Toluene → HCID 178520257, compound

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A solution of 0.96 g (1.62 mmols) of 7β-phenylacetylamino-3-phenylthio-3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid diphenylmethyl ester and 0.26 ml (2.43 mmols) of anisole in 9.6 ml of methylene chloride is stirred with 1.24 ml (16.2 mmols) of trifluoroacetic acid for 30 minutes at 0° C. and the mixture is treated with 50 ml of cold toluene and evaporated in vacuo and the residue is dried in a high vacuum. The residue is digested with diethyl ether, filtered off, rinsed with the same solvent and dried in vacuo. 7β-Phenylacetylamino-3-phenylthio-3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid is obtained as a microcrystalline, colourless powder which can be recrystallised from acetone/methylene chloride/diethyl ether. Melting point 190° C. (decomposition). Thin layer chromatogram (silica gel): Rf ~0.60 (n-butanol/pyridine/acetic acid/H2O, 40:24:6:30); UV spectrum (ethanol): λmax =263 nm (ε=7000); 305 nm (ε=9000); IR spectrum (nujol): characteristic bands at 3.02; 5.59; 5.81; 6.01; 6.22 and 6.48μ.

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