Text this: Highly diastereoselective synthesis of β-carboxy-γ-lactams and their ethyl esters via Sc(OTf)<inf>3</inf>-catalyzed imino Mukaiyama-aldol type reaction of 2,5-bis(trimethylsilyloxy)furan with imines

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