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The Hive => Chemistry Discourse => Topic started by: ihatemice on May 26, 2002, 06:10:00 AM

Title: mmm, i wonder? - 3,4-dimethoxy-phenethylamine
Post by: ihatemice on May 26, 2002, 06:10:00 AM

Mmmmmm, just surfing last night and coming accross a few things I started to wonder whether it would be possible to get 3,4-dimethoxy-5-ethoxyphenethylamine from 3,4-dimethoxy-phenethylamine.......Hmmm. (anyone think that this would be likely, or much easier)
Interesting. I wonder how simple it be to get other obscure phenethylamines from DMPEA...

Title: Nope, you would either have to start with ...
Post by: Rhodium on May 26, 2002, 06:49:00 AM

Nope, you would either have to start with vanillin, or the substituent will end up in the 6-position. This has been discussed before - search for "veratrole" and "bromination".