V. Dolle et al., A NEW SERIES OF PYRIDINONE DERIVATIVES AS POTENT NONNUCLEOSIDE HUMAN-IMMUNODEFICIENCY-VIRUS TYPE-1 SPECIFIC REVERSE-TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITORS, Journal of medicinal chemistry, 38(23), 1995, pp. 4679-4686
4-(Arylthio)-pyridin-2(1H)-ones variously substituted in their 3-, 5-,
and 6-positions have been synthesized as a new series of 1-[(2-hydrox
yethoxy)methyl]-6-(phenylthio)thymine (HEPT)-pyridinone hybrid molecul
es. Biological studies revealed that some of them show potent HIV-1 sp
ecific reverse transcriptase inhibitory properties. Compounds 16 and 7
c, the most active ones, inhibit the replication of HIV-1 at 3 and 6 n
M, respectively.