(-)-Chloramphenicol

CAS Registry Number®

56-75-7

CAS Name

(-)-Chloramphenicol

Molecular Formula

C11H12Cl2N2O5

Molecular Mass

323.13

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    150.5-151.5 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C11H12Cl2N2O5/c12-10(13)11(18)14-8(5-16)9(17)6-1-3-7(4-2-6)15(19)20/h1-4,8-10,16-17H,5H2,(H,14,18)/t8-,9-/m1/s1

InChIKey

InChIKey=WIIZWVCIJKGZOK-RKDXNWHRSA-N

SMILES

[C@@H]([C@H](NC(C(Cl)Cl)=O)CO)(O)C1=CC=C(N(=O)=O)C=C1

Canonical SMILES

O=C(NC(CO)C(O)C1=CC=C(C=C1)N(=O)=O)C(Cl)Cl

Other Names for this Substance

  • Acetamide, 2,2-dichloro-N-[(1R,2R)-2-hydroxy-1-(hydroxymethyl)-2-(4-nitrophenyl)ethyl]-
  • Acetamide, 2,2-dichloro-N-[β-hydroxy-α-(hydroxymethyl)-p-nitrophenethyl]-, D-threo-(-)-
  • Levomycetin
  • Acetamide, 2,2-dichloro-N-[2-hydroxy-1-(hydroxymethyl)-2-(4-nitrophenyl)ethyl]-, [R-(R*,R*)]-
  • 2,2-Dichloro-N-[(1R,2R)-2-hydroxy-1-(hydroxymethyl)-2-(4-nitrophenyl)ethyl]acetamide

Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

137731-90-9, 15313-32-3, 55172-72-0, 59112-59-3, 85666-84-8

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