Abstract 3-Aminochromone and 3-aminocoumarin were condensed with diethyl ethoxymethylenemalonate and with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate to give intermediates, which were thermally cyclized to give 4, 10-dihydro-4, 10-dioxo-lH-[1]-benzopyrano [3, 2-b] pyridinecarboxylates and 1, 5-dihydro-1, 5-dioxo-4H-[1]-benzopyrano-[3, 4-b] pyridinecarboxylates. 2-Aminochromone was converted to 4, 5-dihydro-4, 5-dioxo-1H-[1]- ...