Abstract
Cinchona alkaloids were efficiently converted into their 9-epi diastereomers. The applied one-pot procedure was based on the Mitsunobu esterification with 4-nitrobenzoic acid followed by in situ saponification of the ester. This method requires only one column chromatography, easily separating the epi-isomer from the native alkaloid and the Mitsunobu byproducts. The procedure gives higher yields and is operationally simpler than the previously used stereoselective hydrolysis of the corresponding sulfonic acid esters.
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