%0 Journal Article %T Improved Method for the Synthesis of New 1,5-Benzothiazepine Derivatives as Analogues of Anticancer Drugs %A Anoop K. Sharma %A Gajendra Singh %A Ashok K. Yadav %A L. Prakash %J Molecules %D 1997 %I MDPI AG %R 10.3390/20900129 %X (¡À)cis-2-(4-Methoxyphenyl)-3-hydroxy/methoxy-2,3-dihydro-1,5-benzothiazepin-4[5H/5-chloroacetyl/5-(4'-methylpiperazino-1')acetyl]-ones have been synthesized by the condensation of 2-aminobenzene thiols with methyl(¡À)trans-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)glycidate in xylene. The synthesized compounds have been characterized by elemental analyses and spectral data and screened for their antimicrobial activity. %K 1 %K 5-Benzothiazepin derivatives %K anticancer drugs %U http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/2/9/129