Studies of Thiazolopyridines, Part 6: Synthesis and Antimicrobial Evaluation of Some Novel Thiazolo[3,2-a] Pyridine and Thiazolo[2′,3′:6,1]-pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine Derivatives

Abstract

Condensation of thiazolinone 1 with aromatic aldehydes yielded the corresponding methylidene derivatives 2a–f. Cyclization of compounds 2a–f with arylidenemalononitrile 3 (1:1 molar ratio) in ethanol in the presence of piperidine furnished the novel thiazolo[3,2-a]pyridines 5a–v, via Michael adduct 4. Compounds 5p, r were cyclized with malononitrile in the presence of piperidine to yield thiazolo[3,2-a][1,8]naphthryidines 7a, b. Thiazolo-[2′,3′:1,6]pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine 9a–cwere obtained by cyclization of compounds 5c, p, r with formic acid. The structure of the synthesized compounds was established by analytical and spectral data. Also, some of the synthesized compounds were screened for antimicrobial activity in vitro.