Abstract A series of novel 6-[(1, 3, 4-thiadiazol-2-yl) sulfanyl]-7-phenylpyrazolo [1, 5-a] pyrimidines, 5-phenyl-6-[(1, 3, 4-thiadiazol-2-yl) sulfanyl] imidazo [1, 2-a] pyrimidines, and 2- phenyl-3-[(1, 3, 4-thiadiazol-2-yl) sulfanyl] pyrimido [1, 2-a] benzimidazoles have been synthesized in four steps starting with 2-hydroxyacetophenone. The intermediate 3-[(1, 3, 4- thiadiazol-2-yl) sulfanyl]-4H-1-benzopyran-4-ones reacted with pyrazol-3-amines, 5- ...