Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
8th Edition
ISBN: 9781305580350
Author: William H. Brown, Brent L. Iverson, Eric Anslyn, Christopher S. Foote
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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1. Ampicillin is an antibiotic used to prevent and treat several bacterial infections.
Bacampicillin is a derivative of ampicillin (a prodrug) that enhances the oral
bioavailability of the parent antibiotics. In the body, Bacampicillin decomposes to
release Ampicillin and side products. Provide a mechanism for the following
reaction. For simplicity, replace the core structure with R.
NH2
Bacampicillin
N
NH2
S
H3O+
Ampicillin
OH
Η
CO2
Η
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Transcribed Image Text:1. Ampicillin is an antibiotic used to prevent and treat several bacterial infections. Bacampicillin is a derivative of ampicillin (a prodrug) that enhances the oral bioavailability of the parent antibiotics. In the body, Bacampicillin decomposes to release Ampicillin and side products. Provide a mechanism for the following reaction. For simplicity, replace the core structure with R. NH2 Bacampicillin N NH2 S H3O+ Ampicillin OH Η CO2 Η
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