Five-membered 2,3-dioxo heterocycles: LIII. Reaction of 3-Aroyl-1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-pyrrolo[2,1-<Emphasis Type="Italic">c</Emphasis>][1,4]benzoxazine-1,2,4-triones with substituted 1,3,3-trimethyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinolines. A new approach to 13-aza analogs of steroids

3-Aroyl-1H-pyrrolo2,1-c]1,4]benzoxazine-1,2,4-triones reacted with substituted 1,3,3-trimethyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinolines to give the corresponding 3-aroyl-4-hydroxy-1-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-5′,5′-dimethyl-5′,6′-dihydro-1H-spiropyrrole-2,2′-pyrrolo2,1-a]isoquinoline]-3′,5-diones. 7′,8′-Benzo derivatives of the latter may be regarded as 13-azagonane analogs having a spiro-fused pyrrole ring at C¹⁶.