Oxidative coupling of 1-alkyl(benzyl)-4-(gamma-Pyridyl)-1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridines with acetone in the presence of KMnO4 follows two pathways and yields both 1-R-2-(acetylmethylene)tetrahydropyridines and 1-R-3,4-dihydroxypiperidin-2-ones. When acetonitrile is used instead of acetone, the reaction under similar conditions occurs as selective ketodihydroxylation of the starting piperideines yielding 1-R-3,4-dihydroxy-4(gamma-Pyridyl)piperidin-2-ones . The molecular and crystal structures of one of these products (R = Et) was studied by X-ray diffraction analysis.
Oxidative coupling of 1-alkyl(benzyl)-4-(gamma-Pyridyl)-1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridines with acetone in the presence of KMnO4 follows two pathways and yields both 1-R-2-(acetylmethylene)tetrahydropyridines and 1-R-3,4-dihydroxypiperidin-2-ones. When acetonitrile is used instead of acetone, the reaction under similar conditions occurs as selective ketodihydroxylation of the starting piperideines yielding 1-R-3,4-dihydroxy-4(gamma-Pyridyl)piperidin-2-ones . The molecular and crystal structures of one of these products (R = Et) was studied by X-ray diffraction analysis.