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Synthesis of Antiviral Tetrahydrocarbazole Derivatives by Photochemical and Acid-catalyzed C-H Functionalization via Intermediate Peroxides (CHIPS)
Published on: June 20, 2014
Synthesis and antiviral activity of phthiobuzone analogues
Ya-Jun Yang1, Jing-Hua Zhao, Xian-Dao Pan
1Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine (Ministry of Education), Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
A series of phthiobuzone analogs, prepared from potassium phthalimide or phthalandione, have been evaluated for their antiviral activities. Among the candidates, compounds 5j and 5k, which contain the substituted 4-halogenated phenyl ring at N-4',4'' position, show more potent antiviral activity than phthiobuzone against herpes simplex virus 1 (IC(50)=8.56 and 2.85 microg/ml, respectively) and herpes simplex virus 2 (IC(50)=1.75 and 4.11 microg/ml, respectively). Compounds 9c and 9d with a propylene linker between the phthalimide and bisthiosemicarbazone moieties display similar antiviral potency against herpes simplex virus 1 (IC(50)=2.85 and 4.11 microg/ml, respectively).
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