Utility of a Pyrimidin-2-Thione Derivative in Synthesis of New Fused Thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidines

A pyrimidin-2-thione derivative 2 was prepared and treated with 1,2-dibromoethane, chloroacetic acid and ethyl chloroacetate to give the alkylation products 3,4,9,5, respectively. Furthermore, the reaction of 2 with acrylonitrile and hydrazine hydrate yielded the pyrimidino[2,1-b]thiazine derivative 7, and [1,2,4]-triazolo[4,3-a]pyrimidine 8. Compound 9 was used as the key starting material for synthesis of thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidine and pyrano[2′,3′ :4,5]thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidine derivatives 10–13, through the reaction with ethyl acetate, malononitrile, hydrazine hydrate, β-aroylacrylic acid, and chalcone, respectively. Treatment of compound 5 with 3,5-dibromo-2-aminobenzoic acid in refluxing butanol gave the 3,1-benzoxazinone derivative 6. The structure assignment of the new compounds is based on chemical and spectroscopic evidence.     

Iodometric microgram determination of Mn(II) in aqueous media by an indirect chemical amplification reaction

A rapid, simple and highly sensitive iodometric amplification method is described for the determination of microgram amounts of Mn(II). The method is based on oxidation of Mn(II) with an excess of periodate in acetate buffer (pH 2.8-3.0), masking of the unreacted periodate with molybdate, and after addition of iodide, titration of the liberated iodine is with thiosulphate. The proposed method offers 20-fold amplification for Mn(II) and was found suitable for the determination of Mn(II) in the presence of permanganate ions. Mn(II) in tap water and an industrial waste water has been successfully determined by the proposed method.