Synthesis and Evaluation of 2-Pyridinone Derivatives as HIV-1-Specific Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors. 2. Analogues of 3-Aminopyridin-2(1H)-one

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jm00099a007

A series of nonnulceoside 3-aminopyridin-2(1H)-one derivatives was synthesized and evaluated for HIV-1 RT inhibitory properties.Several analogs proved to be potent and highly selective antagonists with in vitro IC50 values as low as 19 nM in the enzyme assay using rC*dG as template*primer.Two compounds from this series, 3-<<4,7-dimethylbenzoxazol-2-yl)methyl>amino>-5-ethyl-6-methylpyridin-2(1H)-one (34, L-697,639) and the corresponding 4,7-dichloro analogue (37, L-697,661) inhibited the spread of HIV-1 IIIb infection by 95percent in MT4 cell culture at concentrations of 25-50 nM and were selected for clinical trials as antiviral agents.