1-Acetyl-4'-ethyl-2a'-phenyl-2',2a',5',5a'-tetrahydrospiro[1H-indole-3,2'-oxeto[5,4-b]oxazol]-2(3H)-one and 1-acetyl-4',5a'-diphenyl-2',2a',5',5a'-tetrahydrospiro[1H-indole-3,2'-oxeto[5,4-b]oxazol]-2(3H)-one

In the title compounds, C(21)H(18)N(2)O(4) and C(25)H(18)N(2)O(4), respectively, the five-membered ring of the indole system is almost planar. The oxetane and oxazole rings are individually planar. The orientations of the indole, oxetane, oxazole and phenyl moieties are conditioned by the sp(3) nature of the spiro-C atoms. In both compounds, the relative orientation of the indole and oxazole rings is opposite.