Convenient Synthesis of Some 1,2,4-triazolo[3,4-b]-1,3,4-thiadiazoles and 1,2,4-triazolo[3,4-b]-1,3,4-thiadiazines Bearing 3-Methylthio{7H-1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-d]tetrazol-6-yl}moiety as Possible Antimicrobial Activity

4-Amino-4H-3-methylthio{7H-1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-d]tetrazol-6-yl}-1,2,4-triazole-5thi-ol (1) was condensed with various substituted aromatic aldehydes or acid chlorides to yield a series of arylideneamines 2 or aroylamines 3. These were easily cyclized to the corresponding 6-aryl-3-methylthio7H-1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-d]tetrazol-6-yl-1,2,4-triazolo [3,4-b]-1,3,4-thiadiazoles (4) on treatment with palladium-on-charcoal or phosphorus oxychloride. Compounds 4 were also prepared directly via the reaction of 1 with aromatic carboxylic acids in the presence of phosphorus oxychloride. Cyclocondensation of 1 with a variety of two-carbon cyclizing reagents, namely chloroacetone, pyruvic acid, benzoylformic acid, and benzoin led to the formation of 3-methylthio{7H-1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-d]tetrazol-6-yl}-1,2,4-triazolo[3,4-b]-1,3,4-thiadiazines (5?8). Some of the newly synthesized compounds were tested for their antibacterial and antifungal activity against a variety of microorganisms.