Synthesis and antibacterial activity of dihydro-1,2-oxazine and 2-pyrazoline oxazolidinones: novel analogs of linezolid

Bioorg Med Chem Lett. 2005 Jun 2;15(11):2834-9. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2005.03.099.

Abstract

The synthesis and antibacterial activity of oxazolidinones containing dihydro-1,2-oxazine and 2-pyrazoline ring systems are described. Linezolid analogs utilizing dihydro-1,2-oxazines as morpholine mimics were prepared utilizing a nitrosoamine/diene 4+2 cycloaddition strategy. Pyrazolidine, hexahydro-pyridazine, and 2-pyrazoline analogs more closely related to eperezolid were also prepared. The most active of these new oxazolidinones were the dihydro-1,2-oxazine 6 and the 2-pyrazoline 20 both of which had potency similar to linezolid against a panel of Gram-positive bacteria.

MeSH terms

  • Acetamides / chemical synthesis*
  • Acetamides / pharmacology*
  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemical synthesis*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Gram-Positive Bacteria / drug effects
  • Linezolid
  • Mice
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Oxazoles / chemical synthesis*
  • Oxazoles / pharmacology*
  • Oxazolidinones / chemical synthesis*
  • Oxazolidinones / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Acetamides
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Oxazoles
  • Oxazolidinones
  • Linezolid