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SUBMITTER: Hodgson DM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3929120 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hodgson David M DM Pearson Christopher I CI Kazmi Madiha M
Organic letters 20140110 3
s-BuLi-induced α-lithiation-elimination of LiOMe from N-Boc-3-methoxyazetidine and further in situ α-lithiation generates N-Boc-2-lithio-2-azetine which can be trapped with electrophiles, either directly (carbonyl or heteroatom electrophiles) or after transmetalation to copper (allowing allylations and propargylations), providing a concise access to 2-substituted 2-azetines. ...[more]