• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.68-70
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• 1993

The triketones 3-6 were obtained by alkylation of cyclopentanone or cyclohexanone with the appropriate cycloalkanone bis-mannich base (1) or (2). Schmidt reaction of the tricketones 3-6 afforded the corresponding trcyclic lactames 7-10 respectively. reduction of 7 and 9 gave compounds 11 and 12 respectively.