C16H26O5
298.37 g/mol
APIWarning
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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CAS 71963-77-4
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Safety Reference
Warning
H302Harmful if swallowed
H242Heating may cause a fire
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)[?]