6- and 6,6-disubstituted-3-substituted-1-azabicyclo(3.2.0)hept-2-en-7-one-2-car boxylic acids

Abstract

Disclosed are 6- and 6,6-disubstituted-3-substituted-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]hept-2-en-7-one-2-carbo xylic acids (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are, inter alia, independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen (both are not hydrogen at the same time), substituted and unsubstituted: alkyl, aryl and aralkyl; X is halo, oxygen (the 2-3 bond is saturated and the species I exists as carboxylate salt or ester), or --OR wherein R is, inter alia, acyl, alkyl, or aralkyl. Such compounds and their pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester and amide derivatives are useful as antibiotics. Also disclosed are processes for the preparation of such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and methods of treatment comprising administering such compounds and compositions when an antibiotic effect is indicated.

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