Water → 2-Azetidinecarboxylicacid,4-oxo-,ethylester(6CI,9CI)

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6 g. (20.5 mmoles) of ethyl 1-(2,4-dimethoxybenzyl)-4-oxo-2-azetidine-carboxylate prepared according to Example 10, 11 g. (41 mmoles) of potassium peroxidisulfate and 14.5 g, (82 mmoles) of disodium hydrogenphosphate×2H2O are boiled in a mixture of 60 ml. of water and 90 ml. of acetonitrile for 6 hours. The biphase reaction mixture is separated, the aqueous phase is shaken with 100 ml. of benzene and the combined organic phase is extracted with three 30-ml. portions of a saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution. The organic phase is dried with magnesium sulfate, filtered and the filtrate is evaporated. The obtained oily product is subjected to column chromatography (Kieselgel 60, 0.063-0.200 mm., benzene followed by a 99:1 mixture of benzene and acetone). 1.21 g. (41%) of the named compound are obtained.

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