In the course of my quest for novel recreational drugs I came across some patents which might be of interest for those involved in the exploration of more traditional compounds:
Patent US2802865 (http://l2.espacenet.com/dips/viewer?PN=US2802865&CY=gb&LG=en&DB=EPD)
Teaches the preparation of methcathinone (alpha-methylaminopropiophenone) by oxidizing ephedrine with sodium dichromate in H2SO4/water.
Patent US3282959 (http://l2.espacenet.com/dips/viewer?PN=US3282959&CY=gb&LG=en&DB=EPD)
7-Chloro-alpha-Methyltryptamine Derivatives
Might be interesting for the friends of tryptamines.
Patent EP648744 (http://l2.espacenet.com/dips/viewer?PN=EP648744&CY=gb&LG=en&DB=EPD)
Teaches an interesting way to split off an alpha-OH from a phenylalkylalkohol, using a borane dimethylsulfide complex. (Example 6, page 17)
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I took the time to convert it to adobe so it could be easily view.