A variety of some new substituted 4-amino-4-(bromomethyl)butolides (4a-g) have been synthesized by reactions 4-(Bromomethyl)but-2-enolide (2) with some (substituted benzylidene) benzene-1,4-diamine (3a-g) in the presence of absolute ethanol as a solvent to give the Michael addition products, while in the case of its reaction in the presence of pyridine as a solvent and base be added to the βand p...