potassium [2S-[2alpha,5alpha,6beta(S*)]]-6-(2,2-dimethyl-5-oxo-4-phenylimidazolidin-1-yl)-3,3-dimethyl-7-oxo-4-thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylate

Originator

Natacillin,Bristol Banyu,Japan,1970

Uses

Antibacterial.

Definition

ChEBI: Hetacillin potassium is an organic potassium salt. It contains a hetacillin(1-).

Manufacturing Process

To 100 grams of α-aminobenzylpenicillin slurried in 2,500 ml of acetone is added 200 ml of a 22% solution of potassium ethylhexanoate in dry n-butanol and the mixture is warmed to 45°C whereupon the acid dissolves. After the mixture is agitated for 1 hour at 40° to 45°C, the product begins to crystallize out. Agitation is continued for 4 hours at 45°C after which the product, the potassium salt of hetacillin, is collected by filtration, washed with 500 ml of dry acetone, dried for 17 hours at 40°C and found to weigh 70.0 grams.

brand name

Versapen-K (Bristol-Myers Squibb) .

Therapeutic Function

Antibacterial