Ethyl Acetate → potassium (5R,6S)-2-azido-6-[(R)-1-hydroxyethyl]-carbapen-2-em-3-carboxylate

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A solution of allyl (5R,6S)-2-azido-6-[(R)-1-hydroxyethyl]carbapen-2-em-3-carboxylate (42 mg, 0.15 mmol) and triphenylphosphine (12 mg, 0.045 mmol) in 1:1 methylene chloride-ethyl acetate (2.7 ml) is treated with 0.5M potassium 2-ethylhexanoate in ethyl acetate (0.3 ml, 0.15 mmol) and tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (O) (13.8 mg, 0.012 mmol). The mixture is stirred 15 minutes at ambient temperature under a nitrogen atmosphere, diluted with diethyl ether, and centrifuged. The insoluble pellet is washed with ether and dried under vacuum to afford potassium (5R,6S)-2-azido-6-[(R)-1-hydroxyethyl]-carbapen-2-em-3-carboxylate.

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