78526-52-0Relevant articles and documents
Synthetic Applications of N-N Linked Heterocycles. Part 12. The Preparation of 4-Alkylthio- and 4-Arylthio-pyridines by Regiospecific Attack of Thioalkoxide Ions on N-(4-Oxopyridin-1-yl)pyridinium Salts
Sammes, Michael P.,Leung, Christopher W. F.,Mak, Chi Keung,Katritzky, Alan R.
, p. 1585 - 1590 (2007/10/02)
Thiolate ions add regiospecifically to N-(4-oxopyridin-1-yl)pyridinium salts (2)-(7) to give in good to excellent yields only the 1,4-dihydropyridine adducts (8)-(13), regardless of whether or not the pyridone moiety carries substituents for sterically shielding the 2- and 6-positions of the pyridinium ring.The addition is believed to be thermodynamically controlled.Decomposition of the dihydro-adducts under free-radical conditions, or by pyrolysis, gives good yields of pyridin-4-yl thioethers (14) and (16) though the reaction failed with the 2-methyl adducts (9).An improved synthesis of 6-methyl-4-oxopyran-2-carboxylic acid is also described.