Synthesis and Antimicrobial Evaluation of Some New 1,5-Benzothiazepine Derivatives and Their Ribofuranosides

( - )- cis -2(4-Methoxyphenyl)-3-hydroxy/methoxy-6,8-dichloro/6-chloro-2,3-dihydro-1,5-benzothiazepin-45H/5-chloroacetyl/5-(4'-methylpiperazino-1')acetyl]-ones have been synthesized by the condensation of 2-amino-3,5-dichloro/3-chloro benzenethiol with methyl-( - )- trans -3(4-methoxyphenyl)glycidate in xylene. Ribofuranosides viz ( - )- cis -2(4-methoxyphenyl)-3-methoxy-6,8-dichloro/6-chloro-2,3-dihydro-1,5-benzothiazepine-4-5-(2',3',5'-tri- O -benzoyl- g -D-ribofuranosyl)-ones have been synthesized by the treatment of 3-methoxy derivatives of 1,5-benzothiazepines with sugar viz g -D-ribofuranose-1-acetate-2,3,5-tribenzoate in toluene at vacuo. Synthesized compounds have been characterized by elemental analysis, IR, 1 H NMR spectral studies and screened for their antimicrobial activity.