A facile procedure has been developed for the synthesis of 2-aryl/heteryl-4
-(2H-1-benzopyran-2-one-8-yl)-2,3-dihydro-1,5-benzothiazepines (5a-o) by th
e reaction of 1-(2H-1-benzopyran-2-one-8-yl)-3-aryl/heteryl-2-propenones (3
a-k) with 2-aminothiophenols (Ja,b) in toluene in the presence of triflouro
acetic acid.