Two representatives of the yet unknown type of Δ2‐cephem‐4β‐carboxylic acids were prepared. Contrarily to the prediction based on the activity model of Cohen, both acids proved inactive as antibiotics. Possible reasons for this discrepancy are briefly discussed.
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