Synthesis and antifertility activity of some new fluorine containing 2-([2-(fluoroaryl)-1H-indol-3- yl]methylene)hydrazinecarbothioamides and 2-(fluoroaryl)-([5-(substituted benzylidene)-4-oxo-2-thiazolidinylidene]hydrazone)- 1H-indole-3-carboxaldehydes.

New fluorine containing 2-(fluoroaryl)-1H-indole-3-carboxaldehydes have been synthesized and subjected to reaction with thiosemicarbazide to give corresponding 2-([2- (fluoroaryl)-1H-indol-3-yl]methylene)hydrazinecarbothiamides which were cyclized in the presence of chloroacetic acid, sodium acetate and substituted benzaldehydes to 2-(fluoroaryl)-([5- (substituted benzylidene)-4-oxo-2-thiazolidinylidene]hydrazone)- 1H-indole-3-carboxaldehydes as potential antifertility agents. In preliminary screening, 2-(4'-fluorophenyl)- ([5-(methylene-3,4-dioxyphenyl)-4-oxo-2- thiazolidinylidene]hydrazone)-1H-indole-3-carbocaldehyde exhibited pronounced antifertility activity. All these new compounds have been characterized by analytical and spectral (IR, PMR, MS) studies.