New N1-(4-aryloxybenzyl)uracils containing N3-positioned 4-(trimethyleneoxy)benzoic acid moiety, and study of their antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2 and influenza virus

Abstract

New title uracil derivatives, 4-{3-[2,6-dioxo-3-(4-aryl-oxybenzyl)-3,6-dihydropyrimidin-1(2H)-yl]propoxy}benzoic acids and their butoxy homologues, were obtained in three steps using 2,4-bis(trimethylsilyloxy)pyrimidine, 4-aryloxy-benzyl bromides and methyl 4-(ω-bromoalkoxy)benzoates as the key reactants. The compounds were studied as inhibitors of H1N1 influenza virus and SARS-CoV-2 R replication in MDCK and Vero E6 cell cultures, respectively, which revealed that the tested compounds had high levels of anti-SARS-CoV-2 activity.