The embodiments provide compounds of the general Formulae VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, and XV as well as compositions, including pharmaceutical compositions, comprising a subject compound. The embodiments further provide treatment methods, including methods of treating a hepatitis C virus infection and methods of treating liver fibrosis, the methods generally involving administering to an individual in need thereof an effective amount of a subject compound or composition.
In an effort to design dipeptide structural mimics of protein and peptide reverse-turns, a series of 5,5-, 6,5-, and 7,5-fused 2-oxo-1-azabicycloalkane aminoacids has been synthesized. A new and convenient synthetic route utilizing a Horner−Emmons reaction followed by double-bond reduction has been used to prepare the bicyclic lactams in high yields.