Study of New Thiazole Based Pyridine Derivatives as Potential Corrosion Inhibitors for Mild Steel: Theoretical and Experimental Approach

Table 1

Abbreviations, IUPAC names, molecular structure, and melting points of inhibitors.

Inhibitor	IUPAC name	Structure of the inhibitor	Yield (%)	Melting point (°C)
2-MTPH	5-(4-Methoxy-phenyl)-thiazole-2-carboxylic acid pyridin-2-ylmethylene-hydrazide		82	175–177
3-MTPH	5-(4-Methoxy-phenyl)-thiazole-2-carboxylic acid pyridin-3-ylmethylene-hydrazide		80	174–176
4-MTPH	5-(4-Methoxy-phenyl)-thiazole-2-carboxylic acid pyridin-4-ylmethylene-hydrazide		83	170–172