Methyl bromoacetate → HCID 12914983, compound

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Treatment of 4-phenylthioazetidin-2-one (Iwata-Reuyl et. al., J. Nat. Prod., 1993, 56(8), 1373) (8 g) with methyl bromoacetate (7.5 g) under the conditions described for Example 1b gave the title compound as a colourless oil (6 g, 53% yield). 1H NMR δ (CDCl3) 2.87 (1H, dd, H3a), 3.42 (1H, dd, H3b), 3.70 (3H, s, CH3), 3.75, 4.29 (each 1H, d, NCH2), 5.22, (1H, dd, H4), 7.26-7.46 (5H, m, Ph-H).

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