Water → Pivaloyloxymethyl 7-[2-methoxyimino-2-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)-acetamido]-3-ethynyl-3-cephem-4-carboxylate

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To a solution of sodium 7-[2-methoxyimino-2-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)acetamido]-3-ethynyl-3-cephem-4-carboxylate (syn isomer) (1.1 g) was added iodomethyl pivalate (0.744 g) under ice-cooling and the resultant mixture was stirred at the same temperature for 10 minutes. After the reaction mixture was added to a stirred mixture of water and ethyl acetate, the separated organic solution was washed in turn with water, saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate and brine, and dried over magnesium sulfate. The solution was evaporated in vacuo to give pivaloyloxymethyl 7-[2-methoxyimino-2-(2-aminothiazol-4-yl)-acetamido]-3-ethynyl-3-cephem-4-carboxylate (syn isomer) (0.82 g).

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