This work described the synthesis of the first and unprecedented examples of 5-aryl-1H-tetrazoles including spiro-and bis-(thio)barbiturates, generated from the reaction between 4-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl)benzaldehyde with (thio)barbituric acids and cyanogen bromide (BrCN) in the presence of triethylamine, providing good overall yields. Tetrazoles based on bis-(thio) barbiturates were also obtained in the absence of BrCN under the same conditions. The structures were characterized by IR, 1 H NMR, 13 C NMR, X-ray crystallography and mass analysis techniques. The reaction mechanism was proposed. The hydrogen bond strength (E HB ) versus d (O1·····O7 (w)) distance (kcal.mol -1 ) and corresponding pKa value for the proton of H 3A (in water molecule) in 4b.H 2 O were estimated to be 13.8 kcal.mol -1 and 8.2, respectively.