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A stereoselective synthesis of a key 1β-methylcarbapenem intermediate via a diastereoselective decarboxylation

…, AS Thompson, GR Humphrey, RP Volante, PJ Reider…

Index: Choi, Woo-Baeg; Churchill, Hywyn R. O.; Lynch, Joseph E.; Thompson, Andrew S.; Humphrey, Guy R.; Volante; Reider, Paul J.; Shinkai, Ichiro Tetrahedron Letters, 1994 , vol. 35, # 15 p. 2275 - 2278

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Abstract

(3S,4S)-3[(R)-1-(t-Butyldimethylsilyloxy)ethyl]-4-[(R)-1-carboxyethyl]-2-azetidinone was prepared from (3R,4R)-4-acetoxy-3-[(R)-1-t-butyldimethylsilyloxy)ethyl]-2-azetidinone via a sequence involving coupling with 2,2,5-trimethyl-1,3-dioxan-4,6-dione , N-silylation, solvolysis of the methylmeldrum's acid moiety and a stereoselective acid catalyzed decarboxylation. ... An important β-methyl carbapenem intermediate was prepared from 4-acetoxyazetidinone and methylmeldrum's acid. The ...