N. Nishiwaki et al., INTRAMOLECULAR REISSERT-HENZE REACTION OF ISOXAZOLO[2,3-A]PYRIDINIUM SALT - FACILE SYNTHESIS OF FUNCTIONALIZED PHENACYLPYRIDINES FROM ETHYNYLPYRIDINES, Heterocycles, 43(6), 1996, pp. 1179-1184
Oxidation of 2-(phenylethynyl)pyridine with H2O2-AcOH gave isoxazolo[2
,3-a]pyridinium acetate, which was successively attacked by alcohols i
n the presence of Na2CO3 to afford 6-alkoxy-substituted 2-phenacylpyri
dines in moderate yields. It was also possible to introduce amino or a
lkylthio functionality onto the pyridine ring by similar process. The
present reaction is a new example of intramolecular Reissert-Henze-typ
e reaction.