Antimicrobial Evaluation and Efficient Green Synthesis of 8-Substituted-2,5-dihydro-1,5-benzothiazepine Derivatives

Abstract

8-Substituted-2,5-dihydro-1,5-benzothiazepine derivatives have been synthesized by the reaction of 1-(2-furyl)-3-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-2-propenone with six 5-substiuted-2-minobenzenethiols in dry ethanol saturated with dry HCl gas and also in the presence of aluminium nitrate as catalyst in dry ethanol. All the newly synthesized compounds were characterized by analytical and spectral data comprising IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, 19F NMR and mass studies. All these compounds have also been evaluated for their antimicrobial assay against the Gram-positive bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus and the Gram-negative bacteria, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and the fungus, Candida albicans. The antifungal activity was found to be more significant than antibacterial activity.