1. Introduction
Quinolines have attracted intense research for several decades
and the interest in this class of compounds does not appear to fade.
One important reason for this perennial interest lies in the applications
of the quinoline chemotype in medicine. Many quinoline
derivatives are known for their pharmacological properties targeting
a variety of diseases, e.g., cancer,1 hepatitis,2,3 anti-HIV,4
herpes,5 immunodepression,6 tuberculosis7 or malaria.