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Triethylammonium salts of (4-aryl-3-cyano-6-oxo-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridin-2-yl)malononitriles were prepared by reaction of aldehydes with Meldrum's acid and 2-amino-1,1,3-tricyanopropene (malononitrile dimer) in the presence of triethylamine. Upon treatment with alpha-mercaptocarbonyl compounds in the presence of alkali, new thieno[2,3-h][1,6]naphthyridines were prepared in good yields.