Abstract 2-Acetyl-3-hydroxyfuran (2) reacts with n-propylamine affording 2-acetyl-3-hydroxy- 1-n-propylpyrrole (3) in 63% yield. The transformation of 2-methyl-3-hydroxy-4-pyrone (4) into 1-n-alkyl-3-hydroxy-2-methyl-4-pyridones is achieved by benzylation of the 3-hydroxyl ...