NEW IMINIUM COMPOUNDS AGAINST BACTERIA AND FUNGI .29. 3-ALKOXYMETHYL-1-ETHYLBENZIMIDAZOLIUM, 3-ALKYLTHIOMETHYL-1-ETHYLBENZIMIDAZOLIUM, 3-ALKOXYMETHYL-1-BUTYLBENZIMIDAZOLIUM AND 3-ALKYLTHIOMETHYL-1-BUTYLBENZIMIDAZOLIUM CHLORIDES
J. Pernak et al., NEW IMINIUM COMPOUNDS AGAINST BACTERIA AND FUNGI .29. 3-ALKOXYMETHYL-1-ETHYLBENZIMIDAZOLIUM, 3-ALKYLTHIOMETHYL-1-ETHYLBENZIMIDAZOLIUM, 3-ALKOXYMETHYL-1-BUTYLBENZIMIDAZOLIUM AND 3-ALKYLTHIOMETHYL-1-BUTYLBENZIMIDAZOLIUM CHLORIDES, Archiv der pharmazie, 326(4), 1993, pp. 237-240
Syntheses and antimicrobial activity of 3-alkoxymethyl-1-ethyl-, 3-alk
ylthiomethyl-1-ethyl-, 3-alkoxymethyl-1-butyl-, and 3-alkylthiomethyl-
1-butylbenzimidazolium chlorides are described. The compounds were obt
ained by reaction of 1-ethyl- or 1-butylbenzimidazole with chloromethy
lalkyl ethers or chloromethylalkyl sulfide. Antibacterial properties w
ere tested on 13 strains of bacteria and fungi. 3-Dodecylthio-methyl-1
-ethyl-benzimidazolium chloride exhibited the highest antibacterial ac
tivity.