A new, convenient, environmentally benign two-step synthesis of 4 (1H)-quinolones, 5H- thiazolo [3, 2-a] pyrimidin-5-one and 4H-pyrimido [2, 1-b] benzothiazol-4-ones have been developed by first condensing substituted arylamine/2-aminothiazole/2- aminobenzenethiazole with Meldrum's acid and trimethylorthoformate in 1-butyl-3- methylimidazolium bromide at a moderate temperature to afford 5-{(substituted aryl/4- ...