Ammonia → 7-amino-3-[1-(2-propynyl)-1H-tetrazol-5-yl]thiomethyl-3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid

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To a suspension of 7-aminocephalosporanic acid (0.35 g) and 1-(2-propynyl)-1H-tetrazole-5-thiol (0.20 g) in acetonitril (1.8 ml) was added boron trifluoride etherate (0.55 g) at room temperature and the resulting mixture was stirred for 1.5 hours at 47° C. To the reaction mixture was added water (1.8 ml) and the mixture was adjusted to pH 3.5 with conc. aqueous ammonia under ice-cooling. The precipitates were collected by filtration, washed successively with water and acetone and then dried to give 7-amino-3-[1-(2-propynyl)-1H-tetrazole-5-yl]thiomethyl-3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid (0.36 g).

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