A new route to 6,6-disubstituted penams and 7,7-disubstituted cephems
Abstract
The reaction of penicillanate esters with N-chloro-N-sodiourethane gave 6,6-diacylaminopenicillanates from which the corresponding 7,7-diacylaminodeacetoxycephalosporanates were prepared via the sulphoxides.