Tributylstannane → (6R,7S)-2,2-dimethyl-7-(1-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)-1-aza-3-oxabicyclo[4,2,0]-octan-8-one

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To a mixture of (6R,7R)-2,2-dimethyl-7-(1-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)-7-isocyano-1-aza-3-oxabicyclo[4.2.0]octan-8-one and its (6R,7S)-isomer (2.5 g) in benzene (75 ml) were added tributyltinhydride (3.07 ml) and azobisisobutyronitrile (170 mg) at ambient temperature and the mixture was refluxed for 30 minutes. The reaction mixture was chromatographed on silica gel (65 g) eluting with a mixture of methylene chloride and acetone (10:1-2:1) to give a crude product, which was purified by silica gel (75 g) chromatography (hexane and ethyl acetate) to give (6R,7S)-2,2-dimethyl-7-(1-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)-1-aza-3-oxabicyclo[4,2,0]-octan-8-one (0.545 g) [(6R,7S)-isomer] and its (6R,7R)-isomer (1.406 g).

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