DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS OF NOVEL 5-ACETYLTHIOMETHYL OXAZOLIDINONE ANALOGS

The oxazolidinone class of antimicrobial agents represents a promising advance in the fight against resistant Gram-positive bacterial infections. To improve antibacterial activity and expand the spectrum of activity including Gram-negative bacteria, a series of novel 5-acetylthiomethyl oxazolidinone analogs were designed and synthesized based on the structure-activity relationship studies. The structures of the target compounds and main intermediates were confirmed by 1H NMR, 13C NMR, infrared (IR), mass spectra (MS), and elemental analysis.