ACETAMIDE AND SUBSTITUTED ACETAMIDE-CONTAINING THIOUREA INHIBITORS OF HERPES VIRUSES

Compounds of formula (I) wherein R1-R5 are independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, alkenyl of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, alkynyl of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, perhaloalkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl of 3 to 10 carbon atoms, heterocycloalkyl of 3 to 10 carbon members, aryl, heteroaryl, halogen, -CN, -NO2, -CO2R6, -COR6, -OR6, -SR6, -SOR6, -SO2R6, -CONR7R8, -NR6N(R7R8), -N(R7R8) or W-Y-(CH2)n-Z provided that at least one of R1-R5 is not hydrogen; or R2 and R3 or R3 and R4, taken together form a 3 to 7 membered heterocycloalkyl or 3 to 7 membered heteroaryl; R6 and R7 are independently hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, perhaloalkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or aryl; R8 is hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, perhaloalkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl of 3 to 10 carbon atoms, heterocycloalkyl of 3 to 10 members, aryl or heteroaryl, or R7 and R8, taken together may form a 3 to 7 membered heterocycloalkyl; R9-R12 are independently hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, perhaloalkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, halogen, alkoxy of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or cyano, or R9 and R10 or R11 and R12 may be taken together to form aryl of 5 to 7 carbon atoms; G is alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms; X is a bond, -NH, alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, alkenyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, alkoxy of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, thioalkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, alkylamino of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or (CH)J; J is alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl of 3 to 7 carbon atoms, phenyl or benzyl; and n is an integer from 1 to 6; or pharmaceutical salts thereof, are useful in the treatment of diseases associated with herpes viruses including human cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex viruses, Epstein-Barr virus, varicella-zoster virus, human herpesviruses-6 and -7, and Kaposi herpesvirus. La présente invention concerne des composés représentés par la formule générale (I) ou certains de leurs sels pharmaceutiques. Dans cette formule R1-R5 sont indépendamment hydrogène, C1-C6 alkyle, C2-C6 alcényle, C2-C6 alkynyle, C1-C6 perhaloalkyle, C3-C10 cycloalkyle, hétérocycloalkyle portant 3 à 10 éléments carbonés, aryle, hétéroaryle, halogène, -CN, -NO2, -CO2R6, -COR6, -OR6, -SR6, -SOR6, -SO2R6, -CONR7R8, -NR6N(R7R8), -N(R7R8) ou W-Y-(CH2)n-Z sous la réserve que l'un de R1-R5 ne soit pas hydrogène; ou R2 et R3 ou R3 et R4, forment ensemble un hétérocycloalkyle de 3 à 7 segments ou un hétéroaryle de 3 à 7 segments; R6 et R7 sont indépendamment hydrogène, C1-C6 alkyle, C1-C6 perhaloalkyle, ou