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Base-promoted reactions of benzotriazolyl-containing acetic acid deriv
atives, 2-(benzotriazol-1-yl)acetonitrile (7a), 2-(benzotriazol-1-yl)a
cetamide (7b), and (+/-)-2-(benzotriazol-1-yl)propionamide (7c), with
alpha,beta-unsaturated ketones 8 give efficient and regioselective acc
ess to previously difficult to attain 3-unsubstituted pyridine derivat
ives: the 2-(substituted amino)pyridines 14a-k and the 4,6-substituted
pyrid-2-ones 15a-h. The pyridine rings result from tandem [3 + 3] ann
ulations involving a Michael addition followed by cyclization.