There is described the stereoselective total synthesis of novel .DELTA..sup.2,3 -1,4-morpholine-2-carboxylic acids possessing a fused .beta.-lactam ring in the 1,6-position and carrying a substituent cis to carbon 5 in the 7-position of the fused ring system represented by the general formula ##STR1## wherein Z is hydroxyl esterified with a sulfonic acid residue and X is acylamino. Also included in the invention are compounds of the above formula in which the carboxyl group of the 2-position is protected as by an easily cleavable ester group and salts of both the free acids and carboxyl-protected compounds. The compounds are potent antibacterial agents.
本文描述了新型.DELTA..sup.2,3-1,4-
吗啡啶-2-
羧酸的立体选择性全合成,其在1,6-位置具有融合的.beTA.-内酰胺环,并携带一个位于融合环系的碳5顺式的取代基,该融合环系由通式##STR1##表示,其中Z为羟基,被
磺酸基残基酯化,X为酰胺基。发明还包括上述通式化合物,其中2-位置的羧基被易于裂解的酯基保护,以及自由酸和羧基保护化合物的盐。这些化合物是有效的抗菌剂。