“…As trace amounts of benzo[4,5]thiazolo[3,2- a ]pyrimidin-4-ones, 5a , were observed in the synthesis of benzo[ d ]imidazo[2,1- b ]-thiazoles, we searched for a suitable reagent to regioselectively form this instead of 3a and 4 . This tricyclic backbone can be found in compounds that possess a wide range of medicinal properties including those with antimalarial [ 74 ], anticancer [ 75 – 76 ], antiallergic [ 77 – 78 ], antibacterial [ 79 ], and antimicrobial properties [ 80 – 81 ]. In addition, they have been found to be biologically active antagonists of adenosine receptors [ 82 ], inhibitors of cyclic-AMP-diphosphoesterase [ 83 ], and benzodiazepine receptor ligands [ 84 – 85 ].…”