A emergência e a disseminação de cepas resistentes aos fármacos antimaláricos disponíveis na quimioterapia têm conduzido à busca por novos agentes potencialmente ativos. Neste sentido, derivados 4-hidroxiquinolínicos e 4-cloroquinolínicos foram sintetizados e submetidos à avaliação biológica frente à cepa AJ de Plasmodium chabaudi e à avaliação toxicológica frente a macrófagos peritoneais de camundongos BALB/c. O planejamento sintético consistiu na preparação de β-cetoésteres-α-alquenilados através de reação de acetoacetato de etila e brometo de alila ou brometo de cinamila. Posteriormente, β-enaminoésteres-α-alquenilados foram obtidos através de reações de -β-cetoésteres-α-alquenilados com amina aromática (anilina). Os derivados 2-metil-3-alil- ou 2-metil-3-cinamil-4-hidroxiquinolínicos foram obtidos através de termociclização de Conrad-Limpach, utilizando-se difeniléter como solvente reacional. Por fim, a cloração dos agentes hidroxilados com oxicloreto de fósforo rendeu 2-metil-3-alil- ou 2-metil-3-cinamil-4-cloroquinolinas. Dos quatro derivados quinolínicos avaliados, 2-metil-3-[(2E)-3-fenilprop-2-enil]quinolin-4-ol (11) mostrou-se 1,13 vezes mais efetivo que sulfato de cloroquina contra as formas intraeritrocíticas do parasita, 1,69 vezes menos tóxico para os macrófagos peritoneais em relação ao fármaco padrão e valor de índice de seletividade igual a 280, enquanto sulfato de cloro quina apresentou valor de 146,84. / The emergence and spread of resistance to antimalarial drugs have highlighted the need for the discovery and development of novel antimalarial molecules. To achieve this goal, 4-hydroxyquinoline and 4-chloroquinoline derivatives were prepared. Their biological activity was tested against the AJ Plasmodium chabaudi strain and their toxicity was evaluated toward BALB/c mouse peritoneal macrophages. The synthetic design was started by reacting ethyl-acetoacetate with allyl bromide or cinamyl bromide to obtain -α-alkenyl-β-ketoesters. The -α-alkenyl-β-enaminoesters were prepared by condensation of -α-alkenyl-β-ketoesters with aromatic amine (aniline). The derivatives 2-methyl-3-allyl- or 2-methyl-3-cinamyl-4-hydroxyquinolines were obtained by Conrad-Limpach ciclization in reacional solvent diphenyl ether. The 2-methyl-3-allyl- or 2-methyl-3-cinamyl-4-chloroquinoline derivatives had been prepared by chloration of hydroxyl group with phosphorous oxycloride. Among the quinoline compounds evaluated, 2-methyl-3-[(2E)-3-phenylpro-2-enyl]quinolin-4-ol (11) has shown more active than chloroquine sulphate (1, 13-fold) against the parasite intraerytrocytic stage. The compound 11 has presented less toxic than this drug (l,69-fold) to peritoneal macrophages. The selectivity index value has been 280, while the value to chloroquine sulphate has been 146,84.

A emergência e a disseminação de cepas resistentes aos fármacos antimaláricos disponíveis na quimioterapia têm conduzido à busca por novos agentes potencialmente ativos. Neste sentido, derivados 4-hidroxiquinolínicos e 4-cloroquinolínicos foram sintetizados e submetidos à avaliação biológica frente à cepa AJ de Plasmodium chabaudi e à avaliação toxicológica frente a macrófagos peritoneais de camundongos BALB/c. O planejamento sintético consistiu na preparação de β-cetoésteres-α-alquenilados através de reação de acetoacetato de etila e brometo de alila ou brometo de cinamila. Posteriormente, β-enaminoésteres-α-alquenilados foram obtidos através de reações de -β-cetoésteres-α-alquenilados com amina aromática (anilina). Os derivados 2-metil-3-alil- ou 2-metil-3-cinamil-4-hidroxiquinolínicos foram obtidos através de termociclização de Conrad-Limpach, utilizando-se difeniléter como solvente reacional. Por fim, a cloração dos agentes hidroxilados com oxicloreto de fósforo rendeu 2-metil-3-alil- ou 2-metil-3-cinamil-4-cloroquinolinas. Dos quatro derivados quinolínicos avaliados, 2-metil-3-[(2E)-3-fenilprop-2-enil]quinolin-4-ol (11) mostrou-se 1,13 vezes mais efetivo que sulfato de cloroquina contra as formas intraeritrocíticas do parasita, 1,69 vezes menos tóxico para os macrófagos peritoneais em relação ao fármaco padrão e valor de índice de seletividade igual a 280, enquanto sulfato de cloro quina apresentou valor de 146,84. / The emergence and spread of resistance to antimalarial drugs have highlighted the need for the discovery and development of novel antimalarial molecules. To achieve this goal, 4-hydroxyquinoline and 4-chloroquinoline derivatives were prepared. Their biological activity was tested against the AJ Plasmodium chabaudi strain and their toxicity was evaluated toward BALB/c mouse peritoneal macrophages. The synthetic design was started by reacting ethyl-acetoacetate with allyl bromide or cinamyl bromide to obtain -α-alkenyl-β-ketoesters. The -α-alkenyl-β-enaminoesters were prepared by condensation of -α-alkenyl-β-ketoesters with aromatic amine (aniline). The derivatives 2-methyl-3-allyl- or 2-methyl-3-cinamyl-4-hydroxyquinolines were obtained by Conrad-Limpach ciclization in reacional solvent diphenyl ether. The 2-methyl-3-allyl- or 2-methyl-3-cinamyl-4-chloroquinoline derivatives had been prepared by chloration of hydroxyl group with phosphorous oxycloride. Among the quinoline compounds evaluated, 2-methyl-3-[(2E)-3-phenylpro-2-enyl]quinolin-4-ol (11) has shown more active than chloroquine sulphate (1, 13-fold) against the parasite intraerytrocytic stage. The compound 11 has presented less toxic than this drug (l,69-fold) to peritoneal macrophages. The selectivity index value has been 280, while the value to chloroquine sulphate has been 146,84.