The protection of the amino group of ethyl 2-(2-amino-4-thiazolyl)-2-methoxyiminoacetate (I) with trityl chloride (B) by means of triethylamine in CH2Cl2 gives ethyl 2-(2-tritylamino-4-thiazolyl)-2-methoxyimino acetate (II), which is hydrolyzed to the corresponding acid (III) with NaOH in refluxing dioxane-water. The condensation of (III) with 7-aminocephalosporanic acid (IV) by means of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide in CH2Cl2 containing triethylamine affords 7-(2-(2-tritylamino-4-thiazolyl)-2-methoxyiminoacetamido]cephalosporanic acid (V). The elimination of the trityl group is performed with hot 55% formic acid yielding the corresponding free acid, which is finally treated with NaHCO3 in water.