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Cinchonine is an alkaloid found in Cinchona officinalis. It is used in asymmetric synthesis in organic chemistry. It is a stereoisomer and pseudo-enantiomer of cinchonidine.

Chemical data

Formula
C19H22N2O
Molecular weight
294.4 g/mol
IUPAC name
(S)-[(2R,4S,5R)-5-ethenyl-1-azabicyclo[2.2.2]octan-2-yl]-quinolin-4-ylmethanol
SMILES
C=C[C@H]1CN2CC[C@H]1C[C@@H]2[C@H](C3=CC=NC4=CC=CC=C34)O
InChIKey
KMPWYEUPVWOPIM-QAMTZSDWSA-N
XLogP
2.7
Polar surface area
36.4 Ų
H-bond donors
1
H-bond acceptors
3
Formal charge
0

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Cinchonine is an alkaloid found in Cinchona officinalis. It is used in asymmetric synthesis in organic chemistry. It is a stereoisomer and pseudo-enantiomer of cinchonidine.

It is structurally similar to quinine, an antimalarial drug.

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