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HRID 1637867Generated: October 31, 2026

Tryptamine → 1-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantTryptamineHCID 1150—
ReactantTrifluoroacetic acidHCID 6422—
Reactant4-MethoxybenzaldehydeHCID 31244—
Product1-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-pyrido[3,4-b]indoleHCID 19891680%

Reaction Steps

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.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06043252
Source datasetuspto-grants-2000_03
ORD IDord-9a9a061b785a4bebb8375d40c50b94c3
Source noteuspto-grants-2000_03