T. Okita et al., SYNTHESIS AND ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF CEPHALOSPORINS HAVING A CATECHOL IN THE C3 SIDE-CHAIN, Journal of antibiotics, 46(5), 1993, pp. 833-839
CePhalosporins having a catechol through a variety of linkages to the
C3 position and a different C7 side chain were prepared. Among them, 3
-(catechol-4-ylcarbonyloxy)methylcephalosporin (14) and echol-4-ylcarb
onyloxy)-1-propen-1-yl]cephalosporin (10) showed excellent activity ag
ainst Gram-negative activity including ceftazidime-resistant Escherich
ia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Xanthomonas maltophilia and Pseudomon
as cepacia.