Bristol-Myers Company

David A Johnson

Chester Sapino, Jr

Herbert H Silvestri

Derek Walker

Paul D Sleezer

Steven P Brundidge

Joseph H Grossman

Albert L Vulcano

James Mahan

Trimethylsilyl or another easily hydrolyzed ester of 6-trimethylsilyloxycarbonylaminopenicillanic acid was prepared by bubbling dry carbon dioxide into an anhydrous solution of the corresponding 6-trimethylsilylaminopenicillanate and found to be a useful intermediate in the production of penicillins, e.g., amoxicillin and ampicillin, by its acylation in anhydrous media with the appropriate acid chloride or acid chloride hydrochloride.

Production of penicillins

In the preferred embodiment of the present invention trimethylsilyl 7-trimethylsilyloxycarbonylaminodecephalosporanate was prepared by bubbling dry carbon dioxide into an ahydrous solution of trimethylsilyl 6-trimethylsilylaminodecephalosporanate and found to be a useful intermediate in the production of cefadroxil and cephalexin by its acylation in anhydrous media with the appropriate 2-phenylglycyl chloride hydrochloride. Other cephalosporins are produced by acylation of 7-trimethylsilyloxycarbonylaminoceph-3-em-4-carboxylic acids or esters having a variety of substituents at the 3-position.

Cephalosporin intermediates

In the preferred embodiment of the present invention trimethylsilyl 7-trimethylsilyloxycarbonylaminodecephalosporanate was prepared by bubbling dry carbon dioxide into an anhydrous solution of trimethylsilyl 6-trimethylsilylaminodecephalosporanate and found to be a useful intermediate in the production of cefadroxil and cephalexin by its acylation in anhydrous media with the appropriate 2-phenylglycyl chloride hydrochloride. Other cephalosporins are produced by acylation of 7-trimethylsilyloxycarbonylaminoceph-3-em-4-carboxylic acids or esters having a variety of substituents at the 3-position.

Trimethylsilyl or another easily hydrolyzed ester of 6-trimethylsilyloxycarbonylaminopenicillanic acid was prepared by bubbling dry carbon dioxide into ananhydrous solution of the corresponding 6-trimethylsilylaminopenicillanate and found to be a useful intermediate in the production of penicillins, e.g., amoxicillin and ampicillin, by its acylation in anhydrous media with the appropriate acid chloride or acid chloride hydrochloride.

Trimethylsilyl substituted penicillins

Production of cephalosporins

There is disclosed a process for preparing methoxymethyl 6-aminopenicillanate, its conversion to methoxymethyl amoxicillin and the use of the latter compound as an intermediate in the preparation of the methoxymethyl ester of p-hydroxyhetacillin which is the preferred product of this invention.

Methoxymethyl

The specification discloses a process for preparing methoxymethyl D-6-(2,2-dimethyl-5-oxo-4-phenyl-1-imidazolidinyl)penicillanate and the use of this compound as a well absorbed antibacterial agent and also as an intermediate in the preparation of other antibiotic derivatives of 6-aminopenicillanic acid such as hetacillin. The methoxymethyl ester of ampicillin is also disclosed.

1. A new crystalline form of D-6-(2-amino-2-phenyl-acetamido)penicillanic acid characterized by being substantially free of water in the chemically bound state, having a molecular weight of about 349, having an infrared spectrograph as disclosed in FIG. 1 of the drawings, and possessing substantially greater storage stability than hydrated crystalline D-6-(2-amino-2-phenyl-acetamido)penicillanic acid.

Form II ampicillin

7-Aminocephalosporanic acid (7-ACA) and 7-amino-3-methyl-3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid (7-ADCA) are valuable intermediates in the preparation of semi-synthetic cephalosporins. These compounds are commonly prepared by cleaving the amide bond of compounds having the formula ##SPC1## In which R.sup.6 is H or ##EQU1## R is the side chain of a known penicillin, especially phenoxymethyl or benzyl, and the amino and carboxyl functions are blocked; by A. halogenating the blocked compounds Ia or IIa to produce an imino-halide; B. forming an imino-ether from the imino-halide by treatment with an alcohol; and C. mixing said imino-ether with water or an alcohol to produce 7-aminocephalosporanic acid or 7-amino-3-methyl-3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid. The invention claimed is the use of dicyclohexylamine or diisopropylamine instead of a tertiary amine acid scavenger in step A.

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David A Johnson