Patent Application: US-201515539777-A

Abstract:
the present disclosure provides a compound of formula i or its stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof . the present disclosure also relates to process of preparation of vancomycin - sugar conjugates of formula i , its stereoisomers , prodrugs , pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof , and to pharmaceutical compositions containing them . the compounds of the present disclosure are useful in the treatment , prevention or suppression of diseases mediated by microbes .

Description:
in the structural formulae given herein and throughout the present disclosure , the following terms have been indicated meaning , unless specifically stated otherwise . the term “ alkyl ” or “ unsubstituted c 1 - c 18 aliphatic radical ” refers to a monoradical branched or unbranched saturated hydrocarbon chain having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms . this term is exemplified by groups such as methyl , ethyl , n - propyl , iso - propyl , n - butyl , iso - butyl , t - butyl , n - hexyl , n - decyl , tetradecyl , and the like . the term “ substituted alkyl ” or “ substituted c 1 - c 18 aliphatic radical ” refers to an alkyl group as defined above , having 1 , 2 , 3 , or 4 substituents , preferably 1 , 2 or 3 substituents , selected from the group consisting of alkyl , alkenyl , alkynyl , alkoxy , acyl , acyloxy , acylamino , amino , monoalkylamino , dialkylamino , trialkylamino , halogen , hydroxy , hydroxyalkyl , keto , thiocarbonyl , carboxy , alkylcarboxy , hydroxyamino , alkoxyamino , nitro , azido , cyano , cycloalkyl , cycloalkylalkyl , aryl , arylalkyl , heterocyclyl , heterocyclylalkyl , heteroaryl , heteroarylalkyl , cycloalkenyl , cycloalkylamino , arylamino , heterocyclylamino , heteroarylamino , cycloalkyloxy , aryloxy , heterocyclyloxy or heteroaryloxy . the term “ alkenyl ” refers to a monoradical of a branched or unbranched unsaturated hydrocarbon group preferably having from 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 or 20 carbon atoms , more preferably 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 or 10 carbon atoms and even more preferably 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 or 6 carbon atoms and having 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 or 6 double bond ( vinyl ), preferably 1 double bond . preferred alkenyl groups include ethenyl or vinyl (— ch ═ ch 2 ), 1 - propylene or allyl (— ch 2 ch ═ ch 2 ), isopropylene (— c ( ch 3 )═ ch 2 ), bicyclo [ 2 . 2 . 1 ] heptene , and the like . the term “ substituted alkenyl ” refers to an alkenyl group as defined above having 1 , 2 , 3 , or 4 substituents , and preferably 1 , 2 , or 3 substituents , selected from the group consisting of alkyl , alkenyl , alkynyl , alkoxy , acyl , acyloxy , acylamino , amino , halogen , hydroxy , hydroxyalkyl , keto , thiocarbonyl , carboxy , alkylcarboxy , hydroxyamino , alkoxyamino , nitro , azido , cyano , cycloalkyl , cycloalkylalkyl , aryl , arylalkyl , heterocyclyl , heterocyclylalkyl , heteroaryl , heteroarylalkyl , cycloalkenyl , cycloalkylamino , arylamino , heterocyclylamino , heteroarylamino , cycloalkyloxy , aryloxy , heterocyclyloxy or heteroaryloxy ; the term “ alkynyl ” refers to a monoradical of an unsaturated hydrocarbon , preferably having from 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 or 20 carbon atoms , more preferably 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 or 10 carbon atoms and even more preferably 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 or 6 carbon atoms and having 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 or 6 sites of acetylene ( triple bond ) unsaturation , preferably 1 triple bond . preferred alkynyl groups include ethynyl , (— c ≡ ch ), propargyl ( or prop - 1 - yn - 3 - yl ,— ch 2 c ≡ ch ), homopropargyl ( or but - 1 - yn - 4 - yl , — ch 2 ch 2 c ≡ ch ) and the like . the term “ substituted alkynyl ” refers to an alkynyl group as defined above having 1 , 2 , 3 , or 4 substituents , and preferably 1 , 2 , or 3 substituents , selected from the group consisting of alkyl , alkenyl , alkynyl , alkoxy , acyl , acyloxy , acylamino , amino , halogen , hydroxy , hydroxyalkyl , keto , thiocarbonyl , carboxy , alkylcarboxy , hydroxyamino , alkoxyamino , nitro , azido , cyano , cycloalkyl , cycloalkylalkyl , aryl , arylalkyl , heterocyclyl , heterocyclylalkyl , heteroaryl , heteroarylalkyl , cycloalkenyl , cycloalkylamino , arylamino , heterocyclylamino , heteroarylamino , cycloalkyloxy , aryloxy , heterocyclyloxy or heteroaryloxy ; “ halo ” or “ halogen ”, alone or in combination with any other term means halogens such as chloro ( cl ), fluoro ( f ), bromo ( br ) and iodo ( i ). “ haloalkyl ” refers to a straight chain or branched chain haloalkyl group with 1 to 6 carbon atoms . the alkyl group may be partly or totally halogenated . representative examples of haloalkyl groups include but are not limited to fluoromethyl , chloromethyl , bromomethyl , difluoromethyl , dichloromethyl , dibromomethyl , trifluoromethyl , trichloromethyl , 2 - fluoroethyl , 2 - chloroethyl , 2 - bromoethyl , 2 , 2 , 2 - trifluoroethyl , 3 - fluoropropyl , 3 - chloropropyl , 3 - bromopropyl and the like . the term “ aryl ” or “ unsubstituted c 5 - c 18 aromatic radical ” refers to an aromatic carbocyclic group of 5 to 18 carbon atoms having a single ring ( e . g . phenyl ) or multiple rings ( e . g . biphenyl ), or multiple condensed ( fused ) rings ( e . g . naphthyl or anthranyl ). preferred aryls include phenyl , naphthyl and the like . the term “ substituted aryl ” or “ unsubstituted c 5 - c 18 aromatic radical ” refers to an aryl group as defined above having 1 , 2 , 3 , or 4 substituents , and preferably 1 , 2 , or 3 substituents , selected from the group consisting of alkyl , alkenyl , alkynyl , alkoxy , acyl , acyloxy , acylamino , amino , halogen , hydroxy , hydroxyalkyl , keto , thiocarbonyl , carboxy , alkylcarboxy , hydroxyamino , alkoxyamino , nitro , azido , cyano , cycloalkyl , cycloalkylalkyl , aryl , arylalkyl , heterocyclyl , heterocyclylalkyl , heteroaryl , heteroarylalkyl , cycloalkenyl , cycloalkylamino , arylamino , heterocyclylamino , heteroarylamino , cycloalkyloxy , aryloxy , heterocyclyloxy or heteroaryloxy . the term “ arylalkyl ” refers to an aryl group covalently linked to an alkylene group , where aryl and alkylene are defined herein . the term “ cycloalkyl ” refers to carbocyclic groups of from 3 to 20 carbon atoms having a single cyclic ring or multiple condensed rings which may be partially unsaturated . such cycloalkyl groups include , by way of example , single ring structures such as cyclopropyl , cyclobutyl , cyclopentyl , cyclopentenyl , cyclohexyl , cyclohexenyl , cyclooctyl , and the like , or multiple ring structures such as adamantanyl , bicyclo [ 2 . 2 . 1 ] heptane , 1 , 3 , 3 - trimethylbicyclo [ 2 . 2 . 1 ] hept - 2 - yl , ( 2 , 3 , 3 - trimethylbicyclo [ 2 . 2 . 1 ] hept - 2 - yl ), or carbocyclic groups to which is fused an aryl group , for example indane , and the like . the term “ substituted cycloalkyl ” refers to cycloalkyl groups having 1 , 2 , 3 , or 4 substituents , and preferably 1 , 2 , or 3 substituents , selected from the group consisting of alkyl , alkenyl , alkynyl , alkoxy , acyl , acyloxy , acylamino , amino , halogen , hydroxy , hydroxyalkyl , keto , thiocarbonyl , carboxy , alkylcarboxy , hydroxyamino , alkoxyamino , nitro , azido , cyano , cycloalkyl , cycloalkylalkyl , aryl , arylalkyl , heterocyclyl , heterocyclylalkyl , heteroaryl , heteroarylalkyl , cycloalkenyl , cycloalkylamino , arylamino , heterocyclylamino , heteroarylamino , cycloalkyloxy , aryloxy , heterocyclyloxy or heteroaryloxy . “ cycloalkylalkyl ” refers to an alkyl radical as defined above which is substituted by a cycloalkyl radical as defined above . representative examples of cycloalkylalkyl include but are not limited to cyclopropylmethyl , cyclobutylmethyl , cyclopentylmethyl , cyclohexylmethyl , 1 - cyclopentylethyl , 1 - cyclohexylethyl , 2 - cyclopentylethyl , 2 - cyclohexylethyl , cyclobutylpropyl , cyclopentylpropyl , cyclohexylbutyl and the like . the term “ heterocyclyl ” refers to a saturated or partially unsaturated group having a single ring or multiple condensed rings , having from 1 to 40 carbon atoms and from 1 to 10 hetero atoms , preferably 1 , 2 , 3 or 4 heteroatoms , selected from nitrogen , sulfur , phosphorus , and / or oxygen within the ring . heterocyclic groups can have a single ring or multiple condensed rings , and include tetrahydrofuranyl , morpholinyl , piperidinyl , piperazinyl , dihydropyridinyl , tetrahydroquinolinyl , pyrrolidinyl and the like . the term “ heterocyclylalkyl ” refers to a heterocyclyl group covalently linked to an alkylene group , where heterocyclyl and alkylene are defined herein . the term “ heteroaryl ” refers to an aromatic cyclic group having 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , or 15 carbon atoms and 1 , 2 , 3 or 4 heteroatoms selected from oxygen , nitrogen and sulfur within at least one ring ( if there is more than one ring ). such heteroaryl groups can have a single ring ( e . g . pyridyl or furyl ) or multiple condensed rings ( e . g . indolizinyl , benzothiazolyl , or benzothienyl ). examples of heteroaryls include , but are not limited to , [ 1 , 2 , 4 ] oxadiazole , [ 1 , 3 , 4 ] oxadiazole , [ 1 , 3 , 4 ] thiadiazole , [ 1 , 3 , 4 ] thiadiazole , pyrrole , imidazole , pyrazole , pyridine , pyrazine , pyrimidine , pyridazine , indolizine , isoindole , indole , indazole , purine , quinolizine , isoquinoline , quinoline , phthalazine , quinoxaline , quinazoline , cinnoline , pteridine , carbazole , carboline , phenanthridine , acridine , phenanthroline , isothiazole , phenazine , isoxazole , phenoxazine , phenothiazine , furan , thiophene , oxazole , thiazole , triazole , triazine and the like . the compounds described herein may contain one or more chiral centers and / or double bonds and therefore , may exist as stereoisomers , such as double - bond isomers ( i . e ., geometric isomers ), regioisomers , enantiomers or diastereomers . accordingly , the chemical structures depicted herein encompass all possible enantiomers and stereoisomers of the illustrated or identified compounds including the stereoisomerically pure form ( e . g ., geometrically pure , enantiomerically pure or diastereomerically pure ) and enantiomeric and stereoisomeric mixtures . enantiomeric and stereoisomeric mixtures can be resolved into their component enantiomers or stereoisomers using separation techniques or chiral synthesis techniques well known to the person skilled in the art . the compounds may also exist in several tautomeric forms including the enol form , the keto form and mixtures thereof . accordingly , the chemical structures depicted herein encompass all possible tautomeric forms of the illustrated or identified compounds . “ pharmaceutically acceptable salt ” embraces salts with a pharmaceutically acceptable acid or base . pharmaceutically acceptable acids include both inorganic acids , for example hydrochloric , sulphuric , phosphoric , diphosphoric , hydrobromic , hydroiodic and nitric acid and organic acids , for example citric , fumaric , maleic , malic , mandelic , ascorbic , oxalic , succinic , tartaric , benzoic , acetic , methanesulphonic , ethanesulphonic , benzenesulphonic or p - toluenesulphonic acid . pharmaceutically acceptable bases include alkali metal ( e . g . sodium or potassium ) and alkali earth metal ( e . g . calcium or magnesium ) hydroxides and organic bases , for example alkyl amines , arylalkyl amines and heterocyclic amines . “ glycopeptide ’ refers to a heptapeptide antibiotics characterized by a multi - ring peptide core substituted with a saccharide groups . “ saccharide ’ refers to a simple sugar or a compound with sugars linked to each other . saccharides are classified as mono -, di -, tri -, and polysaccharides according to the number of monosaccharide groups composing them . the term “ peptide ” refers to a compound consisting of two or more amino acids linked in a chain , the carboxyl group of each acid being joined to the amino group and is also represented in the disclosure by the formula provided below : wherein — nh 2 , — nhch 3 represents n van , and n leu respectively . vancosamine moiety of vancomycin is shown as the n - site where a substituent can be covalently attached to the structure of vancomycin . wherein r 1 is selected from hydrogen , substituted or unsubstituted c 1 - c 18 aliphatic radical or substituted or unsubstituted c 5 - c 18 aromatic radical ; r 2 is c 1 - c 18 aliphatic radical , substituted with trialkylamino , heteroaryl or heterocyclyl ; wherein heteroaryl , and heterocyclyl are independently substituted with upto four substituents selected from hydrogen , substituted or unsubstituted c 1 - c 18 aliphatic radical or substituted or unsubstituted c 5 - c 18 aromatic radical ; l is selected from substituted or unsubstituted c 2 - c 18 aliphatic radical or substituted or unsubstituted c 5 - c 18 aromatic radical ; y is selected from the group consisting of cyclic monosaccharide , cyclic disaccharide , acyclic monosaccharide , acyclic disaccharide , and combinations thereof . according to an embodiment , the present disclosure relates to compounds of formula i or its stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof : wherein r 1 is selected from hydrogen , substituted or unsubstituted c 1 - c 18 aliphatic radical or substituted or unsubstituted c 5 - c 18 aromatic radical ; r 2 is c 1 - c 18 aliphatic radical , substituted with heteroaryl or heterocyclyl ; wherein heteroaryl , and heterocyclyl are independently substituted with upto four substituents selected from hydrogen , substituted or unsubstituted c 1 - c 18 aliphatic radical or substituted or unsubstituted c 5 - c 18 aromatic radical ; l is selected from substituted or unsubstituted c 2 - c 18 aliphatic radical or substituted or unsubstituted c 5 - c 18 aromatic radical ; y is selected from the group consisting of cyclic monosaccharide , cyclic disaccharide , acyclic monosaccharide , acyclic disaccharide , and combinations thereof . according to an embodiment , the present disclosure relates to compounds of formula i or its stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof : wherein r 1 is selected from hydrogen , substituted or unsubstituted c 1 - c 18 aliphatic radical or substituted or unsubstituted c 5 - c 18 aromatic radical ; r 2 is c 1 - c 18 aliphatic radical , substituted with heteroaryl ; wherein heteroaryl is independently substituted with upto four substituents selected from hydrogen , substituted or unsubstituted c 1 - c 18 aliphatic radical or substituted or unsubstituted c 5 - c 18 aromatic radical ; l is selected from substituted or unsubstituted c 2 - c 18 aliphatic radical or substituted or unsubstituted c 5 - c 18 aromatic radical ; y is selected from the group consisting of cyclic monosaccharide , cyclic disaccharide , acyclic monosaccharide , acyclic disaccharide , and combinations thereof . according to an embodiment , the present disclosure relates to compounds of formula i or its stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof : r 2 is c 1 - c 18 aliphatic radical , substituted with trialkylamino , heteroaryl or heterocyclyl ; wherein heteroaryl , and heterocyclyl are independently substituted with upto four substituents selected from hydrogen , substituted or unsubstituted c 1 - c 18 aliphatic radical or substituted or unsubstituted c 5 - c 18 aromatic radical ; y is selected from the group consisting of cyclic monosaccharide , cyclic disaccharide , acyclic monosaccharide , acyclic disaccharide , and combinations thereof . according to an embodiment , the present disclosure relates to compounds of formula i or its stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof : r 2 is c 1 - c 9 aliphatic radical , substituted with trialkylamino , heteroaryl or heterocyclyl ; wherein heteroaryl , and heterocyclyl are independently substituted with upto four substituents selected from hydrogen , substituted or unsubstituted c 1 - c 18 aliphatic radical or substituted or unsubstituted c 5 - c 18 aromatic radical ; y is selected from the group consisting of cyclic monosaccharide , cyclic disaccharide , acyclic monosaccharide , acyclic disaccharide , and combinations thereof . according to an embodiment , the present disclosure relates to compounds of formula i or its stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof : r 2 is c 1 - c 3 aliphatic radical , substituted with trialkylamino , heteroaryl or heterocyclyl ; wherein heteroaryl , and heterocyclyl are independently substituted with upto four substituents selected from hydrogen , substituted or unsubstituted c 1 - c 18 aliphatic radical or substituted or unsubstituted c 5 - c 18 aromatic radical ; according to an embodiment , the present disclosure relates to compounds of formula i or its stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof : r 2 is c 1 aliphatic radical , substituted with trialkylamino , heteroaryl or heterocyclyl ; wherein heteroaryl , and heterocyclyl are independently substituted with upto four substituents selected from hydrogen , substituted or unsubstituted c 1 - c 18 aliphatic radical or substituted or unsubstituted c 5 - c 18 aromatic radical ; according to an embodiment , the present disclosure relates to compounds of formula i or its stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof : r 2 is c 1 aliphatic radical , substituted with trialkylamino , heteroaryl or heterocyclyl ; wherein heteroaryl , and heterocyclyl are independently substituted with upto four substituents selected from hydrogen , substituted or unsubstituted c 1 - c 18 aliphatic radical or substituted or unsubstituted c 5 - c 18 aromatic radical ; according to an embodiment , the present disclosure relates to compounds of formula i or its stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof : r 2 is c 1 - c 18 aliphatic radical , substituted with heteroaryl or heterocyclyl ; wherein heteroaryl , and heterocyclyl are independently substituted with upto four substituents selected from hydrogen , substituted or unsubstituted c 1 - c 18 aliphatic radical or substituted or unsubstituted c 5 - c 18 aromatic radical ; y is selected from the group consisting of cyclic monosaccharide , cyclic disaccharide , acyclic monosaccharide , acyclic disaccharide , and combinations thereof . according to an embodiment , the present disclosure relates to compounds of formula i or its stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof : r 2 is c 1 - c 9 aliphatic radical , substituted with heteroaryl or heterocyclyl ; wherein heteroaryl , and heterocyclyl are independently substituted with upto four substituents selected from hydrogen , substituted or unsubstituted c 1 - c 18 aliphatic radical or substituted or unsubstituted c 5 - c 18 aromatic radical ; y is selected from the group consisting of cyclic monosaccharide , cyclic disaccharide , acyclic monosaccharide , acyclic disaccharide , and combinations thereof . according to an embodiment , the present disclosure relates to compounds of formula i or its stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof : r 2 is c 1 - c 3 aliphatic radical , substituted with heteroaryl or heterocyclyl ; wherein heteroaryl , and heterocyclyl are independently substituted with upto four substituents selected from hydrogen , substituted or unsubstituted c 1 - c 18 aliphatic radical or substituted or unsubstituted c 5 - c 18 aromatic radical ; according to an embodiment , the present disclosure relates to compounds of formula i or its stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof : r 2 is c 1 aliphatic radical , substituted with heteroaryl or heterocyclyl ; wherein heteroaryl , and heterocyclyl are independently substituted with upto four substituents selected from hydrogen , substituted or unsubstituted c 1 - c 18 aliphatic radical or substituted or unsubstituted c 5 - c 18 aromatic radical ; according to an embodiment , the present disclosure relates to compounds of formula i or its stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof : r 2 is c 1 aliphatic radical , substituted with heteroaryl or heterocyclyl ; wherein heteroaryl , and heterocyclyl are independently substituted with upto four substituents selected from hydrogen , substituted or unsubstituted c 1 - c 18 aliphatic radical or substituted or unsubstituted c 5 - c 18 aromatic radical ; according to an embodiment , the present disclosure relates to compounds of formula i or its stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof : r 2 is c 1 aliphatic radical , substituted with heteroaryl or heterocyclyl ; wherein heteroaryl , and heterocyclyl are independently substituted with upto four substituents selected from hydrogen , substituted or unsubstituted c 1 - c 18 aliphatic radical or substituted or unsubstituted c 5 - c 18 aromatic radical ; y is selected from the group consisting of cyclic monosaccharide , cyclic disaccharide , acyclic monosaccharide , acyclic disaccharide , and combinations thereof . according to an embodiment , the present disclosure relates to compounds of formula i or its stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof : r 2 is c 1 - c 18 aliphatic radical , substituted with heteroaryl ; wherein heteroaryl is independently substituted with upto four substituents selected from hydrogen , substituted or unsubstituted c 1 - c 18 aliphatic radical or substituted or unsubstituted c 5 - c 18 aromatic radical ; y is selected from the group consisting of cyclic monosaccharide , cyclic disaccharide , acyclic monosaccharide , acyclic disaccharide , and combinations thereof . according to an embodiment , the present disclosure relates to compounds of formula i or its stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof : r 2 is c 1 - c 9 aliphatic radical , substituted with heteroaryl ; wherein heteroaryl is independently substituted with upto four substituents selected from hydrogen , substituted or unsubstituted c 1 - c 18 aliphatic radical or substituted or unsubstituted c 5 - c 18 aromatic radical ; y is selected from the group consisting of cyclic monosaccharide , cyclic disaccharide , acyclic monosaccharide , acyclic disaccharide , and combinations thereof . according to an embodiment , the present disclosure relates to compounds of formula i or its stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof : r 2 is c 1 - c 3 aliphatic radical , substituted with heteroaryl ; wherein heteroaryl is independently substituted with upto four substituents selected from hydrogen , substituted or unsubstituted c 1 - c 18 aliphatic radical or substituted or unsubstituted c 5 - c 18 aromatic radical ; according to an embodiment , the present disclosure relates to compounds of formula i or its stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof : r 2 is c 1 aliphatic radical , substituted with heteroaryl ; wherein heteroaryl is independently substituted with upto four substituents selected from hydrogen , substituted or unsubstituted c 1 - c 18 aliphatic radical or substituted or unsubstituted c 5 - c 18 aromatic radical ; according to an embodiment , the present disclosure relates to compounds of formula i or its stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof : r 2 is c 1 aliphatic radical , substituted with heteroaryl ; wherein heteroaryl is independently substituted with upto four substituents selected from hydrogen , substituted or unsubstituted c 1 - c 18 aliphatic radical or substituted or unsubstituted c 5 - c 18 aromatic radical ; according to an embodiment , the present disclosure relates to compounds of formula i or its stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof : r 2 is c 1 aliphatic radical , substituted with heteroaryl ; wherein heteroaryl is independently substituted with upto four substituents selected from hydrogen , substituted or unsubstituted c 1 - c 18 aliphatic radical or substituted or unsubstituted c 5 - c 18 aromatic radical ; y is selected from the group consisting of cyclic monosaccharide , cyclic disaccharide , acyclic monosaccharide , acyclic disaccharide , and combinations thereof . according to another embodiment , the present disclosure relates to compounds of formula i or ia or its stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof : according to another embodiment , the present disclosure relates to compounds of formula i or ia or its stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof : according to yet another embodiment , the present disclosure relates to compounds of formula i or its stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof : r 2 is c 1 - c 18 aliphatic radical , substituted with trialkylamino , heteroaryl or heterocyclyl ; wherein heteroaryl , and heterocyclyl are independently substituted with upto four substituents selected from hydrogen , substituted or unsubstituted c 1 - c 18 aliphatic radical or substituted or unsubstituted c 5 - c 18 aromatic radical ; according to an embodiment , the present disclosure relates to compounds of formula i or its stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof : r 2 is c 1 - c 9 aliphatic radical , substituted with heteroaryl ; wherein heteroaryl is independently substituted with upto four substituents selected from hydrogen , substituted or unsubstituted c 1 - c 18 aliphatic radical or substituted or unsubstituted c 5 - c 18 aromatic radical ; according to another embodiment , the present disclosure relates to compounds of formula i or its stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof : r 2 is c 1 aliphatic radical , substituted with heteroaryl or heterocyclyl ; wherein heteroaryl , and heterocyclyl are independently substituted with upto four substituents selected from hydrogen , substituted or unsubstituted c 1 - c 18 aliphatic radical or substituted or unsubstituted c 5 - c 18 aromatic radical ; according to yet another embodiment , the present disclosure relates to compounds of formula i or its stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof : r 2 is c 1 - c 3 aliphatic radical , substituted with heteroaryl or heterocyclyl ; wherein heteroaryl , and heterocyclyl are independently substituted with upto four substituents selected from hydrogen , substituted or unsubstituted c 1 - c 18 aliphatic radical or substituted or unsubstituted c 5 - c 18 aromatic radical ; according to another embodiment , the present disclosure relates to compounds of formula i or its stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof : r 2 is c 1 - c 18 aliphatic radical , substituted with trialkylamino ; according to an embodiment , the present disclosure relates to compounds of formula i or its stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof : r 2 is c 1 - c 18 aliphatic radical , substituted with heterocyclyl ; wherein heterocyclyl is independently substituted with upto four substituents selected from hydrogen , substituted or unsubstituted c 1 - c 18 aliphatic radical or substituted or unsubstituted c 5 - c 18 aromatic radical ; according to another embodiment , the present disclosure relates to compounds of formula i or its stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof : r 2 is c 1 aliphatic radical , substituted with trialkylamino , heteroaryl or heterocyclyl ; wherein heteroaryl , and heterocyclyl are independently substituted with upto four substituents selected from hydrogen , substituted or unsubstituted c 1 - c 18 aliphatic radical or substituted or unsubstituted c 5 - c 18 aromatic radical ; according to yet another embodiment , the present disclosure relates to compounds of formula i or its stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof : r 2 is c 1 aliphatic radical , substituted with trialkylamino , heteroaryl or heterocyclyl ; wherein heteroaryl , and heterocyclyl are independently substituted with upto four substituents selected from hydrogen , substituted or unsubstituted c 1 - c 18 aliphatic radical or substituted or unsubstituted c 5 - c 18 aromatic radical ; according to another embodiment , the present disclosure relates to compounds of formula i or its stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof : r 2 is c 1 - c 18 aliphatic radical , substituted with trialkylamino , heteroaryl or heterocyclyl ; wherein heteroaryl , and heterocyclyl are independently substituted with upto four substituents selected from hydrogen , substituted or unsubstituted c 1 - c 18 aliphatic radical or substituted or unsubstituted c 5 - c 18 aromatic radical ; according to another embodiment , the present disclosure relates to compounds of formula i or its stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof : r 2 is c 1 - c 3 aliphatic radical , substituted with trialkylamino , heteroaryl or heterocyclyl ; wherein heteroaryl , and heterocyclyl are independently substituted with upto four substituents selected from hydrogen , substituted or unsubstituted c 1 - c 18 aliphatic radical or substituted or unsubstituted c 5 - c 18 aromatic radical ; according to an embodiment , the present disclosure relates to compounds of formula ia r is selected from hydrogen , substituted or unsubstituted c 2 - c 18 aliphatic radical or substituted or unsubstituted c 5 - c 18 aromatic radical ; l is selected from substituted or unsubstituted c 2 - c 18 aliphatic radical or substituted or unsubstituted c 5 - c 18 aromatic radical ; y is selected from the group consisting of cyclic monosaccharide , cyclic disaccharide , acyclic monosaccharide , acyclic disaccharide , and combinations thereof ; according to an embodiment , the present disclosure relates to compounds of formula ia or its stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof : wherein r is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen , a c 2 - c 18 alkyl , a c 5 - c 18 aryl , alkenyl , alkynyl , haloalkyl , arylalkyl , hydroxyalkyl , carboxyalkyl , cycloalkyl , cycloalkylalkyl , heterocyclyl , heterocyclylalkyl , heteroaryl , wherein alkyl , alkenyl , alkynyl , cycloalkyl , cycloalkylalkyl , arylalkyl , aryl , heteroaryl , heterocyclyl , and heterocyclylalkyl are independently unsubstituted or substituted with upto four substituents independently selected from alkyl , alkenyl , alkynyl , alkoxy , acyl , acyloxy , acylamino , amino , monoalkylamino , dialkylamino , trialkylamino , halogen , hydroxy , hydroxyalkyl , keto , thiocarbonyl , carboxy , alkylcarboxy , hydroxyamino , alkoxyamino , nitro , azido , cyano , cycloalkyl , cycloalkylalkyl , aryl , arylalkyl , heterocyclyl , heterocyclylalkyl , heteroaryl , heteroarylalkyl , cycloalkenyl , cycloalkylamino , arylamino , heterocyclylamino , heteroarylamino , cycloalkyloxy , aryloxy , heterocyclyloxy or heteroaryloxy ; p is a c 2 - c 18 aliphatic radical and n is an integer ranging from 1 to 4 , l is a c 2 - c 6 alkyl , alkenyl , alkynyl , haloalkyl , hydroxyalkyl , carboxyalkyl , cycloalkyl , cycloalkylalkyl , heterocyclyl , heterocyclylalkyl ; wherein alkyl , alkenyl , alkynyl , cycloalkyl , cycloalkylalkyl , heterocyclyl , and heterocyclylalkyl are independently unsubstituted or substituted with upto four substituents independently selected from alkyl , alkenyl , alkynyl , alkoxy , acyl , acyloxy , acylamino , amino , halogen , hydroxy , hydroxyalkyl , keto , thiocarbonyl , carboxy , alkylcarboxy , hydroxyamino , alkoxyamino , nitro , azido , cyano , cycloalkyl , cycloalkylalkyl , aryl , arylalkyl , heterocyclyl , heterocyclylalkyl , heteroaryl heteroarylalkyl , cycloalkenyl , cycloalkylamino , arylamino , heterocyclylamino , heteroarylamino , cycloalkyloxy , aryloxy , heterocyclyloxy or heteroaryloxy ; y is selected from the group consisting of cyclic monosaccharide , cyclic disaccharide , acyclic monosaccharide , acyclic disaccharide , and combinations thereof ; and according to an embodiment , the present disclosure relates to compounds of formula ia or its stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof : a ⊖ is negatively charged counter anion selected from the group consisting of cl − , br − , i − , oh − , hco 3 − , co 3 2 − , r 3 coo − , r 3 so 4 − , and r 3 so 3 − ; r 3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen , c 1 - 6 alkyl and c 6 - 10 aryl , wherein alkyl and aryl are optionally substituted with hydroxyl , nitro , halogen , ester , alkyl , and aryl . according to an embodiment , the present disclosure relates to compounds of formula ia or its stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof : r is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen , substituted or unsubstituted c 2 - c 18 aliphatic radical and substituted or unsubstituted c 5 - c 18 aromatic radical . l is substituted or unsubstituted c 2 - c 18 aliphatic radical ; according to an embodiment , the present disclosure relates to compounds of formula ia or its stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof : l is substituted or unsubstituted c 2 - c 18 aliphatic radical ; p is a c 2 - c 18 aliphatic radical and n is an integer ranging from 1 to 4 . according to an embodiment , the present disclosure relates to compounds of formula ia or its stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof : r is substituted or unsubstituted c 5 - c 18 aliphatic radical ; according to an embodiment , the present disclosure relates to compounds of formula ia or its stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof : r is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen , a c 2 - c 18 alkyl , a c 5 - c 18 aryl , alkenyl , alkynyl , haloalkyl , arylalkyl , hydroxyalkyl , carboxyalkyl , cycloalkyl , cycloalkylalkyl , heterocyclyl , heterocyclylalkyl , heteroaryl , wherein alkyl , alkenyl , alkynyl , cycloalkyl , cycloalkylalkyl , arylalkyl , aryl , heteroaryl , heterocyclyl , and heterocyclylalkyl are independently unsubstituted or substituted with upto four substituents independently selected from alkyl , alkenyl , alkynyl , alkoxy , acyl , acyloxy , acylamino , amino , monoalkylamino , dialkylamino , trialkylamino , halogen , hydroxy , hydroxyalkyl , keto , thiocarbonyl , carboxy , alkylcarboxy , hydroxyamino , alkoxyamino , nitro , azido , cyano , cycloalkyl , cycloalkylalkyl , aryl , arylalkyl , heterocyclyl , heterocyclylalkyl , heteroaryl , heteroarylalkyl , cycloalkenyl , cycloalkylamino , arylamino , heterocyclylamino , heteroarylamino , cycloalkyloxy , aryloxy , heterocyclyloxy or heteroaryloxy ; l is c 2 - c 6 alkyl , alkenyl , alkynyl , haloalkyl , hydroxyalkyl , carboxyalkyl , cycloalkyl , cycloalkylalkyl , heterocyclyl , heterocyclylalkyl ; wherein alkyl , alkenyl , alkynyl , cycloalkyl , cycloalkylalkyl , heterocyclyl , and heterocyclylalkyl are independently unsubstituted or substituted with upto four substituents independently selected from alkyl , alkenyl , alkynyl , alkoxy , acyl , acyloxy , acylamino , amino , halogen , hydroxy , hydroxyalkyl , keto , thiocarbonyl , carboxy , alkylcarboxy , hydroxyamino , alkoxyamino , nitro , azido , cyano , cycloalkyl , cycloalkylalkyl , aryl , arylalkyl , heterocyclyl , heterocyclylalkyl , heteroaryl heteroarylalkyl , cycloalkenyl , cycloalkylamino , arylamino , heterocyclylamino , heteroarylamino , cycloalkyloxy , aryloxy , heterocyclyloxy or heteroaryloxy ; according to an embodiment , the present disclosure relates to compounds of formula ia or its stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof : l is c 2 - c 6 alkyl , alkenyl , alkynyl , haloalkyl , hydroxyalkyl , carboxyalkyl , cycloalkyl , cycloalkylalkyl , heterocyclyl , heterocyclylalkyl ; wherein alkyl , alkenyl , alkynyl , cycloalkyl , cycloalkylalkyl , heterocyclyl , and heterocyclylalkyl are independently unsubstituted or substituted with upto four substituents independently selected from alkyl , alkenyl , alkynyl , alkoxy , acyl , acyloxy , acylamino , amino , halogen , hydroxy , hydroxyalkyl , keto , thiocarbonyl , carboxy , alkylcarboxy , hydroxyamino , alkoxyamino , nitro , azido , cyano , cycloalkyl , cycloalkylalkyl , aryl , arylalkyl , heterocyclyl , heterocyclylalkyl , heteroaryl heteroarylalkyl , cycloalkenyl , cycloalkylamino , arylamino , heterocyclylamino , heteroarylamino , cycloalkyloxy , aryloxy , heterocyclyloxy or heteroaryloxy ; p is a c 2 - c 18 aliphatic radical and n is an integer ranging from 1 to 4 . according to an embodiment , the present disclosure relates to compounds of formula ia or its stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof : l is c 2 - c 6 alkyl , alkenyl , alkynyl , haloalkyl , hydroxyalkyl , carboxyalkyl , cycloalkyl , cycloalkylalkyl , heterocyclyl , heterocyclylalkyl ; wherein alkyl , alkenyl , alkynyl , cycloalkyl , cycloalkylalkyl , heterocyclyl , and heterocyclylalkyl are independently unsubstituted or substituted with upto four substituents independently selected from alkyl , alkenyl , alkynyl , alkoxy , acyl , acyloxy , acylamino , amino , halogen , hydroxy , hydroxyalkyl , keto , thiocarbonyl , carboxy , alkylcarboxy , hydroxyamino , alkoxyamino , nitro , azido , cyano , cycloalkyl , cycloalkylalkyl , aryl , arylalkyl , heterocyclyl , heterocyclylalkyl , heteroaryl heteroarylalkyl , cycloalkenyl , cycloalkylamino , arylamino , heterocyclylamino , heteroarylamino , cycloalkyloxy , aryloxy , heterocyclyloxy or heteroaryloxy ; one embodiment of the present disclosure are compounds of formula i or its stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof , selected from the group consisting of , an embodiment of the present disclosure also relates to a compound of formula ( i ) or ia or its stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof , for use as a medicament . another embodiment of the present disclosure also relates to a compound of formula ( i ) or ia or its stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof , for use in treatment of a bacterial infection . yet another embodiment of the present disclosure also relates to a compound of formula ( i ) or ia or its stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof , for use in the treatment of diseases caused by gram positive bacteria . another embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of formula ( i ) or ia or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof , together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a method of preparing the same . yet another embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the present disclosure , alone or in combination with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers . an embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method of killing a bacterial cell , the method comprising contacting the cell with a compound of formula ( i ) or ia or its stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof , in an amount sufficient to kill the bacterial cell . in an embodiment of the present disclosure the bacterial cell is selected from the group consisting of enterococci , staphylococci and streptococci . the present disclosure describes vancomycin - sugar conjugates using facile synthetic methodology . these derivatives showed strong , broad - spectrum antibacterial activity and about & gt ; 7000 fold more active than parent drug , vancomycin against vancomycin - resistant e . faecium ( vre ). the compounds are highly bactericidal and show excellent in - vivo antibacterial activity against vancomycin resistant bacterial infection with improved pharmacological properties . in fact , the disclosed glycopeptide is more effective than the comparator drugs such as vancomycin and linezolid . these compounds are the first examples of a new generation of glycopeptide antibiotics that can be developed to tackle vancomycin - resistant enterococcal infections . an embodiment of the present disclosure also relates to a compound of formula ( i ) or ia or its stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof , for use in treatment of a bacterial infection , wherein the bacterium comprises a vancomycin - resistant bacterium or a methicillin - resistant bacterium . an embodiment of the present disclosure also relates to a compound of formula ( i ) or ia or its stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof , for use in treatment of a bacterial infection , wherein the bacterium comprises a vancomycin - resistant staphylococcus aureus , a vancomycin - resistant enterococcus faecium or a methicillin - resistant staphylococcus aureus . another embodiment of the disclosure includes a method of treatment of bacterial infection in a subject by administering to the subject an effective amount of the compound of formula i or ia or its stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof . the bacterial infection disclosed in the present disclosure is caused by a gram - positive bacterium . the bacterial infection comprises an infection caused by a drug - resistant bacterium . the drug - resistant bacterium of the present disclosure is a vancomycin - resistant bacterium or a methicillin - resistant bacterium . the bacterium comprises a vancomycin - resistant staphylococcus aureus , a vancomycin - resistant enterococcus faecium or a methicillin - resistant staphylococcus aureus . a further embodiment of the present disclosure also relates to an article comprising : a composition comprising the compound of formula i or ia or its stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof . in an embodiment , the article comprises a substrate , wherein the substrate is coated with or impregnated with the composition comprising the compound of formula i or ia or its stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof . the present disclosure further relates to a process of preparation of compounds of formula ( i ) or ia or stereoisomers , prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof . the present subject matter further discloses a process for the preparation of vancomycin sugar conjugates of formula i or ia . in an embodiment , the sugar conjugates of vancomycin of the present subject matter were synthesized by coupling carboxylic group of vancomycin with cyclic , acyclic sugar moieties , or combinations thereof through amide coupling using at least one organic solvent and coupling agent . further , the reaction is carried out between 0 ° c .- room temperature . in one embodiment , the coupling agent is o - benzotriazole - n , n , n ′, n ′- tetramethyl - uronium - hexafluorophosphate ( hbtu ). other coupling agents such as 2 -( 1h - 7 - azabenzotriazol - 1 - yl )- 1 , 1 , 3 , 3 - tetramethyl uronium hexafluorophosphate methanaminium ( hatu ), n , n ′- diisopropylcarbodiimide ( dic ), 1 - ethyl - 3 -( 3 - dimethylaminopropyl carbodiimide ( edci ) and o -( benzotriazol - 1 - yl )- n , n , n ′, n ′- tetramethyluronium tetrafluoroborate ( tbtu ) can be used instead of hbtu . the reaction mixture should be cooled to 0 ° c ., and 1 . 5 equivalents of amide coupling reagent ( hbtu ) in dmf should be added followed by 5 . 0 equivalents of diisopropylethylamine ( dipea ) and then appropriate amine should be added for amide coupling . the reaction mixture was then allowed to warm to room temperature ( 25 ° c .) and stirred for 8 - 12 h . in another embodiment , the organic solvent includes at least one selected from the group of dimethylformamide ( dmf ), dimethyl sulfoxide , and others as understood by a person skilled in the art . in an embodiment , the synthesized compounds are further characterized by ir , 1 h - nmr , 13 c - nmr and hr - ms . the following abbreviations are employed in the examples and elsewhere herein : the following examples provide details concerning the synthesis , activities , and applications of the compounds of the present disclosure . it should be understood the following is representative only , and that the invention is not limited by the details set forth in these examples . all reagents were purchased from sigma - aldrich and sd fine and used without further purification . analytical thin layer chromatography ( tlc ) was performed on e . merck tlc plates pre - coated with silica gel 60 f 254 ( 250 μm thickness ). visualization was accomplished using uv light , potassium permangante and iodine . column chromatography was performed on silica gel ( 60 - 120 a ° pore size ). hplc analysis was performed on a shimadzu - lc 8a liquid chromatograph instrument ( c 18 column , 10 mm diameter , 250 mm length ) with uv detector monitoring at 270 nm . nuclear magnetic resonance spectra were recorded on bruker ( av - 400 ) 400 mhz spectrometer in deuterated solvents . mass spectra were obtained using 6538 - uhd accurate mass q - tof lc - ms instrument . bacterial strains , s . aureus mtcc 737 was purchased from mtcc ( chandigarh , india ) and mrsa atcc 33591 , e . faecalis atcc 51575 and e . faecium atcc 51559 were obtained from atcc ( rockville , md .). tryptic - soy agar media was used for staphylococci and enterococci . eppendorf 5810r centrifuge was used . tecan ( infinite series , m200 pro ) plate reader was used to measure absorbance . cd - 1 or balb / c mice were used for in - vivo studies . cationic - lipophilic - vancomycin - sugar conjugates ( 13 - 17 ) ( scheme 1 ) of the instant disclosure were synthesized by coupling carboxylic group of cationic - lipophilic - vancomycin analogues ( 6 - 10 ) ( scheme 1 ) with cyclic and acyclic sugar moiety ( 12 ) through amide coupling using o - benzotriazole - n , n , n ′, n ′- tetramethyl - uronium - hexafluorophosphate ( hbtu ) ( scheme 2 - 5 ). initially lipophilic - cationic moieties ( 1 - 5 ) were coupled to vancomycin through schiffs base formation to give cationic - lipophilic - vancomycin analogues ( 6 - 10 ). the steps employed in the method of synthesizing sugar moiety and cationic lipophilic moieties are further elaborated below in examples 1 . 1 - 1 . 4 . about 1 . 0 g of pyridine - 4 - aldehyde was taken in 15 ml dry chloroform and about 2 equivalents of alkyl bromide ( r - br , r varied from hexyl to tetradecyl ) was added to it and then refluxed for 48 h . for this reaction , dry chloroform can be substituted with a non polar solvent , such as dichloromethane or a polar solvent , such as ethyl acetate . then the reaction was allowed to come to room temperature and the solvent was evaporated . the crude product was washed with dry hexane and followed by dry ethyl acetate . the traces of the solvent were removed by using high vacuum pump to afford 1 - alkyl - 4 - formyl pyridinium bromides ( 1 - 5 ) in 35 to 40 % yield . compound 1 : 1 h - nmr ( 400 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ / ppm : 10 . 51 ( s , 1h ), 9 . 18 - 9 . 09 ( d , 2h ), 8 . 31 - 8 . 2 ( d , 2h ), 4 . 91 - 4 . 83 ( t , 2h ), 2 . 2 - 2 . 11 ( m , 2h ), 1 . 35 - 1 . 21 ( m , 10h ), 0 . 89 - 0 . 86 ( t , 3h ). compound 2 : 1 h - nmr ( 400 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ / ppm : 10 . 42 ( s , 1h ), 9 . 08 - 9 . 06 ( d , 2h ), 8 . 32 - 8 . 17 ( d , 2h ), 4 . 80 - 4 . 75 ( t , 2h ), 2 . 17 - 2 . 01 ( m , 2h ), 1 . 33 - 1 . 23 ( m , 10h ), 0 . 87 - 0 . 84 ( t , 3h ). compound 3 : 1 h - nmr ( 400 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ / ppm : 10 . 11 ( s , 1h ), 9 . 07 - 9 . 00 ( d , 2h ), 8 . 30 - 8 . 16 ( d , 2h ), 4 . 73 - 4 . 72 ( t , 2h ), 2 . 08 - 2 . 00 ( m , 2h ), 1 . 33 - 1 . 23 ( m , 14h ), 0 . 88 - 0 . 85 ( t , 3h ). compound 4 : 1 h - nmr ( 400 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ / ppm : 10 . 09 ( s , 1h ), 9 . 08 - 9 . 06 ( d , 2h ), 8 . 30 - 8 . 17 ( d , 2h ), 4 . 77 - 4 . 75 ( t , 2h ), 2 . 08 - 2 . 02 ( m , 2h ), 1 . 35 - 1 . 24 ( m , 18h ), 0 . 88 - 0 . 85 ( t , 3h ). compound 5 : 1 h - nmr ( 400 mhz , cdcl 3 ) δ / ppm : 10 . 19 ( s , 1h ), 9 . 05 - 9 . 02 ( d , 2h ), 8 . 22 - 8 . 15 ( d , 2h ), 4 . 67 - 4 . 61 ( t , 2h ), 2 . 11 - 2 . 07 ( m , 2h ), 1 . 37 - 1 . 25 ( m , 22h ), 0 . 89 - 0 . 86 ( t , 3h ). vancomycin hydrochloride ( 150 mg ) was dissolved in dry dimethyl formamide ( 1 ml ) and dry methanol ( 1 ml ). to this 1 . 5 equivalents of 1 - alkyl - 4 - formyl pyridinium bromides ( 1 - 5 ) and 1 . 2 equivalents of diisopropylethylamine ( dipea ) were added . the reaction mixture was stirred at 50 ° c . for 2 h and then allowed to cool to room temperature prior to addition of sodium cyanoborohydride ( 2 . 0 equivalents ). then , the reaction mixture was stirred at 50 ° c . for additional 2 h and allowed to cool to ambient temperature for overnight . the product was purified by preparative reversed - phase hplc using 0 . 1 % trifluoroacetic acid in h 2 o / acetonitrile mixture and then lyophilized to afford trifluoroacetate salt compounds 6 to 10 in 60 - 75 % yield . compound 6 : yield ; 63 %. hr - ms : m / z 813 . 2645 ( observed ), 813 . 2632 ( calculated for m + h ) 2 + . compound 7 : yield ; 71 %. hr - ms : m / z 827 . 3086 ( observed ), 827 . 2895 ( calculated for m + h ) 2 + . compound 8 : yield ; 75 %. hr - ms : m / z 841 . 3186 ( observed ), 841 . 3158 ( calculated for m + h ) 2 + . compound 9 : yield ; 69 %. hr - ms : m / z 855 . 3396 ( observed ), 855 . 3421 ( calculated for m + h ) 2 + . compound 10 : yield ; 65 %. hr - ms : m / z 869 . 8133 ( observed ), 869 . 3684 ( calculated for m + h ) 2 + . about 1 . 3 g of lactonobionolactone was dissolved in 5 ml of methanol , then about 0 . 89 g ( 1 . 2 equivalents ) of n - boc - 1 , 3 - propanediamine was added to the reaction mixture . now the reaction mixture was refluxed at 70 ° c . for 24 h . then methanol was removed by rotavapour , the residue was washed with ethyl acetate and finally with chloroform . then it was kept in high vacuum oven for overnight to get the pure and dry 11 with 72 % yield . ft - ir ( nacl ): 3341 cm − 1 (— oh str . ), 2929 cm − 1 (— ch 2 — asym . str . ), 2888 cm − 1 (— ch 2 — sym . str . ), 1685 cm − 1 ( amide - i c ═ o str . ), 1660 cm − 1 ( amide - ii — nh — ben .). 1 h - nmr ( 400 mhz , dmso - d 6 ) δ / ppm : 4 . 576 ( d , 1h ), 4 . 200 - 3 . 579 ( m , 12h ), 3 . 300 ( t , 2h ), 3 . 118 ( t , 2h ), 1 . 719 ( q , 2h ), 1 . 446 ( s , 9h ). 13 c - nmr ( 100 mhz , dmso - d 6 ) δ / ppm : 171 . 96 , 170 . 34 , 103 . 15 , 81 . 23 , 73 . 23 , 71 . 44 , 69 . 13 , 68 . 56 , 62 . 27 , 49 . 76 , 36 . 21 , 25 . 98 . 21 . 02 . hrms : m / z 515 . 2489 ( observed ); 515 . 2452 ( calculated for m + h + ). about 1 . 35 g of 11 was dissolved in 5 ml of methanol and 5 ml of 4n hcl was added to it . then it was kept for 5 h at room temperature . then solvent was evaporated to get pure and dry compound 12 with 89 % yield . ft - ir ( nacl ): 3297 cm 1 (— oh and — nh 2 sym ., asym . str . ), 2932 cm − 1 (— ch 2 — asym . str . ), 2888 cm − 1 (— ch 2 — sym . str . ), 1685 cm − 1 ( amide - i c ═ o str . ), 1648 cm − 1 ( amide - ii — nh — ben .). 1 h - nmr ( 400 mhz , dmso - d 6 ) δ / ppm : 4 . 572 ( d , 1h ), 4 . 411 - 3 . 576 ( m , 12h ), 3 . 352 ( t , 2h ), 3 . 303 ( t , 2h ), 1 . 721 ( q , 2h ). 13 c - nmr ( 100 mhz , dmso - d 6 ) δ / ppm : 172 . 74 , 103 . 12 , 81 . 35 , 73 . 30 , 71 . 58 , 69 . 10 , 68 . 01 , 62 . 84 , 49 . 60 , 36 . 05 , 25 . 05 . hrms : m / z 415 . 1901 ( observed ); 415 . 1928 ( calculated for m + h +). about 1 . 0 equivalent of cationic - lipophilic - vancomycin analogue ( 6 - 10 ) was dissolved in 1 : 1 mixture of dry dimethyl formamide ( 1 ml ) dry dimethyl sulfoxide ( 1 ml ). to this two equivalents of compound 12 in 1 ml of dry dimethylformamide was added . the reaction mixture was cooled to about 0 ° c ., and about 1 . 5 equivalents of 0 . 45 m hbtu solution in dmf was added followed by about 5 . 0 equivalents of diisopropylethylamine ( dipea ). the reaction mixture was then allowed to warm to room temperature and stirred for about 8 - 12 h . the product was purified by preparative reversed - phase hplc using about 0 . 1 % trifluoro acetic acid in h 2 o / acetonitrile mixture and then lyophilized to afford tris -( trifluoroacetate ) salts of cationic - lipophilic - vancomycin - sugar conjugates ( 13 - 17 ) with 60 - 70 % yield . these conjugates were purified and characterized by 1 h - nmr and hr - ms ( table 1 ). the purification was done by preparative reverse phase hplc using 0 . 1 % trifluoro acetic acid ( tfa ) in water / acetonitrile ( 0 - 100 %) as mobile phase . c 18 column ( 10 mm diameter , 250 mm length ) and uv detector ( at 270 nm wave length ) were used . the collected fractions , from hplc were frozen by liquid n 2 and lyophilized in freeze dryer . compound 13 : yield ; 70 %. hr - ms : m / z 1031 . 1815 ( observed ), 1031 . 0054 ( calculated for m + k ) 2 + . compound 14 : yield ; 63 %. hr - ms : m / z 1045 . 8314 ( observed ), 1045 . 0317 ( calculated for m + k ) 2 + . compound 15 : yield ; 67 %. hr - ms : m / z 1058 . 3491 ( observed ), 1058 . 5545 ( calculated for m + k ) 2 + . compound 16 : yield ; 65 %. hr - ms : m / z 1073 . 8726 ( observed ), 1073 . 0843 ( calculated for m + k ) 2 + compound 17 : yield ; 60 %. hr - ms : m / z 1086 . 9958 ( observed ), 1087 . 1106 ( calculated for m + k ) 2 + all test compounds were assayed in a micro - dilution broth format . stock solutions were made by serially diluting the compounds using autoclaved millipore water or broth media . the antibacterial activity of the compounds was determined againstmethicillin - resistant s . aureus ( mrsa ), vancomycin - intermediate - resistant s . aureus ( visa ), vancomycin - sensitive e . faecium ( vse ), vancomycin - resistant e . faecalis and vancomycin - resistant e . faecium ( vre ). bacteria , to be tested , were grown for about 10 h in the suitable media , mssa , mrsa and visa were grown in yeast - dextrose broth ( about 1 g of beef extract , about 2 g of yeast extract , about 5 g of peptone and about 5 g of nacl in about 1000 ml of sterile distilled water ( ph - 7 )). for solid media , about 5 % agar was used along with above mentioned composition . vse and vre were cultured in brain heart infusion broth ( himedia ). the bacterial samples were freeze dried and stored at − 80 ° c . about 5 μl of these stocks were added to about 3 ml of the nutrient broth or brain heart infusion broth and the culture was grown for about 6 h at about 37 ° c . prior to the experiments . this 6 h grown culture gives about 10 9 cfu / ml and this was determined by spread plating method . the 6 h grown culture was diluted to give effective cell concentration of about 10 5 cfu / ml , which was then used for determining mic . compounds were serially diluted , in sterile water ( 2 - fold dilution is employed ) in a way that the working concentration was about 10 μm for mrsa , and vse while for vre and visa it was about 100 μm . about 50 μl of these serial dilutions were added to the wells of 96 well plate followed by the addition of about 150 μl of bacterial solution . the plates were then incubated at about 37 ° c ., 150 rpm in the incubator and o . d at 620 nm was recorded at an interval of about 24 h using tecan ( infinite series , m200 pro ) plate reader . each concentration had triplicate values and the whole experiment was done at least twice and the mic value was determined by taking the average of triplicate o . d . values for each concentration and plotting it against concentration . the data was then subjected to sigmoidal fitting . from the curve the mic value was determined , as the point in the curve where the o . d . was similar to that of control having no bacteria . the antibacterial activities of vancomycin derivatives and vancomycin against staphylococci ( mrsa and visa ) and enterococci ( vrem and vres ) were summarized in table 2 . the antibacterial activities of these derivatives were seen to be dependent on the length of alkyl chain appended to vancomycin . all the derivatives showed excellent antibacterial activity against both staphylococci and enterococci . amongst these , the derivative 14 bearing 1 - octyl - pyridinium and cyclic and acyclic form of sugar moiety showed the best activity against mrsa and visa . further , most exciting results were obtained in case of vancomycin - resistant enterococci . when tested against highly pathogenic vrem , these derivatives exhibited minimum inhibitory concentration ( mic ) in the range 0 . 09 to 0 . 37 μm . again the derivative 14 showed mic of 0 . 09 μm against vrem implying about & gt ; 7500 - fold more active than vancomycin . in the present invention disclosure , we developed novel cationic - lipophilic - vancomycin - sugar conjugates using facile synthetic methodology . these derivatives showed strong , broad - spectrum antibacterial activity and about & gt ; 7500 - fold more active than parent drug , vancomycin against vre . thus , this strategy can be a promising approach to develop new generation of antibiotics to tackle multidrug - resistant bacterial infections . about six - week - old , female cd - 1 mice ( weight , ˜ 19 - 24 g ) were used for the experiments . the mice were rendered neutropenic (˜ 100 neutrophils / ml ) by injecting two doses of cyclophosphamide intraperitoneally 4 days ( 150 mg / kg ) and 1 day ( 100 mg / kg ) before the infection experiment . 50 μl of ˜ 10 cfu / mouse concentration of the bacterial inoculum ( mr - visa ) was injected into the thigh . one hour after inoculation , animals were treated intravenously with saline , vancomycin , linezolid and compound 14 at 12 mg / kg body weight . at 24 h post first treatment , cohorts of animals were euthanized ( using ether ) and the thighs were collected aseptically . the thigh was weighed ( 0 . 7 g - 0 . 9 g ) and placed into 10 ml of sterile saline and homogenized . the dilutions of the homogenate were plated onto agar plates , which were incubated overnight at 37 ° c . the bacterial titer was expressed as log 10 cfu / g of thigh weight . the in - vivo efficacy of compound 14 in comparison with linezolid and vancomycin against mr - visa was shown in ( fig1 ). the bacterial density taken from animals prior to initiation of dosing was determined to be 7 . 8 log 10 cfu / g . after 24 h of the initial treatment , antibacterial activity was determined by finding the bacterial titer in the infected thighs . vancomycin and linezolid resulted in minimal or no activity compared to vehicle treated mice ( saline ). in contrast , compound 14 showed excellent efficacy , where it produced ˜ 6 . 0 log 10 cfu / g reduction in bacterial count from the vehicle treated mice ( ed 3 - 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