A. Kakehi et al., PREPARATION OF NEW NITROGEN-BRIDGED HETEROCYCLES .40. SYNTHESIS OF 1,4-DIHYDROPYRIDO[2,3-B]INDOLIZIN-4-ONE DERIVATIVES, Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 68(12), 1995, pp. 3573-3580
The title compounds, 1,4-dihydropyrido[2,3-b]indolizin-4-one derivativ
es, were prepared in moderate to good yields via the N-formylation of
some 3-acetyl-2-(alkylamino)indolizines with triethyl orthoformate and
acetic anhydride in the presence of zinc chloride followed by the int
ramolecular dehydration of the resulting 3-acetyl-2-(N-alkylformamido)
indolizines under strong alkaline conditions.