Abstract: The present invention is to relate an improved process using anisole as solvent for the preparation of compound of formula (I) and its pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

Abstract: An improved process for the preparation of Ceftiofar sodium of formula (I) without isolating intermediate compound of formula (IV)

Abstract: An improved one-pot process for the preparation of Ceftiofur of the formula (I) or its salt, without isolating intermediate compound.

Abstract: An improved process for the purification of tazobactam or its derivatives of the formula (I) wherein R represents hydrogen, C1-C6alkyl, p-methoxybenzyl, o-nitrobenzyl, p-nitrobenzyl, o-chlorobenzyl, benzyl or diphenylmethyl, which comprises the steps of: i) slurrying the compound of formula (I) containing the impurity of the formula (V) using a solvent in the presence or absence of tartaric acid with or without the presence of water at 20-50° C.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of cephalosporin antibiotic of the formula (I) which comprises: (i) activating the compound of formula (III) as acid halide in an organic solvent (ii) treating the reaction mass obtained from step (i) with water (iii) separating the organic layer containing the reactive derivative of formula (III) and condensing it with 7-amino cephalosporin derivative by maintaining the pH in the range 5.0-10.0 using an inorganic base of the formula (XV), and iv) cyclizing the compound of formula (XVI) with thiourea in the presence of solvent and salt of organic or inorganic acid at a temperature in the range of ?50 to +50° C. to produce compound of formula (I).

Abstract: A process for the preparation of 3-methylcepham-4-carboxylate of the formula (I). wherein R2 and R3 may be same or different and represent hydrogen, halogen, amino, alkyl, phenacetamido, substituted acetamido, phthalimido with a proviso that both R2 and R3 are not NH2, phenacetamido, phthalimido and the like; R1 represents a lower alkyl, p-methoxybenzyl, p-nitrobenzyl, o-nitrobenzyl, o-methoxybenzyl, o-chlorobenzyl or diphenylmethyl group, or a suitable ester residue which can be deprotected at a latter stage, L represents a leaving group; which comprises cyclizing the compound of formula (III) using a cyclizing agent in the presence of organic or inorganic nitrites and a solvent at a temperature in the range of ?40° C. to +60° C. to obtain compound of formula (I).