Synthesis of some N-alkyl substituted urea derivatives as antibacterial and antifungal agents.

A series of N-alkyl substituted urea derivatives were synthesized and evaluated for their in vitro antibacterial and antifungal activities. The N-alkyl substituted urea derivatives bearing morpholine moiety (3a-3k) showed better activities than those bearing diethylamine moiety (2a-2f). Compounds having fluoro substituent at ortho (3c) and para (3b) positions of the phenyl ring exhibited potent antimicrobial activities against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria as well as fungi. Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.