“…Synthesis of biologically active indolizine derivatives continues to attract the attention of organic chemists as potent pharmaceutical drugs due to their wide spectra of activities e.g. antioxidative, antiinflamatory, antibacterial, antifungal, antitumor, antiherpes and antinociceptive (Vemula et al, 2011;Nasir et al, 1998;Teklu et al, 2005;Grundersen et al, 2003;Kubo et al, 1996;Pearson & Guo, 2001;Foster et al, 1995;Vaught et al, 1990;Couture et al, 2000). Toyota et al (2003) have recently reported that some indole alkaloids show antiviral properties due to the presence of the indolizine ring system in their structure.…”