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A series of 7-aryl-4-oxothieno[2,3- b ]pyridine-5-carboxylic acids 8 and their methyl esters 7 were synthesized by intramolecular cyclization of the respective 3- N -arylamino-2-(2,5-dichloro-3-thenoyl) acrylates 6 . The latter are accessible from methyl 3-ethoxy-2-(2,5-dichloro-3-thenoyl) acrylate 5 which, in turn, is obtained via the parent β-keto ester 4 . Of the present series, the 7-( p -hydroxyphenyl) and 7-(2′,4′-difluorophenyl) derivatives 8e,i possess the highest activity especially against Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli and Staphylacoccus aureus (MICs of 8e/8i ∩ 0.06:0.25, 0.5:1.0 and 1.0:2.0 μg/mL, respectively). |