An effective base-promoted cyclization and coupling strategy for the construction of substituted 3-aryl-5thio-1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-thiones from phenylhydrazines, olefins and CS 2 is developed through employing CS 2 as a sulfur feedstock. The reaction proceeds under mild reaction conditions in the absence of any external catalysts, transition metals and ligands. The one-step three-component procedure also shows the merits of simple operation, using available starting materials, wide substrate scopes, and high atom and step economy. This reaction provides facile access to substituted 3-aryl-5-thio-1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-thiones, which could be used in the field of drug research.