The 6,7-dichloroquinolone-5,8-dione(I) was reacted with ethyl acetoacetate in the presence of sodium ethoxide to yield 6-(${alpha}$-acetyl-${alpha$-ethoxycarbonyl-methyl)-7-chloro-quin oline-5,8-dione(II). When this compound II was reacted with some alkylamine (methylamine, ethylamine, propylamine, isopropylamine, cyclopropylamine, methoxyethylamine, ethanolamine, benzylamine, furfurylamine), 1N-alkyl-2-methyl-3-ethoxycarbonyl-pyridino(2,3f)-indole-4,9-dione(IIIa-i) were obtained via intramolecular cyclization.