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SUBMITTER: O' Donovan DH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6146912 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) 20180622 33
We report a novel approach to the classical natural product quinine that is based on two stereoselective key steps, namely a C-H activation and an aldol reaction, to unite the two heterocyclic moieties of the target molecule. This straightforward and flexible strategy enables a concise synthesis of natural (-)-quinine, the first synthesis of unnatural (+)-quinine, and also provides access to unprecedented C3-aryl analogues, which were prepared in only six steps. We additionally demonstrate that ...[more]