The invention relates to new and known tricyclic dione derivatives of the general formula ##STR1## wherein W represents hydrogen or lower alkyl; X represents lower alkyl; Y represents NR1; R.sup.1 represents hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxycarbonyl or lower alkoxycarbonyl-lower alkyl; Z represents aryl or heteroaryl optionally substituted by one or more halo, cyano, nitro, lower alkyl, halo-lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, halo-lower alkoxy, COR.sup.2, OCOR.sup.2, CO.sub.2 R.sup.2, OR.sup.2, S(O).sub.n R.sup.2, NR.sup.2 R.sup.3, N(R.sup.4)COR.sup.5, Ar, Ar-lower alkyl, Het or Het-lower alkyl substituents and/or on adjacent carbon atoms by lower alkylenedioxy; R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 each individually represent hydrogen, lower alkyl, Ar, Ar-lower alkyl, Het or Het-lower alkyl substituents; or R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 together represent the group --CH.dbd.CH--CH.dbd.CH-- or --CH.dbd.N--CH.dbd.CH--; Ar represents aryl optionally substituted by one or more halo, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy or nitro substituents; Het represents heteroaryl optionally substituted by one or more halo, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy or nitro substituents; and n stands for 0, 1 or 2 and to their salts which are inhibitors of herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase.
The invention relates to new and known tricyclic dione derivatives of the general formula
wherein
Wrepresents hydrogen or lower alkyl;
Xrepresents lower alkyl;
Yrepresents an oxygen atom or NR1;
R1represents hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxycarbonyl or lower alkoxycarbonyl-lower alkyl;
Zrepresents aryl or heteroaryl optionally substituted by one or more halo, cyano, nitro, lower alkyl, halo-lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, halo-lower alkoxy, COR2, OCOR2, CO2R2, OR2, S(O)nR2, NR2R3, N(R4)COR5, Ar, Ar-lower alkyl, Het or Het-lower alkyl substituents and/or on adjacent carbon atoms by lower alkylenedioxy;
R2, R3, R4 and R5each individually represent hydrogen, lower alkyl, Ar, Ar-lower alkyl, Het or Het-lower alkyl substituents; or R2 and R3 together represent the group -CH=CH-CH=CH- or -CH=N-CH=CH-;
Arrepresents aryl optionally substituted by one or more halo, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy or nitro substituents;
Hetrepresents heteroaryl optionally substituted by one or more halo, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy or nitro substituents; and
nstands for 0, 1 or 2
and to their salts which are inhibitors of herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase in the treatment and prophylaxis of infections caused by herpes simplex virus.
[EN] N-CYCLOPENTYL MODULATORS OF CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR ACTIVITY<br/>[FR] MODULATEURS N-CYCLOPENTYLIQUES DE L'ACTIVITE DU RECEPTEUR DE LA CHIMIOKINE
申请人:MERCK & CO INC
公开号:WO2000076973A1
公开(公告)日:2000-12-21
The present invention is directed to compounds of the formula (I): (wherein R?1, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8¿, X, n, x and y are defined herein) which are useful as modulators of chemokine receptor activity. In particular, these compounds are useful as modulators of the chemokine receptors CCR-5 and/or CCR-3.