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A one-step 'ring switching' transformation of (S)-3-[(dimethylamino)methyli
dene]-5-(methoxycarbonyl)tetrahydrofuran-2-one (4) with 2-pyridineacetic ac
id derivatives (5-7) and 2-aminopyridines (8, 9) afforded the corresponding
3-(4-oxo-4H-quinolizinyl-3)- (15-17) and 3-(4-oxo-4H-pyridino[1,2-a]pyrimi
dinyl-3)-2-hydroxypropanoates (18, 19), respectively.