Synthesis and antiviral activity of 2-amino-3-ethoxycarbonylpyrazine derivatives

A series of substituted 2-amino-3-ethoxycarbonylpyrazines containing indole, resorcinol, thiophenol, ethyl cyanoacetate, indandione, and antipyrine moieties was obtained via reactions of nucleophilic substitution of hydrogen in the initial 2-aminopyrazine-1-oxides. Some of the synthesized compounds inhibit the reproduction of measles viruses and exhibit a weak antiviral activity with respect to Marburg virus. However, most of the new substituted pyrazines are not cytotoxic and exhibit no activity against ortho-poxviruses and measles viruses.