According to yr Friendly Neighborhood Apothecarist

[RedMonn_16]

Fact:

Treating melatonin with LiAlH4 in dry ether followed by acid hydrolysis would lead to 5-MeO-NET.

Verdict:

5-MeO-NET would not be a fun way to die.

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Everybody's prayin' and drinkin' bad wine.
Tell the Queen of Diamonds by the way she shines.

[Rhodium]

Did you reduce Melatonin to N-Ethyltryptamine, and your bioassay resulted in a bad experience?