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Diazotised aniline derivatives (2a-g) on reaction with 2-hydroxymethyl
ene-1-tetralone (4) under Japp-Klingman conditions furnish the respect
ive tetralin-l, 2-dione-2-arylhydrazones (5a-g), which on treatment wi
th a mixture of gl. acetic acid and cone. hydrochloric acid undergo cy
clization to give the corresponding 6, 11-dihydro-6-oxb-5H-benzo[b]-ca
rbazole derivatives (6a-g). All compounds are tested for their antimic
robial activities using chloramphenicol as a reference compound.