STUDY ON THE INTRAMOLECULAR CVCLIZATION THROUGH OPENING OF EPOXIDE II RING CLOSURE OF N-METHYL-N-BENZOYLMETHYLENE-β-PHENYL-α,β-EPOXYPROPIONAMIDE IN PROTIC SOLVENT

When the title compound was treated in protic solvent with alkali catalyses,γ-lacatam was almost the sole product.The ratio of ketone 1 to ketone 2 depended upon the reaction condition.

Study on the Intramolecular Cyclization through Openmg of Epoxide IV. Cyclization of N-Methyl-N-benzoylmethylene β-Methyl-α, β- epoxypropionamide in Aprotic and Protic Solvents

Intramolecular cyclization of β -methyl substituted epoxide under aprotics （e.g. LDA in benzene） and protic conditions （e.g. LiOH in MeOH/H2O）both gave a mixture of β-,γ-, δ- and ε-lactam but in different ratio.