Abstract
The enolate-imine condensation of the lithio dianion 8 of ethyl 3-hydroxybutyrate 7 with N-anisylcinnamylideneimine was studied in the presence of a variety of metal salts and organometallic reagents. Addition of tert-butyl magnesium chloride to the reaction mixture produced the rel(1′R,3R,4S)-3-(1′hydroxyethyl)-2-azetidinone 9, whereas the addition of triethylborane gave solely the rel(1′R,3R,4R) derivative 10.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 3267-3270 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 23 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1990 |
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