Abstract
2-Amino-5-(3’-indolomethylene)-1, 3 , 4 - oxadiazole (3) undergoes facile condensation with various aromatic aldehydes to gave 2-substitiuted
arylidenylamino-5-(3’- indolomethylene) – 1, 3 , 4 – oxadiazole (4–8). Cyclocondensation of (4–8) with thioglycolic acid and triethylamine yielded 3-[5’-(3”- indolomethylene)- 1’,
3’, 4’- oxadiazol-2’-yl]- 2- (substituted aryl)-4- thiazolidinones (9–13) and 1-[5’-(3”- indolomethylene) -1’, 3’, 4’- oxadiazol - 2’- yl ] -4-(substituted
aryl) -2- azetidinones (14–18). The structures of these compounds were established on the basis of analytical and
spectral data. The newly synthesised compounds were evaluated for their anticonvulsant
activity and acute toxicity.
Key words
Indolyl oxadiazole - indolyl thazolidinones - indolyl azetidinones - spectral studies
- anticonvulsant activity - acute toxicity