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Diastereoselective Synthesis of β‐Ether Derivatives of Artemisinin, an Antimalarial Drug: The Effect of Nitrile on Stereoselectivity

Diastereoselective Synthesis of β‐Ether Derivatives of Artemisinin, an Antimalarial Drug: The... Malaria is a life‐threatening disease affecting a major portion of the world's population with considerable loss of human life. Artemisinin, isolated from Artemisia annua, its oil‐ and water‐soluble derivatives, and other known antimalarials are recommended for artemisinin combination therapy by the World Health Organization. We have established a method for the stereoselective synthesis of β‐ether derivatives of dihydroartemisinin in high yield and high diastereoselectivity. The reaction either in acetonitrile or dichloromethane/trichloroacetonitrile (6:1) mixtures at 0 °C or room temperature, respectively, furnished the antimalarial drugs artemether 3 or arteether 4 in high yield with a high diastereomeric ratio. The effect the nitrile has on the yield and stereoselectivity is mechanistically explained. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry Wiley

Diastereoselective Synthesis of β‐Ether Derivatives of Artemisinin, an Antimalarial Drug: The Effect of Nitrile on Stereoselectivity

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Wiley
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© 2016 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
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2193-5807
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2193-5815
DOI
10.1002/ajoc.201500415
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Abstract

Malaria is a life‐threatening disease affecting a major portion of the world's population with considerable loss of human life. Artemisinin, isolated from Artemisia annua, its oil‐ and water‐soluble derivatives, and other known antimalarials are recommended for artemisinin combination therapy by the World Health Organization. We have established a method for the stereoselective synthesis of β‐ether derivatives of dihydroartemisinin in high yield and high diastereoselectivity. The reaction either in acetonitrile or dichloromethane/trichloroacetonitrile (6:1) mixtures at 0 °C or room temperature, respectively, furnished the antimalarial drugs artemether 3 or arteether 4 in high yield with a high diastereomeric ratio. The effect the nitrile has on the yield and stereoselectivity is mechanistically explained.

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Asian Journal of Organic ChemistryWiley

Published: Feb 1, 2016

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