3-Substituted 2-pyridones were enantioselectively (68-90% ee) converted into the respective 3-hydroxypyridine-2,6-diones by a sequence consisting of a template-mediated type II photooxygenation and an acid-catalysed rearrangement.

In the title mol-ecule, C(19)H(18)N(2)O(4)S(2), the phenyl ring makes dihedral angles of 33.99 (2) and 43.70 (3)° with the two methyl-substituted benzene rings. Inter-molecular N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the mol-ecules into centrosymmetric dimers. The crystal packing exhibits weak inter-molecular C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds.

A mild and efficient Rh(III)-catalyzed regioselective synthesis of isoquinolones and pyridones has been developed. The protocol uses readily available N-methoxybenzamide or N-methoxymethacrylamide and diazo compounds as starting materials. The process involving tandem C-H activation, cyclization, and condensation steps proceeds under mild conditions, and the corresponding isoquinolone and pyrid...

ZrP2O7 nanoparticles (NPs) as an efficient catalyst have been used for the preparation of 1,6-diamino-2- oxo-4-phenyl-1,2-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarbonitrile derivatives via one-pot coupling of hyrazine hydrate, ethyl cyanoacetate, malononitrile and aromatic aldehydes under reflux conditions in ethanol. Using this method we obtained low reaction times, easy isolation of the targeted molecules, e...

ZrP2O7 nanoparticles (NPs) as an efficient catalyst have been used for the preparation of 1,6-diamino-2- oxo-4-phenyl-1,2-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarbonitrile derivatives via one-pot coupling of hyrazine hydrate, ethyl cyanoacetate, malononitrile and aromatic aldehydes under reflux conditions in ethanol. Using this method we obtained low reaction times, easy isolation of the targeted molecules, e...