Microwave-enhanced heterocyclization: A convenient procedure for 1,5-benzothiazepine using 2-ethoxy ethanol solvent and its antibacterial potential

The present research study involves synthesis of 1,5-benzothiazepines has been prepared, derived from chalcones and 2-aminothiophenol in a catalytic amount of piperidine using different solvent conditions under microwave irradiation procedure with the aim to test their antibacterial activity and effect of different solvents in the synthesis. It resulted in good yield of 1,5-benzothiazepines (3a-j) and proved to be an efficient and environmentally benign procedure. The synthesized compounds were characterized by conventional spectral data and screened for their in vitro antibacterial activity against four pathogenic bacteria using agar diffusion method. The traditional classical heating method takes more reaction time. So, in this study, we have tested microwave irradiation process and found that 2-ethoxy ethanol as an alternative solvent in reducing the reaction time (up to 4–6 min.) with high yield as compared with classical method. The synthesized compounds 3a, 3c, 3d, 3e, 3 h, 3i, 3j exhibit good to moderate antibacterial activity.