Synthesis and Evaluation of 2-Pyridinone Derivatives as HIV-1-Specific Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors. 4. 3-[2-(Benzoxazol-2-yl)ethyl]-5-ethyl-6-methylpyridin-2(1H)-one and Analogues

  • Jacob M. Hoffman
  • , Anthony M. Smith
  • , Clarence S. Rooney
  • , Thorsten E. Fisher
  • , John S. Wai
  • , Craig M. Thomas
  • , Dona L. Bamberger
  • , James L. Barnes
  • , Theresa M. Williams
  • , James H. Jones
  • , Brandon D. Olson
  • , Julie A. O'Brien
  • , Mark E. Goldman
  • , Jack H. Nunberg
  • , Julio C. Quintero
  • , William A. Schleif
  • , Emilio A. Emini
  • , Paul S. Anderson

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Abstract

A new series of potent specific 2-pyridinone reverse transcriptase (RT) inhibitors was developed based on the preliminary development lead 3-[(phthalimido)ethyl]-5-ethyl-6-methylpyridin-2(1H)-one (3), a non-nucleoside derivative which exhibited weak antiviral activity in cell culture against HIV-1 strain IIIB One compound, 3-[(benzoxazol-2-yl)ethyl]-5-ethyl-6-methylpyridin-2(1H-one (9, L-696,229), which was a highly selective antagonist of the RT enzyme (IC50 = 23 nM) and which inhibited the spread of HIV-1 IIIB infection by >95% in MT4 human T-lymphoid cell culture (CIC95 = 50–100 nM), was selected for clinical evaluation as an antiviral agent.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)953-966
Number of pages14
JournalJournal of Medicinal Chemistry
Volume36
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 1993

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