A three dimensional Quantitative Structure Activity Relationship (3D-QSAR) model for a series of (S)-3-Aryl-5-substituted oxazolidinones was developed to gain insights into the design for potential new antibacterial agents. It was found that the Comparative Molecular Field Analysis (CoMFA) method yielded good results while the Comparative Molecular Similarity Indices Analysis (CoMSIA) was less satisfactory. The CoMFA method yielded a cross-validated correlation coefficient q(2) = 0.681, non-cross-validated R(2) = 0.991, SE (Standard Error ) = 0.054, and the value of statistical significance measure F = 266.98. The relative steric and electrostatic contributions are 0.542 and 0.458, respectively. These results indicate that the model possesses a high predictivity. Guided by this model, three new compounds were synthesized. All these compounds exhibit inhibitory activity; two of them were shown having high activity (MIC = 1.0 microg/ml). The activity observed by experiments was in good agreement with the theoretical one. It is anticipated that the present model would be of value in facilitating design of new potent antibacterial agents.

The mol­ecular skeleton of the title compound, C9H11N3, is almost planar, with a maximum deviation of 0.0325 (19) Å for the amino N atom. In the crystal, N—H⋯N hydrogen bonds establish the packing.

In the title compound, C13H12ClN5, which is a derivative of the anti­tumor agent pazopanib {systematic name: 5-[[4-[(2,3-di­methyl-2H-indazol-6-yl)methylamino]-2-pyrimidinyl]amino]-2-methylbenzolsulfonamide}, the indazole and pyrim­idine fragments form a dihedral angle of 62.63 (5)°. In the crystal, pairs of mol­ecules related by twofold rotational symmetry are linked into dimers through π–π inter­actions between the indazole ring systems [centroid–centroid distance = 3.720 (2) Å]. Weak inter­molecular C—H⋯N hydrogen bonds further assemble these dimers into columns propagated in [001].

In the title compound, C8H6ClNO4, the nitro and acet­oxy groups attached to the benzene ring at neighbouring positions are twisted from its plane by 29.4 (1) and 49.7 (1)°, respectively. In the crystal, weak C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds link mol­ecules into layers parallel to (101). The crystal packing exhibits short inter­molecular C⋯O distances of 2.925 (3) Å.

In the title compound, C8H7N3O2, the mol­ecular skeleton is almost planar with a maximum deviation of 0.0484 (9) Å for the methyl C atom. In the crystal, weak inter­molecular C—H⋯N and C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds help to establish the packing.