Abstract The synthesis of 4, 5-dihydro-7-phenylthiazolo [2, 3-c][1, 2, 4] triazepin-3 (2H)-one (4) from 2-propenoic acid 2-(4-phenyl-2-thiazolyl) hydrazide (14), is reported. A synthesis of 4 which was reported earlier by Mahajan, Sondhi and Ralhan (9), from 3-chloropropanoic ...