Thiazolo triazole, preparation alkylation

Mercaptotriazoles 133, available from thiosemicarbazones, are versatile starting materials for the preparation of thiazolo[3,2-h][l,2,4]triazoles. Treatment with a-halo ketones (and esters) yields S-alkylated derivatives that are cyclized to 134 either directly or on treatment with acidic catalysts (e.g., P2O5/H3PO4). 

The most commonly used method for the preparation of fused thiazoles involves the reaction of a-mercapto N-heterocyclic compounds of type (138) with an a-halocarbonyl compound or ester to give S-alkylated intermediates (139) which can be dehydrated to (140). When R2 is alkoxy, thiazolones (141) are formed (Hantzsch synthesis). Strong dehydrating agents are necessary to cyclize aldehydes and ketones (139) to fused thiazoles. The method has been used to prepare (dihydro) imidazo[2,l-6]thiazoIes and thiazolo[3,2- ]-s-triazoles (80JHC1321, 78JHC401, 82IJC(B)243). 

Condensed 1,3f4-Thiadiazoles. - Triazolof3,4-b][1,3,4Jthiadiazoles and thiadiazolines are prepared by cyclisation of 3-mercapto-4-amino-1,2,3-triazoles with substituted alkyl carboxylic acids or treatment with HCl followed by reflux with aldehydes. Thiazolo[4,3-b]M,3,4Ithiadiazoles (368 R=Me,Ph,H,R =Ar) result from treatment of acyl rhodanines (367) with PCl. Further reactions of the former have been reported. Imidazo [2,3-b][1,3,4]-... 

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