In the title compound (6-chloro-3-hydroxymethyl-2,2-dimethyl-5-oxo-2,
3,6,6a-tetrahydro-5H-azeto [2,1-b]thiazole 1,1-dioxide, C8H12ClNO4S),
the 2-azetidinone ring is non-planar. The thiazolidine ring has a conf
ormation that can be classified as C3, with 2 alpha-CH3 pseudoequatori
al, 2 beta-CH3 axial and 3 alpha-R axial. The N atom has a pyramidal b
onding arrangement. The structure is stabilized by O-H ... O hydrogen
bonds along the direction of the c axis.