ChemInform Abstract: Tris‐N,N′,N′′‐(3′,4′,5′‐trimethoxyphenethyl)‐1,3,5‐hexahydrotriazine, a Methylenemescaline Trimer: Characterization and Selective Cyclization to Anhalinine Under Non‐Aqueous Conditions.
Abstract Cyclocondensation of mescaline (I) with aqueous formaldehyde (II) gives the 1,3,5‐hexahydrotriazine (III) which undergoes ring cleavage and recyclization upon treatment with hydrochlorid acid, producing a mixture of mescaline (I) and anhalinine hydrochloride (IV).