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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 08, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lovji D Cama, Tenafly, NJ (US);
Robert R Wilkening, Maplewood, NJ (US);
Ronald W Ratcliffe, Matawan, NJ (US);
Kenneth J Wildonger, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Wanying Sun, Edison, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ; C07D / ; C07D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514210 ; 514 63 ; 540302 ; 540353 ;
Abstract
Carbapenems substituted with a naphthosultam at position 2 and linked through a CH.sub.2 group are disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment are also included. The naphthosultam is substituted with at least one cationic group --A--Q--L--B. ##STR1## A--Q--L--B represents a side chain wherein in part: A is a C.sub.1-6 alkylene group, straight or branched, and optionally interrupted or terminated by 1-2 of --O--, --S--, NR.sup.a --, --C(O)-- and CH.dbd.CH--