SYNTHESIS OF ANALOGUES OF 4-METHYL-5(P-FLUOROPHENOXY)-PRIMAQUINE AS A TISSUE SCHIZONTICIDE OF MALARIA PARASITE

A series of. analogues of 4-methyl-5-(p-fluorophenoxy)-primaquine have been prepared for evaluating of tissue schizonticidal actiyity of Plasmodium yoelii in mice. 2-Bromo-4-acetamino-5-nitroanisole was reacted with pfluorophenol in the presence of potassium hydroxide to give 2-(p-fluorophenoxy) 4-acetamino-5-nitroanisole, which was subsequently hydrolyzed to yield corresponding amino compound. Cyclization of the amino compound with methyl vinyl ketone afforded 4-methyl-5-(p-fluorophenoxy)-6-methoxy-8-nitroquinoline. This product was reduced by iron and acetic acid to give corresponding 8-aminoquinoline. The latter was condensed with bromoalkylphthalimides to yield 4-methyl-5-(pfluorophenoxy)-6-methony-8- (1-phthalimidoalkyl) aminoquinolines (Ⅳ₁～Ⅳ₇). These compounds were heated with hydrazine hydrate to form 4-methyl-5-(p-fluorophenoxy)-6-methoxy-8-(1-aminoalkyl)aminoquinolines(Ⅳ₈～Ⅳ₁₃), and 4-methyl-5-(p-fluorophenoxy) primaquine (Ⅱ).Compound Ⅱ synthesized was radical curative at 10 mg/kg×1, while the analogues Ⅳ₉ and Ⅳ₁₀ were radical curative at 100 mg/kg×1 against P. yoelii in mice.