Rhone-Poulenc Industries

Rhone-Poulenec S.a.

Georges Gros

Daniel Farge

Claude Moutonnier

Mayer Naoum Messer

Christian Berger

New oxathiino- and dithiino-aminoacetic acids of the formula: ##STR1## in which A represents oxygen or sulphur, together with their racemic forms, their optically active forms and mixtures thereof, their reactive derivatives and their acid addition salts, are valuable intermediates for the preparation of therapeutically active derivatives, in particular cephalosporin derivatives of the formula: ##STR2## where R is hydrogen or acetoxy.

Oxathiino- and dithiino-aminoacetic acids

New cephalosporin derivatives of the formula: ##STR1## in which either (a) R.sub.1 is hydrogen, acetoxy, azido or heterocyclylthio or heterocyclylcarbonylthio which is (1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)-thio which is unsubstituted or substituted by straight or branched chain C.sub.1-4 alkyl or alkoxy, straight or branched chain C.sub.1-4 alkylthio, straight or branched chain C.sub.1-4 alkylsulphonyl, amino or acetylamino; (1,2,3,4-tetrazol-5-yl)-thio which is unsubstituted or substituted in the 1-position by straight or branched chain C.sub.1-4 alkyl, hydroxy straight or branched chain C.sub.1-4 alkyl, phenyl or hydroxyphenyl, or in the 2-position by straight or branched chain C.sub.1-4 alkyl or hydroxy straight or branched chain C.sub.1-4 alkyl; (1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)-thio, (4-methyl-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)-thio, (3-methyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl)-thio or (1,2,3-thiadiazol-4-yl)-carbonylthio, and R.sub.2 is carboxy or a radical of the formula: ##STR2## in which the radical: ##STR3## is a radical which can be easily removed enzymatically, and in which R.sub.3 is hydrogen or straight or branched chain C.sub.1-4 alkyl and R.sub.4 is straight or branched chain C.sub.1-4 alkyl or cyclohexyl; or (b) R.sub.1 is a pyridinio ion and R.sub.2 is a carboxylato ion, and pharmaceutically acceptable non-toxic metal salts thereof and addition salts thereof with nitrogen containing bases possess valuable anti-bacterial properties, showing activity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.

Cephalosporin derivatives

New cephalosporin derivatives of the general formula: ##STR1## in which R represents a straight or branched chain C.sub.1-4 alkyl radical, or a phenyl (straight or branched chain C.sub.1-4 alkyl) radical, n is 0, 1 or 2, and either R.sub.1 is a pyridinio ion and R.sub.2 is a carboxylato ion, or R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen atom, or an acetoxy, (5-methyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)-thio or (1-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrazol-5-yl)-thio radical and R.sub.2 represents a carboxy radical or a radical of the formula; ##STR2## in which the radical: ##STR3## is a radical which can be removed easily by enzymatic means and in which R.sub.3 represents a hydrogen atom or a straight or branched chain C.sub.1-4 alkyl radical, a phenyl radical or a phenyl (C.sub.1-2 alkyl) radical and R.sub.4 represents a straight or branched chain C.sub.1-4 alkyl radical, a straight or branched chain C.sub.1-4 alkoxy radical, a cyclohexyl radical, a phenyl radical or a phenyl (C.sub.1-2 alkyl) radical;

Cephalosporin derivatives, and compositions containing them

New cephalosporin compounds of the formula: ##STR1## in which A is oxygen or sulphur, R.sub.1 is hydrogen or acetoxy and R.sub.2 is carboxy or a radical of the formula: ##STR2## in which the radical ##STR3## is a radical which can be easily removed enzymatically, and in which R.sub.3 is hydrogen or straight or branched chain C.sub.1-4 alkyl and R.sub.4 is straight or branched chain C.sub.1-4, alkyl or cyclohexyl, together with its diastereoisomeric forms and mixtures thereof, its acid addition salts and, where appropriate, its pharmaceutically acceptable non-toxic metal salts and addition salts with nitrogen-containing bases other than ammonia, exhibit valuable anti-bacterial properties, in particular against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.

1,4-Dithiin (and oxathiin)-yl cephalosporin derivatives, and

New cephalosporin derivatives of the formula: ##STR1## wherein one of A and A.sub.1 represents oxygen or sulphur and the other represents sulphur, R.sub.1 represents hydrogen, acetoxy, (5-methyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)thio or (1-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrazol-5-yl)thio and R.sub.2 represents carboxy, or R.sub.1 represents a pyridinio radical and R.sub.2 represents the carboxylate ion, are therapeutically useful compounds possessing antibacterial properties.

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