Hundreds of reactions are described including a review of the Controlled Substance Analogue Act. Many of the reactions include: Reductions of phenyl-2-propanone using aluminum amalgam, aluminum turnings or aluminum foil. The preparation of aluminum amalgam, mercury bichloride. Electrolytic reductions. Phenyl-2-nitropropenes From pseudonitrosites. Phenyl-2-propanone (P-2-P) from phenylacetic acid; from phenyl-2-nitropropenes; from monochloroacetone; from phenyl-1,2-propanediol. (Friedel-Crafts Reaction); ketones from phenols. The preparation of amphetamines (Leuckart-Wallach Reaction); (Ritter Reaction); (Willgerodt Reaction); (Hofmann Reaction). Amphetamines From phenyl-2-bromopropane. Preparation of cathinone. The preparation of substituted benzaldehydes; (Duff Reaction); (Elbs Persulfate Reaction); Phenols From Benzaldehydes; (Dakin Reaction). Benzaldehydes from Propenylbenzenes. Ally and propenylbenzenes from natural sources. Propenylbenzenes From phenyl-1-propanols. Phenylpropenes by thermal dehydration. Propenylbenzenes from benzenes; (Quelet Reaction). Preparation of phenyl-1-propanols using the Grignard Reagent; by the reduction of propiophenone. Preparation of cinnamic acids. Cinnamic acids from coumarins. Naturally occurring coumarins. The Crossed Aldol Condensation. The Haloform Reaction. Hydrocinnamic acid from propiophenone. Preparation of nitroethane. Preparation of 4-bromoamphetamine and 4-chloroamphetamine. Preparation of neurotransmitters & neurotoxins and much more... 380 + references from scientific and medical journals. Indexed for fast identification of chemicals, reactions and products.
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the most comprehensive reference guide on the syntheses of amphetamines, phenyethylamines, ephedrine, cathinone, their immediate precursors and precursors. This includes the syntheses of mescaline and all popular psychedelic amphetamines including MDMA, MDEA, 2CB, TMA, DOB, DOM etc.
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Snow's new book Amphetamine Syntheses is an excellent volley filled with facts, testimony, history and of course lots of chemistry. I found the book quite readable, easy to understand, and noteworthy so far as presenting the overlooked position of the independent neuroscientist and his world. I suspect you will see this book being used by a lot of lawyers, forensic chemists, social scientists and drug philosophers looking for some truth, facts, sanity and common-sense - all collected in one spot. -- Psychedelics ReImagined, Thomas Lyttle; Autonomedia 1998
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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
2 Stars for effort, but was simply not deep enough.,
By "shadowfly" (Plano, Tx United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Amphetamine Syntheses Overview & Reference Guide for Professionals (Paperback)
This book has some good information, but simply did not go into the explicit detail that I was hoping for. Some aspects of this book revolved around a lot of irrelevant chatter concerning statistical information. The pictures and diagrams are somewhat primitive. Although well researched with many references and examples, the author clearly (At least in this book) is an observer. One who watches from the sideline and reports. I got the impression that he has never really had any hands on experience. I would not be surprised if he has never touched a simple thermometer. If what you are after is an armchair theologian's view and best approximate guess as to how meth is processed and its surrounding statistical numerical data then this book is definitely for you. If you were to give a speech in front of the L.A.P.D and only had one point of reference material then this book is for you. Under the conditions that what you want is to take a serious look into the manufacturing of and processing of chemicals to make meth or similar such substances then steer clear, cause this book is queer!!
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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A good book for free lance chemists ;-),
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This review is from: Amphetamine Syntheses Overview & Reference Guide for Professionals (Paperback)
This a pretty good book and if you can get hold of the simple chemicals mentioned,you could retire to the carribean the most wanted man/woman in the UK by the time you where 25.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
A cryptical introduction to lots of C's, H's, N's and O's,
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This review is from: Amphetamine Syntheses Overview & Reference Guide for Professionals (Paperback)
As a debutant psychonaut and amateur chemist (I had chemistry and Biochemistry classes in first, second and third year medschool), I found this title to be a good overview of the synthesis methodology of most (if not all) reactions involved in amphetamine manufacturing. However, the book does not contain any recepies as such, nor does it give you recounts of success- or failure psychonautica stories. That kind of information is available elswhere. If you are an accomplished biochemist or otherwise labrat, you will undoubtedly want to try the reactions asap. If you are medically inclined you will be shocked about how many of these formulas are available under the form of regular medication and commercial drugs. If you are a psychonaut you will be overwhelmed by the seemingly accurate (as far as I could tell) biochemical info. But you need to be all three to know how to get "practical" value out of this very theoretical work. Except for the ambiguous position of the author pertaining to the legitimation (for "law enforcement purposes") of his work and some interesting history and filosophy on the "analogues act", it is a very dry read indeed.
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