Synthesis and in vitro antitumor evaluation of dihydroartemisinin-cinnamic acid ester derivatives

Series of dihydroartemisinin-cinnamic acid hybrids were synthesized and in vitro antitumor activities against four cancer cell lines were determined and these results highlighted the potential of compound 17 as a candidate for further research on the development of novel high effective and low cytotoxic drug for lung cancer.