Isolation and structure determination of the first example of the azeto[2,3-c]quinolizinedione ring system

Fernandez-Diaz-Ropero, Beatriz; Elsegood, Mark; Fairley, Gary; Pritchard, Gareth; Teat, Simon J.; Weaver, George

Isolation and structure determination of the first example of the azeto[2,3-c]quinolizinedione ring system

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posted on 2015-09-11, 10:51 authored by Beatriz Fernandez-Diaz-Ropero, Mark ElsegoodMark Elsegood, Gary Fairley, Gareth Pritchard, Simon J. Teat, George WeaverGeorge Weaver

An unexpected azeto[2,3-c]quinolizinedione has been isolated during synthetic studies on the base catalyzed condensation of ethyl 6-methylpyridin-2(1H)-on-1-ylacetate with benzil. Closure of a fused four-membered azetidinone ring occurred when potassium hexamethyldisilazide was employed as the base. The structure of the product was confirmed by synchrotron X-ray crystallography. A possible mechanism for the formation of the product is considered.

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The authors thank AstraZeneca and Loughborough University for providing funding.

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Science

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Chemistry

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Tetrahedron Letters

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FERNANDEZ, B. ...et al., 2015. Isolation and structure determination of the first example of the azeto[2,3-c]quinolizinedione ring system. Tetrahedron Letters, 56(36), pp.5120-5122.

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2015

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This paper was accepted for publication in the journal Tetrahedron Letters and the definitive published version is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2015.07.029