Reaction ofβ,β -dimethyldivinyl ketone with 2,5-dimethyl- and 1,2,5-trimethyl-4-piperidones

1-(3-Oxo-5-methyl-4-hexen-1-yl)-2,5-dimethyl-4-piperidone, 5-(3-oxo-5-methyl-4-hexen-1-yl)-2, 5-dimethyl-4-piperidone, and 5-(3-oxo-5-methyl-4-hexen-1-yl)-1,2,5-trimethyl-4-piperidone were synthesized. In the absence of a catalyst,-dimethyldivinyl ketone adds to 2,5-dimethyl-4-piperidone at the 1-position, while in the presence of alkali it adds at the 5-position.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 3, pp. 350–351, March, 1971.