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Molecule record

ampicillin

C16H19N3O4S

349.40 g/mol

2D structure for ampicillin

Molecular properties

Formula
C16H19N3O4S
Molar mass
349.40 g·mol−1
Exact mass
349.1096 Da
9
3
6
138.00 Ų
-1.1 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
CAS
69-53-4
PubChem CID
6249

Interactions

Polarity
Often polar; exact polarity depends on size, substitution, and ionization state.
Acid-base behavior
Review ionizable groups and pKa data where available; ChemForge does not infer definitive acid-base state from identity alone.
Intermolecular forces
Assess dispersion, dipole interactions, hydrogen bonding, and ionic character from the functional groups shown.

Functional groups

Alcohol
Alkene
Amine
Aromatic ring
Carboxylic acid
Phenol

Physical properties

PropertyValueConditionsSource
Logp-1.1PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptorPubChem(link only)

Common names and synonyms

  • 69-53-4
  • Amfipen
  • Aminobenzylpenicillin
  • Ampicilina
  • Ampicillin Anhydrous
  • Ampicillin acid
  • Ampicilline
  • Ampicillinum
Show all 23 synonyms
  • Ampipenin
  • Amplisom
  • Britacil
  • Copharcilin
  • D-Ampicillin
  • Doktacillin
  • Guicitrina
  • Penbristol
  • Roscillin
  • Semicillin
  • Synpenin
  • Tokiocillin
  • Totalciclina
  • Ultrabion
  • anhydrous ampicillin

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
CC1([C@@H](N2[C@H](S1)[C@@H](C2=O)NC(=O)[C@@H](C3=CC=CC=C3)N)C(=O)O)C
Isomeric SMILES
CC1([C@@H](N2[C@H](S1)[C@@H](C2=O)NC(=O)[C@@H](C3=CC=CC=C3)N)C(=O)O)C
InChI
InChI=1S/C16H19N3O4S/c1-16(2)11(15(22)23)19-13(21)10(14(19)24-16)18-12(20)9(17)8-6-4-3-5-7-8/h3-7,9-11,14H,17H2,1-2H3,(H,18,20)(H,22,23)/t9-,10-,11+,14-/m1/s1
InChIKey
AVKUERGKIZMTKX-NJBDSQKTSA-N
PubChem CID
6249

Spectroscopy

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IR spectrum

ChemArche Original Educational Content(redistributable)

Simulated FTIR trace

Predicted FTIR / %T

4 cm-1 resolution / deterministic instrument profile

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Peak assignments

3350 cm−1broad O-H (simulated)
3000 cm−1broad acid O-H (simulated)
1710 cm−1C=O acid (simulated)
1645 cm−1C=C alkene (simulated)
3030 cm−1aromatic C-H (simulated)
1600 cm−1aromatic C=C (simulated)
2960 cm−1sp3 C-H (simulated)

Simulated NMR

On-demand educational prediction for ampicillin; not experimental data.

Simulated EI mass spectrum

On-demand educational fragmentation for ampicillin; not experimental data.

Sources

Molecule identity

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simulated IR

ChemForge original educational simulation.

ChemArche Original Educational Content(redistributable)
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