A number of 1-aryloxymethyl-3H-pyrano[2,3-c] quinolin-5(6H)-ones (4a-d, 4f-
i) on heating in N,N-diethylaniline for 8 h underwent an unusual ring contr
action to give 1-aryloxymethyl-2-methylfuro[2,3-c] quinolin-4(5H)-ones (5a-
d, 5f-i) in 66-79 % yields.