Abstract
The synthesis and in vitro structure-activity relationships of 7-vinylenethioacetamido and thioacrylamido cephalosporins with various substituents at the 3-position are described. 7(Z)β-Vinylenethioacetamido cephalosporins proved the most active against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. 7-[(Z)-β-Cyanovinylenethioacetamido]-3-[(1-methyl-1H-tetrazol-5-yl)-thiomethyl]-3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid (K13101, 40) was several times more active in vitro than cefazolin.