“…5-Methyl-2,3-diaryl-1,3-thiazolidinones are readily available by use of thiolactic acid in the preparation (Patel et al, 1976) and show antimicrobial activity (Piscopo et al, 1988;Piscopo, Diurno, Gagliardi, Mazzoni, Parrilli & Veneruso, 1989;Piscopo, Diurno, Gagliardi, Mazzoni, De Franceso & Veneruso, 1989;. However, while the crystal structures of a number of 5-methyl-1,3-thiazolidin-4-ones have been reported (Rang et al, 1997;Ö zturk et al, 2000;Dandia et al;2006;Yalçin et al, 2008;Akkurt et al, 2010Akkurt et al, , 2011Akkurt et al, , 2012Ostapiuk et al, 2012;Jiang et al, 2012), only two of them were 2,3-diaryl substituted (Ö zturk et al, 2000;Dandia et al;2006). Herein, we report the synthesis and crystal structure of the cis isomer of rac-5-methyl-2,3-diphenyl-1,3-thiazolidin-4-one.…”