Abstract: | The structural analysis of deacetylcephalothin [systematic name: (6R,7R)‐3‐hydroxymethyl‐8‐oxo‐7‐(2‐thiophen‐2‐ylacetylamino)‐5‐thia‐1‐azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct‐2‐ene‐2‐carboxylic acid], C14H14N2O5S2, shows that the geometry of the central bicyclic moiety is close to the geometry exhibited by other biologically active cephalosporin antibiotics. The molecules are arranged in a helical chain running parallel to the 21 axis via a strong O—H⋯O hydrogen bond. The main helices are zipped together via N—H⋯O interactions, forming infinite layers. The supramolecular architecture is stabilized by O—H⋯S and C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. |