An environmentally friendly, low cost, one-pot synthesis of artemisitene

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1855-1860

  Ekthawatchai, Sanchai ^a   Lertvorachon, Jittiwud ^a   Meepowpan, Puttinan ^a,c   Thongpanchang, Tienthong ^a   Thebtaranonth, Yodhathai ^a,b   Yuthavong, Yongyuth ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY   (Thailand)

^c CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

2,3 Sigmatropic dehydrosulfinylation to , unsaturated lactone; Antimalarial agent; Artemisitene

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEETHER; ARTELINIC ACID; ARTEMETHER; ARTEMISININ; ARTEMISITENE; ARTESUNATE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHINESE MEDICINE; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 0038583557     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/SCC-120020195     Document Type: Article

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