Thiazolidinones14 and spir~[indole-thiazoliidines]~-~ have attracted considerable attention because of their wide biological and pharmacological activities. The spiro [indole-thiazolidi- none] system has been synthesized earlier by a two-step procedure in 40-60% yield using isatin-3-imines as key intermediates, themselves obtained hm substituted isatins and aromatic amines. The classical method involves either the azeotropic removal of water9Jo ...