S. Louwrier et al., STUDIES TOWARDS THE SYNTHESIS OF (-PTILOMYCALIN-A - STEREOSELECTIVE N-ACYLIMINIUM ION COUPLING REACTIONS TO ENANTIOPURE C-2 SUBSTITUTED LACTAMS()), Tetrahedron, 52(7), 1996, pp. 2603-2628
Highly stereoselective N-acyliminium ion coupling reactions of beta-ke
toester derived silyl enol ethers with enantiopure lactams derived fro
m (S)-malic acid are reported. This reaction type is applied in the sy
nthesis of the enantiopure C-2 substituted lactam 27, a plausible inte
rmediate in a projected synthesis of ptilomycalin A.