A Mild Protocol for the Efficient Synthesis of 5,6-Unsubstituted 1,4-Dihydropyridines
Swarupananda Maiti, J. Carlos Menéndez*
*Departamento de Química Orgánica y Farmacéutica, Facultad de
Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain, Email: josecm
farm.ucm.es
S. Maiti, J. C. Menéndez, Synlett, 2009, 2249-2252.
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1217719
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Abstract
Treatment of 6-alkoxy-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridines with neutral alumina (activity grade I) suspended in refluxing acetonitrile, afforded 1,4-dihydropyridines in excellent yields. This method allowed an efficient synthesis of 5,6-unsubstituted dihydropyridines, which are difficult to prepare by traditional methods, from acyclic and readily available precursors.
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Key Words
eliminations, heterocycles, dihydropyridines, cerium(IV), Lewis acids
ID: J60-Y2009-2610
