Condensation of 3‐cyano‐7‐diethylamino‐N‐ethoxycarbonyl‐iminocoumarin with various hydrazides as N‐nucleophiles gave a new series of 2‐oxo‐2H‐1‐benzopyrano[2,3‐d]pyrimidines bearing an acylhydrazino fragment in the 4‐position. The structures of the products obtained were characterized using IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR and elemental analysis. The optical properties were reported for three of these compounds. J. Heterocyclic Chem., (2009).