Rl. Elliott et al., CYCLOADDITIONS OF CEPHALOSPORINS - THE FORMATION OF [4-MEMBERED HETEROCYCLES(2] ADDUCTS WITH 5), Journal of organic chemistry, 59(7), 1994, pp. 1606-1607
The cephalosporin triflate 1, and its sulfoxides 4 and 5, react with f
uran in the presence of a base to give [4 + 2] cycloadducts; the regio
chemistry of the addition is determined by the oxidation state of the
cephalosporin.