Chemistry:Alpha,Beta-D

Alpha,Beta-D, or α,β-D, also known as α,β-dideuteromescaline, is a psychedelic drug of the phenethylamine and scaline families related to mescaline. It is the deuterated isotopologue of mescaline in which one hydrogen atom at the α position and one hydrogen atom at the β position have been replaced with the deuterium isotopes.

According to Daniel Trachsel in his book Phenethylamine: von der Struktur zur Funktion (Phenethylamines: From Structure to Function), α,β-D at a dose of 250 mg orally produces effects comparable to an equivalent dose of mescaline, but had a somewhat more rapid onset. This information was based on anonymous personal communication to Trachsel in 2009. The similar potency of α,β-D to mescaline is in contrast to the case of α-D (α,α-dideuteromescaline), which was reported to be roughly one-third more potent than mescaline based on limited testing.

The chemical synthesis of α,β-D has been described. It has four possible theoretical stereoisomers.

α,β-D was first described in the scientific literature by Trachsel in his book in 2013.

See also

• Scaline
• Alpha-D
• Beta-D
• 4-D
• Deumescaline

External links

• α,β-Dideuteromescaline - Isomer Design