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dialkyltryptamine synthesis through alkyliodides.

Started by SPISSHAK, June 21, 2002, 08:18:00 AM

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SPISSHAK

I read shulgin`s book TIHKAL and notice when he alkylates typtamine with ethyl bromide.
And eliminates alkylbromides from the quarternary ammonium halides with diazabicyclooctanes.
Why doesn`t the indole nitrogen get alkylated???
Call me stupid about tryptamine chemistry I don`t care...

Lilienthal

Because the indole nitrogen is not a normal amine. The nitrogen lone electron pair is donated to the aromatic ring system. Protonate or alkylate it and you destroy aromaticity - energetically very unfavorable....

SPISSHAK

That answers my question thanks for the insight.