Chemistry Letters, Vol.45, No.8, 988-990, 2016
Ruthenium-catalyzed Decarboxylative and Dehydrogenative Formation of Highly Substituted Pyridines from Alkene-tethered Isoxazol-5(4H)-ones
A ruthenium-catalyzed reaction of alkene-tethered isoxazol-5(4H)-ones affording pyridines has been developed. Di-, tri-, and tetrasubstituted pyridines were obtained from various isoxazolones in good yields.