In a preceding paper? the synthesis and reasons therefor of certain 2-phenyl-4- chloroquinolines to be used as intermediates in the preparation of antimalarial drugs of the 4- aminoquinoline series has been described For exactly similar reasons it was desired to ascertain the effect of the introduction of a phenyl group in the 2-position in the 8- aminoquinoliiie series. In the present paper we wish to present the rcsults of a study oi the ...