A NOVEL METHOD FOR THE STEREOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS OF β-AMINOACID DERIVATIVES VIA TIN(II) CARBOXYLIC THIOESTER ENOLATES

Abstract
Tin(II) carboxylic thioester enolates, formed in situ from stannous 2-methyl-2-propanethiolate and ketenes, react with imines in the presence of stannous triflate to give the corresponding β-aminocarboxylic thioesters in an anti-selective manner. This method is successfully applied to a diastereoselective synthesis of a carbapenem antibiotic PS-5 intermediate.