N-Substituted amides of vanillic acid and 3-ethoxy-4-hydroxybenzoic acid were prepared by condensing the 0-carbethoxy chlorides of these acids with the appropriate amines and selectively hydrolyzing the 0-carbethoxy group of the resulting 0-carbethoxyamides. The compounds were tested for activity against Bacillus mycoides and a large number of pathogenic bacteria and fungi. In general, the attivity was poor and, unlike the esters of ...
