Pyridine → Benzhydryl 7-salicylideneamino-3-chloromethyl-3-cephem-4-carboxylate

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Benzhydryl 7-salicylideneamino-3-hydroxymethyl-3-cephem-4-carboxylate (1.01 g) was dissolved in methylene chloride (10 ml) and cooled to -30° C. To this solution was added phosphorus pentachloride (0.46 g), followed by addition of pyridine (0.18 ml). The reaction mixture was stirred for an hour at -30° to -20° C. and poured into ice-water. The separated organic layer was washed with water and an aqueous sodium chloride, followed by drying over magnesium sulfate. The solvent was evaporated in vacuo to give benzhydryl 7-salicylideneamino-3-chloromethyl-3-cephem-4-carboxylate (0.9 g).

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