The condensation of N-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-2-benzothien-3-ylglycine (I) with 4-nitrobenzyl-7-amino-3-methyl-3-cephem-4-carboxylate (II) in THF gives 4-nitrobenzyl-7-[N-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-2-benzo[b]thien-3-ylglycylamido]-3 methyl-3-cephem-4-carboxylate (III), which is deprotected partially by treatment with p-toluenesulfonic acid in acetonitrife yielding 4-nitrobenzyl-7-(benzo[b]thien-3-ylglycyl-amido)-3-methyl-3-cephem-4-carboxytate (IV). Finally, this product is submitted to hydrogenolysis with H2 over Pd/C in methanol HCl.