Abstract: The present invention provides a process for preparing an exo-methylenepenam compound represented by the general formula (5) characterized in that a &bgr;-lactam halide compound represented by the general formula (2) is subjected to an electroreduction process to obtain the exo-methylenepenam compound.

Abstract: A process for preparing an allenyl .beta.-lactam compound represented by the formula (4), characterized by reacting the hydroxyl group of a .beta.-lactam compound represented by the formula (1) with a reactive functional group derivative of sulfonic acid represented by the formula (2) to convert the compound of the formula (1) to a .beta.-lactam compound represented by the formula (3), thereafter reacting the resulting .beta.-lactam compound with a basic anion exchange resin of the type having a tertiary organic base fixed to the resin and isolating the resulting allenyl .beta.

Abstract: A process for preparing a 2-isocephem derivative characterized in that a thioacetic acid derivative which itself is basic or a mixture of a base and a thioacetic acid derivative is caused to act on a 2-azetidinyl-3,4-dihalogeno-2-butenoic acid compound represented by the general formula (1) in a water-containing organic solvent to obtain a 3-halomethyl-2-isocephem derivative represented by the general formula (2), and a process for preparing a 2-oxaisocephem derivative characterized in that a base is caused to act on a 2-azetidinyl-3,4-dihalogeno-2-butenoic acid compound represented by the general formula (1) in a water-containing organic solvent to obtain a 3-halomethyl-2-oxaisocephem derivative represented by the general formula (3) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom, amino or protected amino, R.sup.2 is a hydrogen atom or lower alkoxyl, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, when taken together, form a cyclic amino protecting group, R.sup.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for preparing an exo-methylenepenam compound represented by the general formula (5) characterized in that a .beta.-lactam halide compound represented by the general formula (2) is reduced with a metal having a standard oxidation-reduction potential of up to -0.3 (V/SCE) in an amount of at least one mole per mole of the halide compound and with a metal compound having a higher standard oxidation-reduction potential than the metal in an amount of 0.0001 to 10 moles per mole of the halide compound, or is subjected to an electroreduction process to obtain the exo-methylenepenam compound.

Abstract: A process for preparing a .beta.-lactam halide compound represented by the formula (2) characterized by halogenating the allenyl group of an allenyl .beta.-lactam compound represented by the formula (1) with a cupric halide and a metal halide to obtain the .beta.-lactam halide compound ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom or amino or protected amino, R.sup.2 is a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, lower alkoxyl, lower acyl, or lower alkyl having a hydroxyl group or protected hydroxyl group as a substituent, R.sup.3 is a hydrogen atom or carboxylic acid protecting group, and R.sup.4 is a hydrocarbon group which may have a substituent, or the group --S--S(O)n-Ar, n being 0 to 2, Ar being aryl which may have a substituent ##STR2## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are the same as defined above, X and Y are each halogen atom.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for preparing an allenyl .beta.-lactam compound represented by the formula (II) or a process for preparing a 3-halocephem compound of the formula (III) by altering the reaction conditions with use of a .beta.-lactam halide compound represented by the formula (I) serving as the starting material ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a hydrogen atom, amino or protected amino, R.sub.2 is aryl which may have a substituent, n is 0 to 2, R.sub.3 is a hydrogen atom or carboxylic acid protective group, X is a halogen atom, and Y is a halogen atom or a leaving group ##STR2## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, n and R.sub.3 are as defined above ##STR3## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.3 and X are as defined above.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for preparing 3-norcephem compound represented by the formula (2), characterized in that a hydride reagent is acted on a halogenated .beta.-lactam compound represented by the formula (1) in the presence of a cuprous compound ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a hydrogen atom, amino group or protected amino group, R.sub.2 is an aryl or substituted aryl, n is 0 to 2, R.sub.3 is a hydrogen atom or carboxylic acid protective group, X is a halogen atom, and Y is a halogen atom or a leaving group ##STR2## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.3 are as defined above.

Abstract: A process for preparing a 3-alkoxymethylcephem compound represented by the formula (II) ##STR1## where R.sub.1 is a hydrogen atom, amino or protected amino, R.sub.3 is a hydrogen atom or carboxylic acid protective group and R.sub.4 is lower alkyl, which process is characterized in that a 3-thiomethylcephem compound represented by the formula (I) ##STR2## where R.sub.1 and R.sub.3 are as defined above and R.sub.2 is aryl which may have a substituent, is electrolytically oxidized in an electrooxidation reaction system in the presence of a lower alcohol using as a positive electrode, a material selected from the group consisting of platinum, tin, aluminum, stainless steel, nickel, lead oxide, carbon, iron oxide and titanium, to obtain the 3-alkoxymethylcephem compound.

Abstract: The invention provides a process for preparing an allenyl .beta.-lactam of formula (4), by reacting the hydroxyl group of a .beta.-lactam of formula (1) with a reactive derivative of sulfonic acid of formula (2) to convert the compound of formula (1) to a .beta.-lactam of formula (3), thereafter reacting the resulting .beta.-lactam with a basic anion exchange resin of the type having a tertiary organic base fixed to the resin and isolating the allenyl .beta.-lactam of formula (4) with stability and high purity in a high yield.The invention also provides a process for preparing an allenyl .beta.-lactam of formula (4), by reacting the hydroxyl group of a .beta.-lactam compound of formula (1) with a reactive derivative of sulfonic acid of formula (2) to convert the compound of the formula (1) to a .beta.-lactam compound of formula (3), thereafter reacting the resulting .beta.-lactam of formula (3) with a tertiary organic base to convert the compound (3) to the allenyl .beta.

Abstract: A process for preparing a 3-halogenated cephem derivative represented by the formula (2), characterized by causing a halogenating reagent to act on an allenyl .beta.-lactam compound represented by the formula (1) in the presence of a cuprous salt or cupric salt to obtain the 3-halogenated cephem derivative ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom, amino or protected amino, R.sup.2 is a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, lower alkoxyl, lower acyl, lower alkyl, lower alkyl having at least one selected from hydroxyl and protected hydroxyl as a substituent, hydroxyl or protected hydroxyl, R.sup.3 is a hydrogen atom or carboxylic acid protecting group, R.sup.4 is an aromatic compound residue which may have a substituent or nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic compound residue which may have a substituent, and n is 0 to 2 ##STR2## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are as defined above, X is a halogen atom.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing a .beta.-lactam halide compound represented by the general formula (2) which process is characterized in that the hydroxyl group of a .beta.-lactam halide compound represented by the general formula (1) is substituted with a halogen atom or a leaving group.

Abstract: The present invention provides an ozonide reducing agent for use in the ozonolysis reaction of an organic compound, the ozonide reducing agent finding wide applications, and being safe and inexpensive from a commercial viewpoint and easy to treat for disposal.The ozonide reducing agent of the invention is a compound wherein sulfur has, at both ends of its molecule, a hydrocarbon residue substituted by a polar functional group.

Abstract: A process for preparing a 2-isocephem derivative characterized in that a thioacetic acid derivative which itself is basic or a mixture of a base and a thioacetic acid derivative is caused to act on a 2-azetidinyl-3,4-dihalogeno-2-butenoic acid compound represented by the general formula (1) in a water-containing organic solvent to obtain a 3-halomethyl-2-isocephem derivative represented by the general formula (2), and a process for preparing a 2-oxaisocephem derivative characterized in that a base is caused to act on a 2-azetidinyl-3,4-dihalogeno-2-butenoic acid compound represented by the general formula (1) in a water-containing organic solvent to obtain a 3-halomethyl-2-oxaisocephem derivative represented by the general formula (3) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom, amino or protected amino, R.sup.2 is a hydrogen atom or lower alkoxyl, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, when taken together, form a cyclic amino protecting group, R.sup.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for preparing a cephem compound represented by the general formula (3) characterized in that an allenyl-.beta.-lactam compound represented by the general formula (1) is reacted with an organotin compound represented by the general formula (2) in the presence of a monovalent copper salt ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, amino or protected amino, R.sup.2 is a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, lower alkoxyl, lower acyl, lower alkyl, lower alkyl having hydroxyl or protected hydroxyl as a substituent, hydroxyl or protected hydroxyl, or R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 form=0 when taken together, R.sup.3 is a hydrogen atom or carboxylic acid protecting group, R.sup.4 is aryl, aryl having a substituent, nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic group or nitrogen-containing aromatic heterocyclic group having a substituent, and m is 0 or 2,(R.sup.5).sub.n --Sn(R.sup.6).sub.4--n (2)wherein R.sup.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a process for preparing a 3-substituted cephem compound from an allenyl-.beta.-lactam compound which can be easily produced from an inexpensive penicillin compound by a simple reaction procedure.The process of the invention comprises reacting an allenyl-.beta.-lactam compound with an organohalogen compound in the presence of a metal having a standard oxidation-reduction potential of -0.3 (V/SCE) or less in an amount at least equimolar with the allenyl-.beta.-lactam compound and 0.0001 to 0.5 mole, per mole of the allenyl-.beta.-lactam compound, of a metal compound having a higher standard oxidation-reduction potential than said metal.

Abstract: A process for producing a diazomethane derivative by oxidizing a hydrazone derivative in a two-phase system containing: a) an aqueous solution of a mixture of a caustic alkali and an alkali metal hypochlorite in respective concentrations of 4-14 w/w % and 3-10 w/w % based on the total weight of the solution; b) a hydrophobic organic solvent; c) an inorganic iodine compound, and d) a phase-transfer catalyst.

Abstract: The present invention provides a polymerizable monomer represented by the general formula (1), polymer thereof, process for preparing the polymer and the use of the polymer ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom, methyl, chlorine or cyano, R.sup.2 is alkylene having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R.sup.3 is alkylene having 3 to 10 carbon atoms, R.sup.4 is alkyl having 6 to 18 carbon atoms, R.sup.6 to R.sup.8 are the same or different and are each alkyl or substituted alkyl having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, A is methylene, phenylene, substituted phenylene, --CH.sub.2 O--, --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O--, --CO--, --CO--N(R.sup.9)-- (wherein R.sup.9 is a hydrogen atom or methyl) or vinylene, m is 0 or 1, and X and Y are the same or different, and are each a monovalent anion or form a bivalent anion when taken together.

Abstract: The present invention provides a thiazolinoazetidinone derivative represented by the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is phenyl having or not having substituent(s), methyl having or not having substituent(s) or ##STR2## group, R.sup.3 being phenyl having or not having substituent(s), and R.sup.2 is a hydrogen atom or carboxylic acid protective group, and a process for preparing the same.The present invention further provides a process for preparing a 2-exo-methylenepenam derivative characterized by hydrolyzing the thiazoline ring of a thiazolinoazetidinone derivative of the above formula (1) to effect recyclization and obtain a 2-exo-methylenepenam derivative represented by the formula ##STR3## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are as defined above.

Abstract: An organic polymer ferromagnetic material characterized in that the material comprises a polymer obtained by subjecting to plasma polymerization or oxidation polymerization a methane derivative having two substituents and represented by the formula ##STR1## wherein A is an electron accepting group, and B is an electron donating group, or by copolymerizing the methane derivative with a diarylmethane derivative represented by the formula ##STR2## wherein R.sup.1 is a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group by plasma polymerization or oxidation polymerization.

Abstract: The present invention provides a thiazolinoazetidinone derivative represented by the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is phenyl having or not having substituent(s), methyl having or not having substituent(s) or ##STR2## group, R.sup.3 being phenyl having or not having substituent(s), and R.sup.2 is a hydrogen atom or carboxylic acid protective group, and a process for preparing the same.The present invention further provides a process for preparing a 2-exo-methylenepenam derivative characterized by hydrolyzing the thiazoline ring of a thiazolinoazetidinone derivative of the above formula (1) to effect recyclization and obtain a 2-exo-methylenepenam derivative represented by the formula ##STR3## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are as defined above.