ABSTRACT

A1: Amphetamine via Leuckart reaction Ammonia Formic acid

Ammonium formate Hydrochloric acid

Formamide Sulfuric acid

Phenylacetone

Precursors Reagents

A2: Amphetamine via benzaldehyde/nitroethane Benzaldehyde Acetic acid

Nitroethane Butylamine

Hydrogen

Lithium aluminum hydride

Sodium amalgam

Raney nickel

Precursors Reagents

A3: Amphetamine via P-2-P/hydroxylamine Hydroxylamine HCl Acetic acid

Phenylacetone Hydrogen

Lithium aluminum hydride

Raney nickel

Palladium black

Sodium acetate

Sodium amalgam

Precursors Reagents

A4: Amphetamine via P-2-P/ammonia Ammonia Aluminum

Phenylacetone Mercuric chloride

Amphetamine (continued)

Precursors Reagents

A5: Amphetamine via benzene/allylchloride/ammonia Benzene Ferric chloride

Allylchloride

Ammonia

Precursors Reagents

A6: Amphetamine via allylbenzene/acetonitrile Allylbenzene Hydrochloric acid

Acetonitrile

Precursors Reagents

A7: Amphetamine via phenylpropanolamine/HI Phenylpropanolamine Hydriodic acid

Red phosphorus

Precursors Reagents

MD1: MDA via isosafrole to 3,4-methylenedioxy Ammonia Acetic acid

P-2-P using the Leuckart reaction Ammonium formate Formic acid

Formamide Hydrochloric acid

Isosafrole Hydrogen peroxide

Sulfuric acid

Precursors Reagents

MD2: MDA via piperonal/nitroethane Nitroethane Acetic acid

Piperonal Ammonium acetate

Lithium aluminum hydride

MDA/MDMA (continued)

Precursors Reagents

MD3: MDMA via 3,4-methylenedioxy Isosafrole Aluminum foil

P-2-P/methylamine Methylamine Mercuric chloride

Precursors Reagents

MD4: MDMA via 3,4-methylenedioxy P-2-P using the Isosafrole Acetic acid

Leuckart reaction Methylamine Formic acid

Methylformamide Hydrochloric acid

Hydrogen peroxide

Sulfuric acid

Precursors Reagents

MD5a: MDA via safrole/HBr/ammonia Ammonia (MDA) Cuprus oxide

MD5b: MDMA via safrole/HBr/methylamine Methylamine (MDMA) Hydrobromic acid

Safrole Mercuric chloride

Sodium carbonate

Sodium hydroxide

Precursors Reagents

M1: Methamphetamine via P-2-P/methylamine Phenylacetone Aluminum

Methylamine Mercuric chloride

Methamphetamine (continued)

Precursors Reagents

M2: Methamphetamine via ephedrine/H2 Ephedrine Hydrogen

Palladium black

Palladium sulfate

Perchloric acid

Phosphorus pentachloride

Platinum

Platinum chloride

Sodium acetate

Sulfuric acid

Thionyl chloride

Precursors Reagents

M3: Methamphetamine via ephedrine/HI Ephedrine Hydriodic acid

Iodine

Red phosphorus

Precursors Reagents

M4: Methamphetamine via Acetaldehyde Iodine

benzylchloride/acetaldehyde/methylamine Benzylchloride Magnesium

Methylamine

Precursors Reagents

M5: Methamphetamine via Leuckart reaction Methylamine Formic acid

Methylformamide Hydrochloric acid

Phenylacetone

Methamphetamine (continued)

Precursors Reagents

M6: Methamphetamine via benzene/ Allylchloride Ferric chloride

allylchloride/methylamine Benzene

Methylamine

Precursors Reagents

M7: Methamphetamine via Birch reduction Ephedrine Ammonia

Ammonium chloride

Lithium or sodium

Sodium chloride

Tetrahydrofuran

Precursors Reagents

P1: P-2-P via phenylacetic acid/acetic anhydride Acetic anhydride Sodium acetate

Phenylacetic acid

Precursors Reagents

P2: P-2-P via benzyl cyanide/ethyl acetate Benzyl cyanide Acetic acid

Ethyl acetate Phosphoric acid

Sodium

Sulfuric acid

Precursors Reagents

P3: P-2-P via phenylacetic acid/lead acetate Phenylacetic acid Lead acetate

Phenylacetone (continued)

Precursors Reagents

P4: P-2-P via phenylacetic acid/acetone Phenylacetic acid Hydrochloric acid

Acetic acid Manganous carbonate

Manganous chloride

Nitric acid

Pumic

Sodium carbonate

Thorium nitrate

Precursors Reagents

P5: P-2-P via benzaldehyde/nitroethane Benzaldehyde Butylamine

Nitroethane Ferric chloride

Iron filings

Precursors Reagents

P6: P-2-P via phenyl-2-propanol/dichromate Phenyl-2-propanol Potassium dichromate

Precursors Reagents

P7: P-2-P via benzene/chloroacetone Benzene Aluminum chloride

Chloroacetone Sodium bisulfate

Precursors Reagents

PC1: Piperidine/cyclohexane intermediate Bromobenzene (a) Magnesium

PC1a: Phenyl addition Bromothiophene (b) Potassium cyanide

PC1b: Thiophene addition Cyclohexanone Sodium cyanide

Phenylmagnesium bromide (a)

Piperidine

Precursors Reagents

PC2: Pyridine/cyclohexane intermediate Bromobenzene (a) Magnesium

PC2a: Phenyl addition Bromothiophene (b) Potassium cyanide

PC2b: Thiophene addition Cyclohexanone Sodium cyanide

Phenylmagnesium bromide (a)

Pyridine

Precursors Reagents

PC3: Morpholine/cyclohexane intermediate Bromobenzene (a) Magnesium

PC3a: Phenyl addition Bromothiophene (b) Potassium cyanide

PC3b: Thiophene addition Cyclohexanone Sodium cyanide

Morpholine

Phenylmagnesium bromide (a)