Kinetic resolution of N-acyl-β-lactams via benzotetramisole-catalyzed enantioselective alcoholysis

  • Valentina D. Bumbu
  • , Vladimir B. Birman

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Abstract

The first nonenzymatic kinetic resolution of β-lactams has been achieved. Alcoholysis of their N-aroyl derivatives in the presence of a simple chiral acyl transfer catalyst, benzotetramisole, produces β-amino acid derivatives with excellent enantioselectivity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)13902-13905
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume133
Issue number35
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 7 2011

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