Potassium Hydroxide → HCID 53731832, compound

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A solution of (3S, 4R)-4-benzylthio-3-bromoazetidin-2-one (0.7 g, 2.6 mmol) in dry THF (25 ml) was treated with N-(6-phenylhexyl)bromoacetamide (0.8 g, 2.6 mmol), powdered potassium hydroxide (0.2 g 3 mmol) and tetrabutylammonium hydroxide (0.1 g, 0.3 mmol). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 4 h and partitioned between ether and brine. The organic layer was separated, dried (MgSO4) and evaporated. The residue was purified by flash chromatography using 3:1 ether:pentane as the eluting solvent. Evaporation of the appropriate fractions gave the title compound as an oil (0.63 g, 53%). 1H NMR δ (CDCl3) 1.21-1.66 (8H, m, (CH2)4), 2.59 (2H, t, J=7.4 Hz, CH2), 3.48,3.82 (each 1H, d, J=16 Hz, NCH2), 3.21 (2H, h, J=6.00 Hz, CH2), 3.37 (1H, dd, J=5.15 Hz, H3b), 3.83 (2H, s, SCH2), 4.59 (1H, d, J=1.6 Hz, H4), 4.89 (1H, d, J=1.6 Hz, H3), 6.04 (1H, bt, NH), 7.14-7.36 (10H, m, Ph--H).

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