Potassium Cyanide → HCID 13232653, compound

Participants

Reaction Steps

In 2 ml of benzene are dissolved 0.5 mmol of (3R,4R)-4-methylsulfonyl-3-tritylamino-2-azetidinone and 0.1 mmol of tetra-n-amylammonium bromide, and a solution of 0.55 mmol of potassium cyanide in 0.55 ml of water is added at 15° C. The mixture is stirred vigorously for 15 minutes and treated in the same manner as Example 20 to give (3S,4RS)-4-cyano-3-tritylamino-2-azetidinone with the (3S,4R):(3S,4S) ratio of 1:4.

Provenance & Evidence