Synthesis and antibacterial activity of naphthyridone derivatives containing mono/difluoro-methyloxime pyrrolidine scaffolds.

A series of novel naphthyridone derivatives containing mono/difluoro-methyloxime pyrrolidine scaffolds were designed and synthesized. These derivatives were initially evaluated for their in vitro antibacterial activity and compounds 13a1, b1 were chosen for further evaluation their in vivo activity against systemic infections in mice. The results indicate that all of the target compounds have considerable in vitro antibacterial activity.