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Introduction: A series of (R)-(-)-4-Phenyl-2 oxazolidinone based azetidinones (4a-i) were synthesized from the reaction of (2-Oxo-4-phenyl-oxazolidin-3-yl) acetic acid with aromatic imines (3a-i) in the presence of Thionyl chloride and Triethylamine as a base.
Methods: The transformation proceeds through the formation of acid chloride to ketene which finally forms the azetidinones through [2+2] cycloaddition with aromatic imines. Products obtained were screened to evaluate their antibacterial activity with respect to known bacteria like Escherichia Coli (E. Coli) and Bacillus subtilis.
Results and Conclusion: In most of the cases, azetidinones were found to exhibit superior antimicrobial properties than oxazolidinones. They were found to be a good inhibitor of gram-positive and gramnegative bacteria. Enhancement of antibacterial property can be attributed to the presence of azetidinone ring and hydrophobic alkyl side chain in the scaffolds.
Keywords: (R)-(-)-4-Phenyl-2-oxazolidinone, Azetidinone, Antibacterial, Drug-resistant, Gram-positive, Gram-negative.
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Title:Synthesis, Characterization and Evaluation of Antimicrobial Properties of (R)-(-)-4-Phenyl-2 Oxazolidinone Based Azetidinones
Volume: 16 Issue: 2
Author(s): Shyamal Baruah, Amrit Puzari*, Farhana Sultana and Jayanta Barman
Affiliation:
- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Nagaland, Chumukedima, Dimapur, Nagaland,India
Keywords: (R)-(-)-4-Phenyl-2-oxazolidinone, Azetidinone, Antibacterial, Drug-resistant, Gram-positive, Gram-negative.
Abstract: Introduction: A series of (R)-(-)-4-Phenyl-2 oxazolidinone based azetidinones (4a-i) were synthesized from the reaction of (2-Oxo-4-phenyl-oxazolidin-3-yl) acetic acid with aromatic imines (3a-i) in the presence of Thionyl chloride and Triethylamine as a base.
Methods: The transformation proceeds through the formation of acid chloride to ketene which finally forms the azetidinones through [2+2] cycloaddition with aromatic imines. Products obtained were screened to evaluate their antibacterial activity with respect to known bacteria like Escherichia Coli (E. Coli) and Bacillus subtilis.
Results and Conclusion: In most of the cases, azetidinones were found to exhibit superior antimicrobial properties than oxazolidinones. They were found to be a good inhibitor of gram-positive and gramnegative bacteria. Enhancement of antibacterial property can be attributed to the presence of azetidinone ring and hydrophobic alkyl side chain in the scaffolds.
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Baruah Shyamal, Puzari Amrit*, Sultana Farhana and Barman Jayanta, Synthesis, Characterization and Evaluation of Antimicrobial Properties of (R)-(-)-4-Phenyl-2 Oxazolidinone Based Azetidinones, Anti-Infective Agents 2018; 16 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/2211352516666180619153317
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/2211352516666180619153317 |
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