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HRID 1163081Generated: October 26, 2026

Levulinic Acid → 9-Methoxy-11b-methyl-1,2,5,6,11,11b-hexahydro-indolizino[8,7-b]indol-3-one

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantLevulinic AcidHCID 11579—
Reactant2-(2-Aminoethyl)-5-methoxyindoleHCID 17654—
Solvent1-EthoxyethanolHCID 10129898—
Product9-Methoxy-11b-methyl-1,2,5,6,11,11b-hexahydro-indolizino[8,7-b]indol-3-oneHCID 5897076671.8%

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 6-methoxytryptamine (0.95 g, 5 mmol) and levulinic acid (0.7 g, 6 mmol) in ethoxyethanol is heated at ruflux temperature for 16 hours, cooled to room temperature and concentrated in vacuo to give 9-methoxy-11b-methyl-1,2,5,6,11,11b-hexahydro-indolizino[8,7-b]indol-3-one (0.97 g) identified by NMR, HPLC and MS [271.2 m/e (M+H)].

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07820825B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2010_10
ORD IDord-d1b0d087b438454ba17e4ca35b4036b7
Source noteuspto-grants-2010_10