Symbescaline, or 3,5-di ethoxy-4-

methoxy In organic chemistry, a methoxy group is the functional group consisting of a methyl group bound to oxygen. This alkoxy group has the formula . On a benzene ring, the Hammett equation classifies a methoxy substituent at the ''para'' position as ...

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, is a lesser-known

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. It is an

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of asymbescaline. Symbescaline was first synthesized by

Alexander Shulgin Alexander Theodore "Sasha" Shulgin (June 17, 1925 – June 2, 2014) was an American medicinal chemist, biochemist, organic chemist, pharmacologist, psychopharmacologist, and author. He is credited with introducing 3,4-methylenedioxymethamph ...

. In his book '' PiHKAL (Phenethylamines i Have Known And Loved)'', the dosage is listed as 240 mg, and the duration listed as unknown. Symbescaline causes few effects, which include alertness and a threshold. Very little data exists about the pharmacological properties, metabolism, and toxicity of symbescaline.

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Symbescaline entry in ''PiHKAL''

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