IONIC LIQUID-MEDIATED FACILE SYNTHESIS AND ANTIMICROBIAL STUDY OF THIAZOLO [2,3-b]BENZO[h]QUINAZOLINES AND THIAZINO[2,3-b] BENZO-[h]QUINAZOLINES

8-Methoxy-4-phenyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydrobenzo[h]quinazoline-2(1H)-thione, obtained by the condensation of 2-benzylidene-6-methoxy-3,4-dihydronapthalene-1(2H)-one with thiourea, on reaction with chloroacetic acid and 3-chloropropanoic acid in the presence of the ionic liquid N-methylpyridinium tosylate furnishes 3-methoxy-7-phenyl-7,10-dihydro-5H-benzo[h]thiazolo[2,3-b]quinazoline-9(6H)-one and 3-methoxy-7-phenyl-5,6,10,11-tetrahydro-benzo[h][1,3] thiazino[2,3-b] quinazoline-9(7H)-one. Further, condensation of the thione with 1,2-dibromoethane and 1,3-dibromopropane yields 3-methoxy-7-phenyl-6,7,9,10-tetrahydro-5 H-benzo[h] thiazolo[2,3-b] quinazoline and 3-methoxy-7-phenyl-5,6,7,9,10,11-hexahydrobenzo[h][1,3] thiazino[2,3-b] quinazoline respectively. Arylidene derivatives have been obtained by two routes. The structures of the cyclized compounds have been established on the basis of elemental analysis and spectroscopic data. The synthesized compounds were screened for antimicrobial activity. Some of the compounds showed promising antimicrobial activities.