Abstract
(Cycloalkylidene)bishydroperoxides 3 react with 1,n-dihaloalkanes (n = 3-6) in the presence of CsOH-H2O in DMF affording the corresponding spiro- 1,2,4,5-tetraoxacycloalkanes 4 in moderate yields. Compound 4ba exhibits significant antimalarial activity in vitro against P. falciparum.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4077-4080 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 21 |
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| Publication status | Published - 21 May 1999 |