Primaryalcohols with an unfunctionalized stereogenic center in the β-position undergo an enzyme- and metal-catalyzed dynamic kinetic resolution (DKR). The in situ racemization of the primaryalcohol, required for the DKR, takes place via: (i) ruthenium-catalyzed dehydrogenation of the alcohol, (ii) enolization of the aldehydeformed, and (iii) ruthenium-catalyzed readdition of hydrogen to the aldehyde
issue, the corresponding racemic compound, derived from synthetic (±)-lupinine was considered a cheaper alternative for the development of a novel antimalarial agent. Therefore, the racemic and the 7-chloro-4-(N-(+)-lupinyl)aminoquinoline ((±)-AM-1; (+)-AM-1) were synthesized and their in vitro antimalarial activity and cytotoxicity compared with those of (−)-AM-1. The (+)-lupinine required for the synthesis