Kinugasa Reaction

Kinugasa Reaction

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In the presence of copper catalysts, nitrones and terminal alkynes undergo 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition to give β-lactams.

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The in situ-formed copper acetylide presumably undergoes 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition with nitrone.

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