TURKISH JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY, vol.33, no.5, pp.621-632, 2009 (SCI-Expanded)
A series of 9 new (E)-thiazachalcones (1-3), and their N-alkyl substituted derivatives (4-6), and stereoselective dimerization products (7-9) were synthesized, then tested for antimicrobial activity against all test microorganisms except Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The new compounds (1-6) without dimerization products (7-9) showed good antimicrobial property against Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria monocitogenes, and Enterococcus faecalis. The possible dimerization products of compounds (1-3) were calculated theoretically. Experimental and theoretical calculation showed that delta-truxinic type dimer is the most stable isomer.