Cyclization of acyl radical onto NC bond: Application in the synthesis of β-lactam

1-[3-(Morpholin-4-yl)prop-yl]-3-[(naph-tha-len-2-yl)oxy]-4-(3-nitro-phen-yl)azeti-din-2-one

In the title compound, C26H27N3O5, the β-lactam (azetidin-2-one) ring is nearly planar [maximum deviation = 0.011 (3) Å]. The mean plane formed by the four C atoms of the morpholine ring, which adopts a chair conformation, the benzene ring and the naphthalene ring system form dihedral angles of 72.85 (17), 87.46 (15) and 65.96 (11)°, respectively, with the β-lactam ring. In the crystal, molecules are linked via C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming inversion dimers with R 2 (2)(8).