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3-Substituted 2-pyridones were enantioselectively (68-90% ee) converted into the respective 3-hydroxypyridine-2,6-diones by a sequence consisting of a template-mediated type II photooxygenation and an acid-catalysed rearrangement.
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Wiegand et al. (2012) studied this question.
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