Term Name: | cinchonine |
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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. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:27509] ( EBI ) |