New fused heterocyclic systems derived from pyridine-2,3-dicarboximides
Abstract
α-Hydroxylactams (8), formed by regioselective reduction or Grignard addition to pyridine-2,3-dicarboximides (7), undergo acid-catalysed cyclodehydration to give the new pyrido[2′,3′ : 3,4]-pyrrolo fused heterocyclic systems (10)–(13).