Synthesis and antimicrobial activity of some 2-[p-substituted-phenyl]benzoxazol-5-yl-arylcarboxyamides

Arch Pharm (Weinheim). 2002 Jun;335(6):283-8. doi: 10.1002/1521-4184(200208)335:6<283::AID-ARDP283>3.0.CO;2-M.

Abstract

New 2-[p-substituted-phenyl ]benzoxazol-5-yl-arylcarboxyamides derivatives have been synthesized by reacting 5-amino-2-[p-substituted-phenyl ]benzoxazoles with substituted-arylcarboxylic acid chlorides. The structures of the synthesized compounds were confirmed by IR and (1)H NMR spectral data. Antimicrobial activities of the compounds were investigated using the two-fold serial dilution technique against different Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and the yeast C. albicans in comparison with standard drugs. Microbiological results indicated that the synthesized compounds possess a broad spectrum of activity, having an MIC value of 25-200 microg/mL at molar concentration values of 3.45 x 10(-5) and 5.74 x 10(-4) against the tested microorganisms.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Anti-Infective Agents / chemical synthesis*
  • Anti-Infective Agents / chemistry
  • Anti-Infective Agents / pharmacology*
  • Bacteria / drug effects*
  • Benzoxazoles / chemical synthesis*
  • Benzoxazoles / pharmacology*
  • Fungi / drug effects
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Spectrophotometry, Infrared
  • Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Benzoxazoles