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The Kulinkovich Reaction in the Synthesis of Constrained N,N-Dialkyl Neurotransmitter Analogues

Catherine A. Faler and Madeleine M. Joullié*

*Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, Email: mjoulliesas.upenn.edu

C. A. Faler, M. M. Joullié, Org. Lett., 2007, 9, 1987-1990.

DOI: 10.1021/ol0705907


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Abstract

An intermolecular Ti(IV)-mediated cyclopropanation reaction has been used to synthesize substituted 2-phenylcyclopropylamines and constrained analogues of the neurotransmitters histamine and tryptamine. Many potent inhibitors of monoamine oxidase were made in 1 to 5 steps from readily available starting materials and have been shown to mimic hallucinogens.

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Kulinkovich-de Meijere Reaction


ID: J54-Y2007-1500