Substituted vinylazides, which were prepared by condensation of aromatic and heterocyclic aldehydes with ethyl azidoacetate1 - 3, afforded upon thermolysis con- densed pyrroles. This method was further extended4 - 6 to five-membered hetero- cycles. The substituted furo[3,2-b ]pyrrole was prepared from 3-azido-2-furalde- hyde 7 • Condensation of 5-aryl-2-furaldehydes with compounds containing an active methylene group was reported in our previous papers8 - 10 . In the ...