“…8, 162.9, 160.3, 156.6, 136.6, 130.2, 127.8, 126.9, 126.2, 120.7, 117.4, 117.1, 117.0, 108.9, 104.5, 61.2, 55.1, 52.2, 51.2, 13.6 (t, J = 7.1 Hz, 3H); 13 C NMR (101 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 165. 4, 162.6, 160.1, 137.0, 130.9, 130.7, 130.7, 128.1, 127.2, 126.8, 126.1, 120.8, 118.4, 117.6, 105.2, 61.4, 52.3, 51.4, 13.5 (d,J = 9.4 Hz,1H), 4.42 (q, J = 7.1 Hz, 2H), 3.99 (s, 3H), 3.91 (s, 3H), 1.40 (t, J = 7.1 Hz, 3H); 13 C NMR (101 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 165. 4, 162.6, 160.1, 137.0, 131.1, 130.9, 130.7, 130.3, 126.7, 126.4, 121.0, 118.7, 118.3, 117.6, 105.3, 76.9, 76.6, 76.2, 61.4, 52.3, 51.4, 13.5 8, 163.0, 160.3, 137.5, 135.5, 132.1, 130.6, 127.8, 125.2, 125.1, 124.6, 119.6, 116.9, 116.6, 103.6, 61.2, 52.2, 51.2, 19.0, 13.6; HRMS (ESI-TOF) m/ z [M + H] + calcd for C 20 H 20 NO 6 370.1285, found 370.1291; IR (neat, cm −1 ) υ 2957, 1699, 1444, 1260, 1165, 1013, 758. 1-Ethyl 2,3-Dimethyl 9-Methylpyrrolo[1,2-a]quinoline-1,2,3tricarboxylate (4g): light yellow solid; yield 33 mg (18%); mp 147.1−150.1 °C; 1 H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 8.14 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 7.61 (dd, J = 7.1, 1.8 Hz, 1H), 7.57 (d, J = 9.3 Hz, 1H), 7.48− 7.37 (m, 2H), 4.32 (q, J = 7.1 Hz, 2H), 4.00 (s, 3H), 3.91 (s, 3H), 2.51 (s, 3H), 1.31 (t, J = 7.1 Hz, 3H); 13 C NMR (101 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 165.…”