New potential antibacterials: A synthetic route to N-aryloxazolidinone/3-aryltetrahydroisoquinoline hybrids

A synthetic route to a new structural type of potential antibacterials, with a hybrid 3-aryltetrahydroisoquinoline-6,7-diol/N-aryloxazolidinone structure, is reported. The synthesis involves the successive construction of the 3-aryltetrahydroisoquinoline and 4-substituted oxazolidinone moieties, the latter taking advantage of the functionalization at the para position of the aryl group.