The molecule is a cephalosporin compound having (carbamoyloxy)methyl and N-[(2Z)-2-(2-amino-1,3-thiazol-4-yl)pent-2-enoyl]amino side-groups. It is used (generally as the corresponnding pivaloyloxymethyl ester prodrug) as an oral antibacterial. It has a role as an antibacterial drug. It is a cephalosporin, a carboxylic acid, a carbamate ester, an enamide, a member of 1,3-thiazoles and a secondary carboxamide.
(6R,7R)-7-[[(Z)-2-(2-amino-1,3-thiazol-4-yl)pent-2-enoyl]amino]-3-(carbamoyloxymethyl)-8-oxo-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid