Abstract: A new series of aminoacetylenic nitroimidazole
piperazine hybrid compounds were prepared via threecomponent
reaction. Mannich-type reaction was utilized to
couple the nitroimidazole containing propargylic moiety
with secondary amines and formaldehyde in the presence
of Cu (I) catalyst. The newly synthesized molecules
10a?10w, were characterized an ambiguously through
NMR and mass spectrometry. The prepared compounds
were assessed in vitro for their antibacterial activity against
selected gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. All of
the compounds had shown insignificant activities toward
gram-negative bacteria. While compounds 10m, 10q, 10s
and 10t had shown moderate activities against the gram?
positive bacteria Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis
and against fungi Escherichia coli and Proteus vulgaris.