A. Alberola et al., Synthesis of [1]benzopyrano[4,3-b]pyrrol-4(1H)-ones from N(alpha)-(2-oxo-2H-1-benzopyran-4-yl)Weinreb alpha-aminoamides, TETRAHEDRON, 55(46), 1999, pp. 13211-13224
N(alpha)-(2-Oxo-2H-1-benzopyran-4-yl)Weinreb-alpha-aminoamides were prepare
d from 4-chlorocoumarin and alpha-aminoacid derivatives. Their reaction wit
h organometallic compounds (RLi or RMgBr) and subsequent cyclization of ket
ones thus obtained, give [1]benzopyrano[4,3-b]pyrrol-4(1H)-ones. Starting f
rom proline derivatives, simultaneously with the pyranone-pyrrole fusion, w
e establish an interesting procedure for the formation of pyrrolizines. (C)
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