Novel hexahydrofuro[3,4-b]-2(1H)-pyridones from 4-aryl substituted 5-alkoxycarbonyl-6-methyl-3,4-dihydropyridones

Article abstract of DOI:10.1002/jhet.5570330118

The title compounds 6 have been prepared in a one-step procedure from the corresponding 4-aryl substituted 5-alkoxycarbonyl-6-methyl-3,4-dihydropyridones 4 in good yields. Quantum chemical calculations reveal a non-planar molecule with a distorted dihydropyridone ring and two favoured conformations. The 13C nmr data and theoretical calculations support a strong push-pull effect on the olefinic moiety.