A. Elwareth et Ao. Sarhan, SYNTHESIS AND REACTIONS OF NOVEL 1,3-DIHY ',5'4,5]THIAZOLO-[3,2-A]BENZIMIDAZOLE-2,4-DITHIONE, Afinidad, 53(461), 1996, pp. 57-60
Thiazolo[3,2-a]benzimidazole 3 was prepared and allowed to cyclize wit
h CS2 to give 1,3-dihydropyrimidin[4',5':4,5] thiazolo[3,2-a]benzimida
zole-2,4-dithione (4). On alkylation of 4 with alkyl/aralkyl iodide af
forded the corresponding dithioalkyl derivatives 5a-c. Reactions of 4
with p-substituted phenacyl bromide gave the dithioacetophenone deriva
tives 6a-c. In addition, when the dithione derivative 4 was reacted wi
th chloroacetic acid esters furnished the dithio-esters 7a-b in satisf
actory yields.