A new set of highly substituted pyridine derivatives has been synthesized by a product selective four component reaction of aryl aldehyde, malononitrile and 2-aryl/cyclohexylsulfanyl-1-aryl-1-ethanones in presence of sodiumhydroxide in methyl/ethylalcohol. Among the compounds, 4,6-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-5-[(4-chlorophenyl)sulfanyl]-2-methoxynicotinonitrile (4n) inhibited Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB)
Azines derived from substituted phenacyl aryl/cyclohexyl sulfide on treatment with excess phosphorous oxychloride in N,N-dimethylformamide have been found to yield two isomeric pyrazoles in each case. A plausible mechanism has been suggested for the formation of the products. The antimycobacterialactivity of the isomeric compounds has been tested against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB).
[image omitted] A set of new 4-(cyclohexylsulfanyl)-1,3-diaryl-1H-pyrazoles has been synthesized using Vilsmeier's reagent. It is found that 4-(cyclohexylsulfanyl)-1-(2,4-dinitrophenyl)-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazole exists with the arylthio group in the equatorial position of the cyclohexyl group in solution, whereas it has the arylthio group in the axial position of the cyclohexyl group in crystal state as evidenced by NMR and single-crystal x-ray analysis respectively.