2-Azetidinone, 1-(4-methoxyphenyl)-3,3-dimethyl-4-phenyl- → 3,3-dimethyl-4-phenylazetidin-2-one

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A solution of 24.4 g of N-(4-methoxy-phenyl)-3,3-dimethyl-4-phenylazetidin-2-one and 16.5 g of lithium 25 perchlorate in a mixture of 500 cm3 of acetonitrile and 50 cm3 of water, is subjected to electrolysis in a unseparated cell, using a graphite anode and a stainless steel grille as cathode and maintaining a constant potential difference of 1.5 V. At the end of the reaction the solution is concentrated to 1/4 of volume. An extraction is made with ethyl acetate and the organic phase is washed with a solution of aqueous sodium sulphite at 10% and then with water; it is dried with sodium sulphate and then evaporated. The raw product is purified on silica gel, using a mixture of ethyl acetate/hexane as eluant in a ratio of 3/7 and 15.4 g of 3,3-dimethyl-4-phenylazetidin-2-one are obtained (yield (98%).

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