Hallucinogens

DE Nichols - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2004 - Elsevier
Hallucinogens (psychedelics) are psychoactive substances that powerfully alter perception,
mood, and a host of cognitive processes. They are considered physiologically safe and do …

In vitro assays for the functional characterization of (psychedelic) substances at the serotonin receptor 5‐HT2AR

E Pottie, CP Stove - Journal of Neurochemistry, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Serotonergic psychedelics are substances that induce alterations in mood, perception, and
thought, and have the activation of serotonin (5‐HT) 2A receptors (5‐HT2ARs) as a main …

Correlation between the potency of hallucinogens in the mouse head-twitch response assay and their behavioral and subjective effects in other species

AL Halberstadt, M Chatha, AK Klein, J Wallach… - …, 2020 - Elsevier
Serotonergic hallucinogens such as lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) induce head twitches
in rodents via 5-HT 2A receptor activation. The goal of the present investigation was to …

1-Aminomethylbenzocycloalkanes:  Conformationally Restricted Hallucinogenic Phenethylamine Analogues as Functionally Selective 5-HT2A Receptor Agonists

TH McLean, JC Parrish, MR Braden… - Journal of medicinal …, 2006 - ACS Publications
A series of conformationally restricted analogues of the hallucinogenic phenethylamine 1 (2,
5-dimethoxy-4-bromophenethylamine, 2C-B) was synthesized to test several hypotheses …

Some new psychoactive substances: Precursor chemicals and synthesis‐driven end‐products

M Collins - Drug testing and analysis, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
This paper describes some of the new classes of 'designer drugs' being encountered today
by forensic scientists and law enforcement agencies in Europe, the United States, and …

High specific activity tritium-labeled N-(2-methoxybenzyl)-2, 5-dimethoxy-4-iodophenethylamine (INBMeO): a high-affinity 5-HT2A receptor-selective agonist …

DE Nichols, SP Frescas, BR Chemel, KS Rehder… - Bioorganic & medicinal …, 2008 - Elsevier
The title compound ([3H] INBMeO) was prepared by an O, O-dimethylation reaction of a t-
BOC protected diphenolic precursor using no carrier added tritiated iodomethane in DMF …

Metal-free tandem Friedel–Crafts/lactonization reaction to benzofuranones bearing a quaternary center at C3 position

L Chen, F Zhou, TD Shi, J Zhou - The Journal of Organic …, 2012 - ACS Publications
A metal-free tandem Friedel–Crafts/lactonization reaction to 3, 3-diaryl or 3-alkyl-3-aryl
benzofuranones catalyzed by HClO4 was reported. A variety of tertiary α-hydroxy acid esters …

Design and Discovery of Functionally Selective Serotonin 2C (5-HT2C) Receptor Agonists

J Cheng, JD McCorvy, PM Giguere, H Zhu… - Journal of medicinal …, 2016 - ACS Publications
On the basis of the structural similarity of our previous 5-HT2C agonists with the melatonin
receptor agonist tasimelteon and the putative biological cross-talk between serotonergic and …

Delayed onset of seizures and toxicity associated with recreational use of Bromo-dragonFLY

DM Wood, JJ Looker, L Shaikh, J Button… - Journal of Medical …, 2009 - Springer
Introduction Many countries have specific legislation, such as the Controlled Substances Act
(1970) in the United States and the Misuse of Drugs Act (1971) in the United Kingdom to …

Comparison of the behavioral responses induced by phenylalkylamine hallucinogens and their tetrahydrobenzodifuran (“FLY”) and benzodifuran (“DragonFLY”) …

AL Halberstadt, M Chatha, A Stratford, M Grill… - …, 2019 - Elsevier
In recent years, rigid analogs of phenylalkylamine hallucinogens have appeared as
recreational drugs. Examples include 2-(8-bromo-2, 3, 6, 7-tetrahydrobenzo [1, 2-b: 4, 5-b′] …