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Abstract
The 1,3-thiazolidin-4-one scaffold is a well-known pharmacophore in medicinal chemistry, valued for its broad spectrum of biological activities.
In this study, we report the design and efficient synthesis of a new series of 1,3-thiazolidin-4-one-5-arylidene derivatives 7a-j. The synthetic strategy began with the cyclocondensation of phenylhydrazide intermediates (3a and 3b) with mercaptoacetic acid under solvent-free conditions, using a few drops of acetic acid. This reaction yielded the key thiazolidinone intermediates (5a and 5b). Subsequent condensation with benzaldehyde or its substituted derivatives (6a – j) in the presence of sodium ethanolate (CH3CH2ONa) afforded the target compounds (7a – j) in yields ranging from 50% to 86%. The structures of all synthesized compounds were confirmed through details spectroscopic analyses, including 1H, 13C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), and High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry (HRMS).
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The Journal of Sulfur Chemistry is an international journal for the dissemination of scientific results in the rapidly expanding realm of sulfur chemistry. The journal publishes high quality reviews, full papers and communications in the following areas: organic and inorganic chemistry, industrial chemistry, materials and polymer chemistry, biological chemistry and interdisciplinary studies directly related to sulfur science.
Papers outlining theoretical, physical, mechanistic or synthetic studies pertaining to sulfur chemistry are welcome. Hence the target audience is made up of academic and industrial chemists with peripheral or focused interests in sulfur chemistry. Manuscripts that truly define the aims of the journal include, but are not limited to, those that offer: a) innovative use of sulfur reagents; b) new synthetic approaches to sulfur-containing biomolecules, materials or organic and organometallic compounds; c) theoretical and physical studies that facilitate the understanding of sulfur structure, bonding or reactivity; d) catalytic, selective, synthetically useful or noteworthy transformations of sulfur containing molecules; e) industrial applications of sulfur chemistry; f) unique sulfur atom or molecule involvement in interfacial phenomena; g) descriptions of solid phase or combinatorial methods involving sulfur containing substrates. Submissions pertaining to related atoms such as selenium and tellurium are also welcome. Articles offering routine heterocycle formation through established reactions of sulfur containing substrates are outside the scope of the journal.