Two series of analogues of riluzole, a blocker of excitatory amino acid mediated neurotransmission, have been synthesized: monosubstituted 2-benzothiazolamines and 3-substituted derivatives. Of all the compounds prepared in the first series, only 2-benzothiazolamines bearing alkyl, polyfluoroalkyl, or polyfluoroalkoxy substituents in the 6-position showed potent anticonvulsant activity against administration of glutamic acid in rats. The most active compounds displaying in vivo "antiglutamate" activity were the 6-OCF(3) (riluzole), 6-OCF(2)CF(3), 6-CF(3), and 6-CF(2)CF(3) substituted derivatives with ED(50) values between 2.5 and 3.2 mg/kg i.p. Among the second series of variously substituted benzothiazolines, compounds as active as riluzole or up to 3 times more potent were identified in two series: benzothiazolines bearing a beta-dialkylaminoethyl moiety and compounds with an alkylthioalkyl chain and their corresponding sulfoxides and sulfones. The most potent derivatives were 2-imino-3-(2-methylthio)- and 2-imino-3-(2-methylsulfinyl)-ethyl-6-trifluoromethoxybenzothiazolines (61 and 64, ED(50) = 1.0 and 1.1 mg/kg i.p., respectively). In addition, intraperitoneal administration of some of the best benzothiazolines protected mice from mortality produced by hypobaric hypoxia.

Novel amphiphilic block copolymer modifiers based on chain‐extended polyester for improved toughness of epoxy resins were synthesized by attaching polyols having different structures and compatibilities with a dianhydride chain‐extender. Used polyols in this research were polytetrahydrofuran as miscible and hydroxyl‐terminated polybutadiene as immiscible segment. Generated carboxyl groups will be prepolymerized with an excess of epoxy resin to exclusively form epoxy groups between the polyol spacer. Resulting morphologies in the prepared diglycidyl ether of bisphenol‐A‐based epoxy thermosets cured with dicyandiamide and urea were strongly dependent on the initial parameters of the block copolymerization process. Changing the dianhydride concentration as well as relation between miscible and immiscible polyol spacer showed various particle sizes including unimodal and bimodal distributions. The best mechanical performance in terms of fracture toughness (K1C) could be achieved with bimodal particle size distributions indicating synergistic effects between the different particle sizes in the range of 0.1–7 μm. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 59:E216–E223, 2019. © 2018 Society of Plastics Engineers

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