Author's Organization:Showa College of Pharmaceutical Sciences Showa College of Pharmaceutical Sciences Showa College of Pharmaceutical Sciences Showa College of Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kanazawa University
2-Aryl-3-ethoxycarbonyl-Δ2-pyrroline-4, 5-diones (3) were easily prepared in good yields by condensation of the enamino-esters (2) with oxalyl chloride. The products were characterized by ultraviolet and infrared spectroscopy.