Franco Bellesia, Laurent De Buyck, Maria V. Colucci
2001
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Tetrahedron Letters
Abstract
Abstract The reaction of N -substituted 4-methyl-2-pyrrolidinones, carrying not less than two chlorine atoms on the C(3) and C(6) carbons afforded with alkaline methoxide in methanol, under mild conditions, the corresponding 5-methoxy or 5,5-dimethoxy-4-methyl-3-pyrrolin-2-ones in satisfactory yields.