Some Cyclization Reactions with 2-Ethoxycarbonylmethylidene-4,5-Dihydro-4-Thiazolinone

2-Ethoxycarbonylmethylidine-4,5-dihydro-4-thiazolinone (1) was condensed with bis aromatic aldehydes such as terephthalaldehyde or 4,4'-bisformyl-diphenylether (2a,b) (2:1 molar ratio) and furnished bis-4-thiaozlidinones (3a,b). The reaction of (3a,b) with malononitrile and aromatic aldehydes (1:2:2 molar ratio) gave bis thiazolopyridines (4a-d). Bis-(thiazolopyridine) derivative (6) was obtained by reaction of 4-thiaozlinone (5c) with bis aldehyde (2b) in refluxing ethanol containing piperidine. Cyclization of 4-thiazolinones (5a,b) with different -cyanocinnamonitriles gave thiazolo[3,2-a]pyridines (7a-d). Compound 9 was produced via the reaction of 8 with thioglycolic acid, which reacted with p-chlorobenzaldehyde to produce 10. Compound 10 was condensed with hydrazine hydrate and afforded 11. Compounds 12 and 16a,b were produced by the reaction of 9 with isatin and -ethoxycarbonylcinnamonitriles, respectively.