REACTION OF ACETOXYAZETIDINONES WITH TRIMETHYLSILYLACETYL THIOLESTERS: PREPARATION OF AZETIDINONE-THIOLESTER PRECURSORS TO CARBAPENEMS
Reaction of acetoxyazetidinones, 1 and 2, with trimethylsilylacetyl thiolesters 10 afforded azetidinone-thiolesters, 11 and 12, which are useful intermediates in the carbapenem synthesis.