J. Svetlik et al., Novel and direct synthetic route to substituted 1,5-dihydro-4H[1]benzopyrano[4,3-b]pyridine-4,5-diones, J HETERO CH, 37(2), 2000, pp. 395-399
The condensation of 4-hydroxy-6-methyl-2H-pyran-2-one and substituted 2-hyd
roxybenzaldehydes with ammonium acetate gave the title heterocycles. Synthe
sis of 1,5-dihydro-2-methyl-4H-[1]naphtho-[1',2':5,6]pyrano[4,3-b]-pyridine
-4,5-dione is also described. A reaction mechanism is discussed.