Water-soluble trioxanes as potent and safe antimalarial agents

摘要

Biologically-active, water soluble, 3-substituted trioxanes of the formula wherein R represents a COOH- substituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group or an alkyl group, and C12-(p-carboxy)benzyloxy trioxanes of formula wherein R represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, alkenyl, aryl or heteroaryl group and methods for their use as antiparasitic agents, particularly for the treatment of malaria.