Some of the typical experiments are given in Table 1 to illustrate the obtained results. It follows from the data in Table 1 that the final result of the reaction depends largely on the structure of the ketoxime and on the reaction conditions. Thus, N-vinyl-2-(4-phenylphenyl)pyrrole (IIIa) was mainly formed with a yield of 68 % from 4-phenylacetophenone oxime (Ia) with acetylene under pressure in the presence of potassium hydroxide at 100~ while the pyrrole (IIa) was obtained with a yield of 16% under these conditions (expt. 2). With lithium hydroxide, which usually catalyzes the construction of the pyrrole ring sufficiently actively in the reaction of alkyl aryl ketoximes with acetylene and is almost inactive in the vinylation of the intermediately formed pyrroles [8,9], it is possible to synthesize the pyrrole (IIa) free from its N-vinyl derivative with a higher yield (42%, expt. 1). On account of the reduced catalytic activity of lithium hydroxide compared with potassium hydroxide [9] the vinylation rate of the ketoxime (Ia) and the rearrangement rate of the intermediate (O-vinyl-4-phenylacetophenone oxime) to the pyrrole (IIa) are reduced, and the conversion of the ketoxime (Ia) in the same time is consequently reduced from 100 to 67%. In addition, the reaction is accompanied by regeneration of the 4-phenylacetophenone (yield 10%).