摘要:
4"-deoxy-3"-demethoxy-3"-methylene-desmycosin derivatives of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen, acyl or substituted carbamoyl,R.sub.2 is ##STR2## R.sub.3 is hydrogen or a protective group for hydroxy, R.sub.4 is hydrogen, hydroxy or protected hydroxy, and Me is --CH.sub.3, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are produced.These novel derivatives have antibiotic properties superior to the known related antibiotics tylosin and desmycosin.