A series of 2-(4-nitro-1-imidazolylmethyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole, 1,3,4-triazole and 3-(4-nitro-1-imidazolylmethyl)-1,2,4-triazole derivatives were synthesized and tested for their antimicrobial activity. Some of the tested compounds were active against Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Bacillus subtilis, Clostridium difficile, Aspergillus niger and Cryptococcus neoformans.

3-Substituted 2-pyridones were enantioselectively (68-90% ee) converted into the respective 3-hydroxypyridine-2,6-diones by a sequence consisting of a template-mediated type II photooxygenation and an acid-catalysed rearrangement.

The ring system in the title compound, C(14)H(4)N(4)O(12), is essentially planar (r.m.s. deviation of the carbon atoms = 0.085 Å); the two hydr-oxy groups form intra-molecular hydrogen bonds to the same carbonyl O atom. The nitro groups are twisted with respect to the mean plane of the ring system by 74.3 (1) (1-nitro), 42.3 (3) (3-nitro), 45.7 (3) (6-nitro) and 66.9 (1)° (8-nitro).

The multicomponent reaction of 2-nitroacetophenone (or nitroacetone), acetaldehyde diethyl acetal, ?-dicarbonyl compound, and ammonium acetate in an acetic acid solution allowed the acquisition previously undescribed 4-methyl-substituted derivatives 5-nitro-1,4-dihydropyridine satisfactory yields. oxidation obtained resulted corresponding 2,4-dimethyl-5-nitropyridines. In addition, for first ti...

The title zinc bis(thiosemicarbazone) complex, [Zn(C 22 H 17 N 4 O 2 S) ], comprises two , S -donor anions, leading to a distorted tetrahedral donor set. resultant five-membered chelate rings are nearly planar and form dihedral angle of 73.28 (3)°. configurations about the endocyclic- exocyclic-imine bonds Z E respectively, that ethylene bond is . major differences in conformations ligands seen...

In the title mol-ecule, C(15)H(17)N(3)O(5), the dihedral angle between the benzene and imidazole rings is 3.69 (2)°. The crystal structure is stabilized by weak inter-molecular C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds and π-π stacking inter-actions with a centroid-centroid distance of 3.614 (1) Å.