Caprazene and caprazol could be synthesized by hydrolysis of a
caprazamycin. There could be synthesized a caprazene-1'''- amide
derivative of the formula (II) and a caprazene-1'''-ester derivative of
the formula (III) from caprazene. Further, there could be synthesized a
caprazol-1'''-amide derivative of the formula (V) and a
caprazol-1'''-amide-3'''-ester derivative and a caprazol-3'''-ester
derivative, etc. from caprazol. Furthermore, an imidazolidinone
derivative could be synthesized from the ring-opened product of the
1,4-diazepinone ring of caprazol. The novel caprazene derivative, novel
caprazol derivative and novel imidazolidinone derivative now synthesized
exhibit excellent antibacterial activities against a variety of bacteria,
including acid-fast bacteria.