2,6-Lutidine → p-Nitrobenzyl 2-chloro-2-(4-methylthio-2-azetidinon-1-yl)acetate

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2,6-Lutidine (626 mg) and thionyl chloride (695 mg) were successively added dropwise to a solution of p-nitrobenzyl 2-hydroxy-2-(4-methylthio-2-azetidinon-1-yl)acetate (1.59 g) in tetrahydrofuran (30 ml), whilst stirring at -20° C. The reaction mixture was stirred at -20° to -15° C. for 30 minutes, diluted with ethyl acetate, washed with water (once), neutralized with a dilute aqueous solution of sodium bicarbonate solution and further washed with water.

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