Journal of the Chemical Society D Chemical Communications · 1970 · 32 citations · 0 references
New ReactionEngineeringNitrosative StressOrganic ChemistryChemistryHeterocycle ChemistryRelated CompoundsMedicinal ChemistryBiosynthesisReactive Nitrogen SpecieNatural Product BiosynthesisIndole Alkaloid BiosynthesisBiochemistryPharmacologyNatural Product SynthesisEnantioselective SynthesisNatural SciencesNn-dimethyltryptamine OxidePolonovski ReactionSynthetic Chemistry
A modified Polonovski reaction on NN-di-methyltryptamine oxide and related compounds leads to products of fragmentation; the possible role of this new reaction in indole alkaloid biosynthesis is emphasized.