1-phenyl-2-propylamine, C9H13N
CH2 NH2
/ \ /
Ph CH
|
CH3
The simplest of the
amphetamine group of stimulants, often known by its
trivial name
of
amphetamine. Remarkably easy to
synthsize from certain
precursors, which are now quite hard to get in the UK. Harder to synth from much simpler chemicals;
CH2 NH2 CH2 NH2
/ \ / AlCl3 / \ /
C6H6 + Cl CH => Ph CH + HCl
| HUR |
CH3 CH3
Benzene 1-phenyl-2-propylamine
1-chloro-2-propylamine
Obviously this is dangerous etc if you don't know how to do it properly so don't try this at home. It's also illegal.