New polyfunctional imidazo[4,5-C]pyridine motifs: Synthesis, crystal studies, docking studies and antimicrobial evaluation

:•New series of imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine derivatives were synthesized.•X-ray crystallographic study of the title compound 9c was carried out.•In vitro antibacterial and antifungal screening were carried out.•Compounds 9c, 9e, 9g, 9k and 9l showed substantial antimicrobial activity.•Docking studies of the synthesized compounds were carried out.

New antimicrobial agents, imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine derivatives have been synthesized. We have developed a new synthetic protocol for the final reaction, an efficient microwave-assisted synthesis of imidazo[4,5-c]pyridines from substituted 3,4-diaminopyridine and carboxylic acids in presence of DBU mediated by T3P. The chemical structures of the new compounds were characterized by IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, mass spectral analysis and elemental analysis. In addition, single crystal X-ray diffraction has also been recorded for compound 9c. The in vitro antimicrobial activities of the compounds were conducted against various Gram-negative, Gram-positive bacteria and fungi. Amongst the tested compounds 9c, 9e, 9g, 9k and 9l displayed promising antimicrobial activity. The molecular docking of GlcN-6-P synthase with newly synthesized compounds was carried out.

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