Compound can be prepared in three different related ways: 1) The reaction of 5-(o-clorophenyl)-7-ethyl-3H-thieno[2,3-e]-1,4-diazepine-2-one (I) with P2S5 in pyridine at 80 C gives the corresponding thioketone (II), which by reaction with hydrazine hydrate (A) in methanol yields 2-hydrazino-5-(o-chlorophenyl)-7-ethyl-3H-thieno[2,3-e]-1,4-diazepine (III). Finally, this compound is cyclized with acetic anhydride acetic acid in refluxing benzene. This cyclization can also be carried out with refluxing ethyl orthoacetate (E) and H2SO4, with acetimino ethyl ether (G) in refluxing chloroform, with acetamidine hydrochloride (C) and 2-methylimidazole (D) at 160 C or thioacetamide (F) and H2SO4 at 190 C. 2) The condensation of thioketone (II) with acetohydrazide (B) in refluxing chloroform gives 2-acetylhydrazino-5-(o-chlorophenyl)-7-ethyl-3H-thieno[2,3-e]-1,4-diazepine (IV), which is then cyclized with acetic acid in refluxing benzene or by heating at 205 C. 3) The acetylated compound (IV) can also be obtained by acetylation of (III) with acetic anhydride and triethylamine at room temperature.