3-((Acetyloxy)methyl)-7-amino-8-oxo-5-thia-1-azabicyclo(4.2.0)oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid → 3-[(acetyloxy)methyl]-7-amino-8-oxo-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid N-ethoxycarbonyl-N-methylaminomethyl ester

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725 mg (2.5 mM) of the sodium salt of 3-[(acetyloxy)methyl]-7-amino-8-oxo-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid in 50 ml of dimethyl formamide is treated at room temperature with 375 mg (2.5 mM) of N-chloromethyl-N-methylurethane for one hour. The mixture is carefully poured into ice water and the precipitated solid is removed by filtration and washed with water. The solid is dissolved in ethylacetate and washed with aqueous sodium bicarbonate and then with water. The organic layer is dried over magnesium sulfate filtered and evaporated to dryness in vacuo to give 3-[(acetyloxy)methyl]-7-amino-8-oxo-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid N-ethoxycarbonyl-N-methylaminomethyl ester.

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