ChemInform Abstract: Observations Concerning the Synthesis of Tryptamine Homologues and Branched Tryptamine Derivatives via the Borrowing Hydrogen Process: Synthesis of Psilocin, Bufotenin, and Serotonin.

AbstractThe selective indole alkylation reaction applying the Ir-catalyzed-borrowing hydrogen methodology and using amino alcohols (II), (V), (VII) as suitable nitrogen-containing electrophiles is reported.