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HRID 443787Generated: October 27, 2026

Erythromycin → ZINC erythromycin

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantErythromycinHCID 12560—
ReactantZINC 2-ethyl hexanoateHCID 87133346—
SolventDiisopropyl SebacateHCID 24096—
ProductZINC erythromycinHCID 66602471—

Reaction Steps

In a similar procedure, zinc 2-ethyl hexanoate (slight excess) is combined with erythromycin base, at room temperature in diisopropyl sebacate, to provide a zinc erythromycin compound, presumably as the complex zinc di-erythromycin di-2-ethylhexanoate.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04261982
Source datasetuspto-grants-1981_04
ORD IDord-d3272f2f7d034668a4ad024a64a5e0d6
Source noteuspto-grants-1981_04