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The Hive => Tryptamine Chemistry => Topic started by: synesthesia on May 11, 2000, 09:50:00 PM

Title: AMT -> AET?
Post by: synesthesia on May 11, 2000, 09:50:00 PM

I'm almost 100% sure that you can't but.. Is there any possibility of converting AMT(a-MethylTryptamine) to AET(a-EthylTryptamine?

Title: Re: AMT -> AET?
Post by: synesthesia on May 12, 2000, 12:46:00 AM

Thought so :) Brain farts just happen ;) Do you know of any substitue for LAH?

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Title: Re: AMT -> AET?
Post by: psyloxy on May 12, 2000, 08:02:00 AM

I don't know of a direct substitute for LAH. But there is almost always an alternatice synthetic way. Think of the nitrostyrene reduction: Shulgin uses LAH all the time. but you can also do it with [NaBH4 + NiCl2] or electrolytically or first reduce the double bond with NaBH4, then the nitro group. Or you could go the phenylethanol --> phenylethyl-iodid --> PEA way... this is what I love about organic chemistry.

--psyloxy--

Title: Re: AMT -> AET?
Post by: synesthesia on May 12, 2000, 09:04:00 PM

Yeh I just see DET. But it doesn't mean that it isn't illegal (I don't know Canadian laws that much).. They might have an analogue act?

http://canada.justice.gc.ca/FTP/EN/Laws/Chap/C/C-38.8.txt (http://canada.justice.gc.ca/FTP/EN/Laws/Chap/C/C-38.8.txt)

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