Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Company, Ltd.

Yoshiki Yoshida

Shinya Okuda

Kazuo Sakane

Jiro Goto

Hideaki Yamanaka

Takeshi Terasawa

Hisashi Takasugi

Keiji Matsuda

Hiroshi Sasaki

Cephem compounds and pharmaceutical use thereof

Compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is a group of the formula: ##STR2## in which R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are each lower alkyl or R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are linked together to form C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 alkylene, A is lower alkylene, and R.sup.5 is hydroxy or a protected hydroxy group; or a group of the formula: ##STR3## in which R.sup.6 is lower alkyl, R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 are each hydroxy or a protected hydroxy group, and Y is N or CH, and salts thereof are intermediates for cephem compounds which show antimicrobial activities and which are useful in the treatment of microbial infections.

Intermediates for cephem compounds

Cephem compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is amino or a protected amino group,

Cephem compounds

Cephem compounds having the following formula are disclosed: ##STR1## R.sup.1 =amino or protected amino R.sup.2 =an organic group ##STR2## R.sup.6 =lower alkyl R.sup.7, R.sup.8 .dbd.OH or protected OH

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