Abstract:
The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I) below, which inhibit the growth of picornaviruses, Hepatitus viruses, enteroviruses, cardioviruses, polioviruses, coxsackieviruses of the A and B groups, echo virus and Mengo virus. wherein: A is phenyl, pyridyl, substituted phenyl, substituted pyridyl, or benzyl; R is hydrogen, COR , or COCF ; X is NâOH, O, or CHR ; R is hydrogen, halo, CN, C -C alkyl, âCâCH, CO(C -C alkyl), CO (C -C alkyl), or CONR R ; R and R are independently hydrogen or C -C alkyl; Aâ is hydrogen, halo, C -C alkyl, benzyl, naphthyl, thienyl, furyl, pyridyl, pyrollyl, COR , S(O) R , or a group of the formula R is C -C alkyl, phenyl, or substituted phenyl; n is 0, 1, or 2; R is independently at each occurrence hydrogen or halo; m is 1, 2, 3, or 4; and R is hydrogen, halo, CF , OH, CO H, NH , NO , CONHOCH , C -C alkyl, or CO (C -C alkyl), C -C alkoxy; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.