Synthesis of new 3-substituted-5-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-l,3,5-thiadiazine-2-thione derivatives with potential antimicrobial activity.

The purpose of this study is based upon design and synthesis of a new series of flexible molecules of 3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-1,3,5-thiadiazine-2-thione (THTT) derivatives depending upon incorporation of 2-aminoethanol as a part of the polar moiety in this nucleus. Thirteen derivatives of 3-substituted-5-(2-hydroxyethyl)-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-1,3,5-thiadiazine-2-thione were synthesized by reaction of the appropriate alkyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl amine, or glycine with carbon disulphide, formaldehyde, and 2-aminoethanol. The structures of the target compounds were elucidated using spectral methods as well as elemental analyses. A mass-spectrometry study was carried out on representatives of the synthesized derivatives. The title compounds were tested for their antibacterial activity in vitro against some gram positive and gram negative bacteria. The in-vitro antifungal activity was tested against dermatophytic, saprophytic, phytopathogenic, and antagonistic fungi. In most cases, the newly synthesized compounds 4-16 exhibited a considerable inhibitory effect on the growth of some of the tested organisms in comparison to that of ampicillin or muconazole as reference drugs. Moreover, the results indicated that the polar hydroxyethyl group at the N5- and the lipophilic one at the N3-positions are essential for the antimicrobial activity of the tested compounds.