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Synthesis of the Two Enantiomers of a Tetrahydro-β-carboline from L-(-)-Tryptophan
Massiot, Georges,Mulamba, Tshilundu
, p. 1147 - 1149 (1983)
Pictet-Spengler condensations of methyl 4-formyl-2,2-bis(phenylthio)butyrate with tryptophanamide and Nb-benzyltryptophanamide are stereospecific; dehydration of the adducts followed by cyanide elimination (NaBH4) yields tetrahydro-
