Solvent-free synthesis of novel unsymmetric chenodeoxycholic acid bis thiocarbazone derivatives promoted by microwave irradiation and evaluation of their antibacterial activity

摘要

Eleven new non-symmetric chenodeoxycholic acid bis thiocarbazones were efficiently synthesized via the condensation of steroidal diketones (methyl (5β)-3,7-dioxocholan-24-oate) and substituted benzaldehyde thiocarbohydrazones by means of microwave irradiation. Compared with the conventional heating method, the yields were increased from 31-58% to 80-89% and the reaction times were reduced from 420-520 min to 5.0-7.5 min. The structures of these novel compounds were characterized by spectral data and elemental analysis. Four compounds (7a, 7c, 7f and 7g) possess excellent activity against Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus.