Phosphorus pentachloride/pyridine reagent

Oxo-7-phenylacetylamino-5-thia-l-aza-bicyclo[4.2.0]oct-l-ene-2-carboxylic acid benzhydryl ester Phosphorus pentachloride/pyridine reagent... 

The 8-oxo-7-phenylacetylamino-5-thia-l-aza-bicyclo[4.2.0]oct-l-ene-2-carboxylic acid benzhydryl ester is reacted with phosphorus pentachloride/pyridine reagent in methylene dichloride, and the reaction mixture is thereafter cooled to -35°C and treated with methanol to produce hydrochloride of 7-amino-8-oxo-5-thia-l-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid benzhydryl ester. This hydrochloride is reacted with 4-(3-aminothiophen-2-yl)-5-oxohex-3-enoic acid 3-methylbut-2-enyl ester. Then 7-[2-(2-benzoylamino-thiazol-5-yl)(3-tert-butyl-4,4-dimethylpent-2-enoxycarbonyl)-pent-2-enoylamino]-8-oxo-5-thia-l-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid synthesized is reacted with aluminum chloride in anisole and diluted hydrochloric acid and then with dimethylmalonate to give 5-thia-l-azabicyclo(4.2.0)oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid, 7-(((2Z)-2-(2-amino-4-thiazolyl)-4-carboxy-l-oxo-2-butenyl)amino)-8-oxo-, (6R,7R)- (Ceftibuten). 

About a decade ago 6-APA and 7-ADCA were mainly produced by chemical deacylation of penicillin G, penicillin V or phenylacetyl 7-ADCA, the last of which was derived from chemical ring expansion of oxidized penicillin G. As a result of the fact that these processes were rather complex and employed hazardous reagents, for example pyridine, phosphorus pentachloride, nitrosyl chloride and dichlorome-thane, alternative processes have been developed. Penicillin amidases (E. C. 3.5.1.11) catalyze the hydrolysis of the linear amide bond in penicillin molecules producing both the P-lactam nucleus, 6-APA and the corresponding side chain without affecting the P-lactam amide bond in the four-membered ring. Based on their substrate specificity the penicillin amidases are grouped into three classes[591 ... 

Chloroquinoxalines are usually prepared by chlorination of quinoxalin-2-ones. Reagents that have been employed for chlorination include phosphoryl chloride, mixtures of phosphoryl chloride and phosphorus pentachloride, and phosphoryl chloride and pyridine. The reaction is normally uncomplicated by side reactions, but the use of phosphorus pentachloride alone as the chlorinating reagent is best avoided... 

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