N-Heterocyclic carbene catalysed β-lactam synthesis

Nicolas Fabien Denis Duguet; Craig Donald Campbell; Alexandra Martha Zoya Slawin; Andrew David Smith

doi:10.1039/b800857b

N-Heterocyclic carbene catalysed β-lactam synthesis

Nicolas Fabien Denis Duguet, Craig Donald Campbell, Alexandra Martha Zoya Slawin, Andrew David Smith

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Abstract

N-Heterocyclic carbenes promote the formal [2+2] cycloaddition of ketenes with N-tosyl imines to give the corresponding beta-lactams in good to excellent isolated yields; chiral NHCs give beta-lactams in high e. e. after crystallisation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1108-1113
Number of pages	6
Journal	Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
Volume	6
Issue number	6
Early online date	12 Feb 2008
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/b800857b
Publication status	Published - 2008

Keywords

DIELS-ALDER REACTIONS
ASYMMETRIC-SYNTHESIS
STAUDINGER REACTION
DIRECT ANNULATIONS
AMINO-ACIDS
ALPHA,BETA-UNSATURATED ALDEHYDES
ENANTIOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS
GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONES
ENALS
IMINES

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N-Heterocyclic carbene catalysed β-lactam synthesis

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