substituted schiff's bases 2a-o prepared by the treatment of 2-amino-4-(?-methoxyiminocarbomethoxymethyl)-thiazole 1 with different aromatic aldehydes, on cyclocondensation with mercaptoaceticacid and mercaptopropionicacid in dry benzene furnished desired thiazolidinones of type 3a-o and 4a-j, respectively. the structure of the compounds have been assigned on the basis of elemental analyse...