The title compound, C15H17NO8, is a pyrrole-ethene derivative with potentia
l biological activity. Although a large part of the molecule is planar, the
re is no structural evidence for any conjugation push-pull effect across th
e ethylenic bond, which is usually observed for substituted ethylenes; pi -
electron delocalization appears to be restricted to the 2-(methoxycarbonyl)
pyrrole moiety.