Allyl 2-{(3R,4S)-3-[(R)-1-t-Butyldimethylsilyloxyethyl]-4-[2-(5-ethyl-1-methylpyrazol-3-yl)-2-oxoethyl]azetidin-2-on-1-yl}-2-(tri-n-butylphosphoranylidene)acetate → Allyl (5R,6S)-2-(5-Ethyl-1-methylpyrazol-3-yl)-6-[(R)-1-hydroxyethyl]carbapen-2-em-3-carboxylate

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Allyl 2-{(3R,4S)-3-[(R)-1-t-butyldimethylsilyloxyethyl]-4-[2-(5-ethyl-1-methylpyrazol-3-yl)-2-oxoethyl]azetidin-2-on-1-yl}-2-(tri-n-butylphosphoranylidene)acetate (1.94 g) in toluene (650 ml; 3 mgs/ml) was heated under reflux for a total of 7 h. T.l.c. analysis showed only a small amount of unreacted starting material. The solution was concentrated and purified by silica gel chromatography, eluting with 5% then 10% acetone/ethyl acetate. The product was obtained as an off white, crystalline solid. Trituration with ether, followed by filtration gave the title compound as a colourless crystalline solid, (356 mg; 30%); (Found: M+, 345.1689. C18H23N3O4 requires M 345.1689); nmax (CH2Cl2) 3603, 1774, 1716, 1599(w) and 1542(w) cm−1; dH(CDCl3) 1.28 (3H, t, J7.4 Hz), 1.36 (3H, d, J6.3 Hz), 1.85 (1H, d, J5.0 Hz), 2.61 (2H, d, J7.4 Hz), 3.19 (1H, dd, J2.8,6.7 Hz), 3.27 (1H, dd, J9.0,18.5 Hz), 3.59 (1H, dd, J9.8, 18.5 Hz), 3.84 (3H, s), 4.24 (2H, m), 4.79 (2H, m), 5.27 (1H, m), 5.46 (1H, m), 6.01 (1H, m) and 7.02 (1H, s).

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