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HRID 1619470Generated: November 2, 2026

Propanal → 1-Ethyl-2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-beta-carboline-3-carboxylic acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPropanalHCID 527—
ReactantSulfuric AcidHCID 1118—
ReactantL-TryptophanHCID 6305—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
Product1-Ethyl-2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-beta-carboline-3-carboxylic acidHCID 314328874%

Reaction Steps

L-tryptophan (5.10 g, 25 mmol), water (300 ml), H2SO4 (0.05M, 30 ml) and propionaldehyde (8 ml) were added in a 250 ml round-bottom flask, and then stirred and reacted at room temperature for 24 h. After filtration, wash with water and drying, white solids (4.5 g, 74%) were obtained.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08772311B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2014_07
ORD IDord-ca996683194049e99c65f90b7ad4bcc7
Source noteuspto-grants-2014_07