Abstract: Interestingly, 2-cyclopentylamino-6-[1-(2,6-difluorophenyl)ethyl]-3,4-dihydro-5-methyl pyrimidin-4(3H)-one (9d) was active against the
Y181C HIV-1 mutant strain at submicromolar concentration, with a resistance value similar to that of efavirenz, the last FDA-approved
NNRTI for
AIDS therapy, and 2-fold lower than that of its 2-cyclopentylthio counterpart 8d.
Abstract: The introduction in 9d of a new anchor point (pyrimidine C-2 NH group), with the formation of a new hydrogen bond with Lys101, could compensate for the lack of positive hydrophobic ligand/NNBP interactions due to the
Tyr181 to Cys181 mutation.