Bk. Banik et al., STUDIES ON LACTAMS, PART 104 - ENANTIOMERICALLY PURE BETA-LACTAMS WITH THE THIENAMYCIN SIDE-CHAIN VIA GLYCOSYLATION, Heterocycles, 46, 1997, pp. 173-176
Easy access to both enantiomers of beta-lactams with the thienamycin s
ide chain was achieved via iodine catalyzed Ferrier reaction with comm
ercially available tri-O-acetyl-D-glucal.