Abstract
The three-step conversion of d-quinotoxine into quinine, as originally reported by Rabe and Kindler in 1918, has been experimentally verified. This conversion serves to re-affirm the formal total synthesis of quinine reported by Woodward and Doering in 1944.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
MeSH terms
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Aluminum / chemistry
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Molecular Structure
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Oxidation-Reduction
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Piperidines / chemistry*
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Quinine / chemical synthesis*
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Quinolines / chemistry*
Substances
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Piperidines
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Quinolines
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quinotoxine
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Quinine
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Aluminum