Synthesis, Characterization and Antibacterial Activity of Some Novel Pyrido[2,3-b]indole, Morpholine and Chalcone Hybrid Compounds

In present investigation, a novel series of (E)-3-(2-morpholino-9H-pyrido[2,3-b]indol-3-yl)-1-phenylprop-2-en-1-one and its derivatives (5a-f) were synthesized by condensation reaction from the final intermediate, 2-morpholino-9H-pyrido[2,3-b]indol-3-carbaldehyde (4). The synthesis of the title compounds commenced from commercially available 21H-indol-2-amine (1) and by involving N-(1H-indol-2-yl)-acetamide (2) and 2-chloro-9H-pyrido[2,3-b]indole-3-carbaldehyde (3) as reactive intermediates. The chemical structure of synthesized compounds was characterized by IR, 1H NMR, mass spectral data and elemental analysis. The final compounds were used to screen for their antibacterial activity against various strains of bacteria.