Synthesis and antimicrobial agents of thiazolidinone derivatives from benzocyclohepetenone

A series of benzosuberone coupled piperazin-1-yl thiazolidin-4-one derivatives 6a-j were synthesized from 3-(2-9-chloro-2,3-dimethyl-6,7-dihydro-5H-benzo7]annulen-8-yl]-4-oxothiazolidin-3-yl)propanoic acid ( 4 ) and substituted piperazines/secondary amines 5a-j using 1-hydroxy benzotriazole, 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide hydrochloride and triethyl amine in good yields and their structures were characterized by ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, IR, and Mass spectra. The newly synthesized compounds were evaluated for their antimicrobial activity against bacterial strains and a fungal strain. Compounds 6f and 6g were indicated promising and broad spectrum antibacterial activity.