Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun. 1991, 56, 2436-2447
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc19912436

5-Formylimidazo[2,1-b]thiazoles and derivatives with herbicidal activity

Aldo Andreania,*, Mirella Rambaldia, Alessandra Locatellia and Franco Andreanib

a Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, University of Bologna, Via Belmeloro 6, 40126 Bologna, Italy
b Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale e dei Materiali, University of Bologna, Italy

Abstract

A series of imidazo[2,1-b]thiazole derivatives including aldehydes (I-XXIX), oximes (XXX-XL) and 2,4-dinitrophenyloximes (XLI-LIII) were prepared and tested as potential herbicides. Many compounds were active in paddy field treatment, sand and in water culture. In upland condition, a number of dinitrophenyloximes proved herbicides in postemergence treatment, whereas in preemergence only compounds XVI, XXV and XLVIII showed some degree of activity.