Platensimycin is a natural product isolated from various strains of Streptomyces platensis which exhibits antimicrobial activity against Gram positive bacteria, including vancomycin‐ and linezolide‐resistant species. Analogues of platensimycin were synthesized from 3‐aminobenzoic acid or other aniline derivatives and several alkyl‐ and aryl‐carboxylic acids. The resulting compounds were tested in an