PeakAL: Protons I Have Known and Loved - Fifty Shades of Grey-Market Spectra
OpenAlex – August 01, 2015
Source: OpenAlex
Summary
A striking finding reveals that 1H NMR spectra of 28 psychedelic phenylethanamines from 15 grey-market vendors across North America and Europe show significant diversity in chemical structure. The analysis covered various families, including eleven 2C and 2C-T series compounds, four mescaline analogues, and ten N-substituted phenylethanamines featuring distinct amine moieties. Notably, many spectra had not been previously documented, enhancing the NMR spectra database for forensic toxicology and drug analysis, crucial for identifying substances in drug studies and fingerprint detection methods.
Abstract
1H NMR spectra of 28 alleged psychedelic phenylethanamines from 15 grey-market internet vendors across North America and Europe were acquired and compared. Members from each of the principal phenylethanamine families were analyzed: eleven para-substituted 2,5-dimethoxyphenylethanamines (the 2C and 2C-T series); four para-substituted 3,5-dimethoxyphenylethanamines (mescaline analogues); two β-substituted phenylethanamines; and ten N-substituted phenylethanamines with a 2-methoxybenzyl (NBOMe), 2-hydroxybenzyl (NBOH), or 2,3-methylenedioxybenzyl (NBMD) amine moiety. 1H NMR spectra for some of these compounds have not been previously reported to our knowledge. Others have reported on the composition of