New method for the synthesis of ether derivatives of artemisinin

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1218-1225

  Bora, Pranjal P ^a   Baruah, Nabajyoti ^a   Bez, Ghanashyam ^a   Barua, Nabin C ^b  

^a NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b CSIR NORTH EAST INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Antimalarial; Dihydroartemisinin; Dodecatungstophosphoric acid; Ether

Indexed keywords

10ALPHA (NON 8 ENYLOXY)DIHYDROARTEMISININ; 10ALPHA (PROP 2 YNYLOXY)DIHYDROARTEMISININ; 10ALPHA [(4' CHLOROPHENYL)METHOXY]DIHYDROARTEMISININ; 10BETA (NON 8 ENYLOXY)DIHYDROARTEMISININ; 10BETA (PROP 2 YNYLOXY)DIHYDROARTEMISININ; 10BETA [(2',3' METHYLENEDIOXY)METHOXY]DIHYDROARTEMISININ; 10BETA [(4' CHLOROPHENYL)METHOXY]DIHYDROARTEMISININ; 10BETA [(4' METHOXYPHENYL)METHOXY]DIHYDROARTEMISININ; DIHYDROARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; ETHER DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHORIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CATALYSIS; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ETHERIFICATION; FILTRATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REACTION OPTIMIZATION; REACTION TIME; SOLVENT EFFECT;

EID: 84857536079     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397911.2010.538887     Document Type: Article

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