Preparation of a penicillin-derived 4-mercaptoazetidin-2-one

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Abstract
The 4-mercaptoazetidin-2-one (3a) was prepared by acid treatment of the penicillin-derived β-lactam (2); thermolysis of (3a) gave the thiazole (4), by a process which did not proceed via the thiazoline (2).