Author(s)

Zahira Kibou, Nawel Cheikh, Didier Villemin, Noureddine Choukchou-Braham, Bachir Mostefa-Kara, Mohamed Benabdallah

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A new series of 3-cyano-2-pyridones derivatives have been prepared by reaction of enaminonitriles with pri-mary amine under solvent free condition. This procedure have the advantage of high yields and being environ-mentally-friendly.

2-Pyridones, Solvent-Free, Enaminonitriles, Green Chemistry

Kibou, Z. , Cheikh, N. , Villemin, D. , Choukchou-Braham, N. , Mostefa-Kara, B. and Benabdallah, M. (2011) A Simple and Efficient Procedure for a 2-Pyridones Synthesis under Solvent-Free Conditions. International Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1, 242-249. doi: 10.4236/ijoc.2011.14035.