Convenient approach to tetrahydro-quinolizin-4-ones by sequential addition of lithium allyldibutylmagnesate to N-allylpyridin-2-ones and ring-closing metathesis reactions

A new strategy based on allylation of N-allylpyridin-2-ones with the lithium allyldibutylmagnesate reagent followed by ring-closing metathesis in a sequential fashion to access the quinolizidine skeleton with olefinic bonds in both rings is reported.