Heterocyclic analogs of nucleosides: synthesis and biological evaluation of some 1-(3-thianyl)uracil and 9-(3-thianyl)adenine derivatives

Abstract

The 1-(3-thianyl)uracil (9) and 9-(3-thianyl)adenine (14) nucleoside analogs have been prepared from the key intermediate, (±)-(3β,5β)-3-amino-5-(hydroxymethyl)thiane (6). Analog 9 was converted into a mixture of diastereomeric sulfoxides (10) that afforded, by a Pummerer reaction, a mixture of (±)-1-{(2′β,3′β,,5′β)-2′-acetoxy-5′-(acetoxymethyl)thian-3′-yl}-2,4(1H,3H)-pyrimidinedione (11a) and its 6′-β isomer (11b). The EI mass spectra of the nucleoside analogs are discussed. The uracil nucleoside analogs have been evaluated also for their anti-HIV and antitumor activities.