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The tricyclic beta-lactam 5 has been synthesized both in racemic and enanti
opure form starting from the enantiomerically pure tricarbonylchromium(0) c
omplex 1. The synthetic sequence involves the stereoselective [2+2] cycload
dition of 1 with acetoxyacetylketene, followed by intramolecular aromatic n
ucleophilic substitution of the fluorine atom. Mechanistic pathways leading
to 5 are discussed. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.