%0 Journal Article %T Aldol elaboration of 4,5,6,7-tetrahydroisoxazolo[4,3-c]pyridin-4-ones, masked precursors to acylpyridones %A Raymond C. F. Jones %A Abdul K. Choudhury %A James N. Iley %A Mark E. Light %J Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry %D 2012 %I %R 10.3762/bjoc.8.33 %X A core 4,5,6,7-tetrahydroisoxazolo[4,3-c]pyridine-4-one scaffold is elaborated at C-3(Me) by base-mediated aldol condensation to give new 3-alkenyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydroisoxazolo[4,3-c]pyridine-4-ones, which are masked forms related to the acylpyridone natural products. %K aldol reaction %K fused-ring systems %K heterocycles %K isoxazole %K metalation %K pyridone %U http://dx.doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.8.33