S. Kafka et T. Kappe, SYNTHESIS OF 4-HYDROXY-2(1H)-PYRIDONES FROM AZOMETHINES AND SUBSTITUTED DIALKYLMALONATES, Monatshefte fuer Chemie, 128(10), 1997, pp. 1019-1031
The reaction of azomethines 4 with substituted dialkyl malonates 5 lea
ds to the formation of 3-substituted 4-hydroxy-2(1H)-pyridones 6 in mo
derate yields. The azomethines 4 are prepared via arylaminopropionitri
les 3 or in the conventional way by acid catalyzed condensation of ket
ones 1 with anilines 2. Chlorination of pyridones 6 with sulfuryl chlo
ride leads to compounds 8-10.