Abstract This paper describes the unequivocal synthesis of three new heterocycles: 2, 3, 6- triazaphenothiazine (7) and 2, 3, 6, 9-tetraazaphenothiazine (18), both parents of the respective ring systems and the 6, 8-dihydro-7, 9-di-oxo derivative of 2, 3, 6, 8-