Psilocin analogs. 1. Synthesis of 3‐[2‐(dialkylamino)ethyl] ‐and 3‐[2‐(cycloalkylamino)ethyl] indol‐4‐ols

Abstract

The synthesis of four dialkyl and three eyeloalkyl analogs of psilocin (4, R ‐ CH3), a hallucinogenic principle found in certain fungi, is described. The synthetic route involves four transformations starting with 6,7‐dihydroindol‐4(5H)one: (1). Copyright © 1977 Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry