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Artemether

Catalog No. A9361 Name Sigma Aldrich
CAS Number 71963-77-4 Website http://www.sigmaaldrich.com
M. F. C16H26O5 Telephone 1-800-521-8956
M. W. 298.37464 Fax
Purity ≥98% (HPLC) Email
Storage Chembase ID: 154875

SYNONYMS

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
IUPAC Traditional name
artemether
Synonyms
Dihydroqinghaosu methyl ether
Dihydroartemisinin methyl ether
SM-224

DATABASE IDS

MDL Number MFCD00866205
CAS Number 71963-77-4

PROPERTIES

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation) C16H26O5
Purity ≥98% (HPLC)
Apperance off-white to light brown powder
Optical Rotation [α]/D +155 to +175°, c = 0.5 in methanol
Solubility DMSO: ≥20 mg/mL
GHS Pictograms GHS07
GHS Signal Word Warning
GHS Hazard statements H302
European Hazard Symbols Harmful Harmful (Xn)
MSDS Link Download
Risk Statements 22
RTECS KD4165000
Storage Temperature room temp
German water hazard class 3

DETAILS

Description (English)
Biochem/physiol Actions
Artemether is a methyl ether derivative of artemisinin. It is used against multi-drug resistant strains of the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, and shows potential in treatment of schistosomiasis.1
Description (简体中文)
Biochem/physiol Actions
Artemether is a methyl ether derivative of artemisinin. It is used against multi-drug resistant strains of the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, and shows potential in treatment of schistosomiasis.1

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