A β-lactam framework as a β-alanyl dication equivalent: new synthesis of α-amino acid N-carboxy anhydrides (NCAs) derived from β-substituted alanines
Abstract
Optically pure 4-formyl-3-hydroxy β-lactams are transformed into 4-methylaryl and 4-(2-ethylaryl) derivatives and converted into β-substituted alanine-derived NCAs through oxidation and Baeyer–Villiger rearrangement of the resulting α-keto β-lactams.