Abstract
A cyanoacetohydrazide derivative underwent a series of reactions with different nucleophilic reagents, such as hydrazine hydrate, p-chlorobenzaldehyde and salicylaldehyde, to give the condensation products. In addition, an arylidene malononitrile was reacted with different nitrogen nucleophiles, such as hydrazine hydrate, thiocarbohydrazide and cyanoacetohydrazide, to afford the hydrazine, hydrazone and pyridin-2-one derivatives, respectively. Furthermore, a pyridin-2-one derivative was reacted with different carbon electrophiles, such as carbon disulfide, p-chlorobenzaldehyde and acetic anhydride. The antimicrobial activities of some of the compounds were examined.
