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A NEW METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION OF 3,4-DIHYDRO AND 1,2,3,4-TETRAHYDRO-β-CARBOLINES
Nakamura, Tohru,Ishida, Akihiko,Irie, Kunihiko,Oh-ishi, Tokuro
, p. 2859 - 2862 (2007/10/02)
The NaBH4 reduction of 1,3-disubstituted 3,4-dihydro-β-carbolines (2) gave cis (3)- or trans -1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-β-carbolines (4) with satisfactory stereoselectivity.The synthesis of optically active 2 and 3 is also described.KEYWORDS - Nb-thio
Pictet-Spengler Reactions in Aprotic Media
Jawdosiuk, Mikolaj,Cook, James M.
, p. 2699 - 2701 (2007/10/02)
The reaction of tryptophan methyl ester (1) with aldehydes such as benzaldehyde (2a) and cyclohexanecarboxaldehyde (2b) in refluxing benzene provides the corresponding tetrahydro-β-carbolines 5a and 5b, respectively, as earlier reported, in contrast to th
