“…Found: C, 68.78; H, 9.58; N, 9.82. The cis-trans 8b mixture (4.5 g, 0.03 mol) gave 2.4 g (64%) of a 13% cz's-87% trans mixture of 3-ethylidene-4,4-dimethyl-2azetidinone (9b): mp 56-57°(needles from hexane); ir (KBr), 5.71 µ (0=0); nmr (CDCI3), for trans 9b, 7.65 (broad singlet, 1, NH), 6.03 (q, 1, J = 7 Hz, =CH), 1.73 (d, 3, J = 7 Hz, =CHCHs), and 1.47 (s, 6, CH3), for cis 9b, 7.65 (broad singlet, 1, NH), 5.61 (q, 1, / = 7 Hz, =CH), 1.94 (d, 3, / = 7 Hz, =CHCH3), and 1.38 (s,6,CH,).…”