Reactions with 5,6-Diphenyl-2,3-dihydro-imidazo[2,1-b]thiazol-3-ones and 6,7-Diphenyl-2,3-dihydro-4H-imidazo[2,1-b]1,3-thiazin-4-one

2-Methyl-5,6-diphenyl-2,3-dihydro-imidazo2,1-b]thiazol-3-one 5 and 6,7-diphenyl-2,3-dihydro-4H-imidazo2,1-b]1,3-thiazin-4-one 6 are prepared from 4,5-diphenyl-2-mercapto-imidazole 1 . Compounds 5 and 6 react with amines or hydrazines to give the 2-(4,5-diphenyl-imidazol-2-ylthio)acet(or propan) amides (hydrazides) 7a – g and the 3-(4,5-diphenyl-imidazol-2 ylthio) propanamides(hydrazides) 8a – e , respectively. The hydrazides 7a, 7b and 8a are condensed with aromatic aldehydes to the hydrazones 9a – h and 10a – d . Compound 5 couples with aryldiazonium salts to give 2-arylazo-2-methyl-5,6-diphenyl-2,3-dihydro-imidazo2,1-b]thiazol-3-ones 11a – d .