Main Reaction: 1-Phenylpropane-1,2-dione >> (S)-Cathinone

Reference: PubMed ID: 22727117
Authors: Krizevski R, Bar E, Shalit OR, Levy A, Hagel JM, Kilpatrick K, Marsolais F, Facchini PJ, Ben-Shabat S, Sitrit Y, Lewinsohn E
Title: Benzaldehyde is a precursor of phenylpropylamino alkaloids as revealed by targeted metabolic profiling and comparative biochemical analyses in Ephedra spp.
Published: 2012 Sep

1-Phenylpropane-1,2-dione --> (S)-Cathinone