The α-bromoester-imine condensation promoted by zinc-trimethylchlorosilane: a stereospecific short formal synthesis of (±)-carbapenem antibiotics and related compounds

Abstract
Ethyl bromoacetate reacts with imines in the presence of zinc activated by trimethylchlorosilane to give high yields of 3-unsubstituted β-lactams.
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