Ammonia → Cephalexin Monohydrate

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Reaction Steps

A crystallization reactor was filled with 20 g water and 1.0 g of cephalexin (seed). The above-mentioned acidic cephalexin solution was dosed into the crystallization reactor in 80 minutes at 30° C. The pH was kept at 5.0 with ammonia. Subsequently, the suspension was stirred at 20° C. for another 30 min. The suspension was filtered through a glass filter and the wet cake was washed with 2×15 ml water and 2×15 ml acetone. After drying, 32.6 g cephalexin monohydrate was obtained (purity ≧99.8%).

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