in a search for new leads towards potent antimicrobial agents, an array of novel (2e)-ethyl-2-(2-(2,4-dinitrophenyl)hydrazono)-4-(naphthalen-2-yl)-6-arylcyclohex-3-ene carboxylates 17-24 were synthesized and characterized through their melting point, elemental analysis, ms, ft-ir, one-dimensional nmr (1h, d2o exchanged 1h and 13c), two dimensional homocor and hsqc spectroscopic data. in-vitro m...