Laboratoire des Carbocycles, URA CNRS 478, Institut de Chimie Moléculaire d'Orsay Université Paris-sud, Bât. 420, 91405 ORSAY CEDEX France
Abstract:
Transesterification of 4-allyl-1-hydroxymethylazetidin-2-ones using vinyl acetate in the presence of the lipase from Pseudomonas cepacia led to the corresponding (R)-acetates and the remaining (S)-alcohols in high yields and excellent ee's (E: 32–71). Subsequent reaction with BF3-Et2O can lead to the carbacepham framework.