Interleukin-1 and tumor necrosis factor-α modulators; syntheses of such modulators and methods of using such modulators

A method of treating cancer in an animal wherein the cancer is selected from the group consisting of:

• multiple myeloma and human prostate adenocarcinoma comprising:
• contacting to living tissue of said animal the following compound:
• wherein:
• R2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a halogen, COOH, C1-C12carboxylic acids, C1-C12acyl halides, C1-C12 acyl residues, C1-C12 esters, C1-C12 secondary amides, (C1-C12)(C1-C12) tertiary amides, (C1-C12) cyclic amides, (C1-C12) amines, C1-C12 alcohols, (C1-C12)(C1-C12) ethers, C1-C12 alkyls, C1-C12 substituted alkyls, C2-C12 alkenyls, C2-C12 substituted alkenyls, and C5-C12 aryls;
• R17 is selected from C5-C12 cyclic alkyls;
• C5-C12 cyclic alkenyls;
• C5-C12 substituted cyclic alkyls;
• C5-C12 substituted cyclic alkenyls;
• phenyl and C5-C12 aryls;
• R9 is selected from hydrogen, a halogen, C1-C12 alkyl, C1-C12 substituted alkyls, C2-C12 alkenyl, C2-C12 substituted alkenyl, C2-C12 alkynyl, C1-C12 alcohol, C1-C12 acyl, and C5-C12 aryl;
• R3-R5, R7, R8, and R11-R13 are each separately selected from hydrogen, a halogen, C1-C12 alkyl, C1-C12 substituted alkyls, C2-C12 alkenyl, C2-C12 substituted alkenyl, C2-C12 alkynyl, and C5-C12 aryl;
• R6 is selected from hydrogen, a halogen, C1-C12 alkyl, C1-C12 substituted alkyls, C2-C12 alkenyl, C2-C12 substituted alkenyl, and C2-C12 alkynyl;
• R10 is selected from hydrogen, a halogen, CH2, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 substituted alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 substituted alkenyl, C1-C12 alcohol, and C5-C12 aryl;
• R14 and R15 are separately selected from hydrogen, a halogen, CH2, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 substituted alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 substituted alkenyl, C1-C6 alcohol, and C5-C6 aryl;
• and
• R16 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a halogen, COOH, C1-C12 carboxylic acids, C1-C12 acyl halides, C1-C12 acyl residues, C1-C12 esters, C1-C12 secondary amides, (C1-C12)(C1-C12) tertiary amides, (C1-C12) cyclic amides, (C1-C12) amines, C1-C12 alcohols, (C1-C12)(C1-C12) ethers, C1-C12 alkyls, C1-C12 substituted alkyls, C2-C12 alkenyls, C2-C12 substituted alkenyls, and C5-C12 aryls;
• and the acid addition salts thereof.