“…Further oxidation to the sulfone 31 completely inactivates the molecule. Replacement of the sulfur by O, NH, and CH2 32-34 as well as ring enlargement of the same series by a methylene group yielded the less active 2,3-dihydrooxazolo[2,3-a] isoindol-5(9bfl)-one (32 (36), l,2,3,10b-tetrahydropyrimido[2,l-a]isoindol-6(2H)-one (37), and 1,2,3,-10b-tetrahydropyrido[2,l-a]isoindol-6(2H)-one (38). In general, five-membered rings were more potent than sixmembered rings, and the antiviral activity decreased in the series S > O > CH2 > NH.…”