Ici Pharma

Imperial Chemical Industries Limited

Zeneca Limited

Jean J Lohmann

Frederic H Jung

Georges Pasquet

Robert Hugh Bradbury

Gareth Morse Davies

Peter R Marsham

Colin J Strawson

Jean C Arnould

The present invention relates to carbapenems and provides a compound of the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein: R.sup.1 is 1-hydroxyethyl, 1-fluoroethyl or hydroxymethyl;

Antibiotic carbapenem compounds

A cephalosporin derivative of the formula I: ##STR1## in which X is S, O, CH.sub.2 or SO, ##STR2## represents one of C-7 acyl groups known in the cephalosporin art, R3 is hydrogen or methoxy, R4 is hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl or allyl, and R5 is an aromatic heterocyclic ring system which is linked via carbon, and which contains a quaternized nitrogen atom.

Cephalosporin intermediates

Cephalosporin antibiotics having a 3-position substituent of the formula:

Intermediates for cephalosporin compounds

Cephalosporin compounds

A cephalosporin derivative of the formula I: ##STR1## in which X is ##STR2## represents one of C-7 acyl groups known in the cephalosporin art, R3 is hydrogen or methoxy, R4 is hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl or allyl, and R5 is an aromatic heterocyclic ring system which is linked via carbon, and which contains a quaternized nitrogen atom.

Cephalosporin derivatives

A cephalosporin derivative of the formula I: ##STR1## in which X is S, O, CH.sub.2 or SO, ##STR2## represents one of the C-7 acyl groups known in the cephalosporin art, R3 is hydrogen or methoxy, R4 is hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, allyl, furfuryl or benzyl, and R5 is an aromatic heterocyclic ring system which is linked via carbon, and which contains a quaternized nitrogen atom.

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Hermonville, France

Jean J Lohmann