This invention provides various biquinone and trimeric quinone derivatives. The invention also provides a method for synthesis of a multi-quinone compound including reacting a hydroxyquinone anion with a first quinone possessing a first directing group at a C-2 of the first quinone and a second directing group at a C-3 of the first quinone and obtaining a biquinone having one of the first and second directing groups at a C-3 of a first quinone monomer and a hydroxyl group at a C-3′ of a second quinone monomer. The biquinone can be further reacted to obtain various biquinone derivatives or with a second hydroxyquinone anion to obtain trimeric quinone derivatives, including trimeric naphthoquinone derivatives. The biquinones and trimeric quinones of this invention demonstrate antiviral activity and can be used to treat viral infections, particularly HIV infections.
本发明提供了各种二醌和三聚醌衍
生物。本发明还提供了一种合成多醌化合物的方法,包括将
羟基醌负离子与具有第一定向基位于第一醌的C-2处和第二定向基位于第一醌的C-3处的第一醌反应,并获得一种二醌,其中第一和第二定向基之一位于第一醌单体的C-3处,而羟基位于第二醌单体的C-3′处。二醌可以进一步反应以获得各种二醌衍
生物,或与第二个
羟基醌负离子反应以获得三聚醌衍
生物,包括三聚
萘醌衍
生物。本发明的二醌和三聚醌表现出抗病毒活性,可用于治疗病毒感染,特别是HIV感染。