Synthesis and antiviral activity of 2-substituted methylthio-5-(4-amino-2-methylpyrimidin-5-yl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives.

A series of novel 2-substituted methylthio-5-(4-amino-2-methylpyrimidin-5-yl-)-1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives were synthesized and evaluated for antiviral activities against tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) via half-leaf method. The preliminary biological results showed that these compounds exhibited good antiviral activity against TMV in vivo. Among these compounds, compounds 8f, 8h, 8k, 8n, 8q and 8w exhibited the similar curative effect against TMV (EC50=290.