Reactions of regioisomeric 3,3-dimethyl- and 2,2-dimethyl-6-trifluoromethyl-2,3-dihydro-4-pyrones with N-nucleophiles

Reactions of 2,2-dimethyl-6-trifluoromethyl-2,3-dihydro-4-pyrone with ethylenediamine, hydrazine, or hydroxylamine yield 5-methyl-7-trifluoromethyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-1,4-diazepine, 3(5)-(2-hydroxy-2-methylpropyl)-5(3)-trifluoromethylpyrazole, and 5-hydroxy-3-(2-hydroxy-2-methylpropyl)-5-triflouromethyl-Δ2, respectively. The same compounds were obtained from 2-amino-1,1,1-trifluoro-6-hydroxy-6-methylhept-2(Z)-en-4-one and 2-hydroxy-6, 6-dimethyl-2-trifluoromethyltetrahydro-4-pyrone.