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4-Hydroxyphenyl- (3 and 4) and 6-hydroxyphenyl-1-methyl-2-pyridones (6 and
7) were obtained by the photostimulated reaction of 4-chloro- (1) and 6-chl
oro-1-methyl-2-pyridone (5), respectively, with variously substituted cesiu
m phenoxides (2). The reactions were proposed to proceed via an S(RN)1 mech
anism.