MDA (3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine) The following synthesis is not meant to be carried out by a novice chemist, although it is not terribly difficult. For descriptions of how to carry out the procedures, a standard lab procedures reference manual should be aquired by the reader (or preferably the reader should take college organic chemistry). This is the synthesis for MDA which can be found on page 79 of Psychedelic Chemistry, which was first published in Chemical Abstracts 52, 11965c (1958). …showed first 75 words of 461 total…

…showed last 75 words of 461 total…five hours. Cool, add 100ml H20, extract with C6H6 (benzene) and evaporate in vacuum the extract. Add 8ml MeOH (methyl alcohol -- methanol) and 75ml 15% HCl to residue, heat on water bath two hours and extract in vacuum (or basify with KOH and extract the oil with benzene and dry, evaporate in vacuum) to get 11.7 g 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA). ===* To produce MDMA substitute N-methylformamide for formamide in the above synthesis. ------------ "3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA).... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**