Dihydroquinidine Base – Fine Chemical

Dihydroquinidine Base – DHQD (CAS-No. 1435-55-8) is a cinchona alkaloid closely related to quinidine. Compared to Quinidine Base the double bond is hydrogenated, but the stereochemistry is the same. DHQD is widely used as a chiral ligand / chiral catalyst in asymmetric synthesis. Well-known derivatives of Dihydroquinidine like (DHQD)₂PHAL, (DHQD)₂AQN or (DHQD)₂PYR enable highly enantioselective reactions.

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Application

Typical applications of the chiral Cinchona alkaloid dimer catalysts based on Dihydroquinidine (DHQD) are summarized as follows:

• (DHQD)₂PHAL: allylation, amination,  bromohydroxylation, bromoesterfication, bromination, chlorination, dichlorination, dihydroxylation, dithiotrifluoromethylation, fluorination, halolactonization, haloetherfications, kinetic resolution, lactonization, Mannich reaction, Michael, sulfenylation and trifluoromethylation
• (DHQD)₂AQN: aldol, allylic alkylation, allylic amination, amination, desymmetrization, fluorination, fluoromethylation, kinetic resolution of biaryls and Michael addition
• (DHQD)₂PYR: fluorination, Michael addition, vinylogous Michael addition, semipinacol rearrangement, sulfenylations and trifuoromethylthiolation
• (DHQD)₂CLB: aminohydroxylation

Physical properties

Dihydroquinidine Base (CAS-No.: 1435-55-8) is a white or almost white, crystalline powder which is soluble in ethanol. The melting point is 168.5 °C. This compound is not hygroscopic and contains less than1.0 % water. Dihydroquinidine could be stored at ambient conditions in well-closed, light-resistant containers.

Synonyms

DHQD, Hydroquinidine, (8R,9S)-10,11-Dihydro-6`-methoxycinchonan-9-ol, (8β,9S)-10,11-Dihydro-6`-methoxycinchonan-9-ol and (S)-[(2R,4S,5R)-5-Ethyl-1-azabicyclo[2.2.2]oct-2-yl](6-methoxyquinolin-4-yl)methanol