Ceftazidime → (6R,7R)-7-[[(2E)-2-(2-Amino-1,3-thiazol-4-yl)-2-(2-carboxypropan-2-yloxyimino)acetyl]amino]-8-oxo-3-(pyridin-1-ium-1-ylmethyl)-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylate;pentahydrate

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A second 128 ml aliquot of the ceftazidime solution prepared as described above was cooled and maintained at 5° C., while the pH was adjusted from 5.8 to 3.6 with 10.5 ml of 5.9M formic acid. The stirred solution was seeded with ceftazidime pentahydrate crystals and crystallization commenced. After 5 hours the crystals were harvested by filtration, washed with 150 ml of chilled water and 100 ml of chilled acetone and air dried to give 20.8 g of ceftazidime pentahydrate. The material assayed as follows: HPLC potency 84.4% (as is); polymer (stressed material) 0.66%; related substances, 1.07%; Karl Fischer 14.1%.

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