Processes for producing azetidine-2-carboxylic acid and intermediates thereof

Abstract

The present invention has its object to provide a process for producing azetidine-2-carboxylic acid and an intermediate thereof, which is efficient and economical and suited for industrial practice. The present invention is related to a process for producing azetidine-2-carboxylic acid of the following formula (5), which comprises subjecting a 4-oxo-2-azetidinecarboxylic acid derivative represented by the general formula (1) to hydride reduction to give azetidine-2-methanol of the following formula (2), treating the same with an amino-protecting agent to give N-protected azetidine-2-methanol represented by the following general formula (3), treating this with an oxidizing agent to give N-protected azetidine-2-carboxylic acid represented by the following general formula (4) and, further, subjecting the amino-protecting group thereof to elimination.

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