ISSN 1017-2548(Print)
ISSN 2234-8530(Online)
Volume 34, Number 1
JKCSEZ 34(1)
February 20, 1990 

The reaction of thiazoline-azetidinone (7) with I2 in CH2Cl2-H2O gave directly 3-iodo-3-methylcepham (4). A phase transfer catalyst considerably increased the reaction rate. Similar to the hydrolysis of thiazoline-azetidinone (7) under a weak acidic condition, thiazole (10) was given as major product in the treatment with 0.1 eq. of iodine. The difference between cyclization reaction and hydrolysis could be explained in terms of solvents, the amount of iodine and the nature of thiazoline-azetidinones (7).