Preliminary X-ray crystallographic study of some psychoactive indole bases

N-Methyl-serotonin hydrogen oxalate

The solid-state structure of N-methyl-serotonin {systematic name: [2-(5-hy-droxy-1H-indol-3-yl)eth-yl](meth-yl)aza-nium hydrogen oxalate}, C₁₁H₁₅N₂O⁺·C₂HO₄ ^-, is reported. The structure possesses a singly protonated N-methylserotonin cation and one hydrogen oxalate anion in the asymmetric unit. In the crystal, the mol-ecules are linked by N-H⋯O and O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds into a three-dimensional network.

5-Meth-oxy-N,N-di-n-propyl-tryptamine (5-MeO-DPT): freebase and fumarate

The solid-state structures of the synthetic psychedelic 5-meth-oxy-N,N-di-n-propyl-tryptamine (5-MeO-DPT) {systematic name: N-[2-(5-meth-oxy-1H-indol-3-yl)eth-yl]-N-propyl-propan-1-amine}, C17H25N2O, and its fumarate salt, bis-(5-meth-oxy-N,N-di-n-propyl-tryptammonium) fumarate (systematic name: bis-{N-[2-(5-meth-oxy-1H-indol-3-yl)eth-yl]-N-propyl-propan-1-aminium} but-2-ene-dio-ate), 2C17H25N2O+·C4H2O4 2-, are reported. The freebase has a single tryptamine mol-ecule in the asymmetric unit. The mol-ecules are linked together by N-H⋯N hydrogen bonds in zigzag chains along the [010] direction. The fumarate salt has a single tryptammonium cation and half of a fumarate dianion in the asymmetric unit. The tryptammonium and fumarate ions are held together in one-dimensional chains by a series of N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds. These chains are combinations of R 4 4(22) rings, and C 2 2(14) and C 4 4(28) parallel chains along [001].

'Foxtrot' fumarate: a water-soluble salt of N,N-di-allyl-5-methoxytryptamine (5-MeO-DALT)

The title compound, bis-(N,N-diallyl-5-meth-oxy-tryptammonium) (5-MeO-DALT) fumarate (systematic name: bis-{N-[2-(5-meth-oxy-1H-indol-3-yl)eth-yl]- N-(prop-2-en-1-yl)prop-2-en-1-aminium} (E)-but-2-enedioate), 2C17H23N2O+·C4H2O4 2-, has a single tryptammonium cation and half of a fumarate dianion in the asymmetric unit. The tryptammonium and fumarate ions are held together in one-dimensional chains by a series of N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds. These chains are combinations of R 4 4(22) rings, and C 2 2(14) and C 4 4(28) parallel chains along [111].

2,5-Di-methyl-bufo-tenine and 2,5-di-methyl-bufo-teni-dine: novel derivatives of natural tryptamines found in Bufo alvarius toads

The solid-state structure of the bufotenine derivative bis-(5-meth-oxy-2,N,N-tri-methyl-tryptammonium) (5-MeO-2-Me-DMT) fumarate (systematic name: bis-{[2-(5-meth-oxy-2-methyl-1H-indol-3-yl)eth-yl]di-methyl-aza-nium} (2E)-but-2-enedioate), 2C14H21N2O+·C4H2O4 2-, the bufotenidine derivative 5-meth-oxy-2,N,N,N-tetra-methyl-tryptammonium (5-MeO-2-Me-TMT) iodide {systematic name: [2-(5-meth-oxy-2-methyl-1H-indol-3-yl)eth-yl]tri-methyl-aza-nium iodide}, C15H23N2O+·I-, and the hydrate of the same {systematic name: [2-(5-meth-oxy-2-methyl-1H-indol-3-yl)eth-yl]tri-methyl-aza-nium iodide monohydrate}, C15H23N2O+·I-·H2O, are reported. The structure of 5-MeO-2-Me-DMT fumarate possesses one tryptammonium cation and a half of a fumarate dianion in the asymmetric unit, linked together by N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds in infinite two-dimensional networks parallel to the (101) plane. The structure of 5-MeO-2-Me-TMT iodide possesses one tryptammonium cation and one iodide anion in the asymmetric unit. The ions are linked via N-H⋯I hydrogen bonds, and indoles are coupled in dimers through π-π inter-actions. The hydrate of 5-MeO-2-Me-TMT iodide possesses one tryptammonium cation, one iodide anion and one water mol-ecule in the asymmetric unit. It shows N-H⋯I and O-H⋯I hydrogen bonds that couple the tryptammonium cations into dimers.

5-MeO-DALT: the freebase of N,N-diallyl-5-meth-oxy-tryptamine

The title compound {systematic name: N-[2-(5-meth-oxy-1H-indol-3-yl)eth-yl]-N-(prop-2-en-1-yl)prop-2-en-1-amine), C17H22N2O, has a single tryptamine mol-ecule in the asymmetric unit. The mol-ecules are linked by strong N-H⋯N hydrogen bonds into zigzag chains with graph-set notation C(7) along the [010] direction.