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Fluorinated methylenecyclopropane analogues of nucleosides. Synthesis and antiviral activity of (Z)- and (E)-9-{[(2-fluoromethyl-2-hydroxymethyl)-cyclopropylidene]methyl}adenine and -guanine
Li, Chengwei,Prichard, Mark N.,Korba, Brent E.,Drach, John C.,Zemlicka, Jiri
, p. 2148 - 2155 (2008)
Synthesis and antiviral activity of the title fluoromethylenecyclopropane analogues 15a, 15b, 16a, and 16b is described. Methylenecyclopropane carboxylate was first transformed to 2,2-bis-hydroxymethylmethylenecyclopropane. Selective monoacetylation followed by introduction of fluorine gave 2-acetoxymethyl-2-fluoromethylmethylenecyclopropane as the key intermediate. The synthesis of analogues 15a, 15b, 16a, and 16b then followed alkylation-elimination procedure as described previously for other methylenecyclopropane analogues. The adenine Z-isomer 15a was found to be a potent inhibitor of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in vitro with EC50/CC50 (μM) 0.5/55.7. Compounds 15b, 16a, and 16b were also active but at higher concentrations, EC50/CC50 (μM) 3.2-7.5/53.6-64.1. Analogue 15a inhibited hepatitis C virus by virtue of its cytotoxicity and it moderately inhibited replication of the Towne strain of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV). The E-isomer 16a was a substrate for adenosine deaminase, whereas the Z-isomer 15a was not deaminated.
