CAS No.: 56-75-7 Formula: C11H12Cl2N2O5
Weight: 323.12900
Synonyms: chloroamphenicol; D-(?)-threo-1-p-nitrophenyl-2-dichloracetamido-1,3-propanediol; 2,2-dichloro-N-[(1R,2R)-1,3-dihydroxy-1-(4-nitrophenyl)propan-2-yl]acetamide; Ambofen; Enicol; CAF; Catilan; i337a; Chloramphenicol; u-6062; Chlomin; Acetamide, 2,2-dichloro-N-[2-hydroxy-1-(hydroxymethyl)-2-(4-nitrophenyl)ethyl]-, [R-(R*,R*)]-; Mychel; 2,2-dichloro-N-[(1R,2R)-2-hydroxy-1-(hydroxymethyl)-2-(4-nitrophenyl)ethyl]acetamide;
Broad spectrum antibiotic obtained from cultures of the soil bacterium Streptomyces venezuelae. It has a broad spectrum of activity against Gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. Antibacterial; antirickettsial.