Semisynthetic cephalosporins. Synthesis and structure-activity relations of analogs with 7-acyl groups derived from 2-(cyanomethylthio)acetic acid or 2-[(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)thio]acetic acid and their sulfoxides and sulfones

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The synthesis and in vitro and in vivo activities of a series of cephalosporins having side chains derived from 2-[(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)thio]acetic acid or 2-(cyanomethylthio)acetic acid and with acetoxymethyl or 3-heterocyclic thiomethyl substituents at the 3 position are described. In both series, increasing the oxidation state of the side-chain S atom from sulfide to sulfoxide/sulfone decreased the in vitro gram-positive activity, but the effect on gram-negative activity was variable and less pronounced. The protective effectiveness in mice infected with Escherichia coli increased as the oxidation level of the side-chain sulfur was raised from sulfide to sulfoxide/sulfone. Replacement of the 3-acetoxymethyl by a 3-heterocyclic thiomethyl group resulted in overal improvement of activity in vitro and in vivo for all oxidation states.

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