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6-(Substituted-hydroxymethylene penams)

US4272439A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 2, 1978
Grant dateJun 9, 1981
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Expiry dateJun 2, 1998

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07D505/00
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

.beta.-Lactams having a substituted hydroxymethylene group at the position .alpha. to the lactam carbonyl group are prepared by reaction of an .alpha.-halo-.beta.-lactam with zinc or zinc amalgam in an anhydrous aprotic medium to produce an intermediate which in situ reacts with an appropriate aldehyde or ketone. Also described are noval penicillins and cephalosporins having useful antibacterial activity.

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