Patent ID: 7153843

Claim:
A 3-deoxy-D-myo-inositol analog having the formula (I): wherein X is O or CH 2 ; R 1 and R 2 are individually, (C 1 –C 25 ) alkyl, (C 6 –C 10 ) aryl, (C 3 –C 8 ) cycloalkyl, (C 2 –C 22 ) alkenyl, (C 5 –C 8 ) cycloalkenyl, (C 7 –C 32 ) aralkyl, (C 7 –C 32 ) alkylaryl, (C 9 –C 32 ) aralkenyl, (C 9 –C 32 ) alkenylaryl or C(O)R 3 ; and R 3 is (C 1 –C 25 ) alkyl, (C 6 –C 10 ) aryl, (C 3 –C 8 ) cycloalkyl, (C 2 –C 22 ) alkenyl, (C 5 –C 8 ) cycloalkenyl, (C 7 –C 32 ) aralkyl, (C 7 –C 32 ) alkylaryl, (C 9 –C 32 ) aralkenyl or (C 9 –C 32 ) alkenylaryl, with the proviso that when X is O, R 3 is not (C 15 ) alkyl; R 4 and R 5 are individually hydrogen or a phosphate group; or when R 4 or R 5 is not hydrogen, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.