10.1055/s-0029-1217733
The research aims to develop a practical and noncryogenic method for synthesizing 5-functionalised 2-methoxypyridines from 5-bromo-2-methoxypyridine using lithium tributylmagnesiate ([n-Bu3Mg]Li) as the bromine–magnesium exchange reagent. The study explores the transformation of these compounds into bicyclic d-lactams, such as 1-substituted quinolizidin-4-ones and 3,5,8,8a-tetrahydro-1H-quinolin-2-ones, through allylation with lithium allyldibutylmagnesiate ([allyln-Bu2Mg]Li) followed by ring-closing metathesis (RCM). The research concludes that this method allows for the convenient synthesis of a wide range of 5-substituted 2-methoxypyridines and their subsequent conversion into biologically relevant bicyclic d-lactams, demonstrating the utility of magnesium ‘ate’ complexes in organic synthesis and providing a pathway for the creation of complex heterocyclic structures.