Structural Modification of Pyridoxal. Synthesis and Evaluation of Anti-Infective Activity of New 4-Chloro- and 4-Alkyl(dialkyl)aminomethyl-2-hetaryl(hetaroyl)furo[2,3-c]pyridines

4-Hydroxymethyl-2-hetaryl(hetaroyl)furo[2,3-c]pyridines, the products of furan cyclization of pyridoxal with acylmethyl- and heteroarylmethyl halides, easily react with thionyl chloride in DMF to form new series of 4-chloromethyl-2-heteroaryl[2,3-c]pyridines. Further action of primary or secondary amines on these chloromethyl derivatives leads to the nucleophilic substitution of chlorine atoms with the formation of 4-aminomethyl-2-heteroaryl[2,3-c]pyridines. The study of anti-infective activity of the 4-RCH2-furo[2,3-c]pyridines (R = OH, Cl, NR1R2) showed significant protistocidal and moderate antibacterial activity of some of representatives of these compounds.