- Demethylation of 2,4-dimethoxyquinolines: the synthesis of atanine.
Demethylation of 2,4-dimethoxyquinolines: the synthesis of atanine.
Organic & biomolecular chemistry (2003-12-20)
Keith Jones, Xavier Roset, Sharon Rossiter, Philip Whitfield
PMID14685309
ABSTRACT
The synthesis of the quinoline alkaloid atanine 6, by selective demethylation of the 2,4-dimethoxyquinoline 11 is presented. An alternative demethylation utilising a thiolate anion leads to the regioisomeric 4-hydroxyquinoline 13.
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