Synthesis of N-Heterocyclic Analogues of 28-O-Methyl Betulinate, and Their Antibacterial and Antifungal Properties

The paper presents the results on the one-pot pyridine quaternization using betulinic 28-O-methyl ester (1) and Tempo+Br3− cation followed by reduction of the resulting salt (2) to 1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridine derivative (3). The structures of new compounds are confirmed by means of 1D and 2D-NMR spectroscopy, as well as MALDI TOF/TOF spectrometry. The derivatives 2 and 3 are active against S. aureus at the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of 4 μg/mL and 16 μg/mL, correspondingly.