Antimycobacterial 1-phenyl-1-alkylaminoalkanes

Article abstract of DOI:10.1002/ardp.19933260506

Synthesis and testing for antimycobacterial properties (M. tuberculosis H 37 Ra, Middlebrook-7H9-broth) of 1-phenyl-1-alkylaminoalkanes, which differ from antimycobacterial N-alkylbenzylamines by an additional alkyl chain in α-position, is described. By variation of both alkyl chains and introduction of one or two Cl-substituents in the aromatic ring the activity increases up to an optimum within the homologous series. Overstepping optimal lipophilicity or ramification of the alkyl chains decrease activity. Compounds 19, 20, 33-35, 51-53, 61-63, 65-67, 70-73, 96 and 102-104 inhibit the growth of M. tuberculosis in concentrations of 2 to 4 μg/ml.