Rh. Udupi et al., SYNTHESIS AND BIOLOGICAL-ACTIVITY OF SOME 2-(6-METHOXYNAPHTHYL) PROPIONAMIDO AZETIDINE-2-ONES, Indian Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry, 7(3), 1998, pp. 221-224
The hydrazide of 2-(6-methoxy alpha-naphthyl)-propionic acid (Naproxen
) was converted to the Schiffs bases which in turn on reacting with ar
yl and aryloxy acetyl chlorides yielded the corresponding azetidin-2-o
nes (4-a-c and 5 a-t). Representative compounds screened for antituber
cular activity were proved to be equipotent with streptomycin.