*Please inquire the availability for this product. Chloramphenicol succinate is prepared by acylation of chloramphenicol with succinic anhydride to provide a water soluble pro-drug. Chloramphenicol succinate represents an alternative pro-drug strategy for chloramphenicol that has found a niche in surface antibiotic treatment in surgery. Chloramphenicol succinate is significantly less active than chloramphenicol but acts as a prodrug, forming chloramphenicol in the presence of succinate dehydrogenase.

Additional Information

Synonyms	Chloramphenicol succinate, Kemicetine
Product #	C-2627
CAS #	3544-94-3
Formula	C15H16Cl2N2O8
MW	423.2
Appearance	White solid
Purity	>99% by HPLC
Therapeutic Area	Infectious Diseases
Use	A prodrug of chloramphenicol which has a use in surface antibiotic treatment

Additional Information

MDL Number	MFCD01683261
InChI	InChI=1S/C15H16Cl2N2O8/c16-14(17)15(24)18-10(7-27-12(22)6-5-11(20)21)13(23)8-1-3-9(4-2-8)19(25)26/h1-4,10,13-14,23H,5-7H2,(H,18,24)(H,20,21)/t10-,13-/m1/s1
SMILES	c1cc(ccc1[C@H]([C@@H](COC(=O)CCC(=O)O)NC(=O)C(Cl)Cl)O)[N+](=O)[O-]