nothiophenol with a carboxylic acid 14 17 acid chlorides 18, 19 , and esters 20, 21 ; and the cyclization of thiobenzanilides 22 25. Among these, the condensation of 2-aminothiophenol with aldehydes is the most commonly used, and higher yields are obtained using aromatic aldehydes than aliphatic aldehydes 26 ; in comparison, condensation with aliphatic aldehydes has not been studied 27, 28. Unfortunately, many of these reactions have one or more disadvantages, such as long reaction times, low product yields, harsh reaction conditions, use of excess reagents, tedious workup procedures, and co-occurrence of several side reactions. Thus, the introduction of environmentally friendly methods to overcome these limitations is still an important experimental challenge. Microwave-assisted reactions have gained popularity because of their rapid reaction rates and ease of manipulation. Recently, solvent-free organic syntheses using solid supports or supported reagent and microwave irradiation have attracted more attention, because these methods can be used to perform a wide range of reactions quickly with high conversion rates, good selectivity, and Abstract: A highly efficient and simple method for the synthesis of 2-alkylbenzothiazoles through the condensation of 2-aminothiophenol and aliphatic aldehydes in the presence of active carbon/silica gel is described. The reaction proceeded under solvent-free and microwave irradiation to afford 2-alkylbenzothiazoles in high yields. This method was extended to the synthesis of bile acid derivatives containing a benzothiazole ring and obtained the desired products in high yields. The anti-inflammatory activity and cytotoxicity of the newly synthesized benzothiazole derivatives of bile acid were tested; the results showed that anti-inflammatory activities of all tested compounds tested were higher than that of standard drugs, such as indomethacin.