Green route synthesis of 4-thiazolidinone analogs of isonicotinic acid hydrazide

Abstract

The broad and potent activity of 4-thiazolidinones has established it as one of the biologically important scaffolds. The synthesis of N-(2-aryl-4-oxothiazolidin-3-yl)isonicotinamide by a novel method of stirring and sonication is described. The conventional method for synthesis of 4-thiazolidinones involves use of a Dean-Stark water separator for the removal of water from the reaction with long reaction times (12-w48 h), and the stirring procedure also involves the use of DCC (dicyclohexylcarbodiimide) as a dehydrating agent. We report the synthesis of 4-thiazolidinone analogs of isonicotinic acid hydrazide by novel, green route methods of sonication and stirring using molecular sieves. Results indicate that high yields and shorter reaction times can be achieved by employing novel green route methods of synthesis. © 2011 Taylor & Francis.