%0 Journal Article %A Tewari, Neera %A Nizar, Hashim %A Rai, Bishwa Prakash %A Singh, Shailendra K. %A George, Vinod %A Prasad, Mohan %D 2007 %T An Improved Procedure for Preparation of Carbapenem Antibiotic:  Meropenem %U https://acs.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/An_Improved_Procedure_for_Preparation_of_Carbapenem_Antibiotic_Meropenem/2995510 %R 10.1021/op700088y.s002 %2 https://acs.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/4696492 %K antibiotic %K carbapenem %K purification %K scale synthesis %K methyl %K osmosi %K cryogenic temperatures %K Meropenem %K Preparation %K Procedure %K Antibiotic %K meropenem %K Carbapenem %X An efficient synthesis of a 1β-methyl carbapenem antibiotic, meropenem, is described. The present process does not involve cryogenic temperatures, chromatographic purification, or reverse osmosis and is amenable to large scale synthesis. %I ACS Publications