Sulfuric Acid → 7-Amino-3-methoxymethyl-3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid

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To 20 ml of sulfolane were added 1.41 g of 7-ACA, 3.2 ml of boron trifluoride ethyl ether, 0.84 ml of concentrated sulfuric acid and 6.12 ml of trimethyl borate. The mixture was heated at 30° C. for 4 hours to advance a reaction. After completion of the reaction, substantially the same procedure as in Example 1 was repeated, to thereby obtain the desired product, namely 7-amino-3-methoxymethyl-3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid. The amount of the desired product was 0.86 g. The yield of the desired product was 68%.

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