IN365339: 6-nitro-2,3-dihydroimidazo[2,1-b]oxazoles and a process for the preparation thereofanti-mycobacterial agents

The invention relates to newer generation of triazoles, tetrazoles, isoxazoles, urea and sulphonamide functionalities containing 6-nitro-2, 3-dihydronitroimidazooxazoles agents of formula 1, their method of preparation, and their use as drugs for treating Mycobacterium tuberculosis,MDR-TB and XDR-TB either alone or in combination with other anti-tubercular agents. In this invention, new generation 6-nitro-2, 3-dihydronitroimidazooxazoles agents also show acceptable pharmacokinetic properties and synergistic or additive effects with known anti-tubercular drugs.