Acetic-formic anhydride → (6R,7R)-2,2-dimethyl-7-formamido-1-aza-3-oxabicyclo[4.2.0]octan-8-one

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To a solution of (6R,7R)-7-amino-2,2-dimethyl-1-aza-3-oxabicyclo[4.2.0]octan-8-one (300 mg) were added pyridine (0.25 ml) and freshly prepared acetic formic anhydride (0.38 ml) at 0° C. After stirring for 45 minutes at 0° C., the reaction mixture was evaporated in vacuo. The residue was dissolved in xylene and the solution was evaporated in vacuo. The residue was chromatographed on silica gel (6 g) eluting with a mixture of methylene chloride and methanol (25:1-10:1) to give (6R,7R)-2,2-dimethyl-7-formamido-1-aza-3-oxabicyclo[4.2.0]octan-8-one (378 mg) as an oil.

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