“…The synthesis of threonine β-lactones 23a , 23b , 24a , 24b , 24c , and 24d is illustrated in Scheme . The amino groups of l -, d -, l - allo -, and d - allo -threonine ( 20a–d , respectively) were protected with 12 or di- tert -butyl dicarbonate (Boc 2 O) in aqueous sodium bicarbonate to give 21a , 21b , 22a , 22b , 22c ,and 22d , respectively, employing a slightly modified literature procedure . Cyclization to β-lactones 23a,b and 24a–d was accomplished by treating the parent compounds 21a,b and 22a–d , respectively, with benzotriazol-1-yloxytris(dimethylamino)phosphonium hexafluorophosphate (BOP reagent) by means of a literature procedure …”