The compounds of the invention as shown by general structure I, as shown below, are effective in treating filovirus infections. ##STR00001## X is selected from the group consisting of O and H; R.sup.1 is selected from (C.sub.6 to C.sub.10) aryl and (C.sub.2 to C.sub.9) heteroaryl, and R.sup.2 is selected from (C.sub.1 to C.sub.10) alkyl, (C.sub.1 to C.sub.10) alkenyl, (C.sub.1 to C.sub.10) alkynyl, (C.sub.3 to C.sub.10) cycloalkyl, and (C.sub.5 to C.sub.10) cycloalkenyl, and NR.sup.3aR.sup.3b is defined in the specification. These compounds are effective in treating filovirii infections including Ebolavirus and Marburg virus.