I. Shinkai, Thomas M. H. Liu, R. Reamer
1982
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Tetrahedron Letters
Abstract
Abstract A convenient synthesis of 3-(1′-hydroxyethyl)-2-azetidinone-4-yl acetic acid, one of the key intermediates in the thienamycin total synthesis, based on the chemistry of the dianion derived from readily available 2-azetidinone-4-yl acetic acid is described.