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).
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)