Synthesis of acyloxyalkyl acylphosphonates as potential prodrugs of the antiviral, trisodium phosphonoformate (foscarnet sodium)

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(01)93918-8

Bis(trimethylsilyl) acylphosphonates via their silver salts couple with iodoalkyl esters to provided an efficient synthesis of the corresponding acyloxyalkyl esters as potential prodrugs of the antiviral agent, trisodium phophonoformate. These compounds were tested as inhibitors of HIV-1 in chronically infected H9 cells.