Mj. Fernandez et al., STRUCTURAL STUDY OF METHYL IPHENYL-N-METHYL-4-OXOPIPERIDINE-3,5-DICARBOXYLATE ENOLIC FORMS, Journal of heterocyclic chemistry, 30(3), 1993, pp. 815-817
The methyl phenyl-1-methyl-4-oxopiperidine-3,5-dicarboxylates 1 were s
ynthesized by the Mannich procedure from methyl 3-oxoglutarate, benzal
dehyde and methylamine. Keto-enol tautomerism as well as configuration
al isomerism at C-2 were observed. The stereochemistry of the Ib and I
c enolic forms were determined by H-1 and C-13 nmr data.