A. Shaabani et F. Farrokhzad, [1-(1-HYDROXYETHYLIDENE)PENTANE-2,4-DIONE - A CONVENIENT SYNTHESIS OFIMINOLACTONES(4] CYCLOADDITION OF ISOCYANIDES WITH 3), Journal of chemical research. Synopses, (9), 1997, pp. 344-344
Isocyanides undergo formal [1+4] cycloaddition with 3-(1-hydroxyethyli
dene)pentane-2,4-dione to afford five-membered iminolactone derivative
s in high yields.