Synthesis and Evaluation of 2-Pyridinone Derivatives as HIV-1-Specific Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors. 2. Analogues of 3-Aminopyridin-2(1H)-one

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

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Abstract

A series of nonnucleoside 3-aminopyridin-2(1H)-one derivatives was synthesized and evaluated for HIV-1 RT inhibitory properties. Several analogs proved to be potent and highly selective antagonists with in vitro IC50 values as low as 19 nM in the enzyme assay using rC-dG as template-primer. Two compounds from this series, 3-[[(4,7-dimethylbenzoxazol-2-yl)methyl]-amino]-5-ethyl-6-methylpyridin-2(1H)-one (34, L-697,639) and the corresponding 4,7-dichloro analogue (37, L-697,661) inhibited the spread of HIV-1 IIIb infection by 95% in MT4 cell culture at concentrations of 25-50 nM and were selected for clinical trials as antiviral agents.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3792-3802
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of Medicinal Chemistry
Volume35
Issue number21
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1 1992

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