N-Methylpiperidine → 6(Triphenylmethylamino)-2,2-dimethyl-3-(5-tetrazolyl)penam

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A mixture of 6-triphenylmethylamino-2,2-dimethyl-3-cyanopenam (4.39 g. 0.01 mole), anhydrous ethanol-free chloroform (20 ml.), powdered sodium azide (650 mg., 0.01 mole) and dry N-methylpiperidine (2.98 g., 0.03 mole) is heated to 58°-60° C. (internal temperature). To the mixture is added with stirring 5 ml. of a solution of dry N-methylpiperidine hydrochloride (1.5 g., 0.011 mole) in ethanol-free chloroform (20 ml.) every 15 minutes over a period of one hour. The mixture is stirred and heated for 1.5 hours at 58°-60° C. following the additions of N-methylpiperidine and is then charged with finely powdered sodium azide (650 mg.) and N-methylpiperidine hydrochloride (1.5 g., 0.011 mole) in ethanol-free chloroform (20 ml.). The reaction mixture is heated for an additional hour and is then cooled to room temperature and diluted with water (150 ml.) and ethanol-free chloroform (250 ml.). The mixture is thoroughly shaken and the chloroform phase then separated and washed with successively with 1N HCl (1 × 250 ml.) and water (1 × 150 ml.).

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