(6R,7R)-3-Hydroxymethyl-7-(2-phenylacetamido)-3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid lactone

Abstract

In the title compound {systematic name: N-[(4R,5R)-3,11-dioxo-10-oxa-6-thia-2-azatricyclo[6.3.0.02,5]undec-1(8)-en-4-yl]-2-phenylacetamide}, C16H14N2O4S, the four- and five-membered rings adopt planar conformations (with r.m.s. deviations of 0.0349 and 0.0108 Å respectively) while the six-membered ring adopts a half-chair, or envelope-like, conformation with the S atom in the flap position. In the crystal, molecules are linked by N—H...O hydrogen bonds.