Claims
- 1. A compound of the formula: ##STR19## wherein R.sup.4 is a residue of a nucleophilic compound selected from hydroxyl, mercapto, cyano, azido, amino, carbamoyloxy, carbamoylthio and thiocarbamoyloxy, said group being unsubstituted or substituted by alkyl of up to three carbons, and R.sup.5 is hydroxyl or lower alkoxy.
- 2. A pharmaceutically acceptable ester of the compound of claim 1.
- 3. The ester of claim 2, wherein the 4-carboxyl is substituted by alkoxymethyl, .alpha.-alkoxyethyl, .alpha.-alkoxy-.alpha.-substituted methyl, alkylthiomethyl, acyloxymethyl or .alpha.-acyloxy-.alpha.-substituted methyl.
- 4. The ester of claim 3, wherein R.sub.5 is lower alkoxy.
- 5. The ester of claim 4, wherein the lower alkoxy is methoxy.
- 6. The compound of claim 1, wherein the alkyl of up to three carbons is methyl, ethyl or propyl.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a division of Ser. No. 674,364, filed Nov. 26, 1984, which is a continuation of now abandoned Ser. No. 191,934, filed Sept. 29, 1980, which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 71,032, filed Aug. 28, 1979, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,298,606, granted Nov. 3, 1981, which is a division of now abandoned Ser. No. 900,233, filed Apr. 26, 1978, which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 642,356, filed Dec. 19, 1975, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,098,888, granted July 4, 1978.
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