A study of impurities in intermediates and 3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) samples produced via reductive amination routes

Abstract

Impurities found in various sources of precursors (sassafras oil, safrol, isosafrol, piperonal), intermediates (β-nitroisosafrol, piperonylmethylketone (PMK)) and final product (3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)) are presented and discussed. Particular …