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HRID 381470Generated: October 31, 2026

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

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantTryptamineHCID 1150—
ReactantTrifluoroacetic acidHCID 6422—
Reactant4-MethylbenzaldehydeHCID 7725—
Product2,3,4,9-Tetrahydro-1-(4-methylphenyl)-1H-pyrido[3,4-b]indoleHCID 3352505100%

Reaction Steps

This product was prepared using the same procedure as for Intermediate 1 with tryptamine (1.0 g, 6.2 mmol), 4-methylbenzaldehyde (0.74 g, 1 equiv.) and TFA (1 mL, 2 equiv.) to give the title compound (1.6 g, 100%) as a white powder.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS06306870B1
Source datasetuspto-grants-2001_10
ORD IDord-2e85f5b43c34411eb521544fc13d440c
Source noteuspto-grants-2001_10