G. Barbaro et al., LANTHANIDE-INDUCED AND DMSO-INDUCED RING-OPENING OF 2-IMINOOXETANES -SYNTHESIS OF BETA-LACTAMS AND BETA-KETO-AMIDES, Journal of organic chemistry, 60(4), 1995, pp. 1020-1025
2-Iminooxetanes (1), generated by lanthanide-catalyzed heterocycloaddi
tion of aldehydes to ketene imines, are versatile synthons for beta-la
ctams (2) and for beta-keto amides (3). Conversion of 1 into 2 and 3 c
an be accomplished by either lanthanide-induced or oxidative (DMSO) ri
ng opening, respectively.