“…HCl [242]; 53a → 55a R = 5-OH; R 1 = Me, R 2 = R 3 = H (~100% d ); 3.4 atm H 2 , Pd/C, quantitatively [242]; 53b R = 4,6-F 2 , 5-OMe; R 1 = Me, R 2 = R 3 = H (59% b ); 90% HCO 2 H; 53b → 55b (54% b ) LiAlH 4 [125]; 53c R = 4,6-F 2 , 5-OMe; R 1 = R 2 = H, R 3 = Me (39% b ); 90% HCO 2 H; 53c → 55c (43% b ) LiAlH 4 [125]; 55d-h R 1 = Me, R 2 = CO 2 Et, R 3 =H, d R = H (20% c ); e R = OBn (47% d ); f R = Me (86% d ); g R = Cl (13% d ); h R = F (34% d ); 1) AcOH; 2) 10% SSA -2-PrOH, 1-10 h, ∆; 3) Ni-Ra, H 2 , 10 atm; one-pot [243]; 54a R = H, R 3 = CO 2 Me (40% b ); THF, HCl, ∆, 35 min [86,87]; 54i → 55i R = H, R 1 = R 2 = H, R 3 = CO 2 Me (95% b in the form of the N-Ac derivative); H 2 , 3.4 atm, 20 h, Ni-Ra; Ac 2 O [86,87]; 55i (40% b ); Fischer synthesis from aminobutanal 7c, THF, HCl, ∆, 35 min [86,87]; 54a-d R 3 = H, a R = 5-OBn (61% b ); b R = 5-OMe (67% b ); c R = 5-OEt (51% b ); d R = 7-OMe (11% b ); 50% AcOH, 80°C, 2 h 30 min [215]; 54 → 55 see also the preparative methods in [244] (LiAlH 4 ) and [245] (H 2 , Ni-Ra) Catalytic hydrogenation of the indoles 54 in the presence of alkylamines leads to N-alkyltryptamines [246,247]. In the presence of a benzyl group it is possible to combine catalytic reduction with debenzylation [242].…”