Abstract Thermolysis of the 4-azido-3-formyl-2-quinolone 6, which was prepared from the 4- hydroxy-2-quinolone 1, afforded the ringclosed isoxazoloquinolone 7. 3- (Arylaminomethylene)-2, 4-quinolinediones 2 could not be transformed into an azide precursor in order to obtain the corresponding pyrazoloquinolone but yielded by attempted chlorination either 5-methyldibenzo [b, h][1, 6] naphthyridine-6 (5H)-one (9) or 4-chloro-3- ...