Farmitalia Carlo Erba

Societa' Farmaceutici Italia

Farmitalia Carlo Erba S.r.l.

Giovanni Franceschi

Maurizio Foglio

Marco Alpegiani

Ettore Perrone

Federico Maria Arcamone

Franco Zarini

Antonino Suarato

Angelo Bedeschi

Paolo Masi

Aurora Sanfilippo

Cosimo Scarafile

Carlo Battistini

Sergio Vioglio

Giorgio Palamidessi

Giuseppe Cassinelli

Leonardo Marsili

Costantino D Bruna

Luigi Bernardi

Paolo Lombardi

Pierluigi Bissolino

Piergiuseppe Orezzi

Domenico Ungheri

Maria A Verini

Giuseppe Mazzini

Roberto Bianchini

Costantino Della Bruna

Constantino Della Bruna

Gianfranco Cainelli

Giovanna Schioppacassi

Rosanna Mazzoleni

Antibacterial penems of formula (I), where R represents a hydrogen atom or a hydroxy protecting group, are prepared by reacting a .beta.-lactam of formula (II) with an oxalyl halide in an inert solvent in the presence of an organic or inorganic base or an acid scavenger to produce a compound of formula (III), wherein X is a halogen atom, treating the resultant compound of formula (III) with a 1,3-dioxolen-2-one of formula (IV), wherein Y is a hydroxy group, in the presence of molecular sieves or an organic or inorganic base to produce a compound of formula (V), and cyclizing the compound of formula (V) in the presence of a trialkylphosphite to provide the penems of formula (I).

Process for penems

The present invention relates to the use as antivirals of compounds of formula: ##STR1## wherein B is a purinic or pyrimidinic heterocycle; X is oxygen or sulphur; R.sup.1 is a hydroxyl group or a hydrogen atom; R.sup.2 is a linear, branched or cyclic, alkyl group of up to twenty carbon atoms; R.sup.3 is as specified for R.sup.2 above or a hydrogen atom, a cation or a polyhydroxy group.

5'-alkylphosphonylnucleosides as antivirals

.beta.-lactam derivatives of the cephem sulphone type

Compounds of formulae Ia and Ib ##STR1## wherein A is hydrogen atom or an organic residue, R.sup.1 is halogen atom, or an organic group, R.sup.2 is hydrogen or halogen atom, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or alkoxy group, R.sup.3 is hydrogen atom, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or alkoxy group, benzyl or a methylene group and R.sub.4 is an organic residue are disclosed. Compounds (Ia) and (Ib) are endowed with elastase inhibitory activity. A two-step process for their preparation starting from the corresponding 4-carboxy cephem or 3-carboxy penam is also provided.

Beta-lactam derivatives of the 4-acylcephem sulphone and 3-acylpenam

A method is provided for treating a warm-blooded animal having a susceptible bacterial infection which comprises administering orally to said animal a non-toxic, antibacterially effective amount of acetoxymethyl ester of (5R,6S)-2(5R,6S)-2-carbamoyloxymethyl-6-[1(R)-hydroxyethyl]-2-penem-3-carb oxylic acid.

Oral antibacterial method

Orally administrable pharmaceutical compositions comprising 3-(N-piperidinomethyl-azino)methylrifamycin S as the active substance are disclosed. The active substance is easily soluble in water even at low pH values and is provided with good bioavailability. Such compositions are useful in the treatment of bacterial infections.

Pharmaceutical composition comprising 3-(N-piperidinomethyl-azino)

A substantially (.gtoreq.95%) optically pure (5R,6S,1'R) penem of formula ##STR1## and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and the ester prodrugs thereof, are endowed with antibacterial activity.

Methoxymethyl penem compounds

There are provided compounds of formula I: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl group either unsubstituted or substituted by one or more substituents chosen from a free or protected hydroxy or halogen atom;

Penem derivatives

Compounds of formula ##STR1## wherein R is hydrogen atom or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl group optionally substituted from halogen atom or hydroxy group optionally protected, A is a Z, Z--O--C--O-- or Z--C)-- residue, wherein Z is phenylene, naphthylene, heterocyclediyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.7 alkylene, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 alkenylene, alkynylene, ##STR2## C.sub.3 -C.sub.8 cycloalkylene, aralkylene radical optionally substituted, and O.sup.(+) represents a group +NR.sub.1 R.sub.2 R.sub.3, wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are each either:

Compounds of the following formula I ##STR1## wherein X represents a sulphur or an oxygen atom,

A new process is described for the preparation of (5R)-penem derivatives of the general formula I: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen atom or an organic group; R.sub.2 represents a hydrogen atom or a carboxy protecting group and Y represents a hydrogen or halogen atom or an organic group. A 2-thiacephem derivative of the general formula II: ##STR2## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and Y have the meanings/given above is oxidized by means of organic peracids to the corresponding sulphone of the general formula III: ##STR3## which is subsequently submitted to a desulphurative ring contraction by extrusion of SO.sub.2 to give exclusively the desired (5R)-penem derivatives of the general formula I.

2-thiacephems and (5R) penems derivatives

There are provided compounds of formula ##STR1## wherein R is hydrogen atom or C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl group optionally substituted from halogen atom or hydroxy group optionally protected, and Q.sup.(+) represents a group ##STR2## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are each either: (i) optionally substituted alkyl, aralkyl or aryl radical or

A process for preparing 2-methyl substituted penems useful as antibiotics agent and/or as intermediates thereof, by reacting an appropriate 1-imido-3,4-disubstituted azetidinone derivative with a trivalent organophosphorus compound in an inert solvent at a temperature of from 110.degree. to 150.degree. C. for a period of from 2 hours to a few days.

Process for the preparation of penems

Penem derivatives are disclosed characterized by a substituted pyridiniomethyl group in the 2-position of the penem nucleus. The compounds of the present application exhibit better antibacterial activity than other known penem derivatives.

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Milan, Italy

Giovanni Franceschi