ABSTRACT
A modular three step synthetic approach of N-methyl indole derivatives has been carried out by the condensation of N-methyl indole with cyanoacetic acid using acetic anhydride as solvent to yield 3-cyanoacetyl N-methyl indole, which further reacts with carbon disulphide and methyl iodide in basic condition to obtain 2-(1-methyl-1H-indole-3-carbonyl)-3,3-bis(methylthio)acrylonitrile as a scaffold. Subsequent, the scaffold when reacts with substituted various amine derivatives via desulfitative displacement forms new derivatives of 3-((substitutedphenyl)amino)-2-(1-methyl-1H-indole-3-carbonyl)-3-(methylthio)acrylonitrile in moderate to good yields. All the novel compounds were evaluated for their antimicrobial activity against Gram+ve and Gram-ve bacteria and different fungal species which demonstrated well to moderate antimicrobial activity.
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