The chemistry of indoles Part 94 - A novel methodology for preparing 5-chloro- and 5-bromotryptamines and tryptophans, and its application to the synthesis of (+/-)-bromochelonin B
M. Hasegawa et al., The chemistry of indoles Part 94 - A novel methodology for preparing 5-chloro- and 5-bromotryptamines and tryptophans, and its application to the synthesis of (+/-)-bromochelonin B, HETEROCYCLE, 51(12), 1999, pp. 2815-2821
A novel methodology for introducing chlorine or bromine into the 5-position
of tryptamines was found through 1-hydroxytryptamines. The chemistry was a
pplied to the syntheses of(+/-)5-chloro-, -5-bromotryptophan derivatives, a
nd (+/-)-bromochelonin B.