Abstract The title compounds 2a–d and 4a–d are the sole products of the reaction between 8- aminotheophylline (1) or 8-(benzylamino) theophylline (3) and methyl acrylate, crotonate, methacrylate, and cinnamate in the presence of basic catalysts (Triton B or KOH). The structures of the compounds were determined by elemental analysis, spectral data, chemical transformations, and synthesis.