Korea Institute of Science and Technology

Eun-Rhan Woo

Jae Yeol Lee

Yong Sup Lee

Hokoon Park

Dae Hwan Suk

Sun Ho Jung

A 3-ammoniopropenyl cephalosporin of the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein P is hydroxylated alicyclic or aliphatic amines such as meso-3,4-dihydroxy-1-methylpyrrolidine, (3S,4S)-3,4-dihydroxy-1-methylpyrrolidine, (3R,4R)-3,4-dihydroxy-1-methylpyrrolidine, rac-3,4-trans-dihydroxy-1-methylpyrrlidine, (2S,4R)-4-hydroxy-1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinemethanol, N-methyl-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)amine, 3,4-cis-dihydroxy-1-methylpiperidine, 3,4-trans-dihydroxypiperidine, 4-hydroxy-1-methylpiperidine, 2-hydroxymethyl-1-methylpiperidine, or tropine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, exhibits good anti-bacterial activities against a wide variety of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria; and a process for the preparation thereof.

3-ammoniopropenyl cephalosporin compounds as antibacterial agents and

3-ammoniopropenyl cephalosporin compounds as antibacterial agents

Quaternary ammoniocephalosporins of formula(I) wherein Q.dbd.CH or N, P.dbd.hydroxylated amine or hydroxylated heterocyclylamines including N-methyl-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)amine, rac-3,4-trans-dihydroxy-1-methylpyrrolidine, (3S, 4S)-3,4-dihydroxy-1-methylpyrrolidine, (3R,4R)-3,4-dihydroxy-1-methylpyrrolidine, meso-3,4-dihydorcy-1-methylpyrrolidine, (2S, 4R)-4-hydroxy-1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinemethanol 3,4-cis-dihydroxy-1-methylpiperidine, 3,4-trans-dihydroxy-1-methylpiperidine, or tropine, and preparation methods are disclosed. ##STR1##

Cephalosporin compounds and processes for preparing thereof

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