Thiazolo[4,5-hlisoquinoline was synthesized from 7-aminoisoquinoline in four steps: by the reaction with potassium thiocyanate and bromine to give 7-amino-8-thiocyanoisoquinoline; cyclization of the latter with hydrochloric acid to produce 2-aminothiazolo[4,5-h]isoquinoline, followed by the Sandmeyer reaction to yield a 2-chloro derivative, and finally, reduction with hydriodic acid and phosphorus.Thiazolo[5,4-f]isoquinoline was prepared from 6-aminoisoquinoline via 6-amino-5-thiocyanoisoquinoline. The synthesis of 2,5-diaminothiazolo [5,4-hlisoquinoline was achieved by cyclization of 5-acetamido-8-aminoisoquinoline which was obtained from 5-aminoisoquinoline. In 5-amino-8-thiocyano-and 8-amino-5-thiocyanoisoquinolines, the thiocyano group was hydrolyzed to the thiol group with 8 N hydrochloric acid and ethanol (1 :l).The U.V. and p.m.r. spectra of the intermediate isoquinolines, and the i.r., u.v., and n.m.r. spectra of thiazoloisoquinolines were studied.On a synthetist le thiazolo[4,5-h]isoquinoline a partir de la 7-aminoisoquinoline en quatre Btapes: par la reaction avec le thiocyanate de potassium et le brome, on obtient le 7-amino-8-thiocyanoisoquinoline; la cyclisation de ce produit avec I'acide chlorhydrique amene au 2-aminothiazolo [4,5-hlisoquinoline, suivi par la reaction de Sandmeyer, ce qui donne le derive 2-chloro dont on fait la reduction avec l'acide iodhydrique et le phosphore. On a prepart le thiazolo[5,4-flisoquinoline a partir du 6-aminoisoquinoline en passant par le 6-amino-5-thiocyanoisoquinoline. On a reussi la synthese du 2,5-diaminothiazolo- [5,4-h]isoquinoline qui fut obtenu a partir du 5-aminoisoquinoline. Pour les 5-amino-8-thiocyano-et le 8-amino-5-thiocyanoisoquinolines, le groupe thiocyano a ete hydrolyse en thiol avec l'acide chlorhydrique 8 N e t l'Bthanol(1 :1).On a etudie les spectres ultraviolet et de r.m.p. des isoquinolines intermidiaires, de m6me que les spectres i.r., u.v., et r.m.n. des thiazoloisoquinolines.