4-Hydroxy-2-quinolones 132. Synthesis, chemical, and biological properties of 1-R-4-hydroxy-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxylic acids 2-nitrobenzylidenehydrazides

Article abstract of DOI:10.1007/s10593-007-0221-8

1-R-4-Hydroxy-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxylic acids 2-nitrobenzylidenehydrazides are reduced to the corresponding quinoline-3-carboxamides by zinc in glacial acetic acid but in refluxing triethylphosphite they are converted to the symmetrical N,N′-di(4-hydroxy- 2-oxo-1,2-dihydro-3-quinolinoyl)hydrazines. A study of the antitubercular activity of the synthetic compounds has been carried out.