Design, Synthesis and Antibacterial Evaluation of 1-[(1R,2S)-2-Fluorocyclopropyl]ciprofloxacin-1,2,4-triazole-5(4H)-thione Hybrids.

A new class of 1-[(1R,2S)-2-fluorocyclopropyl]ciprofloxacin (CPFX)-1,2,4-triazole-5(4H)-thione hybrids 6a - 6o was designed, synthesized and evaluated for their in vitro antibacterial activities against a panel of clinically important drug-sensitive and drug-resistant Gram-positive and Gram-negative pathogens. Our results revealed that all hybrids 6a - 6o had great potency against the tested strains, especially Gram-negative pathogens. The synthesized hybrids were more potent than the parent 1-[(1R,2S)-2-fluorocyclopropyl]CPFX (1) and comparable to CPFX and levofloxacin against the majority of the tested pathogens, worth to be further investigated.