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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2265-2267 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Liebigs Annales |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1997 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Amino acids
- Antibiotics
- Oxetanes
- Photochemistry
- Protective groups