Patent Application: US-76503777-A

Abstract:
cyanoalkylureido cephalosporins of the formula ## str1 ## wherein r is hydrogen , lower alkyl , phenyl - lower alkyl , diphenyl - lower alkyl , trisilyl , trihaloethyl , a salt forming ion , or the group ## str2 ## r 1 is hydrogen or methoxy ; a is straight or branched chain alkylene or ## str3 ## r 2 is phenyl , 2 - thienyl , or 3 - thienyl ; r 3 is hydrogen or lower alkyl ; r 4 is hydrogen , lower alkyl , cycloalkyl , cycloalkenyl , cycloalkadienyl , phenyl , phenyl - lower alkyl , substituted phenyl , substituted phenyl - lower alkyl , or certain heterocyclic groups ; r 5 is hydrogen or lower alkyl ; r 6 is lower alkyl ; and x is hydrogen , lower alkanoyloxy , ## str4 ## or certain heterothio groups ; are disclosed . these compounds are useful as antibacterial agents .

Description:
the various groups represented by the symbols have the meaning defined below and these definitions are retained throughout this specification . the lower alkyl groups referred to throughout this specification include straight or branched chain hydrocarbon groups containing 1 to 8 carbon atoms , preferably 1 to 4 carbons . examples of the type of groups contemplated are methyl , ethyl , propyl , isopropyl , butyl , t - butyl , etc . the lower alkoxy groups include such lower alkyl groups attached to an oxygen , e . g ., methoxy , ethoxy , propoxy , etc . the phenyl - lower alkyl and diphenyl - lower alkyl groups include such lower alkyl groups attached to a phenyl , preferably benzyl , phenethyl , and diphenylmethyl . the straight or branched chain alkylene groups referred to contain 1 to 8 carbon atoms , e . g ., --( ch 2 ) n -- wherein n is ## str10 ## cycloalkyl refers to groups having 3 to 7 carbons in the ring , i . e . cyclopropyl , cyclobutyl , cyclopentyl , cyclohexyl , and cycloheptyl . the term cycloalkenyl also represent rings having 3 to 7 carbons with one double bond , i . e . cyclobutenyl , cyclopentenyl , cyclohexenyl , etc . the term cyloalkadienyl represents a ring having 6 or 7 carbons with two double bonds located at various positions such as 1 , 4 - cyclohexadienyl which is preferred . the substituted phenyl and substituted phenyl - lower alkyl groups include one or two substituents selected from halogen ( preferably chlorine or bromine ), lower alkyl of 1 to 4 carbons ( preferably methyl or ethyl ), lower alkoxy of 1 to 4 carbons ( preferably methoxy or ethoxy ), and hydroxy , e . g . 2 -, 3 -, or 4 - chlorophenyl , 2 -, 3 -, or 4 - bromobenzyl , 2 -, 3 -, or 4 - hydroxyphenyl , 3 , 5 - dichlorophenyl , 2 -, 3 -, or 4 - methylphenyl , 2 -, 3 -, or 4 - ethoxyphenyl , etc . the salt forming ions represented by r may be metal ions , e . g ., aluminum , alkali metal ions such as sodium or potassium , alkaline earth metal ions such as calcium or magnesium , or an amine salt ion , of which a number are known for this purpose , for example , phenyl - lower alkylamines such as dibenzylamine , n , n - dibenzylethylenediamine , lower alkylamines such as methylamine , triethylamine , and n - lower alkylpiperidines such as n - ethylpiperidine . sodium and potassium are the preferred salt forming ions . the halogens are the four common halogens , of which chlorine and bromine are preferred . in the case of the trihaloethyl group represented by r , 2 , 2 , 2 - trichloroethyl is preferred . the heterocyclic groups represented by r 4 are 2 - thienyl , 3 - thienyl , 2 - furyl , 3 - furyl , 2 - pyridyl , 3 - pyridyl , or 4 - pyridyl . also included within the meaning of r 4 are such heterocyclics having a halogen ( preferably cl or br ) or a lower alkyl of 1 to 4 carbons ( preferably methyl or ethyl ) substituent , i . e . 2 -( 4 - chlorothienyl ), 3 -( 4 - methylthienyl ), etc . lower alkanoyloxy refers to a group of the formula ## str11 ## wherein lower alkyl is of 1 to 4 carbons , preferably wherein lower alkyl is methyl . the heterothio groups represented by x are ## str12 ## wherein r 7 is hydrogen or lower alkyl of 1 to 4 carbons ( preferably methyl or ethyl ) and r 8 is hydrogen , lower alkyl of 1 to 4 carbons ( preferably methyl or ethyl ), methoxy , hydroxy , or halogen ( preferably chlorine ). the compounds of formula i can be prepared by several methods . for example , an α - amino compound of the formula ## str13 ## wherein x is hydrogen , lower alkanoyloxy , or heterothio can be reacted , preferably in the form of its trifluoroacetic acid salt , with a compound of the formula ## str14 ## wherein a and r 3 are as defined above and halo is cl or br to yield the compound of formula i wherein r 1 is hydrogen or methoxy and x is hydrogen , lower alkanoyloxy , or heterothio . the α - amino intermediate of formula ii can be prepared by various methods such as by acylating a 7 - amino cephalosporin of the formula ## str15 ## with a substituted α - amino acid of the formula ## str16 ## wherein y is a protecting group such as ## str17 ## the α - amino protecting group is then removed by treating the resulting cephalosporin with trifluoroacetic acid and anisole . the α - amino compounds of formula ii are taught in various u . s . patents as for example , u . s . pat . nos . 3 , 485 , 819 ; 3 , 507 , 861 ; 3 , 641 , 021 ; 3 , 796 , 801 ; 3 , 813 , 388 ; 3 , 821 , 207 ; 3 , 978 , 051 ; 3 , 989 , 693 ; 3 , 989 , 697 ; etc . the compounds of formula i wherein x is hydrogen , lower alkanoyloxy , or heterothio can be prepared by acylating a 7β - amino compound of formula vi preferably where r is an ester such as diphenylmethyl or trimethylsilyl with a compound of the formula ## str18 ## the carboxylic acid of formula viii is preferably converted to an activated form such as an ester , mixed anhydride , or acid chloride derivative , or it can be reacted with thionyl chloride to yield an activated intermediate . optionally , the acylation reaction is performed in the presence of a coupling agent such as dicyclohexylcarbodiimide . the resulting ester product is then treated according to known methods to remove the ester group and yield the compounds of formula i wherein r is hydrogen . the intermediates of formula viii can be prepared by reacting an isocyanatoacetic acid ester of the formula ## str19 ## with an amine of the formula ## str20 ## or a hydrochloride salt of the amine of formula x in the presence of triethylamine . the resulting compound is taken up in ethanol , treated with base such as sodium hydroxide , and the acidified to precipitate the acid of formula viii . it is also possible to prepare the activated ester form of the compound of formula viii without employing the acid of formula viii as an intermediate . for example , the protected α - amino acid of formula vii is converted to the desired ester , the α - amino protecting group is removed as described above , and the resulting compound is treated with phosgene to yield the corresponding isocyanate . this isocyanate is then reacted with the amine of formula x to yield the desired acylating agent . the compound of formula i wherein r 1 is either hydrogen or methoxy and x is pyridinium or carbamoyl substituted pyridinium are prepared by reacting the compound of the formula ## str21 ## with a pyridine or carbamoyl substituted pyridine in a polar solvent such as water and in the presence of a catalyst such as an alkali metal thiocyanate . u . s . pat . no . 3 , 792 , 047 and german offenlegungsschrift no . 2 , 234 , 280 both disclose methods for reacting a cephalosporin so as to replace an acetoxy group with a pyridinium group . also , the compounds of formula i wherein r 1 is either hydrogen or methoxy and x is heterothio can be prepared by reacting the compound of formula ib with a mercaptan of the formula or an alkali metal ( preferably sodium ) mercaptan salt of the formula methods for displacing the acetoxy group of a cephalosporin by a heterothio group are taught in various u . s . patents including u . s . pat . nos . 3 , 855 , 213 ; 3 , 890 , 309 ; 3 , 892 , 737 ; etc . the compounds of formula i wherein r is lower alkyl , phenyl - lower alkyl , trihaloethyl , diphenyl - lower alkyl , or the acyloxymethyl group ## str22 ## may be obtained by reacting the 7 - amino cephalosporin of formula vi either before or after the acylation of the 7 - amino substituent with one or two moles of a compound of the formula wherein halo is preferably chlorine or bromine in an inert solvent such as dimethylformamide , acetone , dioxane , benzene , or the like at about ambient temperature or below . similarly , the compounds of formula i wherein r is tri ( lower alkyl ) silyl are obtained by introducing such groups onto the cephalosporanic acid moiety either before or after the acylation reaction . the carboxylate salts of the compound of formula i are formed by reacting the carboxyl group of the cephalosporanic acid moiety , i . e . r is hydrogen , with any of the salt forming ions described above . it will be appreciated that the compounds of formula i are optically active due to the presence of an asymmetric carbon atom represented as c * in the preceding formulas . by selection of the appropriate starting material it is possible to obtain the compounds of formula i as a mixture of optically active isomers or isolated as a single isomer . the various isomers as well as their mixtures are within the scope of this invention . also , a second asymmetric carbon atom can be present by virtue of the -- a -- cn substituent in the acyl side chain , for example , wherein -- a -- cn is ## str23 ## preferred compounds of this invention are the acids and alkali metal salts of formula i ( i . e . r is hydrogen , sodium , or potassium ) wherein x is pyridinium , carbamoyl substituted pyridinium ( particularly where the carbamoyl group is in the 4 - position ), or heterothio ; r 4 is cyclohexenyl , cyclohexadienyl , phenyl , benzyl , phenethyl , substituted phenyl , benzyl , or phenethyl wherein the substituent is on the phenyl ring and is one or two members selected from chloro , bromo , methyl , ethyl , methoxy , ethoxy and hydroxy , or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic selected from 2 - thienyl , 3 - thienyl , 2 - furyl , 3 - furyl , 2 - pyridyl , 3 - pyridyl and 4 - pyridyl wherein the heterocyclic substituent is chloro , bromo , methyl , or ethyl ; a is straight or branched chain alkylene of 1 to 4 carbons or ## str24 ## r 2 is phenyl or 2 - thienyl ; and r 3 is hydrogen or straight or branched chain alkyl of 1 to 4 carbons . also preferred as both final products and intermediates are the compounds of formula i wherein x is ## str25 ## and a , r 3 and r 4 are as defined above . the most preferred final compounds are the acids and alkali metal salts of formula i wherein r 4 is 2 - thienyl , 3 - thienyl , phenyl , or 4 - hydroxyphenyl ; and x is heterothio , particularly wherein x is ## str26 ## the acid compounds of formula i have a broad spectrum of antibacterial activity against both gram positive and gram negative organisms such as staphylococcus aureus , salmonella schottmuelleri , pseudomonas aeruginosa , proteus rettgeri , escherichia coli , enterobacter hafniae , enterobacter cloacae , klebsiella pneumoniae , serratia marcescens , etc . they may be used as antibacterial agents to combat infections due to organisms such as those named above , and in general may be utilized in a manner similar to cephalothin and other cephalosporins . for example , a compound of formula i or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof may be used in various animal species in an amount of about 1 to 100 mg ./ kg ., daily , orally or parenterally , in single or two to four divided doses to treat infections of bacterial origin , e . g ., 5 . 0 mg ./ kg . in mice . up to about 600 mg . of an acid compound of formula i or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof may be incorporated in an oral dosage form such as tablets , capsules or elixirs or in an injectable form in a sterile aqueous vehicle prepared according to conventional pharmaceutical practice . illustrative process details are provided in the examples for the various reactions . all temperatures are on the centrigrade scale . 74 g . of d - 2 - thienylglycine are dissolved in 940 ml . of water . 37 . 8 g . of magnesium oxide are added and to this resulting suspension a solution of 107 . 5 g . of p - methoxybenzyloxycarbonylazide in 940 ml . of dioxane is added with stirring . the mixture is stirred at room temperature for 24 hours . it is then filtered and the filtrate is extracted with 600 ml . of ether . the extract is discarded . the water in dioxane phase is layered over with 600 ml . of ethyl acetate , cooled to 5 ° and brought to ph 2 with 2n hydrochloric acid . the layers are separated and the aqueous layer is again extracted with 300 ml . of ethyl acetate . the combined ethyl acetate extracts are washed with water , dried with magnesium sulfate , filtered and concentrated . the oily residue crystallizes upon trituration with petroleum ether to yield 118 g . of d - 2 -[[[( 4 - methoxyphenyl ) methoxy ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thiopheneacetic acid ; m . p . 84 °- 94 °; [ α ] 20 d : - 69 ° ( c = 1 , tetrahydrofuran ). to a stirred suspension of 27 . 2 g 7 - amino cephalosporanic acid ( 0 . 1 mole ) in 150 ml . of acetone and 100 ml . of h 2 o at 0 - 5 ° is added 50 ml . of 2n naoh , with care being taken to keep the ph below 8 . 5 . a solution of 12 . 7 g . ( 0 . 11 mole ) of 1 - methyl - 5 - mercapto - 1h - tetrazole in 50 ml . pf 2n naoh is added , and the mixture is allowed to warm to room temperature . the stirred mixture is then maintained at 60 ° ( internal temperature ) under nitrogen for 3 hours at ph 7 - 7 . 5 by the periodic addition of dilute aqueous naoh . the mixture is cooled in an ice - water bath , and while stirring , 3n hcl is added to adjust the ph to 3 . 9 . stirring is continued for 15 minutes , and the precipitate is collected by filtration , washed with water , and then acetone , and finally dried to give the desired product as a powder ( 18 . 4 g .). a mixture of 16 . 4 g . ( 0 . 05 mole ) of the acid product from part ( b ), 10 . 3 g . ( 0 . 054 mole ) p - toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate , 350 ml . of dioxane ( dried by passage through basic alumina ), and dry ch 3 oh is stirred at room temperature under nitrogen for 30 minutes . the clear solution is evaporated to a residue , and h 2 o and ch 3 oh are removed by four evaporations of 100 ml . quantities of dioxane . fresh dioxane ( 300 ml .) is then added to the residue followed by a solution of crystalline diphenyldiazomethane ( 19 . 4 g ., 0 . 10 mole ) in 150 ml . of dry dimethoxyethane . the mixture is initially shaken vigorously for 10 - 15 minutes and then stirred at room temperature for 3 hours . methanol ( 25 ml .) is added , and the red solution is stirred until it has turned yellow - orange . the solvents are removed in vacuo , and the residue is treated with 400 ml . of ch 2 cl 2 and a solution of 20 g . of k 2 hpo 4 in 250 ml . of h 2 o . the ch 2 cl 2 layer is washed with water and saturated nacl , and finally dried ( mgso 4 ) to give a residue after removal of the solvent in vacuo . treatment of the residue with et 2 o gives a solid ( 27 g .). column chromatography of this solid on silica gel by elution with chcl 3 and then etoac - chcl 3 ( 4 : 1 ) provides the desired product as a redidue ( 12 . 9 g .). treatment with etoac then provides 8 . 0 g . of the desired product as a pale yellow powder . 46 . 2 g . of 7β - amino - 3 -[[( 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazol - 5 - yl ) thio ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid , diphenylmethyl ester from part ( c ) are dissolved in 550 ml . of anhydrous methylene chloride . 550 ml . of tetrahydrofuran and 36 g . of d - 2 -[[[( 4 - methoxyphenyl ) methoxy ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thiopheneacetic acid , from part ( a ), are added . the reaction solution is cooled to 0 ° and a solution of 22 . 5 g . of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide in 150 ml . of anhydrous tetrahydrofuran is added dropwise over the course of 30 minutes . the mixture is then stirred for 90 minutes at 0 ° and finally 120 minutes at room temperature . the precipitated dicyclohexylurea ( 21 g .) is filtered off under suction and the filtrate is concentrated . the residue is taken up in a mixture of 1000 ml . of ethyl acetate and 400 ml . of tetrahydrofuran , filtered and the filtrate is washed first with sodium bicarbonate solution and then with water . this is then dried with magnesium sulfate , treated with activated carbon , filtered and the filtrate is then concentrated slowly under vacuum to a small volume . after standing overnight in the refrigerator , the precipitate crystals are filtered under suction to obtain 63 . 1 g . of 7β -[[ d -[[[( 4 - methoxyphenyl ) methoxy ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thienylacetyl ] amino ]- 3 -[[( 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazol - 5 - yl ) thio ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid , diphenylmethyl ester ; m . p . 130 °- 131 ° ( dec .). [ α ] 20 d : - 117 ° ( c = 1 , tetrahydrofuran ). 62 g . of the diphenylmethyl ester product from part ( d ) are added to 300 ml . of anisole with stirring . the mixture is cooled to 0 ° and 750 ml . of trifluoroacetic acid are added slowly . the mixture is stirred for 10 minutes at 0 ° and the anisole is evaporated at 0 . 1 mm . of hg . and 35 ° bath temperature . the residue is treated with 250 ml . of petroleum ether , then 350 ml . of ether , stirred for 1 hour , and filtered with suction to yield 46 . 4 g . of 7β -[ d - 2 - amino - 2 -( 2 - thienyl ) acetamido ]- 3 -[[( 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazol - 5 - yl ) thio ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid , trifluoroacetic acid salt ( 1 : 1 ); m . p . 138 °- 139 ° ( dec .). 1 . 16 g . ( 0 . 002 mole ) of the trifluoroacetic acid salt product of part ( e ) are suspended in 25 ml . of methylene chloride and brought into solution by the addition of 0 . 53 ml . of triethylamine . to the resulting clear solution at 0 °- 5 ° is added dropwise , slowly , a toluene solution of 0 . 0022 mole of isocyanatoacetonitrile ( produced by reacting cyanomethylamine hydrochloride and phosgene in boiling toluene ). after stirring for 1 hour at room temperature , the solution , from which oily drops have separated , is concentrated under vacuum . the residue is dissolved in 50 ml . of water , adjusted to ph 6 . 5 with sodium bicarbonate solution and the turbid solution is extracted with ethyl acetate . the aqueous phase is filtered through hyflo and the filtrate is acidified to ph 1 . 5 with 2n hydrochloric acid to yield 0 . 5 g . of 7β -[[ d -[[[( cyanomethyl ) amino ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thienylacetyl ] amino ]- 3 -[[( 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazol - 5 - yl ) thio ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid ; m . p . 138 °- 160 ° ( dec .). an aqueous equimolar solution of this acid and sodium bicarbonate is lyophilized to yield 7β -[[ d -[[[( cyanomethyl ) amino ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thienylacetyl ] amino ]- 3 -[[( 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazol - 5 - yl ) thio ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid , sodium salt ; m . p . 179 °- 183 °. l - 2 - thienylglycine and p - methoxybenzyloxycarbonylazide are reacted according to the procedure of example 1 ( a ) to yield l - 2 -[[[( 4 - methoxyphenyl ) methoxy ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thiopheneacetic acid ; m . p . 97 °- 98 °; [ α ] d 25 : + 68 ° ( c = 1 , tetrahydrofuran ). 4 . 6 g . of l - 2 -[[[( 4 - methoxylphenyl ) methoxyl ] carbonyl ]- amino ]- 2 - thiopheneacetic acid from part ( a ) and 5 . 9 g . of 7β - amino - 3 -[[( 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazol - 5 - yl ) thio ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid , diphenylmethyl ester from example 1 ( c ) are reacted according to the procedure of example 1 ( d ) to yield 8 . 4 g . of 7β -[[ l -[[[( 4 - methoxyphenyl ) methoxy ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thienylacetyl ] amino ]- 3 -[[( 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazol - 5 - yl ) thio ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid , diphenylmethyl ester which after concentration and treating with ether is obtained in amorphous form . 1 . 6 g . of the diphenylmethyl ester product from part ( b ) are treated with trifluoroacetic acid and anisole according to the procedure of example 1 ( e ) to yield 1 . 1 g . of 7β -[ l - 2 - amino - 2 -( 2 - thienyl ) acetamido ]- 3 -[[( 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazol - 5 - yl ) thio ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 . ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid , trifluoroacetic acid salt ( 1 : 1 ); m . p . 127 °- 131 ° ( dec .). 2 . 9 g . ( 0 . 005 mole ) of the trifluoroacetic acid salt product from part ( c ) is reacted with isocyanatoacetonitrile according to the procedure of example 1 ( f ) to yield 7β -[[ l -[[[( cyanomethyl ) amino ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thienylacetyl ]- amino ]- 3 -[[( 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazol - 5 - yl ) thio ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid . an aqueous equimolar solution of this acid and sodium bicarbonate is lyophilized to yield 7β -[[ l -[[[( cyanomethyl ) amino ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thienylacetyl ] amino ]- 3 -[[( 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazol - 5 - yl ) thio ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid , sodium sat . d - 2 - phenylglycine and p - methoxybenzyloxycarbonylazide are reacted according to the procedure of example 1 ( a ) to yield d - 2 -[[[( 4 - methoxyphenyl ) methoxy ] carbonyl ] amino ] phenylacetic acid . 12 g . (. 025 mole ) of 7β - amino - 3 -[[( 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazol - 5 - yl ) thio ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid , diphenylmethyl ester from example 1 ( c ) and 7 . 7 g . ( 0 . 025 mole ) of d - 2 -[[[( 4 - methoxylphenyl ) methoxy ] carbonyl ] amino ] phenylacetic acid from part ( a ) are reacted in the presence of 6 . 2 g . ( 0 . 025 mole ) of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide according to the procedure of example 1 ( d ) to yield 16 g . of light beige 7β -[[ d -[[[( 4 - methoxyphenyl ) methoxy ]- carbonyl ] amino ] phenylacetyl ] amino ]- 3 -[[( 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazol - 5 - yl ) thio ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid , diphenylmethyl ester ; m . p . 147 ° ( dec .). 16 g . of the diphenylmethyl ester product from part ( b ) are treated with trifluoracetic acid and anisole according to the procedure of example 1 ( e ) to yield 10 . 1 g . of 7β -[ d - 2 - amino - 2 - phenylacetamido ]- 3 -[[( 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazol - 5 - yl ) thio ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ]- oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid , trifluoroacetic acid salt ( 1 : 1 ); m . p . 128 °- 130 ° ( dec .). 0 . 48 g . ( 0 . 002 mole ) of the trifluoroacetic acid salt product from part ( c ) is reacted with isocyanatoacetonitrile according to the procedure of example 1 ( f ) to yield 7β -[[ d -[[[( cyanomethyl ) amino ] carbonyl ] amino ] phenylacetyl ] amino ]- 3 -[[( 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazol - 5 - yl ) thio ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid as light yellow fine crystals ; m . p . 98 °. similarly , by following the above procedure but substituting l - 2 - phenylglycine for the d - 2 - phenylglycine in part ( a ), one obtains 7β -[[ l -[[[( cyanomethyl ) amino ] carbonyl ] amino ] phenylacetyl ] amino ]- 3 -[[( 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazol - 5 - yl ) thio ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid . an aqueous equimolar solution of 7β -[[ d -[[[( cyanomethyl ) amino ] carbonyl ] amino ] phenylacetyl ] amino ]- 3 -[[( 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazol - 5 - yl ) thio ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid from example 3 and potassium bicarbonate is lyophilized to yield 7β -[[ d -[[[( cyanomethyl ) amino ] carbonyl ] amino ] phenylacetyl ] amino ]- 3 -[[( 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazol - 5 - yl ) thio ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ]- oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid , potassium salt , trihydrate ; m . p . 160 °- 168 ° ( dec .). in an analogous manner one can obtain the sodium salt of the acid product of example 3 and the sodium and potassium salts of 7β -[[ l -[[[( cyanomethyl ) amino ] carbonyl ] amino ] phenylacetyl ] amino ]- 3 -[[( 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazol - 5 - yl ) thio ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid . 20 . 4 g . ( 0 . 118 mole ) of ( phenylthio ) carbonyl chloride are dissolved in 200 ml . of ether . to this solution is added dropwise at - 10 ° a solution of 0 . 236 mole of 2 - aminopropanonitrile in ether ( freshly produced from acetaldehyde by treatment with potassium cyanamide and ammonium chloride ). the mixture is stirred overnight , filtered and the filtrate is concentrated . petroleum ether is added to the residue which crystallizes slowly . 12 . 9 g . of crude product are obtained . recrystallization from a small amount of toluene yields 10 g . of d , l -( 1 - cyanoethyl ) carbamothioic acid , s - phenyl ester ; m . p . 108 °- 111 °. 1 . 16 g . ( 0 . 002 mole ) of the trifluoroacetic acid salt product from example 1 ( e ) are suspended in 10 ml . of absolute dioxane , cooled to 10 ° and 0 . 82 ml . ( 0 . 006 mole ) of triethylamine are added . 0 . 496 g . ( 0 . 0024 mole ) of d , l -( 1 - cyanoethyl ) carbamothioic acid , s - phenyl ester from part ( a ) is added and the solution is stirred for 6 hours at 0 °. the solution is poured into ether and the resulting precipitate is isolated . after drying , it is dissolved in water and the solution is filtered and acidified to yield 7β -[[ d -[[[( d , l - 1 -( cyanoethyl ) amino ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thienylacetyl ] amino ]- 3 -[[( 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazol - 5 - yl ) thio ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid as a precipitate . an aqueous equimolar solution of this acid and sodium bicarbonate is lyophilized to yield 7β -[[ d -[[[( d , l - 1 - cyanoethyl ) amino ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thienylacetyl ] amino - 3 -[[( 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazol - 5 - yl ) thio ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid , sodium salt ; m . p . 177 °- 184 ° ( dec .). in an analogous manner one can obtain 7β -[[ l -[[[( d , l - 1 - cyanoethyl ) amino ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thienylacetyl ] amino ]- 3 -[[( 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazol - 5 - yl ) thio ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid and its sodium salt . 3 . 4 g . ( 0 . 04 mole ) of 2 - amino - 2 - methypropanonitrile are dissolved in 10 ml . of dioxane and a solution of 3 . 2 ml . ( 0 . 2 mole ) of ( phenylthio ) carbonyl chloride in 10 ml . of dioxane is added . after stirring for 1 hour at room temperature , the reaction mixture is filtered , the filtrate is concentrated , and the solid residue is recrystallized from a small amount of toluene to yield 2 . 7 g . of ( 1 - cyano - 1 - methylethyl ) carbamothioic acid , s - phenyl ester ; m . p . 152 °- 155 °. 1 . 1 g . ( 0 . 005 mole ) of ( 1 - cyano - 1 - methylethyl ) carbamothioic acid , s - phenyl ester from part ( a ) and 2 . 6 g . ( 0 . 005 mole ) of the trifluoroacetic acid salt product from example 1 ( e ) are reacted according to the procedure of example 5 ( b ) to yield 2 . 1 g . of 7β -[[ d -[[[( 1 - cyano - 1 - methylethyl ) amino ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thienylacetyl ] amino ]- 3 -[[( 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazol - 5 - yl ) thio ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid ; m . p . 137 °- 155 ° ( dec .). an aqueous equimolar solution of this acid and sodium bicarbonate is lyophilized to yield 7β -[[ d -[[[( 1 - cyano - 1 - methylethyl ) amino ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thienylacetyl ]- amino ]- 3 -[[( 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazol - 5 - yl ) thio ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid , sodium salt ; m . p . 167 °- 178 ° ( dec .). in an analogous manner one can obtain 7β -[[ l -[[[( 1 - cyano - 1 - methylethyl ) amino ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thienylacetyl ] amino ]- 3 -[[( 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazol - 5 - yl ) thio ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid and its sodium salt . 3 . 88 g . ( 0 . 03 mole ) of 3 - aminopropanonitrile fumerate are dissolved in 10 ml . of water and a solution of 3 . 2 ml . ( 0 . 02 mole ) of ( phenylthio ) carbonyl chloride in 30 ml . of dioxane is added dropwise . by the simultaneous addition of 2n sodium hydroxide ( about 22 ml .) the ph of the reaction mixute is maintained at about 8 . the mixture is stirred an additional 30 minutes , diluted with water , and the resulting precipitate ( 3 . 3 g .) is crystallized from a small amount of toluene to yield 2 . 9 g . of ( 2 - cyanoethyl ) carbamothioic acid , s - phenyl ester ; m . p . 86 °- 90 °. 0 . 582 g . ( 0 . 001 mole ) of the trifluoroacetic acid salt product from example 1 ( e ) and 0 . 248 g . ( 0 . 0012 mole ) of ( 2 - cyanoethyl ) carbamothioic acid , s - phenyl ester from part ( a ) are reacted according to the procedure of example 5 ) b ) to yield 0 . 35 g . of 7β -[[ d -[[[( 2 - cyanoethyl ) amino ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thienylacetyl ] amino ]- 3 -[[ 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazol - 5 - yl ) thio ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid ; m . p . 145 °- 148 ° ( dec .). an aqueous equimolar solution of this acid and sodium bicarbonate is lyophilized to yield 7β -[[ d -[[[( 2 - cyanoethyl ) amino ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thienylacetyl ] amino ]- 3 -[[( 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazol - 5 - yl ) thio ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid , sodium salt ; m . p . 173 °- 181 °. in an analogous manner one obtains , 7β -[[ l -[[[( 2 - cyanoethyl ) amino ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thienylacetyl ]- amino ]- 3 -[[( 1 - methyl - 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazol - 5 - yl ) thio ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid and its sodium salt . a solution of 6 . 1 g . ( 0 . 036 mole ) of α - cyanobenzylamine in 13 ml . of water is added to a solution of 4 . 8 ml . ( 0 . 03 mole ) of ( phenylthio ) carbonyl chloride dissolved in 39 ml . of dioxane . the mixture is stirred vigorously and a 2n sodium hydroxide solution is added dropwise at room temperature until a weakly alkaline ph is attained ( approximately 35 to 40 ml .). crystals precipitate and the solution is stirred for 2 more hours and then filtered under suction . 8 . 5 g . of crude product are obtained . recrystallization from approximately 70 ml . of toluene yields 6 . 8 g . of d , l -( cyanophenylmethyl ) carbamothioic acid , s - phenyl ester ; m . p . 145 °- 150 °. 1 . 16 g . ( 0 . 002 mole ) of the trifluoroacetic acid salt from example 1 ( e ) are suspended in 16 ml . of anhydrous acetonitrile and brought into solution by the addition of 2 ml . of bis ( trimethylsilyl ) acetamide . 0 . 644 g ( 0 . 0024 mole ) of d , l -( cyanophenylmethyl ) carbamothioic acid , s - phenyl ester from part ( a ) are added to the solution and the mixture is stirred overnight at room temperature . 20 ml . of water and 2 ml . of 2n hydrochloric acid are added so that the aqueous phase is at a ph of 2 . the aqueous phase is then extracted three times with ethyl acetate and the resulting organic phase is dried with magnesium sulfate and concentrated . trituration with ether yields s olid residue which is purified by precipitation from ethyl acetate / ether to yield 0 . 4 g . of 7β -[[ d -[[[ d , l - cyanophenylmethyl ) amino ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thienylacetyl ] amino ]- 3 -[[( 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazol - 5 - yl ) thio ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid ; m . p . 151 °- 165 ° ( dec .). an aqueous equimolar solution of this acid and sodium bicarbonate is lyophilized to yield 7β -[[ d -[[[( d , l - cyanophenylmethyl ) amino ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thienylacetyl ] amino ]- 3 -[[( 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazol - 5 - yl ) thio ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid , sodium salt . in an analogous manner one obtains , 7β -[[ l -[[[( dl - cyanophenylmethyl ) amino ) amino ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thienylacetyl ] amino ]- 3 -[[( 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazol - 5 - yl ) thio ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid and its sodium salt . 64 . 8 g . ( 0 . 2 mole ) of d - 2 -[[[( 4 - methoxyphenyl ) methoxy ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thiopheneacetic acid from example 1 ( a ) are dissolved in 330 ml . of anhydrous tetrahydrofuran . a solution of 28 g . ( 0 . 2 mole ) of 4 - nitrophenol in 330 ml . of tetrahydrofuran is added . the mixture is cooled to 0 ° and a solution of 41 . 4 g . ( 0 . 2 mol ) of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide in 134 ml . of tetrahydrofuran is added dropwise over a period of 90 minutes . the mixture is stirred overnight at 0 °. it is then filtered and the filtrate is concentrated to yield 90 g . of crude product . crystallization from toluene yields d - 2 -[[[( 4 - methoxyphenyl ) methoxy ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thiopheneacetic acid , 4 - nitrophenyl ester ; m . p . 98 °- 105 ° ( dec .). 63 . 8 g . of d - 2 -[[[( 4 - methoxyphenyl ) methoxy ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thiopheneacetic acid , 4 - nitrophenyl ester from part ( a ) are added at 0 ° to 300 ml . of a saturated solution of hcl gas in glacial acetic acid . the nitrophenyl ester from part ( a ) goes into solution ahd shortly thereafter the hydrochloride salt precipitates as a thick crystalline slurry . the hydrochloride salt is filtered under suction and additional hydrochloride salt is obtained from the filtrate by concentrating to give a combined yield of 46 . 2 g . of d - 2 - amino - 2 - thiopheneacetic acid , 4 - nitrophenyl ester , hydrochloride ; m . p . 173 °- 176 ° ( dec .). phosgene is passed into a boiling suspension of 21 g . of d - 2 - amino - 2 - thiopheneacetic acid , 4 - nitrophenyl ester , hydrochloride in 300 ml . of toluene until a clear solution results . after concentrating , d - 2 - isocyanato - 2 - thiopheneacetic acid , 4 - nitrophenyl ester remains as an oily residue . 1 . 38 g . of dl - 2 -[ cyano ( amino ) methyl ] thiophene dissolved in 10 ml . of absolute tetrahydrofuran is added dropwise at 5 ° to a solution of 3 . 55 g . ( 0 . 01 mole ) of d - 2 - isocyanato - 2 - thiopheneacetic acid , 4 - nitrophenyl ester , from part ( c ), in 20 ml . of absolute tetrahydrofuran . after stirring for 1 hour , the solvent is removed to yield 4 . 4 g . of a beige foam which is recrystallized from cyclohexane / benzene to yield d - 2 -[[[[ d , l - cyano -( 2 - thienyl ) methyl ] amino ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thiopheneacetic acid , 4 - nitrophenyl ester ; m . p . 142 °. 2 . 21 g . ( 0 . 005 mole ) of d - 2 -[[[[ d , l - cyano -( 2 - thienyl ) methyl ] amino ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thiopheneacetic acid , 4 - nitrophenyl ester , from part ( d ), together with 1 . 5 g . of 1 - hydrobenzotriazole and 2 . 5 g . of 7β - amino - 3 -[[( 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazol - 5 - yl ) thio ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid , diphenylmethyl ester , from example 1 ( c ), are dissolved in 30 ml . of dimethylacetamide and stirred for 12 hours at from 5 ° to 10 ° . the reaction mixture is then poured into 300 ml . of water , this mixture is then extracted three times with 50 ml . portions of ethylacetate . the ethylacetate extracts are washed successively with 50 ml . portions of 2n sodium bicarbonate solution , water , and sodium chloride solution , dried , and concentrated to 20 ml . 20 ml . of ether are added precipitating as a light beige powder 7β -[[ d -[[[[ d , l - cyano -( 2 - thienyl ) methyl ] amino ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thienylacetyl ] amino ]- 3 -[[( 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazol - 5 - yl ) thio ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid , diphenylmethyl ester ; m . p . 152 °- 155 ° ( dec .). 2 . 7 g . of the diphenylmethyl ester product from part ( e ) are stirred in 50 ml . of trifluoroacetic acid / anisole ( 4 : 1 ) for 10 minutes at - 10 °. the trifluoroacetic acid and anisole are evaporated under vacuum and the brown syrup residue is triturated with ether solidifying crude product . this material is precipitated three times from tetrahydrofuran / ether to yield as a beige powder 7β -[[ d -[[[[ d , l - cyano -( 2 - thienyl ) methyl ] amino ]- carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thienylacetyl ] amino ]- 3 -[[( 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazol - 5 - yl ) thio ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid ; 161 °- 167 ° ( dec .). an aqueous equimolar solution of this acid and potassium bicarbonate is lyophilized to yield as a beige powder 7β -[[ d -[[[[ d , l - cyano -( 2 - thienyl ) methyl ] amino ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thienylacetyl ] amino ]- 3 -[[( 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazol - 5 - yl ) thio ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid , potassium salt ; 165 °- 169 ° ( dec .). substituting sodium bicarbonate for the potassium bicarbonate one obtains the corresponding sodium salt . in an analogous manner one obtains 7β -[[ l -[[[[ d , l - cyano -( 2 - thienyl ) methyl ] amino ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thienylacetyl ]- amino ]- 3 -[[( 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazol - 5 - yl ) thio ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid and its sodium or potassium salt . 2 . 41 g . ( 0 . 0075 mole ) of d , l - 2 -[[[( 4 - methoxyphenyl ) methoxy ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thiopheneacetic acid ( prepared according to the procedure of example 1 ( a )) is dissolved in 50 ml . of dry methylene chloride , the solution is cooled in an ice bath to 0 °- 5 °, and 0 . 969 g . ( 0 . 0075 mole ) of diisopropylethylamine and isobutylchloroformate are added to the cold solution . after 10 minutes , 3 . 28 g . ( 0 . 00625 mole ) of 7β - amino - 7α - methoxy - 3 -[[( 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazol - 5 - yl ) thio ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid , diphenylmethyl ester is added to the reaction mixture and the ice bath is removed . following 3 hours of stirring at room temperature , a second portion of mixed anhydride is prepared in a separate flask using the procedure described above . this solution is added to the reaction mixture and after 4 . 5 hours another batch of mixed anhydride prepared using half the quantities set forth above is added to the main reaction mixture . stirring is continued at room temperature for 12 hours and the reaction mixture is then diluted with methylene chloride and washed with water , saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution , and water . the organic layer is dried over sodium sulfate and the solvent is removed in vacuo to yield a foam . this crude product is chromatographed on silica gel ( 200 g ., 60 - 200 mesh ) and the desired product is eluted with 9 : 1 and 4 : 1 methylene chloride : ethyl acetate . the oily product is precipitated as a powder from a methylene chloride - ether mixture and dried over phosphorous pentoxide in vacuo to yield 3 . 81 g . of 7α - methoxy - 7β -[[ d , l -[[[( 4 - methoxyphenyl )- methoxy ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thienylacetyl ] amino ]- 3 -[[( 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazol - 5 - yl ) thio ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo -[ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene2 - carboxylic acid , diphenylmethyl ester . alternatively , the titled compound can be obtained by the following procedure . 129 mg . ( 0 . 4 mmole ) of d , l - 2 -[[[( 4 - methoxyphenyl )- methoxy ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thiopheneacetic acid is dissolved in 2 ml . of anhydrous methylene chloride and 47 mg . ( 0 . 2 mmole ) of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide is added . the mixture is stirred for 15 minutes at room temperature during which time colorless dicyclohexylurea crystallizes . the suspension is directly filtered into a stirring solution of 77 mg . ( 0 . 147 mmole ) of 7β - amino - 7α - methoxy - 3 -[[( 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazol - 5 - yl ) thio ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ]- oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid , diphenylmethyl ester in 1 ml . of methylene chloride . after stirring at room temperature for 19 hours , the mixture is diluted with methylene chloride , washed with ph 7 . 4 buffer , and dried over sodium sulfate . removal of solvent under reduced pressure yields a crude oil which is chromatographed on preparative thin layer chromatography silica gel plates developed in a 4 : 1 chloroform : ethyl acetate mixture . the desired product ( 58 mg .) is isolated as an oil . the diphenylmethyl ester product from part ( a ) is reacted with trifluoroacetic acid in the presence of anisole according to the procedure of example 1 ( e ) to yield the titled compound . the trifluoroacetic acid salt product of part ( b ) is suspended in methylene chloride and triethylamine and reacted with isocyanatoacetonitrile according to the procedure of example 1 ( f ) to yield 7α - methoxy - 7β -[[ d , l -[[[( cyanomethyl )- amino ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thienylacetyl ] amino ]- 3 -[[( 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazol - 5 - yl ) thio ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid . the product of example 10 is subjected to high pressure liquid chromatograph fractionation to obtain 7α - methoxy - 7β -[[ d -[[[( cyanomethyl ) amino ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thienylacetyl ] amino ]- 3 -[[( 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazol - 5 - yl ) thio ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid . an equimolar aqueous solution of this acid and sodium bicarbonate is lyophilized to yield 7α - methoxy - 7β -[[ d -[[[( cyanomethyl ) amino ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thienylacetyl ] amino ]- 3 -[[( 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazol - 5 - yl ) thio ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ]- oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid , sodium salt ; m . p . 167 °- 174 ° ( dec .). an equimolar amount of the trifluoracetic acid salt product from example 10 ( b ) and d , l -( 1 - cyanoethyl ) carbamothioic acid , s - phenyl ester from example 5 ( a ) are reacted according to the procedure set forth in example 5 ( b ) to yield 7α - methoxy - 7β -[[ d , l -[[[ d , l - 1 - cyanoethyl ) amino ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thienylacetyl ] amino ]- 3 -[[( 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazol - 5 - yl ) thio ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid . the compound of example 11 can also be prepared by the following procedure . 1 . 5 g . of 7β - amino - 7α - methoxy - 3 -[[( 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazol - 5 - yl ) thio ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ]- oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid , potassium salt are dissolved in 11 ml . of a mixture of dioxane / acetone ( 1 : 1 ). 1 . 9 ml . of bistrimethylsilyl acetamide are added , the solution is cooled to 0 ° and 7 . 5 ml . of propylene oxide are added ( solution a ). 0 . 91 g . of d - 2 -[[[( cyanomethyl ) amino ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thiopheneacetic acid ( prepared by reacting d - 2 - thienylglycine and isocyanatoacetonitrile ) are dissolved in 11 ml . of acetonitrile . the mixture is cooled to - 20 ° and while at this temperature a solution of 0 . 28 ml . of thionyl chloride in 5 ml . of acetonitrile is added . the resulting solution is stirred at - 20 ° for 20 minutes ( solution b ). solution b is added to solution a while both are at - 20 ° and the resulting mixture is stirred for 40 minutes at - 20 °. meanwhile an additional portion of solution b is prepared from 0 . 45 g . of d - 2 -[[[( cyanomethyl ) amino ] carbonyl ]- amino ]- 2 - thiopheneacetic acid and at the end of the forty minutes of stirring at - 20 ° this additional amount of solution b is added to the stirred mixture of solutions a and b . the resulting mixture is stirred for an additional 40 minutes at - 20 °. the mixture is then diluted with approximately 50 ml . of ethyl acetate and 10 ml . of water . this diluted mixture is stirred for five minutes and the layers are separated . the organic phase is shaken two more times with water , dried with magnesium sulfate , filtered , and the filtrate is concentrated under a vacuum . the residue is taken up in ether to yield 1 g . of 7α - methoxy - 7β -[[ d -[[[( cyanomethyl ) amino ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thienylacetyl ] amino ]- 3 -[[( 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazol - 5 - yl ) thio ]- methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid . this acid is dissolved in 7 . 5 ml . of methanol and the solution is clarified with activated charcoal . 2 . 5 ml . of 2n sodium ethyl hexanoate solution are added followed by the addition of ether to yield 0 . 6 g . of 7α - methoxy - 7β -[[ d -[[[( cyanomethyl ) amino ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thienylacetyl ] amino ]- 3 -[[( 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazol - 5 - yl ) thio ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid , sodium salt . an equimolar mixture of methylaminoacetonitrile hydrochloride salt suspended in tetrahydrofuran and d - isocyanatophenylacetic acid , ethyl ester is prepared . triethylamine is added and the reaction mixture is stirred at room temperature for 24 hours , filtered , and concentrated to yied d -[[[( cyanomethyl ) methylamino ] carbonyl ] amino ] phenylacetic acid ethyl ester as a viscous oil . 15 . 3 g . of the ethyl ester product from part ( a ) are added to 30 ml . of ethanol and then this is added to 42 ml . of a 2n sodium hydroxide solution . the resulting mixture is stirred at room temperature for 1 hour , the ethanol is distilled off under vacuum and the residue is acidified with 2n hydrochloric acid . an amorphous precipitate is filtered off , the filtrate is saturated with sodium chloride and extracted several times with ethyl acetate . the ethyl acetate extracts are washed once with water , dried with magnesium sulfate and concentrated . the residue is triturated with ether to yield d - [[[( cyanomethyl ) methylamino ] carbonyl ] amino ] phenylacetic acid in solid amorphous form . 7β - amino - 3 -[[( 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazol - 5 - yl ) thio ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid , diphenylmethyl ester from example 1 ( c ) is reacted with d -[[[( cyanomethyl ) methylamino ] carbonyl ] amino ] phenylacetic acid from part ( b ) in the presence of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide according to the procedure of example 1 ( d ) to yield the titled compound in an amorphous form . the diphenylmethyl ester from part ( c ) is treated with trifuloroacetic acid and anisole according to the procedure of example 1 ( e ) to yield 7β -[[ d -[[( cyanomethyl ) methylamino ] carbonyl ] amino ] phenylacetyl ] amino ]- 3 -[[( 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazol - 5 - yl ) thio ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid . similarly , by substituting 7α - methoxy - 7β - amino - 3 -[[( 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazol - 5 - yl )]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid , diphenylmethyl ester for the desmethoxy compound in part ( c ), one obtains 7α - methoxy - 7β -[[ d -[[( cyanomethyl ) methyamino ] carbonyl ] amino ]- phenylacetyl ] amino ]- 3 -[[( 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazol - 5 - yl ) thio ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid . any of these acid products can be converted to the sodium or potassium salt by lyophilizing an equimolar solution of the acid and sodium or potassium bicarbonate . 0 . 291 g . ( 0 . 0005 mole ) of the trifluoroacetic acid salt product from example 1 ( e ) are suspended in 4 ml . of acetone , 1 ml . of propylene oxide is added and the mixture is cooled to 0 °- 5 °. after the addition of 0 . 5 ml . of bistrimethylsilyl acetamide ( bsa ) a clear solution of the trimethylsilyl ester of the trifluoroacetic acid salt results . to this solution is added with stirring at 0 °- 5 ° a solution of 0 . 0005 moles of ( cyanomethyl ) methylcarbamoyl chloride in 2 ml . of acetone . the solution is allowed to come to room temperature and is stirred for and additional hour . then 4 ml . of water are added and the ph of the mixture is adjusted to 8 . 5 . this mixture is extracted twice with ethyl acetate . the aqueous phase is then layered over with fresh ethyl acetate and the ph is adjusted to 2 . the ethyl acetate layer is then separated , washed with water , dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated . upon triturating the residue with petroluem ether , 7β -[[ d -[ [[( cyanomethyl ) methylamino ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - 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c . sub . 4 h . sub . 9 h ## str123 ## ch . sub . 2 h52 ## str124 ## ## str125 ## h ## str126 ## ## str127 ## ch . sub . 353 ## str128 ## si ( ch . sub . 3 ). sub . 3 h ## str129 ## ch . sub . 2 h54 ## str130 ## ch . sub . 2 ccl . sub . 3 och . sub . 3 ## str131 ## ch . sub . 2 ch . sub . 355 ## str132 ## t - c . sub . 4 h . sub . 9 h ## str133 ## ## str134 ## h56 ## str135 ## ch . sub . 2 och . sub . 3 ## str136 ## ch . sub . 2 ch . sub . 357 ## str137 ## ch . sub . 2 h ## str138 ## ( ch . sub . 2 ). sub . 2 h58 ## str139 ## t - c . sub . 4 h . sub . 9 h ## str140 ## ## str141 ## h59 ## str142 ## ch . sub . 2 ccl . sub . 3 och . sub . 3 ## str143 ## ch . sub . 2 h60 ## str144 ## ## str145 ## h ## str146 ## ch . sub . 2 ch . sub . 361 ## str147 ## ## str148 ## och . sub . 3 ## str149 ## ch . sub . 2 h62 ## str150 ## ## str151 ## h ## str152 ## ch . sub . 2 h63 ## str153 ## ch . sub . 2 ccl . sub . 3 och . sub . 3 ## str154 ## ## str155 ## ch . sub . 364 ## str156 ## t - c . sub . 4 h . sub . 9 h ## str157 ## ch . sub . 2 h65 ## str158 ## ## str159 ## och . sub . 3 ## str160 ## ch . sub . 2 h66 ## str161 ## si ( ch . sub . 3 ). sub . 3 h ## str162 ## ch . sub . 2 h67 ## str163 ## ## str164 ## och . sub . 3 ## str165 ## ch . sub . 2 ch . sub . 368 ## str166 ## ## str167 ## h ## str168 ## ch . sub . 2 h69 ## str169 ## ## str170 ## h h ch . sub . 2 h70 ## str171 ## ## str172 ## h h ch . sub . 2 ch . sub . 3__________________________________________________________________________ the α - amino cephalosporanic acid compound of either col . i or col . vii may be in either the d - or l - form or may be a mixture of d - and l - isomers . following the procedure of examples 13 and 14 but employing the acylating agent shown in col . i ( the carboxyl group can be converted into an activated form as shown in examples 13 and 14 ) and the 7β - amino cephalosporanic acid ester shown in col . ii one obtains the compound shown in col . iii . ## str173 ## __________________________________________________________________________ex . r . sub . 4 r . sub . 3 a r . sub . 1 r x__________________________________________________________________________71 h ch . sub . 2 h si ( ch . sub . 3 ). sub . 3 ## str174 ## 72 ## str175 ## ch . sub . 3 ( ch . sub . 2 ). sub . 2 och . sub . 3 ## str176 ## ## str177 ## 73 ## str178 ## h ## str179 ## h ## str180 ## ## str181 ## 74 ## str182 ## c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 ( ch . sub . 2 ). sub . 4 ht - c . sub . 4 h . sub . 9 ## str183 ## 75 ## str184 ## h ## str185 ## och . sub . 3 ch . sub . 2 ccl . sub . 3 ## str186 ## 76 ## str187 ## n - c . sub . 3 h . sub . 7 ch . sub . 2 ht - c . sub . 4 h . sub . 9 ## str188 ## 77 ## str189 ## h ( ch . sub . 2 ). sub . 6 h ## str190 ## ## str191 ## 78 ## str192 ## ch . sub . 3 ## str193 ## och . sub . 3 ## str194 ## ## str195 ## 79 ## str196 ## h ch . sub . 2 h si ( ch . sub . 3 ). sub . 3 ## str197 ## 80 ## str198 ## ch . sub . 3 ## str199 ## och . sub . 3 si ( ch . sub . 3 ). sub . 3 ## str200 ## 81 ## str201 ## h ch . sub . 2 h ## str202 ## ## str203 ## 82 ## str204 ## ch . sub . 3 ch . sub . 2 och . sub . 3 ## str205 ## ## str206 ## 83 ## str207 ## h ( ch . sub . 2 ). sub . 4 h ## str208 ## ## str209 ## 84 ## str210 ## h ch . sub . 2 och . sub . 3 ## str211 ## ## str212 ## 85 ## str213 ## ch . sub . 3 ch . sub . 2 h ## str214 ## ## str215 ## 86 ## str216 ## c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 ch . sub . 2 h ## str217 ## ## str218 ## 87 ## str219 ## h ch . sub . 2 h ## str220 ## h88 ## str221 ## h ## str222 ## h ## str223 ## ## str224 ## 89 ## str225 ## h ## str226 ## h ## str227 ## ## str228 ## 90 ## str229 ## ch . sub . 3 ## str230 ## och . sub . 3 si ( ch . sub . 3 ). sub . 3 ## str231 ## __________________________________________________________________________ the acylating agent of col . i may be in either the d - or l - form or may be a mixture of d - and l - isomers . the resulting esters of col . iii can be treated according to known methods to remove the ester protecting group and yield the corresponding final product wherein r is hydrogen . 4 . 87 g . ( 0 . 01 mole ) of 7β - d -( 2 - amino - 2 - phenylacetamido - 2 -[( acetyloxy ) methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid , trifluoroacetic acid salt are brought into solution at room temperature in 40 ml . of methylene chloride by the addition of 2 . 64 ml . of triethylamine . a solution of 1 . 23 g . of isocyanatomethylnitrile in 40 ml . of methylene chloride is added dropwise . the mixture if stirred for 1 hour , concentrated , the viscous residue is taken up in water , washed twice with ether and acidified 2n hydrochloric acid to precipitate 4 . 8 g . of 3 -[( acetyloxy ) methyl ]- 7β -[[ d -[[[( cyanomethyl ) amino ] carbonyl ] amino ] phenylacetyl ] amino ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid . this acid is brought into solution in 75 ml . of absolute methanol by the addition of triethylamine . the solution is filtered and sodium ethyl hexanoate in methanol / ether ( 1 : 1 ) is added to the filtrate . after a short period of time 2 . 1 g . of 3 -[( acetyloxy ) methyl ]- 7β -[[ d -[[[( cyanomethyl )- amino ] carbonyl ] amino ] phenylacetyl ] amino ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid , sodium salt crystallize . by the addition of ether to the mother liquor an additional 1 . 3 g . of sodium salt are obtained . a mixture of 1 . 9 g . of the sodium salt from part ( a ), 9 g . of potassium thiocyanate , 0 . 69 g . of isonicotinamide , and 6 ml . of water is heated at 50 ° overnight . the resulting reaction mixture is purified on an ion exchange column containing 70 g . of amberlite xad - 2 . the titled compound is eluted from the column with a mixture of methanol : water ( 20 : 80 ). after evaporating the methanol , the aqueous solution is lyophilized to yield 1 . 2 g . of crude product . this material is treated with 20 ml . of ethanol and filtered under suction to yield 0 . 85 g . of 7β -[[ d -[[[( cyanomethyl ) amino ] carbonyl ] amino ] phenylacetyl ] amino ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid ; m . p . 170 ° ( dec .). 3 . 2 g . ( 0 . 01 mole ) of the d - 2 -[[[( 4 - methoxyphenyl ) methoxy ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thiopheneacetic acid from example 1 ( a ) are brought into solution in 40 ml . of methylene chloride with 1 . 1 ml . of n - methylmorpholine . the solution is cooled to - 15 °, 1 . 39 ml . of isobutylchloroformate are added , and the mixture is stirred for 10 minutes . to this is added a solution of 3 . 26 g . ( 0 . 1012 mol .) of 7 - aminocephalosporanic acid and 3 . 1 ml . of triethylamine in 40 ml . of methylene chloride . the mixture of stirred for 1 hour at - 5 ° and 1 hour at 5 °. this mixture is then evaporated to dryness in a rotary evaporator . the solid residue is triturated with ether and filtered under suction . the substance is then dissolved in ice water , layered over with ethyl acetate and acidified to ph 2 . 5 . the layers are separated , the aqueous layer is extracted once more with ethyl acetate , the combined ethyl acetate extracts are washed with water , dried with magnesium sulfate and concentrated . the residue ( 4 . 9 g .) is dissolved in 200 ml . of ethyl acetate and the solution is treated with activated carbon . after filtration , 2 g . of 3 -[( acetyloxy ) methyl ]- 7β -[[ d -[[[( 4 - methoxyphenyl ) methoxy ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thienylacetyl ] amino ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid , crystallize ; m . p . 142 °- 143 ° ( dec .). 2 . 0 g . of the product from part ( a ) are added at - 5 ° to a mixture of 10 ml . of trifluoroacetic acid and 4 ml . of anisole . the mixture is stirred for 10 minutes and is then concentrated in a rotary evaporator . the residue is treated with ether and filtered to yield the titled compound . the trifluoroacetic acid salt product from part ( b ) is treated with isocyanatoacetonitrile according to the procedure of example 1 ( f ) to yield 3 -[( acetyloxy ) methyl ]- 7β -[[ d -[[[( cyanomethyl ) amino ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thienylacetyl ] amino ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid . an equimolar aqueous solution of this compound and sodium bicarbonate is lyophilized to yield 3 -[( acetyloxy ) methyl ]- 7β -[[ d -[[[( cyanomethyl ) amino ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thienylacetyl ] amino ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid , sodium salt as a powder . a mixture of 0 . 0005 mole of the sodium salt product of part ( c ), 0 . 0075 mole of 4 - pyridinecarboxamide , 12 g . of potassium thiocyanate , and 7 . 5 ml . of water are heated at 50 ° for 24 hours . the clear solution is passed through a chromatography column filled with 150 g . of ion exchanger amberlite xad - 2 . the column is washed with about 3 liters of water and the titled compound is eluted with a mixture of water : methanol ( 8 : 2 ). the methanol is evaporated from the eluate and the aqueous solution is lyophilized . the amorphous residue is triturated with ether and filtered under suction to yield 0 . 7 g . of 7β -[[ d -[[[( cyanomethyl ) amino ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thienylacetyl ] amino ]- 3 -[[ 4 -( aminocarbonyl ) pyridino ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid . similarly , by employing the l - 2 -[[[( 4 - methoxyphenyl ) methoxy ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thiopheneacetic acid from example 2 ( a ) in place of the d - isomer in the above procedure , one obtains 7β -[[ l -[[[( cyanomethyl ) amino ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thienylacetyl ] amino ]- 3 -[[ 4 -( aminocarbonyl ) pyridino ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - carboxylic acid . d , l - 2 -[[[( 4 - methoxyphenyl ) methoxy ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thiopheneacetic acid and 3 -[( acetyloxy ) methyl ]- 7α - methoxy - 7β - amino - 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid , diphenylmethyl ester are reacted according to either of the procedures set forth in example 10 ( a ) to yield the titled compound . the diphenylmethyl ester product from part ( a ) is reacted with trifluoroacetic acid in the presence of anisole according to the procedure of example 1 ( e ) to yield the titled compound . the trifluoroacetic acid salt product from part ( b ) is treated with isocyanatoacetonitrile according to the procedure of example 1 ( f ) to yield 3 -[( acetyloxy ) methyl ]- 7α - methoxy - 7β -[[ d , l -[[[( cyanomethyl ) amino ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thienylacetyl ] amino ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid . an equimolar solution of this compound and sodium bicarbonate is lyophilized to yield 3 -[( acetyloxy ) methyl ]- 7α - methoxy - 7β -[ [ d , l -[[[( cyanomethyl ) amino ] carbonyl ] amino ] - 2 - thienylacetyl ] amino ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid , sodium salt as a powder . an aqueous mixture of the sodium salt product of part ( c ), 4 - pyridinecarboxamide , and potassium thiocyanate is reacted according to the procedure of example 92 ( d ) to yield the titled compound . d -[[[( cyanomethyl ) methylamino ] carbonyl ] amino ] phenylacetic acid from example 14 ( b ) and 3 -[( acetyloxy ) methyl ]- 7β - amino - 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid , diphenylmethyl ester are reacted in the presence of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide according to the procedure of example 1 ( d ) to yield the titled compound . the diphenylmethyl ester from part ( a ) is treated with trifluoroacetic acid and anisole according to the procedure of example 1 ( e ) to yield 3 -[( acetyloxy ) methyl ]- 7β -[[ d -[[[( cyanomethyl ) methylamino ] carbonyl ] amino ] phenylacetyl ] amino ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid . an equimolar aqueous solution of this compound and sodium bicarbonate is lyophilized to yield 3 -[( acetyloxy )- methyl ]- 7β -[[ d -[[[( cyanomethyl ) methylamino ] carbonyl ] amino ]- phenylacetyl ] amino ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid , sodium salt as a powder . an aqueous mixture of the sodium salt product of part ( c ), 4 - pyridinecarboxamide , and potassium thiocyanate are reacted according to the procedure of example 92 ( d ) to yield the titled compound . similarly , by employing l -[[[( cyanomethyl ) methylamino ] carbonyl ] amino ] phenylacetic acid in part ( a ) of example 94 , one obtains 7β -[[ l -[[[( cyanomethyl ) methylamino ] carbonyl ] amino ] phenylacetyl ] amino ]- 3 -[[ 4 -( aminocarbonyl ) pyridino ]- methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid . also , by following the procedure of example 94 but employing 7α - methoxy - 7β - amino - 3 -[( acetyloxy ) methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid , diphenylmethyl ester in part ( a ) for the desmethoxy compound , one obtains 7α - methoxy - 7β -[[ d -[[[( cyanomethyl ) methylamino ] carbonyl ]- amino ] phenylacetyl ] amino ]- 3 -[[ 4 -( aminocarbonyl ) pyridino ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid . following the procedures of examples 91 to 94 , but employing the cephalosporanic acid sodium salt shown below in col . i and the pyridine compound shown in col . ii , one obtains the product shown in col . iii . ## str232 ## __________________________________________________________________________ex . r . sub . 1 acn r . sub . 3 r . sub . 4 z__________________________________________________________________________ 95 h ch . sub . 2cn ch . sub . 3 ## str233 ## 96 och . sub . 4 ch . sub . 2cn h ## str234 ## ## str235 ## 97 h ( ch . sub . 2 ). sub . 2 cn h ## str236 ## h 98 och . sub . 3 ( ch . sub . 2 ). sub . 3 cn h ## str237 ## h 99 h ch . sub . 2cn ch . sub . 3 ## str238 ## ## str239 ## 100 och . sub . 3 ## str240 ## h ## str241 ## ## str242 ## 101 h ch . sub . 2cn c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 ## str243 ## ## str244 ## 102 och . sub . 3 ( ch . sub . 2 ). sub . 2 cn i - c . sub . 3 h . sub . 7 ## str245 ## h103 h ch . sub . 2cn h ## str246 ## ## str247 ## 104 och . sub . 3 ( ch . sub . 2 ). sub . 5 cn ch . sub . 3 ## str248 ## h105 h ch . sub . 2cn h ## str249 ## ## str250 ## 106 och . sub . 3 ( ch . sub . 2 ). sub . 3 cn ch . sub . 3 ## str251 ## h107 h ## str252 ## h ## str253 ## h108 och . sub . 3 ## str254 ## ch . sub . 3 ## str255 ## ## str256 ## 109 h ## str257 ## c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 ## str258 ## h110 och . sub . 3 ch . sub . 2cn ch . sub . 3 ## str259 ## ## str260 ## 111 h ## str261 ## h ## str262 ## ## str263 ## __________________________________________________________________________ the cephalosporanic acid sodium salts shown above in col . i may be in the d - or l - isomer form or a mixture of d - and l - isomers . 0 . 003 mole of 3 -[( acetyloxy ) methyl ]- 7β -[[ d -[[[( cyanomethyl ) amino ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thienylacetyl ] amino ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid , sodium salt from example 92 ( c ) and 0 . 004 mole of 2 - mercaptopyridine , 1 - oxide , sodium salt are dissolved in 15 ml . of water and heated overnight at 50 °. the reaction mixture is then diluted with water , filtered , and the clear solution is adjusted to a ph of 2 by the addition of 2n hydrochloric acid . the resulting precipitate is filtered under suction to obtain 7β -[[ d -[[[( cyanomethyl ] amino ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thienylacetyl ] amino ]- 3 -[[( 1 - oxo - 2 - pyridinyl ) thio ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid . following the same procedure but employing 3 -[( acetyloxy ) methyl ]- 7β -[[ l -[[[( cyanomethyl ) amino ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thienylacetyl ] amino ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid , sodium salt , one obtains the corresponding final product in the l - form . similarly , the various 3 -[( acetyloxy ) methyl ]- 7α - methoxy or desmethoxy - 7β - acylureido - cephalosporanic acid sodium salts of examples 91 , 93 or 94 or those shown in col . i of examples 95 to 111 may be employed in the procedure of example 112 to obtain other 3 [[ ( 1 - oxo - 2 - pyridinyl ) thio ] methyl ]- cephalosporins within the scope of the invention . 3 -[( acetyloxy ) methyl ]- 7β -[[ d -[[[( cyanomethyl ) amino ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thienylacetyl ] amino ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2carboxylic acid , sodium salt from example 92 ( c ) is dissolved in a mixture of acetone : water ( 1 : 1 ). 1 - oxopyridazine - 3 - thiol , sodium salt is added under nitrogen and the solution is heated for several hours at 60 °. the solution is diluted with 150 ml . of water and acidified to ph 5 by the addition of 2n hydrochloric acid while cooling . a precipitate forms which is filtered under suction to yield 7β -[[ d -[[[( cyanomethyl ) amino ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thienylacetyl ] amino ]- 3 -[[ ( 1 - oxopyridazin - 3 - yl ) thio ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid . following the same procedure but employing 3 -[( acetyloxy ) methyl ]- 7β -[[ l -[[[( cyanomethyl ) amino ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thienylacetyl ] amino ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid , sodium salt , one obtains the corresponding final product in the l - form . following the procedure of example 113 but substituting for the 1 - oxopyridazine - 3 - thiol one of the following : similarly , by employing 3 -[( acetyloxy ) methyl ]- 7β -[[ l -[[[( cyanomethyl ) amino ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thienylacetyl ] amino - 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid , sodium salt in place of the d - isomer in examples 113 to 122 , the corresponding final products in the l - isomer form are obtained . additionally , the various 3 -[( acetyloxy ) methyl ]- 7α - methoxy or desmethoxy - 7β - acylureido - cephalosporanic acid sodium salts of example 91 , 93 or 94 or those shown in col . i of examples 95 to 111 may be employed in the procedure of examples 113 to 122 to obtain other compounds within the scope of the invention . 3 -[( acetyloxy ) methyl ]- 7α - methoxy - 7β -[[ d , l -[[[( cyanomethyl ) amino ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thienylacetyl ] amino ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid prepared as set forth in example 93 ( c ) is dissolved in a mixture of acetone : water ( 1 : 1 ) with the aid of 5n sodium hydroxide . the ph is adjusted to 7 . 6 - 8 . 0 and 5 mmol . of 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazole - 5 - thiol is added . the ph is maintained at 7 . 8 by the addition of 5n sodium hydroxide . the reaction mixture is heated at 50 ° to 60 ° for several hours . after cooling and distilling off the acetone , the mixture is acidified to ph 2 . 5 by the addition of 2n hydrochloric acid while cooling with ice . the resulting precipitate is extracted with ethyl acetate to yield 7α - methoxy - 7β -[[ d , l -[[[( cyanomethyl ) amino ] carbonyl ] amino ]- 2 - thienylacetyl ] amino ]- 3 -[[( 1 - methyl - 1h - tetrazol - 5 - yl ) thio ] methyl ]- 8 - oxo - 5 - thia - 1 - azabicyclo [ 4 . 2 . 0 ] oct - 2 - ene - 2 - carboxylic acid . following the procedure of example 123 but employing the 3 -[( acetyloxy ) methyl ]- 7α - methoxy or desmethoxy - 7β - acylureido cephalosporanic acid shown below in col . i and the heteromercaptan shown below in col . ii , one obtains the 3 - heterothio compounds shown in col . iii . ## str264 ## __________________________________________________________________________ex . r . sub . 1 acn r . sub . 3 r . sub . 4 hetero__________________________________________________________________________124 h ch . sub . 2cn h ## str265 ## 125 h ch . sub . 2cn ch . sub . 3 ## str266 ## ## str267 ## 126 och . sub . 3 ( ch . sub . 2 ). sub . 2cn h ## str268 ## ## str269 ## 127 h ## str270 ## ch . sub . 3 ## str271 ## ## str272 ## 128 h ch . sub . 2cn h ## str273 ## ## str274 ## 129 och . sub . 3 ## str275 ## ch . sub . 3 ## str276 ## ## str277 ## 130 h ( ch . sub . 2 ). sub . 4cn h ## str278 ## ## str279 ## 131 och . sub . 3 ch . sub . 2cn ch . sub . 3 ## str280 ## ## str281 ## 132 h ## str282 ## h ## str283 ## ## str284 ## 133 h ## str285 ## ch . sub . 3 ## str286 ## ## str287 ## 134 och . sub . 3 ## str288 ## c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 ## str289 ## ## str290 ## 135 h ch . sub . 2cn h ## str291 ## ## str292 ## 136 och . sub . 3 ( ch . sub . 2 ). sub . 2cn ## str293 ## ## str294 ## ## str295 ## 137 h ch . sub . 2cn c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 ## str296 ## ## str297 ## 138 och . sub . 3 ch . sub . 2cn ch . sub . 3 c . sub . 2 h . sub . 5 ## str298 ## 139 h ch . sub . 2cn ch . sub . 3 ## str299 ## ## str300 ## 140 h ch . sub . 2cn h ## str301 ## ## str302 ## 141 och . sub . 3 ( ch . sub . 2 ). sub . 2cn h ## str303 ## ## str304 ## 142 och . sub . 3 ## str305 ## ch . sub . 3 ## str306 ## ## str307 ## __________________________________________________________________________ the 3 -[( acetyloxy ) methyl ]- cephalosporanic acids of col . i above may be in either the d - or l - isomer form or may be a mixture of the d - and l - isomers .