Pyran-2,4-dione, tautomerism

With hydroxide anions (or with water at pH >5) pyrylium salts form pseudobases 16 (2-hydroxy-2//-pyrans) that tautomerize to acyclic 3-penten-l,5-diones 17 via a thermally allowed electrocyclic reaction. Most ring transformation reactions of pyrylium salts involve a similar ring-opening. 

Pyrano[4,3-6]pyran-2,5-dione, 7-methyl-aromaticity, 3, 639 Pyranopyrandiones aromaticity, 3, 639 dipole moments, 3, 627 synthesis, 3, 795 tautomerism, 3, 644 Pyranopyranones molecular structure, 3, 624 Pyranopyrans synthesis, 3, 760, 784 Pyranopyrazoles synthesis, 5, 321, 330 Pyranopyrazolones synthesis, 5, 334 Pyranopyridine synthesis, 3, 834 Pyranoses... 

A process for preparing a tautomeric mixture of the product of Step 3, (R)-3-hexyl-5,6-dihydro-4-hydroxy-6-undecyl-2H-pyran-2-one, (I), and (R)-5,6-dihydro-6-undecyl-2H-pyran-2,4(3H)-dione, (II), and (2), respectively, is described (3). 

Naphthyridin-2(1 //)-ones 66 were prepared from pyrano[4,3-/ ]pyridine-2,7-diones 67 by successive treatment with NH3, HBr and Zn in acetic acid (1993H1). It was believed that the attack of the ammonia molecule on the C(5) atom led to pyran ring opening. Subsequent decarboxylation afforded a tautomeric mixture of substituted tetrahydropyridines 68a,b. Dinitrile 69 generated by elimination of ammonia underwent cyclization under the action of HBr to form 1,6-naphthyridine derivative 70. Dehydrobromination with Zn in acetic acid gave the final products 66. 

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