TY - JOUR A1 - Cogswell, Thomas J. A1 - Donald, Craig S. A1 - Marquez, Rodolfo T1 - Rapid, two-pot procedure for the synthesis of dihydropyridinones; total synthesis of aza-goniothalamin JF - Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry PY - 2020/// VL - 16 SP - 135 EP - 139 SN - 1860-5397 DO - 10.3762/bjoc.16.15 PB - Beilstein-Institut JA - Beilstein J. Org. Chem. UR - https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.16.15 KW - amidoallylation KW - aza-goniothalamin KW - dihydropyridinones KW - protecting-group-free KW - ring-closing metathesis KW - two-pot procedure N2 - A fast, protecting-group-free synthesis of dihydropyridinones has been developed. Starting from commercially available aldehydes, a novel one-pot amidoallylation gave access to diene compounds in good yields. Ring-closing metathesis conditions were then employed to produce the target dihydropyridinones efficiently and in high yields. ER -