The synthesis of thiazolyl-7-aminocephalosporanic acid, a pharmaceutical precursor of the β-lactam antibiotic drug cefodizime, could be successfully realized in a continuous microstructured flow system. This was accomplished by changing the process window from batch, having a reaction temperature of 60 °C with a reaction time of 1 h, to a flow system at temperatures > 100 °C and reaction times of several minutes. The space-time yield could be increased by a factor of 130.

• Provadis School of International Management and Technology

• Intermediate

1. cefodizime
2. continuous microstructured flow system
3. Intermediate
4. β-lactam
5. Research Article
6. thiazolyl-7-aminocephalosporanic acid