| abstract |
Compounds for inhibiting the replication of DNA viruses which induce the formation of thymidine kinase enzyme of the formula:n nwherein R, is a radical selected from the group consisting of chloro, iodo, hydroxy, alkoxyalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, methylamino, formyl, nitro, and unsubstituted hydrocarbon groups of 2 to about 3 carbon atoms or halosubstituted hydrocarbon groups of 1 to about 3 carbon atoms; R 2 is hydrogen or hydroxy; and R 3 is hydroxy, -OP(O)(OH) 2 , amino, or-OCOR 4 where R 4 is alkyl or alkoxyalkyl of 2 to about 18 carbon atoms. |