From carbenes to peroxidic antimalarial drugs. Highlights from the scientific work of Charles William Jefford

Burger, Ulrich

doi:10.2533/chimia.2009.851

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From carbenes to peroxidic antimalarial drugs. Highlights from the scientific work of Charles William Jefford

ContributorsBurger, Ulrich

Published inChimia, vol. 63, no. 12, p. 851-854

Publication date2009

Abstract

A concise biography of C. W. Jefford, Professor of Chemistry in Geneva from 1969 to 1994, is given. A personal tribute by the author is paid to Jefford ' s fundamental work in the field of singlet oxygen, endo-peroxides, and 1,2,4-trioxanes as remedies against malaria.

Keywords

Artemisinin mimics
History
Jefford, C. W
Malaria
1,2,4-trioxanes

Affiliation entities

Faculté des sciences / Section de chimie et biochimie / Département de chimie organique

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BURGER, Ulrich. From carbenes to peroxidic antimalarial drugs. Highlights from the scientific work of Charles William Jefford. In: Chimia, 2009, vol. 63, n° 12, p. 851–854. doi: 10.2533/chimia.2009.851

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PID : unige:8475
DOI : 10.2533/chimia.2009.851

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From carbenes to peroxidic antimalarial drugs. Highlights from the scientific work of Charles William Jefford

A concise biography of C. W. Jefford, Professor of Chemistry in Geneva from 1969 to 1994, is given. A personal tribute by the author is paid to Jefford ' s fundamental work in the field of singlet oxygen, endo-peroxides, and 1,2,4-trioxanes as remedies against malaria.

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