ChemInform Abstract: Observations Concerning the Synthesis of Tryptamine Homologues and Branched Tryptamine Derivatives via the Borrowing Hydrogen Process: Synthesis of Psilocin, Bufotenin, and Serotonin.
Silvia Bartolucci, Michele Mari, Giovanni Di Gregorio, Giovanni Piersanti
ChemInform July 1, 2016 DOI: 10.1002/chin.201633131 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Experimental study Peer reviewed |
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| Topics | Psilocybin Serotonin |
| Key findings | Ir-catalyzed borrowing hydrogen methodology enables selective indole alkylation using amino alcohols as nitrogen-containing electrophiles. |
Abstract
AbstractThe selective indole alkylation reaction applying the Ir‐catalyzed‐borrowing hydrogen methodology and using amino alcohols (II), (V), (VII) as suitable nitrogen‐containing electrophiles is reported.