Beta-lactam compounds and their production.

摘要

Described are amino acid compounds of the formula: wherein R is a lower alkyl group, R1 is a hydrogen atom or a protecting group for carboxyl, R2 is a hydrogen atom, a protecting group for amino, an optionally substituted allyl group of the formula: (wherein R3 and R4 are each a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group or an aryl group), a beta-hydroxyethyl group in which the hydroxyl group is optionally protected, a formylmethyl group in which the formyl group is optionally protected, a carboxymethyl group in which the carboxyl group is protected or a 2-furylmethyl group and X is an optionally protected carboxyl group, a hydroxymethyl group in which the hydroxyl group is optionally protected or a substituted mercaptomethyl group of the formula: -CH2SR5 (wherein R5 is an aryl group or an ar(lower)alkyl group), which are useful intermediates in the synthesis of 1-alkylcarbapenem compounds.