Alkylation of 4,6-diamino-3-cyanopyridine-2(1H)-thione (1) with active halo compounds namely; ethyl chloroacetate, chloroacetic acid, 2-chloro-N-phenylacetamide, chloroacetonitrile, or chloroacetamide gave S-alkyl derivatives 2-6, respectively. Thienopyridine derivatives 7-10 were furnished by heating of S-alkyl derivatives 2-6 in hot KOH solution or by reaction of compound 1 with appropriate halo compound directly in hot KOH solution. The reaction of compound 1 with 3-bromopentane-2,4-dione or ... Read more