The Pummerer reaction of imidosulfoxides containing tethered pi-bonds
results in the formation of isomunchnone dipoles which readily undergo
intramolecular dipolar cycloaddition to furnish 5-substituted alpha-p
yridones. An application of the method to (+/-)-pumiliotoxin C was car
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