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C37H70N2O12
735 g/mol
API

N'-(Desmethyl)azithromycin

CAS172617-84-4
Category
API
Compound Class
Natural Product
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Raw Material

N'-(Desmethyl)azithromycin is a compound structurally related to the macrolide antibiotic azithromycin, characterized by the absence of a methyl group on the nitrogen atom of the desosamine sugar moiety. It is primarily used as an active pharmaceutical ingredient impurity reference standard in pharmaceutical manufacturing and quality control.

reference standard for impurity profiling in pharmaceutical developmentquality control reagent for azithromycin-related manufacturing

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Identifiers
IUPAC Name

(2R,3S,4R,5R,8R,10R,11R,12S,13S,14R)-2-ethyl-3,4,10-trihydroxy-13-[(2R,4R,5S,6S)-5-hydroxy-4-methoxy-4,6-dimethyloxan-2-yl]oxy-11-[(2S,3R,4S,6R)-3-hydroxy-6-methyl-4-(methylamino)oxan-2-yl]oxy-3,5,6,8,10,12,14-heptamethyl-1-oxa-6-azacyclopentadecan-15-one

InChIKey

FZYUKBLYECHAGN-HOQMJRDDSA-N

SMILES

CC[C@@H]1[C@@]([C@@H]([C@H](N(C[C@@H](C[C@@]([C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](C(=O)O1)C)O[C@H]2C[C@@]([C@H]([C@@H](O2)C)O)(C)OC)C)O[C@H]3[C@@H]([C@H](C[C@H](O3)C)NC)O)(C)O)C)C)C)O)(C)O

Synonyms (14)
  • AZITHROMYCIN IMPURITY I (EP IMPURITY)
  • Azithromycin EP Impurity I; N-Demethylazithromycin pound USP); Azithromycin CP Impurity I
  • N-DEMETHYLAZITHROMYCIN (USP-RS)
  • 3'-N-Demethylazithromycin
  • 3'-N-Desmethylazithromycin
  • Azithromycin impurity I
  • Azithromycinum Impurity I
  • N'-(Desmethyl)azithromycin
  • N-Demethylazithromycin