Project supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.2870083)
A new method to tetrahydro-β-carbolines(βCs) from tryptamine is described and the aromatization of THβCs to βCs by manganese dioxide is reported for the first time in this type of compounds.
Project supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.2870083)
By the condensation of tryptamine with appropriate substituted benzalde- hyde followed by Pictet-Spengler reaction,a series of 1-aryl-tetrahydro-β-carbo- lines(THβCs)were obtained.After dehydrogenation using sulfur,...