title: Soluble-polymer-supported synthesis of beta-lactams on a modified poly(ethylene glycol)
abstract: A modified poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) has been developed for the soluble-polymer-supported synthesis of beta-lactams. The monomethylether of PEG (MeOPEG) with an average M(W) of 5000 was used as the support, a 4-(3-propyl)phenyl residue as the spacer, and a 4-oxyphenylamino group as the moiety with the reactive functionality. From this modified PEG representative aromatic, heteroaromatic, unsaturated, and aliphatic imines were obtained in high yields by different procedures. The polymer-supported imines were then employed to prepare several beta-lactams by enolate/imine condensation and ketene/imine cycloaddition. Examples of the control of the absolute stereochemistry during the azetidinone ring formation are also reported. The reactions carried out on the polymer-bound imines showed a remarkable similarity to those performed on nonimmobilized imines, both in terms of yields and stereoselectivities. Removal of the beta-lactams from the polymer has also been accomplished to directly deliver the N-unsubstituted azetidinones.
authors.affiliation: Centro C.N.R. and Dipartimento di Chimica Organica e Industriale, Universita' di Milano, Italy.
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Annunziata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Benaglia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cinquini
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cozzi