A series of antiviral compounds consisting of an intercalating acridine derived part, a spacer region and a reactive EDTA-derived conjugate was synthesized in an easy sequence. Suitably monoprotected 1,ω-alkyldiamines gave upon reaction with 6,9-dichloro-2-methoxyacridine (1) followed by deprotection and reaction with EDTA dianhydride the target molecules. In the presence of ascorbate a reduction of the phage-titer of the MS2 phages by > 8 logarithmic decades was achieved.