“…[7][8][9] On the other hand, ortho-dichloro heterocycles are good building blocks for the synthesis of fused heterocyclic compounds. [10][11][12][13] On the basis of the above observation and in continuation to our research work directed on the chemistry of pyrano [3,2-c]quinolinedione derivatives, [14][15][16][17] the present work aimed to synthesize the novel 3,4-dichloro-6-ethyl-2H-pyrano[3,2-c]quinoline-2,5(6H)-dione (2) as a starting material and study its chemical reactivity towards some 1,4-bifunctional nucleophiles, hoping to get a novel heteroannulated pyrano [3,2- The dichloro derivative 2, as 1,2-bifunctional electrophiles, represents a good building block for the synthesis of a series of heteroannulated pyrano[3,2-c]quinolinediones, via its condensation reactions with a variety of 1,4-bifiunctional nucleophiles. Thus, condensation of compound 2 with ethylenediamine and o-phenylenediamine in absolute ethanol produced the heteroannulated pyrano[3,2-c]quinolinediones 3 and 4, respectively (Scheme 2).…”