Synthesis of naphthyridinone derivatives as potential antimalarials

In this paper we present the synthesis of 8-(4′-amino-1′methyl-butylamino)-5-(β,β,β-trifluoroethoxy)-1,6-naphthyridine ( 4 ), 8-(4′-amino-1′methylbutylamino)-6-methyl-1,6-naphthyricline-5-one ( 5 ), two 1-alkyl-3-(4′-amino-1′-methylbutylamino)-7-methyl-1,8-naphthyridin-4-ones ( 20a ) and 20b ), 3-(1′-amino-4′-methylbutyl-amino)-l-ethyl-7-methyl-l,8-naphthyridin-4-one (20c), and 4-(4′-diethylamino-1′-methylbutylamino)-7-methyl-1,7-naphthyridin-8-one ( 28 ). The compounds were evaluated for antimalarial activity in the Plasmodium berghei screen and found to be inactive.