L. Micouin et al., IMPROVEMENT OF THE SYNTHESIS OF CHIRAL NON-RACEMIC BICYCLIC LACTAMS IN THE PIPERIDIN-2-ONES SERIES, Synthetic communications, 26(8), 1996, pp. 1605-1611
Bicyclic lactams 8 have been prepared in enantiomerically pure form fr
om the corresponding amino esters 5 and glutaric anhydride. The key st
ep is the reduction of imides 7 in methanol. Selective reduction of 8
furnished N-substituted lactams 9.