Acetic Acid → Diphenylmethyl (6R,7R)-8-oxo-7-((phenylacetyl)amino)-3-((4-(pyridin-4-yl)-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)thio)-5-thia-1-azabicyclo(4.2.0)oct-2-ene-2-carboxylate

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4-(4-Pyridyl)-1,3-thiazole-2-thiol (225 g, 1.16 mol) was suspended in tetrahydrofuran (1.5 L) and 28% sodium methylate-methanol solution (235 g, 1.22 mol) was added dropwise at 25° C. over 10 min. The mixture was stirred for 1 hr. The reaction mixture was ice-cooled and benzhydryl 7β-[(phenylacetyl)amino]-3-[(methylsulfonyl)oxy]-3-cephem-4-carboxylate (479 g, 0.83 mol) dissolved in tetrahydrofuran (3.5 L) was added dropwise over 30 min. The mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 1 hr and a mixture of acetic acid (50 mL), methanol (5 L) and water (7 L) was added dropwise over 30 min. The mixture was stirred at 0° C. for 2 hr, and the precipitated crystals were collected by filtration. The obtained crystals were washed with methanol (1 L×2) and dried in vacuo to give the title compound (438 g, 0.63 mol). yield: 76%.

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