Preparation of 3-Alkyl β-Lactams via the Ketene-Imine Cycloaddition Reaction Using α-(Phenylthio)alkanoyl Halides as Starting Materials:Application to the Synthesis of (+/-)-Carbapenem Building Blocks and Related Compounds

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo00014a017

Preparation of appropriately substituted 3-alkyl β-lactams via the ketene (or equivalent)-imine cycloaddition reaction is described.The dehydrochlorination reaction of α-(phenylthio)alkanoyl chlorides with triethylamine in the presence of imines derived f