Abstract:
Tandem approaches for the synthesis of pyrrolidone precursor of allokainic acid and kainic acid are described. The synthesis of pyrrolidone intermediate of allokainic acid is achieved by tandem Wittig-Michael reaction and tandem amidation-Michael reaction while one pot amidation-Ene-esterification is employed for the synthesis of Ganem intermediate (2:1) of kainic acid.