Cinchonidine is an

alkaloid Alkaloids are a class of basic BASIC (Beginners' All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) is a family of general-purpose, high-level programming languages designed for ease of use. The original version was created by John G. Kemeny and Th ...

found in '' Cinchona officinalis'' and ''Gongronema latifolium''. It is used in

asymmetric synthesis Enantioselective synthesis, also called asymmetric synthesis, is a form of chemical synthesis. It is defined by IUPAC as "a chemical reaction (or reaction sequence) in which one or more new elements of chirality are formed in a substrate molecu ...

in organic chemistry.

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Secondary alcohols Vinyl compounds Quinoline alkaloids Quinuclidine alkaloids {{Alkaloid-stub