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| Mescaline | |
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| Chemical name | 3,4,5-Trimethoxy-phenethylamine or 2-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)ethanamine |
| Chemical formula | C11H17NO3 |
| Molecular mass | 211.26 g/mol |
| Melting point | 128 - 129 °C |
| CAS numbers | 54-04-6 |
| SMILES | NCCC1=CC(OC)=C(OC)C(OC)=C1 |
Mescaline or 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenethylamine is a psychedelic hallucinogenic drug and entheogen of the phenethylamine family. It is ether synthesized or extracted from the peyote cactus (Lophophora williamsii), the San Pedro cactus (Trichocereus pachanoi), or the Peruvian Torch (Trichocereus peruvianus). It was first isolated and identified in 1897 by the German Arthur Heffter and first synthesized in 1919. The effective dosage is 200 - 400 mg (3.75 mg/kg) with the effects lasting for up to twelve hours. It is not physically addictiveAddiction is an uncontrollable compulsion to repeat a behavior regardless of its negative consequences. A person who is addicted is sometimes called an addict . Many drugs or behaviors can precipitate a pattern of conditions recognized as addiction, which. In the USThe United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in it was made illegal in 1970Events January events January 1 Construction begins on Arcosanti, by Paolo Soleri, in Mayer, Arizona, located 65, miles north of Phoenix, Arizona. January 1 Unix epoch at 00:00:00 UTC. January 12 Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian civil war. January by the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control ActTheir Controlled Substances Act CSA , Title II of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, is the legal foundation of the United States government's fight against the abuse of drugs and other substances. This law is a consolidation.
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Mescaline can be synthesized, usually starting from 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzaldehyde (PiHKAL entry).