An efficient one-pot synthesis of 2,5-disubstituted-1,3,4-thiadiazoles from aldehydes and hydrazides using Lawesson’s reagent

Abstract

Five-membered heterocyclic-ring systems, such as thiadiazoles, remain an important and prevalent scaffold in the development of novel leads in medicinal chemistry for a variety of therapeutic targets. A two-step, one-pot synthesis of 2,5-disubstituted-1,3,4-thiadiazole derivatives from aryl hydrazides and aryl aldehydes using Lawesson’s reagent is described, yielding 2,5-disubstituted-1,3,4-thiadiazoles in moderate-to-high yields. Based on preliminary biological experiments, some of the newly synthesized thiadiazoles show antioxidant activity.