T. Kappe, R. Aigner, P. Roschger
Nov 20, 1995
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Tetrahedron
Abstract
3-Acyl-4-hydroxy-2(1H)-quinolones (1a–k) were reduced in good yields (66–97%) to 3-alkyl-4-hydroxy-2(1H)-quinolinones (2a–k) using zinc powder (particle size <45 μm) in acetic acid/hydrochloric acid. This method could be transformed to 3-acetyl-4-hydroxy-coumarin (1l), 3-acetyl-4-hydroxy-2-pyranone (3a) and 3-acetyl-4-hydroxy-2(1H)-pyridinone (3b), which yielded the 3-ethyl derivatives 2l, 4a and 4b, respectively.