title: Synthesis and QSAR modeling of 2-acetyl-2-ethoxycarbonyl-1-[4(4'-arylazo)-phenyl]-N,N-dimethylaminophenyl aziridines as potential antibacterial agents.
abstract: The present communication deals with the synthesis of a series of 2-acetyl-2-ethoxycarbonyl-1-[4(4'-arylazo)-phenyl]-N,N-dimethylaminophenyl aziridines. The compounds were synthesized in excellent yields (70-80%) and the structures were established on the basis of consistent IR, (1)H NMR and elemental analysis data. The purity has been ascertained by chromatographic resolution using acetic acid--toluene (6:4v/v) as binary eluent. All the compounds have been tested for their antimicrobial activity against a representative panel of bacteria i.e. Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas diminuta and Staphylococcus aureus using azinomycin as reference drug. All the synthesized compounds were found to exhibit profound antimicrobial activity.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical Sciences, Devi Ahilya University, Takshashila Campus, Indore 452 001, MP, India. drpratibhasharma@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Pratibha
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Ashok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Siya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Upadhyay
authors.forename: Vinita
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sahu
authors.forename: Jitendra
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D001388:Aziridines / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000494:pharmacology; D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000187:drug effects; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000187:drug effects; D021281:Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001388:Aziridines