Synthesis of 7-alkoxy/hydroxy-α-methyltryptamines

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1791-1799

  Dubash, Nauzer P ^a   Mangu, Naveen K ^a   Satyam, Apparao ^a,b  

^a Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited   (India)

^b Nicholas Piramal Research Centre   (India)

Author keywords

7 Benzyloxy methyltryptamine; 7 Hydroxy methyltryptamine; 7 Methoxy methyltryptamine; Japp Klingemann coupling; Reductive amination

Indexed keywords

2 PIPERIDONE 3 CARBOXYLIC ACID; 7 BENZYLOXY ALPHA METHYLTRYPTAMINE; 7 HYDROXY ALPHA METHYLTRYPTAMINE DERIVATIVE; 7 METHOXY ALPHA METHYLTRYPTAMINE; BETA CARBOLINE DERIVATIVE; CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; DIAZONIUM COMPOUND; HYDRAZONE DERIVATIVE; TRYPTAMINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CYCLIZATION; HYDROLYSIS; JAPP KLINGEMANN COUPLING REACTION; REDUCTION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 2942562470     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/SCC-120034160     Document Type: Article

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