Tryptamine → 1-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole
Reaction equation
[NH2:1][CH2:2][CH2:3][C:4]1[C:12]2[C:7](=[CH:8][CH:9]=[CH:10][CH:11]=2)[NH:6][CH:5]=1.[CH3:13][O:14][C:15]1[CH:22]=[CH:21][C:18]([CH:19]=O)=[CH:17][CH:16]=1.C(O)(C(F)(F)F)=O>>[CH3:13][O:14][C:15]1[CH:22]=[CH:21][C:18]([CH:19]2[C:5]3[NH:6][C:7]4[C:12](=[CH:11][CH:10]=[CH:9][CH:8]=4)[C:4]=3[CH2:3][CH2:2][NH:1]2)=[CH:17][CH:16]=1Participants
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Procedure
This product was prepared using the same procedure as for Intermediate 1 with tryptamine (15 g, 94.9 mmol), 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (12.9 g, 1.1 equiv.) and TFA (14.6 mL, 2 equiv.) to give the title compound (20.9 g, 80%) as a brownish powder. MP: 131° C.
Workup
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