Triazole antifungal agent that is used to treat oropharyngeal candidiasis and cryptococcal meningitis in AIDS.

Ceftezole sodium is a broad-spectrum cephalosporin antibiotic active gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria except for Proteus vulgaris, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Serratia marcescens. It has the inhibition of cell wall synthesis via affinity for penicillin-binding proteins. It also inhibits alpha-glucosidase.

1,3-Dithiane is a protected formaldehyde anion equivalent that could serve as a useful labeled synthon. 1,3-Dithiane is also a sulfur-containing Maillard reaction products found in boiled beef extracts.