4-oxoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid derivatives their preparation and their use

Abstract

Compounds of formula (I): ##STR1## (in which: R.sup.1 represents fluorinated methoxy: R.sup.2 represents a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group and R.sup.3 represents hydrogen or amino) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters and amides thereof are valuable antibacterial agents, which may be prepared by reacting a compound similar to that of formula (I) but in which R.sup.2 is replaced by a halogen atom with a compound providing the required group R.sup.2.

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