The lithium enolate-11 derived from methyl 3-dimethyl (phenyl) silylbutanoate reacts with the- silylimines of cinnamaldehyde 12, of 3-trimethylsilylpropynal 18, and of 3- trimethylsilylpropenal 19 to give β-lactams with a high level of stereoselection in favour of the isomers 13, 20 and 21, respectively. The dimethy
[Ogoshi, Sensuke; Tomiyasu, Sadayuki; Morita, Masaki; Kurosawa, Hideo Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2002 , vol. 124, # 39 p. 11598 - 11599]