Vibrating_Lights (Hive Addict)
10-03-02 07:07
No 363561
      Amt from tryptamine  Bookmark   

HOw could tryptamine be methylated in the alpha position?
VL_

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    Barium
(Hive Bee)
10-03-02 09:26
No 363593
      You donīt because it wonīt.  Bookmark   

You donīt because it wonīt. If it were so, donīt you think regular amphetamine would be made from phenylethylamine, or meth from N-methylphenylethylamine.

Catalytic hydrogenation freak
 
 
 
 
    raffike
(Hive Addict)
10-05-02 17:52
No 364634
      I think it would be possible to methylate it but ...  Bookmark   

I think it would be possible to methylate it but not with one step.

A friend with speed is a friend indeed
 
 
 
 
    Barium
(Hive Bee)
10-05-02 17:57
No 364635
      I wonīt argue with you if you want to come up ...  Bookmark   

I wonīt argue with you if you want to come up with a cheap and high-yielding procedure to alpha-methylate phenylethylamine smile

Catalytic hydrogenation freak
 
 
 
 
    Lilienthal
(Moderator)
10-05-02 18:33
No 364646
      Three years ago or so we discussed exactly that ...  Bookmark   

Three years ago or so we discussed exactly that at the Hive (or alpha-methylating phenylalanine). A lot of papers from that discussion are on my homepage http://www.fortunecity.com/westwood/storey/116/