3-Substituted rhodanines were converted to their 5-isonitroso derivatives bx reaction with isopropyl nitrite and hydrochloric acid. The 3-benzyl-5-isonitrosorhodanines, which contain a chlorine substituent in the para position of the benzyl group, show a considerable increase in fungistatic activity over the corresponding 3-chlorinated benxylrhodanine while the accompanying loss in bacteriostatic activity is relatively slight. Such enhancement is not ...
