Synthesis of some new thiocarbamides from a constituent of lac and studies on their antimicrobial activities

BCSIR Laboratories, Rajshahi, Bangladesh

E-mail : bcsirraj @librabd.net

Department of Chemistry, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi, Bangladesh

Manuscript received 21 May 2001, revised 14 February 2002, accepted 24 April 2002

Some new thiocarbamides have been synthesized by the reaction of aleurityl hydrazide (prepared from aleuritic acid isolated from Bangladeshi lac) with different isothiocyanates. Antibacterial activities of the compounds have been determined and most of them are found highly active.