Claims
- 1. The process for producing substituted tryptophols of structure ##STR7## wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen, lower alkyl containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms or halogen, R.sup.2 is lower alkyl containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms and X is bromine or iodine which comprises reacting the substituted isatin of structure ##STR8## wherein R.sup.1 and X are as defined above with ##STR9## wherein R.sup.2 is as defined above and R.sup.3 is methyl or ethyl, in the presence of lithium diisopropylamine and reducing the resulting product with lithium aluminum hydride.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a division of co-pending application Ser. No. 223,481, filed on July 25, 1988, which is a division of application Ser. No. 117,775, filed Nov. 5, 1987, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,785,015.
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Divisions (2)
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