Gramin has been synthesized by heating a mixture of indole, formaldehyde, and dimethylamine. (a) What general reaction

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Gramin has been synthesized by heating a mixture of indole, formaldehyde, and dimethylamine.

(a) What general reaction is involved here? 

(b) Outline a reasonable mechanism for the gramine synthesis.

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Organic Chemistry

ISBN: 978-1118875766

12th Edition

Authors: T. W. Graham Solomons, Craig B. Fryhle, Scott A. Snyder

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