Infectious Disease Research, Global Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL 60064, USA. todd.bosse@abbott.com
Abstract:
A series of gem-dialkyl naphthalenone derivatives with varied alkyl substitutions were synthesized and evaluated according to their structure-activity relationship. This investigation led to the discovery of potent inhibitors of the hepatitis C virus at low nanomolar concentrations in both enzymatic and cell-based HCV genotype 1a assays.