Synthesis and Antiviral Evaluation of 6-(Alkyl-heteroaryl)furo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-2(3H)-one Nucleosides and Analogues with Ethynyl, Ethenyl, and Ethyl Spacers at C6 of the Furopyrimidine Core

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Abstract

Sonogashira coupling strategies were employed to synthesize new furo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-2(3H)-one (FuPyrm) 2'-deoxynucleoside analogues. Partial or complete reduction of ethyne-linked compounds afforded ethenyl- and ethyl-linked derivatives. Levels of inhibition of varicella-zoster virus (VZV), human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), a broad range of other DNA and RNA viruses, and several cancer cell lines were evaluated in cell cultures. The anti-VZV potency decreased with increasing rigidity of the side chain at C6 of the FuPyrm ring in the order dec-1-yn-1-yl < dec-1-en-1-yl < decan-1-yl. In contrast, compounds with a rigid ethynyl spacer between C6 of the FuPyrm ring and a 4-alkylphenyl moiety were more potent inhibitors of VZV than the corresponding derivatives with an ethyl spacer. Replacement of the phenyl moiety in 6-(4-alkylphenyl) derivatives with a pyridine ring (in either regioisomeric orientation) gave analogues with increased solubility in methanol but reduced anti-VZV potency, and replacement with a pyrimidine ring reduced the anti-VZV activity even further. The pyridine-ring-containing analogues were approximately 20-fold more potent inhibitors of VZV than acyclovir but were approximately 6-fold less potent than BVDU and approximately 60-fold weaker than the most active 6-(4-pentylphenyl)-substituted prototype.

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