Synthesis of classical and a nonclassical 2-amino-4-oxo-6-methyl-5- substituted pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine antifolate inhibitors of thymidylate synthase

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jm980586o

Compounds 2-5 were designed as potential antifolate nonpolyglutamatable inhibitors of thymidylate synthase (TS). These analogues are structurally related to 2-amino-4-oxo-5-substituted quinazolines and 2-amino-4-oxo-5- substituted pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine