“…37 The synthesis of threonine β-lactones 23a, 43 23b, 24a, 44 24b, 33 24c, and 24d is illustrated in Scheme 2. 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, 45 21b, 46 22a, 47 22b, 48 22c, 49 and 22d, 50 respectively, employing a slightly modified literature procedure. 51 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.…”