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Applications of Baylis-Hillman acetates: One-pot, facile and convenient synthesis of substituted γ-lactams
Basavaiah, Deevi,Rao, Jamjanam Srivardhana
, p. 1621 - 1625 (2004)
A simple, convenient and one-pot transformation of the acetates of Baylis-Hillman adducts into substituted γ-lactams, that is, (E)-5-alkyl-3-arylidenepyrrolidin-2-ones via treatment with nitroalkanes in the presence of a base, followed by reductive cyclization, using Fe/AcOH, is described.