[Synthesis and antimycobacterial action of lipophilic substituted 2,4-diamino-5-benzylpyrimidines].

2,4-Diamino-5-benzylpyrimidines 1-23 with lipophilic substitution in the benzylic moiety were synthesized by the morpholino-anilino-procedure. Their effects against various mycobacteria were verified by MIC (minimum inhibitory concentration) in whole cells and I50-measurements in whole cell and cell-free systems. Especially the substances 7-12 are strong inhibitors of some atypical mycobacterial strains which are sometimes associated with tuberculosis in the elderly and with AIDS. They might be promising candidates for therapy.