title: Acyclic analogues of 3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine as potential antiviral agents. Nucleoside synthesis by Michael addition.
abstract: An acyclic derivative of 3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine, (R,S)-1-[1-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-3-azidopropyl]thymine (2), has been synthesized by a path involving Michael-type addition. Related thymidine analogues lacking the C(3')-C(4') bond were similarly obtained. The method provides a versatile new route to nucleoside analogues. The new compounds were found to be essentially inactive against human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and type 2 (HSV-2) in vitro when tested up to 100 microM.
authors.affiliation: York College, City University of New York, Jamaica 11451.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Scheiner
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Geer
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Bucknor
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Imbach
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Schinazi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000187:drug effects; D015498:HIV-2 / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D015215:Zidovudine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; C058104:1-(1-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-3-azidopropyl)thymine; D015215:Zidovudine