Design, solvent-free synthesis and antibacterial activity evaluation of new coumarin sulfonamides

A simple cost-effective and green method was presented for the synthesis of coumarin bis sulfonamides. Seventeen novel coumarin sulfonamides were synthesized in good to high yield and purity in six steps starting from 2-amino thiazole, aniline, and 4-methoxy aniline. All of the reactions have been done under green conditions without using any hazardous solvent. The chemical structures of the products were elucidated by IR, 1H NMR, and 13C NMR spectroscopy and elemental analysis. Also, the anti-bacterial properties of the synthesized sulfonamides were investigated using two strains of Staphylococcus (gram-positive) and Escherichia coli (gram-negative) bacteria.