Yamasa Shoyu Kabushiki Kaisha

Kenji Takenuki

Akira Matsuda

Haruhiko Machida

Tohru Ueda

Disclosed are novel 2'-alkylidenepyrimidine nucleoside derivatives represented by formula [I]: ##STR1## R.sup.1 is an amino group or a hydroxy group, R.sup.2 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a lower alkyl group, R.sup.3 is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, and R.sup.4 is a hydrogen atom or a phosphate residue, or salts thereof. These novel compounds can be produced from uridine or cytidine derivatives by alkylidenating the 2'-position in the sugar moiety thereof with Wittig's reagent. Furthermore, the compounds have remarkable antiviral activities and therefore can provide novel antiviral agents.

2'-alkylidenepyrimidine nucleoside derivatives, process for production

Disclosed are novel 2'-alkylidenepyrimidine nucleoside derivatives represented by formula [I]: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is an amino group or a hydroxy group, R.sup.2 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a lower alkyl group, R.sup.3 is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, and R.sup.4 is a hydrogen atom or a phosphate residue, or salts thereof. These novel compounds can be produced from uridine or cytidine derivatives by alkylidenating the 2'-position in the sugar moiety thereof with Wittig's reagent. Furthermore, the compounds have remarkable antiviral activities and therefore can provide novel antiviral agents.

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