Boron trifluoride etherate → (6R,7R)-7-Amino-3-[[[5-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-phenyl-4-pyrimidinyl]thio]methyl]-8-oxo-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid

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7-Aminocephalosporanic acid (162 mg) (0.6 mmol) and 216 mg (0.66 mmol) of 5-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-phenyl-4(3H)-pyrimidinethione are suspended in 7 ml of dichloromethane/sulpholane (1:1 v/v). 4 ml of boron trifluoride diethyl etherate are added thereto while stirring. After 16 hours the mixture is concentrated in a high vacuum at room temperature, the residue is washed with diethyl ether and dissolved in about 3 ml of water. Sodium hydrogen carbonate is added thereto until the pH is adjusted to 5. Then, 1 ml of diethyl ether and 0.5 ml of ethanol are added thereto. The precipitated product is filtered off under suction, washed in succession with water, ethanol and ether and dried in a high vacuum at room temperature. There are obtained 250 mg of (6R,7R)-7-amino-3-[[[5-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-phenyl-4-pyrimidinyl]thio]methyl]-8-oxo-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid as a beige powder.

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