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Antiviral nucleoside analogues

Assignee: IAF BIOCHEM INTPriority: Dec 23, 1998Filed: Feb 28, 2003Published: Mar 25, 2004
Est. expiryDec 23, 2018(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Nghe Nguyen-Ba
A61P 31/20A61P 31/18A61P 31/12Y02P20/55C07D 473/00C07H 19/16C40B 40/00A61K 31/7076
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Abstract

In accordance with the present invention there is provided a nucleoside analogue of formula (I) or (Ia) which is useful as an antiviral agent.

Claims

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What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A cis-nucleoside of formula (I):  
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof,  
       wherein: 
 n is 1 or 2  
 R 4  is chosen from H, COOH, CONH 2 , OH, SH, NH 2 , NO 2 , C 1-6  alkyl, C 2-6  alkenyl, C 2-6  alkynyl, halogen, COR a  wherein R a  is a C 1-6  alkyl, C 2-6  alkenyl, C 2-6  alkynyl and COOR b  wherein R b  is a C 1-6  alkyl, C 2-6  alkenyl, or C 2-6  alkynyl;  
 R 3  is H or a C 1-6  alkyl, C 2-6  alkenyl, C 2-6  alkynyl;  
 X is chosen from H, monophosphate, diphosphate, triphosphate, carbonyl substituted with a C 1-6  alkyl, C 2-6  alkenyl, C 2-6  alkynyl, C 6-10  aryl, or  
                     
  wherein each Rc is indenpendently chosen from H, C 1-6  alkyl, C 2-6  alkenyl, C 2-6  alkynyl or an hydroxy protecting group; and  
  wherein said nucleoside is in the form of the (−) enantiomer, (+) enantiomer and mixtures thereof, including racemic mixtures.  
 
     
     
         2 . A nucleoside according to  claim 1  wherein said nucleoside is present in the (−) form and is at least 95% free of the (+) form.  
     
     
         3 . A nucleoside according to  claim 1  wherein said nucleoside is present in the (−) form and is at least 97% free of the (+) form.  
     
     
         4 . A nucleoside according to  claim 1  wherein said nucleoside is present in the (−) form and is at least 99% free of the (+) form.  
     
     
         5 . A compound according to  claim 1  wherein the hydroxy protecting group is chosen from acetyl-2-thioethyl ester, pivaloyloxymethyl ester or isopropyloxycarbonyloxymethyl ester.  
     
     
         6 . A compound according to  claim 1  wherein X is H.,  
     
     
         7 . A compound according to  claim 1  wherein n is 1.  
     
     
         8 . A compound according to  claim 7  wherein R 3  is H or methyl or R 4  is H.  
     
     
         9 . A compound according to  claim 7  wherein R 4  is H; COOH; CONH 2 ; C 1-6  alkyl, C 2-6  alkenyl, C 2-6  alkynyl or COOR b  wherein R b  is a C 1-6  alkyl, C 2-6  alkenyl, C 2-6  alkynyl.  
     
     
         10 . A compound according to  claim 7  wherein R 4  is H, COOH, or C 1-6  alkyl.  
     
     
         11 . A compound according to  claim 7  wherein R 4  is methyl or ethyl.  
     
     
         12 . A compound according to  claim 7  wherein R 4  is COOH.  
     
     
         13 . A compound according to  claim 7  wherein R 3  and R 4  are H.  
     
     
         14 . The compound cis-2-hydroxymethyl-4-(2′-amino-6′-cyclopropylamino-purine-9′-yl)-1,3-dioxolane and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.  
     
     
         15 . The compound cis-2-hydroxymethyl-4-(2′-amino-6′-cyclobutylamino-purine-9′-yl)-1,3-dioxolane and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.  
     
     
         16 . The compound cis-2-hydroxymethyl-4-(2′-amino-6′-[1-carboxylic acid-cyclopropylamino]-purine-9′-yl)-1,3-dioxolane and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.  
     
     
         17 . The compound (−)-(2R,4R)-2-hydroxymethyl-4-(2′-amino-6′-cyclopropylamino-purine-9′-yl)-1,3-dioxolane at least 97% free of the corresponding (+) enantiomer.  
     
     
         18 . The compound (+)-(2S,4S)-2-hydroxymethyl-4-(2′-amino-6′-cyclopropylamino-purine-9′-yl)-1,3-dioxolane at least 97% free of the corresponding (−) enantiomer.  
     
     
         19 . The compound (−)-(2R,4R)-2-hydroxymethyl-4-(2′-amino-6′-cyclobutylamino-purine-9′-yl)-1,3-dioxolane at least 97% free of the corresponding (+) enantiomer.  
     
     
         20 . The compound (+)-(2S,4S) -2-hydroxymethyl-4-(2′-amino-6′-cyclobutylamino-purine-9′-yl)-1,3-dioxolane at least 97% free of the corresponding (−) enantiomer.  
     
     
         21 . The compound (−)-(2R,4R)-2-hydroxymethyl-4-(2′-amino-6′-[1-carboxylic acid-cyclopropylamino]-purine-9′-yl)-1,3-dioxolane at least 97% free of the corresponding (+) enantiomer.  
     
     
         22 . The compound (+)-(2S,4S)-2-hydroxymethyl-4-(2′-amino-6′-[1-carboxylic acid-cyclopropylamino]-purine-9′-yl)-1,3-dioxolane at least 97% free of the corresponding (−) enantiomer.  
     
     
         23 . A combination useful for the treatment of viral infections comprising at least one compound according to anyone of  claims 1  to  22  or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof comprising at least one further therapeutic agent chosen from nucleoside analogues; NNRTIs; or protease inhibitors.  
     
     
         24 . The combination of  claim 23  wherein the nucleoside analogue is chosen from zidovudine, didanosine, zalcitabine, stavudine or lamivudine.  
     
     
         25 . The combination of  claim 23  wherein the non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor is chosen from nevirapine, delavirdine or efavirenz.  
     
     
         26 . The combination of  claim 23  wherein the protease inhibitor is chosen from indinavir, nelfinavir, saquinavir or ritonavir.  
     
     
         27 . A compound according to anyone of  claim 1  to  22  for use in medical therapy.  
     
     
         28 . A compound according to anyone of  claim 1  to  22  for use in the treatment of viral infections.  
     
     
         29 . A compound according to anyone of  claim 1  to  22  for use in the-treatment of HIV infection.  
     
     
         30 . A compound according to anyone of  claim 1  to  22  for use in the treatment of HBV infection.  
     
     
         31 . A method for the treatment of viral infections comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound according to anyone of  claims 1  to  22  to a subject in need of such treatment.  
     
     
         32 . The method according to  claim 32  wherein the viral infection is an HIV infection.  
     
     
         33 . The method according to  claim 32  wherein the viral infection is an HBV infection.  
     
     
         34 . A pharmaceutical formulation comprising at least one compound according to anyone of  claims 1  to  22  together with at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or excipient.

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