Multicomponent condensation of acetaldehyde, cyanothioacetamide, 1-(but-2-en-2-yl)pyrrolidine, and alkyl halides afforded 2-alkylsulfanyl-4,5,6-trimethylnicotinonitriles. Their structure was confirmed by IR, 1 H NMR spectroscopy, and chromatography-mass spectrometry.Some alkyl-substituted derivatives of 2-oxo(thioxo)-1,2-dihydronicotinonitrile possess anti-inflammatory [1], cardiovascular protecting [2], and fungicidal [3] properties. Compounds of this series are also promising for designing drugs against Alzheimer's disease [4]. The synthesis of these compounds is preferably based on condensation of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds with cyanoacetyl(thio)amide in the presence of bases [5][6][7][8].I, VI, Hlg = Cl, R = 2-МеОС 6 Н 4 NНСО (a); Br, 3-oxo-3Н-benzo[f]chromen-2-ylcarbonyl (b); Cl, thiazol-2-ylcarbamoyl (c); Cl, quinolin-8-ylcarbamoyl (d); Cl, Ph (e); I, Ме (f); I, n-Bu (g); I, Et (h); Br, 5,7-dibromo-3-oxo-3Н-benzo[f]chromen-2-ylcarbonyl (i); Br, 7-bromo-3-oxo-3Н-benzo[f]chromen-2-ylcarbonyl (j); Cl, СООН (k); Br, 4-NО 2 С 6 Н 4 СО (l); Br, 3,4-Cl 2 C 6 H 3 СО (m); Br, 3-BrC 6 H 4 CO (n); Br, 4-ClC 6 H 4 (o); Br, 4-BuC 6 H 4 СО (p); Cl, PhCH 2 ОСО (q); Br, 2,4-Me 2 C 6 H 3 (r); Cl, РrОСО (s); Br, 4-ClC 6 H 4 СО (t). CN S H 2 N CN