Abdou O. Abdelhamid, Nadia A. Abdel-Riheem and Hussein A. Emam
2,3-Dihydro-1,3,4-thiadiazoles are synthesized by the reaction of hydrazonoyl halides with alkyl benzoylhydrazinecarbodithioates in ethanolic triethylamine whereas α-keto hydrazonoyl halides react with benzoylthiosemicarbazides to afford 5-arylazothiazoles.