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Herein we have reported a facile solvent-, catalyst-, and aldehyde-free, one-pot synthesis of 3,4-dihydropyridin-2-one from 1,3-diones using simple and mild reaction conditions. The substrate scope has been also extended to β-ketoesters.

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