Cyclohexanone extraction of 3-hydroxymethylcephalosporins

摘要

The cephalosporin intermediates, desacetyl 7-glutaryl ACA and desacetyl cephalosporin D, are obtained in the form of a concentrated aqueous solution from an aqueous solution containing said intermediates in less concentrated form by solvent extraction using cyclohexanone followed by back-extraction into water. The concentrated aqueous solution of intermediate is in a form which can be used for economical production of 7-ACA using known procedures.