Abstract: Several 4-alkylidene-3-oxazalin-5-ones (“unsaturated azlactones”) and some sulfur analogs react with dimethyl 3-oxoglutarate in the presence of base to form derivatives of 6-aminocyclohexane-l, 3-dione. Some examples and applications of this reaction are described. he chemistry of oxazolones has riveted the attention T of organic chemists since the initial detection of a member of this class of compounds in 1883.'A very extensive ...