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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 1990
Filed:
Feb. 14, 1989
Kazunori Kan, Kobe, JP;
Noboru Ueyama, Kakogawa, JP;
Isao Sada, Akashi, JP;
Takehisa Ohashi, Kobe, JP;
Kiyoshi Watanabe, Akashi, JP;
Kanegafuchi Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A process for preparing a 4-acetoxy-3-hydroxyethylazetidin-2-one derivative having the formula (II): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is a protective group for the hydroxyl group, which comprises reacting a .beta.-lactam compound having the formula (I): ##STR2## wherein R.sup.1 is as defined above, and R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are a lower alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, phenyl group or an aralkyl group, with acetic anhydride in an organic solvent in the presence of a low concentration of a substituted pyridine. According to the present invention, there can be obtained 4-acetoxy-3-hydroxyethylazetidin-2-one derivatives, which are useful intermediates for preparing carbapenem .beta.-lactam antibiotics.