Domestic microwave ovens as well as laboratory reactors have been successfully employed to prepare dialkyl 1,4-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarboxylates and to induce the synthesis of the corresponding aromatic derivatives. In that latter particular case, unexpected results have been reported.

The polymer supported hypochlorite ion is a facile selective oxidizing agent for the oxidation of various alcohols to aldehydes and ketones. Similarly is successfully oxidizes various Hantzsch type 1,4- dihydropyridines to corresponding pyridines.

Hantzsch 1 ,4- dihy&opyridines are rapidly oxidized to the corresponding pyridine derivatives using zinc chlorochromate nonahydrate [Zn(C1CrO ) .9H O] in dichloromethane at room temperature. In addition to aromatization, no loss of the 4- substituent is observed