NH2-protected 5-phenylcytosine and its derivatives 2a-2d were treated with (2S)-2-[(trityloxy)methyl]oxirane (3) followed by etherification with diisopropyl [(tosyloxy)methyl]phosphonate (5) in the presence of sodium hydride. The intermediary phosphonate esters 6 were debenzoylated and subsequently transformed to free phosphonic acids, i.e. (S)-1-[3-hydroxy-2-(phosphonomethoxy)propyl]-5-phenylcytosine (5-phenyl-HPMPC) derivatives (8a-8d) by the action of bromotrimethylsilane and subsequent hydrolysis. Deamination of these compounds with 3-methylbutyl nitrite afforded corresponding (S)-1-[3-hydroxy-2-(phosphonomethoxy)propyl]-5-phenyluracil (5-phenyl-HPMPU) derivatives (9a-9d). R-Enantiomers 14 and 15 were prepared analogously starting from (2R)-2-[(trityloxy)methyl]oxirane. 5-Benzyl-, 5-[(1-naphthyl)methyl]- and 5-[(2-naphthyl)methyl]HPMPU (24a-24c) and -HPMPC (25a-25c) were synthesized from appropriate 5-arylmethyl-4-methoxypyrimidin-2(1H)-ones similarly as described for 5-phenyl derivatives. Antiviral activity was found for (S)-1-[3-hydroxy-2-(phosphonomethoxy)propyl]-5-phenyluracil (9a) (HSV-1 and HSV-2) and (R)-1-[3-hydroxy2-(phosphonomethoxy)propyl]-5-phenylcytosine (14) (cytomegalovirus and varicella-zoster virus), both tested in cell cultures. Some of the 5-phenyluracil derivatives possessed inhibitory activity against thymidine phosphorylase from SD-lymphoma.
NH
2保护的5-苯基
胞嘧啶及其衍
生物2a-2d与(2
S)-2-[(三苄氧基)甲基]
环氧乙烷(3)反应,随后在
钠氢化物存在下与
二异丙基[(对
甲苯磺酰氧基)甲基]
膦酸酯(5)醚化。中间体
膦酸酯6被去苄酰化,随后转化为自由
膦酸,即(5-苯基-H
PMPC)衍
生物8a-8d,通过
溴三甲基
硅烷的作用和随后的
水解。这些化合物经过3-甲基丁基
亚硝酸酯的去
氨基化处理,得到相应的(5-苯基-H
PMPU)衍
生物9a-9d。类似地,从(2
R)-2-[(三苄氧基)甲基]
环氧乙烷开始,制备了R-对映体14和15。通过适当的5-芳基甲基-4-
甲氧基嘧啶-2(1
H)-酮合成了5-苄基、5-[(1-
萘基)甲基]和5-[(2-
萘基)甲基]H
PMPU(24a-24c)和-H
PMPC(25a-25c),类似于5-苯基衍
生物的合成方法。在
细胞培养中测试后,发现(
S)-1-[3-羟基-2-(膦甲氧基)丙基]-5-苯基尿
嘧啶(9a) (HSV-1和HSV-2)和(
R)-1-[3-羟基2-(膦甲氧基)丙基]-5-苯基
胞嘧啶(14) (巨细胞病毒和
水痘-带状疱疹病毒)具有抗病毒活性。一些5-苯基尿
嘧啶衍
生物对
SD-淋巴瘤的
胸苷磷酸酶具有抑制活性。