Abstract Reactions of (Z)-3-(phenacylidene-2-oxo)-3, 4-dihydroquinoxalin-2 (1 H)-ones and (Z)-3-(3, 3-dimethyl-2-oxobutylidene)-3, 4-dihydroquinoxalin-2 (1 H)-one with oxalyl chloride led to the formation of 3-acyl-1 H pyrrolo [1, 2-a] quinoxaline-1, 2, 4 (5 H)-triones that at the thermal decarbonylation generated acyl (3-oxoquinoxalin-2-yl) ketenes which underwent the intramolecular stabilization giving 3-acylfuro [3, 2-b] quinoxalin-2 (4 H)-ones.