Penam

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Penam
Names
IUPAC name
(5R)-4-thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptan-7-one
Other names
1-Aza-7-oxo-4-thiabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane
Identifiers
3D model (
JSmol
)
4374479
ChEBI
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/C5H7NOS/c7-4-3-5-6(4)1-2-8-5/h5H,1-3H2/t5-/m1/s1
    Key: WSHJJCPTKWSMRR-RXMQYKEDSA-N
  • InChI=1S/C5H7NOS/c7-4-3-5-6(4)1-2-8-5/h5H,1-3H2/t5-/m1/s1
    Key: WSHJJCPTKWSMRR-RXMQYKEDSA-N
  • C1CSC2N1C(=O)C2
Properties
C5H7NOS
Molar mass 129.18 g·mol−1
Related compounds
Related compounds
clavam
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Benzylpenicillin, an example of a penam

Penams are the primary skeleton structures that define the

(penicillin G) is the natural product parent that contains the penam structure.

Structure

Penams have inflexible structures. The structure is locked in a puckered (i.e. bent) shape due to the pyramidal geometry of the bridgehead nitrogen. The pyramidalization (χ = 54°) and twist of the C-N bond (τ = 18°) is caused by the strain from the lone pair's exclusion from planarity with the cyclic rings and electrostatic repulsion effects. As a result, the distorted C-N bond causes misalignment the orbitals of the carbonyl carbon and the nitrogen lone pair that allow for resonance overlap. The amide C-N bond length is 1.406 Å and displays greater single bond character than in noncyclic tertiary amides. The C-O bond length is 1.205 Å which is shorter than C-O bonds in noncyclic tertiary amides.[3]

Penams are strained due to the

angle strain on the four-member β-lactam ring, whose internal bond angles are 90º.[4][3] Consequently, penams are susceptible to acid- and base-catalyzed hydrolysis.[1][4]

References

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