Water → (R)-4-ethyl-1-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-2-azetidinone

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99.2 mg (0.884 mmol) of potassium tert-butoxide was suspended in tetrahydrofuran (1.5 mL) and a tetrahydrofuran solution (1.5 mL) containing 300 mg (0.884 mmol) of (S)-N-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-3-methanesulfonyloxypentanoic acid amide produced in Example 3 was added dropwise thereto at room temperature for 5 minutes. After stirring at room temperature for further 5.5 hours, water (5 mL) was added and extraction was carried out with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed with saturated brine and the product was dried with anhydrous sodium sulfate. The solvent was removed by distillation under reduced pressure to obtain (R)-4-ethyl-1-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-2-azetidinone as a brown solid (194.0 mg). The reaction yield of the product was determined by the method described in Example 7 to be 81%.

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