Abstract

The synthesis of a less basic, conformationally restricted analog of serotonin is described [2-(5-methoxyindol-3-ylmethyl)imidazole (1)]. The crucial carbon-carbon bond formation step in this synthesis involves the attack of a 2-lithioimidazole anion on an indole-3-carboxaldehyde derivative

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