Dichloromethane → Benzhydryl (E)-(2S,3S,5R)-3-methyl-3-(2-pyridin-2-yl-vinyl)-7-oxo-4-thia-1-aza-bicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylate

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A suspension of 353 mg (1.0 mmol) of (2-picolyl)methylene-triphenylphosphorane and 381 mg (1.00 mmol) of benzhydryl (2S,3R,5R)-3-formyl-3-methyl-7-oxo-4-thia-1-aza-bicyclo-[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylate in 10 ml of diethyl ether was stirred at room temperature under argon for 2 hours. The mixture was treated with 10 ml of methylene chloride, insoluble material was removed by suction filtration and the filtrate was concentrated. The residue remaining behind was chromatographed over silica gel (particle size 0.040-0.063 mm) with methylene chloride:ethyl acetate (95:5) as the eluent.

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