Synthesis and antimicrobial activity of Schiff bases and 2-azetidinones derived from quinazolin-4(3H)-one

A series of 2-oxo-azetidinyl-quinazolin-4(3H)-ones 5a–k have been synthesized from Schiff bases 4a–k. Schiff bases were synthesized by the condensation reaction of compound 3 with substituted aromatic aldehydes. The benzoxazinone 2 was prepared by the cyclization reaction of acid chloride 1 with 5-bromo anthranilic acid. Further reaction of benzoxazinone 2 with hydrazine hydrate yielded compound 3. The structures of the synthesized compounds were elucidated on the basis of elemental analyses as well as IR and NMR spectral data. Schiff bases 4a–k and 2-azetidinones 5a–k were screened for antibacterial and antifungal activities in vitro. Compounds having chloro and methoxy groups exhibited good antimicrobial activity.