A NOVEL SUBSTITUTION REACTION OF 4-SULFINYLAZETIDIN-2-ONE WITH SILYLATED HETERONUCLEOPHILES: AN EFFICIENT SYNTHESIS OF 4-HETEROFUNCTION SUBSTITUTED 3-(1-HYDROXY)ETHYLAZETIDIN-2-ONES

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)79927-8

4-Sulfinylazetidin-2-one was reacted with silylated heteronucleophiles in the presence of a catalytic amount of zinc iodide to give the corresponding trans-4-heterofunction substituted azetidin-2-ones in high yields.