| abstract |
The invention provides compounds of formula (I): (I) wherein: X is CH2, O, S(O)2 or NR10; Y is a bond, CH2, NR35, CH2NH, CH2NHC(O), CH(OH), CH(NHCOR33), CH(NHSO2R34), CH2O or CH2S; Z is C(O), or when Y is a bond Z can also be S(O)2; R1 is optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heterocyclyl or C4-6cycloalkyl fused to a benzene ring; and R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8, R9, R10, R32, R33, R34 and R35 are as defined herein; are modulators of chemokine (especially CCR3) activity (for use in, for example, treating asthma). The invention also provides a process for making 4-(3,4-dichlorophenoxy)piperidine, which is useful as an intermediate for making certain compounds of the invention. |