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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 1989
Filed:
Feb. 06, 1989
Burton G Christensen, Cliffside Park, NJ (US);
Lovji D Cama, Cresskill, NJ (US);
Susan M Schmitt, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ (US);
Abstract
Compounds are disclosed of the structural formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.2 is independently selected from hydrogen, linear or branched C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl, which can be substituted with fluoro, hydroxy, or protected hydroxy, R.sup.3 is hydrogen or a protecting group, X is sulfur or selenium, Q is hydroxymethyl, carboxy or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxycarbonyl, and R.sup.1 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.6 -C.sub.10 aryl, or pyridyl which can be substituted with C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, alkoxy and nitro; such compound are useful for selectively obtaining 1-.beta.-methylcarbapenem intermediates.