N-substituted Hydroxyethylamino sulfamic acid derivatives useful as retroviral protease inhibitors

Abstract: The present invention (divisional of PCT/US93/10552 = EP 94 900 506.0) is related to N-substituted hydroxyethylamino sulfamic acid derivatives of the formula which are useful as retorviral protease inhibitors and in the preparation of compounds of the above parent application.

Description: This application is a divisional application of the PCT/US93/10552 = EP 94 900 506.0, internationally filed on October 29, 1993 claiming the priority of October 30, 1992. 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to retroviral protease inhibitors and, more particularly, relates to novel compounds and a composition and the use thereof for inhibiting retroviral proteases. This invention, in particular, relates to sulfamic acid derivatives of hydroxyethylamine protease inhibitor compounds, a composition and the use thereof for inhibiting retroviral proteases such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) protease and for treating a retroviral infection, e.g., an HIV infection. The subject invention also relates to processes for making such compounds as well as to intermediates useful in such processes. 2. Related Art During the replication cycle of retroviruses, gag and gag-pol gene products are translated as proteins. These proteins are subsequently processed by a virally encoded protease (or proteinase) to yield viral enzymes and structural proteins of the virus core. Most commonly, the gag precursor proteins are processed into the core proteins and the pol precursor proteins are processed into the viral enzymes, e.g., reverse transcriptase and retroviral protease. It has been shown that correct processing of the precursor proteins by the retroviral protease is necessary for assembly of infectious virons. For example, it has been shown that frameshift mutations in the protease region of the pol gene of HIV prevents processing of the gag precursor protein. It has also been shown through site-directed mutagenesis of an aspartic acid residue in the HIV protease that processing of the gag precursor protein is prevented. Thus, attempts have been made to inhibit viral replication by inhibiting the action of retroviral proteases. Retroviral protease inhibition may involve a transition-state mimetic whereby the retroviral protease is exposed to a mimetic compound which binds to the enzyme in competition with the gag and gag-pol proteins to thereby inhibit replication of structural proteins and, more importantly, the retroviral protease itself. In this manner, retroviral replication proteases can be effectively inhibited. Several classes of compounds have been proposed, particularly for inhibition of proteases, such as for inhibition of HIV protease. Such compounds include hydroxyethylamine isosteres and reduced amide isosteres. See, for example, EP O 346 847; EP O 342,541; Roberts et al, "Rational Design of Peptide-Based Proteinase Inhibitors, "Science, 248, 358 (1990); and Erickson et al, "Design Activity, and 2.8Å Crystal Structure of a C 2 Symmetric Inhibitor Complexed to HIV-1 Protease," Science, 249, 527 (1990). Several classes of compounds are known to be useful as inhibitors of the proteolytic enzyme renin. See, for example, U.S. No. 4,599,198; U.K. 2,184,730; G.B. 2,209,752; EP O 264 795; G.B. 2,200,115 and U.S. SIR H725. Of these, G.B. 2,200,115, GB 2,209,752, EP O 264,795, U.S. SIR H725 and U.S. 4,599,198 disclose urea-containing hydroxyethylamine renin inhibitors. G.B. 2,200,115 also discloses sulfamic acid-containing hydroxyethylamine renin inhibitors, and EP 0264 795 discloses certain sulfamic acid-containing hydroxyethylamine renin inhibitors. However, it is known that, although renin and HIV proteases are both classified as aspartyl proteases, compounds which are effective renin inhibitors generally cannot be predicted to be effective HIV protease inhibitors. WO-A 92/08701 discloses (N-amino)-N-sulfoxy-or N-amylocarbonyl-moiety containing hydroxyethylamine derivatives which are useful as retroviral protease inhibitors. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to virus inhibiting compounds and compositions. More particularly, the present invention is directed to retroviral protease inhibiting compounds and compositions, to the use of such compounds for of inhibiting retroviral proteases, to processes for preparing the compounds. The subject compounds are characterized as sulfamic acid derivatives of hydroxyethylamine inhibitor compounds. They can also be used to prepare α- and β-amino acid derivatives of the parent case PCT/US93/10552. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a retroviral protease inhibiting compound of the formula: wherein: P 1 and P 2 independently represent hydrogen, alkoxycarbonyl, aralkoxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonyl, cycloalkylcarbonyl, cycloalkylalkoxycarbonyl, cycloalkylalkanoyl, alkanoyl, aralkanoyl, aroyl, aryloxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonylalkyl, aryloxyalkanoyl, heterocyclylcarbonyl, heterocyclyloxycarbonyl, heterocyclylalkanoyl, heterocyclylalkoxycarbonyl, heteroaralkanoyl, heteroaralkoxycarbonyl, heteroaryloxycarbonyl, heteroaroyl, alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, aryloxyalkyl, heteroaryloxyalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, aminocarbonyl, aminoalkanoyl, and mono- and disubstituted aminocarbonyl and mono- and disubstituted aminoalkanoyl radicals wherein the substituents are selected from alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroaralkyl, heterocycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyalkyl radicals, or where said aminoalkanoyl radical is disubstituted, said substituents along with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a heterocycloalkyl or heteroaryl radical; R 2 represents alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl and aralkyl radicals, which radicals are optionally substituted with a group selected from alkyl and halogen radicals, -NO 2 , -C≡N, CF 3 , -OR 9 , -SR 9 , wherein R 9 represents hydrogen and alkyl radicals; R 3 represents hydrogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, heteroaryl, heterocycloalkylalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, heteroaralkyl, aminoalkyl and mono- and disubstituted aminoalkyl radicals, wherein said substituents are selected from alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroaralkyl, heterocycloalkyl, and heterocycloalkylalkyl radicals, or in the case of a disubstituted aminoalkyl radical, said substituents along with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, form a heterocycloalkyl or a heteroaryl radical, and thioalkyl, alkylthioalkyl and arylthioalkyl radicals and the sulfone or sulfoxide derivatives thereof; R 4 and R 5 independently represent hydrogen and radicals as defined by R 3 or together with a nitrogen atom to which they are bonded form a heterocycloalkyl or a heteroaryl radical. Preferred compounds thereof are those wherein R 3 represents alkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, heteroaryl, heterocycloalkylalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, heteroaralkyl, aminoalkyl and mono- and disubstituted aminoalkyl radicals, wherein said substituents are selected from alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroaralkyl, heterocycloalkyl, and heterocycloalkylalkyl radicals, or in the case of a disubstituted aminoalkyl radical, said substituents along with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, form a heterocycloalkyl or a heteroaryl radical; and R 4 and R 5 independently represent hydrogen and radicals as defined by R 3 , or together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bonded represent heterocycloalkyl and heteroaryl radicals. Especially preferred are the following compounds: phenylmethyl[2R-hydroxy-3-[[(dimethylamino)sulfonyl] (2-methylpropyl)amino]-1S-(phenylmethyl)propyl]carbamate; phenylmethyl[2R-hydroxy-3-[[(dimethylamino)sulfonyl] (3-methylbutyl)amino]-1S-(phenylmethyl)propyl]carbamate; phenylmethyl [3-[[(butylamino)sulfonyl] (2-methylpropyl)amino]-2R-hydroxy-1S-(phenylmethyl)propyl] carbamate; phenylmethyl [2R-hydroxy-3-[[(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)sulfonyl](2-methylpropyl)amino]-1S-(phenylmethyl)propyl] carbamate; phenylmethyl [2R-hydroxy-3-[[(1,1-dimethyl)amino]sulfonyl] (2-methylpropyl)amino]-1S-(phenylmethyl)propyl] carbamace; phenylmethyl [2R-hydroxy-3-[[methylamino)sulfonyl](2-methylpropyl)amino]-1S-(phenylmethyl)propyl] carbamate; phenylmethyl [2R-hydroxy-3-[[(methylethyl)amino]-sulfonyl](2-methylpropyl)amino]-1S-(phenylmethyl)propyl] carbamate; phenylmethyl [2R-hydroxy-3-[[phenylamino]sulfonyl] (2-methylpropyl)amino]-1S-(phenylmethyl)propyl] carbamate; phenylmethyl [2R-hydroxy-3-[[cyclohexylamino]sulfonyl] [2-methylpropyl)amino]-1S-(phenylmethyl)propyl] carbamate; or phenylmethyl [2R-hydroxy-3-[[(1-pyrrolidinyl)amino]-sulfonyl] [2-methylpropyl)amino]-1S-(phenylmethyl)propyl] carbamate. The present invention also comprises pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound as mentioned above together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier as well as the use of such a composition for preparing a medicament for inhibiting a retroviral protease, especially HIV protease and for preparing a medicament for treating a retroviral infection, especially an HIV infection, and the use of such a composition for preparing a medicament for treating AIDS. As utilized herein, the term "alkyl", alone or in combination, means a straight-chain or branched-chain alkyl radical containing from 1 to about 10, preferably from 1 to 8, carbon atoms. Examples of such radicals include methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, pentyl, iso-amyl, hexyl, octyl and the like. The term "alkenyl", alone or in combination, means a straight-chain or branched-chain hydrocarbon radial having one or more double bonds and containing from 2 to about 18 carbon atoms preferably from 2 to 8 carbon atoms. Examples of suitable alkenyl radicals include ethenyl, propenyl, 1,4-butadienyl, 12-octadecene and the like. The term "alkynyl", alone or in combination, means a straight-chain hydrocarbon radical having one or more triple bonds and containing from 2 to about 10 carbon atoms, preferably from 2 to 8 carbon atoms. Examples of alkynyl radicals include ethynyl, propynyl, (propargyl), butynyl and the like. The term "alkoxy", alone or in combination, means an alkyl ether radical wherein the term alkyl is as defined above. Examples of suitable alkyl ether radicals include methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy, isopropoxy, n-butoxy, iso-butoxy, sec-butoxy, tert-butoxy and the like. The term "cycloalkyl", alone or in combination, means a saturated or partially saturated monocyclic, bicyclic or tricyclic alkyl radical wherein each cyclic moiety contains from about 3 to about 8 carbon atoms and is cyclic. The term "cycloalkylalkyl" means an alkyl radical as defined above which is substituted by a cycloalkyl radical containing from about 3 to about 8, preferably from 3 to 6 carbon atoms. Examples of such cycloalkyl radicals include cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl and the like. The term "aryl", alone or in combination, means a phenyl or naphthyl radical which optionally carries one or more substituents selected from alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, hydroxy, amino, nitro, cyano, haloalkyl and the like, such as phenyl, p-tolyl, 4-methoxyphenyl, 4-(tert-butoxy)phenyl, 4-fluorophenyl, 4-chlorophenyl, 4-hydroxyphenyl, 1-naphthyl, 2-naphthyl, and the like. The term "aralkyl", alone or in combination, means an alkyl radical as defined above in which one hydrogen atom is replaced by an aryl radical as defined above, such as benzyl, 2-phenylethyl and the like. The term "aralkoxy carbonyl", alone or in combination, means a radical of the formula -C(O)-O-aralkyl in which the term "aralkyl" has the significance given above. An example of an aralkoxycarbonyl radical is benzyloxycarbonyl. The term "aryloxy" means a radical of the formula aryl-O- in which the term aryl has the significance given above. The term "alkanoyl", alone or in combination, means an acyl radical derived from an alkanecarboxylic acid wherein alkane means a radical as defined above for alkyl. Examples of alkanoyl radicals include acetyl, propionyl, butyryl, valeryl, 4-methylvaleryl, and the like. The term "cycloalkylcarbonyl" means an acyl group derived from a monocyclic or bridged cycloalkanecarboxylic acid such as cyclopropanecarbonyl, cyclohexanecarbonyl, adamantanecarbonyl, and the like, or from a benz-fused monocyclic cycloalkanecarboxylic acid which is optionally substituted by, for example, alkanoylamino, such as 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-2-naphthoyl,2-acetamido-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-2-naphthoyl. The term "aralkanoyl" means an acyl radical derived from an aryl-substituted alkanecarboxylic acid such as phenylacetyl, 3-phenylpropionyl (hydrocinnamoyl), 4-phenylbutyryl, (2-naphthyl)acetyl, 4-chlorohydrocinnamoyl, 4-aminohydrocinnamoyl,4-methoxyhydrocinnamoyl, and the like. The term "aroyl" means an acyl radical derived from an aromatic carboxylic acid. Examples of such radicals include aromatic carboxylic acids, an optionally substituted benzoic or naphthoic acid such as benzoyl, 4-chlorobenzoyl, 4-carboxybenzoyl, 4-(benzyloxycarbonyl)benzoyl, 1-naphthoyl, 2-naphthoyl, 6-carboxy-2 naphthoyl, 6-(benzyloxycarbonyl)-2-naphthoyl, 3-benzyloxy-2-naphthoyl, 3-hydroxy-2-naphthoyl, 3-(benzyloxyformamido)-2-naphthoyl, and the like. The heterocyclyl or heterocycloalkyl portion of a heterocyclylcarbonyl, heterocyclyloxycarbonyl, heterocyclylalkoxycarbonyl, or heterocyclyalkyl group or the like is a saturated or partially unsaturated monocyclic, bicyclic or tricyclic heterocycle which contains one or more hetero atoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen and sulphur, which is optionally substituted on one or more carbon atoms by halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, oxo, and the like, and/or on a secondary nitrogen atom (i.e., -NH-) by alkyl, aralkoxycarbonyl, alkanoyl, phenyl or phenylalkyl or on a tertiary nitrogen atom (i.e. = N-) by oxido and which is attached via a carbon atom. The heteroaryl portion of a heteroaroyl, heteroaryloxycarbonyl, or a heteroaralkoxy carbonyl group or the like is an aromatic monocyclic, bicyclic, or tricyclic heterocycle which contains the hetero atoms and is optionally substituted as defined above with respect to the definition of heterocyclyl. Such heterocyclyl and heteroaryl radicals have from four to about 12 ring members, preferably from 4 to 10 ring members. Examples of such heterocyclyl and heteroaryl groups are pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, piperazinyl, morpholinyl, thiamorpholinyl, pyrrolyl, imidazolyl (e.g., imidazol 4-yl, 1-benzyloxycarbonylimidazol-4-yl, etc.), pyrazolyl, pyridyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl, furyl, thienyl, triazolyl, oxazolyl, thiazolyl, indolyl (e.g., 2-indolyl, etc.), quinolinyl, (e.g., 2-quinolinyl, 3-quinolinyl, 1-oxido-2-quinolinyl, etc.), isoquinolinyl (e.g., 1-isoquinolinyl, 3-isoquinolinyl, etc.), tetrahydroquinolinyl (e.g., 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-2-quinolyl, etc.), 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolinyl (e.g., 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-oxo-isoquinolinyl, etc.), quinoxalinyl, β-carbolinyl, 2-benzofurancarbonyl, 1-,2-,4- or 5-benzimidazolyl, and the like. The term "cycloalkylalkoxycarbonyl" means an acyl group derived from a cycloalkylalkoxycarboxylic acid of the formula cycloalkylalkyl-O-COOH -O-COOH wherein cycloalkylalkyl has the significance given above. The term "aryloxyalkanoyl" means an acyl radical of the formula aryl-O-alkanoyl wherein aryl and alkanoyl have the significance given above. The term "heterocyclyloxycarbonyl" means an acyl group derived from heterocyclyl-O-COOH wherein heterocyclyl is as defined above. The term "heterocyclylalkanoyl" is an acyl radical derived from a heterocyclyl-substituted alkane carboxylic acid wherein heterocyclyl has the significance given above. The term "heterocyclylalkoxycarbonyl" means an acyl radical derived from a heterocyclyl-substituted alkane-O-COOH wherein heterocyclyl has the significance given above. The term "heteroaryloxycarbonyl" means an acyl radical derived from a carboxylic acid represented by heteroaryl-O-COOH wherein heteroaryl has the significance given above. The term "aminocarbonyl" alone or in combination, means an amino-substituted carbonyl (carbamoyl) group derived from an amino-substituted carboxylic acid wherein the amino group can be a primary, secondary or tertiary amino group containing substituents selected from hydrogen, and alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl radicals and the like. The term "aminoalkanoyl" means an acyl group derived from an amino-substituted alkanecarboxylic acid wherein the amino group can be a primary, secondary or tertiary amino group containing substituents selected from hydrogen, and alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl radicals and the like. The term "halogen" means fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine. The term "haloalkyl" means an alkyl radical having the significance as defined above wherein one or more hydrogens are replaced with a halogen. Examples of such haloalkyl radicals include chloromethyl, 1-bromoethyl, fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, 1,1,1-trifluoroethyl and the like. The term "leaving group" generally refers to groups readily displaceable by a nucleophile, such as an amine, a thiol or an alcohol nucleophile. Such leaving groups are well known in the art. Examples of such leaving groups include, but are not limited to, N-hydroxysuccinimide, N-hydroxybenzotriazole, halides, triflates, tosylates and the like. Preferred leaving groups are indicated herein where appropriate. Procedures for preparing the compounds of Formula I are set forth below. It should be noted that the general procedure is shown as it relates to preparation of compounds having the specified stereochemistry, for example, wherein the absolute stereochemistry about the hydroxyl group is designated as (R), which is the preferred stereochemistry for the compounds of the present invention. However, such procedures are generally applicable to those compounds of opposite configuration, e.g., where the stereochemistry about the hydroxyl group is (S). In addition, the compounds having the (R) stereochemistry can be utilized to produce those having the (S) stereochemistry. For example, a compound having the (R) stereochemistry can be inverted to the (S) stereochemistry using well-known methods. Preparation of Compounds of Formula I The compounds of the present invention represented by Formula I above can be prepared utilizing the following general procedure. This procedure is schematically shown in the following Scheme I: a) amine b) sulfamoyl chloride R 4 R 5 NSO 2 Cl (or anhydride) + acid scavenger c) deprotection d) coupling e) coupling. As can be seen, the compounds (I) of the present invention can be further used for preparing α-β-amino acid derivatives of the parent case. A protected amino epoxide can be prepared starting with an L-amino acid which is reacted with a suitable amino-protecting group in a suitable solvent to produce an amino-protected L-amino acid ester of the formula: wherein P 1 and P 2 independently represent hydrogen, benzyl and amino-protecting groups (as defined above), provided that P 1 and P 2 are not both hydrogen; P 3 represents carboxyl-protecting group, e.g., methyl, ethyl, benzyl, tertiary-butyl and the like; and R 2 is as defined above. The amino-protected L-amino acid ester is then reduced, to the corresponding alcohol. For example, the amino-protected L-amino acid ester can be reduced with diisobutylaluminum hydride at -78° C in a suitable solvent such as toluene. The resulting alcohol is then converted, for example, by way of a Swern oxidation, to the corresponding aldehyde of the formula: wherein P 1 , P 2 and R 2 are as defined above. Thus, a dichloromethane solution of the alcohol is added to a cooled (-75 to -68° C) solution of oxalyl chloride in dichloromethane and DMSO in dichloromethane and stirred for 35 minutes.The aldehyde resulting from the Swern oxidation is then reacted with a halomethyllithium reagent, which reagent is generated in situ by reacting an alkyllithium or arylithium compound with a dihalomethane represented by the formula X 1 CH 2 X 2 wherein X 1 and X 2 independently represent I, Br or Cl. For example, a solution of the aldehyde and chloroiodomethane in THF is cooled to -78° C and a solution of n-butyllithium in hexane is added. The resulting product is a mixture of diastereomers of the corresponding amino-protected epoxides of the formulas: The diastereomers can be separated e.g., by chromatography, or, alternatively, once reacted in subsequent steps the diastereomeric products can be separated. For compounds having the (S) stereochemistry, a D-amino acid can be utilized in place of the L-amino acid. The amino epoxide is then reacted, in a suitable solvent system, with an equal amount, or preferably an excess of, a desired amine of the formula: R 3 NH 2 wherein R 3 is hydrogen or is as defined above. The reaction can be conducted over a wide range of temperatures, e.g., from about 10°C to about 100°C, but is preferably, but not necessarily, conducted at a temperature at which the solvent begins to reflux. Suitable solvent systems include protic, non-protic and dipolar aprotic organic solvents such as, for example, those wherein the solvent is an alcohol, such as methanol, ethanol, isopropanol, and the like, ethers such as tetrahydrofuran, dioxane and the like, and toluene, N,N-dimethylformamide, dimethyl sulfoxide, and mixtures thereof. A preferred solvent is isopropanol. Exemplary amines corresponding to the formula R 3 NH 2 include benzyl amine, isobutylamine, n-butyl amine, isopentyl amine, isoamylamine, cyclohexanemethyl amine, naphthylene methyl amine and the like. The resulting product is a 3-(N-protected amino)-3-(R 2 )-1-(NHR 3 )-propan-2-ol derivative (hereinafter referred to as an amino alcohol) can be represented by the formulas: wherein P, P 1 , P 2 , R 2 and R 3 are as described above. Alternatively, a haloalcohol can be utilized in place of the amino epoxide. The amino alcohol defined above is then reacted in a suitable solvent with a sulfamoyi halide, e.g. sulfamoyl chloride (R 4 R 5 NSO 2 Cl or R 4 HNSO 2 Cl) or sulfamoyl anhydride in the presence of an acid scavenger. Suitable solvents in which the reaction can be conducted include methylene chloride, tetrahydrofuran. Suitable acid scavengers include triethylamine, pyridine. The resulting sulfamic acid derivative can be represented, depending on the epoxide utilized, by the formulas; wherein P, P 1 , P 2 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 and R 5 are as defined above. These compounds are useful as intermediates of retroviral proteases. The sulfamoyl halides of the formula R 4 NHSO 2 X can be prepared by the reaction of a suitable isocyanate of the formula R 4 NCO with fuming sulfuric acid to produce the corresponding sulfamate which is then converted to the halide by well known procedures, such as by treating the sulfamate with PCl 5 . Alternatively the isocyanate can be treated with chlorosulfonic acid to produce the corresponding sulfamoyl chloride directly. The sulfamoyl halides of the formula R 4 R 5 NSO 2 Cl can be prepared by reacting an amine of the formula R 4 R 5 NH, preferably as a salt such as the hydrochloride, with sulfuryl chloride in a suitable solvent such as acetonitrile. The reaction mixture is gradually warmed to reflux temperature and maintained at the reflux temperature until the reaction is complete. Alternatively, sulfamoyl halides of the formula R 4 R 5 NSO 2 Cl can be prepared by reacting an amine of the fomula R 4 R 5 NH with sulfuryl chloride in boiling MeCN as disclosed in Matier et al., J. Med. Chem. , 15 , No. 5, p.538 (1972). In a following preparation in the above sulfamic acid derivative, the amino protecting groups P 1 and P 2 may be removed. Removal of the protecting groups P 1 and P 2 results in the α,β-amino acids of the parent case as decribed therein. Removals are under conditions which will not affect the remaining portion of the molecule. These methods are well known in the art and include acid hydrolysis or hydrogenolysis. Contemplated equivalents of the general formulas set forth above for the antiviral compounds and derivatives as well as the intermediates are compounds otherwise corresponding thereto and having the same general properties, such as tautomers thereof as well as compounds, wherein one or more of the various R groups are simple variations of the substituents as defined therein, e.g., wherein R is a higher alkyl group than that indicated. In addition, where a substituent is designated as, or can be, a hydrogen, the exact chemical nature of a substituent which is other than hydrogen at that position, e.g., a hydrocarbyl radical or a halogen, hydroxy, amino and the like functional group, is not critical so long as it does not adversely affect the overall activity and/or synthesis procedure. The chemical reactions described above are generally disclosed in terms of their broadest application to the preparation of the compounds of this invention. Occasionally, the reactions may not be applicable as described to each compound included within the disclosed scope. The compounds for which this occurs will be readily recognized by those skilled in the art. In all such cases, either the reactions can be successfully performed by conventional modifications known to those skilled in the art, e.g., by appropriate protection of interfering groups, by changing to alternative conventional reagents or by routine modification of reaction conditions, or other reactions disclosed herein or otherwise conventional, will be applicable to the preparation of the corresponding compounds of this invention. In all preparative methods, all starting materials are known or readily preparable from known starting materials. The following Examples 1 through 10 illustrate preparation of the claimed compounds. These compounds are useful in preparing the inhibitor compounds of the parent case as illustrated therein in Examples 13-17. In addition, the compounds of Examples 4-9 are retroviral protease inhibitors and inhibit, in particular, HIV protease. Example 1 Preparation of N[3(S)-benzyloxycarbonylamino-2(R)-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyl]-N-isoamylamine Part A: To a solution of 75.0g (0.226 mol) of N-benzyloxycarbonyl-L-phenylalanine chloromethyl ketone in a mixture of 807 mL of methanol and 807 mL of tetrahydrofuran at -2°C, was added 13.17g (0.348 mol, 1.54 equiv.) of solid sodium borohydride over one hundred minutes. The solvents were removed under reduced pressure at 40°C and the residue dissolved in ethyl acetate (approx. 1L). The solution was washed sequentially with 1 M potassium hydrogen sulfate, saturated sodium bicarbonate and then saturated sodium chloride solutions. After drying over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and filtering, the solution was removed under reduced pressure. To the resulting oil was added hexane (approx. 1 L) and the mixture warmed to 60°C with swirling. After cooling to room temperature, the solids were collected and washed with 2L of hexane. The resulting solid was recrystallized from hot ethyl acetate and hexane to afford 32.3g (43% yield) of N-benzyloxycarbonyl-3(S)-amino-1-chloro-4-phenyl-2(S)-butanol, mp 150-151°C and M+Li + = 340. Part B: To a solution of 6.52g (0.116 mol, 1.2 equiv.) of potassium hydroxide in 968 mL of absolute ethanol at room temperature, was added 32.3g (0.097 mol) of N-CBZ-3(S)-amino-1-chloro-4-phenyl-2(S)-butanol. After stirring for fifteen minutes, the solvent was removed under reduced pressure and the solids dissolved in methylene chloride. After washing with water, drying over magnesium sulfate, filtering and stripping, one obtains 27.9g of a white solid. Recrystallization from hot ethyl acetate and hexane afforded 22.3g (77% yield) of N-benzyloxycarbonyl-3(S)-amino-1,2(S)-epoxy-4-phenylbutane, mp 102-103°C and MH + 298. Part C: A solution of N-benzyloxycarbonyl 3(S)-amino-1,2-(S)-epoxy-4-phenylbutane (1.00g, 3.36 mmol) and isoamylamine (4.90g, 67.2 mmol, 20 equiv.) in 10 mL of isopropyl alcohol was heated to reflux for 1.5 hours. The solution was cooled to room temperature, concentrated in vacuo and then poured into 100 mL of stirring hexane whereupon the product crystallized from solution. The product was isolated by filtration and air dried to give 1.18g, 95% of N=[[3(S)-phenylmethylcarbamoyl)amino-2(R)-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyl]N-[(3-methylbutyl)]amine mp 108.0-109.5°C, MH + m/z = 371. Example 2 Preparation of N,N-dibenzyl-3(S)-amino-1,2-(S)-epoxy-4-phenylbutane Step A: A solution of L-phenylalanine (50.0 g, 0.302 mol), sodium hydroxide (24.2 g, 0.605 mol) and potassium carbonate (83.6 g, 0.605 mol) in water (500 ml) is heated to 97°C. Benzyl bromide (108.5 ml, 0.912 mol) is then slowly added (addition time ∼25 min). The mixture is then stirred at 97°C for 30 minutes. The solution is cooled to room temperature and extracted with toluene (2 x 250 ml). The combined organic layers are then washed with water, brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated to give an oil product. The crude product is then used in the next step without purification. Step B: The crude benzylated product of the above step is dissolved in toluene (750 ml) and cooled to -55°C. A 1.5 M solution of DIBAL-H in toluene (443.9 ml, 0.666 mol) is then added at a rate to maintain the temperature between -55° to -50°C (addition time - 1 hour). The mixture is stirred for 20 minutes at -55°C. The reaction is quenched at -55°C by the slow addition of methanol (37 ml). The cold solution is then poured into cold (5°C) 1.5 N HCI solution (1.8 L). The precipitated solid (approx. 138 g) is filtered off and washed with toluene. The solid material is suspended in a mixture of toluene (400 ml) and water (100 ml). The mixture is cooled to 5°C, treated with 2.5 N NaOH (186 ml) and then stirred at room temperature until the solid is dissolved. The toluene layer is separated from the aqueous phase and washed with water and brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated to a volume of 75 ml (89 g). Ethyl acetate (25 ml) and hexane (25 ml) are then added to the residue upon which the alcohol product begins to crystallize. After 30 min., an additional 50 ml hexane is added to promote further crystallization. The solid is filtered off and washed with 50 ml hexane to give approximately 35 g of material. A second crop of matrial can be isolated by refiltering the mother liquor. The solids are combined and recrystallized from ethyl acetate (20 ml) and hexane (30 ml) to give, in 2 crops, approximately 40 g (40% from L-phenylalanine) of analytically pure alcohol product. The mother liquors are combined and concentrated (34 g). The residue is treated with ethyl acetate and hexane which provides an additional 7 g (∼7% yield) of slightly impure solid product. Further optimization in the recovery from the mother liquor is probable. Step C : A solution of oxalyl chloride (8.4 ml, 0.096 mol) in dichloromethane (240 ml) is cooled to -74°C. A solution of DMSO (12.0 ml, 0.155 mol) in dichloromethane (50 ml) is then slowly added at a rate to maintain the temperature at -74°C (addition time ∼1.25 hr). The mixture is stirred for 5 min. followed by addition of a solution of the alcohol (0.074 mol) in 100 ml of dichloromethane (addition time -20 min., temp. -75°C to -68°C). The solution is stirred at -78°C for 35 minutes. Triethylamine (41.2 ml, 0.295 mol) is then added over 10 min. (temp. -78° to -68°C) upon which the ammonium salt precipitated. The cold mixture is stirred for 30 min. and then water (225 ml) is added. The dichloromethane layer is separated from the aqueous phase and washed with water, brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated. The residue is diluted with ethyl acetate and hexane and then filtered to further remove the ammonium salt. The filtrate is concentrated to give the desired aldehyde product. The aldehyde was carried on to the next step without purification. Temperatures higher than -70°C have been reported in the literature for the Swern oxidation. Other Swern modifications and alternatives to the Swern oxidations are also possible. A solution of the crude aldehyde 0.074 mol and chloroiodomethane (7.0 ml, 0.096 mol) in tetrahydrofuran (285 ml) is cooled to -78°C. A 1.6 M solution of n-butyllithium in hexane (25 ml, 0.040 mol) is then added at a rate to maintain the temperature at -75°C (addition time - 15 min.). After the first addition, additional chloroiodomethane (1.6 ml, 0.022 mol) is added again, followed by n-butyllithium (23 ml, 0.037 mol), keeping the temperature at -75°C. The mixture is stirred for 15 min. Each of the reagents, chloroiodomethane (0.70 ml, 0.010 mol) and n-butyllithium (5 ml, 0.008 mol) are added 4 more times over 45 min. at -75°C. The cooling bath is then removed and the solution warmed to 22°C over 1.5 hr. The mixture is poured into 300 ml of saturated aq. ammonium chloride solution. The tetrahydrofuran layer is separated. The aqueous phase is extracted with ethyl acetate (1 x 300 ml). The combined organic layers are washed with brine, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated to give a b rown oil (27.4 g). The product could be used in the next step without purification. The desired diastereomer can be purified by recrystallization at a subsequent step. Alternately, the product could be purified by chromatography. Example 3 Preparation of N[3(S)-benzyloxycarbonylamino-2(R)-hydroxy-4-phenyl]N-isobutylamine A solution of N-benzyloxycarbonyl-3(S)-amino-1,2-(S)-epoxy-4-phenyl butane (50.0 g, 0.168 mol) and isobutylamine (246 g, 3.24 mol, 20 equivalents) in 650 mL of isopropyl alcohol was heated to reflux for 1.25 hours. The solution was cooled to room temperature, concentrated in vacuo and then poured into 1 L of stirring hexane whereupon the product crystallized from solution. The product was isolated by filtration and air dried to give 57.56 g, 92% of N[3(S)-benzyloxycarbonylamino-2(R)-hydroxy-4-phenyl]N-isobutylamine, mp 108.0-109.5 □C, MH+ m/z=371. Example 4 Preparation of phenylmethyl[2R-hydroxy-3-[[(dimethylamino)sulfonyl](2-methylpropyl)amino]-1S-(phenylmethyl)propyl]carbamate The product from Example 3 (740 mg, 2.0 mmol) and diisopropylethylamine (382 uL, 2.2 mmol) were dissolved in dichloromethane (1.5 mL) at room temperature. To this was added dimethylsulfamoyl chloride (354 uL, 3.3 mmol). The reaction was stirred for 24 hours. The reaction mixture was chromatographed on silica gel (50 gm) using 1% ethanol in chloroform. The product fractions were pooled and concentrated to an oil. Anal. Calcd for C 24 H 35 N 3 O 5 S: C, 60.35; H, 7.39; N, 8.80. Found: C, 60.18; H, 7.40; N, 8.55. Example 5 Preparation of phenylmethyl[2R-hydroxy-3-[[(dimethylamino)sulfonyl](3-methylbutyl)amino]-1S-(phenylmethyl)propyl]carbamate Part A The procedure described in Example 1 was used to prepare N[3(S)-benzyloxycarbonylamino-2(R)-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyl]-N-[(3-methylbutyl)]amine. Part B The product from Part A (192 mg, 0.5 mmol) and diisopropylethylamine (96 uL, 0.55 mmol) were dissolved in dichloromethane (10 mL) at room temperature. To this was added dimethylsulfamoyl chloride (59 uL, 0.55 mmol). The reaction was stirred for 120 hours, then concentrated on a rotary evaporator. The residue was chromatographed on silica gel (50 gm) using 2% methanol in dichloromethane. The product fractions were pooled and concentrated to an oil which solidified on standing. Anal. Calcd for C 25 H 37 N 3 O 5 S. 0.9 H 2 O: C, 59.13; H, 7.64; N, 8.27; S, 6.31. Found: C, 58.81; H, 7.38; N, 8.62; S, 6.70. Example 6 Preparation of phenylmethyl [3-[[(butylamino)sulfonyl](2-methylpropyl)aminol-2R-hydroxy-1S-(phenylmethyl)propyl] carbamate Part A: To a stirred solution of 3.88 gm (2 mL) of 30% fuming sulfuric acid in nitromethane (10mL) was added dropwise n-butylisocyanate (3.83 mL, 34 mmoles) at 0 C. After the addition was completed, the suspension was heated in an oil bath at 120 C. for 30 min. The reaction was cooled and filtered. The collected sulfamic acid crystals were air dried, wt. 4.73 gm (91%). Part B: A suspension of n-butyl sulfamic acid (1.92 gm, 12.53 mmoles) and phosphorus pentachloride (2.61 gm, 12.53 mmoles) in benzene (20 mL) was warmed gently to initiate gas evolution. The reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 0.5 h., during which time a cloudy solution resulted.The cloudy solution was heated to reflux for 0.5 h., then was concentrated. The product n-butyl sulfamoyl chloride was isolated by vacuum distillation (120 C., 300 millitorr), 730 mg (liq.) (34%). Part C: The amine alcohol from Example 3 (370 mg, 1 mmole) was dissolved in 3 mL of dichloromethane and treated with diisopropylethylamine (278 uL, 2 mmoles), followed by chlorotrimethylsilane (126 uL, 1 mmole). The reaction mixture was stirred at r.t. for 1 h. n-Butyl sulfamoyl chloride from Part B (171 mg, 1 mmole) was added and the mixture was stirred at r.t. overnight. After removal of dichloromethane the oily residue was taken up in ethyl acetate and washed successively with 5% citric acid, saturated sodium bicarbonate, brine, dried over sodium sulfate and the solvent was evaporated to give 512 mg of product (oil). The oily product (510 mg) was dissolved in dichloromethane (3 mL) and was treated with 2 mL of 4N HCI in dioxane. After 15 min. methanol (5 mL) was added and the solution was stirred for an additional 15 min. Solvent and excess reagent were evaporated. The product was isolated by silica gel chromatography to give 357 mg of phenylmethyl [3-[[(butylamino)sulfonyl](2-methylpropyl)amino]-2R-hydroxy-1S-(phenylmethyl)propyl] carbamate. Anal. Calcd for C 26 H 39 N 3 O 5 S: C, 61.76; H,7.77; N,8.31. Found: C, 61.89; H,7.66; N, 8.18. Example 7 Preparation of phenylmethyl [2R-hydroxy-3-[[(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)sulfonyl](2-methylpropyl)amino]-1S-(phenylmethyl)propyl] carbamate Part A : 1-methylpiperazine hydrochloride (3.46 gm, 20 mmoles) was added in portions within 15 min. to a stirred solution of sulfuryl chloride (8.99 gm, 67 mmoles) in acetonitrile(40 mL). The suspension was gradually warmed to reflux and maintained at reflux temperature overnight. A brown solution was obtained. After cooling to r.t., the crystals were collected by filtration, wt. 2.3 gm. A sample of 4-methyl-1-piperazine sulfamoyl chloride.HCl was recrystallized from methanol. Anal. Calcd. for C 5 H 12 N 2 O 2 Cl 2 S: C, 25.54; H, 5.14; N, 11.91; Cl, 30.16. Found: C, 25.54; H, 4.91; N, 11.91; Cl, 29.88. Part B : N[3(S)-benzyloxycarbonylamino-2(R)-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyl]-N-isobutylamine (370 mg, 1.0 mmole), prepared according to the procedure in Example 3 was mixed with DIEA (280 uL, 2.0 mmoles) and 4-methyl-1-piperazine sulfamoyl chloride.HCI (240 mg, 1.0 mmole) in 6 mL of dichloromethane. The reaction mixture was stirred for 5 days. After filtration, the filtrate was concentrated to an oil, which was taken up in ethyl acetate. The ethyl acetate solution was washed with sodium bicarbonate solution, brine and dried over sodium sulfate. After evaporation, phenylmethyl [2R-hydroxy-3-[[(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)sulfonyl](2-methylpropyl)amino]-1S-(phenylmethyl)propyl] carbamate was obtained (412 mg). Example 8 Preparation of phenylmethyl [2R-hydroxy-3-[[(t-butyl)amino]sulfonyl](2-methylpropyl)amino]-1S-(phenylmethyl)propyl] carbamate Part A : A 25 mL two-necked RB flask, equipped with a reflux condenser and dropping funnel and under a nitrogen atmosphere, was charged with t-butanol (207 uL, 2.2 mmoles) and 5 mL of hexane. Chlorosulfonyl isocyanate (192 uL, 2.2 mmoles) in 3 mL of hexane was added dropwise. Upon warming a homogeneous solution was obtained. The solution was heated at gentle reflux for 45 min., then was cooled to r.t. Solvent was removed under a steady stream of nitrogen. The crude t-butyl sulfamoyl chloride (a liquid) was used without further purification. Part B : N[3(S)-benzyloxycarbonylamino-2(R)-hydroxy-4-phenylbutyl]-N-isobutylamine (370 mg, 1.0 mmole), prepared according to the procedure in Example 3 was mixed with DIEA (139 uL, 1 mmole) in 5 mL of dichloromethane. Chlorotrimethylsilane (126 uL, 1 mmole) was added. After 1 h., additional DIEA (160 uL) was added, followed by a dichloromethane solution (5mL) containing 1.1 mmole of t-butyl sulfamoyl chloride from Part A. The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 days. Solvent was removed under aspirator pressure. The oily residue was taken up in ethyl acetate and washed with 5% citric acid, saturated sodium bicarbonate, brine, dried over sodium sulfate and evaporated to an oily residue (380 mg). The crude product was stirred in 4N HCI in dioxane (6 mL) for 15 min. After the addition of 4 mL of methanol to the reaction mixture, the solution was stirred for an additional 15 min, then concentrated to an oily residue. The product, phenylmethyl [2R-hydroxy -3-[[(1,1-dimethylethyl)amino]sulfonyl](2-methylpropyl)amino]-1S-(phenylmethyl)propyl] carbamate was obtained after silica gel chromatography (188 mg, 37%). MS (MH) + = 506. Example 9 Preparation of phenylmethyl [2R-hydroxy-3-[[(piperidyl)sulfonyl] (2-methylpropyl)amino]-1S-(phenylmethyl)propyl]carbamate Part A: The product or Example 3 (750 mg, 2.02 mmol) and triethylamine (280 uL, 2.02 mmol) were dissolved in dichloromethane (8.0 mL) at room temperature. To this was added piperidinesulfamoyl chloride (371 mg, 2.02 mmol). The reaction was stirred for 72 hours and then concentrated. The residue was chromatographed on silica gel (50 gm) using 5% methanol in dichloromethane. The product fractions were pooled and concentrated to an oil, 945 mg. TLC (silica / 5% MeOH, in CH2Cl2) showed two spots. Rechromatographed. Anal. Calcd for C27H39N3O5S: C, 62.63; H, 7.51; N, 8.06. Found: C, 62.64; H, 7.59; N, 8.12. Part B: The product of Part A (430 mg) was combined with 10% Pd/C in methanol (10 mL) and hydrogenated at 5 psi for 1.4 hours at room temperature. The catalyst was removed by filtration and the solvent evaporated to afford the product as an oil, 305 mg. Part C: To a solution of Cbz-L-t-leucine (236 mg, 0.89 mmol) in DMF (2 mL) was added HOBt (115 mg, 0.85 mmol) and EDC (163 mg, 0.85 mmol). The reaction was stirred at room temperature for 1 hour and then a solution of the product from part B (305 mg, 0.79 mmol) in DMF (2 mL) was added. The reaction was stirred for 18 hours then concentrated. The residue was taken up in ethyl acetate and washed with 0.5% HCl solution, saturated aqueous NaHCO3 , and saturated aqueous NaCl (50 mL each). The organic solution was dried (Na2SO4), filtered and concentrated to a foam, 410 mg. 1H NMR supports product. Part D: The product of Part C (410 mg) was combined with 10% Pd/C in methanol (10 mL) and hydrogenated at 5 psi for 2.0 hours at room temperature. The catalyst was removed by filtration and the solvent evaporated to afford the product as an foam, 320 mg. Part E: To a solution of the product of Part D (310 mg, 0.62 mmol) in dichloromethane (10 mL) was added diisopropylethylamine (130 uL, 0.75 mmol) and chloroacetic anhydride (117 mg, 0.68 mmol) at 0 C. The reaction was allowed to warm to room temperature and stir one hour. The solvent was removed and the residue taken up in ethyl acetate (50 mL). The organic solution was washed with 5% citric acid, saturated NaHCO3, and saturated NaCl (50 mL each). The solution was dried (Na2SO4), filtered and concentrated to give a solid, 350 mg. Part F: The product of Part E (350 mg, 0.61 mmol) was combined with 40% aqueous dimethylamine (380 uL, 3.05 mmol) in isopropanol (10 mL). The reaction was stirred for 18 hours then concentrated. The residue was taken up in ethyl acetate (50 mL) and washed with water, saturated NaHCO3, and saturated NaCl (50 mL each). The solution was dried (Na2SO4) , filtered and concentrated to a solid. The solid was chromatographed on silica gel using 2% MeOH in dichloromethane. The product fractions were pooled and concentrated to give a white solid. Anal. Calcd for C29H51N5O5S. 0.25 H2O: C, 59.41; H, 8.77; N, 11.94. Found: C, 59.35; H, 8.78; N, 11.63. Example 10 Following the procedures of the previous Examples 1-9, the following compounds set forth in Tables 1A, 1B and 1C were prepared. Example 11 The effectiveness of the present compounds were determined in a CEM cell assay The HIV inhibition assay method of acutely infected cells is an automated tetrazolium based colorimetric assay essentially that reported by Pauwles et al, J. Virol. Methods , 20 , 309-321 (1988). Assays were performed in 96-well tissue culture plates. CEM cells, a CD4 + cell line, were grown in RPMI-1640 medium (Gibco) supplemented with a 10% fetal calf serum and were then treated with polybrene (2µg/ml). An 80 µl volume of medium containing 1 x 10 4 cells was dispensed into each well of the tissue culture plate. To each well was added a 100µl volume of test compound dissolved in tissue culture medium (or medium without test compound as a control) to achieve the desired final concentration and the cells were incubated at 37°C for 1 hour. A frozen culture of HIV-1 was diluted in culture medium to a concentration of 5 x 10 4 TCID 50 per ml (TCID 50 = the dose of virus that infects 50% of cells in tissue culture), and a 20µL volume of the virus sample (containing 1000 TCID 50 of virus) was added to wells containing test compound and to wells containing only medium (infected control cells). Several wells received culture medium without virus (uninfected control cells). Likewise, the intrinsic toxicity of the test compound was determined by adding medium without virus to several wells containing test compound. In summary, the tissue culture plates contained the following experiments: Cells Drug Virus 1. + - - 2. + + - 3. + - + 4. + + + In experiments 2 and 4 the final concentrations of test compounds were 1, 10, 100 and 500 µg/ml. Either azidothymidine (AZT) or dideoxyinosine (ddI) was included as a positive drug control. Test compounds were dissolved in DMSO and diluted into tissue culture medium so that the final DMSO concentration did not exceed 1.5% in any case. DMSO was added to all control wells at an appropriate concentration. Following the addition of virus, cells were incubated at 37°C in a humidified, 5% CO 2 atmosphere for 7 days. Test compounds could be added on days 0, 2 and 5 if desired. On day 7, post-infection, the cells in each well were resuspended and a 100µl sample of each cell suspension was removed for assay. A 20µL volume of a 5 mg/ml solution of 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) was added to each 100µL cell suspension, and the cells were incubated for 4 hours at 27°C in a 5% CO 2 environment. During this incubation, MTT is metabolically reduced by living cells resulting in the production in the cell of a colored formazan product. To each sample was added 100µl of 10% sodium dodecylsulfate in 0.01 N HCl to lyse the cells, and samples were incubated overnight. The absorbance at 590 nm was determined for each sample using a Molecular Devices microplate reader. Absorbance values for each set of wells is compared to assess viral control infection, uninfected control cell response as well as test compound by cytotoxicity and antiviral efficacy. The biological data shown in Table 2 were obtained from the compounds shown in Table 1C. Entry Table 1C IC 50 or % Inhibition EC 50 TD 50 A 29% @ 0.1 uM B 55% @ 10.0 uM C 59% @ 1.0 uM D 29% @ 0.1 uM E 70 nM 880 nM 7.5 uM F 22% @ 0.1 uM G 66 nM H 48% @ 10.0 uM I 1.7 uM J 2.69 uM K 60% @ 1.0 uM L 38% @ 10.0 uM The compounds of the present invention are effective antiviral compounds and, in particular, are effective retroviral inhibitors as shown above. Thus, the subject compounds are effective HIV protease inhibitors. It is contemplated that the subject compounds will also inhibit other retroviruses such as other lentiviruses in particular other strains of HIV, e.g. HIV-2, human T-cell leukemia virus, respiratory syncitial virus, simia immunodeficiency virus, feline leukemia virus, feline immuno-deficiency virus, hepadnavirus, cytomegalovirus and picornavirus. Thus, the subject compounds are effective in the treatment and/or proplylaxis of retroviral infections. Compounds of the present invention can possess one or more asymmetric carbon atoms and are thus capable of existing in the form of optical isomers as well as in the form of racemic or nonracemic mixtures thereof. The optical isomers can be obtained by resolution of the racemic mixtures according to conventional processes, for example by formation of diastereoisomeric salts by treatment with an optically active acid or base. Examples of appropriate acids are tartaric, diacetyltartaric, dibenzoyltartaric, ditoluoyltartaric and camphorsulfonic acid and then separation of the mixture of diastereoisomers by crystallization followed by liberation of the optically active bases from these salts. A different process for separation of optical isomers involves the use of a chiral chromatography column optimally chosen to maximize the separation of the enantiomers. Still another available method involves synthesis of covalent diastereoisomeric molecules by reacting compounds of Formula I with an optically pure acid in an activated form or an optically pure isocyanate. The synthesized diastereoisomers can be separated by conventional means such as chromatography, distillation, crystallization or sublimation, and then hydrolyzed to deliver the enantiomerically pure compound. The optically active compounds of Formula I can likewise be obtained by utilizing optically active starting materials. These isomers may be in the form of a free acid, a free base, an ester or a salt. The compounds of the present invention can be used in the form of salts derived from inorganic or organic acids. These salts include but are not limited to the following: acetate, adipate, alginate, citrate, aspartate, benzoate, benzenesulfonate, bisulfate, butyrate, camphorate, camphorsulfonate, digluconate, cyclopentanepropionate, dodecylsulfate, ethanesulfonate, glucoheptanoate, glycerophosphate, hemisulfate, heptanoate, hexanoate, fumarate, hydrochloride, hydrobromide, hydroiodide, 2-hydroxy-ethanesulfonate, lactate, maleate, methanesulfonate, nicotinate, 2-naphthalenesulfonate, oxalate, palmoate, pectinate, persulfate, 3-phenylpropionate, picrate, pivalate, propionate, succinate, tartrate, thiocyanate, tosylate, mesylate and undecanoate. Also, the basic nitrogen-containing groups can be quaternized with such agents as lower alkyl halides, such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, and butyl chloride, bromides, and iodides; dialkyl sulfates like dimethyl, diethyl, dibutyl, and diamyl sulfates, long chain halides such as decyl, lauryl, myristyl and stearyl chlorides, bromides and iodides, aralkyl halides like benzyl and phenethyl bromides, and others. Water or oil-soluble or dispersible products are thereby obtained. Examples of acids which may be employed to form pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts include such inorganic acids as hydrochloric acid, sulphuric acid and phosphoric acid and such organic acids as oxalic acid, maleic acid, succinic acid and citric acid. Other examples include salts with alkali metals or alkaline earth metals, such as sodium, potassium, calcium or magnesium or with organic bases. Total daily dose administered to a host in single or divided doses may be in amounts, for example, from 0.001 to 50 mg/kg body weight daily and more usually 0.01 to 1 mg. Dosage unit compositions may contain such amounts of submultiples thereof to make up the daily dose. The amount of active ingredient that may be combined with the carrier materials to produce a single dosage form will vary depending upon the host treated and the particular mode of administration. The dosage regimen for treating a disease condition with the compounds and/or compositions of this invention is selected in accordance with a variety of factors, including the type, age, weight, sex, diet and medical condition of the patient, the severity of the disease, the route of administration, pharmacological considerations such as the activity, efficacy, pharmacokinetic and toxicology profiles of the particular compound employed, whether a drug delivery system is utilized and whether the compound is administered as part of a drug combination. Thus, the dosage regimen actually employed may vary widely and therefore may deviate from the preferred dosage regimen set forth above. The compounds of the present invention may be administered orally, parenterally, by inhalation spray, rectally, or topically in dosage unit formulations containing conventional nontoxic pharmaceutically acceptable carriers, adjuvants, and vehicles as desired. Topical administration may also involve the use of transdermal administration such as transdermal patches or iontophoresis devices. The term parenteral as used herein includes subcutaneous injections, intravenous, intramuscular, intrasternal injection, or infusion techniques. Injectable preparations, for example, sterile injectable aqueous or oleaginous suspensions may be formulated according to the known art using suitable dispersing cr wetting agents and suspending agents. The sterile injectable preparation may also be a sterile injectable solution or suspension in a nontoxic parenterally acceptable diluent or solvent, for example, as a solution in 1,3-butanediol. Among the acceptable vehicles and solvents that may be employed are water, Ringer's solution, and isotonic sodium chloride solution. In addition, sterile, fixed oils are conventionally employed as a solvent or suspending medium. For this purpose any bland fixed oil may be employed including synthetic mono- or diglycerides. In addition, fatty acids such as oleic acid find use in the preparation of injectables. Suppositories for rectal administration of the drug can be prepared by mixing the drug with a suitable nonirritating excipient such as cocoa butter and polyethylene glycols which are solid at ordinary temperatures but liquid at the rectal temperature and will therefore melt in the rectum and release the drug. Solid dosage forms for oral administration may include capsules, tablets, pills, powders, and granules. In such solid dosage forms, the active compound may be admixed with at least one inert diluent such as sucrose lactose or starch. Such dosage forms may also comprise, as in normal practice, additional substances other than inert diluents, e.g., lubricating agents such as magnesium stearate. In the case of capsules, tablets, and pills, the dosage forms may also comprise buffering agents. Tablets and pills can additionally be prepared with enteric coatings. Liquid dosage forms for oral administration may include pharmaceutically acceptable emulsions, solutions, suspensions, syrups, and elixirs containing inert diluents commonly used in the art, such as water. Such compositions may also comprise adjuvants, such as wetting agents, emulsifying and suspending agents, and sweetening, flavoring, and perfuming agents. While the compounds of the invention can be administered as the sole active pharmaceutical agent, they can also be used in combination with one or more immunomodulators, antiviral agents or other antiinfective agents. For example, the compounds of the invention can be administered in combination with AZT, DDI, DDC or with glucosidase inhibitors, such as N-butyl-1-deoxynojirimycin or prodrugs thereof, for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of AIDS. When administered as a combination, the therapeutic agents can be formulated as separate compositions which are given at the same time or different times, or the therapeutic agents can be given as a single composition.

Claims: A compound represented by the formula: wherein: P 1 and P 2 independently represent hydrogen, alkoxycarbonyl, aralkoxycarbonyl, alkylcarbonyl, cycloalkylcarbonyl, cycloalkylalkoxycarbonyl, cycloalkylalkanoyl, alkanoyl, aralkanoyl, aroyl, aryloxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonylalkyl, aryloxyalkanoyl, heterocyclylcarbonyl, heterocyclyloxycarbonyl, heterocyclylalkanoyl, heterocyclylalkoxycarbonyl, heteroaralkanoyl, heteroaralkoxycarbonyl, heteroaryloxycarbonyl, heteroaroyl, alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, aryloxyalkyl, heteroaryloxyalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, aminocarbonyl, aminoalkanoyl and mono- and disubstituted aminocarbonyl and mono- and disubstituted aminoalkanoyl radicals wherein the substituents are selected from alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroaralkyl, heterocycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyalkyl radicals, or where said aminoalkanoyl radical is disubstituted, said substituents along with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a heterocycloalkyl or heteroaryl radical; R 2 represents alkyl, aryl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl and aralkyl radicals, which radicals are optionally substituted with a group selected from alkyl and halogen radicals, -NO 2 , -C≡N, CF 3 , -OR 9 , -SR 9 , wherein R 9 represents hydrogen and alkyl radicals; R 3 represents hydrogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, heteroaryl, heterocycloalkylalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, heteroaralkyl, aminoalkyl and mono- and disubstituted aminoalkyl radicals, wherein said substituents are selected from alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroaralkyl, heterocycloalkyl, and heterocycloalkylalkyl radicals, or in the case of a disubstituted aminoalkyl radical, said substituents along with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, form a heterocycloalkyl or a heteroaryl radical, and thioalkyl, alkylthioalkyl and arylthioalkyl radicals and the sulfone or sulfoxide derivatives thereof; R 4 and R 5 independently represent hydrogen and radicals as defined by R 3 or together with a nitrogen atom to which they are bonded form a heterocycloalkyl or a heteroaryl radical. Compound of Claim 1 wherein R 3 represents alkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, heteroaryl, heterocycloalkylalkyl aryl, aralkyl, heteroaralkyl, aminoalkyl and mono- and disubstituted aminoalkyl radicals, wherein said substituents are selected from alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, heteroaryl, heteroaralkyl, heterocycloalkyl, and heterocycloalkylalkyl radicals, or in the case of a disubstituted aminoalkyl radical, said substituents along with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, form a heterocycloalkyl or a heteroaryl radical; and R 4 and R 5 independently represent hydrogen and radicals as defined by R 3 , or together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bonded represent heterocycloalkyl and heteroaryl radicals. A compound of Claim 1 which is: phenylmethyl[2R-hydroxy-3-[[(dimethylamino)sulfonyl](2-methylpropyl)amino]-1S-(phenylmethyl)propyl]carbamate; phenylmethyl[2R-hydroxy-3-[[(dimethylamino)sulfonyl] (3-methylbutyl)amino]-1S-(phenylmethyl)propyl]carbamate; phenylmethyl [3-[[(butylamino)sulfonyl] (2-methylpropyl)amino]-2R-hydroxy-1S-(phenylmethyl)propyl] carbamate; phenylmethyl [2R-hydroxy-3-[[(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)sulfonyl] (2-methylpropyl)amino]-1S-(phenylmechyl)propyl] carbamate; phenylmethyl [2R-hydroxy-3-[[(t-butyl )amino]sulfonyl] (2-methylpropyl)amino]-1S-(phenylmechyl)propyl] carbamate; phenylmethyl [2R-hydroxy-3-[[methylamino)sulfonyl] (2-methylpropyl)amino]-1S-(phenylmethyl)propyl] carbamate; phenylmethyl [2R-hydroxy-3-[[(methylethyl)amino]-sulfonyl] (2-methylpropyl)amino]-1S-(phenylmethyl)propyl] carbamate; phenylmethyl [2R-hydroxy-3-[[phenylamino]sulfonyl] (2-methylpropyl)amino]-1S-(phenylmethyl)propyl] carbamate; phenylmethyl [2R-hydroxy-3-[[cyclohexylamino]sulfonyl] (2-methylpropyl)amino]-1S-(phenylmethyl)propyl] carbamate; or phenylmethyl [2R-hydroxy-3-[[(1-pyrrolidinyl)amino]-sulfonyl] (2-methylpropyl)amino]-1S-(phenylmethyl)propyl] carbamate. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of Claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Use of a composition of Claim 4 for preparing a medicament for inhibiting a retroviral protease. Use according to Claim 5 wherein the retroviral protease is HIV protease. Use of a composition of Claim 4 for preparing a medicament for treating a retroviral infection. Use according to Claim 7 wherein the retroviral infection is an HIV infection. Use of a composition of Claim 4 for preparing a medicament for treating AIDS.

Inventors: DE CRESCENZO GARY A, GETMAN DANIEL P, MUELLER RICHARD A, SUN ERIC T, TALLEY JOHN J, VASQUEZ MICHAEL L, DE CRESCENZO, GARY A., GETMAN, DANIEL P., MUELLER, RICHARD A., SUN, ERIC T., TALLEY, JOHN J., VASQUEZ, MICHAEL L.
Applicants: MONSANTO CO, SEARLE & CO, G.D. SEARLE & CO., THE MONSATO COMPANY
Application year: 1993
Main classification: C07C307
IPC codes: A61K38, C07K5, C07C307, C07D215, C07D295