Efficient Preparation of Novel Qinghaosu (Artemisinin) Derivatives: Conversion of Qinghao (Artemisinic) Acid into Deoxoqinghaosu Derivatives and 5-Carba-4-deoxoartesunic Acid

Richard K. Haynes, Simone C. Vonwiller

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Abstract

Qinghao acid (1) is converted via dihydroqinghao aldehyde (6) into secondary alcohols, each of which upon photooxygenation followed by treatment with copper(II) trifluoromethanesulfonate in dichloromethane-acetonitrile under oxygen in a "one-pot" operation affords ethyldeoxoqinghaosu (10), phenyldeoxoqinghaosu (11), allyldeoxoqinghaosu (12) and the β- and α-epimers 17 and 18 of 5-carba-4-deoxoartesunic acid, novel carbon analogues of artesunate.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)481-483
Number of pages3
JournalSynlett
Volume1992
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 1992

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