Abstract
A new class of benzothiazolines having the composition, C(OH)COOCH
3
[where R = C
6
H
5
, 4-BrC
6
H
4
, 4-ClC
6
H
4
, 4-CH
3
OC
6
H
4
, 4-CH
3
C
6
H
4
] have been synthesized by the equimolar condensation of aroyl pyruvates, RC(O)CH:C(OH)COOCH
3
with 2-aminothiophenol. These newly synthesized benzothiazolines have been characterized by elemental analyses and spectral [IR and NMR (
1
H and
13
C)] studies.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The authors D. Shanker, Y. P. Singh, and A. K. Rai are thankful to UGC for the financial help and R. K. Sharma to CSIR, New Delhi for the award of SRF.