Synthesis, spectral properties, and antimicrobial activity of 2-arilamino-2,4,4,6,6-pentachloro-1,3,5,2λ5,4λ5,6λ5-triazatriphosphines and poly[bis(4-fluorophenylamino)phosphazene]

2-(4-Chloro and 4-fluorophenylamino)-2,4,4,6,6-pentachloro-1,3,5,2λ5,4λ5,6λ5-triazatriphosphinines and poly[bis(4-fluorophenylamino)phosphazene] were synthesized by reactions of 4-fluoroaniline and 4-chloroaniline with 2,2,4,4,6,6-hexachloro-1,3,5,2λ5,4λ5,6λ5-triazatriphosphinin and poly(dichlorophosphazene), respectively, in tetrahydrofuran under argon at −20°C, followed by heating under reflux. The products were isolated by column chromatography and were characterized by FTIR, NMR (1H, 13C, 31P), and mass spectra, termogravimetry, and high-performance liquid chromatography. Antimicrobial activity of the monomeric compounds and polymer against 9 bacteria and 5 yeast cultures was evaluated by the disk diffusion method in dimethyl sulfoxide relative to a number of commercial antibiotics and antifungal agents. Aminophosphazene derivatives exhibited a broad spectrum of activity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial with a magnitude comparable to reference antimicrobial agents. The polymeric product turned out to be more potent than the monomeric compounds.