Practical and Cost-Effective Manufacturing Route for the Synthesis of a β-Lactamase Inhibitor

Compound 1, a potent and irreversible inhibitor of beta-lactamases, is in clinical trials with beta-lactam antibiotics for the treatment of serious and antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections. A short, scalable, and cost-effective route for the production of this densely functionalized polycyclic molecule is described.