Synthesis of 2-mercaptobenzothiazole and 2-mercaptobenzimidazole derivatives condensed with carbohydrates as a potential antimicrobial agents

The thiazole and imidazole nucleus, as well as carbohydrates are important classes of compounds found in many natural and synthetic products with a wide range of biological activities. Due to the importance of these classes of compounds as antimicrobial agents, the present article reports the synthesis of a new series of nine compounds based on the coupling of 2-mercaptobenzothiazole and 2-mercaptobenzimidazole with different carbohydrates.