Convenient One‐Pot Protocol for an Exclusive Synthesis of 4‐Cyano/ethoxycarbonyl‐2,2‐dimethyl‐2H‐chromene and/or 3‐Cyano/ethoxycarbonyl‐2‐isopropyl‐benzo[b]furan from a Single Oxo‐ylide

Demonic axe-like conjugated alkynes in combating microbes

A new series of disubstituted alkynes was obtained by microwave induced internal splitting of the corresponding β-oxo-alkylidenetriphenylphosphoranes. The antimicrobial potential of these conjugated alkynes and phosphoranes was assayed in vitro against three Gram-positive bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus epidermidis), three Gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae) and five fungal strains (Aspergillus niger, Candida albicans, Aspergillus flavus, Candida rugosa, Saccharomyces cerevisiae). The 3-pyridylalkyne derivatives viz., 3-(6-chloropyridin-3-yl)propynenitrile (6a), 3-(2-chloropyridin-3-yl)propynenitrile (6b), ethyl 3-(6-chloropyridin-3-yl)propiolate (6c), iso-propyl 3-(6-chloropyridin-3-yl)propiolate (6d) and 3-(2,6-dichloro-5-fluoropyridin-3-yl)propynenitrile (6e) were found to be highly potent towards all tested microorganisms except E. coli.