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SELECTIVE CLEAVAGE OF ESTER AND ETHER FUNCTIONS WITH BBr3 OR Me3SiX IN SUBSTITUTED N-ARYLAZETIDINONES
Wakselman, Michel,Zrihen, Maryse
, p. 333 - 336 (1982)
At -30 deg C BBr3 is a milder reagent than Me3SiI and Me3SiCl + NaI for the cleavage of methyl or tert-butyl esters and benzyl ether group of the title β-lactams without destroying the azetidinone ring.
