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Image contains an error in depicting the chemical structure of Clarithromycin. As shown by both the scientific literature (figure 2) and pharmaceutical manufacturer HEC Pharm, H₃C (within tetradecagon, below OH) should be CH₃. There are also other discrepancies, as shown by a side-by-side comparison with figure 2. NedFausa (talk) 23:21, 5 February 2020 (UTC)
Comment "H3C" and "CH3" have the same chemical meaning: a en:methyl:group. And that whole text string is not just "a technical symbol" (that has proper vs improper spelling), but instead there are specific details about the C and three H and how that whole thing relates to the rest of a structure. Per en:IUPAC rules, it is proper to have the line to that group go to the C rather than to the H (since that is how the methyl group is actually bonded). Note how in the cited File:Clarithromycin ball-and-stick.png structure, it is likewise the C (ball with 4 bonds) not any of three H (one bond each to that C) that is attached to the large ring (in this perspective, it is the middle of the left edge). Some refs do follow IUPAC (or related guidelines), others do not...not up to Wikipedia (and certainly not up to commons) to decide that what is scientifically more correct is not graphically in keeping with some of the available sources. I do not have access to your cited doi:10.4065/74.6.613 so I cannot see what figure 2 is, but based on this first concern, I suspect some may be graphical choices with same scientific meaning. DMacks (talk) 07:01, 6 February 2020 (UTC)
Oppose. I donna see any flaw here. User NedFausa seems not to be familiar with chemical structures, as stated by user DMacks the line goes to C, not to hydrogen.
- In addition, the sources provided by Nedfausa do not support his point. See also: https://www.google.com/search?q=The+Macrolides:+Erythromycin,+Clarithromycin,+and+Azithromycin&client=firefox-b-d&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiIibONir3nAhXMwAIHHbnRAcQQ_AUoA3oECAwQBQ&biw=1536&bih=717#imgrc=-aP_xeT8-MkbUM or even this on commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Clarithromycine.png — Preceding unsigned comment was added by 2001:A61:2567:7B01:8D71:4039:9BBD:91C7 (talk) 14:01, 6 February 2020 (UTC)
- No worries. Thanks for the sharp eye! DMacks (talk) 12:19, 8 February 2020 (UTC)
Kept: Withdrawn by nominator. --Leyo 22:48, 8 February 2020 (UTC)
