The subject invention provides compounds having the structure: wherein, R1 is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, wherein the substituent is hydroxyl, dihydroxy, carboxyl, —C(═O)NRaRb, —NRaRb, —NRaC(═O)NRaRb, —NRaC(═O)ORa, —OC(═O)NRaRb, or —NH C(═O) Ra; R2 is hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, wherein the substituent is hydroxyl, dihydroxy, carboxyl, —C(═O)NRaRb, —NRaRb, —NRaC(═O)NRaRb, —NRaC(═O)ORa, —OC(═O)NRaRb, or —NHC(═O)Ra, or R1, R2 and N together form a substituted piperazine, substituted azetidine ring, or a pyrrolidine ring substituted with —(CH2)2OH or —CH2C(═O)OH; R3 is a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl or a 5-6 membered heteroaryl ring, wherein the substituent is halogen, hydroxyl, cyano, (C1-C15)alkyl, (C1-C15)alkoxy, or —NRaRb; R4 is hydrogen or substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C15)alkyl; R5 is —(CH2)mOR6, —CHNOR7, —C(═O)NR8R9, —(CH2)mC(═O)OR10, —(CH2)kC(═O)NR11R12; wherein R6 is a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, (C3-C10)cycloalkyl, or an aryl, heteroaryl or 4-8 membered heterocyclic ring; R7 is hydrogen, or a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, (C1-C30)alkylaryl; R8 and R9 are each independently hydrogen, or a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, (C1-C30)alkylaryl, (C1-C30)alkylamino, (C1-C30)alkoxy, or a saturated or unsaturated, monocyclic or bicyclic, carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring, or R8, N, and R9 together form a substituted or unsubstituted 4-8 membered heterocyclic ring; R10 is hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl, (C3-C10)cycloalkyl, or an aryl, heteroaryl or heterocyclic ring; R11, N and R12 together form a 4-8 membered heterocyclic ring; Ra and Rb are each independently hydrogen or alkyl; m is 0, 1, 2 or 3; and k is 1, 2 or 3, or a specific enantiomer thereof, or a specific tautomer thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a method for treating a disease associated with the A2b adenosine receptor in a subject in need of such treatment comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of the compounds of the invention.