Abstract Methods of constructing condensed tricyclic 3-aryl-l-imino-4-oxo-4, 5- dihydrothiazolo [3, 4-a] quinoxaline systems has been effected from 3-(α-chlorobenzyl) quinoxalin-2-ones through 3-(α-isothioreidobenzyl)-and 3-(α-thiocyanatobenzyl) quinoxalin- 2-ones.