1-Ethyl-1H,6H-pyrrolo[2,3-c]azepine-4,8(5H,7H)-dione

The title compound, C10H12N2O2, was synthesized by cyclization of 3-(1-ethylpyrrole-2-carboxamido)propanoic acid in the presence of polyphosphoric acid and diphosphorus pentoxide. In the crystal structure, adjacent molecules are linked by N—H...O hydrogen bonds, forming chains extending along the b axis.