文摘
Based on the hypothesis that the bulky selenium atom, with 4p orbitals, can sterically hinder the approach of a cellular kinase to 5鈥?OH for phosphorylation, 4鈥?selenonucleosides with one-carbon homologation were designed and synthesized via a novel seleno-Michael reaction, with the stereoselectivity controlled by steric effects. 5鈥?Homo-4鈥?selenonucleosides (n = 2) demonstrated potent antiherpes simplex virus (HSV-1) activity, indicating that the bulky selenium atom might play a key role in preventing phosphorylation by cellular kinases, resulting in no antiviral activity.