Synthesis and characterization of biologically important quinoline incorporated triazole derivatives

•Twelve novel quinoline-triazoles were synthesized.•Novel compounds were characterized by FT IR, NMR and Mass spectral analysis.•Evaluated for antibacterial and antifungal activities.•The novel compounds exhibited moderate to good antimicrobial activities. Triazoles are well recognized in literature for their significant biologically active heterocyclic compounds. Also the quinoline nucleus found in several natural products shows a varied biological activity. Keeping in the view of these observations, a novel series of 6/7/8-substtuted-2-[(5-((4-chlorophenoxy)methyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)thio]quinoline-3-carbaldehydes and 6/7/8-substituted-2-[(5-(pyridin-4-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)thio]quinoline-carbaldehydes were synthesized by the condensation of 5-(4-chloro phenoxy methyl)-2,4-dihydro-1,2,4-triazole-3-thiones and 5-(pyridin-3-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thiols with 6/7/8-substituted-2-chloro quinoline-3-carbaldehydes. The new series were established by Mass, NMR and IR spectroscopy and were also screened for their antimicrobial activities. A few of the novel compounds exhibited tremendous bioactivities compared to that of normal drug. [Display omitted]