Syntheses based on 1,2-secopenicillins. Part I. Oxidation
Abstract
Attempts to introduce oxygenated substituents into the allylic methyl groups of derivatives of (3R,4R)-3-amino-1-(1-carboxy-2-methylprop-1-enyl)-4-mercaptoazetidin-2-one failed. Instead lead tetra-acetate and certain other oxidants attacked the sulphur atom and the adjacent carbon atoms, whereas osmium tetraoxide or potassium permanganate removed the complete substituent from the β-lactam nitrogen atom.