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Environmentally benign one-pot synthesis and antimicrobial activity of 1-methyl-2,6-diarylpiperidin-4-ones

Pattusamy Nithya, Fazlur-Rahman Nawaz Khan, Selvaraj Mohana Roopan, Uma Shankar, and Jong Sung Jin

Organic Chemistry Division, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632 014, India

E-mail: nawaz_f@yahoo.co.in

Abstract: An efficient and environmentally benign one-pot method for the synthesis of 1-methyl-2,6-diarylpiperidin-4-ones using montmorillonite K-10 as a catalyst has been developed. Antimicrobial activity of the compounds has been tested against selected representatives of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and fungi.

Keywords: montmorillonite K-10 – catalyst reusability – mild conditions – antimicrobial activity

Full paper is available at www.springerlink.com.

DOI: 10.2478/s11696-011-0046-x

Chemical Papers 65 (5) 743–746 (2011)