The pyrano[2,3-f]chromene-4,8-dione system contains fragments of coumarin and chromone, both pharmacophoric molecules. 2-Aryl, 3-aryl, and 2-hetaryl derivatives of this system have bactericidal activity [1,2]. Methyl derivatives have been proposed as photo reagents for DNA [3].The pyrano[2,3-f]chromene-4,8-dione system may be obtained starting from both coumarins by completion of the γ-pyrone ring [1, 2, 4-6] and from chromones by annelation of the α-pyrone ring [1, 3, 7-13]. Derivatives with hetaryl groups at C-2 were obtained by the former approach: by the condensation of o-hydroxyacetylcoumarins with hetaroyl chlorides and subsequent rearrangement and cyclization [2,5]. Derivatives with hetaryl substituents at C-9 were obtained in our laboratory using the second approach by the reaction of 8-formyl-7-hydroxyisoflavones with hetarylacetonitriles [13]. 3-Hetaryl derivatives of this system have not yet been reported.In order to extend the range of heterocyclic derivatives of pyrano[2,3-f]chromene-4,8-dione we synthesized products containing azaheterocyclic substituents at C-3 and C-9.We used 6-ethyl-8-formyl-7-hydroxy-3-(4-phenyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)chromone (1) [14], which already has a heterocycle at C-3, as the starting compound. Chromone 1 was obtained by two methods: 1) formylation of 6-ethyl-7-hydroxy-3-(4-phenyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)chromone (2) using the Duff reaction and 2) heating the corresponding 8-diethylaminomethyl derivative 3 [15] in acetic acid at reflux in the presence of hexamethylenetetramine.The 1 H NMR spectrum of chromone 1 in DMSO-d 6 shows a singlet for the formyl proton at 10.54 ppm but lacks signals characteristic for the starting chromone 2 (6.91 ppm for H-8) and chromone 3 (Et 2 NCH 2 group signals). The signal for the 7-OH group is shifted downfield by 2 ppm as a consequence of formation of an