Several N-alkyl- and N-arylacetoacetamides have been self-condensed to form pyridones. N-Alkylacetoacetamides give 2-pyridones, while N-arylacetoacetamides give 4-pyridones. In an attempt to develop nonacidic, nonsteroidal antiinflammatory agents, the pyridones were tested in a carrageenan-induced pedal edema assay in rats. While the 2-pyridones were not active, 9 of 17 4-pyridones tested were active, and one compound (4g) had antiinflammatory efficacy in a dose-response assay (ED50 values). Most compounds were considered nontoxic by determination of approximate LD50 values in mice by a standard multidimensional observational assay.
Siloxycarbenes, formed by the photolysis of dimethyl- or diphenylsilacyclohexanone have been trapped as oxiranes or as the ring-opened hydrolysis products of oxiranes, with simple aldehydes and ketones such as acetaldehyde, or cyclohexanone. The reactions are interpreted as arising from the nucleophilic attack of the siloxycarbene on the carbonyl group. The structures of the oxiranes and their hydrolysis products have been established.
Photolysis of the cyclic acylsilane 1,1-diphenyl-l-silacyclohexanone-2 yields 1,1-diphenyl-1-silacyclopentane and two dimeric products whose structures were established by chemical and spectroscopic methods. A mechanism involving a siloxycarbene intermediate which is trapped by a second acylsilane molecule, is proposed for the formation of the dimers.
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