| abstract |
1,5-Anhydrohexitol nucleoside analogues represented by the general formula I: <IMAGE> wherein the hexitol has the D-configuration and the carbon atom on which the base moiety and the X substituent stand both have the (S)-configuration and further wherein: B is a heterocyclic ring selected from the group consisting of pyrimidine and purine bases; and X is hydrogen, azido, F, Cl, Br, I, amino, -NHR2, -N(R2)2, -OR2, -SR2, or CN; wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted C1-C20alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C1-C20alkenyl, aroyl, C1-C20alkanoyl, and phosphoryl. These nucleoside analogues are useful as antiviral agents against herpes simplex virus, vaccina virus, or varicella zoster virus. The definition of the X group should include -N(R2)2 instead of -N(N2)2. |