Some aliphatic and aromatic amino derivatives of α-quinoline methiodide
In a series of papers by Browning, Cohen, Ellingworth and Gulbransen it was shown that many of the amino and acylamino compounds obtained by the condensation of derivatives of α-methylquinoline with nitroso-acylamines possess active antiseptic, and in some cases mild trypanocidal properties.These substances have the following general formula in which X represents an amino or acylamino group. X― ―CH : N ― X | N / CH, I It appeared interesting to examine the physiological effect of substances obtained by attaching by means of nitrogen a basic aliphatic or aromatic side-chain directly to the α-carbon of the quinoline nucleus, replacing in this way the above CH group. These substances are in general easily obtained from the methiodide of α-iodoquinoline by the direct action of the base or by using as condensing agent pyridine or piperidine according to the following reaction.