Synthesis of quinine

Organic synthesis methods had advanced to such an extent that complex molecules could now be synthesized, including quinine. This development opened the door for the synthesis of other complicated molecules.
 Robert Burns Woodward and William von Eggers Doering United States 1944 Synthesis of quinine

Organic synthesis methods had advanced to such an extent that complex molecules could now be synthesized, including quinine. This development opened the door for the synthesis of other complicated molecules.