Abstract Three types of cyanorhodanines have been synthesized for evaluation as fungicides for the protection of cellulose. The first group comprised five cyanobenzylidenerhodanines prepared by the condensation of 4-cyanobenzaldehyde with rhodanine and its 3-allyl,-carboxymethyl,-ethyl and-phenyl congeners. The corresponding carboxy analogs were similarly synthesized from terephthaldehydic acid. The second ...