chloromethyl (2S)-2-(((tert-butoxy)carbonyl)amino)-3-methylbutanoate → 7-[[(2-formyl-1-pyrryl)acetyl]amino]-8-oxo-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid N-tert-butoxycarbonyl-2-amino-3-methylbutyryloxy-methyl ester

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A suspension of 5 grams of 3-[(acetyloxy)methyl]-7-[[(2-formyl-1-pyrryl)acetyl]amino]-8-oxo-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2ene-2-carboxylic acid sodium salt and 8.5 grams of N-tert-butoxycarbonyl-L-valine chloromethyl ester, prepared according to the general procedure described in W. German Offen. No. 2,236,620, are mixed in 100 ml of dimethylformamide (DMF) and stirred for 72 hours. The mixture is diluted with ethyl acetate, washed with water and aqueous sodium bicarbonate and again with water. The ethyl acetate portion is dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and evaporated to dryness to give 3-](acetyloxy)methyl]-7-[[(2-formyl-1-pyrryl)acetyl]amino]-8-oxo-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid N-tert-butoxycarbonyl-2-amino-3-methylbutyryloxy-methyl ester from which the protecting group can be removed by standard procedures to give the title compound.

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