Hw. Lee et al., AN EFFECTIVE AND CONVENIENT ESTERIFICATION OF CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVES BY USING QUARTERNARY AMMONIUM-SALTS AS CATALYSTS, Synthetic communications, 28(23), 1998, pp. 4345-4354
A method for preparing cephalosporin derivatives by reacting cephalosp
orin alkaline metal salts with organic halide in the presence of quart
ernary ammonium salts catalyst is disclosed. Delta(3) to Delta(2) isom
erization, a side reaction commonly reported in preparation of cephalo
sporin derivatives, was successfully eliminated. The desired Delta(3)
was obtained as a sole product in the reaction.