Details for Patent: 7,041,836
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Title: | Antibiotic compounds |
Abstract: | The present invention relates to carbapenems and provides a compound of the formula (I): ##STR00001## or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or in vivo hydrolysable ester thereof wherein: R.sup.1 is 1-hydroxyethyl, 1-fluoroethyl or hydroxymethyl; R.sup.2 is hydrogen or C.sub.1-4alkyl; R.sup.3 is hydrogen or C.sub.1-4alkyl; R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are the same or different and are selected from hydrogen, halo, cyano, C.sub.1-4alkyl, nitro, hydroxy, carboxy, C.sub.1-4alkoxy, C.sub.1-4alkoxycarbonyl, aminosulphonyl, C.sub.1-4alkylaminosulphonyl, di-C.sub.1-4-alkylaminosulphonyl, carbamoyl, C.sub.1-4alkylcarbamoyl, di-C.sub.1-4-alkylcarbamoyl, trifluoromethyl, sulphonic acid, amino, C.sub.1-4alkylamino, di-C.sub.1-4alkylamino, C.sub.1-4alkanoylamino, C.sub.1-4alkanoyl(N--C.sub.1-4alkyl)amino, C.sub.1-4alkanesulphonamido and C.sub.1-4alkylS(O).sub.n-- wherein n is zero, one or two: with the proviso that there is no hydroxy or carboxy substituent in a position ortho to the link to --NR.sup.3--. Processes for their preparation, intermediates in their preparation, their use as therapeutic agents and pharmaceutical compositions containing them. |
Inventor(s): | Betts; Michael John (Wilmslow, GB), Davies; Gareth Morse (Macclesfield, GB), Swain; Michael Lingard (Stockport, GB) |
Assignee: | AstraZeneca UK Limited (London, GB) |
Filing Date: | Nov 14, 2002 |
Application Number: | 10/293,561 |
Claims: | 1. A dry powder filled vial wherein said powder comprises a compound of the formula (I): ##STR00017## or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or in vivo hydrolysable ester thereof wherein: R.sup.1 is 1-hydroxyethyl, 1-fluoroethyl or hydroxymethyl; R.sup.2 is hydrogen or C.sub.1-4alkyl; R.sup.3 is hydrogen or C.sub.1-4alkyl; R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are the same or different and are selected from hydrogen, halo, cyano, C.sub.1-4alkyl, nitro, hydroxy, carboxy, C.sub.1-4alkoxy, C.sub.1-4alkoxycarbonyl, aminosulphonyl, C.sub.1-4alkylaminosulphonyl, di-C.sub.1-4-alkylaminosulphonyl, carbamoyl, C.sub.1-4alkylcarbamoyl, di-C.sub.1-4alkylcarbamoyl, trifluoromethyl, sulphonic acid, amino, C.sub.1-4alkylamino, di-C.sub.1-4alkylamino, C.sub.1-4alkanoylamino, C.sub.1-4alkanoyl(N-C.sub.1-4alkyl)amino, C.sub.1-4alkanesulphonamido and --S(O).sub.nC.sub.1-4alkyl and wherein n is zero, one or two; with the proviso that there is no hydroxy or carboxy substituent in a position ortho to the link to --NR.sup.3--. 2. The dry powder filled vial according to claim 1, wherein R.sup.1 is 1-hydroxyethyl. 3. The dry powder filled vial according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein R.sup.2 is hydrogen or methyl. 4. The dry powder filled vial according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein R.sup.2 is methyl. 5. The dry powder filled vial according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein R.sup.3 is hydrogen. 6. The dry powder filled vial according to claim 1, wherein the compound has the structure of formula (IV): ##STR00018## 7. The dry powder filled vial according to claim 6 wherein R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are the same or different and selected from hydrogen, fluoro, chloro, hydroxy, carboxy, cyano, nitro, methyl, ethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, methoxycarbonyl, carbamoyl, methylcarbamoyl, dimethylcarbamoyl, trifluoromethyl, sulphonic acid, methylsulphinyl, methylsulphonyl, methanesulphonamido or acetamido. 8. The dry powder filled vial according to claim 6 wherein at least one of R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 in the compound of formula (IV) is hydrogen. 9. The dry powder filled vial according to claim 7 wherein at least one of R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 in the compound of formula (IV) is hydrogen. 10. The dry powder filled vial according to claim 6 wherein R.sup.4 is hydrogen, carboxy, fluoro, chloro, methyl, methoxy, cyano, sulphonic acid or methoxycarbonyl and R.sup.5 is hydrogen. 11. The dry powder filled vial according to claim 1, wherein the compound of formula (I) is (1R,5S,6S,8R,2'S,4'S)-2-(2-(3-carboxyphenylcarbamoyl)pyrrolidin-4-ylthio)- -6-(1-hydroxyethyl)-1-methylcarbapenem-3-carboxylic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or in vivo hydrolysable ester thereof. 12. The dry powder filled vial according to claim 1, wherein the compound of formula (I) is (1 R,5S,6S,8R,2'S,4'S)-2-(2-(3-carboxyphenylcarbamoyl)pyrrolidin-4-ylthio)-6- -(1-hydroxyethyl)-1-methylcarbapenem-3-carboxylic acid. 13. The dry powder filled vial according to claim 1, wherein the compound of formula (I) is (1R,5S,6S,8R,2'S,4'S)-2-(2-(3-carboxyphenylcarbamoyl)pyrrolidin-4-ylthio)- -6-(1-hydroxyethyl)-1-methylcarbapenem-3-carboxylic acid in the form of a monosodium salt. 14. The dry powder filled vial according to claim 1, wherein the compound of formula (I) is (1R,5S,6S,8R,2'S,4'S)-2-(2-(3-carboxyphenylcarbamoyl)-pyrrolidin-4-ylthio- )-6-(1-hydroxyethyl)-1-methylcarbapenem-3-carboxylic acid in the form of a disodium salt. 15. A dry powder filled vial wherein said powder comprises a mixture of (1R,5S,6S,8R,2'S,4'S)-2-(2-(3-carboxyphenylcarbamoyl)pyrrolidin-4-ylthio)- -6-(1-hydroxyethyl)-1-methylcarbapenem-3-carboxylic acid in the form of a monosodium salt and (1R,5S,6S,8R,2'S,4'S)-2-(2-(3-carboxyphenylcarbamoyl)pyrrolidin-4-ylthio)- -6-(1-hydroxyethyl)-1-methylcarbapenem-3-carboxylic acid in the form of a disodium salt. 16. The dry powder filled vial according to any one of claim 1 or 6, wherein said powder comprises from 100 mg to 1 g of the compound of the formula (I) or formula (IV). 17. The dry powder filled vial according to claim 1 wherein said powder is a dry blended mixture comprising said compound of formula (I). 18. The dry powder filled vial according to claim 1 wherein said powder is a dry blended mixture comprising said compound of formula (I) and an alkali metal carbonate or alkali metal bicarbonate. |