Several new derivatives of oxazolo [5,4-d]pyrimidine (3a-h) have been synthesized through the reaction of 2,4-dichloro-6-methyl-5-nitropyrimidine (2) with aryl carboxylic acids in refluxing POCl 3 . Further treatment of compounds (3a-h) with hydrazine hydrate gave the hydrazine derivatives (4a-h) that were subsequently cyclized into a novel heterocyclic system, oxazolo [5,4-d][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyrimidine (5a-p) and (7a-d) on treatment with triethylorthoesters or carbondisulfide and alkylhalides, respectively. H NMR (CDCl 3 ): δ 2.89 (s, 3H, CH 3 of pyrimidine), 7.45 (t, J = 7.4 Hz, 1H, 2-chlorophenyl), 7.53 (t, J = 7.4 Hz, 1H, 2-chlorophenyl), 7.58 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H, 2-chlorophenyl), 8.14 (d, J = 7.6 Hz, 1H, 2-chlorophenyl); 13 C NMR (CDCl 3 ): δ 165.2, 162.7, 160.7, 155.2, 834