7-Amino-3-chloro-3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid

It appears as a white to off-white crystalline powder, freely soluble in water, and contains the bicyclic β-lactam-thiazolidine ring essential for antibacterial activity. 7-Amino-3-chloro-3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid is a β-lactam core intermediate employed to synthesize semisynthetic cephalosporin antibiotics.

API Name Cefaclor
CAS No 53994-69-7
Molecular Formula C7H7ClN2O3S
Molecular Weight 234.66 g/mol
Synonyms (6R,7R)-7-amino-3-chloro-8-oxo-5-thia-1-azabicyclo[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid

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