Abstract
Esterification of undec-10-enoic acid 1 with 1-(2'-hydroxy-4'-methoxyphenyl)-3-phenyl-prop-2-en-1-ol 2 by using N,N'dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCC) in the presence of 4-(N,N-dimethylamino) pyridine (DMAP) at room temperature, affords 3'-(2"-hydroxy-4"-methoxyphenyl)-1'-phenyl-propenylundec-10-enoate 4. Under similar conditions, compound I also reacts with ethylene glycolmonostearate 3 to give the corresponding ester, 1-stearyl-2-undecenyl glycol 5. The fatty alkenoates are characterized on the basis of the elemental analysis and spectral data. All the prepared compounds 4 and 5 and some other fatty alkenoates 6,7,11-13 are tested for their antimicrobial activity.