A convenient method for the synthesis of ethyl 6-substituted 6,7,8,9-tetrah
ydro-2-thia-3,5,6,9-tetraazabenz[cd]azulene-1-carboxylates - representing a
new heterosystem - from the corresponding ethyl 4,5-diaminothienol[2,3-d]p
yrimidine-6-carboxylates, by a two-step protocol is described.