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Chloramphenicol

CHEBI:CHEBI_17698

Definition

An organochlorine compound that is dichloro-substituted acetamide containing a nitrobenzene ring, an amide bond and two alcohol functions.

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C11H12Cl2N2O5
Molecular Mass
323.130
Charge
0
SMILES
C1=C([C@H]([C@H](NC(C(Cl)Cl)=O)CO)O)C=CC(=C1)[N+]([O-])=O
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
WIIZWVCIJKGZOK-RKDXNWHRSA-N

Alternative Names

  • (-)-chloramphenicol
  • 2,2-dichloro-N-[(1R,2R)-2-hydroxy-1-(hydroxymethyl)-2-(4-nitrophenyl)ethyl]acetamide
  • Amphicol
  • Chloramex
  • chloramphenicol
  • chloramphenicol
  • Chloramphenicol
  • CHLORAMPHENICOL
  • chloramphenicolum
  • chlornitromycin
  • Chlorocid
  • Chlorocol
  • Chloromycetin
  • cloramfenicol
  • D-(-)-2,2-dichloro-N-(beta-hydroxy-alpha-(hydroxymethyl)-p-nitrophenylethyl)acetamide
  • D-(-)-threo-1-p-nitrophenyl-2-dichloroacetylamino-1,3-propanediol
  • Econochlor
  • Fenicol
  • Globenicol
  • Halomycetin
  • laevomycetinum
  • levomicetina
  • levomycetin
  • Oleomycetin
  • Sificetina

Drug Classification

Important Medical Information

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  • Side effects may vary and this list may not be comprehensive.
  • Drug interactions may occur with other medications.

Additional Identifiers

core#notation
CHEBI:17698
DRON_00010000
2348
oboInOwl#hasDbXref
Wikipedia:Chloramphenicol

Additional References

Wikipedia:Chloramphenicol

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Additional Attributes

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