ethyl bromopyruvate giving 2-substituted pyrrolo[1,2-α]quinoxalines. The yield of the condensation depends on the functionalization of starting materials, and optimization is obtained with 2-dimethylamino-3-methylquinoxaline (1c). Reactivity of the resulting pyrrolo[1,2-a]-quinoxalines was investigated and supported by a theoretical approach (AM1calculation performed with the MOPAC 6.0 software). X-ray