Synthesis, characterization and antibacterial activity of 1-([6-bromo-2-hydroxy-naphthalen-1-yl]arylphenyl)methyl)-3-chloro-4-(arylphenyl)-azetidin-2-one

One-pot synthesis of 1-([6-bromo-2-hydroxy-naphthalen-1-yl]-aryl-phenyl)methyl)-3-chloro-4-(aryl-phenyl)azetidin-2-ones has been reported in the present research work via Staudinger [2 + 2] ketene-imine cycloaddition reaction pathway. The reaction of 1-((Benzylideneamino)(aryl)methyl)-6-bromo-naphthalen-2-ols with chloroacetic acid and triethylamine afforded 1-([6-bromo-2-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl]aryl-phenyl)methyl)-3-chloro-4-(aryl-phenyl)azetidin-2-ones. For the structural elucidation of series of compounds, different analytical and spectroscopic techniques such as elemental analysis, IR spectra,H-1-NMR spectra and mass spectra were used. All the newly synthesized compounds were tested for their anti-bacterial activity studies. It revealed that some of the compounds possesses moderate to good activities as compared to standard drugs. The widest spectrum of anti-bacterial activities against both gram-positive and gram-negative bacterial strains among the examined compounds possessed having more hydroxyl group along with beta-lactam ring compared to other substituted azetidinones.