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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 1987
Filed:
Sep. 28, 1984
Takao Takaya, Kawanishi, JP;
Hisashi Takasugi, Osaka, JP;
Takashi Masugi, Ikeda, JP;
Hideaki Yamanada, Hirakata, JP;
Kohji Kawabata, Osaka, JP;
Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The invention relates to a process for the preparation of 3-phosphoniummethyl-3-cephem compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.3 is aryl, or a salt thereof, which is characterized by reacting one equimolar amount of a 3-hydroxymethyl-3-cephem compound of the formula: ##STR2## or a salt thereof, with two or a little over two equimolar amount of triarylphosphine and one or a little over one equimolar amount of iodine, said prepared compounds being useful as intermediates for manufacturing 3-vinyl-3-cephem compounds possessing potent antimicrobial activities.