2-Chloro-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-3-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)-2-phenylpropan- 1-one hydrochloride, a novel, nonmutagenic antibacterial with specific activity against anaerobic bacteria

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jm00112a006

1-(2,4-Dichlorophenyl)-2-phenylpropen-1-one (2) is identified as a potent antibacterial agent. A compound, 2-chloro-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-3-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)-2-phenylpropan-1- one (5) has been designed with the intention of its acting as a pro-drug, lib