Synthesis of new derivatives of 4‐amino‐2,4‐dihydro‐1,2,4‐triazol‐3‐one as potential antibacterial agents

Thirty new 2‐substituted‐4‐amino‐5‐alkyl or aryl‐2,4‐dihydro‐1,2,4‐triazol‐3‐ones and ten 2‐substituted‐5‐alkyl or aryl‐4‐(5‐nitro‐2‐furfurylidene)amino‐2,4‐dihydro‐1,2,4‐triazol‐3‐ones were synthesized and characterised by their sharp melting points, elemental analysis, ir and 1 H nmr spectra. These new derivatives of 5‐nitro‐2‐furaldehyde were screened for their antibacterial activities. Most of the compounds showed good activity against one test organism, Staphylococcus aureus. For a few compounds, C.M.I. ranged from 4 to 8 μg/ml (higher results than nitrofurantoin).