Diastereo- and enantio-selective synthesis of trans-3-phenyl- and trans-3-styryl-2-azetidinones via zinc ester enolates and imines

Henk Kleijn*, Hendrik L. van Maanen, J. T B H Jastrzebski, Gerard van Koten

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Abstract

Zinc enolates of phenyl- and trans-styryl-acetic acid methyl ester react with excellent diastereoselectivety and good enantioselectivety (e.e. 64 to 91.5%) with imines in high yields to trans-2-azetidinones. The corresponding lithium enolates reacted with much lower selectivity and yields.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)497-498
Number of pages2
JournalRecueil des Travaux Chimiques des Pays-Bas
Volume111
Issue number11
Publication statusPublished - Nov 1992

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