Bristol-Myers Squibb Compnay

Yale University

Sheila I Hauck

John F Hartwig

Vittorio Farina

Motoi Kawatsura

Luis M Alcazar-Roman

Kevin H Shaughnessy

Disclosed is a process for the preparation of N-aryl amine compounds, comprising reacting an amine compound with an arylating compound in the presence of a base and a transition metal catalyst under reaction conditions effective to form an N-aryl amine compound, the transition metal catalyst comprising a Group 8 metal and P(t-Bu).sub.3 as a ligand, and wherein the ratio of the ligand to the Group 8 metal is in the range of about 3:1 to about 0.25:1, and wherein the reaction temperature is less than 100.degree. C. The process of the present invention provides a useful general method of N-arylation for the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, polymers, and the like.

Transition metal-catalyzed process for preparing N-aryl amine compounds

The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of (3R, 4S)-3-hydroxy-4-phenyl-2-azetidinone derivatives which are useful intermediates in the synthesis of taxol from baccatin III, said process comprises reacting an acyloxyacetyl halide with an imine derived from L-threonine; and to compounds of formula (III) which are produced in said process: ##STR1## wherein Ar is phenyl; R.sup.1 is hydrogen, an acyl radical of a carboxylic acid, or a carbonic acid ester radical; R.sup.2 is hydrogen or a carboxy protecting group; and R.sup.3 is hydrogen or a hydroxy protecting group.

Asymmetric synthesis of taxol side chain

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Sheila I Hauck