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HRID 1088418Generated: October 25, 2026

Erythromycin → 3-O-Methylmycarose

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantErythromycinHCID 12560—
SolventHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
Product3-O-MethylmycaroseHCID 546058897%

Reaction Steps

Erythromycin A (Merck Index, 10th Edition Entry No. 3624) (50g) was dissolved in 1N aqueous hydrochloric acid (70 mL) and water (500 mL) and the mixture subjected to liquid-liquid extraction using diethyl ether for 99 h. The ether extract was evaporated to dryness to give L-cladinose (11.7 g, 97%) as a colorless viscous oil.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04962146
Source datasetuspto-grants-1990_10
ORD IDord-9bd319bce50f4dec8058b7266ed1858e
Source noteuspto-grants-1990_10