Reaction of 4-aryl-2-hydroxy-4-oxo-2-butenoic acid
N-hetarylamides with copper, zinc, and cadmium dichlorides led to the formation of bis[3-aryl-1-(
N-hetaryl)carboxamido-1,3-propanedionato]copper,-zinc, and-cadmium, respectively. Compounds with high antimicrobial activity
were found among these products.
Translated from Khimiko-Farmatsevticheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 42, No. 7, pp. 14–16, July, 2008.