Azetidinone derivatives for the treatment of HCMV infections

Abstract

A compound of formula 1: wherein Y is S or O; R1 is C1-6 alkyl; (C0-6 alkyl)aryl; (C0-6 alkyl)Het; or R1 is an amino acid analog or dipeptide analog of the formula: wherein R2 is H, C1-10 alkyl; or an amide or ester group; A is C6-10 aryl, Het or CH—R3 wherein R3 is C1-6 alkyl or (C0-4 alkyl)aryl; and Z is H, C1-6 alkyl, or an acyl; R4 is hydrogen, lower alkyl, methoxy, ethoxy, or benzyloxy; and R5 is alkyl, cycloalkyl, carboxyl group; an aryl; Het or Het(lower alkyl); or R4 and R5 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a nitrogen containing ring optionally substituted with phenyl or C(O)OCH2-phenyl, said phenyl ring optionally mono- or di-substituted with among others C(O)OR7 wherein R7 is lower alkyl or phenyl(lower alkyl); or a therapeutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof which compounds are useful in the treatment of HCMV infections.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.