Compounds are described of the formula (II): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a group such that CO.sub.2 R.sub.1 is an ester group; A.sub.1 is a hydrogen atom; and A.sub.2 is a group CR.sub.2 R.sub.3 R.sub.4 wherein R.sub.2 is a hydrogen atom or a hydroxyl group; R.sub.3 is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group; and R.sub.4 is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group, a benzyl group, a phenyl group or is joined to R.sub.3 to form part of a C.sub.5-7 carboxylic ring or is a group of the formula CH(OH)R.sub.5 or CHX wherein R.sub.5 is a hydrogen atom or lower alkyl group and X is an oxygen atom or a CR.sub.6 R.sub.7 group where R.sub.6 is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl, phenyl, CN, CO.sub.2 R.sub.8 where R.sub.8 is a lower alkyl, phenyl or benzyl group and R.sub.7 is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group or is joined to R.sub.6 to form part of a C.sub.5-7 carbocyclic ring. These compounds have been found to possess antibacterial properties. The preparation of these compounds is described.
化合物的结构式描述为(II):##STR1## 其中R.sub.1是一个
羧酸酯基团(CO.sub.2 R.sub.1); A.sub.1是氢原子; A.sub.2是一个CR.sub.2 R.sub.3 R.sub.4基团,其中R.sub.2是氢原子或羟基; R.sub.3是氢原子或低碳基基团; R.sub.4是氢原子或低碳基基团、苄基、苯基或与R.sub.3结合形成C.sub.5-7羧基环的一部分,或是一个CH(OH)R.sub.5或CHX的基团,其中R.sub.5是氢原子或低碳基基团,X是氧原子或CR.sub.6 R.sub.7基团,其中R.sub.6是氢原子或低碳基、苯基、CN、CO.sub.2 R.sub.8(其中R.sub.8是低碳基、苯基或苄基),R.sub.7是氢原子或低碳基,或与R.sub.6结合形成C.sub.5-7碳环。这些化合物具有抗菌性能。本文描述了这些化合物的制备方法。