Bristol-Myers Company

Steven P Brundidge

Chester Sapino, Jr

Henry G Howell

Paul R Brodfuehrer

Kun M Shih

Donald G Walker

Chet Sapino, Jr

David A Johnson

Joseph H Grossman

Chon-Hong Tann

Albert L Vulcano

Chou Hong-Tann

James Mahan

Process for producing 1-halo-2-deoxy-2-fluoroarabinofuranoside derivatives bearing protective ester groups from 1,3,5-tri-O-acylribofuranose; the 1-halo compounds are intermediates in the synthesis of therapeutically active nucleosidic compounds.

Nucleoside process

Process for preparing cephalosporin intermediates

Stable, crystalline cephalosporin intermediates of the formula ##STR1## wherein X is HI or HCl and Nu and Nu.sup..sym. are certain N-containing heterocyclic rings attached via a sulfur atom or a ring nitrogen atom, respectively, which are substantially free of the .DELTA..sup.2 isomer; processes for, and intermediates in, the preparation of the above compounds; and processes for the preparation of broad-spectrum cephalosporin antibiotics.

Cephalosporin intermediates

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.

Process for the preparation of 7-aminocephalosporanic acids

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Wolcott, NY, United States of America

Steven P Brundidge