m-Chloroperbenzoic acid → (3S, 4R)-1-(t-butyldimethylsilyl)-3-[(R)-1-hydroxyethyl]-4-carboxymethyl-azetidin-2-one

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m-Chloroperbenzoic acid (1.00 mmol) is added to a solution of (3S,4R)-1-(t-butyldimethylsilyl-3-[(R)-1-hydroxyethyl]-4-(2-oxo-2-trimethylsilylethyl)azetidin-2-one (1.00 mmol) in chloroform (4 ml). The resulting solution is heated at reflux for 4 hr, then cooled, concentrated in vacuo, and the residue chromatographed on silica gel (2% glacial acetic acid in methylene chloride). (3S, 4R)-1-(t-butyldimethylsilyl)-3-[(R)-1-hydroxyethyl]-4-carboxymethyl-azetidin-2-one, 238 mg (83%) is isolated as a colorless solid, Rf =0.25. n.m.r. (CDCl3 and D2O) δ3.6-4.3 (2H, m, H-5, H-8), δ2.98 (1H, dd, J=7, 2.1 H-6), δ 2.7 (2H,d of ABq)-CH2CO2H), δ1.29 (3H, d, J=6, CH3 --)δ 0.95 (9H, S, Si±), δ 0.25 (6 H, S, (CH3)2 --Si).

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