Synthesis and characterization of new 2-(arylidenehydrazino)-4-methyl-5-(arylazo)thiazoles.

In order to test their insecticidal, fungicidal and herbicidal activities the title compounds 2-20 were prepared from the reactions of various aldehyde-thiosemicarbazones with corresponding alpha-oxo-alpha-methyl-N-(p-substituted phenyl)-ethanehydrazonoyl chloride [1], derived from the coupling of chloroacetone with the diazonium salt of ethyl p-aminobenzoate, p-iodoaniline, sulfanilamide and aniline, respectively. All the synthetized compounds were characterized by their elementary analysis, and by using IR, NMR and mass spectrometry.