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Molecule record

tetracycline

C22H24N2O8

444.40 g/mol

2D structure for tetracycline

Molecular properties

Formula
C22H24N2O8
Molar mass
444.40 g·mol−1
Exact mass
444.1533 Da
12
6
9
182.00 Ų
-2 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
CAS
60-54-8
PubChem CID
54675776

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
Amide
Amine
Aromatic ring
Phenol

Physical properties

PropertyValueConditionsSource
Logp-2PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptorPubChem(link only)

Common names and synonyms

  • 60-54-8
  • Abramycin
  • Achromycin V
  • Agromicina
  • Ambramicina
  • Ambramycin
  • Criseociclina
  • Cyclopar
Show all 23 synonyms
  • Deschlorobiomycin
  • Liquamycin
  • Omegamycin
  • Panmycin
  • Purocyclina
  • Sumycin
  • Tetraciclina
  • Tetracyclin
  • Tetracyclinum
  • Tetracyn
  • Tetradecin
  • Tetraverine
  • Tetrazyklin
  • Tsiklomistsin
  • Tsiklomitsin

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
C[C@@]1([C@H]2C[C@H]3[C@@H](C(=O)C(=C([C@]3(C(=O)C2=C(C4=C1C=CC=C4O)O)O)O)C(=O)N)N(C)C)O
Isomeric SMILES
C[C@@]1([C@H]2C[C@H]3[C@@H](C(=O)C(=C([C@]3(C(=O)C2=C(C4=C1C=CC=C4O)O)O)O)C(=O)N)N(C)C)O
InChI
InChI=1S/C22H24N2O8/c1-21(31)8-5-4-6-11(25)12(8)16(26)13-9(21)7-10-15(24(2)3)17(27)14(20(23)30)19(29)22(10,32)18(13)28/h4-6,9-10,15,25-26,29,31-32H,7H2,1-3H3,(H2,23,30)/t9-,10-,15-,21+,22-/m0/s1
InChIKey
NWXMGUDVXFXRIG-WESIUVDSSA-N
PubChem CID
54675776

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)
1660 cm−1amide C=O (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 tetracycline; not experimental data.

Simulated EI mass spectrum

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

Sources

Molecule identity

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PubChem(link only)

simulated IR

ChemForge original educational simulation.

ChemArche Original Educational Content(redistributable)
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