Ethyl 2-(2-((6-Methyl-4-oxo-4H-chromen-3-yl)methylene)hydrazineyl)thiazole-4-carboxylate
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Results
Chemical Synthesis
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Chemical Synthesis
4.1.1. Synthesis Protocol of 2-((6-Methyl-4-oxo-4H-chromen-3-yl)methylene]thiosemicarbazone (Intermediate Compound 2)
4.1.2. Synthesis Protocol of Ethyl 2-(2-((6-Methyl-4-oxo-4H-chromen-3-yl)methylene)hydrazineyl)thiazole-4-carboxylate (Compound 3)
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
| DMF | Dimethylformamide |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| M.P. | Melting Point |
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Grozav, A.; Azarov, C.; Marc, G.; Pîrnău, A.; Manolov, S.; Oniga, O.; Crișan, O. Ethyl 2-(2-((6-Methyl-4-oxo-4H-chromen-3-yl)methylene)hydrazineyl)thiazole-4-carboxylate. Molbank 2026, 2026, M2127. https://doi.org/10.3390/M2127
Grozav A, Azarov C, Marc G, Pîrnău A, Manolov S, Oniga O, Crișan O. Ethyl 2-(2-((6-Methyl-4-oxo-4H-chromen-3-yl)methylene)hydrazineyl)thiazole-4-carboxylate. Molbank. 2026; 2026(1):M2127. https://doi.org/10.3390/M2127
Chicago/Turabian StyleGrozav, Adriana, Cristina Azarov, Gabriel Marc, Adrian Pîrnău, Stanimir Manolov, Ovidiu Oniga, and Ovidiu Crișan. 2026. "Ethyl 2-(2-((6-Methyl-4-oxo-4H-chromen-3-yl)methylene)hydrazineyl)thiazole-4-carboxylate" Molbank 2026, no. 1: M2127. https://doi.org/10.3390/M2127
APA StyleGrozav, A., Azarov, C., Marc, G., Pîrnău, A., Manolov, S., Oniga, O., & Crișan, O. (2026). Ethyl 2-(2-((6-Methyl-4-oxo-4H-chromen-3-yl)methylene)hydrazineyl)thiazole-4-carboxylate. Molbank, 2026(1), M2127. https://doi.org/10.3390/M2127

