Patent ID: 8133870

Claim:
A method for treating a viral infection in an animal, wherein the viral infection is HCV, comprising administering to the animal an effective amount of a compound of formula I: wherein: Y is O or S; R is NR 3 R 4 , NR 3 NR 4 R 5 , alkyl, alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, substituted alkynyl, aryl, substituted aryl, (CH 2 ) n —CH(NHR 3 )CO 2 R 4 , (CH 2 ) n —S-alkyl, (CH 2 ) n —S-aryl, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, COOR 3 , CONR 3 R 4 , NHC(═NR 3 )NHR 4 , NR 3 OR 4 , NR 3 NO, NHCONHR 3 , NR 3 N═NR 4 , NR 3 N═CHR 4 , NR 3 C(O)NR 4 R 5 , NR 3 C(S)NR 4 R 5 , NR 3 C(O)OR 4 , CH═N—OR 3 , NR 3 C(═NH)NR 4 R 5 , NR 3 C(O)NR 4 NR 5 R 6 , O—C(O)R 3 , OC(O)—OR 3 , ONH—C(O)O-alkyl, ONHC(O)O-aryl, ONR 3 R 4 , SNR 3 R 4 , S—ONR 3 R 4 , or SO 2 NR 3 R 4 ; n is 0-5; R 1 is H, Cl, F, OR 3 , SR 3 , NHCOR 3 , NHSO 2 R 3 , NHCONHR 3 , CN, alkyl, aryl, ONR 3 R 4 , or NR 3 C(O)OR 4 ; R 2 is a nucleoside sugar group; and R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , and R 6 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, substituted alkynyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclic, aryl, substituted aryl, acyl, substituted acyl, SO 2 -alkyl and NO; or R 3 and R 4 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached form a pyrrolidino, piperidino, piperazino, azetidino, morpholino, or thiomorpholino ring; or R 4 and R 5 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached form a pyrrolidino, piperidino, piperazino, azetidino, morpholino, or thiomorpholino ring; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof; provided Y is not S when R is —NH 2 , —OH, —SH, or —SCH 3 ; R 1 is hydrogen; and R 2 is non-phosphorylated ribose; and provided Y is not O when R is —NH 2 ; R 1 is hydrogen; and R 2 is non-phosphorylated ribose.