quinuclidine
Sign in to saveQuinuclidine is an organic compound with the formula . It is a bicyclic amine that can be viewed as a tied back version of triethylamine. It is a colorless solid. It is used as a reagent (base) and catalyst. It can be prepared by reduction of quinuclidone.
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- Structure and chemical properties
- Derivatives and analogues
- Isoquinuclidines
- References
Quinuclidine is an organic compound with the formula . It is a bicyclic amine that can be viewed as a tied back version of triethylamine. It is a colorless solid. It is used as a reagent (base) and catalyst. It can be prepared by reduction of quinuclidone.
==Structure and chemical properties== Regarding its structure, quinuclidine is unusual in that the methylene hydrogen atoms are eclipsed within each of the three ethylene linkages. Furthermore, the cyclohexane rings, of which there are three, adopt the boat conformations, not the usual chair conformations.