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. 1972 Jun;69(6):1346–1347. doi: 10.1073/pnas.69.6.1346

Amphetamines: Correlation of Activity with Stability of Molecular Complexes

Ming-Ta Sung 1, John A Parker 1,*
PMCID: PMC426698  PMID: 4504342

Abstract

Molecular complexes have been prepared from several biologically active methoxyamphetamines and 1,4-dinitrobenzene. The association constants of these complexes, determined by nuclear magnetic resonance measurements, correlate linearly with the threshold hallucinogenic dose in humans.

Keywords: chlorpromazine, Shiff base, serotonin, association constants, trimethoxyamphetamines

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