Multicomponent synthesis and antimicrobial activity of alkyl 4-arylamino-1,2,6-triaryl-1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridine-3-carboxylates

Reaction of arylamines with aromatic aldehydes and beta-ketoesters in the presence of bismuth nitrate or crystalline iodine as a catalyst afforded to alkyl 4-arylamino-1,2,6-triaryl-1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridine-3-carboxy-lates. Antimicrobial activity of the obtained compounds was studied.