Novel synthesis of (3R,4R)-4-acetoxy-3-[1′(R)-tert- butyldimethylsilyloxyethyl] azetidin-2-one: A key intermediate for penem and carbapenem synthesis

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 456-464

  Singh, Santosh Kumar ^a   Singh, G B ^a   Byri, V K ^a   Satish, B ^a   Dhamjewar, Ravi ^a   Gopalan, B ^a  

^a Matrix Laboratories Limited   (India)

Author keywords

lactam; Camphorsultam; Diastereoselective; Silylation

Indexed keywords

4 ACETOXY 3 [1' (R) TERT BUTYLDIMETHYLSILYLOXYETHYL] AXETIDIN 2 ONE; AZETIDINONE DERIVATIVE; CAMPHOR DERIVATIVE; CARBAPENEM; PENEM DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 38649098175     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910701651300     Document Type: Article

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