Substituted N-methylene derivatives of thienamycin sulfoxide and sulfone

Claim 1

A compound having the structure: ##STR240## and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof wherein: n is 1 or 2; R 3 is selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen, formyl, acetyl, propionyl, butyryl, chloroacetyl, methoxyacetyl, aminoacetyl, methoxycarbonyl, ethoxycarbonyl, methylcarbamoyl, ethylcarbamoyl, phenylthiocarbonyl, 3-aminopropionyl, 4-aminobutyryl, N-methylaminoacetyl, N,N-dimethylaminoacetyl, N,N,N-trimethylaminoacetyl, 3-(N,N-dimethyl)aminopropionyl, 3-(N,N,N-trimethyl)amino propionyl, N,N,N-triethylaminoacetyl, pyridiniumacetyl, guanylthioacetyl, guanidinoacetyl, 3-guanidinopropionyl, N 3 -methylguanidinopropionyl, hydroxyacetyl, 3-hydroxypropionyl, acryloyl, propynol, malonyl, phenoxycarbonyl amidinoacetyl, acetamidinoacetyl, amidinopropionyl, acetamidinopropionyl, guanylureidoacetyl, guanylcarbamoyl, carboxymethylaminoacetyl, sulfoacetylaminoacetyl, phosphonoacetylaminoacetyl, N 3 -dimethylaminoacetamidinopropionyl, ureidocarbonyl, dimethylaminoguanylthioacetyl, 3-(1-methyl-4-pyridinium)propionyl, 3-(5-aminoimidazol-1-yl)propionyl, 3-methyl-1-imidazoliumacetyl, 3-sydnonylacetyl, o-aminomethylbenzoyl, o-aminobenzoyl, ##STR241## M is hydrogen or an alkali or alkaline earth metal cation; R 3' is selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen, methyl, t-butyl, phenacyl, p-bromophenacyl; pivaloyloxymethyl, 2,2,2-trichloroethyl, allyl, 3-methyl-2-butenyl, 2-methyl-2-propenyl, benzyl, benzylhydryl, p-t-butylbenzyl, phthalidyl, phenyl, 5-indanyl, acetylthiomethyl, acetoxymethyl, propionyloxymethyl, methallyl, 3-butenyl, 4-pentenyl, 2-butenyl, acetoxyacetylmethyl, pivaloylacetylmethyl, diethylamino, dimethylaminoethyl, methoxymethyl, p-acetoxybenzyl, p-pivaloylbenzyl, p-isopropoxybenzyl, 5-indanylmethyl, benzyloxymethyl, methylthioethyl, dimethylaminoacetoxymethyl, crotonolacton-3-yl, acetamidomethyl, acetylthioethyl, pivaloylthiomethyl, methylthiomethyl; X and Y are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, R, --OR, S-R and NR 1 R 2 R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen; alkyl having 1-6 carbon atoms; alkenyl having 3-6 carbon atoms; cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, cycloalkenyl and cycloalkenylalkyl having 3-6, 4-7 4-6 and 4-7 carbon atoms, respectively; benzyl; p-methoxybenzyl, p-dimethylaminobenzyl, cinnamyl; 2-thienylmethyl, 3-thienylmethyl, 2-furylmethyl, 1-methyl-5-tetrazolylmethyl; and R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen; alkyl having from 1-6 carbon atoms; aminoalkyl having 1-6 carbon atoms, aminoalkenyl having 1-6 carbon atoms; alkenyl having 2-6 carbon atoms; alkoxyalkyl having 2-6 carbon atoms; mono-, di- and triloweralkylaminoalkyl having 2-12 carbon atoms; perhaloalkyl having from 1-6 carbon atoms; alkylthioalkyl having 2-6 carbon atoms; phenyl; benzyl; 2-, 3- and 4-pyridyl and 2-thiazolyl.