New chemistry of pyrrolizin-3-one: a concise route to 3,8-didehydroheliotridin-5-one
Abstract
1-Substituted 1,2-dihydropyrrolizin-3-ones can be obtained from pyrrolizin-3-one 2 by conjugate nucleophilic addition or electrophilic addition reactions; the 1-chloro compound 9 obtained by the latter method is used as a key intermediate in a six-step synthesis of the title compound 3 from 4-acetoxymethylpyridine-N-oxide.