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The 6,6-dibromopenam 6 was treated with CH3MgBr and carbaldehyde 5 to
afford the 6-bromo-6-(1-hydroxy-1-methyl)penicillanate 7, which was re
acted with acetic anhydride to give acetoxy compound 8. The deacetobro
mination of 8 with zinc and acetic acid gave 6-exomethylenpenams, Z-is
omer 9 and E-isomer 10, which were oxidized to sulfones 11 and 12 by m
-CPBA. The p-methoxybenzyl compounds were deprotected by AlCl3 and neu
tralized to give the sodium salts 13, 14, and 15.