Aluminum(III) Chloride → HCID 178508518, compound

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To a solution of 7β-[(Z)-2-(2-t-butoxycarbonylaminothiazol-4-yl)-2-trityloxyiminoacetamido]-3-(1-trityl-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)thiomethylthio-3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid diphenylmethyl ester (1.89 g: 1.50 mMol.) in a mixture of anisole (7 ml) and nitromethane (28 ml) is added dropwise a solution of aluminum chloride (1.99 g: 15 mMol.) in anisole (7 ml) at -30°--40° C., and the mixture is stirred at the same temperature for 1 hour. The reaction mixture is diluted with 1N-hydrochloric acid (15 ml) and water and washed with ethyl acetate. The aqueous layer is concentrated under reduced pressure to remove organic solvents and passed through a column of styrene-divinylbenzene copolymer adsorbent. The product is eluted with methanol-water (2:3) to give 7β-[(Z)-2-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)-2-hydroxyiminoacetamido]-3-(1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)thiomethylthio-3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid as pale yellow powder (418 mg). Over-all yield: 34%.

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