Download full text in PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... The title compound, a synthetic equivalent of 4-(2-oxoethyl)-azetidin-2-one, has been synthesized as a stable crystalline solid either from 4-( -butyldimethylsilyloxy)- or 4-benzyloxy-2-pyridone photopyridone formation, catalytic hydrogenation, and deblocking of the protecting group.
