A short, stereoselective synthesis of (3R, 4R)-4-acetoxy-3-[(R)- 1' ((t- butyldimethylsilyl)oxy) ethyl]-2-azetidinone, key intermediate for the preparation of carbapenem antibiotics

Chirality

Volumn 10, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 91-94

  Cozzi, Franco ^a   Annunziata, Rita ^a   Cinquini, Mauro ^a   Poletti, Laura ^a   Perboni, Alcide ^b   Tamburini, Bruno ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b GSK   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbapenem antibiotics; Imines; Stereoselective synthesis; Titanium enolates; lactams

Indexed keywords

AZETIDINE DERIVATIVE; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CARBAPENEM; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; DRUG STRUCTURE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0031906061     PISSN: 08990042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chir.15     Document Type: Article

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