Triethylamine → N-(t-butyldimethylsilyl)-4-(2-acetoxyethyl)azetidin-2-one

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A solution of 4-(2'-acetoxyethyl)-2-azetidinone (50.2 g, 0.32 mole) and t-butyldimethylchlorosilane (50.6 g, 0.335 mole) in 250 ml anhydrous N,N-dimethylformamide is treated at 0° with triethylamine (35.6 g, 0.353 mole). A white precipitate appears immediately. The mixture is stirred for a period of five minutes. It is then partitioned between 1600 ml benzene and 600 ml water. The organic phase is washed an additional four times with water and finally with brine. The benzene solution is then dried over magnesium sulfate and filtered. Evaporation of the filtrate under reduced pressure gives 84.0 g of 1-(t-butyldimethylsilyl)-4-(2'-acetoxyethyl)-2-azetidinone. Recrystallization from pentane gives 68.9 g of product with m.p. 35°.

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