Nomenclature
CAS number: 4302-95-8
N-[(1
R,2
R)-2-[4-(Aminosulfonyl)phenyl]-2-hydroxy-1-(hydroxymethyl)ethyl]-2,2-dichloroacetamide;
d-
threo-()-2,2-dichloro-
N-[β-hydroxy-α-(hydroxymethyl)-
p-sulfamoylphenethyl]acetamide;
d-
threo-1-(
p-sulfamoylphenyl)-2-(2′,2′-dichloroacetamido)-1,3-propanediol; AMP-3; D-AMP-3.
C
11H
14Cl
2N
2O
5S; mol wt 357.21.
C 36.99%, H 3.95%, Cl 19.85%, N 7.84%, O 22.39%, S 8.98%.
Description and references
Sulfamoyl analog of chloramphenicol. Prepn:
Gregory, US 2680135 (1954 to Du Pont). Toxicology: R. M. Jiji et al., Arch. Int. Med. 111, 70 (1963).
Properties
Crystals from acetonitrile, mp 155-158°. Sol in ethanol, propylene glycol.
Slightly sol in water, dil aq solns of sodium bicarbonate, acetic
acid. Aq solns are neutral.Therapeutic Category
Anti-infective.
Status
This monograph has been retired and is no longer subject
to revision or update.