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A new entry to the O-silylated form of the title azetidinone, a well-established key intermediate for thienamycin synthesis, is described which relies on the stereocontrolled transformation of the 2-azetidinone obtained via the condensation of methyl (R)-3-hydroxybutanoate with the N-silylimine of trimethylsilylpropynal.
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