The stable adducts, N-(1-methyl-5(6,7,8)-nitro-1,2-dihydroquinolin-2-yl)benzamides were synthesized for the first time by the action of amide anions of aromatic acids on the N-methyl salts of 5-, 6-, 7-, and 8-nitroquinolines in anhydrous MeCN. Oxidative dehydrogenation of these amides afforded aroylimino derivatives of the corresponding 1-methyl-5(6,7,8)-nitro-2-quinolones.