SUBSTITUTED CHIRAL FUSED( 1,2) IMIDAZO (4,5-C) RING COMPOUNDS AND METHODS

摘要

Substituted fused [l,2]imidazo[4,5-c] ring compounds (e.g., imidazo[4,5- c]quinolines, 6,7,8,9-tetrahydroimidazo[4,5-c]quinoIines, imidazo[4,5-c]naphthyridines, 6,7,8,9-tetrahydroimidazo[4,5-c]naphthyridines, and imidazo[4,5-c]pyridines ) with a -CHC-R2)- group in the fused ring at the 2-position of the imidazo ring and a.-CH(-Ri)- group in the fused ring at the 1 -position of the imidazo ring, pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, intermediates, methods of making the compounds, and methods of use of these compounds as immunomodulators, for inducing cytokine biosynthesis in animals and in the treatment of diseases including viral and neoplastic diseases, are disclosed.