phenyl)‐pyridin‐2‐yl]‐5‐oxopyrrolidine‐3‐carboxylic acids (3a–t) were designed and synthesized by clubbing pyrrolidinones and pyridines, the two active anticonvulsantpharmacophores. All the synthesized compounds fulfilled the requirements of suggested pharmacophoric model for anticonvulsantactivity. Their in vivo anticonvulsantevaluation was performed by maximal electroshock seizure (MES) and subcutaneous