g., leuprolidine, goserelin, triptorelin, histrelin, bicalutamide, flutamide and/or nilutamide); an antibody (e.g., Abciximab, Adalimumab, Alemtuzumab, Atlizumab, Basiliximab, Belimumab, Bevacizumab, Bretuximab vedotin, Canakinumab, Cetuximab, Ceertolizumab pegol, Daclizumab, Denosumab, Eculizumab, Efalizumab, Gemtuzumab, Golimumab, Golimumab, Ibritumomab tiuxetan, Infliximab, Ipilimumab, Muromonab-CD3, Natalizumab, Ofatumumab, Omalizumab, Palivizumab, Panitumuab, Ranibizumab, Rituximab, Tocilizumab, Tositumomab and/or Trastuzumab); an anti- angiogenic agent; a cytokine; a thrombotic agent; a growth inhibitory agent; an anti- helminthic agent; and an immune checkpoint inhibitor that targets an immune checkpoint receptor selected from the group consisting of CTLA-4, PD-1, PD-L1, PD-1 – PD-L1, PD- 1 – PD-L2, interleukin‑2 (IL‑2), indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), IL‑10, transforming growth factor-β (TGFβ), T cell immunoglobulin and mucin 3 (TIM3 or HAVCR2), Galectin 9 – TIM3, Phosphatidylserine – TIM3, lymphocyte activation gene 3 protein (LAG3), MHC class II – LAG3, 4‑1BB–4‑1BB ligand, OX40–OX40 ligand, GITR, GITR ligand – GITR, CD27, CD70-CD27, TNFRSF25, TNFRSF25–TL1A, CD40L, CD40– CD40 ligand, HVEM–LIGHT–LTA, HVEM, HVEM – BTLA, HVEM – CD160, HVEM – LIGHT, HVEM–BTLA–CD160, CD80, CD80 – PDL-1, PDL2 – CD80, CD244, CD48 – CD244, CD244, ICOS, ICOS–ICOS ligand, B7‑H3, B7‑H4, VISTA, TMIGD2, HHLA2–TMIGD2, Butyrophilins, including BTNL2, Siglec family, TIGIT and PVR family members, KIRs, ILTs and LIRs, NKG2D and NKG2A, MICA and MICB, CD244, CD28, CD86 – CD28, CD86 – CTLA, CD80 – CD28, CD39, CD73 Adenosine–CD39– CD73, CXCR4–CXCL12, Phosphatidylserine, TIM3, Phosphatidylserine – TIM3, SIRPA–CD47, VEGF, Neuropilin, CD160, CD30, and CD155 (e.g., CTLA-4 or PD1 or PD-L1). 207. The method of any one of clauses 198-206, wherein the compound is administered intratumorally. 208. A method of treating cancer, comprising administering to a subject in need of such treatment an effective amount of a compound as defined in any one of clauses 1- 189, or a pharmaceutical composition as defined in clause 190. 209. The method of clause 208, wherein the cancer is selected from the group consisting of melanoma, cervical cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, prostate cancer, testicular cancer, urothelial carcinoma, bladder cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, small cell lung cancer, sarcoma, colorectal adenocarcinoma, gastrointestinal stromal tumors, gastroesophageal carcinoma, colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, kidney cancer, hepatocellular cancer, malignant mesothelioma, leukemia, lymphoma, myelodysplasia syndrome, multiple myeloma, transitional cell carcinoma, neuroblastoma, plasma cell neoplasms, Wilm's tumor, or hepatocellular carcinoma. 210. The method of clause 208 or 209, wherein the cancer is a refractory cancer. 211. The method of clause 208, wherein the compound is administered in combination with one or more additional cancer therapies. 212. The method of clause 211, wherein the one or more additional cancer therapies comprises surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, toxin therapy, immunotherapy, cryotherapy or gene therapy, or a combination thereof. 213. The method of clause 212, wherein chemotherapy comprises administering one or more additional chemotherapeutic agents. 214. The method of clause 212, wherein the one or more additional chemotherapeutic agents is selected from an alkylating agent (e.g., cisplatin, carboplatin, mechlorethamine, cyclophosphamide, chlorambucil, ifosfamide and/or oxaliplatin); an anti-metabolite (e.g.,azathioprine and/or mercaptopurine); a terpenoid (e.g., a vinca alkaloid and/or a taxane; e.g., Vincristine, Vinblastine, Vinorelbine and/or Vindesine Taxol, Pacllitaxel and/or Docetaxel); a topoisomerase (e.g., a type I topoisomerase and/or a type 2 topoisomerase; e.g., camptothecins, such as irinotecan and/or topotecan;. amsacrine, etoposide, etoposide phosphate and/or teniposide); a cytotoxic antibiotic (e.g., actinomycin, anthracyclines, doxorubicin, daunorubicin, valrubicin, idarubicin, epirubicin, bleomycin, plicamycin and/or mitomycin); a hormone (e.g., a lutenizing hormone releasing hormone agonist; e.g., leuprolidine, goserelin, triptorelin, histrelin, bicalutamide, flutamide and/or nilutamide); an antibody (e.g., Abciximab, Adalimumab, Alemtuzumab, Atlizumab, Basiliximab, Belimumab, Bevacizumab, Bretuximab vedotin, Canakinumab, Cetuximab, Ceertolizumab pegol, Daclizumab, Denosumab, Eculizumab, Efalizumab, Gemtuzumab, Golimumab, Golimumab, Ibritumomab tiuxetan, Infliximab, Ipilimumab, Muromonab-CD3, Natalizumab, Ofatumumab, Omalizumab, Palivizumab, Panitumuab, Ranibizumab, Rituximab, Tocilizumab, Tositumomab and/or Trastuzumab); an anti- angiogenic agent; a cytokine; a thrombotic agent; a growth inhibitory agent; an anti- helminthic agent; and an immune checkpoint inhibitor that targets an immune checkpoint receptor selected from the group consisting of CTLA-4, PD-1, PD-L1, PD-1 – PD-L1, PD- 1 – PD-L2, interleukin‑2 (IL‑2), indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), IL‑10, transforming growth factor-β (TGFβ), T cell immunoglobulin and mucin 3 (TIM3 or HAVCR2), Galectin 9 – TIM3, Phosphatidylserine – TIM3, lymphocyte activation gene 3 protein (LAG3), MHC class II – LAG3, 4‑1BB–4‑1BB ligand, OX40–OX40 ligand, GITR, GITR ligand – GITR, CD27, CD70-CD27, TNFRSF25, TNFRSF25–TL1A, CD40L, CD40– CD40 ligand, HVEM–LIGHT–LTA, HVEM, HVEM – BTLA, HVEM – CD160, HVEM – LIGHT, HVEM–BTLA–CD160, CD80, CD80 – PDL-1, PDL2 – CD80, CD244, CD48 – CD244, CD244, ICOS, ICOS–ICOS ligand, B7‑H3, B7‑H4, VISTA, TMIGD2, HHLA2–TMIGD2, Butyrophilins, including BTNL2, Siglec family, TIGIT and PVR family members, KIRs, ILTs and LIRs, NKG2D and NKG2A, MICA and MICB, CD244, CD28, CD86 – CD28, CD86 – CTLA, CD80 – CD28, CD39, CD73 Adenosine–CD39– CD73, CXCR4–CXCL12, Phosphatidylserine, TIM3, Phosphatidylserine – TIM3, SIRPA–CD47, VEGF, Neuropilin, CD160, CD30, and CD155 (e.g., CTLA-4 or PD1 or PD-L1). 215. The method of any one of clauses 208-214, wherein the compound is administered intratumorally. 216. A method of inducing an immune response in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a compound as defined in any one of clauses 1-189, or a pharmaceutical composition as defined in clause 190. 217. The method of clause 216, wherein the subject has cancer. 218. The method of clause 217, wherein the subject has undergone and/or is undergoing and/or will undergo one or more cancer therapies. 219. The method of clause 217, wherein the cancer selected from the group consisting of melanoma, cervical cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, prostate cancer, testicular cancer, urothelial carcinoma, bladder cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, small cell lung cancer, sarcoma, colorectal adenocarcinoma, gastrointestinal stromal tumors, gastroesophageal carcinoma, colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, kidney cancer, hepatocellular cancer, malignant mesothelioma, leukemia, lymphoma, myelodysplasia syndrome, multiple myeloma, transitional cell carcinoma, neuroblastoma, plasma cell neoplasms, Wilm's tumor, or hepatocellular carcinoma. 220. The method of clause any one of clauses 217-219, wherein the cancer is a refractory cancer. 221. The method of clause 219, wherein the immune response is an innate immune response. 222. The method of clause 221, wherein the at least one or more cancer therapies comprises surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, toxin therapy, immunotherapy, cryotherapy or gene therapy, or a combination thereof. 223. The method of clause 222, wherein chemotherapy comprises administering one or more additional chemotherapeutic agents. 224. The method of clause 223, wherein the one or more additional chemotherapeutic agents is selected from alkylating agent (e.g., cisplatin, carboplatin, mechlorethamine, cyclophosphamide, chlorambucil, ifosfamide and/or oxaliplatin); an anti-metabolite (e.g.,azathioprine and/or mercaptopurine); a terpenoid (e.g., a vinca alkaloid and/or a taxane; e.g., Vincristine, Vinblastine, Vinorelbine and/or Vindesine Taxol, Pacllitaxel and/or Docetaxel); a topoisomerase (e.g., a type I topoisomerase and/or a type 2 topoisomerase; e.g., camptothecins, such as irinotecan and/or topotecan;. amsacrine, etoposide, etoposide phosphate and/or teniposide); a cytotoxic antibiotic (e.g., actinomycin, anthracyclines, doxorubicin, daunorubicin, valrubicin, idarubicin, epirubicin, bleomycin, plicamycin and/or mitomycin); a hormone (e.g., a lutenizing hormone releasing hormone agonist; e.g., leuprolidine, goserelin, triptorelin, histrelin, bicalutamide, flutamide and/or nilutamide); an antibody (e.g., Abciximab, Adalimumab, Alemtuzumab, Atlizumab, Basiliximab, Belimumab, Bevacizumab, Bretuximab vedotin, Canakinumab, Cetuximab, Ceertolizumab pegol, Daclizumab, Denosumab, Eculizumab, Efalizumab, Gemtuzumab, Golimumab, Golimumab, Ibritumomab tiuxetan, Infliximab, Ipilimumab, Muromonab-CD3, Natalizumab, Ofatumumab, Omalizumab, Palivizumab, Panitumuab, Ranibizumab, Rituximab, Tocilizumab, Tositumomab and/or Trastuzumab); an anti- angiogenic agent; a cytokine; a thrombotic agent; a growth inhibitory agent; an anti- helminthic agent; and an immune checkpoint inhibitor that targets an immune checkpoint receptor selected from the group consisting of CTLA-4, PD-1, PD-L1, PD-1 – PD-L1, PD- 1 – PD-L2, interleukin‑2 (IL‑2), indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), IL‑10, transforming growth factor-β (TGFβ), T cell immunoglobulin and mucin 3 (TIM3 or HAVCR2), Galectin 9 – TIM3, Phosphatidylserine – TIM3, lymphocyte activation gene 3 protein (LAG3), MHC class II – LAG3, 4‑1BB–4‑1BB ligand, OX40–OX40 ligand, GITR, GITR ligand – GITR, CD27, CD70-CD27, TNFRSF25, TNFRSF25–TL1A, CD40L, CD40– CD40 ligand, HVEM–LIGHT–LTA, HVEM, HVEM – BTLA, HVEM – CD160, HVEM – LIGHT, HVEM–BTLA–CD160, CD80, CD80 – PDL-1, PDL2 – CD80, CD244, CD48 – CD244, CD244, ICOS, ICOS–ICOS ligand, B7‑H3, B7‑H4, VISTA, TMIGD2, HHLA2–TMIGD2, Butyrophilins, including BTNL2, Siglec family, TIGIT and PVR family members, KIRs, ILTs and LIRs, NKG2D and NKG2A, MICA and MICB, CD244, CD28, CD86 – CD28, CD86 – CTLA, CD80 – CD28, CD39, CD73 Adenosine–CD39– CD73, CXCR4–CXCL12, Phosphatidylserine, TIM3, Phosphatidylserine – TIM3, SIRPA–CD47, VEGF, Neuropilin, CD160, CD30, and CD155 (e.g., CTLA-4 or PD1 or PD-L1). 225. A method of treatment of a disease in which increased (e.g., excessive) STING signaling contributes to the pathology and/or symptoms and/or progression of the disease, comprising administering to a subject in need of such treatment an effective amount of a compound as defined in any one of clauses 1-189, or a pharmaceutical composition as defined in clause 190. 226. A method of treatment comprising administering to a subject having a disease in which increased (e.g., excessive) STING signaling contributes to the pathology and/or symptoms and/or progression of the disease an effective amount of a compound as defined in any one of clauses 1-189, or a pharmaceutical composition as defined in clause 190. 227. A method of treatment comprising administering to a subject a compound as defined in any one of clauses 1-189, or a pharmaceutical composition as defined in clause 190, wherein the compound or composition is administered in an amount effective to treat a disease in which increased (e.g., excessive) STING signaling contributes to the pathology and/or symptoms and/or progression of the disease, thereby treating the disease. 228. The method of any one of clauses 225-227, wherein the disease is cancer. 229. The method of clause 228, wherein the cancer is selected from the group consisting of melanoma cervical cancer breast cancer ovarian cancer prostate cancer testicular cancer, urothelial carcinoma, bladder cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, small cell lung cancer, sarcoma, colorectal adenocarcinoma, gastrointestinal stromal tumors, gastroesophageal carcinoma, colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, kidney cancer, hepatocellular cancer, malignant mesothelioma, leukemia, lymphoma, myelodysplasia syndrome, multiple myeloma, transitional cell carcinoma, neuroblastoma, plasma cell neoplasms, Wilm's tumor, or hepatocellular carcinoma. 230. The method of clause 228 or 229, wherein the cancer is a refractory cancer. 231. The method of any one of clauses 228-230, wherein the compound is administered in combination with one or more additional cancer therapies. 232. The method of clause 231, wherein the one or more additional cancer therapies comprises surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, toxin therapy, immunotherapy, cryotherapy or gene therapy, or a combination thereof. 233. The method of clause 232, wherein chemotherapy comprises administering one or more additional chemotherapeutic agents. 234. The method of clause 233, wherein the one or more additional chemotherapeutic agents is selected from an alkylating agent (e.g., cisplatin, carboplatin, mechlorethamine, cyclophosphamide, chlorambucil, ifosfamide and/or oxaliplatin); an anti-metabolite (e.g.,azathioprine and/or mercaptopurine); a terpenoid (e.g., a vinca alkaloid and/or a taxane; e.g., Vincristine, Vinblastine, Vinorelbine and/or Vindesine Taxol, Pacllitaxel and/or Docetaxel); a topoisomerase (e.g., a type I topoisomerase and/or a type 2 topoisomerase; e.g., camptothecins, such as irinotecan and/or topotecan;. amsacrine, etoposide, etoposide phosphate and/or teniposide); a cytotoxic antibiotic (e.g., actinomycin, anthracyclines, doxorubicin, daunorubicin, valrubicin, idarubicin, epirubicin, bleomycin, plicamycin and/or mitomycin); a hormone (e.g., a lutenizing hormone releasing hormone agonist; e.g., leuprolidine, goserelin, triptorelin, histrelin, bicalutamide, flutamide and/or nilutamide); an antibody (e.g., Abciximab, Adalimumab, Alemtuzumab, Atlizumab, Basiliximab, Belimumab, Bevacizumab, Bretuximab vedotin, Canakinumab, Cetuximab, Ceertolizumab pegol, Daclizumab, Denosumab, Eculizumab, Efalizumab, Gemtuzumab, Golimumab, Golimumab, Ibritumomab tiuxetan, Infliximab, Ipilimumab, Muromonab-CD3, Natalizumab, Ofatumumab, Omalizumab, Palivizumab, Panitumuab, Ranibizumab, Rituximab, Tocilizumab, Tositumomab and/or Trastuzumab); an anti- angiogenic agent; a cytokine; a thrombotic agent; a growth inhibitory agent; an anti- helminthic agent; and an immune checkpoint inhibitor that targets an immune checkpoint receptor selected from the group consisting of CTLA-4, PD-1, PD-L1, PD-1 – PD-L1, PD- 1 – PD-L2, interleukin‑2 (IL‑2), indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), IL‑10, transforming growth factor-β (TGFβ), T cell immunoglobulin and mucin 3 (TIM3 or HAVCR2), Galectin 9 – TIM3, Phosphatidylserine – TIM3, lymphocyte activation gene 3 protein (LAG3), MHC class II – LAG3, 4‑1BB–4‑1BB ligand, OX40–OX40 ligand, GITR, GITR ligand – GITR, CD27, CD70-CD27, TNFRSF25, TNFRSF25–TL1A, CD40L, CD40– CD40 ligand, HVEM–LIGHT–LTA, HVEM, HVEM – BTLA, HVEM – CD160, HVEM – LIGHT, HVEM–BTLA–CD160, CD80, CD80 – PDL-1, PDL2 – CD80, CD244, CD48 – CD244, CD244, ICOS, ICOS–ICOS ligand, B7‑H3, B7‑H4, VISTA, TMIGD2, HHLA2–TMIGD2, Butyrophilins, including BTNL2, Siglec family, TIGIT and PVR family members, KIRs, ILTs and LIRs, NKG2D and NKG2A, MICA and MICB, CD244, CD28, CD86 – CD28, CD86 – CTLA, CD80 – CD28, CD39, CD73 Adenosine–CD39– CD73, CXCR4–CXCL12, Phosphatidylserine, TIM3, Phosphatidylserine – TIM3, SIRPA–CD47, VEGF, Neuropilin, CD160, CD30, and CD155 (e.g., CTLA-4 or PD1 or PD-L1). 235. The method of any one of clauses 225-234, wherein the compound is administered intratumorally. 236. A method of treatment of a disease, disorder, or condition associated with STING, comprising administering to a subject in need of such treatment an effective amount of a compound as defined in any one of clauses 1-189, or a pharmaceutical composition as defined in clause 190. 237. The method of clause 236, wherein the disease, disorder, or condition is selected from type I interferonopathies, Aicardi-Goutières Syndrome (AGS), genetic forms of lupus, inflammation-associated disorders, and rheumatoid arthritis. 238. The method of clause 237, wherein the disease, disorder, or condition is a type I interferonopathy (e.g., STING-associated vasculopathywith onset in infancy (SAVI)). 239. The method of clause 238, wherein the type I interferonopathy is STING- associated vasculopathy with onset in infancy (SAVI)). 240. The method of clause 237, wherein the disease, disorder, or condition is Aicardi-Goutières Syndrome (AGS). 241. The method of clause 237, wherein the disease, disorder, or condition is a genetic form of lupus. 242. The method of clause 237, wherein the disease, disorder, or condition is inflammation-associated disorder. 243. The method of clause 242, wherein the inflammation-associated disorder is systemic lupus erythematosus. 244. The method of any one of clauses 191-243, wherein the method further comprises identifying the subject. 245. A combination comprising a compounds defined in any one of clauses 1 to 189 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or tautomer thereof, and one or more therapeutically active agents. 246. A compound defined in any one of clauses 1-189 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or tautomer thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition defined in clause 190, for use as a medicament. 247. A compound defined in any one of clauses 1-189 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or tautomer thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition defined in clause 190, for use in the treatment of a disease, condition or disorder modulated by STING inhibition. 248. A compound defined in any one of clauses 1-189 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or tautomer thereof, or the pharmaceutical composition defined in clause 190, for use in the treatment of a disease mentioned in any one of clauses 191-244. 249. Use of a compound defined in any one of clauses 1-189 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or tautomer thereof, or a pharmaceutical composition defined in clause 190, in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of a disease mentioned in in any one of clauses 191-244.