“…331 Three-component heterocyclisation of diketone 99, amide 2b and malononitrile in ethanol in the presence of piperidine giving partially hydrogenated pyridinethione 100 provides another example of the synthesis of spiro-fused pyridinechalcogenones. 332 It should be noted that in the last decade, three-component cascade heterocyclisation of amides of cyanoacetic acid or its thio and seleno derivatives with aliphatic, aromatic or heterocyclic aldehydes and 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds in the presence of an excess of an organic base was successfully used in the synthesis of 1H-pyridine-2-chalcogenones, their hydrogenated analogues and salts (see Refs 44 ± 46,199,233,241,243,244,256,257,259,262 ± 268,270,271,274,276,279,284 ± 286,289 ± 291,293,294,302 and 333 ± 339). The synthesis of salts of 4-(aryl,hetaryl)-3-cyano-6-methyl-5-phenylcarbamoyl-1,4-dihydropyridine-2-thiolates 101 from aromatic or heterocyclic aldehydes, amide 2b and acetoacetanilide (85) in the presence of an excess of N-methylmorpholine 257,259,337 provides an example.…”