2-Iminooxetane Chemistry. 3. Synthesis of β-Hydroxy Amides

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo00045a024

β-Hydroxy amides were synthesized by hydrolysis of the corresponding 2-iminooxetanes, which were prepared in a very simple step by lanthanide-catalyzed cycloaddition of aldehydes to ketene imines.The stereochemical outcome of the hydrolysis, performed und