Backbone (Et 2 N) 2 P-substituted thiazol-2-thione 2 [(Et 2 N) 2 P-THS Me ; THS Me = 3-methylthiazol-2-thione-5-yl] was employed in a stepwise reaction to access thiazol-2-thione-fused tricyclic 1,4-dihydro-1,4-diphosphinines 5 a,a' {-[P(Et 2 N)THS Me ] 2 ; optimization efforts led to excellent yields of 5 a,a' if LDA was used as the base. The same protocol could be exploited to access P-Ph derivatives 5 c,c'-d,d' {-[P(Ph)THS R ] 2 . Oxidation reactions of 5 a,a' using H 2 O 2 -urea, sulfur and grey selenium furnished the bis(P-oxides) 6,6', bis(P-sulfides) 7,7', and bis(P-selenides) 8,8', respectively. Reaction of 5 a,a' with o-chloranil led stereoselectively to bis(spirophosphorane) derivatives 9,9'.