摘要

An efficient synthetic route to 3-aroyl-5-formyl-4-halo pyridin-2( 1H)-ones has been developed via Vilsmeier cyclization of 2-(ethylthio(arylamino) methylene)-1-alkylbutane-1,3-dione. The synthetic protocol has demonstrated the first example of Vilsmeier cyclization of alpha-acetyl-alpha-aroylketene-N,S-acetals, providing a novel route to 4-bromo/chloro pyridin-2(1H)-ones.