US Patent 7371758 Antimalarial pyrimidine derivatives and methods of making and using them

Compounds of the formula (I) wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a 3-halogen atom, and R2 represents a straight-chain alkyl group containing up to 6 carbon atoms, a straight-chain alkyl group containing up to 3 carbon atoms with unsubstituted or substituted aromatic ring, or alkoxycarbonyl substituent at the end position, or aryloxyalkoxyalkyl group have been found to possess antimalarial activity against Plasmodium falciparum lines, including those resistant against pyrimethamine and other antifolates. The compounds themselves, methods of making these compounds, and methods of using these compounds are all disclosed.