Novel chalcones and 1,3,5-triphenyl-2-pyrazoline derivatives as antibacterial agents

Novel sixteen chalcones and thirteen 1,3,5-triphenyl-2-pyrazolines were synthesized and characterized using FT-IR, HR-Mass, NMR (1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, 135 DEPT, 1H-1H CoSY and 1H and 13C CoSY) and XRD. These compounds were evaluated for their antibacterial activity against six micro-organisms, namely Bacillus subtilis NCIM 2718, Staphylococcus aureus NCIM 5021, Salmonella typhi NCIM 2501, Enterobacter aerogenes NCIM 5139, Pseudomonas aeruginosa NCIM 5029, and Proteus vulgaris NCIM 2813 by twofold dilution method using resazurin as the indicator dye. In the case of chalcones, compounds with hydroxyl and bromo substitutions in the B-ring favor activity and benzyloxy substitution irrespective of its position in the A-ring. In the case of 1,3,5-triphenyl-2-pyrazolines, chloro substitution in the A-ring favors activity. Hydrophilic/lipophilic balance of the compounds plays a major role in their antibacterial activity. © 2010 John Wiley & Sons A/S.