some examples of preparing and using the compounds in the invention were shown as the following . they can further interpret the invention . but the invention is not limited to the range of these examples . ethyl formate ( 36 . 6 mmol ) and sodium methanolate ( 54 . 9 mmol ) were dissolved in toluene , and the solution was kept at 0 ° c . the toluene solution of 6 - fluorothiochromanone ( 18 . 3 mmol ) was added dropwise to the reaction solution with stirring , and the mixed solution was reacted for 5 h . the reaction solution was washed with 5 % naoh solution of for two times . the water layer is separated and washed with diethyl etherthen the ph of the water phase was adjusted to lower than 7 . 6 - fluorine - 3 -( hydroxylmethene ) thiochroman - 4 - one ( compound viii ; yield : 51 - 92 %) precipitated from the solution and was obtained by filtration . physical and chemical properties of 6 - fluorine - 3 -( hydroxylmethene ) thiochroman - 4 - one were listed in table 1 ( compound 3 ), and the compound is a representative of compound xvii . compound ix can also be prepared by the method mentioned above . 6 - fluoro - 3 -( hydroxymethylene ) thiochroman - 4 - one ( 30 . 1 mmol ) and 2 - chloroacetyl chloride ( 45 . 5 mmol ) were dissolved in dichloromethane , and the mixed solvent was allowed to react in the sealed tube at 50 ° c . for 3 h . the reaction mixture was washed with aqueous solution of sodium carbonate for three times . the organic solvent was removed under reduced pressure , and the crude product of ( z )- 3 -( chloromethylene )- 6 - fluorothiochroman - 4 - one was obtained . the crude product was purified with silica gel column to give pure ( z )- 3 -( chloromethylene )- 6 - fluorothiochroman - 4 - one ( compound 7 , yield : 65 - 90 %), and compound 7 is a representative of compound xia . physical and chemical properties of compound 7 were listed in table 1 . and compound xiia were prepared by the same method . ( z )- 3 -( chloromethylene )- 6 - fluorothiochroman - 4 - one was dissolved in methanol ( 20 ml ) in round flask . then the solvent was illuminated with uv light for 24 h . and the reaction solution were purified by silica gel column to give the ( e )- 3 -( chloromethylene )- 6 - fluorothiochroman - 4 - one ( compound 22 , yield : 23 - 30 %), compound 22 is a representative of compound xib . physical and chemical properties of compound 22 were listed in table 1 . compound xiib were synthesized by the same method . 3 - fluoro - 4 - methylbenzenethiol ( 27 . 5 mmol ) and sodium hydride ( 27 . 2 mmol ) were dissolved in dried and pure tetrahydrofuran , and the solution was cooled with ice - water . after the solution was stirred for 1 h , the tetrahydrofuran solvent of 3 -( chloromethylene )- 6 - fluorothiochroman - 4 - one was added dropwise to reaction solvent . then the reaction solvent was allowed to react for 8 h . the organic solvent was removed in vacuo . the remainder was washed with water and extracted with dichlormethane . the organic solvent was removed in vacuo to give the solid mixture , then the solid was purified with silica gel column to obtain ( z )- 6 - fluoro - 3 -((( 3 - fluoro - 4 - methylphenyl ) thio ) methylene ) thiochroman - 4 - one ( compound 12 ; yield : 25 - 40 %) and ( e )- 6 - fluoro - 3 -((( 3 - fluoro - 4 - methylphenyl ) thio ) methylene ) thio - chroman - 4 - one ( compound 23 ; yield : 25 - 40 %), they are representatives of compound xiv . their physical and chemical properties were listed in table 1 . compound xv was synthesized as the method mentioned above . ( z )- 3 -( chloromethylene )- 6 - methylthiochroman - 4 - one ( 22 . 5 mmol ) and cerium chloride were dissolved in ethanol , then sodium borohydride ( 23 . 1 mmol ) was added at 0 ° c ., and the reaction mixture was allowed to react for 0 . 5 h . further water was added to the reaction mixture , and the mixed solvent was extracted with diethyl ether . the organic layer was removed to give ( z )- 3 -( chloromethylene )- 6 - methyl thiochroman - 4 - ol ( compound 17 ; yield : 60 - 80 %), physical and chemical properties were listed in table 1 . ( e )- 3 -( chloromethylene )- 6 - methylthiochroman - 4 - ol ( compound 25 ; yield : 58 - 79 %) was synthesized from ( e )- 3 -( chloromethylene )- 6 - methylthio - chroman - 4 - one by the same method as above , and physical and chemical properties were listed in table 1 , and it is one of compound xvii . compound xviii was synthesized as the methods mentioned above . ( z )- 3 - chlormethene - 6 - methylthiochroman - 4 - ol ( 20 . 4 mmol ) in excess thionyl chloride was allowed to reflux for 2 h , and then thionyl chloride was removed . the remainder was washed with water to give the products . the products was extracted with organic solvent ( such as dichlormethane , et al ), then the organic layer was removed to give ( z )- 4 - chloro - 3 -( chloromethylene )- 6 - methylthiochroman ( compound 28 ; yield : 53 - 80 %). physical and chemical properties were listed in table 1 , and it is one of compound xix . compound xx was synthesized as the methods mentioned above . 4 - methylbenzenethiol ( 19 . 1 mmol ) and sodium hydride ( 18 . 8 mmol ) were dissolved in dried and pure thf and cooled with ice - water . after the solution was stirred for 1 h , the tetrahydrofuran solvent of ( z )- 4 - chloro - 3 -( chloromethylene )- 6 - methylthiochroman was added dropwised to reaction solvent . then the reaction solution was allowed to react for 8 h . the organic solvent was removed in vacuo . the remainder was washed with water and extracted with dichlormethane . the organic solvent was collected and removed in vacuo to give the solid mixture , then the solid was purified with silica gel column to obtain ( z ) 3 -( chloromethylene )- 6 - methyl - 4 -( p - tolylthio ) thiochroman ( yield : 53 - 80 %), and ( z ) 3 -( chloromethylene )- 6 - methyl - 4 -( p - tolylthio ) thiochroman is a representative of compound xxii . compound xxiii was synthesized by the methods mentioned above . ethyl formate ( 36 . 6 mmol ) and sodium methanolate ( 54 . 9 mmol ) were dissolved in toluene , and the solution was kept at 0 ° c . the toluene solution of 6 - fluorothiochromanone ( 18 . 3 mmol ) was added dropwise to the reaction solution with stirring , and the mixed solution was allowed to react for 5 h . the reaction solution was washed with aqueous solution of 5 % naoh for two times . the water layer is separated and washed with diethyl ether for one time . then the ph of the water phase was adjusted to lower than 7 . 6 - fluorine - 3 -( hydroxylmethene ) thiochroman - 4 - one ( compound viii ; yield : 51 - 92 %) precipitated from the solution and was obtained by filtration . physical and chemical properties of it were listed in table 1 ( compound 3 ). compound 2 was prepared by the same method as above . 6 - fluoro - 3 -( hydroxymethylene ) thiochroman - 4 - one ( 30 . 1 mmol ) and 2 - chloroacetyl chloride ( 45 . 5 mmol ) were dissolved in dichloromethane , and the mixed solvent was allowed to react in sealed tube at 50 ° c . for 3 h . the reaction mixture was washed with aqueous solution of sodium carbonate for three times . the organic solvent was removed under reduced pressure , and the crude product of ( z )- 3 -( chloromethylene )- 6 - fluorothiochroman - 4 - one was obtained . the crude product was purified with silica gel column to give ( z )- 3 -( chloromethylene )- 6 - fluorothiochroman - 4 - one ( yield : 65 - 90 %). physical and chemical properties of it were listed in table 1 ( compound 7 ). and compound 4 - 11 were prepared as the above . ( z )- 3 -( chloromethylene )- 6 - fluorothiochroman - 4 - one was dissolved in methanol ( 30 ml ) in round flask . then the solvent was illuminated with uv light for 24 h . and the products were purified by silica gel column to give the ( e )- 3 -( chloromethylene )- 6 - fluorothiochroman - 4 - one ( yield : 23 - 30 %). physical and chemical properties were listed in table 1 ( compound 22 ). compound 21 were synthesized as the method mentioned above . 3 - fluoro - 4 - methylbenzenethiol ( 27 . 5 mmol ) and sodium hydride ( 27 . 2 mmol ) were dissolved in dried and pure tetrahydrofuran , and the solution was cooled with ice - water . after the solution was stirred for 1 h , the tetrahydrofuran solvent of 3 -( chloromethylene )- 6 - fluorothiochroman - 4 - one was added dropwise to reaction solvent . then the reaction solvent was allowed to react for 8 h . the solution was removed . the remainder was washed with water and extracted with dichlormethane . the organic layer was removed to give the solid mixture , then the solid was purified with silica gel column to obtain ( z )- 6 - fluoro - 3 -((( 3 - fluoro - 4 - methylphenyl ) thio ) methylene ) thiochroman - 4 - one ( compound 12 ; yield : 25 - 40 %) and ( e )- 6 - fluoro - 3 -((( 3 - fluoro - 4 - methylphenyl ) thio ) methylene ) thiochroman - 4 - one ( compound 23 ; yield : 25 - 40 %). physical and chemical properties were listed in table 1 . 3 -( hydroxymethylene ) isothiochroman - 4 - one ( 30 mmol ) and 2 - chloroacetyl chloride ( 45 . 5 mmol ) were dissolved in dichloromethane , and the mixed solvent was allowed to react in sealed tube at 25 ° c . for 3 h . the reaction mixture was washed with aqueous solution of sodium carbonate for three times . the organic solvent was removed under reduced pressure , and the crude product of ( z )- 3 -( chloromethylene )- isothiochroman - 4 - one was obtained . the crude product was purified with silica gel column to give ( z )- 3 -( chloromethylene ) isothiochroman - 4 - one ( yield : 69 - 90 %), physical and chemical properties of it were listed in table 1 ( compound 14 ). and compound 15 and 16 were prepared as the method mentioned above . ( z )- 3 -( chloromethylene ) isothiochroman - 4 - one was dissolved in methanol ( 15 ml ) in round flask ( 50 ml ). then the solvent was illuminated with uv light for 24 h . and the products were purified by silica gel column to give the ( e )- 3 -( chloromethylene ) isothiochroman - 4 - one ( compound 26 , yield : 24 - 31 %). their physical and chemical properties were listed in table 1 . ethyl formate ( 36 . 6 mmol ) and sodium methanolate ( 78 . 2 mmol ) were dissolved in diethyl ether , and the solution was kept at − 20 ° c . the diethyl ether solution of 5 , 6 - dihydro - 4h - thieno [ 2 , 3 - b ] thiopyran - 4 - one ( 18 . 3 mmol ) was added dropwise to the reaction solution with stirring , and the mixed solution was allowed to react for 12 h . the reaction solution was washed with aqueous solution of 5 % naoh for two times . the water layer is separated and washed with diethyl ether for one time . then the ph of the water phase was adjusted to 1 - 2 . yellow solid ( yield : 52 - 91 %) precipitated from the solution and was obtained by filtration . the prepared yellow solid ( 30 . 1 mmol ) and 2 - chloroacetyl chloride ( 45 . 5 mmol ) were dissolved in dichloromethane , and the mixed solvent was allowed to react in sealed tube at 50 ° c . for 3 h . the reaction mixture was washed with aqueous solution of sodium carbonate for three times . the organic solvent was removed under reduced pressure , and the crude product of ( z )- 5 -( chloromethylene )- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 4h - thieno [ 2 , 3 - b ] thiopyran - 4 - one was obtained . the crude product was purified with silica gel column to give ( z )- 5 -( chloromethylene )- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 4h - thieno [ 2 , 3 - b ] thiopyran - 4 - one ( yield : 53 - 76 %). physical and chemical properties of it were listed in table 1 ( compound 19 ). ( z )- 5 -( chloromethylene )- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 4h - thieno [ 2 , 3 - b ] thiopyran - 4 - one was dissolved in methanol ( 10 ml ) in round flask ( 50 ml ). then the solvent was illuminated with uv light for 24 h . and the products were purified by silica gel column to give the ( e )- 5 -( chloromethylene )- 5 , 6 - dihydro - 4h - thieno [ 2 , 3 - b ] thiopyran - 4 - one ( yield : 20 - 32 %). its physical and chemical properties were listed in table 1 ( compound 24 ). ( z )- 3 -( chloromethylene )- 6 - methylthiochroman - 4 - one ( 11 . 2 mmol ) and cerium chloride were dissolved in ethanol , then sodium borohydride ( 11 . 6 mmol ) was added to the reaction solution at 0 ° c ., and the reaction mixture was allowed to react for 0 . 5 h . further water was added to the reaction mixture , and the mixed solvent was extracted with diethyl ether . the organic solution was removed to give ( z )- 3 -( chloromethylene )- isothiochroman - 4 - ol ( yield : 76 - 95 %), physical and chemical properties were listed in table 1 ( compound 20 ). compound 17 and 19 was synthesized as the methods mentioned above , and physical and chemical properties were listed in table 1 ethyl formate ( 36 . 6 mmol ) and sodium hydride ( 78 . 2 mmol ) were dissolved in toluene , and the solution was kept at − 20 ° c . the toluene solution of 2h - thiopyrano [ 2 , 3 - b ]- pyridin - 4 ( 3h )- one ( 18 . 3 mmol ) was added dropwise to the reaction solution with stirring , and the mixed solution was allowed to react for 10 h . the reaction solution was washed with water for two times and with aqueous solution of 5 % naoh for one time . the water layer is separated and washed with diethyl ether for one time . then the ph of the water phase was adjusted to lower than 7 . yellow solid yield : 51 - 91 %) precipitated from the solution and was obtained by filtration . the prepared yellow solid ( 5 . 8 g ) and 2 - chloroacetyl chloride ( 45 . 5 mmol ) were dissolved in dichloromethane , and the mixed solvent was allowed to react in sealed tube at 50 ° c . for 3 h . the reaction mixture was washed with aqueous solution of sodium carbonate for three times . the organic solvent was removed under reduced pressure , and the crude product of ( z )- 3 -( chloromethylene )- 2h - thiopyrano [ 2 , 3 - b ]- pyridin - 4 ( 3h )- one was obtained . the crude product was purified with silica gel column to give ( z )- 3 -( chloromethylene )- 2h - thiopyrano [ 2 , 3 - b ]- pyridin - 4 ( 3h )- one ( yield : 63 - 86 %), it is one of compound xia . its physical and chemical properties were listed in table 1 ( compound 18 ). ( z )- 3 -( chloromethylene )- 2h - thiopyrano [ 2 , 3 - b ]- pyridin - 4 ( 3h )- one was dissolved in methanol ( 30 ml ) in round flask ( 50 ml ). then the solvent was illuminated with uv light for 28 h . and the products were purified by silica gel column to give the ( e )- 3 -( chloromethylene )- 2h - thiopyrano [ 2 , 3 - b ]- pyridin - 4 ( 3h )- one ( yield : 19 - 32 %). physical and chemical properties were listed in table 1 ( compound 27 ). ( z )- 3 - chlormethene - 6 - methylthiochroman - 4 - ol ( 20 . 4 mmol ) in excess thionyl chloride was allowed to refluxed for 2 h , then thionyl chloride was removed . the remainder was washed with water to give the products . the products was extracted with organic solvent ( such as dichlormethane , et al ), then the organic layer was removed to give ( z )- 4 - chloro - 3 -( chloromethylene )- 6 - methylthiochroman ( compound 28 , yield : 53 - 80 %). physical and chemical properties of compound 28 were listed in table 1 . 4 - methylbenzenethiol ( 19 . 1 mmol ) and sodium hydride ( 18 . 8 mmol ) were dissolved in dried and pure thf and cooled with ice - water . after the solution was stirred for 1 h , the tetrahydrofuran solvent of ( z )- 4 - chloro - 3 -( chloromethylene )- 6 - methylthiochroman was added dropwised to reaction solvent . then the reaction solvent was allowed to react for 8 h . the solution was removed . the remainder was washed with water and extracted with dichlormethane . the organic solution was removed to give the solid mixture , then the solid was purified with silica gel column to obtain ( z )- 3 -( chloromethylene )- 6 - methyl - 4 -( p - tolylthio ) thiochroman ( compound 29 , yield : 53 - 80 %). physical and chemical properties of compound 29 were listed in table 1 . in vitro antibacterial experiments of 25 compounds as anti - bacterial and anti - cancer compounds in the patent were tested using 14 kinds of bacteria . and the results obtained by two - fold dilution method were shown in table 2 . tested bacteria : c . albicas , c . tropicalis , c . neoformans , e . floccosum , m . gypseum , aniger , s . schenekn , c . parapsilosis , c . glabrata , c . krusei , trichoderma , gibberella , setrosphaeriaturcica , fusarium oxysporumvasinfectum . ( bacteria were from the dermatology hospital of chinese academy of medical sciences , nanjing , china .) the preparation of tested bacteria solution was following : incubated bacteria were added to 5 ml physiological saline , and then they were mashed and placed with ultrasound . the solution was fully mixed , and insoluble substances were removed . the treated solution were called the original bacterium solution . in the test , the bacteria concentration in the original bacterium solution were adjusted to 10 - 6 cells / ml . tested methods : the tested compounds were dissolved in dimethyl sulfoxide . and the solution was diluted with sterile distilled water . and the distilled solution was added to sterilized rpmi 1640 medium . the concentration of the compounds were adjusted to 256 , 128 , 64 , 32 , 16 , 8 , 4 , 2 , 1 , 0 . 5 , 0 . 25 , 0 . 125 ug * ml - 1 . then the adjusted solutions were inoculated with tested bateria , and the tested systems were placed in the constant temperature oven to culture for 2 - 7 days . the concentration at which there was no growing of fungi was taken as the minimum inhibitory concentration ( mic ). in vitro anticancer experiments of 25 compounds as anti - bacterial and anti - cancer compounds in the patent were tested . in the test , 14 kinds of cancer cells were used as tested cancer cells . and the results obtained by mtt method were shown in table 2 ( the inhibition ratio was obtained when the concentration was 5 ug / ml ). tested cancer cells : sgc7901 , htb - 38ht - 29 , crl - 2233nu - 398 , crl - 1469panc - 1 , b0192 , htb - 131mda - 453 , crl - 1435pc - 3 , ftc133 , as24391 , htb - 95637 . ( cancer cells were from chinese military academy of medical sciences ). cells culture : culture solution was composed of rpmi 1640 medium , 10 % ( v / v ) fetal calf serum and 0 . 01 % l - glutamine . cultured cells were maintained at 37 ° c . in an incubator with 5 % co2 . the cells at logarithmic growth phase were used in the experiment . mtt experiment : single cell suspension was obtained by digesting cells with 0 . 25 % trypsin . the cells at logarithmic growth phase were collected and seeded in a 96 - well plate at a concentration of 6000 - 7000 cells per well . after culturing for 12 h at 37 ° c . in the incubator with 5 % co2 , the cells were again incubated with the tested compounds of various concentrations for 48 h or 72 h . pure cultures and cells without drug were taken as blank reference and negative reference , and 8 wells of each group were taken . twenty microliter of mtt ( 5 mg / ml ) was added to each well , and the mixed solutions were incubation for 4 h . the formazan product was dissolved by dimethyl sulfoxide ( dmso , 150 μl ), and the optical density ( o . d .) was read at 570 nm . inhibition ratio =( a negative control − a sample )/( a negative control − a blank control ) from the results it can be seen that the new series of anti - bacterial and anti - cancer drug compounds all have inhibition activity of different degrees to bateria and cancer cells . in short , all the drugs of this invention are synthesized from thiochromanones ( or substituted - thiochromanones ). and all of the chemical reagents used in synthesis process were common and easy to be purchased . the pharmacology and toxicology experiments showed that the drugs in this invention had a certain inhibition activity to bateria and cancer cells the compounds in this invention can be widely used in antimicrobial and anticancer field . and there was a broad research value and application prospects for these compounds . the invention was described by the way of example explanation . but it should be understood that the invention are not only limited in these specific examples . the skilled person can make various modifications to the invention without deviating from the spirit and scope of the invention .
a method of inhibiting microorganism growth comprising administering an effective amount of a composition including a compound selected from the group consisting of to the microorganism .