Chloromethyl pivalate → 3-[(Acetyloxy)methyl]-7-[[2-carboethoxy-2-(1-pyrryl)acetyl]amino]-8-oxo-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid pivaloyloxymethyl ester

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The sodium salt of 3-[(acetyloxy)methyl]-7-[[2-carboethoxy-2-(1-pyrryl)acetyl]amino]-8-oxo-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid (3 grams) was added to about 40 ml of dry dimethylformamide (DMF) and stirred for about 30 minutes. Then 4.0 ml of chloromethyl pivalate in 5 ml of DMF was added. The mixture was stirred for about 4 hours at room temperature. This mixture is diluted with ethyl acetate and thoroughly washed with water. The ethyl acetate portion is dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and evaporated to give the title compound.

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