Abstract: | 2-Azetidinones which carry a proton each on C-3 and C-4 often pose a problem in the correct assignment of the resonances due to these protons; titanium tetrachloride has been shown to be an effective and reliable n.m.r. shift reagent to differentiate between these two protons on the basis of their different sensitivities to this reagent. A few compounds were also studied with Eu(fod)3 and Pr(fod)3 for the sake of confirmation. |