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C16H26O5
298.37 g/mol
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Artemether

CAS71963-77-4EC663-549-0
Category
API
Compound Class
Heterocycle
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Raw Material

Artemether is a semisynthetic derivative of artemisinin, an organic peroxide and sesquiterpenoid with a cyclic acetal structure. It is used as an active pharmaceutical ingredient in combination with lumefantrine for antimalarial therapy.

antimalarial pharmaceutical ingredientcomponent in combination therapy for falciparum malaria

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Referencestereoisomer of

Α-artemether

CAS71939-51-0

pharmaceutical raw material

Referencesame scaffold

Α-dihydroartemisinin

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pharmaceutical raw material

Referencesame scaffold

Dihydroartemisinin

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pharmaceutical raw material

Safety Reference

Flammable
Flammable
Harmful
Harmful
Warning
H302Harmful if swallowed
H242Heating may cause a fire

Customs Tariff Classification

The international HS code for Artemether (CAS 71963-77-4) is 2932.99.

HS code (international, 6-digit)

2932.99

EU CN code (8-digit)

2932 99 00

Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.

Identifiers
IUPAC Name

(1R,4S,5R,8S,9R,10S,12R,13R)-10-methoxy-1,5,9-trimethyl-11,14,15,16-tetraoxatetracyclo[10.3.1.04,13.08,13]hexadecane

InChIKey

SXYIRMFQILZOAM-HVNFFKDJSA-N

SMILES

C[C@@H]1CC[C@H]2[C@H]([C@H](O[C@H]3[C@@]24[C@H]1CC[C@](O3)(OO4)C)OC)C

Synonyms (43)
  • Artemetero [INN-Spanish]
  • Artemether (JAN/USAN/INN)
  • Artemether, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
  • Artemetherum [INN-Latin]
  • Artemetero
  • Artemether
  • Artemether RS
  • Artemether, >=98% (HPLC)
  • Artemetheri
  • Artemetherum
  • Artemos
  • Artenam
  • Artesaph
  • Artimist
  • COARTEM COMPONENT ARTEMETHER
  • Dihydroartemisinin impurity g
  • Dihydroqinghaosu methyl ether
  • Falcidol
  • Gvither
  • Larither
  • Malartem
  • Methyl-dihydroartemisinine
  • O-Methyldihydroartemisinine
  • Paluther
  • Qinghao
  • alpha Artemether
  • beta Arthemeter
  • beta-Artemether
  • methoxy(trimethyl)[?]

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