Elucidating the crystal structure of the antimalarial drug (±)-mefloquine hydrochloride: a tetragonal hydrated species
Mendes do Prado, Vânia; Cardoso Seiceira, Rafael; Pitaluga Jr, Altivo; Andrade-Filho, Tarciso; Andrade Alves, Wendel; Reily Rocha, Alexandre; Furlan Ferreira, Fabio; Journal of Applied Crystallography 47 (2014) 1380–1386; doi:10.1107/S160057671401303X

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 Elucidating the crystal structure of the antimalarial drug
 (+-)-mefloquine hydrochloride: a tetragonal hydrated species
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R,S erythro-alpha-2-piperidyl 2,8bis(trifluoromethyl)-4quinolinemethanol
hydrochloride
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