METHOD OF PRODUCING DERIVATIVES OF 3-(2-HYDROXY-4-SUBSTITUTED BY PHENYL) CYCLOALKANOLE

Compounds are disclosed having the formula R1 is hydrogen, benzyl or an ester moiety; Y is -CH(R2 sec )CH(R2)- or -CH(R3)CH2-; R2 sec is hydrogen or methyl; R2 is OH or X-substituted (C1-6)alkyl; R3 is OH, cyano or X-substituted (C1-3)alkyl; X is -OR6, -SR6, -S(O)R6, -S(O)2R6, -NR6R7, -COOR7, -CONR7R8 or oxo; with the proviso that when X is -NR6R7, -COOR7 or -CONR7R8, said group is located on the terminal carbon atom of R2 or R3; R6 is hydrogen, (C1-6)alkyl or acetyl, with the provisos that, when R6 in -NR6R7 is acetyl, R7 is hydrogen, and R6 in S(O)R6 and S(O)2R6 cannot be acetyl; each of R7 and R8 is hydrogen or (C1-6)alkyl; s is an integer of 1 or 2; and Z-W is alkyl or oxaalkyl having 5 to 13 carbon atoms, or phenyl- or pyridyl-alkyl or -oxaalkyl having 3 to 8 carbon atoms in the alkyl or oxaalkyl group. Pharmaceutical compositions of such compounds, other than those in which is mandeloyl or R1 is benzyl, are useful as analgesic or CNS agents and as anti-emetic agents.