J. Pitlik et al., STEREOSELECTIVE FORMATION OF TRICYCLIC CEPHALOSPORINS IN REACTIONS OFCEPHEM PHOSPHORUS YLIDES AND KETOALDEHYDES, Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, 3(11), 1993, pp. 2451-2456
Novel tricyclic cephalosporins (3a-d) and cephem 3-alpha,beta-unsatura
ted ketones (2c-f) were obtained in a Wittig-type approach with cephal
osporin C-3 phosphorus ylides and keto-substituted aldehydes in comple
tely stereoselective reactions. The product ratio was found to be a fu
nction of the substituent on the aldehyde. Structure elucidation of th
e products was carried out by means of NMR methods and molecular mecha
nics.