2-chloro-4-methyl quinoline 2 on condensation with semicarbazide hydrochloride gave its semicarbazone. This on reaction with SeO 2 and SOCl2 yielded a new class of novel selenadiazoles 4 and thiadiazoles 5, respectively. The structure of all the compounds were elucidated on the basis of elemental analysis, IR, 1 H NMR, and the mass spectral data. Some derivatives of 9-methyl[1, 2, 3]selenadiazole[4, 5-b] quinoline and 9-methyl[1, 2, 3]thiadiazole [4, 5-b]quinoline have been screened for antimicrobial activities.
Acknowledgments
One of the authors, M. S. Ramesha, thanks Kuvempu University for providing a research fellowship.