Based on our early studies of the reaction of 1,4-dihydropyridine-2(3H)-thiolates with electrophilic reagents [1-3], we used the reactions of 5-acetyl-4-aryl-3-cyano-6-methyl-1,4-dihydropyridine-2(3H)-thiones with electrophilic epichlorohydrin for synthesis of 2-(1,2-dihydroxy-3-propyl)thio-1,4-dihydropyridines, mimetics of glyceride derivatives of 1,4-dihydropyridines, and their cyclic analogs: acylated and hydrogenated pyrido[2,1-b][1,3]thiazines.Although 3,4-dihydro-2H,8H-pyrido[2,1-b][1,3]thiazines have been poorly studied, their synthesis is of interest since the combination in one molecule of a 1,4-dihydropyridine ring (calcium antagonists, antioxidants, hepatoprotectors) and a 1,3-thiazine ring (antibiotics of the cephalosporin group) can lead to potential biologically active compounds. Antihypertensive and anti-inflammatory activities have been found in the corresponding hydrogenated pyrido[2,1-b][1,3]oxazines [4].1,4-Dihydropiperidine-2(3H)-thiones 1 were obtained by two routes: thione 1a [5] and thione 1b by condensation of acetylacetone, an aromatic aldehyde, and 2-cyanothioacetamide; and thione 1c [6] by reaction of 2-(3-nitrophenyl)methyleneacetylacetone with 2-cyanothioacetamide in the presence of an equimolar amount of piperidine followed by acidification.5-Acetyl-4-aryl-2-(1-chloro-2-hydroxy-3-propyl)thio-3-cyano-6-methyl-1,4-dihydropyridines 2 were obtained in moderate yields by treatment of compound 1 with epichlorohydrin in the presence of sodium bicarbonate. When using stronger bases (KOH or NaOMe) instead of sodium bicarbonate, the 7-acetyl-8-aryl-9-cyano-3-hydroxy-6-methyl-3,4-dihydro-2H,8H-pyrido[2,1-b][1,3]thiazines 3 crystallize out from a complex reaction medium in 50%-59% yields. Compounds 3 were also obtained in 62-69% yields by intramolecular alkylation of compounds 2 by treatment with NaOMe at room temperature.