It has been developed for the synthesis of substituted-1, 3, 4-oxadiazole-2 (3H)-one derivatives via a novel one-pot, tandem procedure assisted by propylene oxide. The 5- substitued-1, 3, 4-oxadiazole-2 (3H)-ones and 3, 5-disubstitued-1, 3, 4-oxadiazole-2 (3H)- ones were, respectively, obtained from three-component reaction of acylhydrazines, carbon disulfide, and propylene oxide, and four-component reaction of acylhydarazines, carbon ...