Characterization of a Product Derived from the 1-Methyl-4-phenyl-2,3-dihydropyridinium Ion, a Metabolite of the Nigrostriatal Toxin 1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo00266a011

When incubated in aqueous pH 7.4 buffer, 1-methyl-4-phenyl-2,3-dihydropyridinium (MPDP⁺) perchlorate is transformed to a product (C23H23N) by a pathway that involves a net two-electron reductive dimerization reaction combined with a deamination