Synthesis and Aldose Reductase Inhibitory Effect of Some New Hydrazinecarbothioamides and 4-Thiazolidinones Bearing an Imidazo[2,1-b]Thiazole Moiety

Objectives To synthesize and characterize 2-[[6-(4-bromophenyl)imidazo[2,1-b]thiazol-3-yl]acetyl]-N-alkyl/arylhydrazinecarbothioamide and 3-alkyl/aryl-2-[((6-(4-bromophenyl)imidazo[2,1-b]thiazol-3-yl)acetyl)hydrazono]-5-nonsubstituted/methyl-4-thiazolidinone derivatives and evaluate them for their aldose reductase (AR) inhibitory effect. Materials and methods 2-[[6-(4-bromophenyl)imidazo[2,1-b]thiazol-3-yl]acetyl]-N-alkyl/arylhydrazinecarbothioamides (3a-f) and 3-alkyl/aryl-2-[((6-(4-bromophenyl)imidazo[2,1-b]thiazol-3-yl)acetyl)hydrazono]-5-nonsubstituted/methyl-4-thiazolidinones (4a-j) were synthesized from 2-[6-(4-bromophenyl)imidazo[2,1-b]thiazole-3-yl]acetohydrazide (2). Their structures were elucidated by elemental analyses and spectroscopic data. The synthesized compounds were tested for their ability to inhibit rat kidney AR. Results Among the synthesized compounds, 2-[[6-(4-bromophenyl)imidazo[2,1-b]thiazol-3-yl]acetyl]-N-benzoylhydrazinecarbothioamide (3d) showed the best AR inhibitory activity. Conclusion The findings of this study indicate that the different derivatives of the compounds in this study may be considered interesting candidates for future research.