2'-fluoronucleoside compounds are disclosed for use in the treatment of
hepatitis B infection,
hepatitis C infection, HIV and
abnormal cell proliferation including tumors and cancers. These compounds have the general formula (I), (II), (III), (IV) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the base is a
purine or
pyrimidine base; R 1 is OH, H, OR 3 , N 3 , CN,
halogen including F, or CF 3 , lower
alkyl, amino, lower alkylamino, two lower alkylamino, or alkoxy; R 2 is H,
phosphate, including monophosphate, diphosphate, triphosphate, or a stable
phosphate prodrug; acyl, or other pharmaceutically acceptable
leaving group that provides R when used
in vivo 2 Compounds that are H or
phosphate; sulfonates include
alkyl or aralkylsulfonyl, including methylsulfonyl, benzyl, wherein phenyl is optionally substituted by one or more of the substituents described above in the definition of
aryl substitution, lipid,
amino acid,
peptide or
cholesterol; and R 3 is an acyl,
alkyl, phosphate or other pharmaceutically acceptable
leaving group, ie, a group that cleaves to the parent compound when used
in vivo.