3-(Bromomethyl)-2-cyclopropyl-4-(4-fluorophenyl)quinoline is used to prepare artificial HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors. It is also used to synthesize pitavastatin calcium via stereoselective Wittig olefination reaction.
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