AN UNSUCCESSFUL APPROACH TO THE FRAMEWORK OF THE ANTIMALARIAL, ARTEETHER

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(01)80377-4

The hexahydrobenzopyran 7a, prepared using the new acetone anion equivalent 17, reacted with singlet oxygen to produce mixtures containing the dioxetane 6, but in situ treatment with acid failed to generate detectable amounts of 4, an analogue of the antimalarial arteether 3.