β-Lactam compounds represented by general formula (1), wherein R1 and R2 are unified to form an oxygen atom or, when one of them represents a hydrogen atom, the other represents a hydroxy group or a protected hydroxy group, R3 represents a hydrogen atom or a protective group for a hydroxy group, and R4 represents a hydrogen atom or a protective group for an amino group and a process for their preparation. The compounds are useful as starting materials for synthesizing carbapenem antibiotics.
由通式(1)表示的β-内酰胺化合物,其中 R1 和 R2 合二为一形成一个氧原子,或者当其中一个代表氢原子时,另一个代表羟基或受保护的羟基,R3 代表氢原子或羟基的保护基团,R4 代表氢原子或
氨基的保护基团及其制备方法。这些化合物可用作合成碳青霉烯类抗生素的起始原料。