Synthesis of heterocycles. Part VI. Synthesis and antimicrobial activity of some 4-amino-5-aryl-1,2,4-triazole-3-thiones and their derivatives

4-Amino-5-aryi-1,2,4-triazole-3-thiones I react with acid chlorides to yield 4-acylamino-5-aryl-1,2,4-triazole-3-thiones II. Compounds I also react with methylene iodide, chloroacetonitrile and methyl bromoacetate to give bis-(4-amino-5-aryl-1,2,4-triazol-3-ylthio)methanes III, 4-amino-5-aryl-3-cyanomethylthio-1,2,4-triazoles IV and 4-amino-5-aryl-3-carbomethoxymethylthio-1,2,4-triazoles V, respectively. Compounds V react with hydrazine hydrate to give the corresponding acid hydrazides VI which in turn condenses with acid chlorides and aldehydes to afford respectively 1-(4-amino-5-aryl-1,2,4-triazol-3-ylthio)acetyl]-2-aroylhydrazines VII and aryl methylene (4-amino-5-aryl-1,2,4-triazol-3-ylthio)acethydrazones VIII. The antimicrobial activities of the above compounds were screened against different strains of bacteria and fungi.