title: A facile synthesis and antimycobacterial evaluation of novel spiro-pyrido-pyrrolizines and pyrrolidines.
abstract: An efficient synthesis of 1-methyl-3-[(E)-arylmethylidene]tetrahydro-4(1H)-pyridinones was achieved by the reaction of 1-methyl-4-piperidone and aromatic aldehydes in the presence of pyrrolidine under solvent-free microwave irradiation. These dipolarophiles upon cycloaddition with nitrile oxide and azomethine ylides afford stereoselectively novel spiro-isoxazolines, pyrrolizines and pyrrolidines respectively in excellent yields. The spiro compounds were screened for their in vitro activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv (MTB), multi-drug resistant M. tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and Mycobacterium smegmatis (MC(2)) using agar dilution method. Among the synthesized compounds, 1-methyl-4-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)pyrrolo(spiro[2.3'']oxindole)spiro[3.3']-1'-methylpiperidin-4'-one was found to be the most active with a minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of 1.76 and 0.88 microM against MTB and MDR-TB respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Madurai Kamaraj University, Palkalai Nagar, Madurai 625021, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Raju
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ranjith Kumar
authors.forename: Subbu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Perumal
authors.forename: Palaniappan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Senthilkumar
authors.forename: Perumal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yogeeswari
authors.forename: Dharmarajan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sriram
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000188:drug therapy; D020102:Mycobacterium smegmatis / Q000187:drug effects; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000187:drug effects; D010881:Piperidones / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011759:Pyrrolidines / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013141:Spiro Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: C526665:1-methyl-4-piperidone; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010881:Piperidones; D011759:Pyrrolidines; D013141:Spiro Compounds; C032519:pyrrolidine