cinchonine

Term ID

CHEBI:27509

Synonyms

• (+)-cinchonine
• (8R,9S)-cinchonine
• (9S)-Cinchonan-9-ol
• (S)-quinolin-4-yl-(5-vinyl-1-aza-bicyclo[2.2.2]oct-2-yl)-methanol
• Cinchonine
• D-cinchonine

Definition

Cinchonan in which a hydrogen at position 9 is substituted by hydroxy (S configuration). It occurs in the bark of most varieties of Cinchona shrubs, and is frequently used for directing chirality in asymmetric synthesis.

References

• Beilstein:89689
• CAS:118-10-5
• KEGG:C06528
• KEGG:D07153

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )

Resources

CTD