Patent ID: 6878690

Claim:
A compound of Formula (I), or a salt, solvate, hydrate, amide or ester thereof, in the configuration depicted (2RS): wherein R is axial or equatorial and is selected from the group consistin of: alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, aralkyl, heteroaralkyl, cyano, hydroxy-tetrahydro-pyranyloxyalkyl, —(CH 2 ) n CH 2 OR″, —(CH 2 ) n CONHR″, —(CH 2 ) n CH 2 NHR″ and (CH 2 ) n COX, wherein n represents an integer from 0 to 20 inclusive; R″ is selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl, aryl and acyl; and X is selected from the group consisting of Y, OY′ and NY″Y′″ wherein Y is selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, aralkyl, heteroaralkyl and carbohydrate; Y′ is selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, aralkyl, heteroaralkyl and carbohydrate; and Y″ and Y′″ are independently selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, aralkyl, heteroaralkyl and acyl; wherein each of alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, aralkyl, heteroaralkyl and acyl may be optionally substituted; provided that R is not methyl.