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Process for the preparation of N-formimidoyl thienamycin and reagents therefor

US4374772A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 19, 1981
Grant dateFeb 22, 1983
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Expiry dateMar 19, 2001

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07D477/02
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Disclosed is a novel class of substituted and unsubstituted benzyl formimidates, represented in a convenient acid addition salt form (I); and the use of these reagents in the preparation of the antibiotic N-formimidoyl thienamycin (II): ##STR1## wherein A is a non-critical anion such as chloro, bromo, hydrogen sulfate or an alkyl aralkyl or aryl sulfonate, wherein the alkyl moiety has 1-6 carbon atoms and the aryl moiety is phenyl, for example; n is 0, 1 or 2; and X is independently selected from nitro, halo (chloro, bromo, fluoro, and iodo), loweralkyl having from one to six carbon atoms, phenyl, and phenylalkyl having from 7-12 carbon atoms, and --COOR, wherein R is hydrogen or loweralkyl having from one to six carbon atoms.

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