Synthesis of a monocyclic β-lactam stereospecifically labelled at C-4
Abstract
In connection with biosynthetic studies, the β-lactams (5; 4-HR=2H) and (5; 3-H = 4-HS=2H) have been synthesized. The 1H and 2H n.m.r. spectra of these compounds confirm the assignment of the stereochemistry to the two hydrogens at C-4 of monocyclic β-lactams such as nocardicin A. Samples of the amino-acid L-asparagine stereospecifically labelled at C-3 have been made in the course of this work.