in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com). New approaches for the synthesis of some heterocyclic compounds, such as the pyridopyrimidodiazepine derivative 3, pyrazolopyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidine derivative 4, tetrazolo[1.5-a][1,8]naphthyridine derivative 9, pyrazolylpyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidine derivatives 10a,b,12, pyrrolopyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidine derivatives 14a-d, and16a,b, starting from 2-chloro-4H-4-oxo-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidine (1), are described.