By reaction of triacetic lactone with phosphoryl chloride 4-chloro-6-methyl-2-pyrone was prepared; this happened to be identical with a compound of uncertain structure, previously obtained from acetyl chloride and 1.1 -dichloroethene. Reductive dechlorination yielded 6-methyl-2-pyrone.Both 6-cyclopentyl-3cyclopentylcarbonyl4hydroxy-2-pyrone and 6-cyclopen-tyl4hydroxy-2-pyrone were prepared by conventional methods ; they have bacteriostatic properties. By chlorination and reduction of the latter compound 6-cyclopentyl-2-pyrone was obtained.The mechanism of these substitution reactions is discussed.Les alcoyl-6 pyrones-2 ne sont gutre connues. La cyclopentyl-6 pyrone-2, compose apparent6 a la lumi-auxone 1, a t t t synthttiste par Boldingh 2, tandis que la methyl-6 pyrone-2 a Ctt obtenue en quantite ntgligeable 3. La phtnyl-6 pyrone-2 a t t t synthttiste par diverses mtthodes (cf. 4 et references y cittes); depuis la publication de ces recherches 5 d'autres aroyl-6 pyrones-2 ont t t t obtenues par des proctdts analogues g.A l'oppod des alcoyld pyrones-2, les alcoyl-6 pyronones (alcoyl-6 dihydro-2,3 pyrannediones-2,4) ou alcoyl-6 hydroxy-4 pyrones-2 (I) sont bien abordables, depuis que toute une strie de ces composts a t t t prCparCe par gdntralisation des mtthodes d' Arndt * et de Collie 9 . Nous formulons les 9; 1. -* Pyrones et pyronones. I. : voyez reference 4 . + D&dt le 6 juin 1959.