Succinimides with oxyacetate side chain as potential anticonvulsant agents

Two new compounds, ethyl N-succinimidoxyacetate and methyl N-succinimidoxyacetate, were prepared by reacting a solution of freshly recrystallized N-hydroxysuccinimide in tetrahydrofuran with a mixture of the corresponding halogenated ester and triethylamine. The compounds possessed some anticonvulsant properties.