Novel antimycobacterial compounds

Novel compounds belonging to the class of oxazolidinones possessing potent antimycobacterial properties especially useful in the treatment of acid fast organisms such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium avium-intracellular complex, M. fortuitum and M. kansai. The compound and its pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof act as antibacterial agents. Also disclosed is a method for inhibiting growth of mycobacterial cells as well as a method of treating mycobacterial conditions such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis, drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium avium-intracellular complex, M. fortuitum and M. kansai, comprising administering an antimycobacterially effective amount of the said compound and/or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. There is also disclosed a process for the manufacture of the said compound or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts.