Antibacterial penem esters derivatives

摘要

Novel antibacterial penem esters are methyl (5R,6S)-6-Ä(R)-1-hydroxyethylÜ-2-Ä(R)-2-tetrahydrofurylÜ-penem-3-carbo xylates having at the 3-position an ester group of the formula -COOR in which R represents -CH2OCO-Y or -CH2-Z in which Y is a tetrahydrofuryl group; a tetrahydropyranyl group; a 1,3-dioxolanyl group; a 2-oxo-1,3-dioxolanyl group; or a 1,4-dioxanyl group and Z is a 5-(C6-C10 aryl or C7-C11 aralkyl)-2-oxo-1,3-dioxolen-4-yl group. Other substituted-methyl (5R,6S)-6- Ä(R)-1-hydroxyethylÜ-2-Ä(R)-2-tetrahydrofurylÜ-penem-3-carboxylates are disclosed.