Synthesis and Antibacterial Activities of Coumarins with an Acyl Amino Side Chain

Coumarin is a heterocyclic moiety containing benzo pyran ring structure. It is widely distributed in the plant kingdom as a glycoside. Many compounds of medicinal and pharmaceutical importance possess coumarin ring structure. Drugs with coumarin structure can be synthesized by many well-known synthetic reactions. Coumarin derivatives were found to be antibacterial, anticoagulant, antiinflammatory, anti-HIV, anti-cancer and antioxidant. As part of the search for new and effective antibacterial agents, eight novel derivatives of coumarins were synthesized by Mannich reaction. All the compounds were evaluated for antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli using ciprofloxacin as standard and DMSO as solvent. Three of the synthesized derivatives exhibited good antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherchia coli. The work must be extended so as to develop coumarin derivatives into highly effective antibacterial agents.