Abstract
Reaction of diacyl thiocarbohydrazides with dimethyl but-2-ynedioate in refluxing ethanol led to oxa-thiazolidine-5-ylidene-acetates in good yields. Reaction of the newly prepared N-(2-(propan-2-ylidene) hydrazine-carbonothioyl)arylhydrazides with dimethyl but-2-ynedioate gave the corresponding (Z)-methyl-2-arylhydrazide-4-oxo-3-(propan-2-ylideneamino)thiazolidine-5-ylidene)-acetates. The mechanism is discussed. Antitumor and antioxidant activities have been also investigated.