Zincchloride → HCID 86603140, compound
Reaction equation
[CH3:1][CH2:2][C@@H:3]([C:5]([O:7][C@@H:8]1[C@@H:13]2[C@@H:14]([CH2:19][CH2:20][C@@H:21]([OH:29])[CH2:22][C@@H:23]([OH:28])[CH2:24][C:25]([O-:27])=[O:26])[C@@H:15]([CH3:18])[CH:16]=[CH:17][C:12]2=[CH:11][C@@H:10]([OH:30])[CH2:9]1)=[O:6])[CH3:4].[Na+].[Cl-].[Zn+2:33].[Cl-]>O>[CH3:1][CH2:2][C@@H:3]([C:5]([O:7][C@@H:8]1[C@@H:13]2[C@@H:14]([CH2:19][CH2:20][C@@H:21]([OH:29])[CH2:22][C@@H:23]([OH:28])[CH2:24][C:25]([OH:27])=[O:26])[C@@H:15]([CH3:18])[CH:16]=[CH:17][C:12]2=[CH:11][C@@H:10]([OH:30])[CH2:9]1)=[O:6])[CH3:4].[Zn:33]Participants
4
Reactant 2
Product 1
Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1
Procedure
2 equivalents of pravastatin sodium dissolved in de-ionized water are reacted with a solution having 1 equivalent of zinc chloride in de-ionized water. Precipitation of crystalline pravastatin zinc occurs immediately at room temperature. The resultant salt was a 2:1 pravastatin to zinc salt.