Water → HCID 131722179, compound

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To a solution of 7β-(2-phenylacetamido)-3-(5-methyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)thio-3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid (492 mg) in N,N-dimethylacetamide (4 ml) was added cesium carbonate (200 mg) under ice-cooling, stirred at the same temperature for 1.5 hours. To the mixture was added iodomethyl pivalate (297 mg), stirred for 1 hour at the same temperature. To the mixture were added water (50 ml) and ethyl acetate (50 ml). The organic layer was separated, washed with water and saturated aqueous solution of sodium chloride, dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated in vacuo. The residue was triturated with diethyl ether to give pivaloyloxymethyl 7β-(2-phenylacetamido)-3-(5-methyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)thio-3-cephem-4-carboxylate (492 mg).

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