Ethoxymethylenemalononitrile and bis(methylthio)methylenemalononitrile were condensed with hydrazine hydrate to yield 5-aminopyrazole-4-carbonitrile (3a) and 5-amino-3methylthiopyrazole-4-carbonitrile (3b), respectively. These compounds were treated with nitrous acid and coupled with different secondary amines to yield the triazenopyrazoles 4a±j. 5-(3,3-Diethyl-1-triazeno)pyrazole-4-carbonitrile (4c) was transferred into its two regioisomeric 2deoxyribose nucleosides 5a,b which were subsequently hydrolyzed with H 2 O 2 /OH À to give the corresponding carboxamides 6a,b. All synthesized compounds were tested for biological activity against HIV-1 and herpes simplex virus, but only 4c showed moderate activity against HIV-1 with ED 50 32mM.
Promotion by Lewis acid of the addition of some aryllithiums to a carbohydrate-based imine, which has allowed a more facile synthesis of some imino-C-nucleoside analogues, is described. Use of the corresponding nitrone does not assist in some cases, but lithiated acetonitrile adds to it efficiently to give a product from which further C-nucleoside analogues can be derived.
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