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The Hive => Tryptamine Chemistry => Topic started by: synesthesia on July 26, 2000, 08:23:00 AM

Title: Hydroxyindole -> psilocin?
Post by: synesthesia on July 26, 2000, 08:23:00 AM

Could a magician make psilocin from 4hydroxyindole using the same way to synth DMT from indole?

"When I was younger I played with legos. But now I am older and I play with atoms."

Title: Re: Hydroxyindole -> psilocin?
Post by: Lilienthal on July 26, 2000, 08:18:00 PM

Yes, if you add an acetyl or benzyl protecting group to the OH and use harsher / longer reaction times (e.g. in reduction reactions).
Search Rhodium's or my site (

http://www.fortunecity.com/westwood/storey/116/ (http://www.fortunecity.com/westwood/storey/116/)

) for  literature references.  :)

Title: Re: Hydroxyindole -> psilocin?
Post by: hest on July 30, 2000, 12:44:00 PM

But the trick is to get some 4-oh-indole, it's not that easye

Title: Re: Hydroxyindole -> psilocin?
Post by: sunlight on July 30, 2000, 10:11:00 PM

The detailed recipe is in TIHKAL, in lycaeum or erowid.