Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Novel 5-Oxo-1-Phenylpyrrolidine-3-Carboxylic Acid Analogs.

A number of 5-oxo-1-phenyl-4-(substituted methyl) pyrrolidine-3-carboxylic acid derivatives bearing pyrrolidine ring and methylamino residues in their structure were synthesized as potential antibacterial drugs. The chemical structures of all the compounds were established by their UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy, IR, 1 H, 13 C NMR and mass spectroscopy. The in vitro antibacterial screening of all novel compounds was done against gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis and gram-negative Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The results revealed that compounds 5d, e, f and g showed moderate to good activity against the tested microbes.