N-(9-Anthracenylmethyl)cinchonindinium chloride may be used in the preparation of O-allyl-N-(9-anthracenylmethyl)cinchonidinium bromide, a cinchona-based chiral phase-transfer catalyst (PTC).
General Description
N-(9-Anthracenylmethyl)cinchonindinium chloride can be prepared by reacting cinchonidine with 9-chloromethylanthracene.