The invention relates to a method for the production of organic compounds, in particular sodium (6R,7R)-7-[(Z)-2-(5-amino-[1,2,4]thiadiazole-3-yl)-2-hydroxyimino-acetylamino]-8-oxo-3-[(E)-(R)-1'-(5-methyl-2-oxo-[1,3]-dioxol-4-ylmethoxycarbonyl)-2-oxo-[1,3']bipyrrolidinyl-3-ylidenemethyl]-5-thia-1-aza-bicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2 carboxylate (ceftobiprole medocaril). The invention also relates to a method for the production of compounds of the general formula (1) and of the general formula (2), to the compounds themselves, and to intermediates in the production process according to the invention.