Is it possible to synthesize chloroquine at home, if so – how?

Question

With the ongoing corona virus crisis, &aacute;nd mounting evidence that chloroquine (and hydrochloroquine) functions as an effective suppressant/cure for COVID-19, I was wondering if it is possible at all to synthesize (safely!!) those compounds using widely available resources and raw materials.Perhaps a list of needed raw materials, list of resources needed and a step wise recipe would be useful in the coming weeks.If this is not possible to do safely, perhaps someone knowledgeable can shed light on why that is.

PaulHoule · Accepted Answer

See thishttps://www.beilstein-journals.org/bjoc/articles/14/45That kind of continuous flow chemistry is a revolution, something like 3D printing.

navjack27 · Answer

Sure dude, let's all make drugs at home... What could go wrong!?

mindcrime · Answer

Does plain old quinine work as well? If so, could you either a. extract it from tonic water, or b. just drink tonic water?

acallaghan · Answer

Yeah this sounds like a really bad idea