Stereodynamic Investigation of Labile Stereogenic Centres in Dihydroartemisinin

Since its identification in the early 1970s, artemisinin, as well as semi-synthetic derivatives and synthetic trioxanes, have been used in malaria therapy. Reduction of artemisinin by NaBH4 produced dihydroartemisinin (DHA), and yielded a new stereochemically labile centre at C-10, which, in turn, p...

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Main Authors: Ilaria D’Acquarica, Francesco Gasparrini, Dorina Kotoni, Marco Pierini, Claudio Villani, Walter Cabri, Michela Di Mattia, Fabrizio Giorgi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-03-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/15/3/1309/