Acetic Acid → 2,2,2-Trichloroethyl 2-acetoxymethyl-2-methyl-6-(2-phenylacetamido)-penam-3-carboxylate

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Acetic acid (2 ml) was added to a solution of 2,2,2-trichloroethyl 2-bromomethyl-2-methyl-6-(2-phenylacetamido)penam-3-carboxylate (0.54 g) in methylene chloride (10 ml). And to this solution was added silver acetate (0.34 g) under stirring at room temperature and then the mixture was stirred for 2.5 hours. After the reaction was completed, the reaction mixture was filtered under reduced pressure and the filtrate was washed with 5% hydrochloric acid and then filtered again. The oily residue was crystallized by treating with ether and the crystals were collected by filtration and then dried to give colorless needles of 2,2,2-trichloroethyl 2-acetoxymethyl-2-methyl-6-(2-phenylacetamido)-penam-3-carboxylate (0.21 g), mp 116° to 118°C.

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