Synthesis and antibacterial activity of chalcone derivatives containing thioether triazole

The infection of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. Oryzae (Xoo), Ralstonia solanacearum (Rs), and Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. Citri (Xac) has become a major problem in agricultural production. In this study, a series of novel chalcone derivatives containing thioether triazoles were designed and synthesized. The structures of the novel compounds were systematically characterized via1H‐NMR, 13C‐NMR, and HRMS. Moreover, the antibacterial activity results showed that E10, E11, E15, and E16 have adequate antibacterial activities against Xoo, Rs, and Xac. Among the different compounds, E15 exhibited remarkable inhibitory effect against Xac with an EC50 of 9.1 μg.mL‐1, which was better than that of commercial agent bismerthiazol (54.9 μg.mL‐1). In addition, the possible antibacterial mechanism of the target compound E15 against Xac was studied via scanning electron microscopy (SEM).