Keywords: 1-R-3-benzoyl-5-ethoxycarbonyl-6-oxo-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-2-thiones, diethyl ethoxymethylenemalonate, 6-ethoxycarbonyl-2-imino-8-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[2,3-d]-pyrimidin-7-one, 5-ethoxycarbonyl-7-methy-3-phenyl-6,7-dihydroisoxazolo[3,4-b]pyridine-6-one, N-R-3-oxo-3-phenylpropanethioamides, 9-R-7-ethoxycarbonyl-5-phenyl-8,9-dihydropyrido[2,3-d][1,2,4]triazolo-[1,5-a]pyrimidin-8-ones, X-ray structural analysis, cycloacylation.The cycloacylation of thioamides by unsaturated carboxylic acid derivatives is a convenient and practical method for the synthesis of sulfur containing azoles and azines [1][2][3][4][5].One of these reagents is diethyl ethoxymethylenemalonate, the ethoxy group of which has good nucleofuge properties. None the less, there are only two studies in which the cyclocondensation of this compound with thioamides is discussed [6,7]. It is likely that the low interest of investigators in this area of reactions is explained by the fact that the reaction is carried out under forcing conditions [7] and forms two [7] or three products [6].The aim of this work was the discovery of conditions for the cycloacylation of the N-R-3-oxo-3-phenylpropanethioamides 1a,b by diethyl ethoxymethylenemalonate 2 and the exploitation of the synthetic potential of the products obtained.It was found that the N-R-3-oxo-3-phenylpropanethioamides 1a,b condense with diethyl ethoxymethylenemalonate 2 in the presence of sodium ethylate. The reaction occurs selectively and its products are the 1-R-3-benzoyl-5-ethoxycarbonyl-6-oxo-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-2-thiones 3a,b.In all likelihood the high selectivity of the process is explained by the high CH-acidity of the thioamides 1a,b [8] when compared with the N-aryl-2-thiocarbamoylacetamides. The latter react with diethyl ethoxymethylenemalonate non selectively to give three products [6].