Synthesis of Some 4‐Quinolinyl Pyridines and their Antimicrobial and Docking Studies

A series of some substituted diethyl 4‐(2‐chloroquinolin‐3‐yl)‐2,6‐dimethylpyridine‐3,5‐dicarboxylates has been synthesized from substituted diethyl4‐(2‐chloroquinolin‐3‐yl)‐1,4‐dihydro‐2,6‐dimethylpyridine‐3,5‐dicarboxylates (1,4‐DHPs) by treating the latter with SiO 2 –HNO 3 which proved to be a better oxidant in terms of product yield, reaction time, and cost. Further, these compounds were screened for their antimicrobial activity. All the diethyl 4‐(2‐chloroquinolin‐3‐yl)‐2,6‐dimethylpyridine‐3,5‐dicarboxylates exhibited more potent activities than the corresponding 1,4‐DHPs. Further, docking simulation of the most active and least active compounds 3e and 2e into Escherichia coli topoisomerase II DNA Gyrase B was also performed.