A short synthesis of (±)-oxetin

Thorsten Bach, Jürgen Schröder

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Abstract

The antibiotic β-amino acid oxetin (rac-1) has been prepared by the stereoselective Paternò-Büchi reaction of enecarbamate 2 and n-butyl glyoxylate (5). The overall yield of the four-step synthesis is 14%. The order of the deprotection steps proved to be important in minimizing possible side reactions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2265-2267
Number of pages3
JournalLiebigs Annales
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 1997
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Amino acids
  • Antibiotics
  • Oxetanes
  • Photochemistry
  • Protective groups

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