Abstract

A series of arylimino-1,2,4-thiadiazolidines were prepared using an efficient synthesis starting from thiadiazolopyridinium chlorides. All the compounds showed smooth muscular relaxant properties in rat portal veins. The different behaviour under highly depolarized conditions and the reduction of the biological effect by glyburide suggests that the arylimino-1,2,4-thiadiazolidin-3-ones may act, at least in part, via K+-induced hyperpolarization of vascular smooth cells. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.