A Facile Access to 3-Hydroxycephems from Penicillin G through Bi/Sn or Ti/Sn Redox-Promoted Cyclization of 4-(Phenylsulfonylthio)azetidinones

Hideo Tanaka, Masatoshi Taniguchi, Yutaka Kameyama, Marc Monnin, Michio Sasaoka, Takashi Shiroi, Shigemitsu Nagao, Sigeru Torii

Chemistry Letters · 1990 · 11 citations · 11 references

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Abstract

Abstract Direct conversion of 1-(3-chloro-2-hydroxy-1-p-methoxybenzyloxycarbonyl-1-propenyl)-4-(phenylsulfonylthio)azetidinones derived from penicillin G into 3-hydroxycephems was performed successfully by the action with BiCl4/Sn or TiCl4/Sn bimetal redox couples in DMF containing pyridine.

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