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C16H18N2O5S
350.4 g/mol
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Penicillin v

CAS87-08-1EC201-722-0
Category
API
Compound Class
Heterocycle
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Raw Material

Penicillin V is a white crystalline powder used as an active pharmaceutical ingredient in the production of antibiotic medications. It is commonly employed as a raw material in pharmaceutical manufacturing and as a substrate for the large-scale preparation of 6-APA through selective enzymatic hydrolysis.

Active pharmaceutical ingredient for antibiotic productionRaw material for pharmaceutical manufacturingSubstrate for 6-APA preparation via enzymatic hydrolysis

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Safety Reference

Harmful
Harmful
Health Hazard
Health Hazard
Danger
H317May cause an allergic skin reaction
H334May cause allergy or asthma symptoms or breathing difficulties if inhaled
Identifiers
IUPAC Name

(2S,5R,6R)-3,3-dimethyl-7-oxo-6-[(2-phenoxyacetyl)amino]-4-thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylic acid

InChIKey

BPLBGHOLXOTWMN-MBNYWOFBSA-N

SMILES

CC1([C@@H](N2[C@H](S1)[C@@H](C2=O)NC(=O)COC3=CC=CC=C3)C(=O)O)C

Synonyms (84)
  • PNV
  • Fenoximetilpenicilina [INN-Spanish]
  • Penicillin V (USP)
  • Penicillin V, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
  • Phenoxymethylpenicillin (INN)
  • Phenoxymethylpenicillin, European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
  • Phenoxymethylpenicilline [INN-French]
  • Phenoxymethylpenicillinum [INN-Latin]
  • Acipen V
  • Apopen
  • Beromycin
  • Beromycin, Penicillin
  • Berromycin, Penicillin
  • Calcipen
  • Compocillin V
  • Crystapen V
  • Distaquaine V
  • Eskacillian V
  • Eskacillin V
  • Fenacilin
  • Fenacillin;
  • Fenocin;
  • Fenospen
  • Fenossimetilpenicillina
  • Fenoximetilpenicilina
  • Fenoxymethylpenicillin
  • Fenoxypen
  • Meropenin
  • Oracillin
  • Oratren
  • Ospen
  • P-Mega-Tablinen
  • PC Pen VK
  • Pen-Oral
  • Pen-V
  • Pen-vee
  • Penicillin Beromycin
  • Penicillin Berromycin
  • Penicillin phenoxymethyl
  • Phenocillin
  • Phenomycilline
  • Phenopenicillin
  • Phenoximethylpenicillinum
  • Phenoxymethylpenicillin
  • Phenoxymethylpenicillin CRS
  • Phenoxymethylpenicillin RS
  • Phenoxymethylpenicilline
  • Phenoxymethylpenicillinum
  • Rocilin
  • Sodium, Penicillin V
  • Stabicillin
  • V Sodium, Penicillin
  • V-Cil
  • V-Cillin
  • V-Cillin (TN)
  • V-Cylina
  • V-Cyline
  • V-Tablopen
  • Vebecillin
  • penicillin v
  • penicillin-v-potassium
  • phenoxomethylpenicillin