The novel dyes 7-aryl-10-oxoindeno [1, 2-b]-1, 2, 5-oxadiazolo [3, 4-d]-pyridines (4) and 7- aryl-10-hydroxyindeno [1, 2-b]-1, 2, 5-oxadiazolo [3, 4-d]-pyridines (5) have been prepared from acetophenone derivatives. While compounds (4) exhibit a dark red color, they are only weakly fluorescent. Compounds (5) is fluorescent. Of interest is that 10-hydroxy-7- phenylindeno-[1, 2-b]-1, 2, 5-oxadiazolo [3, 4-d] pyridine (5a) can take four polymorphic ...