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Structure–Activity Relationships Of The Antimalarial Agent Artemisinin 10. Synthesis And Antimalarial Activity Of Enantiomers Of Rac-5Β-Hydroxy-D-Secoartemisinin And Analogs: Implications Regarding The Mechanism Of Action, Mohamed Jahan, Francisco Leon, Frank R. Fronczek, Khaled M. Elokely
Structure–Activity Relationships Of The Antimalarial Agent Artemisinin 10. Synthesis And Antimalarial Activity Of Enantiomers Of Rac-5Β-Hydroxy-D-Secoartemisinin And Analogs: Implications Regarding The Mechanism Of Action, Mohamed Jahan, Francisco Leon, Frank R. Fronczek, Khaled M. Elokely
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An efficient synthesis of rac-6-desmethyl-5β–hydroxy-D-secoartemisinin 2, a tricyclic analog of R-(+)-artemisinin 1, was accomplished and the racemate was resolved into the (+)-2b and (−)-2a enantiomers via their Mosher Ester diastereomers. Antimalarial activity resided with only the artemisinin-like enantiomer R-(−)-2a. Several new compounds 9–16, 19a, 19b, 22 and 29 were synthesized from rac-2 but the C-5 secondary hydroxyl group was surprisingly unreactive. For example, the formation of carbamates and Mitsunobu reactions were unsuccessful. In order to assess the unusual reactivity of 2, a single crystal X-ray crystallographic analysis revealed a close intramolecular hydrogen bond from the C-5 alcohol to the oxepane …