
Dihydroartemisinic acid
Dihydroartemisinic acid is a monocarboxylic acid that is propanoic acid substituted at position 2 by a (1S,4R,4aS,8aR)-4,7-dimethyl-1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,8a-octahydronaphthalen-1-yl group. It is a sesquiterpenoid precursor of the antimalarial drug, artemisinin. It has a role as a plant metabolite. It is a member of octahydronaphthalenes, a monocarboxylic acid, a sesquiterpenoid and a carbobicyclic compound. It is a conjugate acid of a dihydroartemisinate. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- (2R)-2-[(1R,4R,4aS,8aS)-4,7-dimethyl-1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,8a-octahydronaphthalen-1-yl]propanoic acid
- Molecular formula
- C15H24O2
- Molecular weight
- 236.35 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 236.177630004 Da
- XLogP3
- 3.9
- Topological polar surface area
- 37.3 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 1
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 2
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 5
Also known as
14 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:144078
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL5192325
- PubMed:5638
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